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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1939

Page

8

Heavy hog receipts push prices down in Midwest cattle and hogs

Pack of market items shows hog receipts heavy in Chicago and Des Moines weighed on prices with top hogs around 6.60 while lighter weights and sows sold weaker. Cattle and sheep receipts steady with varied demand. yearling and steer activity mixed. Regional quotes list futures and local bids for hogs, cattle, and sheep across Chicago, Sioux City, Omaha, Des Moines, and St Paul.

Chicago Tata Hi Sioux City U S. Dept Agriculture Omaha Livestock Omaha Apus Dept. Agriculture TOWA Des Moines S Dept Agriculture Interior Town Minnesota Ram Barrows and Aiks St Paul South ST Paul API iFed -State Market News Servicee Monduay

Livestock Market Quotes Across Iowa Listings

The report lists bid and asking prices for cattle calves hogs and packers at Waterloo and Mason City markets. Prices cover weight ranges from 60 to 600 pounds with varying cents per pound and occasional dollars per hundredweight, noting steadiness or small declines in cattle and hogs.

Waterloo Gond Chmiecr Mason City - Hoss

Local hog market reports mixed prime prices

Heavier prime hogs fall a dime on the local market with tops at 6.20 per unit. Lighter prime grades and good packers hold steady, while other prime lots show no change.

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Cedar Rapids Miscellameous market prices record

A Cedar Rapids listing compiles prices for grains oats barley soybeans and wheat with No 1 and No 2 grades, along with straw butterfat cream prices, poultry prices for hens leghorns and cocks, wholesale fruits vegetables and market items including hides, calves, and horses with assorted unit prices and weights.

Cedar Rapids Springs

Wisconsin cheese quota and market notes from Plymouth

Wisconsin cheese quotations for the week of November 6 to 11 show Daisies 1.42, horns 1.54, cheddars 15. The Wool Market in Boston reports very light demand with steady to lower prices on scarce transactions and generally firm ceiling lengths and fine territory wool.

Wisconsin Plymouth Wis Farmers Boston S Dept Agricultures

Chicago Produce Market Prices Report

Chicago Produce Market prices show live poultry at 132 cents for white, 102 cents for small colored, 1542 cents per hundred for young turkeys, with other prices unchanged. Butter steady around 0.6069 to 0.70. Eggs and potatoes mixed with U S No 1 russets at 175 to 235, Red River cobblers at 10 to 15, and futures quotes for butter eggs and corn futures.

Chicago API Leshorn Springs U. S Nebraska Hiss Idaho Russets Idaho Russet Burbanks Biss Colorado Red McChlures U Minnesota Red River Valley North Dakota Cobsters Us&s

Stocks Make Slow Progress

Stocks edged higher with a modest lift from mail order firms and motor shares. General Motors led volume though transfers remained light, while Armour Bendix Aviation Continental Machinery Deere and Company and Marshall Field posted gains.

Chicago General Motors Armour Bendix Aviation Container Corporation Deere and Company Marshall Field

Group A Plans Chest Solicitation Meeting

Group A of the Industrial Division met at the Roosevelt hotel at noon Tuesday to plan solicitations under chairman Carl Ettinger. Attendees included Roy E. Choate Robert C. Armstrong H. M Morse P F Keehn and James Killian with earlier Chamber meetings led by A W Daniels and E H Gundling assisted by A L Smulekolf.

Roosevelt Hotel Carl Ettinger Roy E. Choate Robert C. Armstrong H. HN Morse P F. Keehn James Killian Chamber of Commerce A. W Daniels E H. Gundling A. L. Smulekolf

Obituary for John Cowley O'Meara of Boone

John Cowley O'Meara died at 355 p m Monday in a Boone hospital after a three week illness. Born in Cedar Rapids on March 8 1885 he moved to Boone 21 years ago serving as a machinist inspector for the North Western railroad. He married Matilda Slezak in Davenport on August 19 1916 and she survives. Also surviving are a sister Mary O'Meara Cedar Rapids and four brothers Ben Nevada Mo Arthur If Cedar Rapids and Frank Central City. The body will be brought to Cedar Rapids Thursday and taken to Brady mortuary where friends may call. funeral arrangements to follow.

John Cowley O'Meara Boone Cedar Rapids North Western Railroad Davenport Matilda Slezak Mary O'Meara Ben Nevada

Funeral services for Hjalmar Anderson

Funeral services for Hjalmar Anderson who died suddenly at his home at 216 Fifth Street NW will be held at Bethany Congregational Church at 1 p.m. Wednesday conducted by Rev. B O Bashore. The body will go to Clintonville Wisconsin for further services Friday and burial. Friends may call at the Rohn chapel Tuesday evening.

Hjalmar Anderson Fifth Street Bethany Congregational Church B. O. Bashore Clintonville Wis Rohn Chapel

Awes Armed Bandits But All For Naught

Papken Kechichian a World War veteran thwarted three armed robbers in a Boston store when the gun proved unloaded. He took the weapon from one bandit and tried to fire as the trio fled but the gun misfired and the suspects escaped as police were summoned.

Boston Papken Kechichian Kechichian

Peace move in Europe shakes Chicago wheat market

Belgian and Dutch peace efforts sparked a wheat price reaction on the Chicago board of trade. July futures lagged the advance as Europe peace talks influenced demand. Outside markets firm with Kansas City up before rate selling reversed trends. UK bought Canadian wheat. Corn and soybeans moved mixed with sales and receipts noted.

Chicago Belgium Holland Chicago Board of Trade Kansas City United Kingdom Commission

Wheat and grain market notes from Chicago and Minneapolis

Grain quotations show wheat and corn prices dashed by contract months and grades. Futures and cash grain values from Chicago and Minneapolis list No 2 and No 1 white oats, No 2 yellow soybeans and various barley and seed values with bids, receipts, and price ranges across markets.

Chicago Cass Chicago No. L Minneapolis Montana

Community group meetings and local crime notes in Cedar Rapids

City briefs list meeting tonight at Moose hall for Cedar Rapids chapter No 194 of the Order of Alhopa and a Knights of Columbus initiation planning for November 19. Shrine Luncheon Club meets Wednesday noon. Townsend auxiliary hosts Mrs J W Nelson at 2 pm. Noel Potter of Clinton visited Cedar Rapids and his brother Samuel E Potter. authorities lodge Albert Fox in county jail after he failed $100 bond and police check for other wanted records.

Cedar Rapids Order of Ahopa Moose Hall Knights of Columbus K. L. Wick Noel Potter Clinton Samuel E Potter Eighth Avenue Potter William A Miller Thirty-fifth Street Albert Fox R. Churchill Fox

Feigl to Address Kelvin Science Society at Coe College

Dr Herbert Feigl of the University of Town will speak tonight at 7 30 in Room 110 Science Hall to the public. His topic is The Nature of Scientific Method and the Kelvin Science Society invites attendees.

Herbert Feigl University of Town Kelvin Science Society Coe College Science Hall

Rail schedule changes set for Cedar Rapids division

The Cedar Rapids division of the Rock Island railway announces timetable changes effective at 1201 am Sunday Nov 12. Train No 61 from St Louis to Minneapolis will arrive Cedar Rapids at 1130 pm and depart 1150 pm five minutes earlier than last schedule. Train No 19 Chicago Sioux Falls will arrive Cedar Rapids at 1120 pm instead of 1110 pm with departure unchanged at 150 am.

Cedar Rapids The Rock Island Railway St. Louis Minneapolis Chicago Sioux Falls

Stepanek Named for Flight Training at Pensacola

Edward G. Stepanek son of Mr and Mrs R J Stepanek 441 Twenty sixth street SE has been appointed for flight training at the naval air station Pensacola Fla Navy department in Washington announced Tuesday Stepanek a graduate of the University of Iowa left for Pensacola Oct 17 During the summer he completed a month long air training at St Louis After six months to a year more of training he will be commissioned as an officer in the naval air reserve letters received by his parents indicate

Edward G. Stepanek R. J. Stepanek Twenty-sixth Street Naval Air Station Pensacola Fla Navy Department Washington Stepanek University of Iowa St. Louis Naval Air Reserve

Two Cedar Rapids Teens Injured In Car Collision North Of City

Mary Mercer age 17 of 603 McKinley SE and another Cedar Rapids resident were injured when a car driven by Wayne Ross 19 of 600 First Avenues struck loose gravel nine miles north of Cedar Rapids in Monroe township skidded into a ditch and overturned. Sheriff Jim Smith's office was notified.

Cedar Rapids Wayne Ross First Avenues Monroe Township Jim Smith Mary Mercer McKinley Street

Promoted Cedar Rapids post office official named Chadima

Charles Chadima of 1833 Hamilton Street SW was promoted from bookkeeper and secretary to money order cashier, succeeding B. G. Carns who became money order clerk after Donald McKinlay retired. Postmaster Frank Baldwin announced Chadima’s promotion on Tuesday and Walter Anawaly, former bookkeeper, succeeds Chadima.

Charles Chadima Hamilton Street Cedar Rapids B. G Carns Donald McKinlay Frank Baldwin Chadima Walter Anawaly Washington Anawaly

Blairstown man fined for operating while intoxicated

Dale Russell 23 was fined 800 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated on highway No 30 five miles west of Cedar Rapids. A liquor possession charge against two companions was dismissed for lack of evidence. If the fine is unpaid Russell faces 90 days in jail.

Dale Russell Blairstown C J. Hans Tuesday Russell Russell Cedar Rapids G. K. Thompson Jack Russell Clifford Olson Newhall Ed Fordyce Waterloo

Shares in Rosa Hicks Property Divided Among Forty Two Heirs

In a Cedar Rapids partition case forty two persons are named as entitled to share in two parcels of property left by Rosa B Hicks who died March 15 1937. Plaintiff Charles E Raiber asserts he and several others hold specific fractional shares from one tenth to one eightieth and more, including Edith Reichert Edward Gabel Nellie Jones Flora Hasselback Charles Raiber and many others.

Rosa B Hicks Cedar Rapids Charles E. Raiber W. L. Drackett Robert Drackett William Raiber Edith Reichert Edward Gabel Nellie Jones Flora Hasselback Charles Raiber Wesley

First Assignment of Equity Cases Is Made

The first assignment of equity cases for hearing at the November term of Linn County's district court was made by Judge J. E. Heiserman Tuesday. The schedule lists cases from November 8 to November 17 including Thompson v Town Iron and Coal Co and various others with motions and receivership matters noted.

Linn County J. E. Heiserman Thompson, Tr S. Town Iron and Coal Company Fort Dodge Tron and Metal Company Giffert Thompson Lybarger Bohac Sweet Siles Gdn Simonson Buresh Scott Drumbarger Houska Lane Hasek Fowler Cite Hadad Thornwood Arnold Arrnold Shipe Adm Prochaska Swett Board of Review Iowa State Bank Aldh Estes Siamis Perfection Blog Co Pratt Burhman Et al Reynolds Gatto Merchants National Bank City Realty Company Stalker Hamilton Kohl

Coggon State Bank Assets Sold for 200 Bid Accepted

D W Bates receiver of the closed Coggon State Bank had a $200 bid for remaining assets approved by Judge J E Heiserman after Cropper and Cropper of Ottumwa submitted the offer. Separate bids totaled $127. Joe Brink embezzlement case dismissed for want of evidence by Judge H C Ring. Brinks fate tied to possible drowning in Lake of the Woods Canada during hunting trip mid October.

D. W Bates Coggon State Bank J. E. Heiserman Cropper and Cropper Ottumwa E. W. Cropper Joe Brink Joseph L. Drakos Cedar Rapids Joe B. Brink H. C. Ring Drakos Lake of the Woods Canada Brink H. R. Churchill Sal

Legal notices and probate filings in Riverside area

Court filings show a $300 bond and dismissed injunction suit over insurance funds. Henry B. Irrvin claims $11 plus $2 costs from an $82.30 justice court judgment against J. K. Finch. Paul S Ray dismisses a $500 war damage action against R P Andreas and Lowell Andreas. Rosa A. Light and Hattie Weed wills probated. George D. Sailor named executor for Light. Floyd H. Weed named executor for Weed. Mildred Louise Williams seeks divorce from James Williams with support and property attachment.

Ed Lundquist Henry B. Irrvin J. K. Finch M . E. Neptash Riverside Paul S Ray R P. Andreas Lowell Andreas Bever Avenue Twentieth Street SE Mildred Louise Williams James Williams Iowa City

Stresses Protection Against Poison Gases In Areas Of Warfare

Lieut. Col. Jack J. Hinman Jr of the Iowa National Guard spoke at the Canopus club about gas defense in wartime. He named Lewisite and mustard gas as highly devastating while phosgene is efficient due to ground nonstay. He emphasized gas masks and detection of odors as crucial and explained WWII era and current army masks.

Jack J. Hinman, Jr Iowa National Guard Canopus Club Roosevelt Hotel Hinman

Want Ads Accepted for Same Day or Weekend Publication

The Cedar Rapids Gazette accepts want ads by telephone mail or in person at the office. Ads must be received by 12 noon for same day publication and by 5 pm Saturday for the Sunday Gazette. The Gazette is not responsible for more than one incorrect insertion of any advertisement ordered for more than one day.

Gazette United States Gazette Office Sunday Gazette The Cedar Rapids Dawals Gazette Cookware Division Stainlass Steel LaGrange Reading Liberal Commission MM. R Smith Newman Ad Resu Central Employment Agcy Granby Aes

Lost and Found Notices From Local Funeral Homes

Several lost items including a 3 year old roan mare with a reward, a 20 gauge Winchester shotgun near Cedar Rapids, a tan femaleKinganese dog from 218 7th St NE, blue embroidered silk gloves at the post office, a red chow named Chi, and contact numbers for rewards and pickups. Also lists Brady Mortuary notices.

Dial Cedar Rapids 7Th St Center Point Red Chow Chi

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