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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1949
Page
9
Chicago notes show hogs up 25.50 per hundred pounds as receipts total 4,000 head. Cattle steady to 25 cents higher and sheep generally steady with varied quotes across weights and classes.
Lincoln Nebraska UP Dr D D Whitney zoology professor emeritus studies hereditary versus learned tongue art offering five dollars to students with agile tongues He notes two thirds of people can roll the tongue from one parent and both parents pass on folding the tip He describes a vivid demonstration by two boys and an impressive routine by a youth
The New York market turned lower in forenoon trading as selling appeared in steel shares after Bethlehem Steel failed to boost its dividend.
The record lists sample quotations with misread and garbled names such as Abus Chacera 27 and Coumbia Qas 11 Av Te'ephore 147% and a string of inconsistent figures including $9 Barnsda . 44 Mont Ward BY and US Steel 84 among others. The entry appears to document a fragmented financial price list from a preserving no clear market context.
Funeral services planned Friday for Pierce F McCrary 83 inventor of an icemaking machine that wowed the Jamestown exposition in 1907.
Chicago traders faced a broad pullback as grain futures declined with corn and wheat under pressure. Government actions by CCC and a Senate bill aiming to boost supplies offered some support, while late selling narrowed gains.
The Chicago market reports varied pricing on poultry and produce with numerous items listed such as dainties, carrots, potatoes, and onions. Butter and cheese receipts are noted with fluctuating scores and steady or slight price changes in New York and across other markets.
Kansas City market shows light cattle offerings with few loads shipped. Calves under test limits, livestock indicators muted as traders await better slaughter demand.
A J Loveland undersecretary of agriculture told the Senate Banking Committee that export controls must stay to prevent higher U S prices and a surge in demand. He warned removal could spark world demand, raising commodity prices as shipments run above prewar rates. He noted good 1949 wheat prospects but poor harvests for Argentina and Canada, with grains rice meats fats oils in short supply. Loveland, former director of the Iowa Production Marketing Administration.
Tama County peace officers including Sheriff Russell Kern, Deputy Flynn, County Attorney Walter Willett, and four highway patrolmen were marooned by heavy snow on the Cart Mishek farm near Toledo since Thursday night. Snow in Tama and Marshall counties measured about 1 inch with drifts up to 5 feet. no immediate escape expected.
A sequence of earthquakes rattled Iloilo and nearby Panay towns on Friday. Reports say a family of four was killed and others were injured. Local authorities urged caution as aftershocks continued.
Akron dispatch says Louise Butler a reclusive former Metropolitan opera star died leaving a million dollar estate. Her lawyer seeks joint administration and searches for relatives she hoped money be scattered over the ocean. Funeral set in Akron with burial in Olean after services.
Iowa lawmakers granted Gov Beardsley emergency power to lend snow removal equipment and crews to Nebraska. The plan seeks to aid highway 20 west of Sioux City as blizzard conditions threaten farmers with freezing homes and food shortages. Nebraska Gov Peterson would be asked for formal permission by phone to use Iowa resources.
Rhodes UP reports a deep pessimism hung over the Israel Egypt armistice negotiations as Bunche aides warned of possible collapse. UN officials fear a breakup and who will take initiative. An Israeli source says they will depart for Israel soon to avoid further delay. A neutral informant notes disagreement on principles beyond technical terms.
Springfield, 111. About 800 Illinois residents named Bartlett received Christmas cards from a man they did not know. R M Bartlett, a Springfield grocer, started the annual gesture in 1937 after not receiving cards as a youth. He began with 30 Bartletts and has grown the list each year to about 800, with no relation among the Bartletts.
Storm cancels a pre reunion party at Iowa Consistory and delays a fox hunt led by Woody Stolba. Dr W E Peschau undergoes emergency surgery with stable condition. Local church services are announced at Ely and Shueyville. Rev Lyle Anderson preaches at 9:30 am with 10:30 am Sunday school. Sam Carra fined $25 for disturbing the peace after a late arrest following his wife’s filing.
In a historic exercise the United States plans the Caribbean drills starting Feb 14 with 35 000 troops 100 ships and many aircraft including carrier jet fighters. Vieques hosts amphibious landings March 2 to 3 with Canadian units joining US forces under Marine Lt Gen Rockey.
Kiski Prep uses a nine week one subject at a time method for all students. French is studied six hours daily for nine weeks before exams and a switch to a new subject. This concentrated plan cuts homework, reduces failures, raises grades, and gains student and teacher support.
Iowa City reports Mercy hospital new addition sections in use including kitchen nurses dining and physiotherapy. Mrs Brecht triple birth returns home Coralville hospital says triplets doing fine. Sister Mary Rita notes progress at Mery hospital.
Hal and Sal the camels endured a rocky start after Sal, bought for 1500 dollars, was introduced to Hal. Zoo keeper Melvin Love helped win Hal over, and the pair have become friendly as plans to breed and trade with other zoos move forward.
Miss Joan C Jurgensen daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond F Jurgensen of Marion and Walter Cram son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Cram of Cedar Rapids were married in St Josephs Catholic church in Marion. The Rev T J McElliott conducted the nuptial mass with music by the bride’s choir. The bride wore aqua and carried red roses. sister Mrs Urban was matron of honor and best man was Robert Cram. They will live at 635 Fifth Avenue.
In St Paul high school students act as consulting experts for a citizen committee aiming to remove trashy comics from youth reading. They will evaluate proposed standards to judge quality, focusing on wholesome entertainment moral respect diverse groups and avoidance of crime and gore.
At Fort MacArthur in San Pedro California reservists train weekends while families enjoy a $100000 playground and supervised activities. The program created after President Truman's order adds wife and child care with meals and babysitting, sharing facilities with regulars and expanding to navy support as dependents rise to 396.
Seven year old Clifton Hyde of 81 Seventh Avenue SW was struck by a car on First Street SW near Sixth Avenue at 4 pm Thursday and taken to Mercy hospital with a broken left leg. Ray mond Garnant of Route 2 was fined five dollars and costs in traffic court for failing to yield to a pedestrian.
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