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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1961
Page
6
USDA estimates Saturday receipts show 100 cattle 100 hogs and no sheep. Hogs sold steady to 25 higher with 180-225 lb butchers 17.25-17.50 and 210 lb head at 17.75. Cattle and sheep mixed as prices varied for various weight ranges and classes.
Des Moines market receipts Friday estimated at 65 000 with weekly and yearly comparisons. Hog classes show steady ranges by weight including butchers 180 200 Ibs at 14 50 to 16 50 and sows 270 550 Ibs from 11 85 to 15 90 with diverse spreads across weight categories.
Livestock report notes cattle 1200 and calves 400 in Sioux City. Not enough of any class for a market test. Supply described as mainly on a pre arranged basis.
Cattle 600 and calves 25 processed in Omaha with limited demand and not enough to test the market. UPI reports a quiet day as buyers showed restraint and prices lacked momentum.
Cedar Rapids hog market prices held steady Friday. Thursday’s 200 to 230 lb butchers brought 15.50 to 16.50 dollars per cwt with some at 16.60. 300 lb packing sows quoted 14.00 to 14.85. Weights above 230 saw reductions of 15 cents per 10 lb bands up to 280 and 25 cents per 10 lb bands beyond 280. Further weight tiers from 300 to 360 yielded 25 cents less, 360 to 500 dropped 50 cents, and over 500 fell 75 cents per 50 lb increment.
Fragmentary notice lists poultry breeds and varieties with odd spellings and prices. Mentions small chicks and possibly exhibition items, but text is incomplete and several terms unreadable.
Sioux City Air Defense Sector joined the North American Air Defense Command and completed a 21 point network across six states. The SAGE unit, responsible for 120000 square miles, became fully operational Thursday night and provides automatic radar data transmission and centralized computer aided spotting to cope with mass air raids.
New York markets showed a steadier tone among blue chips with selective gains in a mixed session. Trading was the week’s slowest with volume around 3.7 million as the Dow Jones averages and key indices wavered amid modest activity.
In southwest Alabama a special game wardens force targets illegal hunting as flood waters push deer and turkeys to higher ground. Conservation Director William Younger says over 100 hunters have been arrested in the Mobile area last week for boating kills and night spotlighing amid rising flood waters.
The Boy Scouts of America announce the sixth national jamboree to be held at Valley Forge Pennsylvania in July or August 1964 Chief Scout Executive Joseph Brunton said.
Chicago AP reports grain prices mixed through the day with wheat steady to up five cents, corn down about four percent, oats up to four and a half percent or down, rye up to four cents or down four, and soybeans up four or down thirty four cents in draggy dealings.
The Chicago market update shows no clear sales data for wheat corn oats or soybeans with incomplete figures for soybean oil and barley. The report contains fragmented pricing terms like 1.35 and feed 100-1.25, making exact provisions unreadable.
New York market notes light on large items with enough supply of other sizes. Butter ample on top grades and adequate on B grades. Demand fair and prices unchanged with averages for extras, mediums, smalls, standards, and checks listed.
AP dispatch from Chicago notes wholesale butter prices steady to down slightly with varied grade bids and unsettled optics. Potatoes see light russet supplies with improving demand as market trends shift, while red varieties hold at modest levels and shipments run near 397 total U.S. carts in transit.
President Kennedy set up frequent briefings for Vice President Johnson while he is away in Latin America. White House says special communications link Johnson with the defense and state departments and the White House. Johnson is in Texas for his aunt’s funeral and will stay there this weekend.
A segment on KCRG TV 9 features Jeff exposing spies linked to the navy. The show spotlights intrigue on 77 Sunset Strip with a dramatic investigation and cinematic confrontation.
An early Friday fire destroyed a four room home on Ellis rd NW, leaving Mr. and Mrs. Bartling and their five children homeless with no food or winter clothing. Neighbors report the fire started near a defective space heater. the family avoided calling the fire department due to lack of funds. The oldest son Norman saved a microscope and two hamsters before help arrived. Red Cross aid and neighbor support are assisting as the family seeks new housing.
In London a gang stole 63 Australian king parakeets and bronze pigeons worth 8500 dollars from Dr Kenneth Rothwell’s aviary in Leicester. Interpol joins the hunt focusing on Belgium as police warn of a large illicit market for the birds.
Public notice text incomplete but identifies Linn County Iowa and parties Lillian & Childs with Lawrence Crisoman as attorney. Indicates official action regarding a court or administrative proceeding and a dated acknowledgment.
James Banks 30 of 620 Fifth Ave SE pled guilty in Linn district court to breaking and entering and received a 10 year sentence to the Anamosa reform school by Judge Charles Penningroth. Co-defendant Kenneth Bascom 25 of Palo was also sentenced to 10 years. Police say the pair, arrested Dec 2, stole auto accessories and merchandise from Rapoport Auto Parts and Cedar Rapids Tent and Awning Co. with about $8 reported stolen from the two sites.
Donald Akerly, 19, of Marion pled innocent in Linn district court to a larceny charge. He was arrested by Marion police in connection with the theft of 262.08 dollars in cash and checks from Dave's Standard Service station in Marion on Tuesday night.
James Rawson, 50, of 309 Sixth Street SE, was given until Tuesday to enter a plea in Linn district court to a charge of desertion and abandonment of children. He is accused by Josephine Rawson of failing to support their 10 year old son.
Raymond Hotz of Marion pled innocent to a charge of false uttering of a check. He allegedly gave a bogus $220 check to the Fred Van Dyke Co. on May 21.
The Rev. Keith Taber suit against Earl Wilson operator of Dry Creek Riding Stables seeks 18328.15 damages for a fall from a horse and is dismissed with prejudice.
City briefs note the Cedar Boat Club hosts its annual Christmas party Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Roosevelt hotel featuring fried chicken and all you can eat for $1.45 per person. Other notes include KV Cafe opening in downtown Marion and changes at Marian Barnes M D office.
Ronald J. Dostal, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Dostal of 1716 Cave NW, promoted to lieutenant junior grade and assigned to the USS Claud Jones. Home on leave are Hospitalman Apprentice Joe Reeves, Machinist's Mate Dale L. Meyer, Pvt. Robert D. Lattimer, and Airman Gary Clemenson, each listed with home addresses and statuses for leaves, school programs, and assignments at Camp Pendleton, Great Lakes, San Diego, and Jacksonville and Quonset Point respectively.
Robert Jung of the Hughes Brothers Co 919 Sixth St SW reports a power hand saw valued at 45 dollars stolen on Thursday. The ad for Walmar s and insulated clothing items is noted.
Four persons appeared Friday in a Municipal Court session described as the smallest in five years. Three faced traffic violations and one was charged with letting a dog run loose. Judge Barnes noted the session’s seven minute duration and attributed low arrests to winter weather and slick streets.
Harold White, 33, of Marion route 1, was sentenced to 23 days in the county jail after pleading guilty to speeding driving without a license and resisting an officer by giving false statements. He was arrested for speeding on December 6 and later found to have lied about his license and employment. The judge ordered 10 days on the license and resisting charges and 3 days for speeding, to run concurrently.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce announced the three judges for Cedar Rapids outstanding young farmer award. They are Cleon Herricott Linn county extension director Milt Nelson of The Gazette and Robert Fix of Wilson and Co. Committee chairman is Jack Kloster. The award honors a farmer 21 to 35 who shows farming progress uses conservation practices and contributes to community affairs.
Seventeen month old Mark Richard Olthoff died Friday after playing with tinsel on his family’s Christmas tree in Mason City. City electrical inspector Hip Waychus said the tinsel touched the metal socket of a light bulb, causing the electrocution.
A reader asks about a 3 for 1 PG&E split and dividend changes from 70 to 25 cents. The adviser says the 264 shares will yield $1 per year per quarter, a total $264, higher than the current $246.40. No price is set for the split. the market will determine it, and selling now to rebuy later is not advised.
Notice of incorporation under the Iowa Business Corporation Act. The 1855 First Avenue Corp is formed with charter issued December 14 by the Secretary of State. Principal office at 1855 First Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Linn County with Richard G. Bausch as registered agent. Directors listed as Richard Bausch and C Ray Scholl both of Cedar Rapids.
The Fairfax Town Council will hold a public hearing at 7:30 PM on January 3, 1962 in the Legion Hall Fairfax Iowa. The hearing concerns an amendment to Ordinance No 22 rezoning West acres of the SE% of Section 9 Township 79 Range 8 West from Class A Residential to Class A Business and creating a Board of Adjustment. The notice directs interested parties to be heard and is signed by the Town Clerk and town authorities.
Jaine J. Newlon seeks an absolute divorce from Billy G. Newlon in Linn County District Court Cedar Rapids Iowa. The petition requests custody of all minor children and general equitable relief with grounds of cruel treatment and habitual drunkenness. Appearance required January 22 1962. default leads to judgment.
Legal notice states a sale of real property in Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa on December 8th at 10:00 AM on the 4th floor of City Hall Cedar Rapids. Property legal description includes a half northeast quarter and southwest quarter of section 3-83-7 containing about 17.19 acres more or less. A public hearing and due process are noted with publication by Harold G. Schaefer.
Notice is given that on November 7 1961 John B Reilly was appointed and qualified as Executor of the Estate of Genevieve Aott deceased in Linn County Iowa All persons indebted to the estate are asked to make payment and those having claims against the estate must present them duly authenticated to the undersigned executor and attorney John B Reilly.
Marion Rural Community School District will hold an election to approve a $300,000 bond for additions and improvements to Linn-Mar Way and Indian Creek elementary schools. Polls open 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM at Marion Area High School. Ballot measure placed by board action under state code.
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