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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1944

Page

6

Fairly Active Livestock Markets Across Midwest and Chicago

Slaughter cattle and hog markets show active bidding with top cattle around 18.35 and steady to higher demand for stockers. Iowa and Omaha receipts mix cattle and hogs with steady to higher feeder and stocker prices. Sioux City and Chicago report balanced, steady to higher volumes and mixed lamb and sheep trading, with western lambs and feeders in active demand.

Chicago Omaha Livestock Omaha Utah Erade Western WFA Sioux City WPFA Cannes Saleen

New York Produce Prices and Wholesale Markets

New York wholesale prices for butter eggs cheese and poultry shown with two day receipts. Butter ranges firm with high bids and premium scores. cheese and eggs show steady levels. poultry markets firm with limited offers including roosters rabbits fowls and squabs.

New York

Chicago Produce Market Report Notes Mixed Prices

Saturday and Sunday totals show steady receipts for eggs and butter with some declines in demand. Poultry and meat skews mixed, with turkeys and roosters varying in price while ducks and geese show divergence. Regional shipments from Idaho Minnesota and North Dakota are mentioned alongside commercial price ranges and specific varieties.

Chicago Geese Wall U. S Idaho Russel Burbanks

Wisconsin cheese CT sales and car bids report

A miscellaneous note reports United States No 1 twins or cars 2344c squares 24 percent oc with no bids uncovered. No further details or names are provided in the readable text.

Wisconsin United States

River Stages Report Shows Minor Movement Across Hydrology

River stage readings indicate small changes with 4.0 and 4.7 noted, a rise to 6.2 and 7.0 observed in related gauges, and a 0.3 to 0.4 percentage shift. no significant alteration in water levels beyond these marginal readings.

$300 Judgment in Car Collision Case

Judge G. K. Thompson awards Lois J. Mitchell $300 against George F. Nicholas after a collision on Sept. 19 in Mariana. Nicholas dismissed with prejudice a counterclaim seeking $350 for damages to his car. Mitchell claimed $1,075 for personal injuries and damages.

G. K. Thompson Lois J. Mitchell Mt. Vernon George F. Nicholas Jacksonville Fla Nicholas Mariana Damazges

Cedar Hog Market Holds Steady At Top Prices

The Cedar hog market remains at ceiling levels on Monday with prime butchers at 14.45 dollars. Packers fees show varied figures and lambs and sheep are priced by weight and quality, with cannery ewes and buck lambs discounted.

Cedar Rapids grain prices and wholesale fruit market report

Grain prices list corn yellow Old No 2 at 1.0442 soybeans 1.86 per bushel oats new White No 2 66c No 3 65c rye No 2 1.00 and more hay prices grain commodities including baled hay 14.00 per ton heavy and light springs hens leghorn prices range. Wholesale fruits vegetables Michigan celery 1.40 per dot Arizona colorad o Pasco celery 4.25 per crate lemons 6.84 California Valencia 6.41 lettuce 5.53 sweet potatoes Jersey U No 1 apples jonathans 3.85 McIntosh 3.50 Russet Idaho 375 California grapefruit 5.37 hides and animal products prices listed No 1 cured 12 No 2 cured tic No 1 calf hides 13c No 2 calf 12 4ac No 1 horse 6.50 No 2 horse 6.00 No 1 kip 12 4gc. Tail and mane included. Bony and glue half price.

Michigan Colorado California Jersey Idaho U. S

Grains Develop Weak Tendency Amid Selloff

Chicago grain futures opened weak as stop-loss selling hit wheat and rye and demand remained low. Wheat, oats, rye, and barley fell across the board with December quotes slipping, reflecting a cautious market mood and disappointing demand signals.

Chicago

Chicago cash provisions and grain prices

Chicago market update lists cash wheat at No 2 hard 1.66, oats No 3 mixed 65 2 cents, No 1 white 67 cents, No 4 white heavy 65 cents. Malting barley 1.1541.37, feed 1.10. Field seed per hundredweight Timothy 50 26, red clover 31.50, alsike 28.50.

Chicago Timothy Se

Stocks dip after four straight gains in New York trading

New York stocks largely eased on Monday after a four session rally as market leaders slipped to lower levels. Trading volume was around 600,900 shares, one of the lighter totals in recent months, with many industrial issues listed among the day’s decliners.

New York

New York Bond Market Shows Irregularity In Reorganization Issues

The New York bond market opened with irregularity as reorganization rail issues met supply, with overall buying weak except in select favored loans. Baltimore and Ohio rail bonds led gains up to two points at the final hour, while loans from St Paul, Rock Island, Missouri Pacific and others saw moderate support.

New York Baltimore and Ohio Railroad St Paul Rock Island Missouri Pacific

Marion Man Accused of Supplying Liquor to Minor

Joe J. Mally, 45, of route 3 Marion pled innocent when arraigned in Judge G K Thompson court Monday on a charge of giving intoxicating liquor to a minor. Arrested by deputies Harlan Snyder and P J White more near Marion early Sunday. Bond set at 1000 dollars and he was released from Linn County jail.

Joe J. Mally Route 3 Marion G. K. Thompson Harlan Snyder P. J. Whittemore Mally Linn County

Red Cross dressings class to close. War Dads meet in YMCA theater

Mrs L K Cornell announced the Red Cross surgical dressings class will be closed Wednesday. American War Dads chapter No 11 will hold its October meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the YMCA little theater. Sunday school extension classes will be held each Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. at the home of Mrs Roy Kessler 940 L street SW for school children in the vicinity.

Y.M.C.A. Little Theater Roy Kessler L Street

Bombers Hit Reich Cities in Major Allied Raid

London reports more than 1,100 Fortresses and Liberators with strong fighter escorts attacked military targets in Schweinfurt Coblenz and Mainz on Monday.

London Schweinfurt Coblenz Mainz

Couple Sentenced in Lewdness Case in Local Court

Theresa Clifford 19 of a local hotel address and Eugene Renault 38 of New York City pled guilty to a joint lewdness charge in Judge M C Hamiel's court. Clifford received six months at Rockwell City reformatory and Renault six months in Linn County jail. Appeal bonds set at 1000 dollars after police arrested them at a local hotel Sunday.

Theresa Alice Clifford Eugene Renault Edward Russell New York City M. C Hamiel Miss Clifford Women’s State Reformatory Rockwell City Renault Linn County

City Council Approves Beer Permit Transfer and Budget Move

The city council approved transferring a class C beer permit from George R. Stratton at 142 Thirtieth Street Drive SE to 212 F Avenue NW. It also approved moving 6336.50 from waterworks to the sewer rental fund for disposal service. A notice of assessment for street rubbish removal and repair was approved.

George R. Stratton Thirtieth Street F Avenue NW Force Disposal Service Novak Heating Co 3rd_Ave Goodyear 2Nd Ave Pigman & CO. We

Coal stocks fall vs last year under Ickes report

Secretary Ickes announced that on September 1 coal on hand was 11 million 487 thousand tons lower than the prior year. He warned the upcoming heating season would be less favorable than earlier wartime winters.

Washington INS Ickes

Innocent Plea Entered in Breaking and Entering Case

Milo S. Christopherson of Rochester Minnesota pleaded innocent Monday in Judge M C Hamiel's court to breaking and entering. He was held in Linn county jail in lieu of 2500 dollars. Police say he was recently released from Anamosa reformatory for being in a room without invitation.

Milo S. Christopherson Rochester Minn M. C. Hamiel Linn County Anamosa

Pondering Purse Strings in City Pool Budget Battle

City council workers expressed amazement as Mayor Hahn read a playground and recreation commission report from October 3, 1944. The document notes plans to establish a separate swimming pool fund, with a $900 transfer proposed from the recreation budget to seed the pool fund despite missing commission approval. The 1944-45 commission budget stood at $29,600, while the 1945-46 budget rose to $38,767 as officials aim to finance the pool project within stated funds.

F. K. Hahn Playground and Recreation Commission Commission L. D. Burgus Burgus Recreation and Playground Commission Black Robert Black Recreation Commission

Nazis Reported Quitting Athens

British advances in Greece drive toward Corinth as German forces reportedly evacuate Athens. British troops near the Isthmus of Corinth have captured Navplion and may have entered Corinth, narrowing the overland escape for any remaining Germans in the Peloponnesus.

Rome Athens Peloponnesus Corinth Geteway Greece Navplion

Dinner After Initiation Of K C Candidates

More than 300 joined a Cedar Rapids Knights of Columbus initiation at the Columbus Club on 716 Avenue NE. The event followed the initiation of 38 candidates from Van Horne and nearby areas, with visitors from Des Moines Iowa City and Williamsburg. State deputy George O Malley and state secretary Ray Conley attended. The De agen council’s membership exceeded 700.

Columbus Club Avenue NE van Horne Cedar Rapids Council of the Knights of Columbus Des Moines Iowa City Williamsburg George O’malley Ray Conley Deagen Council

Card of Thanks and Lost and Found Notices

Card of Thanks Graves Aloe thanks friends for assistance and floral offerings and funeral services for husband and father. Mrs Weems thanks friends for kindness during illness and death. Lost and Found notices include a billfold with Collins photos and money, a black billfold, a gray fountain pen with gold trim, black hip boots, and a gas ration book. Rewards offered. Personal notices and printing ad follow.

Weems Weems and Johnson Gray Eversha Sth Cedar Rapids

Ladies learn to sew and make clothes the modern way

An eclectic local page lists sewing centers and shops offering Singer machines, watches, jewelry, and clothing items. It promotes sewing lessons, alterations, and sales from multiple businesses near the Post Office and Palace Theater, with ads for belts, jewelry, and beauty services.

Singer Sewing Center Iack Soc iProbacce Jouety Ave Palace Theater George Swartzendruber Guaranty Florida Southeastern

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