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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1942
Page
3
Unofficial Monday receipts show hogs 17 000 cattle 16 000 sheep 11 000 in Chicago. Prices held steady after a week of fluctuations with hogs topping around 15.65 per hundredweight. cattle and sheep futures held near prior levels amid limited sales and mixed quality offerings across Omaha Sioux City and Des Moines markets.
The New York market lists dressed poultry with spring hens and toms priced from 37 to 42 cents in boxes and bbls, plus live poultry and other items. Cheese prices show state flats and western varieties, while butter, eggs, and potatoes in Chicago are noted with current scores and ranges.
Local hog prices on the Cedar Rapids market dropped five cents across all grades on Saturday with top hogs at 14.70 and long ton prices near 14.80. Cattle and sheep values are listed by weight and grade, showing varied declines and stable or mixed ranges across steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and lambs. Local buyers report market mix of good to choice, common, and cull categories with prices in the 9 to 18 dollar range for many classes.
A Cedar Rapids page itemizes grain prices for No 1 and No 2 oats and soybeans, hay and straw values, poultry market quotes for Leghorns and hens, ducks and geese, pigeons and fowl, wholesale fruit and vegetable prices including celery lemons and onions, and hides with assorted calf and horse prices, plus miscellaneous mane and tail prices.
The Plymouth Wisconsin wool market shows generally quiet activity last week with most trading centered in Texas. Fall shorn wools sold around 37 to 38 cents, 12 months wools at 46 to 48 cents, and a 350000 pound lot of 12 month average wool bought at 46 cents FOB. Some scoured wools quoted near ceiling prices as South American spot wools remain firm amid import uncertainties.
Tokyo dispatch cited by Berlin reports 34 persons court martialed in the Philippines with 14 sentenced to death for anti-Japanese activities and spreading anti-Japanese propaganda during the occupied period.
Cedar Rapids city hall offices will stay open through noon next week to allow registration for the November elections. Voters who have moved or changed names must update their records. those 21 or older before November 3 must register to vote. Address changes require in person submission.
In New York the market staged a late rally with industrials joining the forward swing after fatigue in the early session. Short covering and new buying pushed favorites up fractions to year peaks as volume rose near the finish and tax-friendly news supported sentiment. New York Central climbed to a 1942 high while rail and utility stocks such as Santa Fe, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, American Telephone, Western Union, Consolidated Edison, and General Electric led gains.
The page lists numerous stocks with bid prices and figures from Wall Street quotations, including Adams Express Allied Chem Johns Manville, Kennecott, Libbey Owens Ford, Lockheed, Loews, Anaconda, Armour, Atlantic and many others. It shows active trading snapshots across industries, with prices indicating current market movement and notable names like Sears Roebuck, General Electric, Goodyear, and National Dairy. The section comprises a dense mosaic of ticker symbols, company names, and fractional quotes reflecting a busy trading day.
New York bond trading showed strength in Southern Pacific and Northern Pacific notes with gains of fractions to about one point. Great Northern 4s and Rock Island 4s led refinancings, while American and Foreign Power and Northwestern refunding bonds eased slightly as U S government issues stayed steady.
Wheat and corn futures declined sharply following the Agriculture Department crop report showing a record corn harvest and near record wheat yields. Prices eased across grains with oats and rye also softening, while soybeans rose slightly amid mixed demand cues at the Chicago cash market.
Three divorces were granted and one action dismissed Friday and Saturday in Judge G Thompson's court. Betty Nolan was granted a decree from Albert Nolan on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. they wed August 24 1940 at Bethany Missouri and she restored her maiden name Betty Dvorak. Ruby Rematas obtained a divorce from Emanuel Rematas on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. they wed December 29 1936 in Cedar Rapids and she restored her maiden name Ruby Burgess. Wayne Young secured a divorce from Harriet Young on desertion. married October 13 1933 in Sigourney. Bertha Moses versus John Moses was dismissed.
Marial Lingard 25 of Kansas City pleads innocent before Judge Gick Thompson to decertion and abandonment of minor children. Lingard, husband of Evelyn Lingard of Mt Vernon, worked at Sun Flower Ordnance plant. Complaint says he stopped supporting children since Aug 14, 1942. Vernon LeRoy Tompkins 26 of 101 Bealecourt SE also pleads innocent on a statutory charge and is jailed on $2,500 bond. Margaret Rosenbaum’s will admitted to probate. she died Sept 28, 1942.
The body of John Prusek, 57, of 1024 Sixteenth Avenue SE, was found at 8 30 am Saturday on the north bank of Prairie Creek three miles south of Cedar Rapids on Sixth Street road. Coroner Munden says he likely died of a heart attack about 12 hours earlier. authorities note a possible fall from a car after the attack. Prusek worked for Cherry Burrell Corp. The body was taken to Polansky Funeral Chapel.
Alfred M. Landon accused President Roosevelt of delaying the war effort by failing to press subordinates as hard as Congress. At a Nebraska rally he cited confusion and blunders in Washington, warned of censorship and urged tougher wartime policy before the election.
The annual St. Pauls Lutheran fall fellowship supper in Memorial hall drew about 100 attendees. Rev. Carl E. Krog served as toastmaster and introduced a program of welcome, accordion and piano solos, recitations, vocal items, and readings.
Funeral services for Mrs George A Kindler were held at Yocom chapel with Marion chapter 183 O E S and various clubs attending. The Rev. Arthur W. Henke officiated and burial followed at Cedar Memorial park. Pallbearers included Harley Breed and Leslie M. Phelps among others. Relatives traveled from Prairie du Chien Chicago and La Crosse to attend.
DETROIT AP production returned to normal Saturday at Chrysler's Jefferson Avenue plant after a one day curtailment caused by a dispute over a no smoking rule.
An OCR filled page shows ad rate details for classified Want Ads and a long list of help wanted notices. It includes pricing per day, line counts, and extra charges for out of town ads, box numbers, and mailing answers, plus numerous listings for lost items, services, and jobs across Cedar Rapids area.
A compact listing of services from Baptist St. Marys Catholic Christian Congregational Pilgrim Highlanders Free Methodist Methodist Presbyterian St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Seventh Day Church of God Prairie Chanel Methodist. It covers pastors, service times, Bible school hours, sermons, special events and rally day activities.
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