Peoria Leaders Push Postwar Planning in CEO Program
Peoria Illinois business chiefs form the Economic Development Council to map postwar production and employment. They forecast 1940 baselines of 22 000 workers rising to 30 000, with 40 percent more output and 11 percent more jobs after the war, aiming to smooth reconversion and sustain prosperity.
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W. W. Hercher
Peoria
Ill
The
Eee For Economic Developmen
CED
Missionary Society
United States
Department of Commerce
Paul G. Hoffman
Studebaker
Ralph Budd
Burlington Railroad
Budd
Walter H. Gardner
Keystone Steel and Wire
Gardner
Peoria Committee For Economic Development
Walter
Washington
War Savings
Red Cross
Peoria Committee
Keystone
Caterpillar Tractor
R. G. LeTourneau, Inc
Hiram Walker and Sons
Western Powder
Hoffman, Canines, Budd and
Fletcher
Bugging Eyes See Synthetic Become Real
Institute plant in West Virginia begins full operation producing synthetic rubber at scale. The $56 million facility near Charleston spans 77 acres and aims for over 200 million pounds annually, with Buna S rubber leaves shown to visitors.
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Kanawha Valley
Charleston
Bank Clearings In Cedar Rapids Decline From Last Week
Cedar Rapids bank clearings for the week ended May 29 totaled 1,562,964.37 dollars, below the prior week but well above the year ago period ending May 29, 1942 and the week ending May 22, 1943.
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Cedar Rapids
Austin Hog Market Report From Austin Minnesota
At Austin Minnesota the hog market shows bid ranges for different weight classes. Prices quoted include 160-170 lb hogs at around 13.15 to 13.85, 170-180 lb at 13.54 to 13.85, 400-lb hogs at 13.60 to 13.90, and 330-360 lb sows at 13.35 to 13.65.
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Austin
Minn
the Sans Press
Slane Eee Cthumes
Ins
Ize
Laos
One Thousandth Liberty Ship Delivered In New Orleans
Washington reports the 1,000th Liberty ship was delivered Tuesday at New Orleans. Howard L. Vickery of the Maritime Commission praised shipyards for their wartime effort and noted Liberty ships are arriving at nearly four per day, with all ships about five per day. The Patrick Henry was the first Liberty, delivered from Bethlehem Fairfield in Baltimore in December 1941.
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Washington
New Orleans
Howard L. Vickery
Maritime Commission
Vickery
Liberties
Bethlehem Fairfield
Baltimore
Bureau To Meet Thursday Noon In Cedar Rapids
James Plumb, chairman of the manufacturers bureau of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce, announces a noon Thursday meeting at the Roosevelt hotel to discuss the sales and use tax impact on Cedar Rapids manufacturers. Representatives urged if absent, reservations to be mailed to the Chamber.
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James Plumb
Manufacturers Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Hearing Aids Dealer Opens Tama Shop and Plant
B. F. Crenshaw expands from Cedar Rapids into Tama Iowa as an independent dealer of new and used hearing aids batteries and supplies. He plans a shop and small assembly plant with office at 202 Guaranty building.
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B. F. Crenshaw
Cedar Rapids
Tama
Guaranty Building
Bonds Move Higher Across Markets
Dow Jones reports a modest bond rally with forty bonds at 96.65 up 0.06. Utilities and industrials show gains with ten public utilities at 161.8 unchanged and ten industrials at 107.31 up 6.93.
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Dow-Jones
Eentans Industrials
STES
Wee
Indus
Synthetic Rubber Tires Show Promise For Public Use
Officials report tests indicate synthetic rubber tires are satisfactory for passenger cars and will not differ greatly from natural rubber tires. Some bunas tires are in use with excellent service, while the armed forces rely heavily on synthetic tires, including aircraft treads. By year’s end three units will operate, producing butadiene and styrene for rubber.
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Sidney M. Cadwell
U. S. Rubber Company
The
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
Detroit
United States Rubber Company
Quaker Oats Company
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats
Buna
Cedar Rapids Market Prices for Grains and Poultry
Market notes show oats at No 2 65c No 8 63c wheat No 1 1.20 No 2 1.16 rye No 2 5c yellow corn 44c broilers 27c fryers 21c leghorn hens 19c heavy hens 23c young geese 15c pigeons 1.00 per dozen hens 3. current receipts 23 percent Gide Market No 1 cured hides 12e No 2 iese
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Oraes
Gide Marketa
Omaha Stock Market Report Hogs Cattle And Sheep Prices
Summary of Omaha livestock by class with receipts and price ranges. Hogs show limited market activity with bids around 14.10 to 14.20 for 190 lb plus. sows near 13.98 to 14.20. Cattle see weak to lower quotes on calves, steers around 16.75 to 17.00 for week tops, heifers 15.75, cows 10.75 to 12.75, vealers 15.50. Sheep none for week with weak to steady prices for wool lambs and fall lambs around 15.50 to 15.85. pelts at 8.00. Overall market unsettled with several classes off from Friday.
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Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Ovens
Lamba
Chicago Produce Market Report Unclear Prices and Mixed Supplies
Chicago butter Receipts 10 331 tubs steady extras 92 score A 46c standards 90 score B cars 45c extras firsts 96 score B os firstscore C 44 45 percent sc specials 93 score AA eggs Receipts 20 203 cases steady to 1 4c off current receipts 16 tac fresh extra firsts 3874 39c fresh firsts 38 38 4c dirties 38c checks 34c contract graded No 139c cheese Twins 25 i daisies prints longhorns 26c potatoes Arrivals 72 cm track 68 shipments 1 213 Idehos arrivals mone shipments 14 supplies light market slow unsettled some sales on track but lower prices under tory a grade cncased 320 385 Len warehouse sales California whites washed U S 1 size A 4 53 and U S 1 4 40
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Chicago
INS
Tory
Lenarehouse
California
U. S
Sioux City Livestock Prices and Market Notes
Sioux City market report shows steady to weak hogs and cattle prices with mixed quotes. Receipts include 150 to 350 head, with hogs steady near 14.00 to 14.10 for small lots. cattle mainly 12.50 to 14.25 for choice to good stock. Feeding heifers around 14.25, sows quoted about 19.15 and 5 pound feeders at variable levels.
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Sioux City
Wall Street Holds firm as markets push to three year highs
New York traders kept stocks rising to multi year highs amid mixed opposition as markets benefited from strong earnings and dividends. War Labor Board wage recommendations boosted confidence while rail wage costs were seen as manageable with tax savings. Grain futures gained with tight supply and rumors of a ceiling for oats circulating in Chicago.
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New York
Financial
War Labor Board
Wall Street
Commonwealth
Southern
Grain Futures Still On Upgrade
Chicago readers saw rye futures surge on the Chicago Board of Trade with gains near three cents a bushel to a six year high of 1.000 before retreating. Wheat and oats climbed as well on news a government loan rate for the 1943 crop could rise by 15 cents per bushel.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago Board of Trade
Real Estate And Mortgage Reports Linn County May 21 to May 27
Conveyances and mortgages recorded in Linn county for the week reported by Linn County Abstract Company list the total conveyances and mortgages. Mortgages aggregate for the week amount to 106,900 compared with 90,720 the same week last year.
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Linn County
Linn County Abstract Company
Chicago Livestock Market Fluctuations Extend Through Week
Eastern buyers led a large fat steer purchase while steer trade closed steady to 25c higher. Cows and bulls generally up to 25c, vealers firm, hogs and lambs mixed with modest gains and some declines as receipts total around 3,100 cattle and 6,760 hogs. Top steer price reached 17.50 with good to average grades prevalent. lambs weakened despite reduced supplies.
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Chicago
Shep. Laisbie
New York Bond Review Shows Narrow Pre-Holiday Movement
Prices moved within a narrow range in light pre holiday trading. A Bay rails index gained as much as a point toward the close while scattered minor losses marked the carrier list.
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NEW York Bond Review
NEW _YORK
Iowa Hog Receipts Show Mixed Week totals
Combined hog receipts at 19 concentration yards in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 39 090 head for the week. Receipts compared with last Tuesday were up to 1 900 head, with most plants and yards expected to close for the holiday period. Prices ranged around 13.95 to 13.96 for various weight groups. losses and daily figures varied across plants.
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Iowa
Des Moines
INS
U. & Dept. Agriculture
Southern
Hg Sot Ae Ag
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University Stadium
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