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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1955
Page
6
AP reports Chicago hogs 25 to 50 cents lower with slow, uneven trade. USDA data show butchers down 25 to 50 cents, sows down 25 to 50, with cattle also mostly weaker and calves, cows, bulls each showing declines. Des Moines receipts and prices list varied shifts across weights and grades.
Omaha cattle receipts reach 23 000 calves and a record April. Fed steers weak to 50 cents lower with bids $1 off. fed heifers plentiful, $1 lower. cows steady to 50 cents down. bulls 50 cents lower. Stocker and feeder classes steady to slightly down. High choice to low prime 1412 lb fed steers at $26.00. most early sales $20.00 to $23.50 for good to choice steers. heifers $18.50 to $22.50. select loads up to $23.00. Utility cows $11.00 to $13.75. canners $9.00 to $10.75.
Sioux City cattle receipts total 11 000 with calves 200. Early sales show slaughter steers weak to 50 cents lower and heifers mostly steady to 25 cents lower. Prices include Choice Greene to 25.00, Good grades 19.00 to 21.50, Choice heifers 21.00 to 22.50, good 17.50 to 20.50.
Market data shows Cedar Rapids hog prices at the plant down a quarter. Prices for straw baled at 12.00 to 14.00, native wool around 41. delivered seed quotes include Chicago per 100 lbs, with mixed figures for clover and alfalfa.
In New York on Monday buoyant defense stocks pushed the market higher with gains of one to six points. Some losses appeared, totaling about two points. Trading volume reached an estimated 3,100,000 shares as the Dow Jones averages moved upward.
Cedar Rapids schedules bids May 12 for a $735,000 paving program affecting nearly seven miles of streets and four alleys. City council overruled objections to assessments while protestors still majority supportive. Five locations named for overruled objections with final costs around $735,852.
Chicago wheat and soybean futures rose as buyers priced in Formosa tensions and drought in the southwestern winter wheat belt. May futures show gains across grains with corn and oats up modestly while soybeans advance. Lard, barley details appear in the same market rundown with mixed quotes and grades listed.
Chicago receipts show butter at 93 score 57c, 92 score 57c, 90 score 54c, eggs at 30,073 cases with mixed classes around 36-38c and dirties. cheese steady with daisies at 37-39c, live poultry prices listing hens 16-26c and turkeys 20-34c. potatoes report old and new stock tied to on track shipments and carlot track sales. New York produce lists butter around 89-93 score and eggs unsettled with mixed colors and standard to extra large ranges. receipts 27,208 with multiple price points.
Cedar Rapids officials on Monday approved steps to acquire property owned by Skogman construction interests to open an alley across the Fourth Street tracks between First and Second Avenues. Safety Commissioner Prochaska and Public Improvements Commissioner Stolba will pursue the purchase while reviews on land around the old Milwaukee depot were filed. Police Chief Kudina backs extending the alley with a crossing warning device. Fire Chief Hunter supports the move for reducing traffic bottlenecks and improving fire truck access. City Engineer Young urged acquisition steps.
Whelton announces Lorna Haeussler of Manchester will teach third grade and Robert Arnold will handle vocal and instrumental music. Paul Young moves from seventh grade to Cedar Rapids system. Wilkins cites vacancies for sixth and seventh grades. Community notices follow including visits, medals, weddings, club and meeting schedules, hospital updates, and local events in Marion Iowa.
Four members of the Woody Herman band were injured when their car overturned on Highway 30 about 30 miles west of Cedar Rapids. None were seriously hurt. two New York City men remained in good condition, two California players in fair to good shape. A rear tire blew out, sending the car into a ditch near Belle Plaine. The group was en route to a Des Moines engagement after playing in Cedar Rapids. substitutes were flown in from Chicago.
A zoning request was filed Monday with Cedar Rapids city council requesting commercial zoning for 3226 and 3232 Center Point Road NE. Petitioner Clarence C Steadman seeks change on his residential property with Howard Bellon. it sits north of a fruit stand and across from existing commercial property. No use plans were listed. Council referred the proposal to the City Plan Commission for study and recommendations.
The York Rite spring party is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Masonic temple with cards and dancing. Master Masons and guests are invited to attend.
A luncheon at the Montrose hotel features a talk on the new law governing juveniles in taverns. Also listed are ads for linoleum rugs, Smulekoff's Used Furniture Annex, funeral notice for Mrs. Harry Rosenberg in Chicago, and upcoming meetings of local business and civic groups.
Four members of Cedar Rapids Memorial Commission were appointed by the city council in a Monday action, following a veterans group convention. Terms begin July 1 with expirations in 1956, 1957, or 1958. Members named are Nicholas E. Lillies, Abraham Pilicer, Giles Joyce, and Harry Corot. The mayor serves as a fifth member ex officio. posts carry no salary.
Winners crowned at the Iowa Region SCCA spring gymkhana at Quad-City Speedway Moline. Mrs George Erbeck of Cedar Rapids won a special award as the sole woman competitor against men. David McKinney of Iowa City won touring class. John Hamilton of Cedar Rapids was fourth in sports class. Thirty cars, 80 attendees, and 50 entries planned for May 30 at Iowa City airport.
The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce announced the third annual Look-See-Hear-Ask tour for May 18. Project chairman Lee Winterberg plans 10 to 11 city buses to carry about 225 high school students and invites principals and several local organizations to participate. The tour runs from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. to showcase civic improvements and future needs. Committee members include Mayor Milo Sedlacek and Clyde Parker among others.
Cedar Rapids city council backs a $1,000 salary rise for municipal court judges and supports state action to set judges at $6,500 yearly. The measure, similar to Sioux City action, faces House committee review. Also discussed were higher pay scales for councilmen and the mayor, with affected cities including Fort Dodge, Keokuk, and Burlington. The legislature plans to adjourn in about two weeks amid other pending statewide bills.
An eight year old Iowa City girl Candy Tate was reported in good condition at a hospital Monday after being burned about the hands and face when gas exploded in the kitchen of her home. The girl tried to light the stove and gas escaping from another burner apparently exploded. She was thrown into an adjacent pantry.
About 1,000 troops from the Binh Xuyen sect defected to support Premier Diem, a government spokesman said Monday in Saigon Indochina. This backing shifts local power dynamics amid ongoing unrest.
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