Markets Chicago Livestock Summary December 26
Hogs 5 000 head active gains 25 50 cents under 260 lbs top 29 50 heavy weights strong 26 cents higher most 28 75 to 29 25 260 300 lbs 28 00 to 28 65 few over 300 lbs 27 75 to 28 00 140 160 lbs 27 00 to 28 75 300 600 lbs 24 00 to 25 25 few 25 59 cattle 1 006 calves 200 all classes steady no high option steers 36 00 top low option light steers medium to good 24 00 32 00 heifers 23 00 to 28 00 cutters 15 60 down beef cows 15 50 to 18 00 good cows 22 00 weighty sausages 20 76 down vealers stock cattle not enough market steady sheep 1 006 slow slaughter classes steady small supply good to low choice lambs 25 00 top 25 50 woolskins 20 00 to 23 00 medium to choice ewes 9 75 deck yearlings and wooled lambs unsold
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Update from December 26
Chicago report lists poultry and produce figures with multiple codes and case counts. Notable entries include three trucks, broilers, and various shortage and quality codes tied to current receipts and dirties.
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Chicago
Rasmussen Admits Arson to Hide $16 Theft at Party
In Chicago on December 26, Herbert F. Rasmussen a 21 year old printer at General Products Co confessed to starting a $125000 blaze to conceal a $16 theft plus a pen and pencil set taken from an executive’s desk during a Christmas party. He said he lit the fire to avoid discovery after the theft and initially claimed the blaze was accidental during a getaway attempt.
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Herbert FE. Rasmussen
Rasmussen
General Products Co
Bowling Its Ancient Roots Reach Across Worlds
The piece notes bowling as a universal, ancient sport. It traces origins from early South Sea islanders and cites archaeological evidence a child’s grave in Egypt around 9300 B C containing bowling equipment.
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South Sea Islands
Egypt
Cleveland Police Use Faxfilm For Crime Scene Detections
Cleveland police become the first in the world to employ faxfilm as a crime detecting device. A narrow plastic ribbon softened by a solvent makes a fast negative imprint of any scratch on a scene in about 45 seconds. The record is stored and new scratches can be added later to compare signatures with a potential tool.
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Cleveland Police Department
Major Lindenmeyer Joins Yukon Exercise In Alaska
Major John H Lindenmeyer a University of Iowa graduate serves as navigator for the C 82 Flying Boxcar unit based at Fort Richardson Alaska during Exercise Yukon. He began active duty in August 194? spent seven months overseas in the Pacific theater earning the air medal. He later earned a master of arts in education and coached high school athletics in Thief River Falls Minnesota. His wife Rosine Dahlen and their two children accompany him.
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John H. Lindenmeyer
University of Iowa
Twelfth Air Force
Yukon
Alaskan Air Command
Lindenmeyer
Air Forces
Thief River Falls
Minn
Rosine Dahlen
Viking trader Thorfin Karlsefin explores northern forests
In about 1110, Thorfin Karlsefin visited Greenland seeking Vinland tales. He did not reach Leif’s land but found great forests in a high tidal area farther north, possibly Labrador. He stayed three years harvesting timber before leaving.
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Nland
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