Hogs mixed results as Chicago and Des Moines markets quote
Chicago livestock markets report hogs mostly steady to down 25 to 50 cents with sows steady to 25 higher. Hog prices ranged roughly 14 to 18.50 for various grades while cattle and sheep activity showed good demand for prime offerings and varied price levels. Des Moines and other lines reflect higher week by week gains and strong packer/shipping demand. Local church notices and services follow with details on schedule and sermons.
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Chicago
DES Moines
INS
Arcane
Cedar Rapids
Tee
Rayee
Ween
Tbs
Marion YMCA youth center opens season with win
UhaArion youth center beat Salem church 24 23 in the season opener. Jim Whitmore led scoring with 14. The center hosts a Christmas dance December 18 at the high school. Center usage numbers show activity in October and November with 3 000+ participants across after school evening and craft programs. David Rosenberg of Coe College leads the center.
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Marion Ymca Youth Center
Salem Church
Jim Whitmore
David Rosenberg
Coe College
Ella Daniels 86 Dies at Springville
Ella Daniels 86 widow of Tom Daniels and Linn county resident died Friday night Born near Mt Vernon in 1868 she wed in 1895 Mr Daniels died in 1936 Surviving sons Wesley Sioux City Paul Cedar Rapids daughters Helen White Cedar Rapids Willa Mae Flickinger Marion Gail Heerin Anamosa Bernice Daniels Bridgeport Conn ten grandchildren eleven great grandchildren two brothers Hugh Weisley Springville Harl Weisley Mt Vernon Services Monday at 2 pm Methodist church burial Springville cemetery
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Gazette
Springville
Ella Daniels
Tom Daniels
Linn County
Mt. Vernon
Daniels
Wesley
Sioux City
Paul Daniels
Cedar Rapids
Helen White
Willa Mae Flickinger
Marion
Gail Heerin
Anamosa
Bernice Daniels
Bridgeport
Elton Staff Injured In Crash Near Elkader
Elton Staff, 34, suffered a brain concussion and other injuries in a Friday night auto crash ten miles northwest of Elkader on Gander road. He was taken to Postville Hospital after the car rolled into a shallow ditch following loss of control at a curve, according to Sheriff Forrest Fischer.
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The
Gazette
Former Clinton City Clerk Fined Five Hundred Dollars
E. L. Crabbe former Clinton city clerk was fined 500 dollars in district court on Friday under an indictment tied to sale of fuel oil delivered to his home. He admitted irregularities after a grand jury probe and made restitution including selling his home.
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Clinton (Ap
E. L. Crabbe
Clinton
Crabbe
Marion area church schedule highlights and services
The notice lists multiple churches and pastors with weekly schedules. Marion Baptist, St. Joseph, Christian, Free Methodist, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches share service times from morning worship to youth programs and education meetings. Details include Bible school at 9 45, worship at 10 45, youth activities, choir practice, and special services throughout the week.
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St. Paul's Lutheran
E. L. Brandt
Walther League
Ladies Aid Society
Prairie Chapel
Harry D. Green
Seventh Day Church of God
Allen Bond
Charles Moore
Bible School
White Cross
St. Joseph's Catholic
T. J. McElliott
William H. Blessington
Roy P.fields
Free Methodist
J. P. Knepper
James E. Gable
Mueller
Karen Foster
James Kimber
Larry Stephenson
Steven Smith
Elizabeth Waffle
Wscs
C. V. R. de Jong
Serlmon
Eisenhower Truman praise George C Marshall at Amvets event
President Eisenhower and former President Truman lauded General George C. Marshall as patriotic and devoted to country at an Amvets 10th anniversary dinner where he received the veterans group’s silver steel helmet. Harold Stassen highlighted Marshall’s European economic plan and anti communist aid effort.
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Eisenhower
Truman
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Joseph R. McCarthy
Defense
White House
Veterans Group
Amvers
Rufus H. Wilson
Harold E.stassen
Asia
Europe
Veterans Organization
Preston
McCarthy
Senate
City Briefs and Local Notes Highlight Community Events
Convalescing Mrs Emma Burmeister recovers at home after hospital confinement at St Luke's. The Rev Frank Ward, retired Sunshine Mission head, hospitalized after a fall. Two Cedar Rapids chiropodists elected to Iowa and national associations. Mrs Marr elected president of the state auxiliary. Pearson's Flower Shop promotes grave mounds wreaths trees and poinsettias. Don Templeman awarded distinguished military students medal for top three GPA and A average at University of Iowa ROTC.
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Emma Burmeister
Twenty-eighth Street Court SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Frank Ward
The
Sunshine Mission
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Chiropody Association
R. R. Carnes
M. D. Marr
National Association of Chiropodists
Don Templeman
Mary Templeman
C Avenue NE
Air Force Rotc
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Don
College of Commerce
Five high school girls suspended for vodka toast in restroom
Five Jackson high school girls faced two week suspensions after toasting a classmate's birthday with a bottle of vodka in a school restroom. The incident occurred Saturday and prompted disciplinary action by the school authorities.
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Jackson
Miss
President of High Twelve elected at Roosevelt hotel
Fred Stanford was elected president of the High Twelve club at a Friday noon meeting at the Roosevelt hotel. New officers include David Linge as first vice president Miles P. Sutera as second vice president Roy Barnes as secretary treasurer Morey Nassif as sergeant at arms and the Rev Ralph B Colton as chaplain. Martin Wiley joined the board of directors and Edgar King was named international representative.
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Fred Stanford
High Twelve
Roosevelt Hotel
David Linge
Miles P. Sutera
Roy Barnes
Morey Nassif
Ralph B. Colton
Martin Wiley
Edgar King
Linn county men granted two week army induction postponement
Nine Linn county men slated for December induction may delay their entry for two weeks after Christmas. The nationwide army postponement allows about 10 000 registrants to wait, with two reporting options: proceed as scheduled or file a postponement at the Memorial Coliseum basement Monday. Those choosing postponement depart Cedar Rapids December 27.
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Linn County
Army
Strait Board
Draft Board
Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids
Luther Trustees Award Contracts For Men's Dorm
Contracts for Luther college's new six hundred thousand dollar men’s dormitory were approved by the board of trustees. The Johnson Construction Company of Winona Minnesota won the general contract for 398 144 dollars the plumbing and heating contract went to Vicks Heating Plumbing Decorah for 68682 50 and the electrical contract to Dewey Electric Company Ventura for 26650 dollars. A government loan of 535 000 dollars will cover most costs and the dormitory named Oscar L Olson Hall will house 233 men with completion of the west wing in September 1955 and the full building by January 1956. Built in beds desks and storage are included. Furnishings landscaping and other details will be paid separately.
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The
Gazette
Decorah
Luther College
Board of Trustees
Johnson Construction Company
Winona
Minn
Vick
Heating Plumbing
Dewey Electric Company
Ventura
J. W. Ylvisaker
Oscar L. Olson
Olson
Luther
Charles Altfillisch and Associates
First Grade Teacher Notes Odd Church Steeple Drawings
In Portland Maine Lucy Hill a first grade teacher asks a pupil about a peculiar outgrowth on a church steeple. The child replies it is a television aerial, illustrating early perceptions of modern tech in a classroom scene.
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Portland
Maine
Lucy Hill
Jimmy
Cresco Coed Named Queen of Westlawn
Janet Connolly a Cresco senior nursing student was chosen Westlawn queen at the University of Iowa Friday. Nursing students who reside in Westlawn dormitory elect a queen each year.
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Iowa City
Janet Connolly
Cresco
University of Iowa
Westlawn
Miss Connolly
William Connolly
Bohlen Returns to Moscow After U.S. Visit
U S Ambassador Charles Bohlen flew back to Moscow by plane from a trip to the United States. He refused to answer reporters questions about his visit at the airport.
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Moscow
INS
U.S
Charles Bohlen
United States
Medical Group To Meet Sunday On Hospital Issue
The Iowa State Medical Association House of Delegates will hold a special Sunday meeting in Des Moines to discuss its stance on hospitals hiring full time specialists. The event aligns with the Connecticut attorney general’s ruling that hospitals are not practicing medicine illegally when employing radiologists and pathologists. Iowa’s attorney general Leo Hoegh, soon to be governor, has said such hiring is not permitted under state law. No report has emerged from the AMA hospital groups joint Chicago committee. The Iowa Hospital Association has indicated it may pursue court action.
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DES Moines
House of Delegates
Iowa State Medical Association
Iowa
Connecticut
Towa
Leo Hoegh
Iowa Medical Group
Iowa Hospital Association
AMA
Chicago
Medical association to discuss lawn law interpretation
Delegates plan to review how the lawn law applies and potential changes before the January legislative session. The discussion aims to clarify legal interpretation and consider suggested amendments by the medical association.
Indian Assault Case To Go to Grand Jury
Vernon Jefferson twenty five Tama Indian bound over to Marshall county grand jury in $5000 bond on assault with intent to murder. Hearing in Marshalltown municipal court follows a farmer being wounded and a youth fatally shot during a rifle struggle near Dunbar. Robert Halverson seventeen faces manslaughter charges for the shooting incident.
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Marshalltown
INS
Vernon Jefferson
Marshall County
Clinton Brown
Robert Halverson
Henry Halverson
Dunbar
Jefferson
Young Halverson
Television Listings for Cedar Rapids and Davenport
TV schedule details show channel numbers and programs across stations including KCRG WMT KWWL WHBF WOI WOC and more. Listings include news sports films wrestling detective segments weather and late night movies with times ranging from 6:30 to 11:30.
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Kcrg-Tv
Cedar Rapids
Wmt.-Tv
Kwwl.-Tv
Waterloo
Two Runaway Girls Found
DES MOINES Polk County sheriff's office reports two teenage sisters Mary belle 15 and Joy 13 daughters of Ralph W McBride of near Ankeny found safe after disappearing Wednesday. A large search located their dog camp site a horse and provisions. the girls were picked up along a highway and returned home. Their mother died last May and their father planned to move for health reasons. They took a neighbor's horse a bedroll $22 and a Scottie.
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Des Moines
Polk County Sheriff's Office
Polk County Sheriff's Deputies
Marybelle
Joy
Ralph W. McBride
Near Ankeny
Herbert Ringleb
McBride
President Eisenhower Gives Marines a Ride
Near Washington on the way to the Catoctin retreat Eisenhower halted his motorcade and invited two hitchhiking Marines into a follow car. White House aide James Rowley arranged the lift, and the pair rode about 40 miles to Frederick with a Navy doctor and the President’s valet aboard.
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Thurmont
Eisenhower
Washington
Mrs. Eisenhower
Catoctin Mountains
James J. Rowley
Betts Estate Worth Two Million To Six Heirs
Charles H. Betts a Des Moines auto dealer is named one of six heirs to a two million dollar estate of William Betts a 79 year old retired VP of Continental Insurance and Casualty Company. Betts died December 5 in Des Moines with his will filed in Chicago probate court.
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Chicago
Charles H. Betts
Des Moines
William Betts
Continental Insurance and Casualty Company
Betts
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