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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
10
Coal and Wood classified item appears in the Tribune page nine section for Greeley. readers see a busy ad space described as the shopping place of thousands, yet the scene shows no crowd.
A fragmented OCR of advertising rates and assorted classified notices. Contains pricing cues per column inch and various ad categories including rentals, real estate, services, and kept contact notes. Names and addresses are interspersed with incomplete phrases and stray listings.
Miscellaneous ads note money to loan on real estate and personal items, with banks and stores offering loans and services. Listings mention rooms for rent, hotel camping, student housing, and real estate opportunities in Greeley area. Several items include coal, livestock, and used cars for sale with prices and contact references.
Market report shows fed cattle divided by category with prices around 8.60 to 11.00 and feeders near 2.70 to 4.25. Omaha and Chicago figures indicate totals near 14,000 to 17,000 head, with steady to higher demand for salable cattle and limited feeder availability.
A dense market roundup reports cattle and calf prices, hog quotes, and grain movements across regions. Highlights include steers around 0 to 4 dollars, dairy fat cattle steady, western bred stock calves valued up to 11.80, and corn futures easing with December forecasts. Buyers and shippers observe slower demand but steady prices for select lots.
A chaotic report from Columbus indicates a car parking incident where a resident’s keys were locked inside the ignition, prompting a neighbor to intervene. The narrative shifts to a separate Chicago area travel check, noting a late stop and a concerned request to contact a building janitor about a gas shutoff.
Amid rationing and nightly curfews Avon celebrates its annual lovers festival despite unrest. Parents whisper of matchmakers as youth scan crowds for possible life partners. The event, held before Roman occupation era tensions, remains a rare social beacon inviting matches and social mixing in troubled times.
Theta Sigma Upsilon wins the intramural debate trophy at CSCE defeating 20 independent teams in the finals. The winning team, led by Maiyed Ghey and Mildred Finch, debated to affirm the resolution about university admission standards.
Local buyers pay farmers Friday for spring wheat and hard winter wheat with prices around 107 for Komer spring wheat and various oats and potatoes listed. Butterfat and feed prices appear in trade with mixed values, while grain products like rolled barley screenings and core chop are noted. Terms include regional outputs from Greeley and Dec 6 collections, with several unreadable entries in the OCR text.
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