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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1962

Page

12

Hogs and cattle prices rise on modest Monday receipts

Chicago reports moderate demand as hog receipts estimated near 13 500 with prices up to 25 cents per hundredweight. Slaughter cattle show steady to weak tone with prime loads at 30.00 per hundredweight and yearlings around 27.25 to 27.50. Des Moines prices mostly steady to 25 cents lower. receipts estimated at 60 000 with bids for 200-220 to 400+ pound hogs and cattle down versus Saturday.

Chicago USDA Des Moines UPI

Stea Butchers Prices by Weight for Pigs and Sows

Waterloo Hogs list shows price brackets by weight for stea butchers. 160-170 lbs to 270-300 lbs receive varying bids from 12.75 to 14.30 dollars per hundredweight, with 300-360 lbs and 360-400 lbs ranges noted. Sows priced separately across multiple weight bands.

Waterloo UPI Stea

Omaha Livestock Market Opens Light in Cattle Trade

Receipts at Omaha reach 17 000 cattle with 100 calves. market opens slowly and with no clear price level as activity remains muted and demand lags early.

Omaha Livestock Omaha UPI

Sioux City Livestock Auction Prices Slow to Develop

Cattle: Re entries 8,000 calved calves 200 slow in development not established. Low choice 1,175 lb steers 27.25 with two loads 980 to 1,050 lb steers at 26.75 per cwt.

UPI

Market mixed as 1962 end approaches with B O gains

New York stocks drifted with mixed results as merger news influenced B&O shares. The Interstate Commerce Commission approved B&O control by C&O sending B&O up while most major issues posted fractional moves or held steady. IBM slipped slightly while U S Smelting and Polaroid advanced modestly.

New York Baltimore & Ohio Interstate Commerce Commission B&o Chesapeake & Ohio C&o General Motors Polaroid IBM U.S Texaco Standard Oil New Jersey Douglas Aircraft Woolworth Montgomery Ward Union Carbide du Pont Ford Caterpillar

Cedar Rapids Hog Market Prices Steady to Lower

Cedar Rapids market notes Monday prices steady to a quarter lower with butchers 200 to 220 lb at 15.00 to 16.00, bulk of 1s and 2s 15.50 to 16.00, packing sows 13.00 to 14.00, and price grades by weight down rules. Grain prices show No 1 wool 45c and No 2 wool 35c while corn 1.07 and soybeans 2.37 per bushel. oats 36 bushels 726 balance listed.

Cedar Rapids

Ilten Appointed To City Electrical Board

Lee A Ilten Jr 38 of 3860 Tomahawk Trail SE Monday was named to a three year term on the city electrical examiners board by the council He replaces Adolph A Helm whose services the council thanked with a resolution The board conducts exams for city electrical licenses

Lee A. Ilten, Jr Tomahawk Trail SE Ilten Adolph A. Helm Helm

Fragmentary Trade Listings From Historical Market Page

A scrambled OCR fragment shows various company names and market figures. Entries include Lone Street, Cherry Bur, McKay, Nat Oats, Electrac Nissen, Rath Packing, Dodge Mfg, Shield Bant, Technicolor, Kaiser Ind, Thermogas, Life Invest, and Mid Amer with percentage ranges and prices, indicating a historical stock or commodity board.

McKay Kaiser Ind

Grain Exchange Steady to Firm Amid Short Session

Chicago AP reports grain futures held steady to firm through a brief Board of Trade session that closed at noon. January soybean tenders reached about 1.5 million bushels, while wheat rose around a quarter to half a cent and corn, oats, rye, and soybeans showed mixed moves.

Chicago Board of Trade

Market quotes for grains and oil options in Chicago

The report lists wheat prices with many fractions and price points 1.08 to 1.11 for wheat oats mixture and soybean oil. It notes choice and feed values with prices around 1.25 to 1.33 and 0.88 to 1.05 for feed.

Chicago

Chicago Produce Roundup Notes Mixed Prices and Arrivals

AP reports steady butter wholesale prices with minor changes in egg and poultry markets. Eggs show slight gains and various quality whites. Poultry prices rise modestly for roasters and White Rock varieties. Potatoes arrivals noted with state and regional price references. New York markets closed for holiday, delaying USDA price updates.

Chicago Idaho Red River Val NEW York Produce New York USDA

Skier Buried Forty Five Minutes Saved At Stevens Pass

An 18 year old Seattle skier named Jeff Ross was buried under five feet of snow by an avalanche on Stevens Pass for 45 minutes Sunday. He revived with artificial respiration and oxygen and suffered no serious injury. Over 100 searchers, including Gary Cyrus who located a partly buried ski pole, helped uncover him.

Seattle Jeff Ross Stevens Pass Cascade Mountains Here Ross Gary Cyrus

Williams III Named Red Bull Commander

Brig. Gen. Frank Williams aged 54 of Cedar Falls was named commander of the 34th infantry division Iowa Nebraska National Guard by Gov. Norman Erbe. He succeeds Maj. Gen. Warren Wood and the appointment was approved by the National Guard Bureau in Washington under a Nebraska Iowa rotation agreement.

Des Moines UPI Frank Williams Cedar Falls 34Th Infantry Division Iowa- Nebraska National Guard Norman Erbe Williams Warren Wood Gering Neb Erbe National Guard Bureau Washington Nebraska Red Bull

Winning combination ad and want ad readers

A compact line hints at a thriving classified page where readers seeking ads and want ads find value. The snippet implies a successful match between advertisers and potential buyers, reflecting active local commerce.

Armed Forces Enlistment Report Lists Air Navy and Army

Seven men enlist in the air force and four in the navy with one airman re enlisted for Kadena base Okinawa. The six other air force recruits go to Lackland Texas for training and include Nye Vanschoink Osmundson Mauske Isom Helmick. Four army enlistees report to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri for basic training. Home on leave are Culp Wall Bruce Taylor.

Air Force Navy Kadena l Air Force Base Okinawa Charles D. Harvey Seventh Avenue Lee R. Vanschoink Terrace Hill Drive Gaylord W. Osmundson West Union Ernest Mauskemo Tama All Electronics Richard D. Isom Albia Jewell S. Helmick Bloomfield Fort Leonard Wood Lynn W. Simmons Scotch Grove Ronald E. Adamek Traer Dwight K. Cross Robert W. ‘Cherveny Clutter Dennis R. Culp Occie Culp Ninth Street Naval Base San Diego Ronald R. Wall Arnold Wall Third Street Fort Bragg N.C Gary L. Bruce Freda Bruce Lisbon Fort Gordon Pvt Rena L. Taylor Alan Taylor Marion Fort McClellan Ala

Upheld Conviction of Scarbeck With Sentence Cut Recommended

The U.S. court of appeals upheld the conviction of U.S. Foreign Service Officer Irvin Scarbeck for handing secret information to Red agents and recommended reducing his 30 year term.

Washington U.S. Court of Appeals U.S. Foreign Service Irvin Scarbeck

City Briefs and Society Notes Move Through Week

AAM executive board to meet after an 11 30 luncheon at Bishops. Correction Jerry Franck to perform New Year s Eve at Merl s Tap. Delta Nu Alpha Cedar Rapids chapter to meet Friday at 6 30 p m in Sheraton Montrose hotel. Transportation Bureau executive committee to host weekly luncheon at Sheraton Montrose. Foreign Trade bureau executive committee to meet Friday noon at Roosevelt hotel.

AAM Bishop's Jerry Franck Merl’s Tap Delta Nu Alpha Cedar Rapids Delta Nu Alpha Transportation Fraternity Sheraton - Montrose Transportation Bureau The Transportation Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce Sheraton-Montrose Hotel Foreign Traders — Executive Committee Foreign Trade Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce Roosevelt Hotel

Mrs Will Chrisman Dies at Lafayette Community Leader

Lafayette IA Mrs Will Chrisman 79 longtime resident died Sunday She was born June 3 1883 at Vinton and married March 20 1902 Surviving are four daughters two sons and nine grandchildren Services Monday at 1 pm Lafayette Christian Church Burial Lafayette Cemetery Murdoch s in charge

Lafayette Will Chrisman Mazie Rush Vinton Chrisman Homer Blackford Marion Merth Chrisman Toddville Arza Bradshaw Cedar Rapids Edwin Sorensen Cedar Falls Victor Arizona Leo Lafayette Christian Church Lafayette Cemetery Murdoch

Marion police urge caution during New Year celebrations

Marion police tighten patrols for New Year’s Eve alcohol and driving violations and urge motorists to use extreme caution. Chief Leighton Ford reiterates the rule if you drink don’t drive and if you drive don’t drink as arrests for drunk driving exceed typical numbers this year.

Marion Leighton Ford Ford

Safe income for seniors from high grade preferreds and bonds

The advisor counsels safety first for a 70s couple with 300 Detroit Edison shares and small lots of Ford and others. To raise income without sacrificing safety, consider switching to top grade preferreds and bonds with 4.5 to 5 percent yields, such as General Motors Celanese U S Rubber U S Steel, and first mortgage rail bonds like Missouri Pacific and St. Louis San Francisco, while keeping dividends well covered.

Detroit Edison Ford AT & T Arizona Public Service Parke-Davis Sperry Rand IBM Burroughs Arizona P.S General Motors Celanese U.S. Rubber U.S. Steel Missouri Pacific St. Louis San

Nehru Reaffirms Kashmir Belongs to India

Prime Minister Nehru stated India claims all of Kashmir and Pakistan has no legal ties to the territory. He dismissed a USIA release suggesting such ties as ignorant and warned plebiscite calls would trigger communal conflict. Talks with Pakistan resume January 16.

New Delhi Nehru India Kashmir Pakistan U.S USIA U.N

White Girl 23 Listed in Boston Strangling Case

Boston detectives report the apparent strangling of Patricia Bissette 23 found in a Back Bay apartment. Authorities connect this death to a series of eight Boston area stranglings dating back to last June.

Boston Back Bay Boston University Patricia Bissette Lynn Sophie Clark Englewood N. J

Bus Collision Kills Six In Western Montana Crash

In Superior Montana a bus and a truck collided before dawn on Monday causing the bus to plunge into the Clark Fork river. At least six people were killed and initial reports indicate the bus was an eastbound Greyhound.

Superior Mont Montana Clark Fork Greyhound

Tshombe's Forces Clash With U.N. In Katanga

In Katanga, Moise Tshombe's troops battled U.N. Congo command units near Elisabethville challenging the U.N. claim of victory in the third campaign. The U.N. reported control of Elisabethville but looting and terror incidents spurred unrest with orders to shoot looters on sight.

Leopoldville Moise Tshombe U.N. Congo Katanga U.N Elisabethville

Dodd Demands Probe of Congo U N Action Tragedy

Sen. Thomas Dodd of Connecticut urged an inquiry into the unspeakable tragedy of U N actions in the Congo. He released a letter to Sir Leslie Munro, secretary-general of the International Commission of Jurists, dated December 13, requesting the investigation.

Washington Thomas Dodd Dconn U.N Congo Dodd Leslie Munro International Commission of Jurists

Katanga surrender demanded as Tshombe travels amid fighting

U N orders Katanga pilots to surrender by noon and abandon surviving aircraft after ongoing clashes near Kamina and Kolwezi. Tshombe returns to Katanga from Salisbury aboard a Rhodesian air transport amid hopes to regroup government forces. U N reports gains by Ghanaian and Swedish units near Kamina and along the railway junction 15 miles away.

U.N Katanga Tshombe Congo Salisbury Central African Federation Ndola Kolwezi Elisabethville U. N Leopoldville Kamina

Court seeks habeas corpus to return child in custody suit

Joyce Schumacher of Hiawatha petitions Linn district court for a writ of habeas corpus to bring two year old Kimberly A Nost to a hearing. Defendants are Francis and Mrs. Boat of rural Lisbon, grandmother Mrs. Boat once cared for the child while Schumacher lived with the Boats. A Monday hearing was delayed after magistrates conferred with attorneys.

Joyce Schumacher Hiawatha Linn Schumacher Francis Boat Lisbon Kimberly A. Nost Boat Charles Penningroth

Frank McCollum Granted Bench Parole After Guilty Plea

Frank McCollum age 44 of 185 Eighteenth Avenue SW pled guilty to false uttering of a check for a $25 November 6th check at Ted's Pharmacy. Judge Charles Pennig roth gave him bench parole from a seven year penitentiary sentence at Ft Madison.

Frank McCollum Eighteenth Avenue SW Ft. Madison Charles Penningroth McCollum Ted’s

Anamosa Man Given Six Month Suspended Sentence

Franklin T. Wolfe of Anamosa pleaded guilty to desertion and abandonment and received a six month suspended jail sentence from Judge Charles Penningroth. Wolfe was accused of deserting three children aged 7 9 and 11.

Franklin T. Wolfe Anamosa Charles Penningroth Wolfe

Breakins Ransack Cabins Along Wapsie River Near Jordan's Grove

O J Paulsen reports two cabins at 816 Nineteenth Avenue SW were ransacked on Sunday along the Wapsie River near Jordan's Grove bridge, triggering a Linn County sheriff's investigation.

Breakins O. J. Paulsen Nineteenth Avenue SW Linn Sheriff’s Office Wapsie River Jordan’s Grove Bridge

Dismissed suits include Ashlock estate claim against Linn County Electric

Dismissal with prejudice of the estate of Norman D. Ashlock against Linn County Rural Electric Cooperative and four employees over a fatal traffic accident on Highway 150 near Center Point September 26, 1959. Also Janice Hinton versus Byron E. Hinton Jr a divorce suit and judgment Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. v Triple S Tire Supply for 2033.87.

Lyle H. Ashlock Norman D. Ashlock Linn County Rural Electric Co-Operative James E. Begley Don Hayes Herbert Miersen James Zern Center Point Janice Hinton Byron E. Hinton, Jr Kelly-Springfield Tire Co Triple “S Tire Supply, Inc

Williamsburg Rededicated as Oceanographic Research Vessel

The former presidential yacht Williamsburg was officially dedicated Saturday in Philadelphia as an oceanographic research vessel RP.

Philadelphia Williamsburg

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