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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1940
Page
14
Chicago and Sioux City reports show hog receipts held with gains ranging 5 to 15 cents on thin demand. Cattle and sheep prices hold firm with mixed loads, while broader regional summaries note lighter weights and varied demand across Midwest yards.
Livestock auction data from Omaha and multiple Midwest markets shows hogs strong to higher with mixed weights trading up to $5.75 for top lots and several weight ranges posted varied prices. Cattle and calf demand steady to active with steers, heifers, and cows trading across multiple weight classes. Lambs and sheep receipts listed with modest gains and price ranges in several regions including Austin and St Paul summaries.
Hog prices rise with Friday gains, top at 5.65 on light and heavy hogs. Cattle steady with range quotes for various weights and grades. calves, bulls, and sheep prices listed with weight-based values.
Riverside price list shows grain and livestock quotes for Cedar Rapids. Wheat No 1 85c, Oats No 2 34c, Rye No 2 45c, Corn shelled No 2 yellow 56c, soybeans No 2 yellow Oc, hay and straw priced, butterfat and cream prices listed, poultry prices for hens and leghorns, wholesale fruits and vegetables with multiple item prices, hides and livestock values including horse and pony rates.
Chicago markets show steady receipts for butter and eggs with modest price moves. Live poultry prices ease on broilers and White Rock rises, while potatoes and onions see mixed arrivals and weaker New York futures. California and Minnesota whites hold firm amid light turnout.
New York bond market rose Friday with U S government issues advancing 1 point or more despite talk of new nation financing. International and railroad issues posted fractional gains while some corporate and foreign bonds softened or held steady amid wartime fears and policy expectations.
New York stocks fell sharply as war nerves spurred selling. Early rally evaporated with heavy offerings pushing steel and aircraft shares down, boosting declines across leaders like U S Steel Bethlehem Douglas Aircraft Boeing Lockheed United Aircraft Cuctiss-Wright Chrysler General Motors Kennecott Westinghouse Homestake American Can American Airlines and Santa Fe.
Wall Street highlights show wide swings with numerous issues listed across exchanges. Major listings include Adams Express, Alcoa, Kennecott, General Electric, Procter Gamble, and many others, reflecting buoyant activity in a volatile session.
Wheat futures closed 3% to 4% lower with May at 86 34-15. Corn and rye also declined as late news favored Germany and shipping sales reached 159000 bushels. Winnipeg wheat remained weak while Minneapolis followed Chicago trends.
A terse market note lists Winnipeg wheat closes for May 75 and Chicago cash provisions with No. 3 red and No. 2 hard wheat quoted, along with corn oats and barley bids. Minneapolis cash grain shows weekly wheat declines and various No. 1 red and dark northern figures amid mixed demand.
Trade in Boston wool markets moved slowly as buyers awaited clearer signals from the brokers. Domestic grease wool sold firm at Adae in New York and French combing wools moved mostly within the established ranges amid softer demand.
Pupils from Immaculate Conception school present a varied program at Mount Mercy auditorium tonight at 8 30. The lineup includes piano violin and vocal solos duets and small ensembles featuring Bonnie Westinghouse Winnie O Connell Joan Niles Zola Mane Ferguson Mary Ellen Manton and others with the Glee club and choir providing choral numbers.
For the seventh year J C Blodgett was named president of Typographical Union No 192 Cedar Rapids. New officers include Downer Melsha Abbey Meyer Harmon King Stahl Walterick Hornan and others. The union also backed Claude M Baker for president of the International Typographical Union and John J Conley for secretary.
The Coe College music department ends the year with three student recitals this weekend. Friday evening features Jean Albertson flutist with accompanists Jeanne Anderson and Mildred Fry. The program includes works by Handel Debussy Griffes and D'Albert among others.
Saturday at 2 P.M. the Memorial chapel hosts a piano and violin recital by pupils of Miss Eleanor Monts Miss Alma Turechek Prof Max Dachler Miss Martha Leksa and Prof Joseph Kitchin. The program includes numerous works by Beethoven Bach Mozart Strauss Debussy and more with Mary Miler and Mary Ellen Mennis among performers.
Town notices report a tonsillectomy at St Luke's Hospital and a tulip theft on E Avenue NW. A Cedar Rapids Bird Club field trip starts at 7 am from Coe campus. A visiting Chicago Heights preacher speaks at Foursquare Gospel Church. Family travel updates and estate tax receipts are noted. Youth hiking event Saturday meets at Van Buren School for a trip to Hawkeye Downs.
Brucemore grounds at the Howard Hall estate host a weekend garden party to aid the Red Cross relief fund. Admission is 25 cents with proceeds plus merchandise display fees and refreshments directed to Linn county’s $5,800.80 quota toward the national goal of 10 million.
Directors in charge are Jack Thompson Norman Reid and Nettie Rosenberg. Star of the West No 1 Knights of Pythias dancing club will host its monthly dance Saturday from 9 am to 12 30. L 18 month old Larry Clark suffered lacerations from a fall through a cellar window and received ten stitches at St Luke's hospital. City council authorized two more sidewalk projects on both river sides with assistance on Projects 2 and 3 June 6 at 10 am. Ames to hear from Cedar Rapids representatives on Marion boulevard bridge over Indian creek. Date for meeting not set.
J. O. Ludlow traffic manager for the National Oats company and Mrs. Ludlow will travel to Washington D C by motor for an oral argument before the Interstate Commerce Commission on Tuesday. The dispute concerns rates on rolled oats and grain products from Iowa to the southeastern states. Examiners recommended reducing the rates after hearings spanning over two years.
Two delegates and four representatives from the Cedar Rapids council of the Knights of Columbus travel to the Jawa-state council convention in Davenport on Monday and Tuesday. Delegates include Dr. B. G. Lrogshamme and Harry Readen, with John Bormann district deputy and Mrs. Bormann among other attendees.
President Roosevelt expressed opposition to using part of the relief appropriation for public works. He argued such projects require more materials from mines forests steel mills and cement plants, reducing relief funds for eligible needy individuals. He said his new defense program would create jobs but not fully relieve the relief caseload.
Municipal election expense for 1940 totaled $3,268.93, per the commissioner of registration. Additional $92 covered signature checks on a 90 cent gas rate ordinance proposed by W G Loftus and others before the election.
Melvin D. Clark a Coe senior son of Mr and Mrs W J Clark 700 Ninth Avenue Marion has qualified for a regular army appointment as second lieutenant announced Friday Clark will be one of six military students to receive the honor in seventh corps area and the first from Coe in nearly 20 years He studied physics and mathematics under Dr LeRoy D Weld and was awarded a Cenco industrial fellowship with Central Scientific Company Chicago.
John Krueger 47 of 204 Second Avenue SW pled guilty before Judge Ill Ring to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond set at 1500. Highways Patrolman Swords stopped Krueger at midnight on Wednesday after he was seen driving on the wrong side of First Avenue W. A chemical test showed 210 milligrams per cubic centimeter alcohol, indicating intoxication. Sentence set for May 2 at 9 am.
Judge HWC Ring Thursday afternoon overruled a motion by Fred R Hoffman of Des Moines to annul guardianship proceedings for Mrs. Mary Haskins, 79, of Mount Vernon, a patient at Independence state hospital since last December. Colton of Mount Vernon was appointed guardian last January. Hoffman is a nephew of Mrs. Haskins.
Loretta Jhompson seeks immediate lump sum of 250 and 85 monthly plus 200 suit money and attorney fees from Mel vin C. Thompson in a Cedar Rapids separate maintenance action. The couple, married in Omaha in 1939, filed the petition with Court Clerk Ed Lundquist on Friday.
Charlotte L McGowan sues Richard A McGowan on contract and cruel treatment grounds. The couple wed at Vinton on August 12 1939. Judge H C Ring also heard Veronica Joan McGillicuddy versus Gerald Joseph McGillicuddy on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. They married in Nebraska October 10 1939.
A motion by Harold Hruska of San Diego and Dr. William F. Hruska of Cedar Rapids seeks to appoint Dr. Hruska as Mary Hruska’s successor guardian. The hearing is scheduled May 24 at 6 am before Judge EH C Ring.
Fulton Missouri AP Callaway county Veterans of Foreign Wars urged Senator Harry S Truman to seek congressional approval for the war department to supply all VFW posts with rifles and ammunition for distribution if parachute troops invade. The group warned invasion is remote yet valuable for coastal and border states. They argued 2,000,000 World War veterans could deter any assault.
Dino Alfieri long time adviser to Italian Premier Mussolini arrived in Berlin to assume the post as ambassador. He received a gala welcome signaling strengthening Rome Berlin ties.
Isaiah S Peare son 78 died in a Burlington hospital after illness He and Mrs Pearson visited Burlington to spend Mothers Day with their son Dr George Pearson Born Oct 7 1861 near Springville son of George and Hannah Pearson Linn county pioneers Married 1885 to Hattie LCarebee Surviving wife two sons Frank Keokull and Dr Pearson Burlington six grandchildren brother Walter K Anamosa Daughter Eleanor preceded him in death Funeral Saturday 2 pm Presbyterian Church Rev David de Bost Hopkinton officiating Six nephews pallbearers and four honorary pallbearers listed
Des Moines Iowa AP The state liquor commission studied the case of E M Wennerholt a 70 year old Cedar Rapids man accused by police of making and selling wine. Chairman M La Curtis noted a Linn county attorney request for interpretation of native wine rules and outlined the commission allowances for up to 500 gallons of personal wine per year. He said such wine may be sold but not consumed on the producer’s premises and that no commission ruling has yet addressed native wine cases.
A man calling himself Clifford Russell visited Mrs. William Coghlan seeking board and room and gave a $27.18 check on a Buffalo bank for June 1 for himself and two others. The woman received a receipt but no change and cashed the check before realizing the ruse. Police note similar incidents linked to Russell in Cedar Rapids and Milwaukee.
Patrolmen Simon and Stusak arrested Francis Gephart after a late night chase from Thirtieth Street to Fourteenth Street E along First Avenue. Gephart, speed over 50 mph then over 40 mph, allegedly passed another vehicle, and was booked for police court Saturday.
GRAND RAPIDS Mich AP The Michigan Republican convention endorsed U S Senator Arthur H Vandenberg for the presidential nomination and largely ignored Thomas E Dewey endorsing Vandenberg in an unequivocal show of support after his keynote address.
Paris dispatch reports Miss Anne Morgan aged 66 sister of J P Morgan unharmed by heavy German air attacks that forced Friends of France volunteers to suspend aid to civilians. One American ambulance was captured with its wounded occupants. its driver escaped.
The South Carolina House voted unlimited leave for Rep. Luther A. Moore age 78 to recover from the strain of becoming a father after his wife gave birth to a baby girl this week in Columbia.
Council Bluffs population fell by 666 people in the last decade. The 1940 total is 41,378.
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