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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1958
Page
12
Chicago livestock bids show steady to lower figures with hogs and cattle trading below bulk levels. Iowa Des Moines receipts around 70,000 with prices steady to up, top hogs near 40.50, cattle varying by weight and grade, vealers and sows listed with specific price ranges.
New York reports fractional gains and losses across key stocks with modest moves. Railroad and industrial issues show varied performance as investors react to market tone and a notable court ruling affecting Alleghany Corporation.
Des Moines AP. Town Insurance Commissioner Oliver Bennett announced a 15 percent rate hike likely to be enacted next month, tied to a rise in car-related losses in 1937. Details on the exact increase were not yet released, with officials promising a cautious approach.
Western Bohemian elected Fred EH Kubicek as 1938 president at its annual meeting. New officers include John V. Romput as vice president, Charles Zvacek as treasurer, John Vosatka secretary, and Charles Smreck assistant secretary. Board members for 3 year terms are Kubicek, Rudolph Langer and Vosatka. The appraisal chair is Vincenic Kubovec. Vosatka reported reserves surpassed one million dollars for the first time and a dividend of 3 to shareholders was paid.
Hungary's Janos Kadar quits as premier while remaining Communist party secretary. The change aims to keep the state role while tightening party control. Western observers see no major policy shift. Nagy era background noted.
Marion Kiwanis will host a dinner at Mue's Party House with speaker David Mulse of the Linn County Heart Association. Talk also on the Iowa State College chorus songfest set for Marion March 25, a joint Lions and Kiwanis event to fund future foreign exchange students. Also notes on a skidding accident near Marion and local university campus events.
Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric files for authorization to issue nine million dollars in convertible debentures with the Wisconsin Commerce Commission in Springfield. If approved, the debentures will be sold by competitive bidding and offered to the public in March 1958, payable March 2 1988 and convertible after July 1 1988 into common shares at a price and rate set by bidding. Proceeds will repay about 4.585 million in bank loans and finance 1958 construction for gas and electric service.
Three eastern Iowans join the marine corps and four enlist in the air force, reported by Cedar Rapids recruiters. Mary Jo Greenley, 18, a Vinton girl, heads to Parris Island for women marine basic training. Marines Lionel Duan, Henry L. Felerisen, and Charles Urban, all 18 or 19, go to San Diego. Air force enlistees Marvin Hanson, 17, Joan Dusanek, 19, and Richard Pace, 21, head to Lackland AFB, Texas.
The Mitchell-Foster Hotel Company of Ottumwa has negotiated a long term lease of the Lafayette hotel in Washington DC, increasing its total hotels to 11. Edward T Goth will become managing director. the Lafayette is a 10 story, 250 room building built in 1920 overlooking Lafayette Park and the White House.
Mrs Carl Stark of 1621 3 Ave NW has returned from Vinton after being summoned by the death of her brother in law Arlen Smith last week.
Arthur Eisenhower eldest brother of President dies at 71 after a heart attack in his Kansas City home. He rose from a clerk at Commerce Trust to executive vice president, later serving on boards such as Trans World Airlines and the Coleman Company. The President postponed a White House dinner for Supreme Court justices. He is survived by wife, three brothers, a daughter, and a grandson.
cattle receipts 17 600 calves 400 slow sales steady to 50 cents lower hogs and sows steady to 45 cents lower steer and young stock sales mixed load lots 1000 1275 lbs firm to 1.25 higher utility and commercial beef prices around 13 00 to 15 00 a hundredweight veal prices noted at 27 00 to 28 00 and related items across the market in Omaha with cattle and calves showing reduced demand and varied quotes across grades and weights.
Chicago AP reports commission houses and others favored buyers of new crop wheat contracts Monday as prices closed higher. Wheat advanced about 4 to 2 cents, with March bids around $2.17, soybeans varied from 5 cents lower to 14.3 cents higher, and March soy futures near $11.55 per bushel.
Senator Byrd of Virginia urged Congress to approve a 3 billion dollar national debt increase instead of Eisenhower's 5 billion request. As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Byrd questioned Treasury Secretary Anderson and asked for a study of the smaller increase and a later report.
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Traffic Bureau reports a 7 percent increase in motor freight rates effective May 20. The bulletin covers shipments between Iowa and Colorado Kansas Michigan Hungary Missouri Nebraska North and South Dakota Wisconsin and Wyoming. It also notes changes to rail shipment allowances and packing material limits raised to 2,000 pounds from 500.
AFL-CIO ethics committee said it will review corruption charges against the Operating Engineers Union. Machinists president and ethics chair noted charges will be considered against the Jewelry Workers on February 4. Meany had warned the Jewelry Workers in November to curb corruption and sexual exploitation concerns involving minor members.
William G Jones a laborer from Cellar Rapids files voluntary bankruptcy in federal district court. Debts listed at 275 dollars with assets described as shaky but exempt as personal property. Case referred to John H Mitchell of Fort Dodge for northern district of Iowa proceedings.
Ronald Reagan told the House committees that high taxes hurt movie production and talent. He warned top-bracket rates undermine actors writers and producers, urging reforms to revive a recovering Hollywood economy amid postwar prosperity concerns.
Milwaukee AP report shows Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. experiencing a decline in sales and profits for 1957 from 1956. President Els Stevenson said sales would drop to about 547 million with profits also down and dividend expectations affected.
Des Moines reports state treasurer M L Abrahamson says $1,759,881 in interest was earned on about $112 million in special trust funds for pensions during the last six months of 1957. The Iowa Public Employees Retirement System fund led with $1,042,807 from $71,859,400 invested.
Penny Wedding in SAW JOSE California unites 19 year old telephone operator and Alfred J Clements. They saved 2 750 pennies over a year to cover license minister organist janitor and church refreshments totaling 27 50.
Des Moines report notes Towal Executive Council delays for study on radar units for Highway Patrol to catch speeders. Public Safety Commissioner Brown argues radar over speed-tape timing for weather-proof operation and higher utilization. Council approves artificial heart device purchase for University hospitals Iowa City and a mix of vehicle buys including 32 Chevrolets and a Volkswagen bus.
Two people died in Iowa Sunday raising the state fatality toll to 46. Lorene Allen Underwood, 81, of Council Bluffs died when her car slid on an icy street and hit a utility pole, injuring several. Ronald Witt, six months old, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Witt of Charlotte, was killed in a two car crash at a hill crest near Charlotte.
Cedar Rapids Civil Air Patrol cadets gain selection for notable assignments this year. John Daywitt, Roosevelt student, is among three Iowa cadets set to visit a foreign country next summer. Heber B. Hostetter Jr will attend an air force jet orientation course in Washington to study jet transport and flight operations. Further nominees include Neale Thompson of Clarion and John McMullen of Council Bluffs, with John Webber of Ottumwa chosen for a Washington dinner in March.
Mrs Harry Lb Snakenbergs Sigourney burial plans note she died Saturday night. Service set for 9 in the Presbyterian church. She was past matron of the Sigourney Eastern Star chapter and a member of the Woman's Club and American Legion. Survived by husband, two daughters in Lisourhey and California, and a sister in Otturawa.
The Interstate Commerce Commission examiner recommended conditional authority for Waterloo Railroad Company to abandon its 412 mile line from Fosselman to the Town State Teachers College campus. The condition requires selling any portion to a responsible party intending to continue operation. Net salvage value is estimated around 26000 dollars for the entire line.
Eight and a half hours after becoming stranded on Mount Si near Seattle climber Clark Phillips eight teen was rescued from a 2 500 foot rock ledge. He clung to a 23 inch sapling as rock gave way and slid into a precarious hold. Rescue crews including Daiber and Plouff plus 17 mountaineers battled the climb with a helicopter attempt that failed. Phillips suffered a knee injury but was saved from a fatal fall.
Greeley ICOF Lodge installed officers led by Noble Grand Greeley Merwin Tibbetts and Noble Grand Winthrop Richard Gilson. Donald Thomas served as vice grand, Clifford Seibert as corresponding secretary, Clarence Binning as treasurer, and Francis Goranson as chaplain. The event established new officers for both lodges.
A thief abandoned a car with Wisconsin plates near Edewood Sunday night and stole another vehicle, leaving the first behind as police investigate the incident in Manchester. The suspect fled the scene in the second car, a crime that alarms local residents and prompts security warnings. Local authorities urge witnesses to come forward with tips to identify the thief and recover the vehicles.
An advertisement promotes a tiled concrete pool franchise with $1 295 installed, five year payment, and no inventory. It targets homeowners and motels, claiming potential earnings of $30 000 to $35 000 in year one. Contact Mr D E Bonne at the Blackhawk Hotel in Davenport on Tuesday January 26.
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