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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1942
Page
2
Chicago and regional livestock markets report steady to higher prices for cattle and sheep as demand strengthens meat sales. Hog top at 14.40 per hundredweight, week totals show modest declines for some cuts. cattle and sheep reach new highs and steady gains amid light holiday receipts across Omaha Sioux City and Des Moines markets.
Chicago market notes butter receipts 652000 pounds with firm market and various butter quote levels. eggs receipts 74551 cases with grade quotes. cheese Twins and daisies prices listed. potatoes arrivals 75 on track 191, total shipments 495, supplies moderate and demand slow with Idaho russet and other regional prices noted.
Plymouth Wisconsin lists weekly quotations for cheese including twins or cheddars and state brand varieties with bids around 20 to 22 percent. The wool market from Boston notes U S Department of Agriculture prices for Montevideos at 56 485 with grease values around 36 to 57 cents and foreign medium wools showing considerable numbers.
Cedar Rapids hog and cattle prices held steady on Saturday with top hog prices at 13.70 for butchers and 1380 for long-haul no-fill. Packers posted highs around 1315, and varied hog weights from 140 to 300 pounds showed price ranges, alongside cattle listings for steers, yearlings, and cows. Lambs and sheep markets also noted, with weights and prices across multiple categories.
Grain prices listed for Wheat Oats Rye and Beans with No 1 and No 2 grades. Poultry and fruit markets show prices for springs hens ducks geese turkeys and various fruits vegetables including celery lemons oranges lettuce onions cabbage and peaches with unit amounts and wholesale terms. Also hides and horse prices noted with references to mare mane and pony values.
Des Moines WAAC graduation honors 243 officer candidates at Fort Des Moines. Squadron Officer Kathleen C. Hunt of the British women's auxiliary air force spoke on duty beyond glamour, stressing that safe, well done work by WAACs protects the country. Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby attended the ceremony.
John V. Reidel 72 confessed to beating wife 67 to death with a sledge hammer during an argument in Cincinnati He said she refused to attend church with him and that he struck her about three times He then went to his daughter's apartment where she found his wife's battered body and attacked him with a flatiron
New York AP reports a subdued trading day with sluggish dealings and foggy opening trends. Transfers hovered around 125000 shares as steels, motors, and utilities largely stalled while a few stocks edged higher. Goodyear reached a new year's high, United States Rubber and Goodrich led gains, and synthetic rubber aided the sector. Major movers included Santa Fe, Pennsylvania, Western Union, AT&T, Kennecott, J C Penney and Johns Manville with United States Steel and Bethlehem late to the tape while Westinghouse, Montgomery Ward, New York Central, Southern Pacific, Texas company, North American and Cow Chemical lagged.
A compact list of daily stock quotes from Adams Express to Zenith Radio with numerous names, prices, and abbreviations. Major banks, manufacturers, and rail firms appear alongside consumer brands in a dense market snapshot.
New York bond review notes mixed trends on Saturday with fair rail activity and several issues hitting new highs in the recent climb. Modestly higher readings appear for Baltimore Ohio Southwestern stamps 50s Chesapeake and Ohio 344s Western and Missouri ACITIC issues. fractionally lower for Nickel Plate 4s New York Central 345 and 3i7s. New Haven convertible 6s and Atlanta and Danville 33 show mixed moves. Utility and Industrial bonds remain steady while U S government and S oreleo bonds stay quiet.
Chicago market notes a quiet trading day with mixed grain and soybean futures as operators await anti inflation bill specifics. Wheat steady to down, corn and oats marginally higher, rye and soybeans barely changed. Canadian crop outlook dampens buying. Cash grain prices and provisions listed show subdued activity amid thin volume and cross market firmness.
Greenlee promoted to gunners mate second class aboard the U S S Massachusetts per wife Mildred Greenlee. Clyde Brown enlists in naval reserve, holds petty officer rating, awaiting Norfolk orders. Thomas Lazio on 15 day leave from Moffett Field after blimp crew operation in San Francisco. Orin E Olver with medical detachment at Morris Field, Charlotte, after leaving Cedar Rapids August 31.
Carroll county police report a suspect, Martin J. DeLacy 56 Cedar Rapids, arrested Friday at Allison hotel by Detective Dan Kruidemier and Deputy Sheriff Pete Whittemore. DeLacy turned over to Sheriff Thom As J Finnigan. DeLacy wanted on similar Audubon county charge. Also arrested were Joseph M. Bartosh 38 Cedar Rapids for desertion and abandonment of minor children and Lee Irvine 40 Cedar Rapids for false check charge by Sheriff A J Kutschat of Fayette county.
Vernon C. Kolsrud aged 22 of 1837 B Avenue NE pled guilty in district court to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was fined 300 dollars with an appeal bond set at 1,000 dollars and was arrested by Highway Patrolman James Gildroy last April.
Dr. G. Hubert Artis of 1812 Sec ond avenue SE pled guilty in district court to violating Iowa narcotic drug laws and was fined 250 dollars. Half the fine is suspended pending good behavior after paying 125. The information alleged professional use of narcotics without proper drug records outside prescription channels.
ANN ARBOR Mich INS two navy flyers were killed Friday in a training plane crash from Grosse He naval base. Ensign Warren T Umbright 23 Chicago pilot and Hubert E J Morlan 22 Detroit photographer's mate were identified as the victims.
Relatives report the body of Mrs George L Speakman missing since June 23 after she accompanied husband to Weaver canyon near Bakersfield California has been found. Funeral held in Bakersfield. Mr Speakman nephew of George and Albert Kaiser Mrs George Hutton and Mrs Pauline Charles.
Captain A W Pearsson of Brooklyn describes surviving 195 air raids in 41 days at Murmansk as German forces sought to destroy the port. He praised Russian resolve and noted planes destroyed, including a day with 121 enemy sorties. Russians rushed to unload ships to aid the front.
Chicago based American Walnut Manufacturers' Association says owners of walnut trees over 12 inches diameter should sell them to log buyers or mills. Executive director Burdett Green notes a walnut shortage and promises owners will be paid three to four times typical hardwood prices, aiding the fight against Nazis and Nipponese.
Independence suspect Roger A. Cummings, 32, of 1342 Fifth Street NW, was arrested in Cedar Rapids on a false check allegation. Deputy Whittemore held him until turning him over to Constable E. A. Cameron of Independence. Cummings claimed the check covered damages to a pool hall table. In other items, Fred Jolly resigns as advertising manager from LaPlant-Chaote to join Caterpillar Tractor in Peoria, Illinois, with plans to move next Saturday. his family will relocate. Frederick Barbarossa was selected as the first king in Rome’s Frankfurter city hall during the ceremony at Romer.
Guests of Mayor John C Mulllin at the Marion Golf Club Bill Reed banquet include Floyd Cunningham Des Moines state fair secretary Charles Moore All-Iowa fair secretary Mrs Moore Cedar Rapids Brady Gates Eastern Fair Association president Mrs Gates Independence Mr and Mrs Harry Rodman and Mr and Mrs Clarence Mathiessen Monticello were listed as attendees.
Lieut Albert Jordan stationed at Camp Davis arrives on leave to visit wife and relatives. A son Jack Douglas born Sept 11 at St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids. Mrs Esther Scott of Marion and Mrs Marie Hempy Thatcher of Sioux City guests of cousins Glen Hempy and family. Paul Secrist home after appendectomy. Various notices include classified ads and church club events at St Pauls Lutheran.
Morning worship times and sermons listed for Free Methodist, Methodist, Presbyterian, St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, Westminster Fellowship, Seventh Day Church of God, Prairie Chapel. Includes Sunday school hours, midweek prayers, baptism of new members, and youth group activities with pastors named.
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