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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1954
Page
5
Unofficial Monday livestock receipts show hogs down 25 to 75 cents, cattle and sheep also lower. Hogs top at 25, best price 24.50, sows steady to 50 lower. steers decline 50 cents to 1 dollar with top prime fed steers at 27.
Hogs and cattle markets show nominally steady receipts in Chicago with top hog prices near 24.50, bulk hogs 19 to 25, packing sows 14.5 to 20, pigs 10 to 17.50. Cattle include steers 24 to 26.50, yearlings 15 to 26.50, heifers 14 to 24.50, cows 10 to 14, bulls 11 to 16.50, calves 14 to 22, feeders 16 to 21.75, stockers 15 to 21.50 and stocker cows/heifers 10 to 18.50. Sheep see lambs 22 to 23, yearlings 10 to 17, ewes 4 to 5.75.
Des Moines markets show receipts estimated 27 000 for Saturday and 24 500 for the past week with 22 000 year to date actuals Friday 29 000. Moderate activity and steady near the Friday close with top bids around 22 50. Barrows and gilts mix for various weights with prices ranging from 18 00 to 22 25 and 330 360 lb categories around 16 00 to 21 75. Continuous notes of lighter sales and price variations across weight classes.
Sioux City AP report notes cattle receipts of 400 with calves 100 and scattered sales. Westerns stockers and cows held for Monday, indicating market steady to fully steady across classes.
Cedar Rapids hog market prices stayed steady on Saturday. Delivered hogs at the Cedar Rapids plant showed steady bids and steady values across the standard weight categories.
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin toll free claim sparks a 500 car parade across the Mississippi span between Marquette and Prairie du Chien before Mayor William Carroll orders toll collection to resume. Governor Kohler urges restraint while the city council debates ending tolls to fund repairs. A two day celebration unfolds with ceremonies, aerial bombs, and a planned parade, boat races, and fireworks in McGregor Marquette and Prairie du Chien.
Wh ron from Chicago visits Mrs. Oxley and granddaughter Janice to stay with grandparents for two weeks. Hens for sale at 20c a pound. Van Horne guests include Mrs. Donald Rading and Johnny. Local meetings note Patriarch Militant auxiliary. Park picnics at Bever and summer plans discussed. Various relatives arrive from Ames Colorado Missouri New Jersey. Water pressure restored via relief valves. church hydrants equipped. Junior high students urged to attend church meeting for summer plans. South trip highlights for Nollsch and Blin families. Porters’ son John killed in World War III.
Des Moines AP Democrat state chairman Jake More urged Polk County Supervisor Mark L. Conkling to resign citing nearly 10 months of absence from meetings due to illness. More said taxpayers pay for five supervisors while only four serve, noting the missed canvass of June primary returns.
The Rock Island railroad announced completion of its mainline relocation at Adair Iowa. Six point six three miles of new track were built to reduce curves and grades at a cost of one million two hundred fifty two thousand dollars.
A 21 year old East German refugee Josef Hajek walked into the lions den at Nürnberg zoo and was mauled by four lions after a zoo attendant failed to pull him back. Hajek lived in Indolzburg Bavaria and died from the attack.
Secretary Dulles and Attorney General Brownell approved temporary two month entry for 22 year old Rita Dialina of Athens to compete in the Miss Universe pageant in Long Beach California after being barred under the McCarran act.
Attorney General Brownell said the FBI is examining a report that a member of the house post office committee was offered a bribe to influence his vote on a proposed postal workers pay raise. Rep. Broyhill of Virginia alerted the Justice Department, but Brownell did not confirm if Broyhill was the approached official.
Vernon Carie was named president of local No. 11 International Association of Fire Fighters at Thursday night’s election. He and other new officers begin one-year terms August 15. New officers include Leo n Samek vice-president Marvin Heath financial secretary Joseph Tefer Jr recording secretary John Helming treasurer Herman Frueh Jr trustee James Harris grievance committee and Harvey Hillmer sergeant at arms. Heath and George Leehman were named delegates to the Iowa Association of Firefighters convention with Samek and Harris as alternates.
Local church listings outline sermons classes and activities for Marion congregations. Notable items include Baptist Rev Charles Moore at Marion Churches with Bible school at 9 45 am and evening services. Catholic St Joseph’s mass times. Christian Roy Fields Jr services. Free Methodist J P Knepper worship and youth hours. Methodist James Gable with combined morning service and meetings. Presbyterian C V R De Jong worship and church activities. St Pauls Lutheran Carl Wuerffel with services and vacation coverage. Prairie Chapel Harry Green school and reports. Seventh Day Church of God Allen Bond Friday gospel services and Saturday sabbath schedule.
At the Wilbert Coffin murder trial in Peace Quebec defense asks that four American detective magazines be cited for contempt due to prejudicial content. The case involves the 17 year old Robert Lindsay and two other hunters found bear-mangled in Gaspe peninsula. Justice Lacroix will rule on motions as juror language and other details are debated.
Identical twins Charles and George Finn freed on bail after a 23 day hunger strike at Terminal Island federal prison gained back some weight on hearty meals. The former air force bomber pilots, age 40, had lost about 25 pounds, dropping to about 112 pounds, and plan to appeal a one year sentence for handcuffing a federal officer amid a dispute over a surplus airplane.
Three teenagers were convicted in Montgomery for assault and fined over a cigaret burning of Airman Glenn E. Hunter a Harbor Beach Michigan airman. They admitted holding lighted cigarets on his request as a courage test after a racial segregation argument.
Cedar Rapids reports its eleventh polio case of 1954 with Michael Sudderberg aged 34 admitted to Mercy Hospital after Wednesday admission. Health officials say the case is paralytic potential but not yet confirmed. he shows arm and leg weakness and soreness.
Major Gen. Fred C. Tandy announced that a federal agency estimated flood damage in the Des Moines river valley at 454137 dollars. Roy Wells of Joliet Illinois, regional engineer for the Federal Civil Defense Agency, prepared the assessment after President Eisenhower requested federal aid for 19 Iowa counties. Wells advised immediate emergency federal aid of 125000 dollars to repair the most urgently damaged streets and utilities.
The Federal Power Commission on June 7 froze the well head price of natural gas sold by independent producers for inter state distribution. The move, the first step in FPC regulation following the Phillips Petroleum ruling, covers about 4100 producers. Contracts in effect on June 7 must be filed by Oct 2, and no rate increases may take effect without FPC filing. Producers must file certificates to authorize interstate transport and sale by Oct 1.
Washington AP reports a senate house conference panel split on a housing bill approving most administration aims but rejecting Eisenhower's public housing program. The panel backed a one year program up to 35,000 units for displaced families and approved rechartering the Federal National Mortgage Association with private capital replacing public equity.
The agriculture committee urged Agriculture Secretary Benson to use the fullest extent of available authority and funds to relieve drouth. A resolution was adopted to review the situation and seek additional resources, and a committee delegation met Undersecretary True Morse to press the case. Hope, Hoeven, and others signaled further talks soon.
Two Council Bluffs detectives Edward Rath and Bernard Lun responded to a call at a cross-country truck driver's home to find four children alone with the youngest crying. They fed the child and waited two hours for the parents, who explained a breakdown caused the delay. The officers warned the couple to hire a baby-sitter next time.
Special to The Gazette in Oelwein reports Mrs. William Hosting, 53, of Calmar was injured in a two car head on crash on highway 18 two miles east of Rudd Saturday morning. She was the sole occupant injured and was hospitalized at Mason City with the extent of injuries undetermined.
Insects possess up to 4,000 muscles while humans have fewer than 500, highlighting the vast muscular complexity of insects versus human anatomy.
Iowa State Employment Service data show 25 806 workers employed in June in Linn county up from May 25 303 with 150 firms reporting. Manufacturing up 380 and non manufacturing up 123 while unemployment claims fall from 160 to 144. Summer workers mainly students and teachers.
Elkhart Iowa Democrat Ervin F Spratt 50 announced Friday his resignation as postmaster citing health reasons not trouble with postal authorities He mailed the resignation to Washington Thursday night hoping to be relieved by August 1 Spratt was cleared last February by the post office department of charges he had made derogatory statements about President Eisenhower and Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield.
The Treasury plans to borrow 11 billion dollars over the next two weeks. About 3.14 billion will issue a one percent tax anticipation certificate. The remaining 7.86 billion will refinance one-year issues due Aug 15 and Sept 15 with choices between a new one-year certificate or longer maturities, including a long note or short bond. Details to be released later this month.
Special to The Gazette Washington atomic energy bill under Senate debate prompts Sen. Gillette to offer an amendment. He says the measure preserves public bodies and co op power preferences and ensures REA co ops and municipally owned utilities get atomic energy by products on the same basis as the public power policy. Co sponsors include Magnuson Morse Mansfield Murray Humphrey Langer Young Kefauver Hennings and Douglas.
Television listings show a slate including 6:00 Foreign Intrigue 13 Newsreel 10:05 4 Sports Showcase 10:15 9 Wrestling shires the Movie foutinw.
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