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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
2
Partial OCR reads show a notice about mail service pricing or delivery options. It mentions second class mail, period by week, and carrier charges around $4.00. Details are incomplete, but the item records a rate or mailing option adjustment in the postal section.
Fragmentary OCR preserves a phrase about Congress and religion liberty, referencing the U S Constitution. The text hints at the First Amendment protections of religion, speech, and press, though garbled. The snippet suggests a historical or legal context concerning constitutional limits on government establishment or restriction of religious practice and free expression.
Editorial comments compare Harry Bridges opinions with strikes at Inglewood and a Marshalltown meeting to demand higher wages. The piece argues for balanced profits and warns that postwar taxes erode corporate gains while urging workers to accept adjusted living costs and strategic wage demands.
In a report from the Ames County Extension Economic section, farmers in Jowa show signs of financial strain as income remains low and cost pressures persist across the farming community.
A Iowa State College extension report shows all farming sections except the southern pasture area posted higher incomes than in 1929s boom year. Major gains driven by AAA payments and hog prices are expected to raise incomes in western livestock regions while southern pastures lag due to drought recovery and delayed pasture response. Also discussed are fewer Sunday traffic accidents than other week days, based on Iowa data for 1940.
The piece notes a heated public scene where speakers denounce communists as Russian tools and urge legislative action. One speaker calls for leaders of the crowd to be sent to camps and guarded. The article also mentions Iowa labor issues and forecasts of wages around 15 pounds.
Little Annie Rooney and dozens of neighbors attend W S C S at the Methodist church. Visits span Moorland Ta to Oelwein with multiple callers and a June 6 anniversary at the Gunnison home. Florence Strachan wins Best of Better Groomed Girl. 4 H and lodge gatherings dot the week with many relatives present.
The article notes opposition to a proposed government land purchase as landowners inflate prices. It discusses possible condemnation but cites past failures, with allied forces gaining ground around Damascus and Beirut. It warns against rising confidence games targeting towns like Des Moines Cedar Rapids Davenport and Waterloo.
Market notes review livestock trends with mentions of beef and cattle prices, futures outlook, and regional supply signals. Data points are sparse but indicate price movement and seasonal demand factors influencing cattle and sheep markets.
Oelwein market prices list varied items including colored fowl from 3 to 5 pounds and fowl under 4 pounds. New York produce quotes appear with June 12 figures and assorted lots of eggs, broilers, ducks, and frozen items. Western and Long Island shipments show multiple crate and box counts with prices noted for fresh and frozen poultry and seafood.
Chicago livestock quotes include stocker feeder cattle at 1050 pounds and lighter offerings. Prices seen at 73.14 and 73.73 with varying bids and good quality lots noted.
Wheat softened slightly finishing 1-2 to 7-8 cent lower as July contracts hovered near the prior close. Corn rose 1-8 to 1-4 cent, oats up 1-4, rye down 5-8, and soybeans gained 7-8 with July at 1.36 1-2. Market notes weak wheat, steady corn, and soybean strength tied to cotton and weather factors. activity was light with scattered offerings and limited buying support.
The report covers stable to firm poultry markets with steady receipts for geese turkeys and fowls and strong cheese demand. Wisconsin and Chicago markets show fresh make, higher creamery prices, and rounded egg trades with numerous grade levels noted.
Stocks firm in moderate trading with curb stocks irregular as bonds rise. Chicago markets show firmness with grains led by wheat and corn modest higher. Cotton and rubber futures retreat while Siker in New York holds at 34 3-4 cents per ounce.
The day saw mixed closes with a new high in the May production index at 148 percent of the 1935-39 average. Wheat and cotton edged down while Latin American issues and foreign groups drew activity. Railroads reported March earnings of 35,25 million, narrowing from last year’s loss, and investors favored select issues in sugars, copper, and shipping amid profit taking on several names including Chrysler and Public Service of New Jersey.
Stock market edges mixed with rails and steel leading modest gains. Major indices narrow, volume rises with General Steel Castings and Phillips-Jones preferred advancing, while International Harvester dips and Deere & Co holds steady amid a broadly unchanged utilities sector.
Mrs Leslie Witmer and Mrs Fred Fensterman attended the W S C S guest day at Methie Church in Fairbanks Wednesday afternoon. Ruth Knowles of Oelwein visited Billie White during the week. Timers called on Adelbert Smith and Frank Karres Friday. Myrtle Pond and sister Mrs Will Campell of Finette attended a birthday party. Mrs Frark Kraeger and relatives visited the Karnes home. Mr and Mrs Gordon Buchard and children of Hazleton were callers in the Hill and McFee homes Tuesday evening. Wayne Brindle and son and Mrs Walter Fimmel visited in the Lowe Brindle home at week’s end. Kenneth Kraubeer of Waterloo visited the Julia Clark home. Mrs Harry Ballou and Mrs Fred ...
The article attributes to early humans a method to hunt elephants by luring a herd into large pits. A.supporting device used to kill involved boulders suspended on a leather strap dropped onto the elephant's head by several men, akin to modern pile driving by riveted workers.
Shortest Highway Texas claims to have the shortest state highway in the country, a two block street in Huntsville leading to the grave of Sam Houston. Officially designated as State Highway 218, it starts from U.S. Highway 74 and ends at the grave site.
Harvey W. Brown president of the International Association of Machinists enters the White House for a Roosevelt summoned conference about the machinists strike at 11 San Francisco bay shipyards.
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