Butchers and Hog Prices Edge Up in Chicago Market
Friday prices rose for hogs and cattle with light weights gaining more in thin trade. Slaughter steers remain scarce while hogs around 7,000 head showed gains, No. 1-3 hogs 190-230 lbs quoted at 19.50 to 20.25, 240-260 lbs at 18.43 to 18.75, and cattle led by high choice steers around 29.50 with other grades up to 31.00, calves and sheep prices varied amid steady sales. Iowa hogs saw broad gains with mixed weights and steady to higher prices across labeled ranges. Grain quotations accompany the report.
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Jawa Parole Board
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Gta Wilson Canyor
Krschel Farm
Walid's
Lee Dumont
Market News Mixed as Stocks and Commodities Slip
New York led by AP shows stocks generally lower with brief upticks while commodities and futures edge down. Chicago Wheat futures weaken with various price moves. cattle and poultry markets show steady to firm activity amid mixed demand in New York and Cedar Rapids reports.
Loveless Law Puts Burden on Parole Officers
A new law lets district judges set bench parole terms up to five years. Governors previously controlled paroles. now judges can extend terms, shifting supervision to the Parole Board. Governor warns long terms could overwhelm agents and prompt releases from state institutions unless staffing rises.
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Loveless
New Comprehensive Dwelling Passes Offered by Independent Agents
A substantial discount from separate policy costs accompanies the new comprehensive dwelling passes. The plan covers your home, contents, personal property awards and personal liability for accidents on or off premises. For full details, call today.
New Dwelling Policy Gives Added Coverage Stowaways Face But Costs No More
Two young Spaniards, Altanin Zuniga and Jase Segurra, stowed away on the British ship Kelemar near Barca Lon. Immigration officials refused to land them and suggested returning them to Spain. A police spokesman said it was unlikely they would be allowed to reside in Spain or any other country.
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England
aAltanin Zuniga
Jase] Segurra
Kelemar
Barcalon
Helemar
Suihor
Jities
Hills Farmer Sues Tavern Operator for 41500
Calvin Niffenegger, a Hills farmer, sues tavern operator Charles Price for 41500 claiming an unprovoked assault in the early hours of December 20 fractured his jaw and caused permanent injuries and other damages. The suit seeks 10500 for actual damages and permanent injuries and 21000 in punitive damages.
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Iowa City
Calvin Niffenegger
Hills
Charles Price
Niffenegger
Price
Tractor Stolen During Auction Found at Lamont
A Lamont farmer, Mervin Hall, 29, faced a theft charge after authorities recovered a tractor stolen from a Jerico area auction. He allegedly bid on the tractor, hid it en route to the highway, and towed it back to his Lamont farm before it was spotted by officials. Lamont is 72 miles from Jerico. The case prompted a house-to-house canvas and car registration checks. The report also notes grain margin reductions by the Board for Trade effective Monday, with lower initial and maintenance margins for wheat corn oats rye and soybeans.
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Buchanan
Chickasaw
Chicago
Elthon Exits 1958 Iowa GOP Governor Race
Former Iowa governor Leo Elthon ends speculation by declaring he will not seek the Republican nomination for governor in 1958. He cites business considerations and notes no backing for any other candidate while downplaying a push to move the nomination to a convention.
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Leo Elthon
Iowa
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William 5S. Beardsley
Bonto
Ethan
William H. Nicholas
Mason City
Nicholas
Hkeardsley
State Senate
Dykhouse
William Murray
Iowa State College
John Knudson
Albion
Eithen
Des Moines
Bettendorf Gas Blast Blamed on Pipe Leak
A Bettendorf gas leak caused a blast early Friday morning, leveling a Locker plant and damaging nearby buildings. Fire officials say a faulty pipe under an alley allowed gas to escape and ignite, injuring two people and prompting evacuations as crews worked to secure the scene and prevent further fires. The blast traced to the Bettendorf Locker and related facilities, with damages estimated at thousands of dollars.
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John Hannal
Sorg
Mation
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Hanna
Bettendorf Locker Company
Okal Lighzinger
Alte
Bard
C. J. Gerwig Hoitzinger
Cather
Omaha
Mary Levasseur
Services Saturday For H E Carrothers
Henry E Carrothers 75 died Monday in a Mesa Arizona hospital. Services set for 1 30 p m Saturday at Gill funeral home Manchester. Survived by wife two sons Vinton and Donald three daughters Mrs John Faso Mrs Date Patton Mrs Miles Gulick two brothers rank Carrothers and Ewin Carrothers and one sister Mabel Carrothers.
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Ewin Carrothers
Denver, Colo
Mabel Carrothers
Man ‘Chester
Knights of Columbus Initiation and Community Notices
The community page notes Knights of Columbus initiation events at St Luke's clubrooms with First degree ceremonies and a 6:30 banquet followed by a dance. Also listed are local sales and ads including shoe clearance, phonograph records, and 4-H club activities with new members Jeanette Poster and Roberta Repstein.
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Columbus
Jeanette Poster
Dot
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Aew
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Edison Pharmacy
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Pearson Heads Canada's Liberal Party After Convention
Lester Pearson, 60, chosen by the Liberal national convention to lead Canada’s Liberal party, plans immediate consultations with senior Liberals on when and how to call a general election. Pearson, a former foreign secretary and Nobel Prize winner, succeeds Louis St. Laurent who is quitting at 75. He vows a renewed strengthened party but gives no election date.
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Lester Pear JSON
Canaada
Liberal Party
Jomat
Paull Martin
Pearson
Louis St. Laurent
Army Rules Out Juno 1 Label in Satellite Rocket Rename
Dr James Van Allen of the University of Iowa reports the army has rejected naming the satellite launcher Juno 1 and will revert to Jupiter C. A panel led by Van Allen and including Werner Von Braun had proposed the change to distinguish Jupiter C from the Jupiter missile, but military and pure science aims were kept separate.
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Iowa City
Jupiter C
James van Allen
University of Iowa
van Allen
Jupiter
Werner von Braum
Washington
Marine Sergeant from Iowa Nabbed by Police
Marine Sergeant James J. House 38 98 of Dubuque Iowa was arrested in Galesburg Illinois on a charge of breaking into a service station after admitting he entered to look for money. Police said he is suspected of taking or soliciting money from trainees and is wanted for questioning in a theft at the base quarters. House's wife urged him to return home to his wife and three children. He was honored as GI of the Year in 1957.
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Galesburg
James J. House
Duebuque
San Diego Marine Recruit Depot
Lester Sippel
Sail House
House
Florence Hammond
Dubuque
Dvorak Named to Civil Defense Post
R. R. A. Dvorak Iowa lawyer named to the civil defense headquarters heel department in Battle Creek Michigan by the Civil Defense Administration A spokesman said he may report after January 15 but has not fixed a start date Dvorak previously served as a Toledo Tama and Tama county attorney
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Civil Defense Post
Washington
Civil Defense Administration
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Iowa
Department of Civil Defense
Battle Creek
Mich
Administration
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Taman
Tama County
Delayed by Train Irate Driver Attacks Conductor
An irate motorist waiting about ten minutes at the Fifteenth Street crossing in Mason City climbed onto a passing train and punched conductor R. E. Perry of Marshalltown after a dispute over the delay. Perry was knocked down and bruised. the driver left as the train remained blocking the crossing.
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Minneapolis Railroad
Army Captain O Rourke tops earnings on TV quiz show
Army Capt. Michael O Rourke 29 formerly of Cedar Rapids earned 53109 on NBC quiz The Tac Dough while teaching ROTC at Western Michigan University He defeated Dr James O'Brien 44 of Dubuque to become top money winner by identifying the Yukon River from a description.
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Army
Michael O'Rourke
Cedar Rapids
O'Rourke
Western Michigan University
James O'Brien
Dubuque
Yukon River
Pipelines urged to boost natural gas service in southern Iowa
The Iowa State Commerce Commission urged Natural Gas Pipeline Co of America and Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Co to provide gas to southern Iowa towns. They transport gas to Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan and serve few southern communities. The commission cites reliance on an economic feasibility formula and notes most Iowa cities need natural gas for health welfare and industrial growth.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America
Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Company
Wisconsin
Niiolg
Michigan
Commission
Ray H. Thompson
Baby Myron Richard Hammes Born on Farm Near SILQUANEY
Richard Hammes and Ruth Hammes welcome two day old son Myron Richard at their grain farm near SILQUANEY The parents recall a past tragedy when eight siblings were killed in a rural crossing accident on October 25 1956 The family plans to bring the baby home soon and prepare a farm yard for him with clothes toys and a swing
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Richard Hammes
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Fural Crossing
Tip to cab driver bounced by Pennsylvania bank saga
San Francisco cab driver Bruno Del Carlo saw an $85,000 tip check bounce after a Parkesburg Pennsylvania bank froze the captain Jesse L Kenworthy’s account on a court order. Parkesburg Farmers Bank president Chester Miller said the writ stems from Quarryville auto dealer action. The 43 year old captain, held for observation, denies any financial trouble.
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Navy
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Chester Miller
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River pig or river horse hippo fact note
The hippopotamus, meaning river horse, is more accurately a river pig. It belongs to the pig family and resembles a pig with horse-like features. Only two species exist, the common hippo and the Premy hippo, both native to Africa.
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Africa
Pentagon overrun by officials said Cotton
Senator Cotton criticized Pentagon decision making saying there are too many layers of officials and boards. He questioned more than 30 civilian secretaries deputies and assistants and noted only eight top officials were needed in World War II before the services were merged.
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Damage suit filed after intersection crash in Iowa City
Leo Lorence sues Robert B. Petersen for 525 391 claiming permanent injuries and pain from a rear collision at the Gilbert and College streets intersection. The incident is dated April 4 1957 as reported by The Gazette.
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Robert B. Petersen
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Petersen
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