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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1954
Page
8
In a very full market, butcher hogs sold 25 to 75 cents lower on Friday while sows dropped 50 to 75 cents. Hog receipts reached 9,000 with prices down, cattle and calves showing steady to mixed gains. cattle receipts around 600 with varied steer and cow prices. Lambs and ewes at stable to higher levels with ranges listed for prime and choice cuts.
Receipts about 400 cattle with limited trading across geographies as the market tests near flat. Slaughter cattle light with scarce test bids. cows ranged around 7.5 to 10.5 and small shows in canners and cutters near 8 to 9 dollars, bulls lower.
NEW YORK AP reports the stock market rose Friday to the year’s peak not seen since 1929. Prices gained about three points with some advances beyond that. Trading volume reached around four million shares as market optimism continued.
Chicago buyers received steady to slightly firmer quotes across eggs butter cheese and poultry. Butter receipts reached 19 496 pounds with varied price marks while eggs reported 15 232 cases with mixed sizes and a range of capping prices. Cheese held firm with daisies at 37 37 1/2 cents and Swiss 39 46 cents. Live poultry prices eased slightly with hens 14-19 1/2 cents and turkeys 20-32 cents. Potatoes arrivals totaled track 202 on the day as shipments from U S sources reached 689. Demand remained light due to the holiday and quality grades influenced pricing.
AP USDA notes steady butter prices with 317 568 receipts and unchanged quotations. Eggs show weakness with 13 212 receipts and mixed lots listed by weight and grade, including extras 48-50 lbs at 333 60 and standards large at 33 cents.
An old newspaper snippet shows a market ad listing price changes with up sixteen cents and a C ET 66 note, hinting at a catalog or circular entry. The fragment reflects a retail pricing update from a local store segment.
Iowa officials report federal changes in highway planning have delayed several projects. Federal rules now require concrete paving wider than 24 feet with wider shoulders, causing 24-foot Town projects to be rejected. Efforts aim to reduce width to maintain federal aid, with the state funding 40 percent and the federal government 60 percent.
Chicago market notes show old crop wheat futures firming on hopeful January exports while new crop months lag. Corn retreated early on expectations receipts rise next month but regained most losses. oats and rye also mixed, soybeans steady, and cash wheat prices reported.
Mrs. Joe Burmeister, 95, of Lowden, died Friday at her home. Born October 28, 1859 in Germany, she came to the U.S. in 1882, married in 1885, and lived on a farm before moving to town in 1916. She was active in Zion Evangelical and Reformed church and its women's guild. Survivors: two sons Ernest and Charles, three daughters, seven grandchildren, four great grandchildren. Funeral services are tentatively set for Monday.
Robert Thomas 17 of Gravity was wounded in the chest when a rifle dis charged as a truck hit a bump. Keith Groft of Gravity drove the truck. Lenox hospital treated the youth. Gloria Schulke 5 of Sutherland was injured when she fell from a car traveling about 50 mph. She was in the rear seat when the door opened. Lt Alfred T Petersen USN of Highland is missing and presumed dead after falling overboard from a tug en route from Culebra Island to Roosevelt Roads Base Puerto Rico. Police seek a life sized Marilyn Monroe photo taken from in front of a Des Moines theater. Fire damaged the Iowa Concrete Products plant in Des Moines with losses estimated at 2000 to 3000 dollars. firefighters spent two hours battling the blaze.
Some physicians contend penicillin allergy may contribute to cataract development. Experts note possible immune or inflammatory mechanisms but urge further study to confirm any direct link.
Wharton Tom Hanna, 13, injured December 11 in a shotgun accident, has been returned home from Cedar Rapids hospital and remains bed-bound for now. New officers installed at Marion Kiwanis led by Ray Short with Raymond Eckhart as VP and Ralph Mills as secretary. Various social notes including a party for Seaman Vonda Freeman on leave from Seattle, plus watch night plans for Marion youth. Also updates on guests, travel, moves, and recovering individuals, ending with the Marion Laundry’s New Year message.
In New York AP reports Crosley slashed prices by 20 dollars on 10 table models. The new list ranges from 189.95 for the 21 inch blond all channel Super V to 129.95 for the 17 inch mahogany Super V.
William Grant, before leaving a friend’s residence to hunt, spotted a buck in the backyard and killed it after a quick glance from the window.
The Fine Arts Festival at Coe College Jan 4 through 8 features sculpture from Prof Humbert Albrizio and six students, plus 55 paintings from major museums. Works include Fish Form, Pelican, Acrobats and Rider. James Sweeney will discuss the Guggenheim shows, with panelists debating Are the Contemporary Arts Traditional. All events are open, with two concerts charged at 1.50.
Bids for rehabilitating the Mississippi river bridge at Lansing will be opened January 11 after the Iowa Highway Commission announced the plan. The bridge, closed since March 8 1945 due to ice and high water damage, will have its approaches rebuilt and steel flooring replaced with lighting and fencing installed.
August Pokrantz 91 died Thursday at Keota. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in St. John's Lutheran church. Burial in Pleasant Hill cemetery. Born June 22 1863 in Trebben Germany he came to Iowa at age eight. Survived by wife four daughters one brother six grandchildren four great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements by Powell funeral home.
Cedar Rapids City Plan Commission accepts B L Andersons resignation citing business pressures. Rezoning requests move to study. Krejci seeks commercial zoning near 901 Oakland Rd NE. Horlivg seeks multi dwelling or commercial on lots 10-13 in survey 33-83-7. Public hearing set for Jan 20 on M Street SW property exchange with E Cohn and Sons and Crandie railroad.
The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce disclosed a 16 event lineup for winter and spring. Speakers include Iowa Governor Leo Hoegh, Rep. James Dolliver, retired umpire George Magerkuth, and University of Iowa coaches, with JC and Civic Bureau sponsorships.
The Federal Trade Commission charges six insurers Sterling Insurance Chicago Combined Insurance Chicago Professional Insurance Jacksonville Service Life Omaha Postal Life Kansas City Girardian Dallas with false advertising in accident and health policies. The Joint Committee on Health Insurance says firms are trying to conform to voluntary ad codes.
Cedar Rapids police investigated two breakins Friday one at Community grocery store on Fourteenth avenue SE where a rear door was forced and $50 was taken. the other at a service station on Fifth avenue SE where a window was forced but nothing was missing.
Inez Robb reports the Old Farmer's Almanac for 1955 foresees a harsh season with heavy snow, frequent storms from January to March, and a colder trend overall. March brings rains, floods, and a likely hurricane in autumn, with a starker outlook for 1955 56 and a predicted white Christmas. Memorial and Fourth of July may see rain while Labor Day is mild.
Waterloo mayor Pat Touchae defends a bill to allow municipalities to establish and abolish utility boards. The Iowa League of Municipalities backs the plan despite opposition from the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, which opposes abolishing trusteeships for electric water gas and heating plants.
Peter Gill, five, set fire to his home with a Christmas fire engine. Firemen put out the blaze quickly with little damage. His father warned that the boy now understands the danger of matches.
Notice states Dale O. Stentz is attorney for the executrix of the estate of Charles Fred Jones deceased in Linn County Iowa. Creditors must file claims with the clerk and all debts to be paid promptly.
District Court in Cedar Rapids will hear on January 3 at 9 oclock AM the proof and admission to probate of the last will of Marie A Bloomhall late of Linn County Iowa. Attorneys Elliott and GhRee are named as counsel in the notice filed December.
Notice is given that on January 8 1955 at 9 oclock A M the district court Cedar Rapids Iowa will hear the instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Ra eall late of Linn County for proof and admission to probate in Cedar Rapids Iowa. John J Shea attorney is named as counsel.
State of Iowa Linn County notice states Charles Kriz was appointed and qualified on December 30 1954 as Administrator of the estate of Louise Melichar deceased. Creditors and others with claims must file them in the Linn County District Court and contact Milo O Manzi attorney for settlement of debts.
Notice is hereby given that on January 5 at 9 o clock A M the last will and testament of Trachta late of Linn County will come for hearing before the District Court at Cedar Rapids Iowa for the probate of said will and the appointment of executors Kubicek Novak and Kubicek, Attorneys.
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