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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1942

Page

2

Livestock Prices Steady After Week Of Declines

Chicago and Omaha market notes show HOGS and CATTLE mostly steady after price controls. lambs and mutton stronger in parts. Receipts quoted at 18,000 cattle 15,000 hogs 12,000 sheep in Chicago with varied weekly changes. Des Moines and Sioux City reports list mixed gains and losses across hogs cattle and sheep with multiple weight classes and price ranges.

Chicago Hoss Omaha Livestock Omaha U .&. Dept Agriculture California Des Moines Minnesota At & Am

Bond Markets Weekends Rise and Mixed Activity

Weekend trading showed a rise in some issues while others were irregular. Notable gains appeared in Sheil Wanton 7145 Pere Marquette 5s and North org acle 48, with limited impact from tax schedule proposals. U S government issues closed steady with small changes in several issues including U S Bonds and Owners Loan.

Sheil Wanton Pere Marquette North. Org House Ways and Means Committee Telephone Sartington U. S Frezen

Cedar Rapids Office Listing by Lamson Brothers

Furnished by Lamson Brothers and company with H R Mowrey as manager at the Cedar Rapids office located in the Merchants National Bank building 503.

Lamson Brothers and Company H. R. Mowrey Cedar Rapids Merchants National Bank

Hog and Cattle Market Report Mixed Prices Rise

Local market hogs rose five cents across grades led by top long-haul pigs at 13.75. Cattle futures show choice to prime steers near 13.24 to 14.15, with yearling and heifer categories varying. Calf and lamb sections present mixed values, with medium and common lots showing broader spreads across weights.

Searling Meers Bologna

Cedar Rapids Miscellaneous Grain and Produce Prices

Market notes from Cedar Rapids list grain like No 1 wheat at 91c No 2 rye at 75c and shelled corn at 63c per bushel. Prices cover oats hay straw and poultry including leghorns and hens with weights and prices, plus wholesale fruits vegetables and mountain area produce with assorted prices for apples, potatoes, oranges, lemons, onions, and hides and furs.

Colorado

Markets CHICAGO PRODUCE REPORT SUMMARY

Chicago market report shows butter receipts at 89 score and 38 cents, egg and storage notes, and strong potato prices with Idaho russets steady, US No. 1 Thalia russet at 3.23, Michigan russet at 4.23, Katahdins around 2.50, and Texas Triumphs around 2.40 per 50 lb sack. Produce futures listed. butter and eggs values noted for November and October respectively.

Chicago U S Idaho Thalia Russet Burbanks Michican Ruseet Rurals Maine Katahdins U Minnesota North Dakota Wisconsin

Wisconsin cheese and Boston wool market report

Wisconsin cheese quotations for May 4 to 9 show 20 percent for various grades with specific HAPi quotes and dairy notes. Boston wool market reports fair demand on the week ending Saturday with Ohio fine delaine combing and graded fleeces selling at 47 to 52 cents, including quarter to three-eighths blood ranges.

Boston Ohio

Army Station to Enlist Only 18 and 19 Year Olds

Cedar Rapids army recruiting sub-station receives orders to stop enlistments except for men aged 18 or 19 and those who can qualify as engineer specialists. Sergeant Verne Small in charge said the 18 and 19-year-olds will choose their service. He urged applicants visit the recruiting station for more information next week.

Cedar Rapids Sergt. Verne Small Small

Gene Krupa Divorced After Thanksgiving Dispute

Ethel Mary Krupa was granted divorce from band leader Gene Krupa by Judge Paul D. Barns in Miami. She receives $15,000 and 50 dollars weekly for one year. An unrelated note states Alaska's name comes from a native word meaning The Great Land.

Miami, Fla Ethel Mary Krupa Gene Krupa Paul D. Barns Alaska

Utilities Lead Stock Market On Recovery Push

New York stock market rose for the fourth straight session led by American Telephone and senior utilities. Steels, motors, and rails wavered, but overall averages hit new highs as investors cheered tax proposals judged favorable by market standards. American Telephone renewed demand, climbing to a recovery high of 111 1 8, up 1 8 points, and 10 above its seven year low.

New York American Telephone Saaturday Mim House Ways and Means Committee Treasury Department

Wall Street Quotation Sheet From Bennett Co

Saturday stock listings from Abbott Lah Johns Manville United brands and many named companies across old exchanges. The page shows prices and yields for Amn Lockheed Amn Goodyear Anaconda Chrysler and many others with references to daily bids and closes. Names include Abbott Lah Johns Manville Kennecott Co, Amn Moe, and US Steel, with numbers like 24%, 32, and 65 indicating quotes or changes.

J. £. Bennett & Co WH. Dumo Telephone Merchants National Hank Abbott Ark Nat Gas Dury Armmistrons Cork Pans Atchison SF Central Atlantic Ats AU Coast Nor At Co Aviation Corp oNor Aunty Avi Haldwan Loco Halto Ohio Ous Eley Barnsdall R Otis Strelacher Asphalt & Packard Stra Beatrice Crmy Paramount Ren Cal & Hecla S Pullman Co Canada Rep Steel Coca Cola Aia Cond Motors Conth Cahiel Amn Sue Studebaker du Pont Fox Ats Union Carbide Gnion Pac Elec Autolite Fonds Crain Motors Aage Gimbel Bros. Au Gwearich Goodyear Graham Paler US Steel Ars Gt Wes Vanadium Yellow Truck T. T Zenith Radio 10 Chicago Chicaen Corp T Libby McNeil Marsh Field Qukr Edison Y Salt & Co Katz Zenith Rad

King and Queen Inspect Nazi Damage at Bath

King George and Queen Elizabeth toured Bath today to view the destruction from German reprisals. They spoke with residents as soldiers cleared debris and the royal route was adjusted for danger from falling masonry.

Bath England King George Elizabeth

Chelsea Beats Victor for Sixth in Row 12-1

Chelsea high school won its sixth straight baseball victory Wednesday defeating Victor 12 to 1. Ulch struck out 16, allowing one run. Chelsea piled up 17 hits including two homers by Ulch and one by M Kasal.

the Gazette Chelsea Chelsea High School Victor Ulch M. Kasal

Pillow a poor bank in Tucson case

Mrs. Anna Nechvatal found her life savings of 2100 dollars hidden in a pillow and reported it missing after moving, noting the pillow as a poor bank. Police are investigating the unusual loss in Tucson Arizona.

Tucson Ariz Anna Nechvatal

Grains Finish Firm on Chicago Board Amid Market Boost

Chicago grain futures closed firm as farmers expected to vote for marketing quotas and news of a loan rate increase boosted sentiment. Wheat rose 7a to 1 cent, corn up 74 to 7a cents, oats steady, rye up 45 to 1 cent, soybeans mixed with gains for May and July. Local buying supported May deliveries while deferred positions advanced, with anti selling pressure in corn on the upturn. Winnipeg and Chicago cash grain markets show assorted prices across wheat corn oats and barley plus lard and hog values.

Chicago Chicago Board of Trade CCC Winnipeg

Courthouse, four-year sentence in luggage theft case

Howard Perrigo was sentenced by Judge G K Thompson to four years in county jail after pledging guilty to larceny from a building. The sentence includes an eight month suspension. Perrigo was arrested March 17 with James Watson and Ralph Stuart for thefts from Walter Cummins of the Bernie Cummins orchestra at the Roosevelt hotel. Watson and Stuart received five-year penitentiary terms at Fort Madison after guilty pleas last Saturday. Also noted, the will of Nannie E Stansby filed for probate with Frank O Mekota named executor and $12000 bond. A divorce suit was filed by Virgil Bell against Edna Bell, alleging marriage in 1929 and desertion in 1938 with no knowledge of her whereabouts.

Howard Perrigo First Street G. K Thompson Perrigo James Watson Fifth Avenue Ralph Sleepy) Stuart Second Street Walter Cummins Bernie Cummins Orchestra Roosevelt Nannie E. Stansby Frank O. Mekota Virgil Bell Edna Bell

City Briefs: Trainmen meet at Roosevelt hotel Sunday

The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen will meet Sunday at 10 am at the Roosevelt hotel. Mrs Roy Derigo of 823 Twelfth street NE caught a 10 pound blue catfish Friday in the Wapsie river above Stone City. W E Mickel of 1311 Second avenue SE is a patient at St Luke's hospital and may receive visitors in a few days. Private Bert J Foote son of Mr and Mrs M Foote of 2323 B avenue NE has completed a technical course at Chanute Field Army Air Corps training schools. Robert A Ratner of 618 Eighteenth Street SE graduates today from an ordnance inspection course at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago and will work in a defense plant inspecting munitions. Strong wind Friday afternoon toppled a barn door on C H Schlantz of Robins, who was treated at St Luke's for a fractured right leg.

Roy Derigo Twelfth Street Wapsie River Stone City W. E. Mickel Second Avenue SE St. Luke's Hospital Bert J. Foote Robert A. Ratner Eighteenth Street the Gazette Ilinois Institute of Technology Chicago Ratner Army C. H. Schlantz Robins

Vernon Gladwin earns petty officer rating in navy

Vernon L. Gladwin son of Mr and Mrs M L Gladwin of 1517 Twelfth Avenue SE received the petty officer rating of carpenter's mate third class from the Great Lakes Naval Training station after completing a 16 week course He was in the 14 percent selected for training based on aptitude tests given to all recruits

Vernon L. Gladwin M. L. Gladwin Twelfth Avenue SE Great Lakes Naval Training Station Gladwin

Talbot Joins A.F.I. Honorary Society At Iowa

Jack Talbot, son of Mr and Mrs A H Talbot of 3016 Center Point road NE, is elected one of twelve members of the senior men's honorary society A.F I at the University of Iowa where he is a junior. Election is based on readership character scholarship and participation in university activities.

Jack Talbot A. H. Talbot Center Point Road A.F I University of Iowa

Ladies Aid party highlights reading themed program

The Presbyterian Ladies Aid hosted a guest day at Mrs. John L. Gritzner home. Members read a magazine themed program with many participants. A mystery lunch for 50 and 75 pounds of magazines for government salvage were noted. Several locals reported travels visits and family updates across Ottumwa and surrounding areas.

Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society John L. Gritzner Glenn E. Kinser J.P. Galliven Emma Klein Wd, Shank Elsie St. John Gritzner WE Wilber Sophia Coenen Helen Wescott F. E. Manatt Leslie McDonald Janet McCune Phyllis Glass Teresa Gritzner Ben &. Gill Government

Marion Churches Faithful Week Services List

A condensed church notices page lists schedules for Marion area congregations. Baptist pastor Rev Benjamin H Shaw preaches at 10:45 with evening sermon. Catholic Mass at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.. Christian church led by Rev Vernon H Carter with sermons on Church's Divine Commission and True Versus False Wisdom. Congregational and Free Methodist services. Methodist with youth groups. Presbyterian with missionary speaker Rev J C Glittenberg. St Paul Evangelical Lutheran with communion and a film. Seventh Day Church of God Sabbath services. Prairie Chapel Sunday school and worship, Ep worth League.

Benjamin H. Shaw St. Joseph’s T. J. McElliott Vernon H. Carter Divine Commission J Franklin Parsons Guy James Arthur W. Henke Parlor Upper Partor Presbyterian C. V. R. de Jong J. C. Glittenberg Cedar Rapids China Walther League Seventh Day Church of God Sixth Street Ninth Avenue Prairie Chapel B. Clyde Epworth League

Birthday party honors Miss Iona Bohlken at home

Observing Miss Iona Bohlken's birthday, Mrs. James Reynolds and Miss Ethel Collins entertained Friday night at the Bohlken home on Seventh Avenue. Refreshments were served by the hostesses to Mrs. Kenneth Malver, Mrs. Lyle Van Voltenberg, Mrs. Donald Haines, Merlen Albaugh, Mildred Kindig and Fern McNeil. Miss Bohlken received numerous gifts. Mrs. J L Roberts traveled to Des Moines to visit daughters Mrs. DeLoss Marken and Miss Bertha Roberts and attend a mother and daughter banquet at College Avenue Christian church. She will also attend a mother and daughter banquet in Perry and visit her son Leo Roberts and family.

Iona Bohlken James Reynolds Ethel Collins Bohlken Seventh Avenue Kenneth Malver Lyle van Voltenberg Donald Haines Merlen Albaugh Mildred Kindig Fern McNeil J. L. Roberts Des Moines DeLoss Marken Bertha Roberts College Avenue Christian Church Perry Leo Roberts

Armored Unit Seeks Help in Naming Tanks

Armored force troops launch a campaign to replace foreign terms with native American names for tanks jeeps and self-propelled guns. The Armored Force Journal invites enlisted men to submit sturdy labels with a $5,000 prize for the winning entry. The appeal asks readers to imagine the roar of motors and the rumble of steel as the star spangled charge rolls forward.

Fort Knox Uncle Sam U.S.A Armored Force Journal Armored Force

Amnesia Victim Learns Identity by Old Scar

Belleville and Dupo, Illinois, papers recount a man who suffered amnesia after an accident in Stillwater Oklahoma. Returning to work, he adopted the name Charles Brown, later moved with his family to Dupo. A chance street meeting with a man who identified himself as Vern Croath led Brown to seek a court order to change his name and his wife and children's names to Creath.

Stillwater Oklo Charles Brown Dupo, IN Brown Vern Croath Murphysboro Creath

Woman Safety Worker Saws Wood on Estate in Medfield

MEDFIELD Mass. For relaxation Mrs Robert Homans director of the women's division of the Massachusetts Public Safety committee saws wood on her estate. A direct descendant of President John Adams she is busy with 20,000 women workers and eats lunch at her desk. Sundays she finds time to cut timber. Nearly 4,000 more people were accidentally killed in 1940 than in 1939.

Medfield Mass Robert Homans Massachusetts Public Safety Committee Saws Wood John Adams Adams

Want Ads for same das's paper accepted until noon Sunday

Classified notices and lost found snippets from Weyers to Vincent's Jewelry share ad space. Names, phone numbers, and rewards listed for missing dogs and items. Includes services from jewelers, watch repair, printing, dressmaking, and home care.

Same Das Anderson Monument CO Hamilton Elin and Bulova Lymnan SHELL Ave da Bt NE Los Angeles Win Ritenour Onslow Vincent’s Jewelry 3Rd St Depatl Andrew Cath Sehmefer Kresce Maddigan School of Music Griffith Feather Mattress Co Sands Printing CO Flora M Emerson Renaiins C R Knitting CO

Monticello Bank Denies Liability in Suit for 235100

Monticello Bank denies liability in a federal suit for 235 100 filed against it as trustee for the Commercial Investment Corp of Davenport. Carpenter, cashier, says the suit seeks the gross amount with no deduction and that the bank acted competently with counsel advising accordingly.

Monticello Bank Carpenter Monticello State Bank Cedar Rapids Commercial Investment Corporation of Davenport

Greece Produces Its Own Edith Cavell Tale

In Jerusalem a Greek girl sheltered three Australian soldiers after D Day. She supplied clothes and food despite German risk. a scuffle occurred during an arrest attempt, and all four were executed after a brief military trial. Alaska's congressional status noted.

Jerusalem Ins Greece Edith Cavell

Local Classified Ads Offer Household Services and Supplies

A collage of ads promotes rug shampooing at 1.50 with money back guarantee, coal and fuel delivery, spouting and gutter repairs, lawn mowers sharpening, hauling of ashes and rubbish, painting and papering, tent and awning work, and miscellaneous home services. Numerous phone numbers and addresses indicate limited special prices during March and April.

Murry Trojan Bus Service Kuichera Lodding & Fuel CO Novak Heating CO Drew's 3Rd Ave 2Nd Ave Easner Decorato R J Akers 19Th St. SE Center Point Road Noble

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