Livestock markets steady as hogs top at 31.00 a record
Chicago and other markets show hogs steady near the all time high of 31.00 while cattle and sheep hold gains. Receipts run heavier in Chicago with about 1,500 hogs and large overall movement across regional markets. Cattle and yearling prices edge up with good and choice grades leading bids. vealers and bulls show mixed to firm activity amid broad market strength.
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Chicago Livestock
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Beason
Idaho
Holden Bulla
Gholce
Cedar Rapids Hog Market Steady to Higher Prices Reported
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market moved steady to 50 cents higher on Saturday. Top price for prime butchers reached $29.00, with packers at $23.75. Various weight classes for good and common butchers and packers are listed, including 180-200 pounds at $28.50 and 300-330 pounds at $24.78, plus several cattle price ranges for steers, yearlings, and cows.
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Ted
Cedar Rapids
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Olce
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Féarlinge
Iowa
Des Moines
INS
Minnesota
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Grain Market Slips As Corn Leads Decline At Chicago
Chicago market notes show corn sliding more than 6 cents in intraday trading with contracts hitting new seasonal lows. Soybeans fell 8 cents per bushel amid beliefs of a record corn crop, while wheat eased 1% to 2 cents on weak demand and CCC price cuts. Cash provisions reflect mixed prices across No 2 red wheat and No 1 yellow corn as livestock futures also move on steady to higher feeds.
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Chicago
Commodity Credit Corporation
Kansas City
CCC
Fuller Improves After Hospitalization
Marion notes report Ray Fuller of 333 Sixth Street taken to St Luke's hospital Tuesday by ambulance. He had surgery weeks ago and was sent home, with his condition described as improved.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Third Community Sing Scheduled At Ellis Sunday
Cedar Rapids holds its third outdoor community sing at 8 pm Sunday in Ellis park the site of last summer songfests. Sing Director Danny Justad announced the rainout last week has been rescheduled featuring Cornet Soloist Arlen Pratt 14 son of Mr and Mrs David L Pratt. A Musical Journey segment and Mrs Arlene Gable as accompanist accompany the performance. About 500 attended the July 18 sing and the series ends August 8 with one more session.
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Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Sing
Danny Justad
Arlen Pratt
David L. Pratt
Twentieth Avenue SW
Stanley Vesely
Justad
Arlene Gable
Four Cedar Rapids youths held over mosque vandalism
Juveniles were reported to juvenile authorities Saturday morning in connection with vandalism at the Moslem temple at 1335 Ninth Street. Detectives Simon and Navratil questioned two boys Friday night, who named two additional youths. The emblem on the building dome was twisted and anti Arab slogans were written in crayon on walls.
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Cedar Rapids
Ninth Street
Harley R.simon
Jerome Navratil
Elder Lawrence Christensen to lead Sabbath services
Elder Lawrence Christensen will conduct Sabbath services and teach the Sabbath school during the morning session at 10:80 am with preaching planned.
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Lawrence Christensen
Reinicer
G I life insurance reinstatement rush hits deadline
The deadline tonight at midnight drives about eight million World War II veterans to reinstate GI life insurance without a physical exam. VA offices nationwide stay open to process applications with two monthly premiums. Cedar Rapids VA chief John Pont notes heavy demand and warns mail must be postmarked by midnight.
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V.A
Subj
John Pont
Cedar Rapids V.A
Lee Mims Injured In Highway Crash
Lee Mims of 303 Eighth Avenue SE sustained cuts and a neck injury when a panel truck veered off Highway 80 nine miles east of Cedar Rapids at 3 55 p m Friday. Driver Rudy E Hlavacek of 1606 Twelfth Avenue SE lost control after being forced off by an oncoming car. The truck owned by Cecil Reed of Cedar Rapids struck a hogwatering tank and a telephone pole before stopping against a wire fence. Mims was taken to Mercy Hospital and listed in good condition Saturday noon.
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Eighth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
James Gildroy
Rudy E. Hlavacek
Twelfth Avenue SE
Hlavacek
Cecil Reed
Mims
Mercy Hospital
Old Battleship Nevada Is Sunk Off Oahu
HONOLULU UP The doughty old battleship Nevada survivor of two world wars and Bikini tests lies sunk 66 miles off Oahu after a task force torpedoed and sent her to the grave. Navy crews, submarines, and cruisers moved in review as 800 midshipmen stood at attention and a marine rifle squad fired a salute in a reverent ceremony.
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Honolulu
Nevada
Oahu
Iowa
Astoria
Springfield
Pasadena
Parley on School Board Problems at Drake Univ
A conference on school board problems for Iowa officials will be held at Drake University next Tuesday and Wednesday. Sponsored by the Iowa Association of School Boards and Drake, the event aims to assist boards by extending Drake’s services and facilities.
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Drake Univ
Des Moines
Iowa
Drake University
Iowa Association of School Boards
Drake
C. E. Alling Dies in Keokuk
Keokuk manufacturer C E Alling died Friday after a short illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 30 pm Sunday in Keokuk with burial at Sandusky. Alling was past grand chaplain of the Iowa grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons.
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Keokuk
INS
Sandusky
C E. Alling
Alling
Iowa
Royal Arch Masons
Woman and Children Hurt in Cedar Rapids Traffic Accidents
A Cedar Rapids woman and two children were injured Friday evening in traffic incidents. Dorothy Ferguson suffered a bruised head and shoulder after entering a car driven by Harry Swab. Mariana Fredrick, 4, was struck by Joe Bousek’s car and required stitches to the cheek and behind the ear. Donald Holicek, 8, sustained cuts when his bicycle collided with Ruth Mayfield’s car. All were treated and released. injuries described as recovering.
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Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Ferguson
First Avenue NE
Harry Swab
Avenue NW
Second Avenue
Tenth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Mariana Fredrick
E Avenue NE
Joe Bousek
Twenty-seventh Street
E Avenue
Bousek
Sixteenth Street
Mercy Hospital
Donald Holicek
Iank Avenue SE
Ruth Mayfield
Twenty-sixth Street
City Playgrounds See 18,000 Weekly Visitors in Summer Drive
Attendance at the city's 18 playgrounds rose with a six week average of 18,000 visitors per week as summer programs continue toward Aug 20. Final week activities include an achievement program, softball league finals, and a city champions playday at Ellis Park on Aug 11 with 10 events. About 200 handicraft items by children will be displayed in Armstrong's window Aug 9 and 10. The Playground and Recreation Commission outlined a full coming week schedule of tours shows programs and other events.
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Armstrong's Window
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Sioux City Bartenders Threaten Strike Over Women Bartender Ban
Sioux City bartenders warned of picketing if the city council does not pass an ordinance prohibiting women from serving in taverns. The council sent the measure to the legal department for a report next Friday. An attorney for barmaids and tavern keepers argued state law already guarantees women the right to work.
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Sioux City
Legal Department
Belated Des Moines Fourth Ends in Boy Burns
Des Moines AP reports 11 year old Jimmy McLaughlin and 8 year old cousin Mike Cochran improvised firecrackers from cotton string and kerosene. The kerosene can caught fire while lighting the devices, leaving Jimmy seriously burned. He received blood plasma and remained in serious condition at a Des Moines hospital.
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Spillville Man Killed In Car Truck Collision
Spillville, AP. Howard Bernatz, 31, a miller, died Saturday when his pickup collided head on with a car carrying three passengers three miles north of Spillville. Roger Halse, 23, Decorah, had minor injuries and was treated at Decorah hospital. Bernatz leaves a wife Sylvia and three young children.
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Navy Quota and Leave Notice in Cedar Rapids Briefs
Navy recruiting has allocated a quota of 12 navy volunteers for August at the Cedar Rapids office. Four 18 year olds may be accepted for one year enlistments if training space allows. Pfc Walter C Hickman of 1022 Eighth Street NW Cedar Rapids is on a 10 day leave before reporting to Chanute Field Illinois for jet propulsion training after duty at Lackland Army Air Base San Antonio.
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Auto Crash in Iowa Injures Three Ottumwa Men
Ottumwa resident Perry O Brien 29 critically injured when a car driven by him overturned five miles west of Mount Pleasant on highway 32. Emmett and Paul Combs 25 and 30 of Ottumwa sustained facial injuries and shock. The father George Combs owned the car. O Brien married with a six year old child. In Muscatine Isa belle Anthony 48 of Hammond Indiana treated for serious injuries after an accident on highway 92 two miles east of Illinois City. Her husband Earl Anthony 47 suffered a broken nose and facial lacerations.
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District Court Upheld in Milk Ordinance Case
In Des Moines AP report the state supreme court denied a writ of certiorari sought by Marshalltown to review a district court ruling. The injunction barred enforcement of a milk ordinance provision mandating pasteurization within a 12 mile radius of the city, issued by Judge Tankersley.
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Harry Druker
Supreme Court
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Judge Defers Ruling On Metropolitan Costs
Federal Judge Henry N Graven considers who pays about $3,000 in costs in the Metropolitan Supply Company case. Arguments heard from plaintiffs George Schoonover and Mary Schoon and from defendants Griffith Beems and Elizabeth Beems Isett. Defendants previously ordered to pay $45,000 for minority stock holdings. Judge Graven heard arguments Thursday afternoon.
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Mary Schoon
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Fortieth Polio Patient In Sioux City Hospital
Mrs Leonard Anderson 32 of Cherokee mother of two was admitted to St Joseph hospital in Sioux City with polio. She was the fortieth polio patient to be admitted there this year after being taken in Friday.
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Leonard Anderson
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Anderson
Harvest Holidays Parade Draws Thousands in Toledo
Thousands attended two Toledo parades on Friday the second Harvest Holidays day. The afternoon parade featured 37 floats while the evening showcase had 55 floats. The American Legion drum and bugle corps and the Marshalltown National Guard marched, with members of the Robert Morgan Indian Post of the American Legion in costume.
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Man Arrested On O M V 1 Count In Iowa City
Paul V Abbott of Cedar Rapids waived preliminary hearing in Iowa City police court on operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was bound over to the grand jury under a $500 bond. Abbott, arrested by the highway patrol, was fined $1250 for operating a motor vehicle without a driver's license.
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East Bloc resists US and Britain at Danube talks
Belgrade report notes Yugoslavia led Eastern bloc opposition to adding English as an official language at the Danube conference. Yugoslav officials criticized U S and British presence, saying they are not Danubian states and oppose their access as speakers. The vote to include English failed 7-3.
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Belgrade
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United States
Kolofaty University
Stanoje Simitch
Aleso Bebler
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Soviet deputy FM urges West to accept Danube plan
Belgrade AP says Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andre Vishinsky told Western representatives to accept the Communist dominated Danube river conference decisions or withdraw. He asserted Russia has overwhelming voting strength and delegates indicated a navigation agreement favorable to Moscow is likely.
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Andre Vishinsky
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Amvets To Hear General Graves At Waterloo Meeting
The Iowa Amvets convention in Waterloo will hear Lt Gen Leslie Graves retired wartime head of the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb. The Amvets auxiliary heard Dr Charles C Graves advocate mental hygiene and psychiatry in schools courts and hospitals to prevent emotional crises and mental illness.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Broadlawns County Hospital
Woman and Children Safe After River Search Ends
In Rock Island authorities found Mrs. Mary Dusenberry and her two children at relatives in Grandview after a river drag search. Dusenberry had threatened suicide amid housing shortages but told police she would not drown herself or her children, ages 6 and 20 months.
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Services Held Friday For James A Bracha
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Hayden funeral home in Oxford Junction for James A Bracha 77. Burial followed at Mayflower Cemetery. He was proprietor of a general store in town for many years and with his wife lived in Cedar Rapids for 30 years before moving two years ago to Davenport to reside with their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Fenny Horton where he died Wednesday.
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Farm Youth Injured Run Over by Wagon Near Iowa City
AP report says 10 year old Clay Powers of near Iowa City was injured around 11:15 am Saturday when run over by two wagon wheels carrying oars. He rode on traces guiding the wagon. He was rushed to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, with X‑rays pending. Clay is son of Vic Powers and Mrs Joe Powers. The accident occurred about five miles east of Iowa City on State Highway No 1.
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Mercy Hosspital
Clay
Vic Ours
Joe Powers
Columbus Junction Man Dies By Own Action
The death of Law Peters of Columbus Junction is reported as self inflicted. His body was found by a cousin Lewis Pugh with a gun nearby. Peters, a lifelong resident, left a daughter Mrs Dorothy Buffington and several relatives. Services are set for 3 pm Sunday at the Central Presbyterian church with burial in Cambrian cemetery.
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