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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1952
Page
9
Chicago and Omaha livestock reports show cattle steady to 50 cents lower with strong hogs and steady sheep in parts. Slaughter cattle and yearlings trend varied while steers and cows price ranges span from mid teens to over thirty dollars per hundredweight across major railhub markets.
New York ap reports solid leadership from rails steels and motors lifts stocks higher Monday with mostly fractional gains spread across the list. Volume traded around 1 800 000 shares.
Cattle receipts reach 16 000 with calves at 26.00 and varied demand for fed steers and vealers. Market activity shows weak to lower bids for some cattle while high grade beef remains scarce. Formosa population quoted at eight million including refugees and Nationalist soldiers.
Wheat rose about 1 1/2 to 2 1/4 cents and corn edged higher as export demand looms this week. Government outlook suggests corn may rise above support later in the marketing year. oats and rye gained modestly while soybeans rose and lard advanced. Cash wheat shows no trade. market notes offer prices for feed and seed grains and alfalfa prices in Chicago.
Chicago butter eggs and cheese market summaries show steady to slight shifts while a string of local notices reports leave, medical, and social events. Notes include Lt Eugene Hastings on leave, Kathy Hastings engaged, community meetings, and hospital visits across Marion and nearby towns.
Detroit report says Ford Motor Co will unveil its 1953 line on December 12 with prices unchanged from current models. The announcement comes as market prices remain steady.
Two Cedar Rapids men pled guilty in traffic court to reckless driving and paid fines totaling 150 dollars. Arthur Puschinsky aged 49 of Wendy Oaks was fined 100 dollars. David Richards and Ralph J. Williams were fined 50 dollars. Richards also paid 10 dollars and costs for carrying a loaded rifle in his car after a Saturday incident at Fifth Street and Seventh Avenue SE.
A 1950 housing census block statistics book is available for reference at the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. The U S Bureau of the Census book lists housing units per block persons per room and average valuation. The chamber has ordered more copies and will have them at least after receipt.
Cedar Rapids police arrested five boys aged 11 to 13 after they hid near the North Western roundhouse and fired fair rifles at passing trains. They were instructed to report to juvenile officers after school Monday and the guns were confiscated at the station.
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad announced a dividend of 4 dollars payable December 19 to holders of record December 18. Carbon black production now relies mainly on natural gas but researchers are seeking alternative sources.
Katie Berritt, age 90, will be baptized by total immersion at Bethseda Baptist Church in Ipswich next Sunday, confirming her faith with a church ceremony. The event highlights a milestone moment for the Plymouth area worshipper.
Industry leaders debate whether firms should aid older workers facing retirement. Some say the problem is a corporate challenge requiring action, others warn against implying a company must shield citizens from retirement hardships.
The Conference Board notes rising use of pre retirement programs by major firms. Esso Standard Oil and Prudential Insurance offer group retirement problem discussions. Detroit Edison tests a short retirement planning course with eight two hour sessions. Fifty employees ages 55 to 65 attend, along with 30 spouses. Individual counseling remains the basis for many programs.
Paul Neste 19 and Betty Vine 18, both of Decorah, were treated at Decorah hospital after an early Sunday crash northeast of the city. In dense fog the car left the highway, skidded 50 feet, struck a telephone pole, went through two fences and rolled onto its side.
Cedar Rapids postal officials reported recipients will receive red and white labels for bundling Christmas cards by destination local or out of town. Extra tags available at main post office and substations to speed mail handling during the rush.
As Christmas shoppers arrive the post office announces stamp and parcel post windows will stay open until 9 p.m. Wednesday night, aligning with retail store hours. The change marks the first signs of the holiday rush.
Contracts totaling 1 157 549 88 for 83 miles of town paving awarded to Hargrave Come Ptune Company of Cedar Rapids. Five projects for asphaltic concrete pavement resurfacing include Jones Dallas Freront Mills Guthrie and Page counties.
Iowa Rural Youth will tour 4500 miles across six northwestern states and four Canadian provinces. Frank Ehman, director of young people’s activities for the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, announced the two week journey by train bus and boat is set for July 18 through Aug 1.
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