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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1944
Page
5
A compact puzzle page listing across and down clues with definitions for a historic daily crossword. The grid is themed around ancient gods animals and common objects with several entries referencing chemistry geography and livestock terms. Includes clues like chief god Babyl and sacred bull Egypt along with agricultural and natural terms from the era.
Kuper's Grocery advertises buying turkeys and ducks for Christmas. Seize the opportunity to sell before the holiday season.
Chicago Livestock Jae shows fair activity with shifts 270 lbs and down 15 to 9 cents higher. sow prices steady. calves at 1000 fed and yearlings down 25 to 30 cents. western lambs priced around 14.50 to 14.60 for 103 lb to 150 lb ranges. Cedar Rapids hog market steady with top around 13.75. Waterloo hog market up about 10 cents with top 12.25 for 20 to 60 lb?
The Oelwein market shows steady receipts across poultry and produce. Leghorn hens and chickens, ducks, and longhorns appear in firm price ranges while potatoes, Idaho Russets, and Colorado McClures show varied arrivals and track sales across U S markets with record receipts and stable firm values.
Junior cagers prepare for a curtain raiser featuring O H S and Cedar Falls Figers with sophomore quintets. Strong reserve squad led by Borlang Clingman Fortseh and Elimer looks to impress as two games near capacity crowds.
Major League club owners weigh night baseball and roster limits as the new commissioner Les sie M. O'Connor gains sole authority after 1921. Leagues plan separate meetings to propose unlimited night games in 1945 and a higher player ceiling to reallocate returning servicemen. Edward G. Barrow suggests prohibiting park rentals to pro football until season end. O'Connor will preside over the first joint session with Ford Frick and Will Harridge, though neither league president may vote on club-related matters.
IGWA CITY The Hawkeyes posted their second straight victory by overwhelming Dakota State 87 37. Guards Jack Spencer and Weir led with 12 points each, Dick Ives added 15, while South Lakota center John Swenson led South Lakota with 12 points.
Donald L. Barnes envisions Pete Gray as a beacon for war crippled men as the St. Louis Browns pursue glory. The one-armed outfielder, who lost his right arm at six, can catch with his gloved left hand and throw from his stump, offering a symbol of courage and a potential pennant impact for the club.
Office of Price Administration reports new price schedule in draft form awaiting signatures and finalization with potential release later in the week. Prices for corn and other commodities show early easing as market conditions shift amid liberal offerings and regional price adjustments.
Wheat closed higher amid market strength in the northwest as cash demand supported prices to season highs. Corn and oats also rose while rye and barley moved within narrow ranges. Traders noted producers delaying sales awaiting official ceiling revisions.
An advertisement touts Tromone as a medical formula combining vitamins and hormones to restore vigor for middle aged men. It promises renewed zest and pleasures once associated with youth, claiming added years will not reduce enjoyment. Sold by Make Drug Co and druggists.
Stye shows dull end of week with light delivery and uneven activity. December oats display relative ease as commission houses and sellers pace tender activity. Market eyes on December news for wheat and tender adjustments.
United Press reports stocks irregularly lower in quiet trading and bonds uneven. Cotton steady with grains showing modest moves: wheat up 7 8 cents, corn up 1 2 to off 13 B, oats down 1 4, rye up 1 8 to 3 4, barley steady to up 1 2. Chicago livestock: hogs firm, cattle dull and weak, sheep steady.
Allied forces drive on after breaking German resistance in northeastern France. Patton’s Third Army advances along the Saar river, capturing Bliesbruck near Sarre, and moves toward Zweibrücken and Saarbrücken as its guns shell key industrial centers.
ELAS forces yesterday captured or destroyed 200 British gasoline drums and set fire to several buildings in southern Athens. A heavy column of black smoke rose several hundred feet over the city this morning as the British reportedly held the dominating height.
Allied headquarters report a large Japanese garrison on Leyte isolated in a pocket north of Ormoc after a fierce assault. The bulk of the enemy, once 140,000, is described as reduced to about 50,000, with a 77th Division and the Seventh Division linking up near Ormoc to seal the trap.
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