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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1945

Page

11

Cattle Soar as Beef Demand Lifts Friday Prices

Wholesale livestock receipts show 4 600 hogs 8 600 cattle and 2 560 sheep cleared. Cattle top at 16 50 for heifers with steady to strong rival classes. hogs at ceiling prices and good to choice cows near 14 60. Sheep receipts 500 with Texas lambs 14 25 and natives 16 25 to 14 25. Local and outside packers absorb few offerings amid active demand.

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Senator Shipstead Attacks Wickard Over REA Post

Senator Shipstead charges Secretary Wickard is ineligible for REA administrator due to political activity as co chair of Jefferson dinners with DNC Chairman Hannegan. He voices opposition to Wickard’s confirmation, citing reduced authority and rising legal costs under his leadership.

Washington INS Sen Shipstead R-Minn Wickard Robert E. Hannegan Jefferson Secretary of Agriculture REA Department of Agriculture Senate Rea Discloses. Under Mr. Wickard

Sioux City Market Report Shows Steady Cattle and Hog Prices

Sioux City livestock market shows cattle steady with steers and yearlings around 1300 dollars, vealers mixed, cows 725 to 1300, feeders up to 1800, hog receipts about 2200 with barrows and gilts 144 to 145 per hundred pounds. Pigs scarce and feeder prices fluctuate with regional demand. Cattle and hog markets largely unchanged from prior session.

Sioux City

Salable hog and sheep prices at midweek market report

The report shows salable hogs totaling 4600 head with barrows and gilts around 1445 dollars and sows near 1700. Cattle and lamb sections list steady demand with yearlings and wool lambs priced, premiums for choice pelts and shorn clips noted, while overall receipts reached about 2500 acres equivalent in context and weights.

Patgeanr

Unclear OCR Summary of Iowa Interios Marine Data

The readable text notes numbers about concentration yards and boats in interior Iowa with figures for 24 hours ending and weekly and yearly comparisons. Specific entities are scarce and many phrases are garbled. The fragment mentions weights in pounds and prices but lacks coherent context or clear events.

Lowa Andres Og Ward Ehatee

Unclear OCR listing of prices and items

Fragmentary OCR text shows multiple numbers and names without coherent context. The piece reads like a misread catalog or pricing list with references to locations Waterloo Austin and various price points such as 14.00 13.80 13.65. No identifiable events or persons emerge.

Waterloo Austin

Cedar Rapids hog and cattle market report shows high prices

The Cedar Rapids hog market holds ceiling prices with prime butchers at 14.45 and packers 13.70 while cattle quotes cover steers heifers and cows across grades AA A B C and D. Grain, poultry, eggs, and produce are listed with varied bids and river stage notes for Davenport and surrounding regions.

Cedar Rapids

Rails Stocks Lead Market Rebound On Friday

New York AP reports rails led the recovery in Friday trading with strong spots near the close. Profit taking trimmed top marks but transfers hovered around 1,300,000 shares as the market firmed.

New York

New York Bond Market Rallies Late Under Leaders

Trading ended with a rally as bonds pushed to higher levels in New York. Leaders included St Paul, Rock Island, New Haven, Missouri Pacific and New York Central as the final hour firming pushed fractions into gains.

New York St Paul Rock Island New Haven Missouri Pacific New York Central

Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report

A fragmented market note shows Chicago and New York dairy and poultry items with receipts, prices, and stock levels. Butter steady around 9 3/8 to 9 1/4 cents, eggs fluctuating with farm receipts, and cheese and live poultry listed with varying quotes and lots. Multiple supplier figures reference quantities in cases, sacks, and pounds, with regional notes on current market firming and available supply.

Chicago Florida New York

PlYNOUTS Wis OM Arrive at Estee Pound

A garbled notice records a shipment weighing 132 carloads of taims and dirctars reaching Estee Pound and one car of square praits at 34 pounds.

Estee

Home Food Supply Division Created by War Food Administration

President Truman announced the creation of a home food supply division within the War Food Administration. Marvin Jones named Paul C. Sark of Louisiana Missouri to direct the new office as it coordinates federal efforts to boost home produced and conserved food amid severe crop damage from bad weather.

Washington Truman The War Food Administration Divisio WFA Marvin Jones Paul C. S

Rye Leads Grains To Higher Values

Chicago AP reports grain futures end higher with rye lifting as much as two cents in volatile action. Wheat and barley rose, corn and oats posted fractional gains, with July contracts showing modest increases across the board.

Chicago

Chicago cash provisions and grain market notes

Chicago prices show no sales for wheat and corn No 5 yellow at 1128 oats 69 2c sample trade red 3s barley nominal malting 110 2139s feed 80c 1.04 per unit timothy red top 15.00 16.00 red blower 31.56 sweet clover 10.65 alsike 28 dollars per unit

Chicago

Headway Against Meat Violations

Washington AP reports Price Administrator Chester Bowles said the meat price and rationing enforcement improved as staff for the meat investigation was tripled. Cases against packers and wholesalers rose sixfold versus March and twelvefold versus May 1944, with 745 wholesale meat cases started from May 7 to 19.

Washington (Ap Chester Bowles CPA Bowles

Montgomery Receives Ovation in Paris During Visit

Paris crowds cheered Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery as he laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe. The ceremony marked his first Paris visit in a decade, followed by a ceremonial ride along the Champs Elysees and the formal opening of a British army exposition. General de Gaulle awarded Montgomery the French Legion of Honor at Les Invalides.

Paris Bernard L. Montgomery France Arce de Triomphe Champs d’Elysees Royal Palace de Gaulle Montgomery Hotel Des Invalides

City Briefs Preview Local Activities and Travels

Beebert E MacDanes sails to Wineis and Indiana with a return planned June 5. Rev C W Harron to preach Lost and Found at Pale Methodist Church 11 am. St Johns Lutheran Ely led by Rev J Hamilton Dawson of Des Moines 8 pm service. Sunday school 10 am. Sixty five girls ages 9 to 11 report at 2 and 2 45 pm for Y M C A learn to swim lessons. final lesson Saturday June 2.

C. W. Harron Pale Methodist Church St. John’s Lutheran Church Ely J. Hamilton Dawson Des Moines

Brotherhood engineers to hold memorial services Sunday

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and its auxiliary will observe memorial services Sunday at 11 a.m. in Peoples church. All railroad men are invited to attend alongside the church’s regular services with Rev. Waldemar Argow officiating.

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Peoples Church Waldemar Argow

Quigley Guilty Of Drunkenness And Disturbing Peace

Tom Quigley of 1106 Sixth Street SE was fined 25 dollars plus costs by Police Judge Harrys S. Johnson on Friday after pleading guilty to drunkenness and disturbing the peace. He was arrested at his home Thursday night after police say he broke furniture and dishes and drove his wife from the house. she signed the information.

Tom Quigley Sixth Street Harrys S. Johnson Quigley

Quotation Reflects Poverty Talk on Spending

A fragment quotes a speaker saying they and another person are very poor and avoid spending unless the target has substantial wealth to spend on themselves. The line hints at economic hardship and judgment about spending.

Elliott Roosevelt awarded Oak Leaf cluster for night flight feats

Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt receives an Oak Leaf cluster to the Distinguished Flying Cross for pioneering night flights in specially modified aircraft. He commands the 325th photo reconnaissance wing of the Eighth Air Force. The decoration cites more complete and accurate photographic coverage of enemy installations.

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Lost and Found Items Roundup At Ames Area

A jumble of lost items and services appears including a child’s brown kid shoe a black suede gloves and a large amount of cash in Liberal F. Repeated classifieds offer repairs hair beauty services lawn care moving and jewelry shops. Found purses mailing lists and a variety of household and business offerings fill the page.

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