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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1951
Page
2
Unofficial livestock estimates list cattle 15,000 hogs 18,000 and sheep 3,000. Prices closed the week steady to 50 cents higher with buyers active all week. Cattle neared the all time peak, while hogs rose less.
Chicago livestock prices show hog receipts around steady with top at 21.25 and bulk around 19.50 to 21.00. light and packing sows listed. Calves, steers and cows for cattle trade mix with good and choice steers 35.60 to 39.50 and cows 17.00 to 24.00. bulls 20.00 to 29.50. Sheep steady with lambs 31.00 to 33.50, yearlings 22.00 to 26.00, ewes 12.00 to 17.00.
U SDA cattle receipts near 400 with Friday's figures. Slaughter steers and yearlings range 25c to $1 higher, utility and commercial steers uneven, some up 50c, cows up to 50c, bulls steady to strong. Prime loads 1,186 lb steers at 38.50, 1,124 lb at 38.00. high and prime steers 35.25 to 37.25. good to choice 29.50 to 35.00. utility 25.50 to 29.50. Heifers 35.00. commercial cows 22.50 to 24.25. canners 18.00 to 20.50. bulls 27.00. vealers 30.00 to 34. stockers 30 to 33.25. stock steer calves 34.50 to 39.00.
In Kansas City a cattle market report shows fed steers grading good or better rising by 25 to 50 cents, heifers up 50 cents, cows scarce but higher by 50 to 75 cents, bulls up 50 cents to $1. Dealers and killing calves steady to strong with some $1 gains. Load mostly prime 1,214 lb steers at 38.00, high choice prime around 35.50. Fed heifers 30.00 to 34.00, yearlings about 35.25, cows 21.50 to 25.00, bulls 27.00 to 28.00, dealer top 33.00.
Sioux City livestock market receipts show 500 salable cattle across all classes with steady prices. Calves run about 200 head with all westerns held for Monday trading.
In Ottumwa a slight drop of 25 cents is noted with top quotes at 19.50 for top market hogs. Carcass weights range from 160 to 550 pounds with varied prices from 16.50 to 19.50, including sow prices at several weight bands.
INDIANAPOLIS NEWS SERVICE reports hog prices in Waterloo with top quotes around 50cee per hundredweight. Prices vary by weight class from 160 to 550 pounds, with ranges from $16.75 to $19.50 per hundredweight and different values for sows and larger hogs.
Receipts show 55 000 estimated for Saturday and 37 000 for last week with 69 500 annual totals. Prices steady to 25 cents lower, with 50 cent declines for butchers over 240 pounds and all sow weights. Barrows and gilts listed by weight bands from 160 to 550 pounds with various prices, including 17.25 to 19.75 for barrows and 16.25 to 18.50 for sows, plus 400 to 550 pound ranges.
Cedar Rapids hog market prices fell a quarter on Saturday with the base quotations adjusted for hogs delivered and weighed at the Cedar Rapids plant. The listing includes varied price ranges for good butchers and packers across weights, plus calf, sheep, hay, fruit, and grain market figures from the day. The extensive table covers steers, yearlings, cows, bulls, calves, sheep, hay, wholesale fruit, vegetables, poultry, eggs, and grains with regional price details.
New York AP reports a late stock rally failed to turn losses into gains as prices stayed mostly negative. Trading volume was about 1,200,000 shares.
A Paris source says France will appoint Jacques Meyrier, a seasoned diplomat, as its first postwar ambassador to Franco Spain. The United States has Stanton Griffis in Madrid, and Britain may appoint Sir John Balfour to Spain. Observers expect Spain to enter the evolving North Atlantic defense framework this year.
Harold Pitts 90 lifelong Fayette county resident died Friday night at home near Hawkeye. Born January 1 1861 he farmed and ran a produce dray and restaurant business in Hawkeye. Married Catherine Fish April 8 1885 she died 1944. Survivors include daughter Mrs Arthur Wendland grandchild and two great grandsons. Services Monday in Emerson funeral home with burial in Hawkeye cemetery.
Chicago market ends the first week of 1951 with declines across grains. Uncertainty over price controls and a government refuge from acreage restrictions drove selling. Wheat slipped to around 2.46 a bushel, corn near 1.75, oats down about 9, rye dipping to 2.42, soybeans at 3.11 with mixed changes elsewhere.
Chicago AP wheat and corn prices show No 2 yellow at 1.80 1 20, No 4 at 1.68 4, No 4 at 1.61 440, sample grade 1.54 2. Oats list No 1 heavy white 1.00 4 1.01, No 1 extra heavy white 1.01 4, sample grade heavy white 0.98 4c. Barley prices shown as making 1.30 1.70 nominal, feed 1.25 1.30 nominal.
Washington sources say the government may relax wage and price controls in the auto industry soon. A new industry price formula for automobiles is being prepared, with hearings to occur promptly. If prices loosen, auto workers’ wage freeze may also ease, and John M. Hancock is named to lead hearings. Other actions include steel and scarce metal allocations for defense plants and a leadership shuffle at the National Production Authority.
Cornelius J. Chappell, 59, of Mineral Point Wisconsin, is in critical condition after a car truck crash on highway 51 near Kieler Wisconsin that killed his wife. Two sons Joseph 15 and Robert 13 escaped serious injury. Truck driver Robert E Lahr of Dubuque was not injured.
Ben Holland aged 69, longtime barber in Norway, died Friday after a lingering illness. Born March 26, 1881, in Norway, he married Mary Olson in Cedar Rapids on April 27, 1921. Survived by wife, two brothers Henry and Ole of Norway, and sister Mrs. Dena Rosdail of Englewood, California. Services set for Monday at 1:30 PM in Norway Methodist Church.
Kenneth E Ferguson was installed as worshipful master of Trojan lodge 548 A F and A M Friday evening with John M Thompson as installing officer and D D Cory as installing marshal Ed ward E Lala was installed as senior warden Rennard K Shinault junior warden Roy E Todd treasurer James E Cippera secretary the Rev C V R De Jong chaplain LeRoy C Nelson senior deacon Robert J Newlin junior deacon Howard G Britton senior steward Robert M Hess junior steward and Ernest E Badham rhyler Preceding the installation dinner was served to lodge members and their families.
A compact church directory lists MARION area congregations with pastors, service times, and upcoming events. Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Free Methodist, Methodist, Presbyterian, St. Pauls Lutheran, Prairie Chapel and Seventh Day Church of God share Sunday school, worship, youth meetings, and midweek activities with designated pastors and locations.
Chicago public school teachers number about 14,000 and board of education approval Thursday boosted salaries by 5.5 percent. Grade school teachers move from 4,063 to 4,300 annually, an extra 237, while high school teachers earning 5,160 gain 284. About 4,000 of the teachers work in high schools.
Santa Paula Calif AP The Rev Gene Fussell and First Baptist Church led three rain prayers with other churches, bringing light rain within a day. Eight months without two inches of rain preceded a 1.45 inch total last year on the same day after ten months of drought.
Iowa interim legislative committee approved projects totaling 990 543 for state boards of control and education. Several Board of Control items were not acted on, including a 350 000 power plant for Soldiers Home at Marshalltown. Education projects totaling 811 790 were approved, led by a 750 000 hospital school for severely handicapped children at Iowa City.
Coralville officers search for thieves who stole a $250 cash register $30 in cash and 25 cartons of cigarettes from Superior Oil filling station. Owner Dean Carpenter said burglars entered through a side window after breaking the glass and he found the break-in when opening Friday.
A native Iowan and attorney from Boone Robert L Hunter is the Republican nominee for Chicago mayor opposing Democrat Mayor Martin H Kennelly. Hunter, 52, was Cook County judge candidate in 1946, educated at University of Iowa and University of Chicago law school, taught in Cherokee before joining the Illinois bar in 1927.
Mrs Ma bel Fuller 51 and her husband Earl C Fuller 60 were in a car wreck on an icy Iowa highway near Pella while enroute to Florida. Mrs Fuller died in a hospital from a crushed chest and other injuries. Mr Fuller received bruises and shock and was to be released soon. Services for Mrs Fuller will be held in Albert Lea Minnesota.
Des Moines dispatch reports William Lowery of near Woodward earned a $10 bounty after shooting a 40-pound timber wolf east of Granger. The wolf was among the largest reported in Polk county in months, reflecting Lowery’s shooting skill and the local bounty program.
The Iowa Commerce Commission set February 7 for a hearing on Washington Chamber of Commerce request that the Rock Island railroad provide transportation to its station four miles south of Washington. The hearing will be held at the Washington county courthouse.
Doris Parks, 16, of Urbana suffered a cut forehead and cuts and bruises to the left knee when the car she rode in rear ended a truck on highway 150 about 4 miles south of Center Point. She was treated at St. Luke's hospital and released.
Des Moines reports the cost of Gov Beardsley’s second term inauguration rising to about $1000. The ceremony will include a concert and a reception in addition to the inauguration and the governor’s address to the legislature.
In Dow City an estimated $13,835 was stolen from safety deposit boxes in a former bank building now housing a hardware store. Thieves battered the vault, used tools from a local toolhouse, and took cash from all boxes except jewelry and papers. Sheriff Cavett said more losses may be found as box holders are contacted. An SBI agent is handling the investigation.
Des Moines man Hal R. Sheridan, 58, faces a manslaughter charge tied to a fatal traffic crash. Indicted last April, his trial was delayed over three terms. The case involves Des Moines resident Arlyne M. Spears. The January term starts about January 15 with Mrs. Zelma Crawford also to be tried for stabbing her husband last June.
COUNCIL BLUFFS INS Eugene E Cook age 20 becomes the fifth and last civilian son of Mr and Mrs Ray Cook to join the armed forces. He selects the navy for a four year enlistment following brothers Ray 1r 30 Guy 28 and Leonard 23. The fourth brother William 19 serves with the coast guard.
A Muscatine youth, 13-year-old Billy Verink, was killed when struck by a car while sleigh riding on a Muscatine street. Don Petersen of Muscatine was identified as the driver. Verink suffered a skull fracture.
Henry Joseph Standing a 26 year old Earlham conscientious objector pled innocent in federal court to violating the selective service act of 1948. He remained free on $2000 bond as his trial is set for the next term beginning April 23 before Federal Judge William F. Riley who told him he still could register for selective service but Standing declined.
Des Moines Iowa Federal Judge Will F Riley names Gibson C Holliday 44 of Des Moines as United States referee in bankruptcy for Southern Iowa filling a vacancy from July 1 1949. Holliday an attorney and former Democratic congressional candidate will earn 4000 dollars yearly and take over duties previously handled by referees from other jurisdictions.
Mrs Grace Valkenberg aged 67 died at Broadlawns General hospital after being found partially clothed and semiconscious on her porch on December 20. Coroner A E Shaw ruled exposure as the cause as she never regained consciousness. She was discovered by her former husband Harry who lives nearby. Police said she apparently fell and could not rise.
In Iowa City University of Iowa registrar Ted Mc Carrell reported Friday that 189 male students have canceled their registrations since Christmas to enlist in the armed services, reflecting wartime enlistment.
Washington reporter notes Allan B. Kline president of the American Farm Bureau Federation opposes price and rationing controls as a path to meat shortages and black markets. He argues controls would reduce meat production, urging tax and credit actions to curb inflation instead.
Washington reports Moscow will resume negotiations January 15 on settling the wartime lend lease account worth about 11 billion dollars. Russia has begun piecemeal repayments, returning 28 ships from more than 500 loaned vessels, amid broader talks with the Western Allies on postwar German rearmament.
DES MOINES AP The resignation of Patrolman Emory Galloway was announced by State Highway Patrol headquarters. He will join a large oil company and live at Strawberry Point. Galloway, who joined in 1937, served at Oelwein and previously at Cherokee and other posts, reducing the force to 153 men. Four reservists are in military duty and another resigned, with more expected this month.
State of Iowa Linn County District Court gives notice that on January 10 1951 at 9 am an instrument claimed as the last will of Nellie May Above of Linn County will come before the district court at Cedar Rapids Iowa for proof and admission to probate. Arthur Axmear Clerk Blake Shipton Attorney.
The undersigned Alma Hasek Roemig as Executrix of Emma Z Hasek deceased of Linn County Iowa was appointed January 4 1951. All persons indebted to the estate must pay promptly and all persons with claims must file them duly authenticated in the office of the clerk of Linn County District Court. Alois M Hasek Jr is the attorney.
On January 4 1951 Linntes notice announces ELSENBAST as Administrator of Mary Vosmek late of Linn County Iowa deceased. Creditors and interested parties are urged to settle debts and file claims with the Linn County District Court through attorney J Fisenbast.
Notice of appointment of Henry J. Evanoff as administrator of the estate of Crona Evanoff, deceased, Linn County Iowa. All persons indebted or having claims must promptly notify the undersigned, with claims duly authenticated, to Paul V. R. Wilson, attorney, Clerk of Linn County.
Notice is hereby given that Joseph Vosmek, administrator of the estate of the late resident of Linn County Iowa, has been appointed. All persons interested must present their claims to the undersigned promptly. Claims must be filed in the Linn County District Court. ELSENBAST, Administrator. J. Elsenbest, Attorney.
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