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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1955

Page

16

Hogs Steady To 25 Cents Lower On Monday Market

Chicago cattle and hog market notes show butchers steady to 25 cents lower for hogs, with sows steady. Receipts estimated around 5,000 hogs for Monday and 43,000 for the week, with prices for various weight ranges and feeder classes listed alongside volume figures.

Chicago Ummah Rivestook Bipa Tirady Bulin Vermlers Screce Slepuy Vamprisine Choles Ceauaere Seerling Stock Apo Bom Seerano Esturdas Barrows and Elks Dow.-Jones Francia LauPontant Company Merchants Nations Pani Feulldi Mankser Montdat Harv Corp Bleker Allied Chempelygint Libby MrNellt An Melee Liboey Geers Gay Ann Lip, & Myers Tohoere Lockheed Alun Woolen Anaconda Melerrani Arnie Cydels Marin Matin Ohio Ward Randis Murray Coop WCA Uae Charles Dasa Frank Jir Cedar Rapids Tanten Gan Klinen Gansdrae Paramount PB Denice & Ford Bu Belern Pete Gage Hes A& Chipasia Sioux City Ork Chva Corp Aa Pittahely Ais City Catuleh Joe Lenis Sehoice Holts Acore Oncore Rele & Fo Eastman Hodak Britt Ellen Bie Cholee Firestone Tos Ben Akin Camman Charles Hahn Union Carbide Union Paciwiy U.S Stork Ood Idaho Hwartly Wareeeh Tdahs Utilities Chalees Seartunes Serthers Ag PS. Tiras Allsanta North Dakota Barbiera Uotrsteke

Market Climbs Near 25-Seat High Amid Boom in Aircraft and Steel

New York markets rose as aircraft and steel demand surged. Airlines gained about six points and steel shares added around two. Total volume neared three and a half million shares with few notable losses. Gas tax funding for Iowa park roads drew criticism. The Iowa Conservation Commission delegates argued gas tax revenues should support park infrastructure.

New York Des Moines Ewald Frost Chaiman State Conservation Commission Trost Iowa Izaak Walton League of America William Biaski Guihing Center League State Sparks

City Briefs and Meeting Notices Highlight Local Groups

Trowel Chapter ALF and A M meet 7 30 pm Tuesday at Masonic Temple with Dr Hoyt Thomas speaker. Cedar Rapids AHEPA chapter 194 meets 4 39 pm Tuesday at Hellenic Orthodox Church. Cedar Rapids Conopus club luncheon features Coach Dick Clausen Tuesday noon at Montrose Hotel. Gift shop opens on Mount Vernon Ave offering watch and jewelry repair. Optimist Club hears Tom Moore on zoning at Roosevelt Apt Tuesday. Antiques bought and sold by Fothn's at 509 Third Ave West.

Order of Ahepa Cedar Rapids Order of Atepa Conopus Cece College Dick Clausen Conopus Club Montrose Cece Cae Optimist Club Tom Moore Roosevelt Apter van Vechten Shaffer

Grain Irregular But Mostly Off In Chicago Market

Chicago markets show mixed grain trends with soybeans firm onSlims a funeral in Williamsburg and rye prices easing. Cedar Rapids hogs soybeans and corn prices listed with nearby futures quotes and local notices about health meetings and a funeral return.

Formosa by Red China Seen Without Major War

Former Formosa governor Wu predicts Peiping will acquire Formosa through diplomacy and UN involvement after gaining seats in the United Nations and its Security Council. He argues Hammarskjold’s visit boosted Peiping’s prestige and could lead to a cease-fire and U.N. trusteeship with China’s major role.

Washington INS K. C Formosa U.S. News and World Report Peiping Moscow Red China Hammarskjold U.N Security Council

Monticello Man's Suit Against Carnival Settled

A Monticello man’s $75,000 damage suit against a carnival firm ended with a dismissal stipulation in court. The plaintiff Louis Brock-Perry Toaad allegedly was struck by a truck connected to the Don Franklin Shows while working on a road project near Greenfield in 1952. The out of court agreement asks the case be dismissed against the plaintiff.

McGowan Monticello Texas John W. Byse Blair Louis Brock-Perry Toad Cedar Rapidsohn Allen R. McElwain Don Franklin St. Luke's Greenfield Esther Circle Methodist WSCS Harl Rasis

Two Appointments Announced in New City Dairy Setup

Cedar Rapids city council approved two new posts in a expanded dairy inspection unit. Burton Haglan named assistant dairy inspector and Robert Olson designated dairy bacteriologist, both to start Feb 1 and March 1 respectively, at 4600 dollars annually. Salaries funded by a one cent per hundred pounds milk fee.

City I Cedar Rapids James Evers Burton W. Hagan Ormer Iowa State Health Department Robert L. Olaon Iowa City Veterans Hospital Haglan Milo Sedlacek Civil Service

Trade and Industry Classified Fragments Highlight Firms

A fragmented list of industries and company names appears, including apparel tobacco textiles electrical machinery printing aluminum rubber food manufacturing chemical Nomeleci machinery transport equipment petroleum basic metals and two entities Dana and Buror.

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City Sets Talks on Fourth Street Crossing Signal System

The Cedar Rapids city council schedules a Monday meeting to discuss Rock Island Railroad signal plans for Fourth Street. A 2 pm session with railroad officials will occur next Monday, with local civic leaders and the Traffic Advisory Board participating.

Rock Island Fourth Street Miss Sedlacek Cedar Rapids Sedlacek Chester Ain

Merchants Bank Ranks 247th in 300 Largest Banks List

Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids placed 247th among the 300 largest U S banks in an annual American Banker summary. Deposits slipped from 96.18 million to 94.31 million, dropping from 235th year end rank. Other Iowa banks listed include Des Moines National, Central National Bank and Trust of Des Moines, and Davenport Bank and Trust.

Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids American Banker New York Merchants Bank Tawa Tawa- Des Moines Mational Bank

Industrial Development Meet Opens in Cedar Rapids

A four-member Cedar Rapids delegation will attend a two day industrial development conference in Cedar Rapids Thursday and Friday. The event is sponsored by the United States and Des Moines Chambers of Commerce. Delegates include Mayor Milo Sedlar, John B. Turner, Harry Bord, and Robert H. Caldwell.

Cedarapids Civic Cedar Rapids United States and Des Moines Chambers of Commerce Pee Cedar Trepids Milo Sedlaerk John B. Turner Chamber of Commerce Harry Bord Chamber City Growth and Development Committee Robert H. Caldwell

Keota Editor Carl Richardson Dies After Funeral

Keota editor Carl Richardson, 58, died in his car in Cedar Rapids Monday morning of a heart attack after attending his mother-in-law's funeral. He edited the Keota Eagle with his brother Julian and is survived by his wife, a married daughter Patricia of New York, and three brothers Julian, Glenn, and Leroy.

Keota Cedar Rapids Carl Richardson Turner Chapel George H. Helscher Washington Avenue SE Mer. Richardson Patricia New York State Julian Glenn Leroy Long Beach

Iowa Medical Society Says THA Court Action Hurts Patient Care

The Iowa State Medical Society warns that the Iowa Hospital Association plans court action over hospital doctor employment and billing. The Attorney General says town law forbids hospital owners to employ physicians for profit, risking damaged relations between doctors and hospitals and worse patient care. The Decatur County Hospital already resolved similar issues locally, suggesting others can via simple billing changes.

Iowa State Medical Society Iowa Hospial Association Iowa Iowa Hospital Association THA Stete Medical

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