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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1944
Page
18
Chicago market reports show hogs steady across weights with slow trading. Fed steers in cattle runs remain active, lambs scarce, and receipts in Des Moines and Sioux City indicate mixed demand for hogs and cattle with prices varying by weight and class.
Chicago market shows steady receipts across butter eggs cheese and poultry. New York and Chicago entries list mixed current prices for butter eggs cheese and processed poultry with varied weights and regional references including Minnesota North Dakota California and Alabama. Many items note steady or firm prices with occasional discounts or gains and broad market activity across multiple produce lines.
Rye futures showed a firm tone with May contracts gaining about a cent at times. Local traders largely drove the buying, seen as short covering, while wheat and oats traded mixed and barley edged higher on light volume.
In New York and Chicago trading, selective steels rails motors and industrial stocks rose mildly while scattered selling appeared. Turnover ran about 700,000 shares with many prominent issues advancing fractions to near a point by close. New York bond review noted irregular quiet trading and limited rail buying.
The report lists oats at 276 cents and shelled corn around 1.04 per unit, soybeans at 1.86, hay prices for bale straw and hay, poultry prices for heavy springs and hens, and assorted fruits vegetables and dairy items with per crate or per cwt values. It also notes hide prices for cured hides and calf hides, and horse, kip, and pony prices, with remarks on dairy and manure terms.
Hanford post No. 5 named candidates for Legion offices on Tuesday night in the Memorial building. Nominees include post commander Dwight Krumholtz, vice commander Adolph Mitralsky, Sam Cohn, Jim Scolaro, chaplain Rev J E DeLong, adjutant Otto Hanzlik, historian E W Lundquist, and sergeant at arms Joseph McIlvor. Elections set for June. The post will sponsor a Fourth of July event at Hawkeye Downs using fireworks as war by products.
Cedar Rapids hog market shows prices for prime hogs over 300 pounds down ten cents, other grades steady. Top hog prices listed for butchers and packers, with call before delivery. Cattle and sheep sections show varied quote ranges across steers cows and lambs, with general market stability noted.
Weekly dairy price snapshot lists Plymouth cheese at 23 1/2 cents per pound. River stage readings across Davenport Hastings La Crosse Prairie du Chien and Dubuque show mixed rises and falls with small changes.
The newly formed Women's Allied Industrial Golf league of Cedar Rapids adopted its constitution and by-laws at a YWCA meeting. Elected to the executive committee are Mrs Hildegarde Gray vice-chairman Mrs William F Teufel health education secretary and treasurer Mrs Nedda Hall league chairman and Helen Noel Universal Engineering representative. Play begins at Kenmore golf course June 5 with independent teams and industry clubs urged to join.
David Warren 19 changed his plea to guilty on a larceny charge in Judge G. K. Thompson's court. A suspended six months in Linn County Jail was imposed. Warren recently discharged from military service for a nervous disorder may affect responsibility, according to the judge. He was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon after alleged theft from Jerome Welsh, custodian of the O. R. C. building, where he roomed before April 19.
Judge M C Hamiel ruled the Clarene Goddard will dated December 17 1936 and its June 30 1937 codicil are valid and admitted to probate in district court. The contest by Fred Zody Richard Zody and Esther Zody failed with the Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids as executor and Lester Zody Arlene Zody among proponents. The losers were taxed 109.50 and costs.
Harry Noble, 37, of 14001 Third Street SE, pled innocent at arraignment before Judge G K Thompson. He remains jailed in Linn County with bond set at 2500 dollars. The sheriff reports the case involves two girls under ten. The Thursday jury impaneled in Walter Steedman v IA Bridge is noted.
In open court Judge Linville awarded Steadman $250 and costs against Structural and Ornamental Workers Local 89 after jurors were excused in an account case where Steadman served as business agent. Honeymead Products seeks $151.19 with 7 percent interest from Dec 21 1942 from Melvin V. Miller in district court. The promissory note case involves Linn county. Also Linn county board of supervisors approved bridge No 1237 four miles northwest of Central City in Jackson township at an estimated cost of $932.40.
Washington AP report notes Roosevelt refuses to discuss a fourth term at a time the GOP and many lawmakers assume he will seek renomination. Senators Bushfield Wherry Johnson and Tunnell weigh in, with varied views on whether he is a candidate or merely drafting a vice president plan.
Cedar Rapids WAC recruiters and CAP members will staff information booths in the Iowa and Paramount theaters from Thursday through May 17. Hours are 6 to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. on Sundays. The week of May 11-17 is designated WAC recruitment week with a trailer shown in theaters alongside regular programs.
City briefs note a chicken pie supper at Central Park church starting 5 30 p.m. Thursday with 65c and 35c. An open labor group meeting is set for 7 30 p.m. at the Y M C A with WPB conference from 9 30 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. at Cedar Rapids chamber.
Waterloo Teeper's appointment for four years. Coe College hosts an annual scholarship contest for high school musicians on campus Saturday with morning competitions and a luncheon at Voorhees hall where Coe students entertain. Town Consistory spring reunion runs through Thursday with daily meals and a banquet Thursday evening. The twentieth degree and second section of the thirty-second degree are scheduled for Thursday night. Cub pack 13 at Fillmore school handed out awards including gold and silver arrows and service stars. Numerous lost items are announced with multiple rewards, including a light-toned billfold, gold heart locket, and a brass tote of documents. contact numbers provided for each.
A crowded classified page lists jewelry stores beauty salons and beauty schools along with home services such as painting refrigeration plumbing lawn care and junk hauling. It notes Monument makers and fur services plus help wanted ads and a regulatory reminder for classified compliance.
A reflective remark questions how people managed before a larger authority advised them what to do. The line hints at dependence on guidance as power and reach expand.
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