Livestock Prices Steady in Quiet Weekend Trade
CHICAGO AP livestock prices held steady during a quiet weekend with small receipts. Hog prices ranged 345 to 640 for 140-220 pound hogs, with top hogs at 660 unchanged. Fat lambs and packing sows fell while light lambs rose 10 to 15 cents and cattle posted gains on solid demand amid defense program effects.
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Chicago
Pricme
Areks
South ST Pacl
Minn
Wodahs
SBS Rts
Cay Choice
Omana Livestock
Omaha
U S Dept Asriculture
Salahi
Buis
Rales
Freders
Werk Fed
Ang
Sioun City
Sioux City
U. S. Dept Asriculture
Chicago live stock market notes hog cattle and sheep prices
Receipts for hogs cattle and sheep across major trading centers show mixed demand with top hogs near steady and cattle demand steady to firmer. Prices vary by weight and grade with western and Canadian cattle sessions and regional bids influencing bid levels.
Des Moines Receipts Map 16 Percent Ration Yard Network
Records show Combined system with receipts at 16 percent ration yards and 10 packing plants located in Iowa's interior towns and the south.
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Des Moines
US Dept Agriculture
Interfar
Towa
Southern
Reading of Agricultural Market Prices and Feed Offers
Market data show Minnesota 24 hour period ending Saturday with varied livestock weights and price bids. Reports list beef and Pork segment prices from 160 to 500 pounds, with prices ranging from 4.70 to 5.95 per unit and several weight categories noted. Industry terms reflect cattle ranges, barrow and gift stock, and feed figures for different weight classes.
Cedar Rapids Market Prices Mixed for Grains and Livestock
Market listings show grain prices for wheat oats barley and soybeans with No 1 wheat at 76 cents and soybeans at 6 cents. hay straw and poultry rates are listed, including hens and leghorns priced by weight. Also posted are fruits vegetables and misc farm items with varied per unit prices and cured hides rates.
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Leshorn
Hichts
Local porkers hold steady in Cal market
For the second day no changes were seen in local quotations and the no-fill top remains at 6.20 dollars. Hees continue steady as market activity remains flat with no new bids or offers.
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Hees
Markets Report: Potato Arrivals and Dairy Prices in Chicago
Chicago market notes show potato arrivals at 131 on track with 399 shipments, with Idaho russets and Colorado samples listed. Butter receipts total 764,359 units and eggs at 2,432 cases with prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Ius Dent
Idaho
Colorado
U S
Nevraska Bliss
Wife Seeks Cross Petition in Cedar Rapids Divorce
Maurine Arlene Jones asks divorce on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds in a cross petition to Walter Blackburn Jones filed Oct 1. They wed in Cedar Rapids May 18. Other suits include Henry Oltman v Ona Mae Oltman and Daniel B Moore v Lena Moore, both filed on grounds of cruelty and submitted to Judge H C Ring.
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Walter Blackburn Jones
Maurine Arlene Jones
Maurine Arlene Halsey
Cedar Rapids
H. C Ring
Henry Oltman
Ona Mae Oltman
Benson, MI
Daniel B Moore
Lena Moore
Held On Fishing Charge In 10 Day Commitment
Ernest Rohn, 44, of Central City, was jailed Friday evening in a fishing case after a 10 day commitment issued by Justice A. R. Hoffman of Central City. State Conservation Officer Beckman made the arrest.
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Justice A. R. Hoffman
Central City
Ernest Rohn
Beckman
Wife Sues Kenneth Bartosh in Divorce Suit
Norma R Bartosh files for divorce from Kenneth Bartosh on cruelty grounds. The couple wed in Cedar Rapids on September 21. She seeks restoration of her prior name Norma R Heald.
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Kenneth Bartosh
Norma R Bartosh
Cedar Rapids
Norma R. Heald
Man linked to slot raids held on counterfeiting charge
George Stickley 38 of 363 Eighth Avenue SW was picked up on a bench warrant charging counterfeiting. His Sept 19 arrest over 41 mutilated pennies led to Sept 20 raids that seized 37 slot machines at five private clubs. He posted $1,000 bond and was released after admitting to filing pennies at the city barn and coating them with mercury to look like dimes for use in a 10 cent slot at the Eagles club.
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George Stickley
Eighth Avenue
Stickley
Eagles Club
Local Men Take 9 Day Vacation By Airplane
Jim Wathan and Herbert L. Morehead Jr. returned Friday night from a nine day airplane vacation covering about 3000 miles with sightseeing stops in Houston Galveston New Orleans Jackson Mississippi and Memphis They enjoyed fair weather throughout and avoided trouble except for a forced landing near Bryan Texas when they ran out of gas while seeking an airport not shown on the map A pasture owner helped move cows away and drove them to town before they continued their trip
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Jim Wathan
Mount Vernon Road
Herbert L. Morehead, Jr
Sixteenth Street
Houston
Galveston
Tex
New Orleans
Jackson
Miss
Memphis
Bryan
Wisconsin Cheese Markets Fall Regulated Quotas Oct Week
Wisconsin cheese prices edge lower as the government wool ruling spurs market chatter. Plymouth reports cheese quotas for Oct 14 19 with cheddar around 13 1 2 cents and American near 15 1 2 cents. Boston markets note easing demand for fine and half-bloods with late prices generally above earlier ranges.
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Wisconsin
Plymouth
Sr Commendores Jatac Americas
Boston
US Dept Agriculture
No Paralysis Cases In Cedar Rapids For Month
Cedar Rapids reported no infantile paralysis cases for a full month ending Saturday. Assistant city health officer Tony Tlusty noted the last polio case in the area occurred September 12. He cited a statewide outbreak decline with 100 new cases in Town the prior week and 65 the next week. current week figures are unavailable.
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Cedar Rapids
Tony Tlusty
Trusty
Carol and Magda Reported In Madrid
Reported in Madrid and expected in Lisbon soon are former King Carol of Romania and his companion Magda Lupescu. Relate informants said Saturday they are currently in Madrid.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Carol of Romania
Magda Lupescu
Madrid
Londoners Drown In Bomb Crater
London drowning deaths occur after people topple into a large bomb crater filled with water from a broken main. Emergency crews reported several fatalities and injuries as the crater flooded a London street.
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London
Convicted Chicago gambling czar found guilty of tax evasion
William R. Johnson known as Big Bill Johnson was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the federal government of 1,887,664 in income taxes from 1936 to 1939. A jury convicted Johnson and five co defendants while three others were acquitted. The evaded income allegedly came from Chicago’s elaborate gambling houses with prosecutors led by Assistant US Attorney Earle C. Hurley.
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Chicago
INS
William R
Big Bill
Johnson
Earle C. Hurley
British Bombing Ravages Benghazi Dwellings Cathedral
A high command communique said British planes bombed Benghazi in northern Africa inflicting considerable damage on civilian dwellings and on the cathedral. The attack targeted Italy's large North African base and was reported Saturday from Rome.
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Rome
Benghazi
Italy
High Command
Hal Roach’s Wife Seeks Separation From Producer
Hollywood report states Mar guerite Roach, after 24 years of marriage to Hal Roach, filed a suit for separate maintenance seeking 2125 dollars monthly alimony for herself and daughter Margaret and a fair division of community property.
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Hollywood
INS
Marguerite Roach
Hal Roach
Margaret
Waterfront strike threat lifts nationwide labor tension
Seattle dispatch reports International Longshoremen's Association officials threaten a nationwide waterfront walkout over delays in labor board decisions. Pacific coast secretary T A Thronson says AFL unions will cooperate to tie up ports from the east coast to the Pacific. Harry R Bridges counters that neither ILA nor sailors’ unions have the strength to shut the ports.
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Seattle
National Labor Relations Board
International Longshoremen's Association
T A Thronson
Pacific Coast
ILA
American Federation of Labor
AFL
East Coast
Gulf and Pacific
Harry R. Bridges
CIO
Sailors’ Union
City Briefs Highlight Local Health, Transportation, and Crime
Satisfactory recovery reported for W J Brown at St Luke's after major operation last Tuesday. Betty Stickley, 12, daughter of George and Mrs Stickley, at St Luke's in good condition after appendectomy Tuesday. North Western railroad tests a diesel switch engine here but needs a heavier unit for local yards. Robert Kula, 10 months, son of Edward and Mrs Kula, treated at St Luke's for intestinal infection. condition fairly good. Harry Rector and R W Beckman arrested for illegal throw line use in the Wapsie river. Ernest Rohn of Central City given ten days in county jail. Staff Sgt. William R. Barnett assigned to Cedar Rapids recruiting office from Wichita. Joseph Patt Butler of Clinton enlisted for medical corps at Fort Snelling. Services at Assembly of God Church scheduled with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., worship at 11, evangelistic service at 7:45 p.m., and special services all week at 7:45 p.m. Rev. Harry A. Stemme now pastor. Two dogs on Eleventh street NW poisoned. complaints filed by Harry DuBois and Ralph Reed.
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Harry Rector
R. W. Beckman
Wapsie
Ernest Rohn
Central City
Justice Hoffman
William R. Barnett
Cedar Rapids
Federal
Wichita, Kan
Joseph Patt, Butler
Clinton
Medical Corps
Fort Snelling
Assembly of God Church
Seventh Street SE
Harry A. Stemme
Cedar Rapids Teacher Leader Heads to Washington for Equal Opportunity Work
Harold Templeman president of the Cedar Rapids Classroom Teachers association leaves Thursday for Washington DC to join the National Education Association equal opportunity committee. Appointed by NEA president Donald DuShane he becomes Midwest representative to organize efforts from Minnesota to Louisiana for rural and city school children. He plans to return Sunday night.
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Washington
Harold Templeman
Cedar Rapids Classroom Teachers Association
Leff
Financial Markets Closed for Columbus Day Observance
Major financial and commodity markets in the United States and Latin America were closed Saturday in observance of Columbus Day. No trading occurred as institutions paused for the holiday.
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United Press
United States
Latin America
Portable chair’s bow marks Mississippi execution premiere
The nations first portable electric chair debuted in Lacedale Mississippi as 28 year old African American condemned man was executed for killing his estranged wife.
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Lacedale
Miss
Mississippi
British shipowners buy 109 U S vessels after war losses
Washington report states British shipowners purchased 109 American vessels since the war to replace merchant marine losses. A naval survey noted the trend as of Saturday, signaling continued reliance on U S assets.
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U. S
Washington
Maries
U S Moves To Win Russia Support On War Fronts
The United States released seven million dollars of embargoed machine tools for export to the Soviet Union and the Maritime Commission approved chartering over 100000 tons of American tankers to the Soviet. Officials say the actions aim to strengthen a British American united front against Japan and improve Soviet American relations after talks led by Undersecretary Sumner Welles with Soviet Ambassador Constante Dumansky.
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United States
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R. L. Maxwell
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Far East
California
Los Angeles
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Siberia
Caspian Sea
Moscow
Sumner Welles
Constantine Dumansky
Marion Community News Highlights Local Socials and Visits
Marion residents share social events and travels including hostesses Miss Catherine Crane and Mrs Elmer Nelson at a Friday buffet. Out of town guests include La Verna Titus Jeannette Titus and Betty Howell. Meetings cover Reading Circle reviews and Federation reports with Mrs A Newman presiding. Local and nearby travels list Iowa City Cedar Rapids Perry Mount Ayr and Des Moines visitors and upcoming public talks and events.
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Catherine Crane
Elmer Nelson
Muscatine
Kathryn Kendall
Bernita Sebern
Elmor Kendall
Marion
Kendall
Miss Crane
la Verna Mae Titus
Dike
Jeannette Titus
Betty Howell
Iowa City
Robert Hutchison
Gary
Ind
Catherine Cooper
Cedar Rapids
Reds and Finns Agree to Demilitarize Aaland Islands
Moscow announced that Russia and Finland signed a demilitarization pact for the Aaland islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia. Existing works will be dismantled to prevent use by other powers, with Molotoff and Paasikivi signing for the two governments.
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Moscow Radio
Russia
Finland
Aaland
Gulf of Bothnia
Sweden
Aalands
Moscow
Baltic
Marion area church services and schedules
Local church notices list worship times, Bible schools, and activities for multiple denominations including Baptist St Joseph's Catholic Christian Congregational Free Methodist Methodist Presbyterian Saint Paul's Evangelical Walther League and Seventh Day Church of God. Activities span morning and evening services youth groups and special sermons.
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St Joseph's
T. J. McEliott
Vernon H. Carter
Bible School
Samuel D. Noah of
Waubeek
Christian Endeavor
Raymond C Swisher
Pilgrim Highroaders
Monticello
Herbert Livingston
Arthur W. Henke
C. V. R de Jong
Ladies Spiritual Life Group
Saint Paul's Evangelical Wutcherand
Carl E. Krog
Walther League
Seventh Day Church of God
Sixth Street
Ninth Avenue
Prairie Chapel
J. B Clyde
Epworth League
Alburnett Methodist
JB. Clyde
Draft eligibles must enroll in own voting precinct
Linn County Auditor Vesely, chief draft registration officer, told 69 chief registrars that men eligible for enrollment must register in the voting precinct where they live unless away for the day or registering at their workplace. The 21 to 35 age group will be enrolled.
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Robert M. Vesely
Linn County
Vesely
WMT
Cedar Rapids Y M C A Offers Free Draftee Memberships
The Cedar Rapids Y M C A board unanimously voted to provide free memberships to all drafted and enlisted men. Those already members may receive a refund or an extension for service time. The notice included greetings from Wendell L. Willkie and a London founding anniversary context.
Blonde car thief called toughest ever by officers
An 18 year old blonde and two youths, held for car theft and robbery, were sent back to Colfax, Washington. The trio’s cross country crime spree from Kaukauna, Wisconsin, to Spokane ended after a Friday clash during which they were wounded. The girl taunted officers and even asked for buckshot souvenir from a doctor.
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Walla Walla
Wash
Colfax
Bernice Treichel
Richard Letteau
Allen Treichel
Kaukauna
Wis
Spokane
Miss Treichel
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St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids
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Owen
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Waubeck
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June
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the Gazette
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16Th Ave
Jst
Edward R. Kuba
Uptown Village
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Ambulance Service CO
Dial
Sierel's Loan
2Nd Ave. E
Trobasco. Jeweler
2Nd Ave
Incent
Ard St
Pork
Andrew
St. SW
Allied van Lines
Calder's van & Storage Co
Inc
Dia
St. SE
2Nd ST NE
Tom
Mason Cleaver
3Rd Ave
Griffith Feather Mattress Co
Lovely Lady Oil
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Alshop
Delux Beauty Shop
Carl
Lillian Lady Beauty Shop
Stark's Beauty Shop
Paris Academy OF Beauty
Bohemian Orchestra
Cs.p.s. Hall
Udesen
Paul Moorehead
Will Osborne
Magnus Stables
Hurdle
Marion Bird
H Stepman
Turkey House
Walford
Louie
Aries
Yellow Cab
McAllister
Magh Anderson & Son
Ehlers
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