Linn County appoints six dealers to shoe rationing advisory panel
Linn county war price and rationing board names six Cedar Rapids dealers to advise on shoe rationing. The panel will meet within a week, select a chairman, and route questions through the board. Merchants should treat shoes as rationed until the advisory group acts. The OPA can close merchants ignoring rules.
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Linn County War Price and Rationing Board
Cedar Rapids
L. P. Boudreaux
Cc. C. Kaldenberg
Bailey Boot Shop
Sam Cohen
Big Shoe
Ted Yarowsky
Family Shoe
Robert Ford
Killian Company
Dean B. Miller
Craemer’s
A. L. Woerderhoff
Woerderhoff Shoe
Boudreaux
OPA
Newspapers top outlays exceed other reading in 1942
In 1942 Americans spent about 603.6 million dollars on daily and Sunday newspapers, more than double magazine spending and over three times book spending. The total reading outlay reached 1.0536 billion dollars with newspapers accounting for the largest share.
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United States
Peer
Bank Clearings Fall in Cedar Rapids Week End May 1
The Clearing House reports Cedar Rapids bank clearings at 1 815 917 28 for the week ended May 1, down from the pre Easter week and up from the year ago. The week ended April 24, 1943 tallied 2 059 881 55, while the year earlier total was 1 611 305 43.
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Cedar Rapids
Clarkson to Leave State Post July
Des Moines AP reports John Thomas Clarkson 81 of Albia Iowa will retire as state industrial commissioner July 1. He led Iowa workmen compensation law and will be succeeded by Elmer Corwin a Republican. Clarkson recalls his career from coal miner to lawyer and lawmaker shaping compensation terms.
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John Thomas Clarkson
Albia
Iowa
Nelson G. Kraschel
Peter J. Kies
Dubuque
State Employment Security Commission
Kraschel
Clarkson
Elmer Corwin
Fruitland
Corwin
Emloyers In Laws
Turday
Johnstown
Rapids City
Kirkville
Wapello County
Hiteman
Monroe County
Minnah Lake
Iowa Master Plumbers Meet At Montrose Hotel
The Iowa Master Plumbers Association opens its two day convention May 3 at the Montrose hotel. Topics include repairing fixtures without critical materials, postwar planning, price controls, and research with speakers from Chicago and Iowa. Officers Franks H. Pierson Roy Jenkins and George J. Palmer head the group with the auxiliary also meeting.
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Iowa Master Plumbers Association
Montrose Hotel
T. W. Merryman
Chicago
National Association of Master Plumbers
Ernest Hauser
Central Supply Association
F. M. Dawson
Iowa City
College of Engineering
Iowa State University
Wilbur Gregory
OPA
WPB
Frank H. Pierson
Fairfield
Roy P. Kerker
Davenport
Roy Jenkins
Oskaloosa
George J. Palmer
Ames
Zena na Zkous ku Marriage on Trial at ZC BJ Hall
South Side News reports the ZC BJ dramatic circle presents the Czech musical comedy Zena na Zkous ku tonight at 7 30 in Czech costume. Cast includes Frank Janeba Milo Naxera Mrs Pavla Hromadka Mildred Mahring and others from The Bartered Bride with Elsie Drahovzal directing and Elsie Zpevacek to sing between acts.
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Zc.bj. Dramatic Circle
Z.C
Lillian Samek
Libbie Melsha
Helen Sykora
Helen Melisa
Ruzena Meisa
Vera Valenta
Helen Travnicek
Vilma Polehna
Frank Kind
Jerry Mahring
Bennie Drahovzal
L. H. Straka
Mildred Drahovzal
Elsie Drahovzal
Charles H. Vyskocil
Bennie Miska
Marie Janeka
Elsie Zpevacek
Card Party at Sokol Hall Hosted by Sokol Auxiliary
A card party will be held in Sokol Hall Thursday evening at eight by Sber Sokolic Renata Tyrs and the Sokol auxiliary. Refreshments will be served. Attendees are asked to bring their own cards.
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Sokol Hall
Sber Sokolic
Renata Tyrs
Sokol
Czech Board to Consider Five-Week Summer Language Course
The Czech school board will meet Thursday at the library to discuss plans for a five week summer course in the Czech language.
St Wenceslaus students to present program at auditorium
St Wenceslaus school pupils will present a program at the auditorium See arene at 7:30. The program will include musical selections and folk dances.
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St. Wenceslaus
Karla Masaryk C.S.A. Lodge to Meet Wednesday
The regular monthly meeting of the Karla Masaryk C.S.A. lodge will be held Wednesday at the C.S.P.S. assembly rooms.
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Karla Masaryk C.S.A. Lodge
C.S.P.S
Cemetery association to meet Tuesday at 7 p.m.
The Czech Cemetery association will gather Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the C.S.P.S. club rooms to discuss plans for a Memorial day program.
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Czech Cemetery Association
C.S.P.S
Louis Jiricek Returns to Chicago as CSA Organizer
Louis Jiricek, identified as a CSA organizer, returned to Chicago on Wednesday. The brief report notes his association and relocation within the city context.
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Louis Jiricek
C.S.A
Chicago
Anna Naprstek Lodge to Commemorate Fifty-Ninth Anniversary
Anna Naprstek lodge will commemorate its fifty-ninth anniversary at a meeting on Thursday May 20.
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Anna Naprstek Lodge
Czech Reading Society Shifts Meeting Day
This summer the Czech Reading Society will meet on the last Wednesday of each month instead of the last Sunday. The change applies to all summer gatherings and aligns with member availability.
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Czech Reading Society
Worcester speaks at Czech Alliance meeting on promotion work
W. N. Worcester, a Victory Speakers bureau member, addressed the Czech Alliance association on Thursday. The Sokolice plan an 8 p.m. Monday gathering in Sokol hall to present a Gay program honoring sons in service and enjoy refreshments afterward.
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W. N. Worcester
Victory Speakers Bureau
Czech Alliance Association
Sokol Hall
Seventieth Anniversary Plans for Z C B J Park
Preparations begin for a June 20 Panho Z C B J park celebration marking seventy years and for a Narodni Shruzeni festival on July 4 at Z C B J park with event setup underway.
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Z. C. B. J. Park
Linn County Conveyances and Mortgages Reports April 23 29
Linn County Abstract reports conveyances and mortgages recorded from April 23 to 29. The data show 67 conveyances and 3 mortgages with aggregate mortgage totals of 95 387 dollars.
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Linn County
Linn County Abstract
Manager Appointed For Hughes Apparel Shop
Mrs Annie Adams named manager of the Hughes shop at 205 Second Avenue. She replaces Raymond LeMoine who is transferred to a Hughes store in Madison Wisconsin. Adams, a Cedar Rapids native, has managed the Holly shop for three years.
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Raymond LeMoine
Hughes
Madison, Wis
Adams
Cedar Rapids
Holly
Chicago iUP Butter and Potato Market Report Summary
Butter receipts reach 539 834 pounds with steady market and varied grade prices including 93 AA 45 cents and 92 A 46 cents for cars. Potatoes arrivals 10, shipments 346, Idaho stock low, market firm with LCL sales. California long white U S No 1 washed 4 85 per 100 pounds. Idaho Burbanks washed 3 70. cheese prices Twins 25.2 cents and daisies 26 cents.
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Texas
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De—E Goed
LCL
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Burbanks
New York Poultry Markets Report Price Ceilings Strained
OPA base ceiling prices appear ineffective for dressed poultry with marked markups and small lots under 10 000 lbs. Live poultry wholesale levels steady with brisk demand and multiple items priced. turkeys ducks fowls and roasters listed with cents per pound figures. Cheese markets show quiet production with Swiss and domestic grades inching toward nominal prices.
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New York
Des Moines Area Hog Receipts Rise From Last Week
Combined hog receipts at 19 yards and 11 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 34,200 for the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. Saturday, up from 32,100 a week ago and 25,700 a year ago. Market was fairly active with steady to higher quotes. Prices ranged for different weights with loads near 13.10 to 14.35 dollars for various weight classes, and sows quoted around 13.70 to 13.95 for some ranges.
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Des Moines
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U. S. Dept. Agriculture
Iowa
Minnesota
Bond Market Mixed in Quiet New York Session
Moderate gains appeared in some rail issues as turnover remained heavy in parts of the AP report. Prices edged higher despite little change in overall market direction by the final hour.
Grain Quotations from Chicago Market Report
Lamson Brothers furnishes Saturday grain quotations with H R Mowrey managing Cedar Rapids office at 503 Merchants National Bank building. Price hints and market tone reflect Midwest trading activity for agricultural futures.
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Chicago
Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R. Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bark
New Processed Foods Point Table Takes Effect May 2 1943
The official table of consumer point values for canned bottled frozen and dried foods becomes effective May 2 1943. The measure outlines point values for everyday purchases under the wartime ration program.
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Rica
Sioux City Livestock Receipts Show Mixed Week Changes
Sioux City cattle receipts for the week report large gains in fed steers and yearlings with prices largely 25 cents lower. Yearlings and shortfeds pull 25 to 40 cents down, while top grades reach around 16.25 to 16.85 per hundredweight. Sheep and lambs show uneven moves with wool lambs steady to lower and ewes with lambs about 25 cents higher. Feeder pigs fall 25 cents.
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Sioux City
Stee
Local Hog Markets Steady Amid Mixed Week
Omaha livestock report shows hog prices holding with barrow and gilt quotes near 14.15 to 14.25 per cwt while cows and bull categories move within narrow ranges. Week totals indicate light local demand and steady to lower comparisons versus Friday, with heifers and feeder cattle trading around 13.50 to 15.25 and lambs easing to about 14.00.
Chicago cattle market steady with varied gains and losses
Chicago cattle receipts reach 500 with steers and yearlings dominating. Choice grades down to 10q lower. medium and good down 5 to 10 cents. Top prices reach $17.65 for 1,312 and 1,378 lb animals. Bulk steers and yearlings $14.50 to $16.75. cows weak with $13.50 to $15.50 range. Lambs mostly steady, Colorado fed lambs around $15 to $18 with tops near $1640 per head on sorted lots. slaughter cattle show limited demand.
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Oki
Cedar Rapids
Cattilz
Caine
Ch. Searling
EBS
Chicago
Colorado
West
Stock Market Rises as Corporate Reports Boost Optimism
Stocks held steady in a narrow range amid coal labor fears and global tensions. Strong first quarter results from Bethlehem Steel General Motors Du Pont and General Foods supported gains while dividends were raised at Standard Oil of California.
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Bethlehem Steel
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Bethlehem
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Cedar Rapids Grain and Poultry Market Prices
Grain prices list oats No 2 and No 3 varieties with small changes, soybeans No 2 yellow at 1.66, straw and hay bale prices, poultry prices for fryers hens ducks geese pigeons and general vegetables, Texas grapefruit box price, and assorted items with uncertain OCR endings.
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Brotlers
Grain Market Notes From Early Trading Round Up
Fragmentary report shows bids and valuations for wheat corn and barley. Prices listed include No 2 white and No 1 amber or bite varieties with cents per bushel, reflecting a bimodal pricing snapshot from a Tuesday session.
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