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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1954
Page
20
Chicago hogs advanced 25 to 50 cents with only 15 000 salable head, smallest Monday arrivals since Nov 8. Most 180 220 pound butchers sold 18.50 19.50, top near 19.65. Omaha reports steady to higher cattle demand, with prime steers 26.75 27.50 and choice to prime stockers 23.25.
Des Moines reports Monday hog receipts of 90 000 with demand good and prices for butchers up 25 cents overall. Sows rise up to 50 cents, most gains 25 cents. Prices span 60 to 450 plus pounds with varying bids from 13 75 to 17 90 per hundredweight.
Sioux City cattle receipts total 16,800 with calves at 3,800. Slaughter steers and heifers moved slowly on thin sales. canners and cutters steady to weak. Prices show choice fed steers around 24.50 to 25.50 per cwt, prime 1,150 pounds at 27.50, etc.
Market prices at Cedar Rapids plant show hogs 190 to 200 pounds at 17.25 to 17.50, various calf grades around 15 to 20 dollars, sheep and lambs with spring lambs from 12 to 18.50, yearlings 13 to 15, and ewes 3 to 5 dollars. Egg, grain, straw, wool, and field seed quotes also listed for regional traders.
New York markets surged late Monday with railroads leading a broad advance. Trading reached a four year high with gains around three points and minor losses. the Dow Jones Industrial and Rail averages posted higher levels as Admiral and several big names displayed strong quotes.
President Eisenhower announced an executive order offering federal employees in Washington and nationwide a full day off before Christmas and a half day on December 31. The measure covers all workers except a few essential staff in roles like hospital employment.
The Civil Service Assembly finds fringe benefits now influence recruitment in both government and private sectors. It notes benefits include rights and privileges alongside salary and predicts benefits will evolve as national security programs meet individual needs, narrowing the gap between government and industry vacation policies.
Chicago grain and soy markets eased as Monday liquidation pushed prices down. Weak bean oil and meat, heavy cash receipts, and weak exports pressured wheat corn oats rye and soybeans, with soybeans near 314-514 lower and December wheat around 2.26. Cash bids varied for futures contracts and grain types in the Chicago market.
Chicago reports steady live poultry markets with 24 trucks. Hens, fryers, and capons offered in various weight categories with prices from 12c to 19c per lb. ducks, geese, turkeys, and guineas listed. Cheese and butter prices shown, along with egg receipts and potato market summaries. New York section repeats butter and egg price ranges with multiple grade and size categories.
Four fishing companions rode out a storm on a 40 foot cabin cruiser near Rescue Virginia. The craft wrecked on an inaccessible James river beach during high tides. Two men Ottar Aunie and Pop Ellison were found dead. The others survived including Lewis Parker and his wife who reached a residence for help.
Tokyo report says eight month old Kunio Shitae was taken to a doctor after bronchitis complications. Surgeons removed 230 nails screws and fish hooks from his stomach in a one hour operation conducted Monday by doctors and hospital staff.
Dr Stephen A Sheppard testified he named several possible suspects to police in the Marilyn Sheppard murder case but said he accused no one. He discussed possibly four or five names and said he gave a number of names to police chief Frank Story and inspector James McArthur. The hearing also involved questioning about a broadcast by Walter Winchell and jurors being asked if they heard it.
Mrs. Mary Mobbs hosted a Sunday party at 1300 Ninth Street for her daughter Carol’s fifth birthday. Guests included Eddie Westell David Beadle Carla Boulette Candy Miner Jana Sue Horning Helen Struck and others.
Washington AP The president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs urged members to boycott Christmas tree ornaments made in Iron Curtain countries. Mrs Theodore S Chapman called them a desecration of Christmas and warned dollars spent on such items could fund the Soviet bloc. Commerce data show Iron Curtain ornament imports rose from 23458 in 1946 to over four million in 1953.
Des Moines the Town Bureau of Criminal Investigation asked the executive council for authority to buy a lie detector machine at 1192 dollars and to hire an additional staffer for machine operation. Nebergall would send the new staffer to Chicago for polygraph training pending attorney general talks.
The Iowa Highway 30 Association will hold a meeting in Tama on January 6, correcting a previous report that placed the meeting on the following Monday. The gathering aims to discuss highway matters and local transportation concerns.
Paris based AP reports twenty nine people were believed killed in a Saturday plane crash in Laos. The incident drew international attention as authorities and rescuers searched for survivors amid unclear flight details.
A Central City ambulance was not summoned to the highway 150 crash near Center Point on Saturday afternoon. A Cedar Rapids unit was called after reports that Central City responders were delayed, though officials at the scene believed a Central City ambulance had been summoned.
An Associated Press report notes fifteen inches of snow in southeast West Virginia slowed traffic on the turnpike. Highway crews faced their first major test as a Beckley to Bluefield trip stretched from 45 minutes to three hours with dozens of stalled vehicles.
A 15 year old Coralville youth confessed to stealing three cars during a weekend crime spree in Iowa City. He was captured after a car he wrecked near a ditch prompted a sheriff’s deputy to intervene. He also admitted burglaries in Coralville and a purse theft, with several cars recovered or found in yards and streets around Iowa City and Coralville.
The Rev. Dr. George F. Sutherland, 78, longtime treasurer of the board of foreign missions of the Methodist church, died Sunday night at Morristown Memorial hospital. A Cornell College graduate, he served in missions administration for over 50 years and held post-retirement roles with overseas service committees. He is survived by his daughter, Mary P. Sutherland of Madison New Jersey.
Two Mt. Vernon women were injured Sunday afternoon in a two car collision near Tipton. Frances Bickel, 78, suffered a basal skull fracture and a punctured lung and was hospitalized in Iowa City. Lillian Kolek, 42, had unknown injuries but was reported in good condition Monday. An 18 year old Tipton youth driving the other car had minor injuries.
Margaret Duffy a former Parnell resident died Sunday in Los Angeles after a lingering illness. She is survived by her husband Earl Duffy and five daughters including Mrs James Harrington of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Lloyd Schropp of Parnell, three sons, three grandchildren, four brothers, six sisters. Services will be Thursday morning at St Michael's Church in Los Angeles with burial at Inglewood Cemetery. The family’s Los Angeles address is 1334 West Ninety-first Street.
Two Cedar Rapids youngsters sustained minor injuries in separate Monday morning traffic incidents. Allen Weaver Jr., 6, of 1901 Sixth Street SW, was hit at 9:22 a.m. by a car driven by Robert Ross of Swisher as he ran into the street. Michael Kramer, 7, of 1439 Third Street SE, was struck at 10:02 a.m. by Edgar Elmar of 1604 Fifteenth Avenue SE in front of 1207 Fourth Street SE.
Enlistment of Central City man Richard P. Shay for air force duty and the promotion of three Cedar Rapids reserve officers are reported. Shay, son of Mr and Mrs Francis L Shay of Central City, ships for basic training at Parks Air Force Base California. The promoted officers are Duane A Carney Vernon C Long and William J Holmes, all Cedar Rapids reserve squadron members advanced from second lieutenant to first lieutenant.
In West Berlin the Socialists won a one vote majority with 64 seats to 44 for the Christian Democrats and 19 for the Free Democrats. They vow to govern with Adenauer's CDU under German policy pressures while rebuilding a coalition in a city ringed by Soviet forces. Police reported 43 Reds arrested for election disturbances and a total of 851 arrests in the campaign period.
Varnum was re elected chief of the Tama Victor volunteer fire department. Officers include Wilbert Benda assistant chief Dale Crawford foreman William Anderson assistant foreman Hugh Hill secretary and Vernon Olsen treasurer. Chief Varnum will teach another 10 week first aid course in January. Norway Mr and Mrs Gil bert Frimml of Gilman born son Nov 29 at St Francis hospital Grinnell.
Albert Greenwell of 4024 Bowling Street SW faced two speeding charges after a Saturday arrest. He pled guilty to one count and paid a $10 fine plus $4 costs, then forfeited the bond for nonappearance on the second charge, creating a second conviction in state records. Judge James Patterson also suspended licenses for Dale Andrews Regina Johnson and Winfred Rahn, each for 20 days for reckless driving or speeding.
Bruce Bent 17 of Denver was selected to represent five states Iowa Nebraska Kansas Colorado and Missouri in a report to President Eisenhower during Boy Scout week. Bent won over other area scouts in a Midwest competition. Iowa's pick was Dave Ennis 16 of Mt. Vernon.
The Cedar Rapids federal court granted an order by Judge Henry N. Graven officially closing the bankruptcy case of James L. Vavra of Tama. The trustee’s record is approved and his fee ordered paid. Vavra’s petition showed debts of 6666.07 and assets of 3146.21, filed December 1, 1952.
A Tuesday night sonata concert by Cornell faculty at King Memorial chapel was canceled after Ruth Ray, violin professor, learned her mother was critically ill in Chicago. Ray departed for Chicago Monday morning. she was to perform with Dr. Julian Bern, European pianist.
The Adkins Piano and Organ Company opens its Cedar Rapids showroom at 218 First Avenue NE and will be exclusive Wurlitzer dealers for Cedar Rapids and nearby. Attending were Wurlitzer executives Al Rich Harlan Johnson Leonard West John R Brand with Curtis V Adkins as president and Mrs Adkins as secretary treasurer. Service manager Harold Bright leads television and organ service as the firm offers pianos and Hoffman televisions.
Yale professor Dr. Gerhart Niemyer wrote an imaginary 1964 editorial predicting 1955 talks yield minor gains while tensions persist. He foresees a 1961 disarmament conference, a July 1961 anti-Soviet flare in Poland, Norway exits NATO by 1963, and Russia reaching the Atlantic in 1964.
Washington based economist Edward S. Shaw of the Brookings Institution told a joint congressional economic committee that a more decisive recession in business conditions is possible. He warned that high private income and growing bank balances without proportional spending could fuel renewed downturns.
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