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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1944

Page

9

Livestock Markets Steady Across Iowa and Chicago Areas

Unofficial Monday estimates show cattle 15,000 hogs 20,000 sheep 8,000 in Chicago. Hog sales sparse with top at 14.75. cattle and sheep steady. Omaha receipts 400 hogs, 2,300 cattle, 3,500 sheep with varied changes. Sioux City and Chicago cattle, sheep, and hogs mostly steady to mixed with top steers around 18.25 and lambs near 14.65. Iowa receipts total 21,800 across yards and plants, with barrows and sows steady to firm. Des Moines market reports show ranges from 12.50 to 14.70 for various weights.

Chicago Omaha Sioux City IUPI WFA Chicago Livestock Chicago API Montana Nberal Iowa Des Moines Tinsi—Iwfa Towa Minnesota Mason Casinass Ottumwa Austin

Grains Irregular In Nervous Trade

Grain futures were irregular as rye moved up and down rapidly and wheat fluctuated in a narrow range. At the close wheat rose about 4 percent for the day with July and September contracts listed, oats rose modestly, rye unchanged to a small decline, and barley edged lower amid a choppy session in Chicago markets. CHICAGO CASH PROVISIONS show various bids for wheat oats and barley with seed and clover prices noted.

Chicago

Chicago Produce Report Shows Mixed Steady Trade

Chicago market notes steady receipts for butter eggs and cheese with varied scores and prices. potatoes arrivals total 199 on track with western stocks moderating demand. Colorado and Nebraska markets show No 1 and commercial price ranges while Wisconsin and North Dakota items pace the spread, overall market steadiness with slow northern demand.

Chicago Colorado Biss Nebraska Cobblers North Dakota Bliss U. S Wisconsin Bliss

Miscellaneous Wisconsin cheese and river stage notes

Reading across a patchwork of notices from Plymouth Wisconsin to the Mississippi River region, the page mentions US No 1 cheeses and local sale activity, river stage fluctuations at Davenport and Prairie du Chien, and a brief item about Montreal society leader John Ayt Brown with unclear context.

Davenport Hastings Prairie du Chien Keokuk

Stocks Open but What For

New York AP stock market reopened after three weekend holidays with a cloudy direction. Early turnover around 250000 shares marked one of the year’s smallest sessions as leading issues hovered, with several major names showing irregular lower moves and mixed results across industries.

New York

All Hogs Steady On C. R. Market

Cedar Rapids hog market held steady Saturday with top prices for prime butchers at 14.45 and packers at 13.70. Listings cover hogs from 160 to 500 pounds, cattle pricing by grade from choice to common, calves and sheep with various weights and prices, reflecting a broad market snapshot for buyers and sellers.

Cedar Rapids

Army cleaners mix vengeance humor at Camp Reynolds

Greenville Pa. Army classification officers descend on Camp Reynolds with zeal and humor. Pvt Wolf leads the cleaning detail in quarters used by Army nurses at Station Hospital and the WAC.

Greenville INS Army Camp Reynolds Station Hospital WAC Pvt Wolf

Gingham applique cross stitch towels pattern sale

Pattern 958 offers six motifs of fruit and vegetable towels for linens and garments. Transfer pattern averages 8 by 10 inches for cross stitch designs. Send 15 cents to Cedar Rapids Crigatte Needlecraft Dept Chicago to obtain pattern number and address.

Cedar Rapids Crigatte Rindolph Street

Cedar Rapids Market Report for Grain and Produce Prices

Grain and commodity prices listed including No 2 yellow corn at 1.04, No 2 yellow soybeans at 1.86, oats new white at 8c, rye No 2 at 1.05, baled hay 14 to 16, heavy springs under 3 lbs at 22c, light springs 20c, hens 20c, leghorn hens 1 1/2c, stags 1c, receipts 29c, No 1 eggs 28c, No 2 eggs 25c, pullets 16c. Wholesale fruits and vegetables priced per dozen or per crate including Michigan celery 1.25 per doz, Colorado Pasco celery 4.50 per crate, lemons 7.84, Valencia oranges 6.41, lettuce 5.53, onions 2.35, sweet potatoes 3.95, apples 3.75, Idaho Russet potatoes 4.00, California U S No 2 potatoes 3.70, California grapefruit 0.37. Hide prices No 1 cured 12c, No 2 cured 11c, No 1 calf 1.34 to 4c, No 2 calf 1 24 to 4c, No 1 horse 0.50, No 2 horse 6.00, No 1 kip 12c, No 2 kip 11c. Manes and fullltail included. pony and glue half price.

Michigan Colorado Pasco California Jersey U S Idaho DU. S U .S

Kindergarten Lad Hit by Car at 27th Street First Avenue

Five and a half year old Garry Haworth son of Mr and Mrs W R Haworth of 242 Twenty-eighth street drive SE was struck near a school stop sign while crossing Twenty seventh Street at First Avenue after leaving Arthur school. The driver stopped and Garry escaped with minor dirt and no injuries.

27Th Street First Avenue Garry Haworth W. R. Haworth Twenty-eighth Street Arthur School Garry Twenty Seventh Street

Iowa City Rent Survey Completed

Miss Kathryn O'Meara of the department of labor bureau of statistics said a survey of residential rents in Iowa City has been completed and will be sent to Washington. The findings from five interviewers across 60 blocks will guide future rent ceilings, with details remaining confidential.

Iowa City, In Iowa City Kathryn O'Meara Department of Labor Bureau of Statistics Washington

Iowa Woman to Christen Navy Tender at Sturgeon Bay

Mrs. Theodore E. Lyman of Ottumwa will christen the U S S Shakamaxon net tender at Leatham D. Smith shipyards in Sturgeon Bay. She is a mother of six sons in military service and one son killed on duty. her husband accompanies her. Her sons serve in the army navy and coast guard.

Sturgeon Bay Wis INS Iowa Navy U. S. S. Shakamaxon Leatham D. Smith Shipbuilding Company Theodore E. Lyman Ottumwa Burlington “Zephyr Army Coast Guard

Child Strangled to Death at Decorah Grain Chute Play

Special to The Gazette reports three year old Rainaldo Yarwood son of Mr and Mrs Earl Yarwood of Decorah South was strangled late Thursday when his neck became caught between boards in a grain chute where he was playing.

The Gazette Decorah Rainaldo Yarwood Earl Yarwood South of Decorah

Marion News items list local obituaries and society notices

Frank B. Miller Jr. dies at 36 at his father’s home near Alburnett. Services at Yocorn chapel pending. Local ads note real estate transfer, milk delivery changes, visitors, hospital patients, and various small town notices including lost ration book, transfers, and family events. Jeannie Ives and Mary Ellen Ford travel to Washington. Betty and family news and business ads interwoven with announcements.

Frank Miller, Jr Frank B. Miller, Jr Frank B. Miller Alburnett Yocorn Chapel

Marion area church services and schedules

Local church listings show multiple congregations with service times and programs. Baptist pastor Rev Benjamin H Shaw leads Bible school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 10 45 a m Torch Bearers meet 6 30 p m Evening worship 8 p m. Catholic Mass 8 and 10 a m at St Josephs with Rev J McElliott. Christian services led by Rev Vernon H Carter with sermon Me and My Church Evangelical activities include Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m Congregational worship 11 a m Free Methodist preaching at 11 a m and 7 45 p m Y M C A 7 15 p m. Midweek prayer 7 30 p m. Methodist Rally Day observance for church school with sermon The Secret of Happiness at 11 a m Presbyterian services 9 45 a m Sunday school 10 55 a m address How Much Is Your Debt with broadcast to church parlors Westminster Fellowship 7 p m for older youth St Pauls Lutheran vacancy pastor Rev E W Waggazer Cedar Rapids services 9 a m Sunday school 10 15 a m Sunday school picnic and teachers meeting Wednesday Seventh Day Church of God Sabbath school 10 30 a m preaching 11 30 a m Prairie Chapel Rev A B Curran Sunday school 10 a m morning worship 11 a m Epworth League 7 30 p m

Benjamin H. Shaw St. Joseph’s J. McElliott Vernon H. Carter Christian Endeavor James M. Lower C. B. Patrick James P. Gable Church School Presbyterian C. V. R. de Jong Westminster Fellowship St. Paul’s Lutheran E. W. Waggazer Cedar Rapids Seventh Day Church of God Sixth Street Ninth Avenue Prairie Chanel A. B. Curran Epworth League

Rites at Olin Monday For Lt. Sidney Story

Services for Lt. Sidney Story, killed in a California airplane crash, will be held Monday at 3 p.m. in the Olin high school auditorium. The body arrives in Anamosa Sunday with his brother in law Lt Carl Gustafsson and six officers from the Sioux City air base acting as honor guard and pallbearers.

Gazette Anamosa Sidney Story California Olin High School Carl Gustafsson Sioux City Air Base

Mystery injury to John Koury prompts police probe

Police investigate a mysterious injury to John Koury 42 of 716 Eighth Ave SE Friday night between 8 30 and 9 15. He was in Mercy Hospital with a possible skull fracture after a blow to the head. Detectives Simon and Stusak found a car skid mark and blood at intersections, suggesting he was struck and walked away. He could not assist due to illness and nothing was robbed.

John Koury Eighth Avenue SE Koury Mercy Hospital Mike Koury Eighth Street SE Harley Simon Leonard Stusak Seventh Avenue Tenth Street Sixth Avenue Simon Stusak

Purple Heart for Harry C Vernon

Harry C Vernon son of Jess Vernon 928 Fifteenth Avenue SW has been awarded the Purple Heart. Cpl Vernon 25 has served over seven years and spent two overseas. He suffered a leg injury in action near St Lo France July 26 and is currently hospitalized in England.

Harry C. Vernon Jess Vernon Fifteenth Avenue Friday Cpl. Vernon St. Lo France England

Iowan to auction goldfish farm near Story City

Fred C Corneliussen owner to auction off a goldfish farm Wednesday containing about 100000 goldfish, two large ponds, six artesian wells flowing 300 gallons a minute, and 85 acres of land three miles south and a mile east of Story City. He began with eight goldfish in 1930 and has been selling 250000 to 300000 yearly as he plans to retire.

Story City INS Fred C. Corneliussen Corneliussen

Lost and Found and Local Advertisements in City Notice

A mixed item list shows lost articles including a navy neckerchief with initials G. N. W. for C. M. Wilford, lost near F Ave. and Stepanek's Tall or shop, plus a lost lavalier with 12 pearls and a drop pearl with rewards pending. The column also runs a sequence of local ads for jewelry loans, watches, diamonds, and prewar pearls, plus services and notices.

C. M. Wilford F Ave Stepanek Tall Lavalier L. C. Stewart Center Point

Local Classified Ads Include Home Repairs and Help Wanted

A jumble of classified lines lists services from furnace cleaning and plumbing to hauling and refrigerator repair. It also advertises sales of dirt, ash, and construction materials, plus help wanted for farm hands and shop workers with many contact numbers and addresses.

New Novak Heating Co 3Rd Goodyear Service 2Nd Ave Cashman Morris Fur Shop Center Point Road Harry Davis Mack Augustine 1Th Ave Cente Point Road Pigman & CO Reliable Man Westside Dial Ray Leoper Leo J. Smith I. Kirkpatrick Roto-Rooter Cashman Plumbing & Heating Sparta J.T Thomas E. L. Hill Coggan Towa

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