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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1944
Page
7
Unofficial Monday receipts in Chicago and Sioux City show hogs 24 000 to 28 000 and cattle and sheep about 1 000 each. Prices largely steady with 14.15 top for hogs and varied lifts and drops across weight groups, while Iowa and Omaha values echo modest gains and declines in lighter and heavier lots.
A dense price column for grains meats and produce includes corn oats wheat rye and hay with bids for poultry and eggs. fruits vegetables and citrus list Michigan celery Colorado celery lemons Valencia oranges lettuce onions sweet potatoes and apples. hides and byproducts priced. full details and unit terms vary.
Pvt. Charles L. F. McIntosh 31 a Detroit area heir was cleared of charges from a cross country trip with Barrington Illinois heiress Mrs Alice Rand de Tarnowsky. He left service earlier this year after a 10 year sentence was reduced following his rehabilitation at Jefferson Barracks. He awaits reassignment as Capt Charles Rowan confirms.
In New York a weekend market session saw traders mostly watching ahead of the election. Activity picked up late while many issues held flat or slipped slightly. Transfers totaled around 400,000 shares as minor gains spread across sectors and several leaders showed firmness.
Chicago reports steady to unchanged produce prices with receipts 218 864 for butter and 6 637 for eggs. Potatoes show mixed arrivals and varying regional values led by Idaho russets at 3 154 4 97 and Wisconsin Chippewas at 2 25 with other regional prices noted. New York market also lists steady prices with no changes.
In Plymouth Wisconsin an exchange sale offered two cars none received bids. The listing described U S No twins or cheddats with 24 4c pricing. No bids were covered or accepted.
Presidental Secretary Stephen Early announced that Senator Carter Glass of Virginia phoned the White House to confirm he will vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt next Tuesday. Glass also denied his son Powell’s doubt about the report of his support and conveyed his message of support and affection to the President.
Hogs rose a nickel at the Cedar Rapids market on Saturday with prime butchers at 1890 dollars and packers at 13.45. Hogs ranged 160 to 170 pounds fetching about 12.70 and varied up to 170 to 180 pounds at 13.49. Cattle and sheep prices show broad quotes for steers heifers cows bulls calves and lambs across multiple weight classes.
Grain futures eased in late trading after steady session gains as army flour purchases spurred wheat interest. Corn and oats showed little movement while rye and barley held near prior closes with modest declines. Cash grain in Chicago saw no wheat sales with price readings for oats barley and field seed listed.
London AP reports a German terror campaign aimed at crushing Norwegian Patriots in Normandy with mass arrests. Norwegian government warns of terror on a scale unknown and urges Patriots to hide until danger passes.
Des Moines AP Paul Guy 42 Milo Iowa restaurant operator indicted by Polk County grand jury for manslaughter in the death of Des Moines girls Verna Rhoades 16 and Helen Hess 15 from a May 29 auto crash. Bond set at 6000. DWI charges dropped. Betty Berry 18 seriously injured.
Louis Nikodim, 1321 Twenty first Avenue SW, injured in a fall at his residence. He sustained a fractured left shoulder and will remain at home for four weeks. He works for Iowa Engineering Company.
The United Council of Church Women designated World Community Day to be observed on the first Friday in November. In Marion the event at the Christian church drew 65 attendees with Mrs. Robert M. Stull presiding and Mrs. Clyde Scott conducting roll call. Speakers included Mrs. Ida Bowdish on Relief and Rehabilitation and Mrs. Sherman A. Fontaine on Economic Independence. Special musical numbers featured violinist D. D Cory and French horn player Robert Hanson.
Two Navy lieutenants sue the AFL Teamsters union and president Daniel Tobin for 200000 each, claiming affidavits in the International Teamster libeled them after the Battle of the Statler. The suits allege the statements damaged their reputations and delayed Dickins recovery and return to duty. Suddeth is on active duty in Washington, Dickins on leave in Florida.
Obituaries from Traer area note W H Sprole died at his Zanetta farm life centered cattle feeding career with services at Cedar Falls and Traer before burial. Joseph Clarence Harrison 58 died at his Traer area home. service at States funeral home. long time Traer Electric Light plant superintendent with surviving wife, three daughters, four sons, five sisters, two brothers.
Four year old Vincent Hatt Jr son of a Navy pharmacist's mate recovers at his grandparents home from burns to ears and face after a jack o lantern set fire to the mask and wig he wore to a Halloween party. Several brief notes list promotions and arrivals of military families plus local ads and notices.
The bulletin lists services for Marion area churches led by Rev. Frank H. Ward Rev. T J McElliott Rev Vernon H Carter Rev James M Lower Rev C B Patrick Rev James P Gable Rev C V RB De Jong and Rev Carl T Wuerffel along with times for Bible school morning worship prayer meetings and youth activities at Baptist Bible Christian Congregational Free Methodist Methodist Presbyterian St Pauls Lutheran Seventh Day Church of God Prairie Chanel and Epworth league events Sunday school times range 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. worship times from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and midweek services on Wednesday evenings with special sessions and budget meeting noted.
AP reports a German short-wave broadcast quoted that Marshal Tito was wounded by Serbian nationalists. The item appears amid a page of miscellaneous notices including lost items, ads, and local business notices, with no corroboration and unknown date.
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