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Newspaper
Oelwein Daily Register
Location
Oelwein, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
2
A fragment notes the First Amendment text from the U.S. Constitution emphasizing Congress shall make no law regarding establishment of religion or free exercise of religion, speech, or press.
An unsigned editorial discusses rumors of tensions between Russia and Germany, noting alleged demands on Stalin and possible strategies. It touches on parallels with past events, court actions on a Maytag strike, and reflections on labor unrest, defense, and political currents shaping public opinion.
A rough bout left Conn unable to time the count as the match lingered near or over eight rounds. Critics misguessed the duration, with few expecting more than eight rounds before the decision. The piece blends sports note with wartime production shifts.
In markets today Myota DRY is quoted at 10.95 with bag prices at 9 45. 6 offer notes and mixed lots around 500 to 730 pounds. Guld and choice listings appear at 10.25 with nuanced price shifts across offerings.
Fragmentary stock auction note records feeders valued at 0 ios good and 11.85712.00 shorn with gd and ci totaling 0.7379.75. Ewes noted at quantity twenty.
Wheat prices rose about a cent a bushel on the Chicago board of trade before gains narrowed. July futures edged up to 99 and near 73 1 4 in brief trading as market activity at Minneapolis and other grain exchanges influenced early advances. Receipts and midwest market actions hovered as traders weighed near-term demand and supply signals.
Market notes show steady activity at Oelweein with prices around 12 cents per unit and small lots delivered. Hides and city packers in Chicago stay quiet while native steers trade around 151 to 152 dollars per head amid moderate demand and last sales data.
The fragment lists varied poultry categories with frozen and fresh percentages, including island ducks and geese, plus live poultry markets with price directions. It notes capons, roosters, and broilers, with old and young toms and hens, alongside cheese firmness, butter scores, and storage indicators, anchored by regional Wisconsin market references and date-marked figures.
Irregular trading touched United Stocks and bonds with uneven moves. Grain and corn finished modestly higher in Chicago, with cotton futures firming as much as 36 cents per bale. Rubber futures held steady and silver in New York unchanged at 34 3/4 cents an ounce.
Rome reports Italy will close American consulates in Italian held territories by July 13. Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano sent a note to Ambassador Phillips asking U S consulates in Italy and Italian occupied areas be shut. Berlin notes say Germany already closed its missions. Washington had not mirrored.
Indictments name Armour and Co Swift and Co and Wilson and Co all of Chicago with William F Monia Walter A Netsch John Holmes Paul C Smith Thomas E Wilson and Charles R Hood as defendants. The American Meat Institute and L Aubrey Williams named in charges. Indictments allege 90 percent of Chicago sheep were bought by the three firms and Williams and that they fixed quotas restricted negotiations controlled prices and terms of bidding and selling.
June 20 report quotes a high cabinet official stating the United States is almost certain to enter the war on the side of Great Britain with no doubt. The comment reflects growing confidence in imminent U S involvement.
The earliest known patent for a typewriter was granted in England to Henry M. E. in January. The document notes Queen Anne as the monarch at the time, marking a pivotal moment in mechanical writing.
Stanley LeBlanc, 26, identified the body of his fiancee Miss Jessie Elizabeth Strieff, 23, Des Moines Indiana, a War Department secretary. Strieff was found unclad in a Washington garage, apparently strangled and assaulted.
Police Chief Floyd Gray of Anna Illinois started a program where speeding drivers are pulled over, told their speed, and asked to sit for two minutes to contemplate the hazards of fast driving or face a court appearance. The method aims to reduce speeding by forcing drivers to pause and reflect before proceeding.
Lieut Warren W. Shake 25 Camp Haan artillery officer was killed in an auto accident yesterday. His body will be sent tonight to New Ulm Minnesota. Three other Minnesota officers were injured when their car went off a cliff. Capt Theodore Bunker 50 and Lieut Harry M. Taylor 30 Olivia Minnesota improved but remain in serious condition with brain concussions and scalp injuries at San Bernardino County hospital. Lieut Ralph Heine 33 Faribault Minnesota is in good condition at the camp hospital.
T F Joyce predicts 1941 phonograph record sales may exceed the 20 year peak of 100,000,000 units set a century ago. The Estrem year 1929 saw sales drop to 10,000,000 units. Also notes about facial hair density on a man’s face and an ad string.
Miss Helen Froelich, fiancee of former United States Senator Rush D. Holt, is pictured in the gown she will wear at the wedding. The ceremony is set for June 19 in Gridley, Bi.
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