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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1944
Page
19
Hog prices remained steady amid slow demand while steer values hit a seasonal high. Beef, pork, and lamb receipts were mixed across Chicago and Midwestern yards with limited early sales and some holdover stock noted.
In Chicago comments from AP note heavy liquidation of rye futures while reports on spring and winter wheat crop conditions grow more optimistic. Active wheat futures edge down and oats, rye, and barley show mixed declines as cash wheat bids remain scarce and field seeds fetch varied prices.
UPI market wire reports varied prices and receipts for poultry fruits and vegetables in Chicago New York and surrounding regions. Poultry eggs butter cheese and potatoes show mixed levels with firm or unsettled trends noted across multiple lines. California and Minnesota stock movements are listed alongside general farm product values and tonnage figures.
Government appeals for citizens to buy war bonds to keep prices down and support the war effort. The campaign urges savings and national sacrifice through purchase of bonds, highlighting patriotic duty and financial stability during wartime.
New York stocks rose to the highest levels since late March with gains across rails steel rubbers motors and many industrials. Trading was heavy with about 1 100 000 shares changing hands as buyers pursued advances in leaders and in the broader market.
Hog prices were steady across all grades on the Cedar Rapids market Wednesday. Top butchers at 13.45 per cwt and packers at 10.40. Listings include hogs 160 to 500 lbs and various packer, butcher, and cattie values. sheep and lamb figures also noted with colorfully printed price ranges.
For the week of May 22 to 27, Minnesota cheddar shipping rates and dairy items appear alongside scattered river city weather and transport notes. The Davenport Hastings update lists several numeric entries with rises and falls in values, including La Crosse and Portage figures, plus scattered cryptic measurements for Dubuque and McGregor with small shifts noted.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas announced a special air striking force will target German U boat bases on the French coast at invasion. Squadrons of Fortresses Liberators and Sunderlands plus light planes will hit bases supply shops and surface craft. On D day a single air group may equal the RAF in England at war start. Air Vice Marshal B E Baker leads coastal command.
The Davenport Diocese and most priests joined the bishop to honor Rt Rev Msgr J W Bulger pastor of St Anthony s on his priesthood golden jubilee. Rev Leo Kerrigan of St Mary s preached the sermon praising the 85 year old prelate a leading figure in Davenport. Peru is named as the largest vanadium producer.
Cedar Rapids market listings show No 2 yellow corn at 1 04, soybeans at 1 86, oats 76 78, wheat 1 40, rye 0 64, and baled straw 10 to 12. Prices for poultry eggs hides and fruits are included with various grades and crate or cwt valuations.
A professional diver from Newport News was summoned to Eastwood lake to search for Mrs. Edward M. Jewett missing two weeks. An army mine detector failed. lake draining was considered but not done. Edward Martin is held on an open charge as police tie him to the case and an unsigned will suggesting a share of the estate.
In Washington the Capitol chamber echoed with Morse code as Ernest E. Norris and President R. B. White reenacted the 100-year-old telegraph moment. The ceremony recalled Samuel F. B. Morse tapping What hath God wrought to Alfred Vail in Baltimore, inaugurating modern communication.
Privates Rita Laurel from San Francisco and Patricia Murphy from Canton Ohio were found AWOL after borrowing a car and being stationed at Chicago. They were sentenced to 15 days confinement at hard labor and ordered to forfeit $20 of their pay, per the Fort Des Moines public relations office.
Republican National Committee Chairman Harrison E. Spangler accused Democratic leader Robert E. Hannegan of signaling that the Roosevelt administration aims to destroy republican government by seeking a permanent presidency. Spangler called Hannegan’s remarks a admission of New Deal supporters’ goal to keep Roosevelt in the White House for life.
Articles of Incorporation filed in Dempsey Tones office list Barlow Wright and Shores Inc creating chemical products with Arthur Barlow as president and treasurer. A second set forms Barlow Maney Laboratories Inc with Arthur Barlow and M L Barlow as directors to manufacture medicinal elixirs and liquors. Separately Carl O Dahl reported a collision on highway 30 near Cedar Rapids, minor vehicle damage. Velva L Stafford and Evelyn F Klopp were granted divorces in Linn County court. The county board adjourned to May 29 as courthouse closes Memorial Day Tuesday.
STOCKHOLM AP reports three SKF ball bearing workers at Goteborg were arrested on charges of sharing order sizes and destinations with a foreign power. Two Swedes and one foreigner worked in the order department. one cited ideological reasons for the disclosures.
Reliable haulers advertise ash and rubbish removal with phone contacts for Fred Young Ronnie Noble Ray Leeper and others. Includes hay and straw for sale, plumbing and heating ads, and help-wanted notices seeking a summer band director, teaching positions, and a driver.
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