Hogs Steady to 50 Cents Lower in Chicago Market
Slaughter hogs sold steady to 50 cents lower led by losses in sub 230 pound offerings. Receipts about 5,500 for under 230 pounds with lighter weights easing. U S 1 3 butchers 190 240 pounds ranged 18 25 to 18 75. Cattle and sheep also show mixed moves with yearling and steer prices noted and lambs improving to 22 range. Des Moines receipts est at 32,000, with slow, uneven trading and varied hog and cattle quotes across weight classes.
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Chicago
U. S
Des Moines
INS
Ailroads
Utilities
Admiral
Inland Steel Ae Carrier Corp
Inti Harv
Alleghany Corp
Inti Nickel
Allied Chem
Intl
T&t
Allied Stores
Intl Paper
Allis Chalmers
Iowa-Iil Gas
Bendix
Murra Corp
Bet Steel
Adiscuit
Blaw Knox
Nat Cash
Boeing Airp
Natl Dairy
Borden. Co
Castirs
Borg Warner
Natl Gypsum
Bridgeport
Stee
Briggs Mfe
Bucyrus-Erie
NY_ Central
Budo
Nor Ac
Burroughs Cor
Amn Avi
Canadary
Canad Pac
Jdac G & E
Caterpillar
Chrysler Corps
Coca Cola
Radio Corp
RKC Pictures
Good Butchers
Cole Palmolive
Sperry Rand
Cole Fuel
Repb Steel
Rexall Drug
Com
Comsolvents
Reyn Tob Rockwell Spe
Edison
St Joe Lea
Schen
Server Inc x
Conti
Sears Roebk
Simmons Co
Shell Oil Co
Sinclair
Good Packers
Pac
Crane Co l
Socony Mob
Sou
Curtis Wr
Goo Pacers
Sceneres Deere & Co
Trouelpes Air
du Pont
Firestone Pruehaus
Textron Amn
Gair Robt
Timken R.B. Tidewater
C. Fox Film
Union Carbide
Gen Dynamics
Gen Electric
Union Pac
Bologna
Gen Foods
Uni
Gen Motors
Gillette Co
Fii
N Air Lines
Gudden Co
Uni Fruit
Goebel Brew
Goodrich B F
Indus
Grace
Grace W R
Steel
Graham Paige
Walworth
Gt Nor Ry Pr
Varner Bros
Greyhound
Penn
Hayes Mig
West Jes
Central
Midwest
Sioux City Livestock Receipts Report Cattle and Hogs Prices
Sioux City livestock receipts: cattle scarce with limited high grade offerings, hogs down modestly across weights, feeders steady. Cattle load heavy heifers around 22.50, cows 11.50 to 13.00, bulls about 15. Hog prices range from 18.00 to 18.50 for 200-240 lb barrows and gilts, with varied feeder and sow values across weight classes. Heavier hogs scarce, sows weak to 25 cents lower.
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Sioux City
INS
U. S
Omaha cattle trade holds over weekend calf receipts rise
Omaha market notes ins cattle receipts about 500 head with calves around 50 as buyers hold 10 to 15 loads for Monday. Cows and trade cuts show weaker demand with prices quoted near 9.50 to 11.00 for canners and cutters amid tentative activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Ins
Non-Voting Common Stock Sale Is Refused
DES MOINES Iowa The proposed public sale in Iowa of non voting common stock in a large Iowa company has been refused State Insurance Commissioner Charles R Fischer said The company was not identified Fischer said Thursday he approved a company request that the application for the sale be withdrawn The commissioner said earlier this week that an application to sell several million dollars in non voting common stock was to be filed A stock must be registered before it can be placed on public sale Fischer said common stock is supposed to be the management stock of a company He said he objects to non voting common stock because such stock has no voice in management and no guaranteed income as preferred stock does
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Des Moines
Iowa
Charles R. Fischer
Fischer
Insurance Commissioner
Stocks Have Spotty Gains From Geneva Meeting Pressure
New York stocks closed with uneven gains as investors kept buying cautious ahead of the Geneva Four meeting next week. The Dow Jones averages showed limited advance despite early optimism, with prices for autos, minerals, and grains noted among mixed results and various commodity quotes reported by the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
SNS
Geneva
Newspaper note advert linage peaks after 1954 dip
Media Records Inc reports first-half advertising linage at a new high following a dip in 1954. The note highlights sustained growth, suggesting improved market demand and stronger client retention across sectors.
Soybeans Hold as Other Grains Fall on Markets
On Friday soybeans held their gains while other grains retreated before closing. Wheat slipped to lower, corn edged down, oats and rye mixed, hard red fall and soybean futures showed modest moves. cash prices for wheat, corn, and oats listed, with soybean oil and meal values also reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of ‘Trade
Cedar Rapids Hog Market Prices Slip One Quarter
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market were a quarter lower Friday. The list shows prices paid for hogs delivered at the Cedar Rapids plant, reflecting a market softening on the local meat trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chicago Produce Market Summary Amid Mixed Prices
Chicago market reports show butter and cheese steady with varied egg and poultry prices. Butter receipts reach 1,131,936 with scores around 89 to 93, eggs mixed and under 70 cents for large whites, live poultry mostly lower or flat, and potatoes showing arrivals and weaker carlot scales. New York also reports steady butter and cheese with unsettled eggs and mixed color formats, pricing for extras and standards detailed.
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Chicago
INS
U.S
California
Reds
Texas
North Carolina
Sebagoes
NEW York Produce
New York
USDA
Santana Given 25 Years to Life
In the Bronx on April 30, 17 year old Frank Santana was sentenced to 25 years to life for the shooting death of 15 year old William Blanken Jr. Judge William Lyman called the act wanton murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Santana
Bronx
William Lyman
William Blanken‘ship, Jr
Penick and Ford Derivatives Prices at Cedar Rapids Factory
Derivative prices listed FOB factory Cedar Rapids for carloads and tank cars. Entries mention starch paper bags and related goods, with references to prices per ewt and per car. The text is fragmented, listing commodities such as starch, paper bags, sugar, and freight car terms amid unclear figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
le Carloads
Rae Cori
Nursery School Workshop Emphasizes Creative Growth in Cedar Rapids
A two day conference in Cedar Rapids gathers preschool and day care staff from nine eastern Iowa counties to focus on child development over formal drills. Mary Reistroffer leads sessions with Ruth Updegraf, Shirley Moore, and Mary A. Russell from the University of Iowa as workshops extend across Iowa under new licensing laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Sunshine Mission
State Department of Social Welfare
University of Iowa
Mary Reistroffer
Miss Reistroffer
Ruth Updegraff
Shirley Moore
Mary A. Russell
Child Research Station
Western Iowa
Iowa State College
Hospitality After Air Crash Wins Family Free Trip
The Fred Senecker family from Des Moines will fly to California for a three week visit to relatives in Los Angeles and San Francisco. United Air Lines provided plane tickets in gratitude for the family's hospitality after a United twin engine plane crashed on their farm on January 19. None died and few injuries occurred. Mrs. Lenocker cooked for passengers and crew during the incident and hosted officials in her living room while investigations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dexter
Fred Senecker
California
United Air Lines
United
Eleanor
Helen
Des Moines
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Travel Expenses Ruling Issued for County Officials
Atty. Gen. Dayton Countryman ruled that county officials may be paid to attend conferences and schools but must cover simple get-together conventions themselves. The opinion, prepared for Scott County Atty. Martin Leir, sets three rules: meetings must have instructional value, relate to the official's job, and justify time away from duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dayton Countryman
Countryman
Scott County
Martin Leir
Boards of Supervisors
Services Saturday for George A Logan 78
Funeral services for George Armstrong Logan a lifelong Manchester resident will be held Saturday at 1 30 pm at Shelly funeral home Burial will be in Oakland cemetery Mr Logan died Wednesday night at his son's home Glen Born September 18 1876 on the family farm near Silver Creek he attended country schools He married Josephine Kinnery August 18 1903 and farmed before moving to Manchester in 1927 He worked for Delaware county about 19 years Survivors include wife two sons Glen H Logan of Manchester and Earl D Logan of Cedar Rapids and six grandchildren
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Manchester
George Armstrong Logan
Shelly Funeral
Oakland Cemetery
Logan
Glen
Silver Creek
Here
Josephine Kinnery
Ryan
Prairie Township
Delaware County
Glen H
Earl D
Cedar Rapids
Sunbeam Introduces Lady Sunbeam Shaver for Women
About 125 Eastern Iowa Sunbeam dealers heard Max Duncan unveil the Lady Sunbeam at a Twin Towers cafe dinner meeting. The electric shaver features a dual edged shaving head with one edge for legs and the other for underarms, designed for compact use.
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Sunbeam
Iowa
Twin Towers Cafe
Max Duncan
House Unit Approves Road Building Taxes
Washington committee approves about 12.021 billion dollars in new road building taxes over 15 years. Tax hikes on gasoline trucks buses diesel fuel heavy tires and tire retreads were affirmed after tentative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Public Works Committee
Toran joins Quaker Public Relations Staff
W. B. Toran has joined the Quaker Oats Company public relations staff to direct community relations for its 24 plant village. A 1939 University of Cincinnati graduate, he studied mass communications at UI and taught at UI, UK, and Miami University. He and Mrs Toran will live at 802 Elmwood Avenue Evanston Illinois with their two children.
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Chicago
W. B. Toran
Quaker Oats Company
Villae
University of Cincinnati
Toran
University of Kentucky
University of Illinois
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Elmwood Avenue
Evanston, Ill
Walter Bierring Sees Aging as Public Health Issue
Des Moines AP 87 year old Dr Walter L Bierring leads Iowa health department gerontology in aging study plans. He rejects retirement focusing on meeting Iowa’s rising elderly needs. He notes one in ten Iowans is 65 or older and plans a book “Sixty five Years of Medical Echoes” based on his experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Walter L. Bierring
State Health Department
Boy, 10, Fatally Hurt by Reed Spear in Iowa
Allen Hanna, 10, son of Mr and Mrs George Hanna, formerly of near Lone Rock IA, died after a reed spear pierced the back of his neck while playing cowboys and Indians in Algona. He was visiting relatives from California and died at a local hospital two hours after the injury.
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Algona
Allen Hanna
George Hanna
Loner Rock
Hannas
California
Kossuth County
Hanna
Allen
Marengo Hospital Receives 1250 From Horse Show
Marengo Tribune reports the Marengo Chamber of Commerce voted to donate 1250 from horse show funds to Marengo Memorial Hospital. Dr. C F Watts notes the chamber has given over 4000 in cash from horse show proceeds in three years. Bids for equipment and furnishings are due by 6 pm August 1, administrator Bruce Van Wyck announced, with specifications available from the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Memorial Hospital
Bruce van Wyck
Marengo Chamber of Commerce
C. F. Watts
Report of Condition of Peoples Bank and Trust Company
Public banking record for Peoples Bank and Trust Company Cedar Rapids County Iowa at close of business June 30 1955. Shows assets 25 362 123 05 and total liabilities and capital 25 362 123 05 with detailed figures for deposits, loans, and capital accounts. Includes signatures of officers Stepanek and Haege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples Bank and Trust Company
Eeb
Simms Petition Hearing Postponed in Cedar Rapids Court
In Cedar Rapids federal court, hearing on Anamosa inmate Terry Lee Simms petition for writ of habeas corpus is postponed. Simms alleges illegal rape conviction by Woodbury county court. State counters that petition facts are insufficient for a writ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Federal District Court
Anamosa
New Sharon Man Hurt In Construction Mishap
A 19 year old New Sharon resident Dale Johnson was admitted to St Luke s hospital in Cedar Rapids after a mild electric shock while drilling into a metal sheet for Garden Construction Company of Oskaloosa. The accident occurred on a local construction project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Sharon
Dale Johnson
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Garden Construction Company
Oskaloosa
Linn Road Worker Suffers Leg Injury in Tractor Accident
Lilvia James Jordan of Marion Linn County road crew suffered a leg injury Thursday when his leg was caught between a tractor fender and wheel. He was taken to St Luke's hospital in good condition Friday. Supervisor Miles Sutera said Jordan, a checker on a county home road surfacing job, was caught by the tractor when it pulled a roller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jordan
Marion
Linn
Jordan
St. Luke's Hospital
Miles Sutera
Mrs. Bartley of Iowa City Granted Divorce
Mrs. Bartley of Iowa City obtained a decree of divorce in Linn county district court before Judge Floyd Philbrick. The decree grants Mrs. Bartley custody of the three children and possession of the family home at 1815 East Court street. Bartley, an attorney, lives in Cedar Rapids. the suit was not contested. Grounds cited were cruel and inhuman treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Bartley
Iowa City
Linn County District Court
Floyd Philbrick
Bartley
Cedar Rapids
Troy Mills Man Injured In Automobile Accident
Marvin Fortune, 33, of Troy Mills, was listed in fairly good condition at St. Luke's hospital after an early morning crash around 6 30 while en route to Wilson and Company in Cedar Rapids. He sustained a fractured nose a minor skull fracture and facial lacerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Fortune
Troy Mills
St. Luke’s Hospital
Wilson and Company
Cedar Rapids
Ospital
One Charged in Crash At C R Intersection
Richard J. Phillips of 1527 Sixth Avenue SE was charged with failing to have his car under control after a crash at First Avenue and Twelfth Street East Friday evening. His westbound car struck Harold E. Thompson at 1215 First Street SW, pushing Thompson into Richard N. Bealby’s car at 547 Cobban Court SE as Bealby waited to left turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Phillips
Sixth Avenue SE
First Avenue
Twelfth Street
Harold E. Thompson
First Street
Thompson
Richard N. Bealby
Cobban Court SE
Marion Man Fined for Intoxication on Public Highway
Robert K. Kingsbury of Marion route 2 was fined $50 and costs in Cedar Rapids municipal court on intoxication on a public highway. Judge Charles Benesh reviewed the case after an arrest on July 2 by Trooper Charles Fels who found him in his car in a ditch. no one saw him driving, so a more serious charge could not be filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert K. Kingsbury
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Charles Benesh
Kingsbury
Charles Fels
Arraign Coralville Man On False Check Counts
Coralville resident Richard K. Ratchford was arraigned in Cedar Rapids municipal court on two charges of false uttering of checks. He waived to the grand jury on one count a felony and pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor. The felony cites a $40 check from June 8 at A avenue tavern drawn on Iowa State Bank and Trust. The misdemeanor concerns a $14.27 check from June 24 at Western Auto Supply. Hearing set for Monday at 2 p.m. Bond $110. The felony moves to Linn County district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard K. Ratchford
Corallville
Cedar Rapids
Grand
A Avenue
Iowa State Bank and Trust Company
Iowa City
Youth Rides Motorcycle Into Side of Automobile
Cedar Rapids youth Nick Svoboda 18 of 376 Seventeenth street SE suffered cuts and bruises Thursday noon after crashing his motorcycle into a car at Grande avenue and Eighteenth street SE He was treated at St Luke's hospital and released The rider was southbound on Eighteenth street and struck a car westbound on Grande avenue driven by William G Bartels 1720 Grande avenue SE Police noted two consecutive 32 foot skid marks and charged Svoboda with failure to have his motorcycle under control.
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Cedar Rapids
Grande Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Nick Svoboda
Seventeenth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Svoboda
William G. Bartels
Return from Azores brings Roberts family to Marion
Whatton and family arrive in Marion from the Azores where Sgt. Harold Roberts was stationed for two years. They visit his parents, brother, and in laws before Sgt. Roberts reports to Tucson. En route to the South they will visit Roberts relatives in Denver. Also reports of local visits, birthdays, travel to Hawks Michigan, Davenport, and California, plus community notices and a fire alarm at the Peterson residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azores
Harold Roberts
Linda
John
Angelina
Rose Ann
Marion
Sgt. Roberts
Glenn Roberts
Wayne Roberts
S. R. Handley
Cedar Rapids
Tucson
Ariz
Gazette Want Ad Rates and Lost and Found
Gazette want ad rates list four to six line options with prices for one to six lines and days. Lost items include glasses brown leather billfold and blue parakeet with rewards. Personal notices and memorial poem for Dean Edward Kopecky appear with address for Novak Monument Co. in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Morgan Davis
Ellis Blvd
N.W
Apartment for rent in Marion by Mr and Mrs Earl Daubenmier
Frances Ford, a counselor at Camp Huaga this summer, spent Thursday at her home in Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Earl Daubenmier
Frances Ford
Camp Huaga
Marion
Pool Dedication at Elkader Delayed by Leaks and Heat
The Elkader pool dedication is postponed by Mayor F. E. Sharp due to leaks and delays in sealing expansion joints. Extreme heat hampers ongoing sealing efforts before opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader
F. E. Sharp
Sharp
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Fred W. Elder
Lmanager
Merchants National Bank
Waterloo
Warloo
Omaha Livestock
Great Lakes Pipeline Company
Dow-Jones
Francis 1 duPon
Ational’ Spt
W. BH
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Timothy
Media Records Inc
Morrie
C. R. Markets
Whipple
Insurance Agency
Lowe Theater
DIAL
Santana
Penick & Ford
C.R
George A. Logan
Quaker
School of Journnalism
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Walter Bierring
Iowa Health
Boy
Ray
Marengo Hospital
Cedar Rapid
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank
Federa Ath Digts
Sverdratts
Bank Rt Ka
Bank Ferent
Ain
United Stateronment
Simms
Sharon
Linn Road Employe
Lilvia
Coralville
Whatton
Cassatt
Seventh Avenue
Twenty-seventh Street
Charles Wallace
John Cassatt
Earl Parton
Thirteenth Avenue
Velma Parton
Diane Fitzgerald
Barbara Rinas
Pat Napier
Duane French
Ronnie
Edmund Clark
Roberta Repstein
Susan Peterson
Sandra McElhinney
Connie Beitz
Tommy Seltzer
Norma
Lloyd Parton
Neil Wood
Carl Sundberg
Francis Bruce
Leonard
Hawks, Mich
Harriett Bruce
Bruce
Walther Memorial Hospital
Hawks
Canada
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A. B. Henider
In-Low
H. C. Hensider
Davenport
L. S. Dove
St. Cloud
Minn
George Danskin
David
Kathy Danskin
Richard Diederich
Rickey
Paul
U.B. Club
Urbana
W. S. Burrell
Masonic Library
Tom Wilkinson
H. A. Peterson
Eighth Avenue
Marion Fire Department
Lois Emanuel
Iowa Hospital and Health Facilities Advisory Council
Tno
Marion Ymca
Richard Corum
Edward Corums
Korea
Pvt
Gordon Bartlett
Fort Riley
Kan
Clark Barretts
Joe Vavra
L. A. Franke
Milwaukee Railroad
Storm's
Save
Adv
Dot Knoernschild of
Creston
Maurice Jacobs
Carol Newton
Corydon
Morris
2Nd St
Gazette
Pacation
Sune Day Gazette
Memoriam
Dean Edward Kopecky
Mom
Jerry
Novak Monument CO
A Ave
A. Curtis Potwin, Jr
Palace Eater
Helen H. Stoneking
Rosen’s Tailor Shop
4Th St
Magnus
Kenwood
Trans
al Dial
1St Ave
Buresh
Rhos
St. S.E
St. Seb
Ralph Hodge
14Th Ave
Nefrin
K & M Pharmacy
Mt. Vernon Road
Peggy Wilson
8Th Ave
Grace Wilson
Dick Haddy
Martinson Nursing Home
Pug and His
Cedar Valley Cowboys
Dubuente
Melody Inn
Swisher Pavilion
Barnstormers
Draport
Vail
Tues
Ely
Balster
Enterprise
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