Hogs Decline During Week From Chicago Listings
Unofficial Monday livestock receipts in Chicago show hogs down 50 to 75 cents with heavy arrivals. Hog prices ranged 12.50 to 15.75 for various classes, while cattle and sheep markets posted weakness or modest gains amid large weekly receipts across multiple markets including Des Moines data reflecting price advances of 10 to 25 cents on week-ago levels.
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Chicago
INL
Des Moines
INS
U. S
Cedar Rapids hog market prices posted Saturday gains
C R Markets base prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market were a dime higher Saturday. Meat type butchers will be priced 10 to 40 cents a hundredweight over, and over fats 10 to 40 under the delivered prices. The grain market lists New corn No 1 at 1.23, Old oats, yellow beans, and various alfalfa and clover offerings with prices ranging from nine to thirty-two dollars per hundredweight for different feeds and seed crops.
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Cedar Rapids
Fatally Injured in Auto-Train Crash at Rockwell City
James Grider, 57, of Rockwell City died from injuries after an auto train collision at Rockwell City crossing on Friday. The car, driven by John McChesney Jr., 35, also of Rockwell City, carried his wife and is in Luther Hospital with head injuries. McChesney is in satisfactory condition. Grider had recently been released from a Veterans hospital in Des Moines after major surgery.
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James Grider
Rockwell City
Grider
John McChesney, Jr
Milwaukee Railroad
Rockwell City Crossing
McChesney
Lutheran Hospital
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Sociologist predicts Iowa cities to keep growing
Des Moines AP sociologist Dr. Ray E Wakeley of Iowa State College told the Greater Des Moines Chamber of Commerce that Iowa urban areas will gain population while rural regions lose jobs. He forecast 1960 urban exceeds rural population and noted historic declines in Iowa's share of US population. He cited limited counties absorbing natural increase and warned rural job growth will lag behind by about 40 000 through mid century.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ray E. Wakeley
Iowa State College
Wakeley
Greater
United States
Author of Nearly 100 Songs Dies in Burbank
Jean Schwartz, 78, composer of Chinatown and about ninety nine other songs, died Friday in Burbank. His prolific output, often paired with William Jerome, includes Rockabye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody made famous by Al Jolson Bedelia and Hello Central Give Me No Man's Land.
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Calif
Jean Schwartz
Chinatown
Schwartz
William Jerome
al Jolson
Bedelia
No Man's Land
Clarence Chase Dies in Oelwein at 52
Special to The Gazet OELWEIN Clarence Chase 52 electrician for the Great Western railroad died Friday He is survived by his wife a daughter Sister Regina at Dubuque twin sons Larry and Jerry star athletes at Oelwein high school and another son Clarence Jr Services set for 9 am Monday at Sacred Heart church Rosary at 8 pm Sunday at Brant funeral home
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Oelwein
Clarence Chase
Great Western Railroad
Regina
Dubuque
Larry
Jerry
Oelwein High School
Clarence, Jr
Sacred Heart Church
Brant Funeral Home
Two Held in C R Indicted in Sioux City
In Sioux City seven indictments were returned by a federal grand jury, with four more on Wednesday. Two men, O. E. Hopson of Cedar Rapids and Francis M. Busher, were named as in custody and held in Cedar Rapids for alleged crimes in that area. Hopson faces threats through the mail and Busher is charged with interstate car theft.
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Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
F. E. van Alstine
Iowa
O. E. Hopson
Francis M. Busher
Pleads Guilty to False Refund Statement Fined
Emil Gulfiig a Clermont farmer was fined 100 dollars in Fayette county district court after pleading guilty to making false statements on government gas tax refund claims. The report also contains notices about city infrastructure assessments and legal filings dated November 29, 1966.
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Oelwein
Emil Gulfiig
Clermont
Fayette County
Marion YMCA Youth Center Announces New Hours
Wherion Mary Lou Craft, director of the Marion YMCA youth center, says the center opens at 7 on Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday and from 2 to 4 on Saturday. It will stay open after school each weekday for junior high students. Monday swim night and Thursday feature movies and dancing. If weather allows, ice skating is planned at the Marion Athletic field.
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Marion Ymca
Marion Athletic Field
Marion obituary notices and local tidbits from Cedar Rapids era
Winfield Scott Starbuck 96 a retired railroad worker died at 9 05 a m Saturday in a Cedar Rapids nursing home following a long illness The Murdoch chapel arrangements to be announced Friends may call Fire in Field a rubbish fire near the WMT towers Marion fire department extinguished with no property damage Injured in Fall Mrs John J Cone fractured right ankle in business district recovery with walking cast Birthday club to meet tonight with Mr and Mrs L S Dove Open Tonight Xmas bargains for everyone Town has money to finance sale of your home Call Christiansen 159 Mrs Amos Monthie Perry former Marion resident recovering from eye surgery in Cedar Rapids Open Tonight with Xmas bargains Mrs Alfred C Johnson home from Cedar Rapids hospital Grave blankets wreaths and Christmas trees Good s Greenhouse 787 W
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Seventh Street
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Murdoch Chapel
WMT Towers
Marion Fire Department
Amos Monthie
Perry
Richard Monthie
W. J. Turner
Church services schedule for Marion area faiths
Local listings show multiple churches outlining worship times, Sunday schools, and special services. St Josephs Catholic mass at 6 8 9 30 and 11, Baptist and Methodist services, Presbyterian sermon Do Not Open Until Christmas, Lutheran and Seventh Day groups with Bible studies and Sabbath observances.
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St. Joseph’s
T. J. McElliott
William H. Blessington
Roy P.fields
J. P.knepper
James P.gable
Prairie Chapel
Morris Frevert
Seventh Day Church of God
United Seventh Day Brethren
W. Allen Bond
Memorial Hall
Breakins Reported at Norway and Clarence
Special to The Gazette A thief broke into the A. B. Johnson grocery in Norway Friday night takeing a quantity of cold meats and $3 from the cash register. Entrance was gained by breaking the glass in a door and lifting a bar. The same store was entered several months ago.
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Norway
A. B. Johnson
Gas theft at Jack Cashman service station break in
Eight gallons of gasoline were stolen in a Friday night break in at Jack Cashman’s service station. The burglar attempted to force money from a pop machine but failed. Entry was gained through a rear window.
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Clarence
Jack Cashman
Agriculture Department Calls 20 Million Acre Cut in 1957
Washington AP reports the agriculture department asks farmers to remove up to 25 million acres from wheat corn cotton rice and tobacco to join the soil bank acreage reserve next year. Minimum set at 20.3 million and maximum at 25.365 million acres with base payment rates announced.
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Benson
Outbreak Flares Afresh in Cuba
Sniper fire erupted again Saturday in Santiago as rebel opposition to Batista's government attacked government buildings and utilities. Friday’s violence killed at least six and wounded 19. fears rose with reports of Fidel Castro's return to Cuba and his followers' vow to topple Batista before year’s end. Over 4,000 political exiles have left Mexico City in the past week.
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Mexico City
Ousted Soviet Diplomat Boarded Queen Mary With Luggage
Ousted Soviet diplomat Konstantin Ekimov carried his luggage aboard the Queen Mary after being expelled. He was accused of aiding the kidnapping of Tonya Chwastov, 2, and her father Alexei, a Russian refugee, with custody battles ongoing in Detroit. The incident followed Ekimov being ordered expelled on October 29.
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Lut
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U.N
Tonya Chwastov
Alexei
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Internal Security Subcommittee
George Diaczok
Detroit
England
Famine Threat Reported in Communist China
An unconfirmed Hong Kong source said in Taipei that over 150 million in Communist China face starvation due to recent typhoons and heavy taxation. The warning highlights severe food shortages amid disaster and policy pressures.
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Communist
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World War I Veterans Form New Unit in Linn County
About 100 members enrolled this week in Linn county bar racks No. 695, Veterans of World War I, at an organizational meeting in Memorial Coliseum Armory. An auxiliary reformed and future meetings set for the fourth Wednesday each month. The charter opens until Feb 1, inviting interested World War I veterans to attend.
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Linn County
Memorial Coliseum
Phil Silvers Stars in Top Banana on Channel 9 Theater
Phil Silvers headlines the satirical musical comedy Top Banana airing Saturday night at 11 30 p m on Channel 9 Theater. The program showcases Silvers in the lead role with supporting acts and period style scripting.
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Phil Silvers
Channel 9
Notice of Probate for Cora Pay Will in Linn Iowa
In Linn County Iowa the District Court will hear proof and admission of the last will and testament of Cora Pay, deceased. The hearing is at the Court House in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, scheduled after notice dated November 30. Arthur Ax mear, Clerk of Court, signs the notice.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Cora
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fatal Crash Leads To $30,000 Suit
A $30,000 damage suit was filed in Fayette county district court Friday over a July 18 car truck collision near Oelwein that killed three Fayette county youths. H. W. Leech of Westgate sues as administrator for Donald Leech, age 2, and the estate of Cletus Walz, 21, of near Sumner, with Gordon Covel, 17, of Sumner, also dying in the crash. The suit seeks a jury trial.
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Fayette County
Oelwein
H. W. Leech
Westgate
Donald
Cletus Walz
Sumner
Lales Ee
Ike Will Reappoint Fort Dodge Democrat
President Eisenhower announced he will reappoint two Democrats to seven year terms on the Interstate Commerce Commission. Richard F. Mitchell of Fort Dodge Iowa and Laurence K. Walrath of Ponte Vedra Beach Florida will have nominations sent to the Senate when Congress returns in January. Mitchell has served on the 11 member commission since 1947. Walrath was appointed earlier this year.
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Laurence K. Walrath
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Congress
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Fort Dodge
Walrath
Ponte Verda Beach
Fla
Studebaker Packard Reports 14 Million Loss in Q3 1956
DETROIT UP Studebaker Packard reported a 14 170 422 loss for the third quarter of 1956. President Harold E Churchill said most of the deficit stemmed from Detroit facility shutdowns and consolidating operations at the South Bend plant. He added the new Packard line will start production about December 17 with models unveiled in mid January.
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Studebaker-Packard
Harold E.churchill
South Bend
Churchill
Packard
Divorce Petition in Linn County Iowa Courts
Ethel M. Bennett seeks an absolute divorce from Lawrence M. Bennett on grounds of cruel and inhumane treatment endangering health. The petition asks for general equitable relief and requires the defendant to appear by January 6, 1957, otherwise a default judgment will be entered. Attorney TED V. Ruffin represents the plaintiff from 419 Guaranty Building, Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa
Linn County
Ethel M. Bennett
Lawrence M. Bennett
Peition
Cedar Rapids
Inn County
Man and Woman Die in Crash near Grinnell
Two Des Moines residents died in a highway 6 crash west of Grinnell after a car at a terrific speed left the roadway, struck a pole, rolled over and burned. George S. Tucker 35 died instantly. Mary E. Filer 23 died hours later at Grinnell hospital. Elvin L. Jobe 23 was hospitalized with injuries. Sheriff Ed Scoville noted the vehicle was traveling at a terrific rate of speed. Tucker was a salesman.
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Highway 6
Here
George S. Tucker
Des Moines
Mary E. Filer
Elvin L. Jobe
Ed Scoville
Newton
Tucker
Scoville
Pella Girl 14 Killed in Crash Near City Limits
Investigation continued into the traffic death of Salley Schultz 14 as her car rolled over north of Pella. Two others Deloris Vander Pol 13 and Roger Koopman 16, both of Pella, were injured and hospitalized Des Moines and Oskaloosa. One girl was driving. Roger had a license but neither girl did.
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Salley Schultz
Deloris
Vander Pol
Roger Koop
Des Moines
Roger
Oskaloosa
Rudolph Sander Dies at 68 in Waukon Farm Community
Rudolph Sander, 68, prominent stock buyer and farmer of Allamakee county, died early today in a hospital after a long illness in Waukon. Funeral services are tentatively set for Monday afternoon at Zion Reformed Church with burial in Oakland Cemetery. He is survived by a brother Otto of Waukon. his wife preceded him in death.
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Rudolph Sander
Zion Reformed Church
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Sander
Allamakee County
Otto
Appointment of Administrator for Lomax Estate in Linn County
Notice states that on November 30 1956 Ernest F Pence was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of William O Lomax in Linn County Iowa. Debts are to be paid to the undersigned and all claims must be filed in the office of the Clerk of Linn County District Court. Jordan Jordan and Pence are the attorneys for the administrator.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Willam O. Lomax
Ne Irk
Iowa
TV Listings How Saturday Night Schedules Read
Saturday night guide shows News Weather and Sports at 10. Ole on the Stars in Min Beehind Radge 8 Movie at 10:30. Wrestling 4 Victory at Sea 13 Wrestling. At 11 News Weather and Sports 6 Movie House of Seven Gables. 11 15 Movie Top Banana headlining slots and program notes.
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Than Eeree
House of Seven Gables
Des Moines Labor Leader Guilty in Flagman Attack
Walter J. Watson, 47, Des Moines labor official and assistant business manager of local 90 of the Teamsters, was found guilty of assault and battery for bumping a highway commission flagman with his car on August 7. An all women jury delivered the verdict after under two hours of deliberation. Sentencing date pending new trial motion. maximum penalty 30 days in jail and a $100 fine. The flagman was not injured.
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Walter J. Waston
Des Moines
Highway Commission
Watson
Teamsters Union
Here
Harry RB. Grand
Donald Watts
Cedar Rapids Public Hearing on Zoning Map Change
City Council Cedar Rapids will hold a 10:00 A.M. December 20 1956 hearing in City Hall on changing zoning from R-4 to M-2 for Riverside Park area described by Auditor's Plat No 7 and Lot 7 with parts of Government Lot 5 Section 28 Township 83 North Range 7 West. A related resolution contemplates a park land conveyance to Penick and Ford Ltd for 135 dollars. Public inspection of ordinances and resolutions is at the City Clerk's office. Maude Krebs City Clerk.
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Wilson Ave
Pith Avenue
Ereof
Sena” Jonk
City of
Riverside Park
Iaioes Rapids
Iowa
Auditor's
Linn County
St. P.M
Auditor's Plat No
Auditor's Plat
Cedar River
Penick and Ford, Ltd., Incorporated
Eightythree
Towa
State of
Maude M. Krers
Chicago
Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company
Maude M. Krebs
A. M. Fluber
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