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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1955
Page
2
Hogs dropped 25 to 50 cents as salable receipts reached about 12 000 head. Moderately active market with most declines on weights under 230 pounds. Cattle and sheep also show varied steady to slightly lower prices across the board.
Cattle receipts 1,800 with calves none. Slaughter steers scarce for market testing. Choice heifers around 875 lbs at 24.50. Utility grade 10.25 to 11.00, load lots choice 842 lb feeder steers steady at 22.75.
Cattle receipts at Omaha total a few loads of fed steers and heifers offered among moderate activity. Stocker and feeder buyers active with five cars from receipts. prices show choice steer around 25.50 per cwt and choice heifers 25.00 to 26.00. Cows quoted 9.75 to 11.50, canners 8.00 to 9.50, bulls up to 20.00 for dealers. overall tone steady to firm.
Receipts Friday about 60 000, week 38 000, year 0. Actual Thursday 87 000. Demand fair to poor with prices steady to 50 cents lower. Top hog price 17.35. Slower trade with most sales 25 to 50 cents lower. by weight class, values range from 12 25 to 17 35 for various pounds bands and 13 25 to 14 50 for heavier sows and hogs.
Spring fryers 42 lbs and up 16 cents per unit. Hens under 4 lbs 10 cents. Heavy hens 5 lbs and over 1 cent. Roosters 5 lbs 10 cents. Ducks over 6 lbs 14 cents. Geese 14 cents. Current egg receipts 20 cents. Pullet eggs 13 cents. GRAIN MARKET New oats 77 cents per bushel. Corn No 2 yellow 1.40. New crop soybeans 2.62. STRAW Good baled straw 12 to 14 dollars. Native wool 4 cents.
Cedar Rapids juvenile officers held two 15 year old boys on a car theft charge. Capt. Stanley Davis said patrolmen stopped the youths at 9 45 p m Thursday for speeding and found the car had been stolen. The boys claimed they took it from an alley, but Davis said it was taken from Baxter s used car lot. They would be taken before Juvenile Judge James Patterson.
Wall Street rebounded from a two day lull with steady gains of one to two points and near four points. Traders moved about four million shares as small losses had little effect indicating renewed market optimism.
Chicago market receipts show butter 1.091 million pounds and eggs 20.537 cases with mixed national quotes. Cheese holds steady with daisies at 36 to 37 cents, Swiss 39 to 46 cents. Live poultry steady with hens 14 to 20 cents and fryers 17 cents, turkeys 20 to 32 cents. Potatoes report old and new stock, Idaho russets 4.25 to 4.35, Colorado Red McClures 3.10, Minnesota Pontiacs 2.35 to 2.55, with limited carlot sales and firm demand.
New York AP USDA market update shows butter steady with 322,274 receipts and various FMG scores from 93 to C and prices from 58 to 58 4c. FGGS steady with 19,130 receipts and mixed color egg quotes for extras and standards in the 29 to 50 cent range.
In Bern the U S Department of Commerce notes a continuing postwar construction boom in 1954 affecting schools. The report highlights rising building activity and investment led by government and industry partners.
Chicago AP notes Mills support lifts wheat while Benson speech boosts corn. Wheat ends higher at 2.31 after a 15 price rise. corn at 1.12 to 1.24. soybeans mix near 2.79. Prices for oats rye lard move amid last trades and parity expectations for 1955.
Wheat prices and grain quotes from Chicago show no wheat bids while corn prices range from No 3 yellow 1.51 1 56 per bushel to No 5 1.37 1 c, with samples at 1.47. Oats and soybean meal and oil contribute mixed quotes and barley prices around 1.30 to 1.52 for selected feeds.
Nelda Davidson, 44, of 505 Thirty-fourth Street NE, suffered a broken left arm at 7 20 a m Friday when struck by a car while crossing E Avenue at Thirty-fourth Street NE. Driver Jerry Overly, 610 Thirty-sixth Street NE, faced charges for failing to yield and obstructed windshield. He was fined 50 dollars for failing to yield and 5 dollars on the second count, with a 90 day license suspension ordered to run concurrently.
A 28 page habeas corpus petition by Terry Lee Sims, inmate at Anamosa reformatory, was filed in Cedar Rapids federal district court and denied. Judge Henry N. Graven ruled the petition eligible without fee but rejected the grounds, citing lack of exhaustion of state remedies due to not filing for certiorari in the U S Supreme Court.
Winnipeg reports Canada began sub zero weather tests of the U S army Nike anti aircraft projectile traveling at 1500 miles per hour.
A Cedar Bonids Iowa factory ad lists prices for corn derivative products. Items include Pearl Starch in paper bags, Powdered Starch, Thin Boiling Starch, Moulding Starch, Refined Grits in bags, Dextrine in bags, Sugar in bags, Crude corn oil in tank cars. Prices given per 43 CSU and in tank car or bag packaging.
About two thirds of the Jaycee Jamboree cast was chosen in the first auditions held Thursday. Over 120 people attended with a second audition night planned for Friday and a rehearsal on Monday. The January 27 28 29 show at Coe College Auditorium aims to fund a second Cedar Rapids swimming pool.
Two young lovers leapt into a Tokyo crater seeking death over a failing relationship. After 33 hours trapped near steaming lava they were rescued by seven policemen. The woman Miss Setsumi Endo 21 was critically injured with a broken ankle. the man Satoru Takayanagi 22 escaped largely unharmed.
The New Music String Quartet, new cellist David Soyer replacing Claus Adam, performed at the annual Fine Arts festival in Cedar Rapids. They opened with Mozart's Quartet in D major, followed by Kirchner's contemporary work, then Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 131. About 350 listeners attended. The group will perform again tonight with tenor Leslie Chabay in a festival program featuring Beethoven and Schubert.
Mrs. Harry Van Ness of Blair Nebraska learns her son Floyd C Haxton who she believed dead since 1927 is alive in San Francisco. Floyd had left in 1920 and thought his mother dead after letters returned. A sister checked records and phone books, found him, and the family learned the truth just as a burial occurred. He had driven past Blair many times unaware of his mother’s location.
NEW YORK AP The air force revealed plans for a West Point of the air joining the U S military academy Annapolis and the coast guard academy to train officers for the armed forces. The academy catalog outlines the program and notes geography 101-102 will compare the potentials of the U S and the USSR. The airman ship course aims to qualify cadets to plan and act as navigator on a polar flight.
Recruiters in Cedar Rapids report nine men joining the army this week. Five head to Camp Chaffee Arkansas for basic training. others to armored force duty and the Tenth division with Fort Riley and future European duty. Navy Reserve signs two new seaman recruits in Cedar Rapids.
Army Secretary Stevens said he has never felt better and he is not resigning. Rumors had circulated that he would depart the government, with The New York Times mentioning a resignation once Eisenhower names a successor. Adams denied any resignation and indicated he has not been asked to resign.
Court officials moved to arrest Lee Younger after he failed to appear for speeding charges from December 3. A warrant was issued and Deputy Marvin Fatka attempted to fetch him, but Younger was not found. He is reportedly back in Anamosa for parole violation.
The lemon flower does not require pollination, resulting in lemons with few or no seeds. This biological trait explains the fruit’s seedless characteristics and helps explain citrus development.
New York AP report states Mrs Harrison Williams, famed for her dress, married Count Albert Edward Bismarck on Wednesday. She previously was widowed from a utilities magnate who died in 1952.
J. H. Markert was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Traveling Men's club the Goodfellows at the fortieth annual meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce. A. E. Morehouse was named vice president Emil Parderra re elected treasurer Marvin Selden re elected secretary. Directors elected included Satterly Rice Anderson McMillan and Miner. The club with 1256 members honored 28 members who died this year. Entertainment featured Harold Ward the Lester Baldwin family orchestra and 1954 World Series films by Jim Meaghan.
The Soviet government cut rents for foreign embassies and journalists in Moscow, reducing a four room AP apartment from 32 400 rubles to 26 500 rubles per year. American British and Belgian missions were among those affected. Soviet rents for citizens remain controlled and inexpensive by global standards.
The Cedar Rapids Independent School District invites sealed proposals for two bin fed stoker fired steel firebox boilers with ash hoist and conveyor at Roosevelt School on Thirteenth Street and C avenue Northwest. Proposals due 2:00 p.m. February 3, 1955, at the Secretary’s office 346 Second Avenue S.W. with bid bond.
Wharton White-Phillips Company of Davenport won the Marion school bond issue for 235000 dollars with a 2 percent interest rate from 1955 to 1967 and 1968 to 1974. Net interest totals 70564.40 dollars over 20 years averaging 2 190 percent. A premium of 190.60 will be paid. Other bids: Halsey Stuart 72045 net interest. Central Republic Cedar Rapids about 74000. Ravenscroft Cedar Rapids 73588.60 net interest or 2.28465 percent average.
A 31 year old Colorado deaf mute named John Burton admitted a string of break ins across Des Moines and neighboring Iowa cities including Marion. He confessed to burglaries at two Des Moines schools and at the Marion theater where $85 was taken after a balcony jump. Bond set at $15,000.
Roscoe F. Stevens 72, retired Milwaukee railroad locomotive engineer of 357 Ninth Street Marion, died Thursday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a 10 day illness. Born Ottumwa July 13 1882 he married Lola Dalrymple in Ottumwa Oct 28 1903 later moving to New Jersey Savanna Ill and Marion where he retired 1950. He served on the Marion church board and held Masonic and other lodge memberships. Survivors include wife two daughters a son five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Memorial services are planned Saturday at 2 p.m. in Murdoch chapel with Masonic rites by Marion lodge No 6. Burial at Cedar Memorial cemetery.
The Marion school board announced Gov elect Leo Hoegh will address the eighty second annual commencement at Marion High School this spring. The board also approved buying red Twintex brick from Des Moines Clay Co for 50.60 per thousand.
Mr and Mrs J L Nethery have arrived from Prestwick Scotland to visit in the region. The couple will tour local sites and meet residents during their stay.
The text notes Mrs. Nethery’s parents Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Frederick and identifies Mrs. Nethery as the former Sally Frederick. It mentions Nethery’s three years of service in the Air Force.
All Masons will meet Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Masonic temple to attend funeral services for Roscoe F. Stevens.
Mrs Hoff and Mr Hoff and their son Danny visit Mrs Warren Hoff in Santa Fe New Mexico. The trip centers on family gathering with extended relatives from the Hoff household.
Mr and Mrs Richard Bristol and their son Dick have returned from a holiday visit with Mrs Bristol s sisters Mrs Wallace Neal of San Francisco and Lane Chester Solberg of Sausalito California
Patmos Commandery No. 27 K T and Marion Chapter No. 10 R A M joined in the installation of officers at the Masonic temple. A dinner for sixty including families followed. George Sweet was installed commander with Glenn C Bowdish as generalissimo and Floyd C Dickey as captain general. Other officers named include Gilbert T French Alan E Portzline Lester R Boettcher Marvin Oxley Vernal L Stimson Wallace Kemp and William L Ireland. John L Gritzner served as installing officer and P C Lassen as installing marshal.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Knapp hosted Thursday dinner at their home for Mrs. Knapp’s brother-in-law and sister Mr. and Mrs. George A. Youtzy of Cedar Rapids who will spend the winter in Florida. Also attending were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sloan and Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Hagerman.
Marcia Young was elected president at Thursday’s meeting in the library auditorium. Shirley Eyeland serves as secretary and Patty Jacobs as treasurer.
Mr and Mrs Lee Peacock of Tripoli Iowa were recent guests in the H H Lorg home. Sam Shanklin of 102 Seventh Avenue underwent major surgery Thursday at St Luke s hospital. R J Elkin has been returned to his home on Alburnett Road from a Cedar Rapids hospital.
Fairfax State Savings Bank of Fairfax Iowa reports total assets of 1 992 622 56 and deposits of 1 854 047 88 as of December 31 1954 with liabilities and capital accounts detailed including common stock 50 000 and undivided profits 832 924 11. President and cashier J L Krall and vice president Chas A pose certify sworn January 6 1955.
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