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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1942
Page
13
Chicago and major midwest markets report steadier cattle prices as live quotations align with dressed beef ceilings. Steers and heifers show slight gains to offset earlier declines while receipts stay light. hogs and sheep trade mixed with selective strength in choice grades and calves.
Grain futures closed near steady with wheat mostly unchanged or slightly higher, corn mixed to modestly up, oats flat to up, rye steady to down and soybeans higher. Prices across U S markets followed the wheat tone with instances of minor gains in rye and firm quotes in cash grain issues.
Markets show mixed signals across commodities. Eggs and butter steady with slight gains. cheese, poultry and potatoes reflect unsettled to steady tones. Notable items include eggs at 30 cents to 32% and butter around 39 to 40 cents, Russet potatoes in various washed/unwashed grades, and a wide range of poultry prices for fowls and turkeys.
Fragmentary classified notice for poultry trade listing turkeys hens ducks and pullets with prices and assorted farming terms. Mentions Lamson Bros. and produce items with references to standards and storage notes from AGS and RGGS with scattered numbers and dates.
Local market prices show hogs and packers slipping on Tuesday. Hog prices fell by a dime with packers down four cents. long haul top bids hovered around 1375 while weights varied and quality grades adjusted. Cattle and sheep listings note declines in several classes with ranges for steers, yearlings, heifers, cows, calves, and lambs reflecting overall market softness.
Local Cedar Rapids listings show grain prices for wheat oats rye and corn with various No marks and colors. The summary includes soybeans hay straw poultry prices hens and roosters with several cent ranges and wholesale fruits vegetables and garden goods along with hides and animal products prices.
New York bonds drifted higher Tuesday with rails and utilities advancing fractions to over a point while most issues held steady. Government and treasury offerings attracted steady interest as foreign dollar bonds remained mostly unchanged and the Dow Jones averages edged down slightly.
Machine Shop defeated Weld in the La Plant-Choate softball league Tuesday morning. Winning pitcher Carl Popenhaven led a nine hit attack with a homer, while allowing four hits for Welders. Welders meet Receiving and Stores Friday morning.
Three Link circle meeting postponed indefinitely from Wednesday. Melvin Montague of 300 First Avenue WV held in jail facing public liquor consumption charge. arrested by Detective Dan Kruidemier and Sergeant Howard Walsh around 745 p.m. Monday. Magellan discovered the Philippine Islands in 1521 and Guam.
Wall Street saw a choppy session with gains and losses scattered across sectors. Major leaders including Bethlehem, Chrysler, General Motors, and Allied Chemical showed some strength while others like United Aircraft and Sperry slipped to yearly lows.
May 4 9 week auction notes list Wisconsin cheese quotes for Plymouth items including Twins and daisies and cheddar. Boston wool market shows demand easing with good French combing at 1.56 118 per pound and staple French combing around 1.20 per pound on secured basis. The Nassau grouper from the West Indies is observed to change color like a chameleon.
Eleanor Maier of Alburnett a student at Upper Iowa University will appear with the Upper Iowa Symphony in a broadcast May 7 at 1:05 pm over station WOL. James Andrews, former Alburnett student and Upper Iowa sophomore, elected president of the Christian Forum 1942-43. Union services and baccalaureate plans noted. a high school girls chorus directed by Mrs Howard Backus featured. The Junior class hosted seniors at the Roosevelt hotel Cedar Rapids with a South American theme, including toastmaster Tilton Hepker and performances by several students and staff.
President Roosevelt and War Production Chief Donald Nelson urged state and local governments to revise laws that hinder wartime mobilization. They cited truck load limits and strict building codes as delaying equipment and weapon production, urging relaxation of building and sanitary codes to conserve steel and vital materials for frontline needs.
Ed Zellar, Canopus Club speaker and YMCA general secretary, traced the Y's 1844 origin and outlined Cedar Rapids preparatory work for the YMCA anniversary. He cited national size, employment figures and the annual budget, and noted the philosophy guiding YMCA workers.
QO A Beerman, Milwaukee railroad superintendent at Terre Haute Indiana, will transfer to Marion May 15 to replace WG Bowen who moves to Savannah. Beerman began as a telegraph operator in 1907 and has served as dispatcher, chief dispatcher, trainmaster and superintendent at multiple roads. Bowen, superintendent in Marion since 1938, started as a telegraph operator in 1899 and held various operating posts including Ottumwa and Terre Haute before his transfer.
Roymond Eckhart was elected councilman of the First ward by the city council, succeeding R M Clark who moved from the ward. The council denied Clarence McGowan permission to operate a garage and instructed him to cease commercial work by May 15.
Keith Stark and Jean Stumy play leading roles as Mr and Mrs Thomas Jones in the Marion High School senior class production It Happened Next Tuesday. Miss Winifred Schrubbers directs. Thursday patrons night and Friday students night. Adults may attend either night.
Funeral services for William T. Jackson set for Thursday at 2:30 pm at the Presbyterian church with the Rev. DeJong presiding. He was a former Marion Board of Education president and elder of the Presbyterian church, survived by children Miriam Jackson, Frederick Jackson, Frances Jackson, Wilma Nelson, Lacut Jackson, and Eleanor Jackson, plus two grandsons. burial in Oak Shade Cemetery. Friends may call at Yocom chapel.
Classified ad rates printed for a daily publication. Details include daily and multi day rates, word counts, line additions, work wanted rates, and contact via dial number 2-1121 for ad takers. Emphasizes minimum two lines, daily publication reach, and policy on box numbers.
A collage of small ads lists gear and services including fishing tackle fly rods reels and hooks, jewelry and loan services, watch repair and cleaning, fur cleaning, nursing home care, printing and lettering, machine quilting, mattress making, and child care needs. Names and addresses appear with varied, partial contact details.
A garbled mix of ads lists services and goods including jewelry loan, home repairs, heating, awnings, painting, cement work, upholstery, lawn mowers, hauling, carpeting, wallpaper, and junk removal. Mentions Dial numbers and March April specials, with various trades and tools featured.
A jumble of beauty shop promotions and help wanted notices appears. Listings include Lovely Lady Beauty Shop offering permanents and new equipment, fashion names like La Vogue Beauty Shop, and various job ads seeking men and women for sales, farming, greenhouse work, and restaurant positions with contact details and locations.
A garbled job ads page lists varied postings for women including stenographer, housework, paint and wallpaper, beauty operator, typist, clerk, and dress shop sales help. Several entries note salaries or wages, references, and contact boxes or addresses, with partial street names and phone lines.
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