John L Lewis A Portrait Of A Union Firebrand
NEA profile traces John L Lewis from Welsh immigrant roots through his rise as UMW chief and key labor leader. It covers his fights with presidents, major strikes including 1922, leadership moves between AFL CIO and CIO, and the creation of district 50 as he seeks a third union path.
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S. Burton Heath
NEA
New York
John Llewellyn Lewis
Anioneer
United Mine Workers
Gompers
AFL
Committee For Industrial Organization
CIO
Josh Lewis
United States
Thomas Lewis Lewis
John
Lucas
Ill
Illinois
Colorado
Montana
Wyoming
Panama
United Mine’ Workers
Lewis
Treasury
Roosevelt
John L
Philip Murray
Murray
District 50
Small Amount of War Bond Came From Individuals
Washington AP reports that the April war bond drive raised 18 billion dollars, surpassing the goal by five billion, but only 7 percent of this total came from average citizens buying E bonds. Treasury officials plan continuous bond sales through August and multiple drives through December to sustain mobilization.
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Washington
Sam
William M. Robbins
Treasury
War Finance Committee
Morgenthau
Cedar Rapids Bank Clearings Rise to 2.11 Million
Bank clearings in Cedar Rapids climbed last week to 2,113,871.45 dollars per the Clearing House. This compares with 1,840,490.25 dollars the prior year and 1,815,917.28 dollars for the week ending May 1.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicago Produce Market Rumors and Mixed Dairy Prices
Chicago Produce reports butter receipts at 134 tubes with varied grades and prices, eggs at 31 541 cases with steady receipts and contract graded No 139c, cheese Twins 25.2c and daisies 26c, potatoes arrivals 35 with shipments 458 and light supplies, market described as confused with limited sales in California long white sacks and no reported sales elsewhere.
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Chicago
Gain in Value of Mortgages Filed Ahead of Year Ago
Linn county April filings show 124 mortgages totaling $470 103.19 and 340 conveyances, up 63 from April 1942. The previous year had 147 mortgages totaling $349 708.02. From April 30 to May 6, Linn county recorded 74 conveyances and 33 mortgages totaling $90 897.02.
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Linn County
Linn County Abstract Company
Sioux City Livestock Receipts For The Week
Sioux City reports weekly receipts totaling 100 cattle and 200 hogs with calves absent. Slaughter steers yearlings and heifers largely steady. cows firm with moderate price ranges. stockers and feeders steady to weak. Sheep show fat lambs up 10 to 26 cents with good to choice wool and feeder lambs easing slightly.
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Sioux City
Idaho
Bond market rises to new highs in New York reviews
Rail loans extended gains to fresh yearly highs with several issues advancing a point or more. Industrial and utility bonds held steady as Baltimore and Ohio bonds led weekly increases, while the new premium focus was on the F and $6s notes rising about two points.
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NEW York Bond Review
New York
Baltimore and Ohio
Austin 10G Market Hog Prices Snapshot
Prices for good butchers hogs vary by weight. 160-170 lbs at 12.95 13.25 per unit, 170-180 lbs at 13.25 13.55, 180-200 lbs at 13.00 14.00, 300-360 lbs at 13.90 14.20, packing sows 270-360 lbs at 13.65 13.05, 360-400 lbs at 13.55 13.85, 400-500 lbs at 13.45 13.75.
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Austin
Minn.ap
Iowa
Associated Fress. Uthers
Mason C. Waterloo
Clumn
Cedar Rapids
Chicago Livestock Markets Show Mixed Cattle and Sheep Results
Cattle receipts 100, calves 100, market steady to 25¢ lower with uneven demand and best prices around 17.60 per 1 416 lb, feeders weaker. heifers and cows steady to lower. Sheep receipts 2,000, fat lambs 15¢-25¢ lower, top 16.25. hogs weak with top around 14.75, barrows and gilts steady to 5¢ higher. Prices reflect mixed demand and small supply for the period.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Goodight
Southwest
Bearish Trend Wipes Out Stock Gains
New York stocks rose to multi year highs early in the week on coal truce relief and war loan oversubscription but late week trading turned downward as selling spread. Volume reached a weekly peak since May 18, 1940 while rails and utilities hit fresh highs earlier.
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New York
Wheat futures fall on bearish crop news and price plan
Chicago grain prices ended uneven as wheat gave up 12 cents a bushel amid bearish crop news and a federal subsidy scheme to curb food price rises. Corn and oats also saw irregular trading with No 1 yellow at 1.07 and mixed oat grades around 64 to 65 cents.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago Board of Trade
Saturday's Chicago grain quotations report
Lamson Brothers and Company furnishes the grain quotations for Chicago. H R Mowrey, manager, Cedar Rapids office, 503 Merchants National Bank building, provides contact details.
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Chicago
Lamson Brothers and Company
H. R. Mowrey
Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Crabbe Takes Over Hanna Kramer Cedar Rapids Office
The Cedar Rapids Hanna Kramer office is sold to Thomas L. Crabbe, long time Cedar Rapids branch manager and vice president. The office at 901 Merchants Bank Building will operate as Thomas L. Crabbe and Company with Don Horan remaining cashier and Harry H. Strother continuing as sales representative. The firm will focus on general investment work in municipal, corporate, public utility and railroad securities and local issues.
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Cedar Rapids
Hanna-Kramer Company
Thomas L. Crabbe
Merchants Bank
Thomas L. Crabbe and Company
Local Hog Prices Steady on Cedar Rapids Market
Hog prices across all grades held steady on the Cedar Rapids market Saturday. Top hogs ranged from 12.50 to 14.30 per hundredweight for various grades and weights, with cattle figures also showing mixed steady to lower values for steers, yearlings, cows, and calves.
U S hog receipts in Midwest packers totals at 37 800
Combined hog receipts at 19 concentration yards and 11 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota for the 24 hours ended 8 a m Saturday were 37 800, up from 34 200 a week ago and 32 100 a year ago. Prices for various weight ranges shown with slight declines.
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Des Moines
U. S. Dept. Agriculture
Iowa
Minnesota
Free 40 page booklet on rectal disorders offered
A illustrated 40 page book on fistula rectal abscess piles and related conditions is free to sufferers. It explains dangers of delay and corrective treatment. Write or card to Thornton & Minor Clinic Suite 575 926 McGee St Kansas City Mo.
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Thornton & Minor Clinic
McGee St
Kansas City
Ten Percent Price Cut to Aid Shoppers in 1943
The article notes a 10 percent reduction in retail prices on beef veal pork lamb mutton coffee and butter by June 1 under Price Administrator Prentiss Brown. It explains this relief comes via government ceilings in about half of dry groceries and may extend nationwide, while detailing sharp price increases for sweet potatoes lettuce cabbage eggs and other items due to shortages and wartime demand.
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Prentiss Brown
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Davenport
Sioux City
Iowa
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids Market Summary Grain and Poultry Prices
Crib notes show oats at No. 2 and No. 3 prices, rings, rye and corn values, soybeans at No. 2 yellow $1.66, hay and straw prices, poultry rates for broilers, fryers, hens, ducks and pigeons, fruit and vegetable prices including Florida celery, lemons, naval oranges, lettuce, onions, sweet potatoes, apples, potatoes, grapefruit, and hide prices for No. 1 and No. 2 categories, plus horse and calf hides and a mention of mane and tail pricing.
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Florida
California Naval
Texas
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