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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1968

Page

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Stocks end session higher with IBM up nine points

New York stocks held gains late Thursday with volume over 9.4 million shares in four hours. IBM rose nine points while others like Budd Co and Gulf & Western gained. Montgomery Ward Raytheon and U S Gypsum slipped, and Eastern Air Lines Sears Boeing Alcoa and American Smelting posted modest advances. Des Moines USDA notes midwest carrot meat trade with steer and cow beef pricing moves reported.

New York Glen Alden Budd Co IBM Montgomery Ward Raytheon U.S. Gypsum Eastern Air Lines Sears Roebuck Boeing Alcoa American Smelting Themerican Stock Exchange

Train Derailment Shakes Passengers Near Fort Dodge

An Illinois Central Hawkeye passenger train derailed about 15 miles west of Fort Dodge injuring no one seriously. An engine and eight cars left the tracks early Thursday. about 30 passengers were transported to Fort Dodge by bus. The Hawkeye was traveling from Chicago to Sioux City.

Fort Dodge Illinois Central Here Chicago Sioux City

Hogs Steady To 25 Lower On Thursday Trade

Official Friday estimates put receipts at 5 000 cattle 6 000 hogs and 300 sheep in Chicago. Butcher hogs sold steady to 25 cents lower while slaughter steers and sheep showed limited trading.

Chicago USBA

Chicago Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices Extend Slaughter Market

Chicago market notes show hogs at 6,000 head with by weight ranges 190 to 240 pounds and 260 to 280 pounds, values from 16.75 to 19.50. sows and boars also listed. Cattle with 500 head and limited slaughter, steer and heifer pricing around 25 to 26.50 for large lots, cows and bulls priced accordingly. Sheep 500 head with lambs at 23.50 to 24.00 and ewes 4.00 to 6.50.

Chicago USDA Esq Bee Inferior Nehitsabhi

Des Moines Live Market Steady Butchers Slightly Lower

Iowa beef market shows slow demand with steady to lower prices for butchers and steady lows. Receipts estimated at 80 000 this week versus 72 000 last week and 66 000 year ago with Wednesday at 89 000. U S 1 3 butchers weights range from 17 25 to 18 50 per hundredweight across categories. sows 270 to 550 pounds bring 11 75 to 15 50.

Des Moines UPI U.S

Cedar Rapids hog market edges lower on Thursday

Prices in Cedar Rapids weakened with hogs 25 cents lower. Wednesday delivered butcher weights 200 to 220 pounds averaged 17.75 to 18.35 dollars. Sows 300 pounds and up ranged 14.75 to 15.25 dollars with weight and grade based deductions.

Cedar Rapids

Temple clergy guests join Sabbath services in Cedar Rapids

City briefs note Temple Judah members from the Cedar Rapids Marion area clergy conference will attend Friday Sabbath services at 8 p.m. Also items list local ads and notices including a battery charger theft report and a charge dismissal in municipal court.

Temple Judah Cedar Rapids-Marion Area Conference of Clergy

Iowa Auction Round Reports Mixed Cattle and Hogs Prices

Federal market letter from Iowa notes slaughter cows steady to higher, feeders steady to strong, steer calves mostly down, heifer calves steady. Hog prices uneven by region with some losses. slaughter hogs quoted US 1-3 weights and brood sows also listed. Sheep and lambs show modest gains, with feeder lambs up and replacement ewes bidding higher in spots.

Federal State Market News Service Iowa Western Hertween Meier Calv

Grain Exchange Closes With Mixed Gains Across Staples

Chicago grain prices finished higher for wheat corn oats rye and soybeans with corn and soybeans rising while wheat slipped slightly and oats posted sizable gains amid active trading on the Grain Exchange.

Chicago cash grain price report overview

Chicago cash grain prices show wheat No 2 hard at 1.54 to 1.54 and corn No 2 yellow around 1.13 to 1.29 with No 4 and No 5 yellow values. Soybeans No 1 yellow quoted at 2.66 with soybean oil at 8.55.

Chicago

Sioux City Livestock Market Report

Upward price ranges for slaughter cattle in Sioux City with steers and heifers mostly steady to weak. Slaughter steers 1000 to 1300 pounds bring 25.00 to 26.00, two loads at 26.25 for high choice prime, 850 to 1100 pound heifers 24.00 to 25.10 with some high choice prime at 25.2.

Sioux City Livestock Sioux City UPI

Omaha cattle market report shows mixed moves and a range of prices

UPI notes cattle and calves totals with steers and heifers holding steady while some good quality lots fall. High choice and prime 1100 lb steers around 5.90 per pound with other grades in the mid twenties, cows weak to lower and utilities near mid teens.

Omaha UPI

Produce notes from Chicago market report

A Chicago market summary lists scores and prices for meats and produce. It notes egg grades and potato arrivals with total shipments and regional carrot red track sales mentioning Minnesota and North Dakota.

Chicago U.S Minnesota-North Dakota

New York Egg Market Report for Wholesale Offerings

USDA data shows adequate to ample wholesale egg offerings across large, medium, and small sizes with in balance on mediums and smalls. Demand fair to slow for large whites with prices mostly unchanged. whites various fancy and fan grades quoted. butter offerings ample and demand slow to fair. overall price levels unchanged.

NEW York USDA

Courthouse News Bank Seeks Annulment of Real Estate Transfers

Peoples Bank and Trust Co. sues in Linn district court to void eight deeds from decedent Franklin Arthur Clark to Karen Marie Wep alleging fraud to defeat creditors. Clark owed $6,600 at death. executors Karen Pope and Charles refuse action. Damages claimed for disability and pain. Other entries include First National Bank of Arizona vs Donald A Neale $750 and Bramson Inc vs Roger and Winifred Hahn $1,322.99. Hubbard Milling Co vs ay Brom $17,532.44.

Clark Karen Pope Charles First National Bank of Arizona Donald A. Neale Bramson, Inc Roger Frederick Hahn Winifred Hargrave Hahn Hubbard Milling Co., Inc Ay Brom Romissory

City Moves to Condemn Loop Properties for Civic Center

Cedar Rapids began condemnation to take 100 108 Third Avenue SE from Smulehoff Investment Co for the Civic Center renewal project. Occupants include Woerderhoff Shoes Snack House Marley hotel Capital Optical Murphy Finance. A condemnation jury meets Jan 30 to set damages.

City of Cedar Rapids Third Avenue SE Smulehoff Investment Co Civic Center Woerderhoff Shoes The Snack House Marley Hotel Capital Optical Co Murphy Finance Co Thompson and Swett Alice Faulkes Thompson Danceland Islander Tavern Tropic Lanes Merchants National Bank W. K. Wenkstern Henrietta Wenkstern Darlow Oleson Elizabeth M. Swett Doetzel Alfred B. Swett Dick and John Richard L. Criger John Wayne Schmoldt

Contend Woman Is Charged With False Food Aid Claim

Isabel Irene Hammond of Cedar Rapids faces Cedar Rapids municipal court charges for obtaining a $25 food voucher and groceries on Christmas Eve by falsely impersonating a welfare official. Prosecutors say she claimed to be Mrs L Johnson of the county welfare department and signed Mrs L Johnston on a store slip. Welfare records showed prior aid denial for dependent children due to sufficient income.

Cedar Rapids Lovely Lane Methodist Church Isabel Irene Hammond Avenue William Faches L. Johnston

Jury Clears Marion in City Sidewalk Negligence Suit

A Linn county jury on Wednesday returned a not guilty verdict absolving Marion of damages to a boy injured in a May 30 1964 sidewalk fall in the city. The verdict form read for the defendant with handwritten not guilty notes, as plaintiff Russell Myers sought 3500 from the city. A second dispatch notes Sweden’s parliament opens amid inflation with tax boosts in Stockholm, linking to budget talks.

Linn District Court Marion William R. Eads Russell Myers Stockholm Russ Sweden

Man Sues Motel Over Damages After Bench Breaks

Charles E. Brown filed an $8,433.24 damage suit in Linn district court against Parkway Town House Motel Inc. He alleges neck and back injuries from a broken lounging bench in a Cedar Rapids motel room on August 6 while tying his shoes. Claims include medical expenses permanent injuries and loss of wages.

Charles E. Brown Linn District Court Parkway Town House Motel, Inc Brown Cedar Rapids

Warren Charged With Uttering Forged Check Case

Ronald J. Warren twenty one of 938 M Street SW was arrested on a charge of uttering a forged instrument. He allegedly cashed a 250 dollar check at United State Bank on December 17 using the forged name of Bessie Paulson of 927 L Street SW who reported stolen blank checks. Judge Harold D. Victor released him on his own recognizance and set the next date for his move or plead.

Ronald J. Warren M Street United State Bank Bessie Paulson L Street Harold D. Victor Warren

Humphrey Ends African Tour in Tunis as He Talks of Peaceful Progress

Vice President Hubert Humphrey wrapped up a 13 day nine nation African tour in Tunis. He praised Africa’s devotion to independence and self help and pledged renewed American support for development and human opportunity. He laid a wreath at the North African WWII cemetery and recalled Minnesota veterans names. He met Tunisian leaders and highlighted civil rights alignment with the Johnson administration.

Tunis Humphrey Washington America Africa Habib Bourguiba, Jr Bahi Laghdam Habib Bourguiba Minnesota Tunisia Johnson Lincoln Bourguiba

Five Injured In Series of Minor Accidents

Five people were hurt in four Cedar Rapids traffic mishaps over Wednesday and Thursday. Wayne Epperson, 5, was struck near First Avenue and Seventeenth Street W. he was hospitalized in fair condition with head and right shoulder injuries. Kenneth Cahill, 16 year old Janniece Cahill, and Nancy Higham and Ruth Boots were also injured, with Cahill cited for failure to yield. Lorraine Golembiewski, 38, was treated for facial cuts after her car struck a tree and light pole. she was charged with failure to control.

Cedar Rapids Wayne Epperson Murray Drive Charles L. Miskimen, Jr Twenty-ninth Street First Avenue Seventeenth Street Young Epperson Miskimen Wayne Janniece Mercy Hospital Collins Radio Nancy B. Higham Circle Drive Ruth E. Boots Thirty-second Street Boots St. Luke’s Hospital Lorraine M. Golembiewski Thirtieth Street 415 Sixth Street Golembiewski

Federal Contract To Hydro Space For Transmitters

Hydro Space Systems Corp. of Cedar Rapids won a contract from the Department of Interior Bureau of Commercial Fisheries to produce 1,500 small sonar transmitters to study salmon and steelhead migration. The order totals 27,300 dollars for a newer improved model, following a prior 2,600 tags produced last year.

Hydro Space Systems Corp Cedar Rapids Department of Interior Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Hydro Space

Alburnett Man Pleads Innocent To Animal Cruelty Charge

Leonard Wilson of Alburnett pleads not guilty to cruelty to animals. Trial in municipal court set for February 1. He allegedly failed to provide shelter and adequate food for cattle during sub-zero weather on December 31. Case moved to Cedar Rapids after a venue change from Glenn Powers.

Alburnett Leonard Wilson Wilson Cedar Rapids Glenn Powers Bertram Township

Santa Claus Now a Scot in Highland Dress

Glasgow reports pride over seating the first Scottish National Party member in Parliament as many Scots share Christmas cards featuring Santa Claus wearing a kilt and bonnet.

Glasgow Scottish National Party Santa Claus

London Gold Rush Sparks Quick Market Jump

A mini gold rush hit the London bullion market as demand overwhelmed the Bank of England. The daily fix at Rothschild reached 35.17 dollars per ounce, with prices rising to 35.18 later as dealers noted surging demand despite prior weeks of smaller activity.

London Bank of England N. M. Rothschild and Sons

Mills Brothers Meet Joey Bishop On Channel 9 Color

The Mills Brothers are greeted by Joey Bishop Thursday at 10 30 PM in color on Channel 9.

Mills Brothers Joey Bishop Channel 9

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