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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1959
Page
3
Chicago bids show hogs uneven but steady to 25 higher on heavies. barrows and gilts under 240 pounds down 50. over 240 down 25-50. Cattle futures mix as slaughter steers steady to weak with primes and selects varying gains. Des Moines receipts slow with prices steady to firm, butchers' weights vary across ranges.
State Safety Commissioner Russell Brown warns speed and temper control are vital as new speed limits take effect. Primary highways 70 by day 60 by night. interstates 75 by day 65 by night 40 minimum at night. department may suspend licenses after serious violations. Also notes new adhesive Liquid Iron from Cyclewild and a textured nylon jacket from Chemstrand for sportswear.
The fragment lists various numbers and weights such as 170-12.18 1H0-490 and 240-240, with references to pounds and prices. It appears as a garbled stock or catalog snippet with measurements and values lacking full context.
Sioux City cattle receipts total 1,800 with 1,000 calves. little market expected Friday. Omaha listings show cattle and calves with limited sales as demand remains weak. 400 cattle and 126 calves reportedly not enough to test the market.
Cedar Rapids hog market held steady with plant delivered prices for good No 2 butchers and sows. Higher quality hogs and lambs commanded premiums while lighter and overfat cuts trended lower. oats corn and beans prices noted in market report.
New items include a British miners ear device by General Electric London for locating trapped workers through rock, a home auto music system by Waters Conley Co, a looping tape magazine, a glare reducing panel by Rigidized Metals for Republic Steel, Wood doh molding compound from Rainbow Crafts, Acnecare aerosol by Pfizer, and a dad repairing theme closing the list.
Special to The Independent Independence IA. Ver na Thenhaus age 21 and her two children Roxanne seven months and Chris two are in Independence hospital with cuts and bruises after their car left a county road five miles southeast of Rowley at about 10 am. Mrs. Thenhaus lost control, the car went into a ditch and struck an embankment in front of the Wilmer Sehuman farm.
In Meldrim Georgia the casualty count from Sunday’s river trestle train wreck risen to 22 with the death of 23 year old Marjorie Hales Smith. She died in Savannah late Friday joining husband James Russell Smith and two young sons and sister among the victims. Several others remain hospitalized with severe burns as lawsuits totaling over four million dollars are filed in federal court against Seaboard Airline Railroad for the disaster.
Burglars entered Potter's jewelry store in Jesup by breaking a side window and stole jewelry valued at 1000 to 2000 dollars plus 15 dollars in cash. Police investigated the Thursday night break in as a jewelry theft at the store.
Gay lord Strand, 17, of rural Fort Atkinson, escaped serious injury after his tractor struck a hole in a county road, overturned and caught fire. He sustained burns to both hands and one foot but survived the incident Friday morning.
Darrel Karr was elected president of the Traer community school district board at its inaugural meeting wearing formal attire and assuming duties as the new leadership.
The undersigned was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of the late Werling of Linn County. All persons indebted to the estate should make immediate payment. Claims must be filed with the County Court within the time prescribed by law. Max Werling, attorney.
The undersigned has been appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of a deceased person in Linn County. Creditors should present claims for immediate payment or submission under the applicable county deadlines. Merie D. Fishel, attorney, listed as counsel for the estate.
Cedar Rapids and Marion posted 714 MLS sales through the Cedar Rapids Board of Realtors in the first half, totaling 10 794 794 dollars, up from 595 sales and 8 015 10 last year. June showed 135 sales totaling 2 038 285 dollars, up from 127 sales and 1 636 370 dollars. The MLS committee distributes listings with pictures and descriptions to over 60 realtor firms, facilitating offers while owners deal with their chosen realtors.
In a Peiping radio report, the Panchen Lama says Tibet's large lama estates will be broken up and the lamas stripped of ancient privileges. He also admitted anti Communist rebels continue resisting Chinese troops in Lhasa after a June 28 speech.
In Cincinnati, Edythe Margaret Klumpp, 41, was found guilty of first degree murder in the slaving of Louise Berven. The jury returned the verdict after about 13 hours of deliberation, with members showing visible emotion as the decision was confirmed. The sentence awaits possible appeals by higher courts or the governor.
Local briefs report infant Stacy Busenbark funeral in Cedar Memorial cemetery with mourners including Horning and Moore families. Notices cover vacations to Pasadena and San Francisco, visits in Marion and Elkader, a mild heart attack for Mrs Cherry, and a Fourth of July schedule with banks promoting 3 percent savings interest.
A petition filed in district court asks Iowa to enjoin enforcement of the Sunday auto sale ban. Des Moines dealers challenge the 1959 law as vague and unconstitutional, while state officials say the ban takes effect this Sunday.
The sixth annual Newport Jazz Festival opened Thursday night in Peabody Park Newport Rhode Island with about 10 000 spectators ready for four days of performances by leading jazz stars through Sunday night.
The piece explains Treasury Secretary Anderson borrowing 3 billion then 2 billion in short terms to meet bills, with bankers charging about 4 percent. It argues the market determines interest rates, not Congress, and warns borrowers will face higher costs as demand for money rises and supply stays tight.
Burlington native Donald Stout will become director of secondary education for the Cedar Rapids Community School District at a salary of 10000 dollars. The 39 year old former Burlington assistant to the superintendent succeeds Dean Stoakes, who moves to assistant superintendent. Stout has a rich background in teaching and administration, including service as an ordnance inspector and Coast Guard member, and previously acting superintendent in 1955.
Bloomfield AP Marion L. Elson 40 president of the Davis County Education Assn. died Thursday when walls of a 7 foot ditch he was laying tile in collapsed burying him.
A reflective line notes that rock and roll records seem to wear out without anyone knowing the exact moment. The remark hints at the enduring yet fading quality of classic music formats.
Fragmentary text shows a notice with funds figures and various names and dates, likely an official financial or census-related record. The legible parts reference a secretary, funds amounts, and a date around July 1 1958, but details are obscured by garbled OCR.
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