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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1942
Page
2
Chicago livestock market reports a drop of 10 to 15 cents in hog prices from Friday's average as buyers stay cautious. Hog receipts reach 14,000 head while wholesale pork prices hold at ceiling levels. cattle and sheep receipts rise in multiple grid yards across Des Moines Sioux City Omaha and Peoria with mixed price moves.
Market receipts show steady to firm activity with mixed poultry and fowl prices. Leghorn chickens No 2 at 204 to 231 cents, White Rock fryers 25 to 28 cents, capons 27 cents, and heavy white ducks 16 cents. other items include hens 19 to 26 cents and turkeys around 20 cents per pound.
New York stocks edged higher at times but many leaders failed to advance consistently and declines were widespread. Early gainers included American Telephone Western Union National Central Texas Company American Can Caterpillar Sperry J C Penney and Goodyear while others like Bethlehem Chrysler Anaconda Du Pont Westinghouse Sears Roebuck Union Carbide and General Electric lagged.
A dense list of stock quotes with numerous items from Adams Express to Woolworth and Kennecott, covering American and Canadian firms. The page includes prices, percentages, and various financial instruments as of a Monday trading snapshot, with a Chicago section and references to named corporations and markets.
Market reports show hog prices easing on Monday across weights and grades with most hogs down about five cents. Cattle prices also edged lower for common to mid grade steers and yearlings, while calves and lambs varied by weight and quality.
A Cedar Rapids market listing details grain prices and farm goods. Includes oats wheat rye beans strawberries pears celery lemons oranges lettuce onions cabbage carrots tomatoes apples potatoes and meat prices for hens, cocks, hides, horses, and pony stock with unit figures and totals.
In New York trading Monday near the close, bond activity was mixed with modest gains for some issues and losses for others. Notable issues included Northern Pacific 6s Southern Railway 4s and Santa Fe 4s in the rally while International Telephone 5 2 and American Telephone 3s lagged. U S Government bonds remained steady on the market floor and foreign issues such as Denmark 63 and Copenhagen 5s showed improvement in the overseas markets.
Wisconsin dairy market notes list weekly cheese quotas for May 18 to May 23 with varieties including Twins, daisies, horns, and cheddars. A brief wool market update from Boston reports domestic sales and carload lots amid price movements and delivery statuses.
Clinton E. Rock of St. Paul advised Rotary club members at the Roosevelt hotel luncheon to compare own home with nearby houses before choosing paint. He urged dull colors to push back size, bright colors to emphasize entrances, and repaint every six years. He said color affects morale and noted red as energizing, blue calming, and green cooling.
Chicago futures show weaker prices across grains and soybeans on Monday with May contracts down, wheat off about 1 percent, corn and oats lower, rye down sharply and lard largely unchanged. Market chatter cites potential easing in lard ceiling prices and possible government buying at lower levels. May trading ends Thursday. Winnipeg rye futures also slipped while Chicago cash provisions listed specific bid prices for wheat and corn and soybeans quoted at about 176 to 176.5 per bushel.
City briefs list stag party at Masonire Hall Tuesday 7 30 p m for Trowel chapter Royal Arch Masons and cooking school in Glow Room Kawalthinois Gas and Electric Co at 2 15 p m Tuesday. Local unions and auxiliaries meet with meals and activities through the week. several enlistees and appointments noted.
Twenty Cubs from pack 5 joined their fathers, Cub master, and den chiefs for a weekend at Waubeek Boy Scout camp. They played games and popped corn Saturday evening, fathers served breakfast, and mothers arrived with a picnic dinner for over 40. A Sunday hike followed.
Arthur James Hillyer, 31, who was picked up last week in Grundy Center by U S Deputy Marshal Joseph Petrus, has been returned to Columbus Ohio to face charges of failure to keep his draft board informed of his whereabouts. Before leaving for Columbus, Petrus took Hillyer to Sioux City where Federal Judge George.
C Scott issued an order authorizing Hillyer’s return to Ohio. Dick Preston, bailiff at the courthouse, accompanied Petrus on the trip.
Cub Pack 17 held its May meeting Friday at Buchanan School with 30 Cubs and 20 parents. Attendance trophy went to den 2. Awards included cat pins for Leslie Taelan and Ronnie Davis, lion book and service star to Dean Naimor and David Suchomel, and multiple bear and wolf ranks. Y beginner swimming certificates awarded to several Cubs. Next meeting is a picnic at Bever Park on June 5 with Boy Scout troop 17.
United States long range planes patrolled thousands of square miles in the invasion zones east of Australia seeking signs of a Japanese invasion fleet. Allied forces reported a fighter downed one Zero as defenders repelled attacks on Port Moresby and Lae. MacArthur said raids damaged runways, grounded bombers, and start fires across New Guinea targets including Deboyne Seaplane Base.
The Cedar Rapids area foresees a cool night followed by a warming Tuesday. Skies cleared Monday afternoon with sun replacing overcast conditions. A .23 inch rainfall occurred with a high near 60 degrees and a Sunday peak of 67 degrees.
Chicago activists report 55 000 more student nurses needed this year and 65 000 in 1943 to support army and navy needs. Recruits aged 18 to 35 must be strong and intelligent and will be selected for personality humor and adventurous spirit. Training spans two to three years depending on prior schooling.
Denver reports 24 year old air corps enlistee Thomas Crane faced a 10 years to life term for the murder of 48 year old Nora Granberg after entering a death by own action pact. Crane denied killing her but admitted they had agreed to end their lives together.
Court grants half of 1552.30 to Ralph Kohlicek’s paternal relatives and half to a half sister. Judge Thompson notes inheritance was tied to the boy’s slaying by his mother Mabel and stepfather Walter Bender who are serving life terms after pleading guilty.
A swift personal injury case in Springville saw Glenn C. Bowdish seek 3850 against H. H. and Lucy Cooper for injuries when Lucy drove into him on April 26. Judge G. K Thompson granted a 350 judgment and Bowdish noted satisfaction of the amount minutes later. Separate actions by Federal Discount Corp. against Dean J. and Ernest E. Turnipseed resulted in a stay for Dean request while Ernest sought a stay for himself. the suit involves a May 10 1940 Baxter Motors sale, a promissory note, and a replevin writ for the car.
Al Knight formerly of Springville pled guilty to larceny before Judge Charles J. Haas in district court Monday and had three months already served in Linn county jail. Haas suspended the sentence during Knight’s good behavior. Knight was accused of taking a ring from a Cedar Rapids hotel. Lucille Frazier filed for divorce from John E. Frazier charging cruel and inhuman treatment, seeking custody of three children, $11 weekly support, and household goods. the couple married June 24, 1922.
Mrs. Paul Wilborn of Dundee aged about 45 and mother of several children was taken to Rockwell City by Police Matron Mrs. E. H. Frontress to serve a one year term in the reformatory for women. She was sentenced by a Rockwell City judge.
Judge Shannon B. Charlton pled guilty on Saturday to circulating obscene literature among school children at Dundee. She refused an attorney and asked to confer with her children before leaving, with her oldest child aged 15.
A cluttered notice page lists lost items including a yellow Elgin wrist watch with black hands and safety guard, a brown Pekinese, a red male cocker spaniel named Pat, bags, purses, and teeth. store ads show jewelry repairs, watch cleaning, memorials, beauty services, and job classifieds across multiple local businesses and addresses. Multiple phone numbers and addresses accompany each ad for rewards and inquiries.
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