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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1955
Page
5
Chicago grain quotations reflect a shift as Chinese markets adjust to U S import policies and trade signals. Analysts note evolving price moves in corn wheat and soy futures with potential impacts on export demand and currency trends.
Cattle were steady to 50 cents higher with receipts around 17 000 and hogs uneven but mostly steady to 25 cents lower as buyers showed fair demand. Des Moines and yokohama reports accompany the market snapshot with details on weights prices and regional activity.
Receipts at Omaha show cattle numbers around 350 calves and 15 percent stockers. Fed steers and heifers were generally steady to up 25 cents with strongweight steers about 1,200 pounds carrying similar bids. Cows and bulls stayed steady, canners and cutters lower, stock calves and yearlings present with fluctuating prices across categories.
Sioux City reports 10,300 cattle received. Steers steady to strong, heifers steady to firm, cows steady, stockers and feeders steady to weak. Top prices include choice steers up to 23.25, choice heifers near 22.50, utilities 14.00, and stockers around 20.50 to 20.75 with various grades listed.
Cedar Rapids hog market prices fell a quarter with diverse weights and categories listed for hogs calves sheep and bulls at the Cedar Rapids plant. Prices cover prime heifers steers cows bulls and cull animals, plus calf market, lamb market, broilers, wool and grain values with range figures and weight brackets.
New York traders pushed the market higher on Monday with strength across sectors. Bethlehem Steel rose about seven points and General Motors gained roughly five as both hit new highs. Other leaders advanced one to two points while some losses appeared. total volume was around 2.5 million shares.
Two couples were rescued from a waterlogged 14 foot rowboat in Delaware bay after a night of terror. James Bennett and Marion Bennett along with Chance Keane and Lillian Keane were found near shore at 7 a.m. with one unconscious and others suffering exposure.
Cedar Rapids police investigated a break in at the Midway tavern at 329 Ninth Avenue SE. A prowler shattered a rear window to gain entry and stole eight dollars in pennies, twenty two dollars and twenty five cents in cigarets and cigars, and a .22 caliber pistol valued at unknown.
Chicago markets showed broad declines in grains as heavy selling followed by a brief rally. Corn and soybeans hit seasonal lows while wheat fell about 34 to 1 and oats moved modestly, with cash quotes showing No 2 yellow corn around 1.48 and soybeans near 2.24 to 2.24 4.
Chicago and New York markets report steady to firmer receipts across butter eggs cheese and live poultry. Chicago notes totals for butter eggs and cheese with varying scores and prices, plus potato arrivals and carrot track sales. New York lists wholesale butter and egg quotes with spot ranges and receipt totals.
The Hollywood unit of the Screen Actors Guild voted unanimously to authorize a strike against TV show producers. The action followed expiration of the old contract on July 20. Members seek higher pay for second runs, asking original first run plus full minimum for second runs, with agreement on pay from third to sixth runs remaining.
Danny Oakley a two year old boy living at 1110 Second Avenue SW ran into the street in front of a parked pickup and into the path of another truck near his home at noon Monday. He was treated for back abrasions at a doctor's office. The driver of the striking vehicle was Frederick L. Buse of 1946 First Avenue NE.
Three ex GI turncoats William Cowart Otho Bell and Lewis Griggs sailed from Honolulu for San Francisco aboard the President Cleveland after a 14 hour stay in Hawaii. They described the trip as a grand time and spoke of meeting their families in San Francisco.
New Delhi reports Prime Minister Nehru ordered Portugal to close its legation in New Delhi by August 8 after Portugal refused to negotiate Goa. India will pursue peaceful liberation of Goa, an enclave on the west coast about Rhode Island in size, previously held by Portugal for four centuries.
Earl C. Stroh of Hazleton files a $75,000 petition in Hardin county district court against Sheriff Paul E. Hodgson. He alleges illegal arrest and three days of imprisonment last fall and accuses Hodgson and others of coercion to force a confession regarding an $11,000 burglary at Eldora’s Boys Training School. The search occurred in cottage 8 apartment occupied by Mr and Mrs Noel Nichols. no items were recovered.
Oswald Jacoby analyzes a four spades contract where West leads hearts and dummy plays king. South discards a diamond from dummy and later leads a trump, allowing West to misguess the aces. The setting trick hinges on a potential partner ruffing a club, which fails if no ruff is available.
East takes dummy with a fast pass after South opens. Cards show a distribution with AK in North and QJ counterparts in both hands. The opening lead is listed as from South, and the play proceeds with standard deference to the dummy.
The hand shows West starting with clubs, East ruffs and diamonds the ace to set the contract. South must guard against a diamond ruff and discard clubs by leading the ace of hearts to discard a club, then trump to knockout the ace of spades. West’s alternative opening could defeat the contract.
Famed Hollywood lawyer Jerry Giesler filed a $2 500 000 libel lawsuit for actress Lizabeth Scott against Confidential magazine and editors over an issue described as libelous and defamatory. The action mirrors a prior suit against the same magazine for Doris Duke.
In Springerville Arizona two campers were attacked by a bear as bloodhounds tracked the suspect. J T Elliott of Phoenix and Warren Magnuson of Casa Grande reported separate clawings on Sunday, Elliott recalling the bear mounted his head before its retreat when car headlights were switched on.
A 33 year old Vinton woman, Mrs. Gaylord McMurray, was reported in fair condition in a Vinton hospital after a .22 caliber rifle she was handling discharged. The bullet entered her left shoulder and lodged in the wall of a room.
Burglars broke into the Jones Herriott Oil Company office in Iowa City Sunday night but found the safe still locked. They pried at the rear door panel and forced the lock but failed to gain any valuables.
New York AP The state labor department ruled a hotel pool attendant fired for a Van Dyke beard may receive unemployment benefits. An insurer had denied benefits. the referee reversed, saying shaving the beard was an unwarranted restriction on personal appearance. Identifies the worker and employer were not disclosed.
West German Chancellor Adenauer said he would go to Moscow to confer with Soviet leaders before the October Big Four foreign ministers meeting. He said it would be impolite to wait until after the ministers meet, and that invitations had been extended weeks earlier.
Early Sunday on First Avenue East near Cedar Memorial cemetery six people were injured in a two car collision. Among the injured are Ver non Dighton and his wife, Kenneth Lovell and his wife, their two month old daughter, and two Dighton children. Police said Lovell stopped and was rear ended by Dighton.
James Clark, 29, of St. Paul Minnesota began two concurrent seven year terms after pleading guilty to uttering two worthless checks in groceries on July 16 and 18. He and his wife were arrested. the couple passed bad checks in Toledo Oskaloosa Fairfield and other locales. Their four year old daughter accompanied the mother to Toledo.
Twenty members of Boy Scout Troop 24 and leaders return from a week at Camp Waubeek. Supervisors include L. T. Walroth explorer adviser Jerry Maples Jr Ray Dunahugh and Bob Tanner assistant Scoutmasters. Attending scouts include Grant Maples Jr David Green Bill Heald Lee Stone Byron Thompson Joe Trombino Jon Holmberg Dennis Dunahugh Jan Cisler and others.
Chicago resident Joe Prince funds and runs a 60 acre southwest side horse hospital after partner Stan Bartecki died. The facility covers 100 horses with an X-ray machine, hydraulic operating table, padded recovery stalls, and constant veterinary access for treatment and therapy.
Miss Janet Olmstead daughter of Mr and Mrs Vern Olmstead and Bruce Hammond of Marion married Saturday evening in Marion Methodist church. Rev James P Gable performed the double ring ceremony with limited attendance. The bride wore a white suit and carried a white Bible. Hammond works for Rapids Chevrolet Company and they will reside at 36315 Eighth Avenue.
Leaders in tournaments at the center include Tom Mohr in chess Billy Allen for under 15 pool Tom Hansen for over 15 pool and Jim Whitmore in table tennis Trophies will be awarded at the summer playground celebration hosted by Mrs Camilla Best of New Orleans Guests include the Kendalls and the Scotts family visiting Clear Lake residents multiple local names appear with travel and hospital references
Dewey Bryan, 33, General Motors test driver, demonstrated a roadable plane in Pontiac. The single seater weighs 600 pounds with a 40 horsepower engine, capable of 50 mph on roads and 60 mph in air, landing at 25 to 30 mph. The pusher design uses a folding wing system and wings from a crashed sailplane.
LA transit workers end the longest local strike after approving a 14 cent hourly raise in three steps over a year. The agreement includes escalator pay, paid holidays, four weeks vacation after 25 years, life insurance, and changes in working conditions. Operators return to work at 1.97 dollars per hour from 1.91.
London AP reports Queen Elizabeth II has ordered an army instructor to accompany her 19 year old cousin the Duke of Kent whenever he drives. The duke, cadet at Sandhurst, has suffered three highway accidents in a year and head injuries in the latest crash a week ago.
Iowa City Mrs. Darthea Bair 39 suffered a fractured right leg in a Sunday afternoon one car crash near Iowa City. She is a patient at University Hospitals. Also admitted at University Hospitals that day was Judy Flannagan 2 daughter of Francis Flannagan of Manchester in serious condition from burns from a kerosene flareup.
SP3 Frank Shaw Jr of Independence is among 15 Iowa sailors aboard the USNS Sultan. The ship was scheduled to dock in San Francisco Monday after returning from the Far East.
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