27 Aug 1960
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1960
Page
1
Chicago AP USDA figures show weekly livestock prices easing across cattle hogs and sheep. Hogs mostly 0.75 to 1.00 lower with barrows and gilts near 16.00 to 16.25 and 14.00 to 15.50 for sows. Cattle and sheep also declined with various grade ranges and loads listed. Receipts estimated at 23,000 cattle and 7,000 hogs.
Cedar Rapids hog market notes steady prices with butchers 200-220 Ib at 14.65 to 15.40 and 300 Ib down at 14.10 to 14.60. Heavier hogs and packers show reduced values by weight. Eggs and wool prices listed, grain prices include corn at 1.01, soybeans 1.97, oats 6K. Movie listings note Syd ney Taflor in Booby Trap on Movie 9 at 10 30 p.m. Saturday.
OCR fragment shows cattle weight bands and prices per hundredweight with figures like 150-175 Ibs 11,75412.40 and 300-320 Ibs 4.40 Ins 4, up to 360-400 Ibs 13.65. Mentions sows and various weight categories with approximate price ranges.
Des Moines reports slow ice conditions and steady cattle quotes with prices listed for 150 to 550 pound ranges. Figures show weekly and previous year comparisons, noting 57 cent to 43 cent shifts in live prices and varied butchers rate postings across weight classes.
Delays in delivery of three new Cedar Rapids school buses lead officials to charter a city bus for four weeks. The vehicle will run to the Zika Avenue NW area to pick up students for Roosevelt Jefferson and Harrison schools and handle the Hoover to Wilson sixth grade transfer trip.
Clifford Wiley, 25, of 309 Sixth St SE, pled innocent in municipal court to assault and battery and driving without a license. Wiley was arrested at 3:23 a.m. Saturday on an information by Nancy Null, 19, who alleges he beat her. Null was treated for bruises at Mercy hospital and released. trial set for Sept. 16.
Arthur Reimer 74 and Martha Pickett 75 eloped to St Agnes church after a walk from Hotel St. Regis. The couple, longtime hotel residents, wed Aug 16 and hope their reception cake will be cut for 20 relatives and friends. Hotel administrator Eugene Woods notes they get along well.
Recitals at Mrs. Ed Carstens home feature pupil performers Randy Balderston Molly Frazee Jonathan Marner Mary Sue Cooper Christal Cooke Bonnie Condon and others. Surprise party for Steven Miller at 959 Sixth St with Marion High seniors dancing and bowling. Local real estate purchase at 1425 Country Club Drive by William F. and Cedar Rapids resident. Fire call to 1535 Ninth Ave due to overheated wire. no damage. Picnickers honor Rev T O Hill of Ashton Idaho at Thomas Park. Birth announcements for Jennifer Sue Olmstead and Robert Joseph Boots. Various church services and schedules across Marion area including Grace Baptist St Josephs Catholic Lutheran Methodist Presbyterian St Pauls Lutheran Prairie Chapel Seventh Day Church of God United Seventh Day Brethren and more. Descriptions include worship times sermons Bible studies and church events.
William Yingst, 63, spent 52 hours crushed under an overturned tractor on his 120 acre Ark farm. A boy found him Wednesday. Yingst later had his right arm amputated above the elbow. His dog Billy stayed by him as a rural mail carrier passed nearby without hearing his cries.
The Rev William A McKee is pastor at Marion Churches First Baptist Church Church school begins at 9 30 a m Morning Worship at 10 30 a m Sermon title Time On My Hands Youth Fellowship organization not specified in full.
The College Community School District in Linn and Johnson counties Iowa sets September 12 1960 as the regular election day. Two director seats from districts 3 and 4 and a treasurer will be elected with terms expiring in 1960 and 1961 respectively. Polling places are Prairie High School Ely Swisher and Fairfax public school houses. Secretary GLENN E SELZER signs the notice dated August 25 1960.
The city council introduces Ordinance No 44 60 changing the zoning by amending the District Map for Emerys 2nd Addition Cedar Rapids Town describing a large property boundary shift. The ordinance aims to reclassify a Single Family District to a new area, declaring the measure urgent for public peace health and safety with effective passage and publication following August 25 196.
Notice states that on August 26, 1960, Lydia R. rea was appointed administratrix of the estate of Joseph F. Varra in Linn County Iowa. Heirs and creditors are asked to present payments or file claims properly authenticated with the Clerk of Linn County District Court and to contact Kubicek Novak and Voicek, attorneys.
City Council of Cedar Rapids Iowa will hold a public hearing September 12 on a proposed ordinance to rezone from R-2 to R-4 in a specific area near Center Point Road and 42nd Street. The notice invites all interested parties to speak for or against the change.
Fourth floor city hall Cedar Rapids Iowa invites public to meeting about zoning variance requests. Applications include waivers of side yard setbacks fronting various streets and new structures such as carports and attached garages in districts R1 R2 and R4. Docket numbers 55 63 64 list applicants Sammy Boodsl Wayne McCaffrey James Sramek and others for hearings on September 960.
A four man Illinois Atomic Energy staff unit arrived in Manchester to collect an empty lead container. Delaware milk hauler Ronnie Gray found the 2 by 5 inch object near Monticello weeks earlier and kept it at his home. Sheriff George Ponsford notified Illinois officials urging residents to report such finds immediately.
Telephone employees from 10 cities will gather Sunday at Eagle Point Park Dubuque for the eighth annual picnic. Cedar Rapids Council of Telephone Pioneers of America sponsors the event with members from Anamosa Cedar Rapids Dubuque.
In Linn County Iowa Marian C Kennedy and Thomas H Tracey announce the appointment of an executrix for the estate of John R Kennedy deceased. Creditors with claims against the estate must file them with the clerk of Linn County District Court and provide proof of debts. The notice specifies the executrix is qualified and urges prompt payment of any owed amounts.
Iowa City Maquoketa Marion Monticello Vinton Des Moines and Waterloo will attend the picnic. The list includes seven communities set to participate at the event.
Le Roy J. Hushak a 20 year old from Clutier Iowa has won a $1000 senior year scholarship to study agricultural economics at Iowa State University The award provides eligibility for a $3000 yearly fellowship The scholarship is sponsored by International Minerals and Chemical Corp of Skokie in honor of Louis Ware who led the company for two decades Hushak was born in Belle Plaine and is the son of Mr and Mrs Fred L Hushak
Notice in Linn County Iowa announces on August 19 1960 that Roland Harrison and Grace Harrison have been appointed and qualified as co executors of the Lea Mae Check estate. Creditors and others with claims to the estate must file them with the Clerk of Linn County Iowa or authenticate them through attorney R M Fassier without delay.
Cathryne F Dougherty named Executrix of the Thomas J Dougherty estate in Linn County Iowa. Creditors urged to file claims authenticated with the Linn County District Court and all debts to be paid promptly. Attorneys Donnelly Lynch Lynch Dallas represent the executrix.
Local readers scan the want ads for employment, housing, and goods. Community members report lively listings highlighting job openings, room rentals, sale items, and personal notices in a bustling marketplace edition.
Fragmentary TV schedule mentions Perry Mason and a movie lineup including Green Grass of Wyoming and Bonanse Bachelor Father. Also notes Weather Spt and Death Valley onone pics with Harris Hop at 10:00.
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