Livestock Prices At Chicago Market Report
Chicago market notes receipts hogs 44 000 with direct 18 006 and cattle 18 006. Hog and pig ranges quoted with tops 7.35 for 230 360 lb hogs and others from 4 75 to 7 25 for slaughter pigs. Cattle and vealers show steady demand with steers 8.00 to 16.00, heifers 5.26 to 8.75, cows 4.50 to 6.00, bulls 3.25 to 5.25, stockers 5.25 to 6.75. Sheep and lambs steady with lambs 8.50 to 9.65 and ewes 1.50 to 3.75.
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Chicago
Mag
Iowa hog market Reuters Des Moines May 4 1946
Hog receipts at 23 yards and 7 plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaling 54 500 for the 24 hours ending 10 am showed 16 to 25 cents lower. Bulk of receipts were 210 to 250 pounds with various weight classes priced from 4.75 to 6.70 per hundredweight depending on weight and grade. Shipments from over 50 miles may bring 10 to 15 cents above quoted prices when weighed without feed or water.
Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report May 4
Chicago market data shows Bigeds produce receipts at 45 517 cases with 161 percent extra firsts and 15 percent firsts, butter receipts 14 564 titbs with 224 percent extras and 21 percent firsts, poultry steady with various stock percentages, potatoes on track with arrivals 176 and shipments 820, regional price ranges for whites and russets, Texas and Florida item prices noted.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Idaho
Wheat and corn futures update with mixed May and Sept data
Chicago market note shows May wheat quotes around 2.81 percent change with notable volatility. July and Sept futures display varied percentages. Corn May and Sept figures appear muddled but indicate price movement and trading range.
Robbery at Hutchison Ice Cream Plant in Des Moines
Thieves entered the Hutchison Ice Cream Plant by climbing to the roof and crawling through a window to steal 400 dollars. The incident occurred as part of Iowa news brief items reported in Des Moines on May 4.
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Des Moines
Joe R. Lane Dies at 71 Noted Iowa Congressman
Joe R. Lane 71 longtime eastern Iowa financier and former congressman died at his Davenport home after months of illness. He headed Lane and Waterman, a senior member of the legal firm, with extensive work in legal industrial and commercial circles in eastern Iowa.
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Joe R. Jame
Davenport
Joe R. Lane
Iowa
Lane and Waterman
Perry High Athletes Injured in Iowa Relays Trip
Four Perry high school boys were injured in a car crash on a street intersection in Greenfield while en route to relays at Orient Iowa. Red Major is in Creston hospital with a fractured skull in serious condition. Richard Burkitt suffered a broken collar bone, while Morris Borders and Julius Keenig had minor injuries.
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Greenfield
Perry
Orient
Iowa
Red
Creston
Richard Burkitt
Morris Borders
Julius Keenig
Pipton Injunction Denied in Cedar County TB Protest
Judge John T. Moffitt denied a petition for a temporary injunction to halt further bovine tuberculosis testing in Cedar County. The ruling follows a prior action being dropped and a new petition with 1,100 signatures yet to be resolved.
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Pipton
Tipton
Cedar County
John T. Moffitt
Unearth Himian Bones Old 26% 27 2674 27 New
Davenport reports dray and age worn bones of Old 26% 27 New 2614 26% with scant data and figures amid a grain market roundup from Chicago. Cash grain close shows wheat and corn bids across several grades alongside oats rye barley timothy and clover values.
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Davenport
Ou Ld
Toledo Seed Prices and Timothy Hay Report
Toledo market notes list Clover prices for domestic prime old and new and prime choice, with October and December futures quoted. Alsike cash and Timothy hay prices appear, reflecting regional grain and forage values for May.
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Toledo
Wup Grain
Clover Domestic
Prime Choice
Alsike Cash
Iowa Pipelines Valued After State Tax Board Review
Des Moines reports pipeline lines in Iowa valued this year at 472,991.49 dollars following state tax board assessment. The four major company pipelines for natural gas and gasoline were appraised at one fourth actual valuation.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Former sheriff candidate Stellmacher jailed for false pretenses
Des Moines reports William Stellmacher a 56 year old real estate dealer and former Polk county sheriff candidate is jailed in default of 1500 dollars on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Alberta Kemnitz widow accuses him of borrowing 2200 dollars with land as security later sold at sheriff sale after mortgage foreclosure.
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Des Moines
William Stellmacher
Polk County
Doad
Alberta Kemnitz
Stellmacher
Fatal Car Crash Kills Driver as Passenger Is Critical
Emmetsburgh May 2 One person was killed and another critically injured in a highway collision near here. John Doty a 42 year old gravel truck driver died in a crash with a car driven by H Newell of Spirit Lake. Newell’s 11 year old daughter Harriett was critically injured as the family traveled to Des Moines to visit Mrs Newell hospitalized after an operation.
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Emmetsburgh
Here
John Doty
H. @. Newell
Spirit Lake
Newell
Harriett
Des Moines
Iowa Factory Output 1929 Up 18 Percent From 1927
A preliminary U S Department of Commerce report shows Iowa industrial products valued at 907 929 170 in 1929, an 18 percent rise from 1927. Wages rose from 73 692 to 82 615 workers, with pay increasing from 91 246 664 to 103 532 117. Raw materials fuel and power outlays climbed from 496 939 635 to 597 991 440.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States Department of Commerce
Truck overturns on hill injures George Scott
George Scott suffered a severe scalp wound after his truck overturned twice on a hill near Boone. He required a dozen stitches for a scalp cut while the overturned vehicle damaged the rear load and Scott escaped without further injuries.
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Boone
George Scott
Scott
Lott
Petition Drives City Manager Form Debate At Clear Lake
In Clear Lake on May 4 W Kabricks drive for a vote on adopting a city manager form of government gains momentum as the petition circulates for signatures. The article notes Kabricks neatness today contrasted with the wasteful politics of the effort.
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Clear Lake
W. Kabrick
Kabrick
Washington Tele phones Open Doors To World Wide Service
May 4 account describes a tour of the Washington telephone office led by Mr. Morrison. Visitors learn how the system operates and how to report issues for quick correction. The piece mentions Australia calls, Canadian rail service, and locals including John Morgan, John R. Davis, Henry Trier, Louise Willis, Jay Parks, Azruha Parks, Mary Hrahim, and Hattie Chilcote visiting from nearby towns.
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Morrison
Mr. Morrison
Washington
Jay Parks
Azruha Parks
Mary Hrahim
Parks Old Homestead
Hattie Chilcote
Parks
Petition Signatures Questioned By State Auditor
State Auditor J. W. Long ruled the petition illegal because the first page lacked original signatures while Kubrick copied nearly all signatures on that page, undermining the petition’s validity.
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Kubrick
J. W. Long
Rise in farm and common labor demand report
State federal employment offices show increased need for both farm and common labor from March 16 to April 11. Farm labor offers averaged 9.5 jobs per 100 applicants versus 7.4 previously, while total jobs available reached 22.4 per 100 applicants up from 19.5 in the prior four weeks, per Labor Commissioner H. V. Hoyer.
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Des Moines
H. V. Hoyer
Becker Honeymoon Postponed During Jail Term
Waterloo reports John W. Becker's honeymoon delayed ninety days as he serves a jail sentence for issuing worthless checks. Becker pleaded guilty to financing his marriage with bad checks and wed on April 13 in Austin Minnesota.
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Waterloo
John W. Becker
Becker
Austin
Minn
Munson Siblings Rescued After Being Buried in Gulch
Mike Munson and his son Alfred were buried by falling dirt while working in a gulley. Munson escaped with two feet of soil on him while Alfred was covered to the shoulders. Nearby workers quickly freed them.
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Boone
Mike Munson
Alfred
Munson
Attorney General Sues International Accountants Society
State Attorney General John Fetcher filed suit in district court to collect 47800 in penalties from the International Accountants Society of Chicago a division of Alexander Hamilton Institute Fletcher says the group offered correspondence courses in Iowa without a license under a 100 per day fine.
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Des Moines
John Fetcher
International Accountants Society of Chicago
Alexander Hamilton Institute
Fletcher
Chicago
Iowa
Letcher
Citizens and visitors noted around Washington county
Mike Trier of Keota searched for places to spend money while Rex Smith finished corn planting by May first. Ainsworth residents heard Governor Dan Turner speak at the M. and Church gathering, and Mrs. Geo Reed renewed her Journal subscription. A broken arm sidelined Mrs. Hillhouse but she and others browsed local stores as a radio quartet sang Grandfather Clock.
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Rex Smith
Washington
Local Social Roundup Reports Visits and Attends
Vr and Mrs Harn Tonsin dined Sunday at Harley O Laughlin home. Afternoon calls included Mr and Mrs Harry Ritbenhouse and Leona McParland with Mrs Edgar Porter Mrs Jim Phillips and Mrs Claude Rhodebeck at Parm Bureau Achievement Day Thursday. Mrs Jim Phillips attended T J Jones funeral Monday afternoon. Warre Porter and Edgar Porter visited Mrs Starley O Laughlin Monday afternoon. Mrs Lon Rhodebeck visited Friday with her brother Chartes Beatty.
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Harn Tonsin
Harley O'Laughlin
Harry Ritbenhouse
Leona Mc Parland
Edgar Porter
Jim Phillips
Claude Rhodebeck
Parm Bureau
T. J. Jones
Warre Porter
Starley O' Laughlin
Barbers in Fort Dodge Challenged City Hours Rule
District Judge Sherwood Alock ruled Fort Dodge barbers cannot be forced to follow shop hours or pay a license fee under a recently enacted ordinance. The decision found the city's attempts to regulate operating hours as gross and unwarranted interference by the city council.
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RT Dodge
Sherwood A
Clock
Fort Dodge
Valley Junction Booster Sold to Osceola Investor
The Valley Junction Booster weekly newspaper was sold by J. H. Swan to Dudley Reid of Osceola, announced by Swat. The change marks a new ownership for the Valley Junction paper.
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Valley Junction
J. H. Swan
Dudley Reid
Osceola
Swat
Wife of Judge Arrested For Traffic Sign Offense
In Shenandoah on May 4 Judge Frederick Fischer charged his wife with failing to stop at a traffic sign. The woman laughed and the judge looked up to reveal the defendant was his spouse.
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Shenandoah
Frederick Fischer
No Punerval Home There Ends Funeral Plans Near Wisdom Residence
Judge A R Maxwell of Creston granted Wisdom’s injunction preventing Azel Stithem the undertaker from opening a funeral home next to Wisdom’s Bedford residence. Wisdom argued the presence would depress him and lower property value for his wife and himself.
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Punerval
Bedford
Frank Wisdom
A. R. Maxwell
Creston
Wisdom
Azel Stithem
Ewing Takes Office in Liquor Laws Campaign
Rev RB Ewing assumes the role of superintendent of the Jews Anti Saloon League, arriving from Harrisburg to succeed Lee McNaught and continue the fight for the 18th Amendment.
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Ewing
Des Moines
Eampaign
BE. Ewing
Jews Anti Saloon League
Mr. Ewing
Harrisburg
Lee McNaught
Turner Signals Plan to Sign State Appropriations Bill
Governor Dan W. Turner states he expects to sign the state appropriations bill in response to reports that he had recalled the measure. The remarks affirm his anticipated action despite prior indications.
Governor cites tax reductions in new appropriations bill
The governor explains the bill was returned for technical review and promises a substantial annual tax cut in the coming biennium. He notes material reductions in appropriations leading to about a 17 percent tax decrease versus recent years.
Hog stealing charges filed in territorial farms case
Charges of hog stealing were placed against Alvin Millage and James Jonson who allegedly took hogs from farms in this territory and marked them in south Omaha. Millage was under arrest and Johnson is held in Omaha for Sioux City authorities.
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Hoe
Sioux City
Alvin Millage
James Jonson
South
Omaha
Millage
Johnson
Stonx
Mrs George Ann Lahman a Fort Dearborn birth record
Mrs George Ann Lahman, born at old Fort Dearborn, is the second white child recorded there. She lived in the area for nearly 60 years and was the daughter of Captain Joseph Baxter, once in command at Fort Dearborn, and aunt of Maj. Gen. Charles Saltzman, a former head of the United States Signal Corps and later a federal radio commission member.
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Wiota
George Ann Lahman
Boy Roy Lamb Drowns During Fishing Adventure
In Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad lake, Roy Lamb, 8, drowned after their boat upset during a fishing trip with brother Charles. Orval Lamb rescued Charles but could not save Roy, who disappeared in 25 feet of water. body recovered after an all night search.
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Oscrola
Roy Lamb
Burlington & Quincy
Roy
Charles
Orval
Marian Hermann Missing for Second Time in May Search
Marian Hermann, 19, remains sought by authorities in Muscatine a second time after vanishing from home on April 29. She previously disappeared for an extended period two years ago and was found in Des Moines following a lengthy search.
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Muscatine
Marian Hermann
Des Moines
Death of young printer's devil blamed on pranksters
In Cannon City Colorado on May 4 Edgar Watson 16 a newspaper printer's devil died after pranksters lured him to a vacant house claiming a girl waited there. Watson encountered boys posing as irate parents and died of a heart attack driven by fear.
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Cannon City
Colo
Practical Jokers
Edgar Watson
Watson
That's Why He's Rich You Can Tell a Rich Man
A Los Angeles Times item notes a wealthy individual openly asking a clerk to show a cheaper Ramis product, highlighting public display of wealth and consumer access.
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Ramis
Los Angeles Times
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