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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1958
Page
22
Chicago market reports show hogs weak to 50 cents lower with receipts of 9 000 head. Cattle receipts reach 8 000 with slaughter steers and heifers steady to lower and prime slaughter steers around 32 50. Sheep receipts 1 500 with lambs steady and prices for No 1 pelt and fresh shorn lambs listed.
New York markets rose to new highs for the year with early gains trimmed. Volume was about 2.8 million shares as leading issues edged up fractions to around a point.
UPI notes Tuesday receipts near 50 000 with Monday 67 000 and year ago 38 000. Activity fair with mostly lower quotes across weights. No. 1 3 barrows and gilts 140 200 lbs at 20.75 to 22.50, sows 270 300 lbs at 19.85 to 20.65, rising to 18.50 19.40 for 360 400 lbs and 16.25 17.90 for 450 550 lbs.
Omaha market notes cattle sales with 10 000 head salable calves at 50 cents. Fed steers and heifers steady to weak as many remain unsold. Cows steady and bulls strong. Major buyers including dealers stockers and feeders active. Prices listed for various classes and quality ranges.
Sioux City livestock report shows calves none and steer prices around 27.00 to 28.28 as demand remains steady for assorted stock. Prime and choice cattle listed but with limited detail and inconsistent figures in the OCR text.
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market dropped a quarter Tuesday. Quotations reflect plant delivered prices for good No 2 butchers and sows. Meaty No 1 high yielding stock may fetch up to 50 cents above, while No 3 overfits can run as much as 50 cents below.
Ogden Utah AP Highway Patrolman Arthur Spendlove halted a ticket and ordered four adults in a passing car to clean a two mile stretch of highway after a beer can sailed from the window. He noted their floorboards were littered with bottles and cans as they drove away.
Iowa Attorney General Norman Erbe ruled that voluntary payment of back taxes does not automatically remove penalties. The 50 percent penalty can be assessed for willful failure to file or inaccurate returns, with the burden of proof on the tax commission. Each case must be considered individually, not a blanket policy.
A Cedar Rapids ambulance and a passenger car collided at Eighth Avenue and Third Street SE. Police said the ambulance ran a red light on an invalid call and no one was injured. The car driver was James Morey, 800 Old Marion Rd NE. Ambulance driver Russell Pratt, 200 Nineteenth St NW, was en route to a heart call for Ambulance Emergency and Invalid Service.
Chicago AP reports irregular grain trading with light demand for covering shorts and restoring positions from Monday's liquidation. Wheat ends 34 114 lower, July at 1.83 4 percent. corn flat to up 4 percent, July 1.28 58. oats 4 lower, July 60 12. rye up 4 4, July 1.23. soybeans 2.27 458, July slight move. Lard steady to down 20 cents, July 12.32.
Chicago cash commodity notes list prices for wheat and soybeans with multiple yellow corn grades ranging from No 1 to sample grade and oats in various quality lines. Soybean oil and meal prices appear distorted by OCR but indicate market quotes for related products.
UPI reports live poultry and cheese figures for Chicago with 129000 lb tonnage and caponettes over 445 lb, plus Swiss Grade A and Longhorns. Eggs show steady 22,000 cases with various sizes and prices. New York notes butter receipts 1,174,000 and unsettled extras led by price shifts.
Three women escaped serious injury when a car speeding at 60 mph had its gas pedal stuck. Driver Edna Digsell aged 33 left last, suffering a broken ankle. Mrs. Robert Funk 31 and Mrs. Charles Miller 29 were treated for lacerations after leaping at different distances. The vehicle struck a tree, knocked a telephone pole, and rolled 100 yards before halting.
Air Force recruiters announced three personnel actions on Tuesday. Leland I. Ireland, 22, enlisted as an aviation cadet and was assigned to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas for 12 weeks of training. William E. Kanellis, 21, transferred from the Air National Guard and was sent to Lackland for assignment. Charles R. Boots, 23, re-enlisted for a second four year hitch and also was assigned to Lackland for duty.
James Petrillo bowed out Tuesday as president of the American Federation of Musicians. He used two handkerchiefs and about 45 minutes to make his tearful exit after announcing he would not accept renomination, saying he was a tired man.
Five men pled guilty before Judge Charles Penningroth in Linn County district court. Paul A. Morgan, 29, of Streator Illinois, received a 90 day jail term with credit for time served. The other four men Wesley Fiala Robert Sacora Mike Neville and Elmer Spier were fined 300 each. Fiala Sacora and Neville were busted during the Memorial Day holiday. Spier had pled guilty May 3 and was sentenced today.
An 18 year old Independence youth, Warren M. Bascom, entered an innocent plea to a breaking and entering charge. He is accused of taking $9.90 from his parents residence at 2876 Spruce Ave SE on May 24.
The Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company and George W. McGowan sue Vincent Kraus of Cedar Rapids for a total of $1,762.33 in damages from a January 14 collision at Mt. Vernon Road and Tenth Street SE. The utility seeks $751.33 for truck damage and McGowan seeks $1,011 for alleged personal injuries.
An insurance collection suit against Northland Insurance Company was dismissed Tuesday by Irene Selken administratrix of the Dean Selken estate. Also dismissed were an account suit and a cross petition involving Frances D. Brown and Evelyn Miller. A Monday dismissal reached a mortgage foreclosure case against Andrew J. Comreid et al, plaintiff Bohemian Savings and Loan Association.
Judge B J Maxwell denied the divorce petition of Josephine Wheeler after trial Monday ruling she did not prove her husband John Wheeler endangered her life as defined by the Iowa supreme court. A separate suit by William Warner seeks 1171.81 against Buell and Margaret Tyler. Judgment of 258 was awarded to F A Burchard in an account suit against Earl and Gretchen Fowler.
Eight civil suits in municipal court were set for jury trials next Monday with a 44 person jury panel summoned Tuesday. Cases include promissory note, automobile and service contract claims totaling hundreds of dollars. Cedar Rapids residents were listed to report for jury duty at five dollars per day.
The Wells family reunion is Sunday at Daniels Park pavilion from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ice Cream Supper at Sharon EUB Church Cedar Rapids Wednesday June 4 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. John Skip Campbell of Davenport named to West Point by Rep. Fred Schwengel. Four officers in Cedar Rapids Iowa City 9688th Air Reserve promoted. Carlton Lake MD opens general practice at 117 vp St SW. Creswell Pharmacy closes stock of drugs and sundries retirement sale. League Lanes open all summer air conditioned. James Rieniers elected president Architectural Association University of Houston. On Leave Society Cedar Rapids meets at YWCA with Institute staff leading discussion.
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that cities may skip a public vote for bonds only when funds maintain critical government functions. The decision reversed a lower court and allows a storm sewer project in Council Bluffs to proceed without a citywide ballot, though not granting unrestricted authority to municipal bonds.
Announcement notes Billie Hines son of Mr and Mrs Howard L Hines graduating today from High Line High School Seattle Washington. Cedar Rapids students Susan Marie McIntyre William Geeeee Malfort and Anne meabouss earned bachelor degrees from Duke University Durham North Carolina.
Draper, North Carolina. Five councilmen in the town of about 4000 voted Monday night to cut their salaries from ten dollars a month to one dollar a year, a move that saves five hundred ninety five dollars annually.
Paul Wright announces summer instrumental lessons for students from 4th grade through 8th grade in Marion. Enrollment caps at 150. after reaching limit no more signups. Free lessons available with a few instruments, sessions in the senior high band room. contact Wright this week.
The Farmers State Bank of Marion was the high bidder Monday evening for 53 067.89 dollars in special assessment bonds issued for Marion public improvements. The 5 percent bonds run ten years with Redeemable option. Mt. Vernon Bank and Trust and others bid but Farmers State was sole bidder at par with accrued interest plus a 315 dollar premium. The city treasurer reported total city funds at 134 761.20 dollars. The notice includes other local items such as weddings, funerals, and community announcements.
Verto M. Reichert 67, former Marion resident, died suddenly Monday in Perry while returning to Milwaukee railroad offices. He worked 45 years as a general clerk for the Iowa division and is survived by his wife Helen Cate Reichert three daughters Vera Oxley Helen Reichert and Mrs Emil Iverson and a sister Beatrice Reichert. Services Wednesday at 2 at Murdoch chapel Marion followed by burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery.
Harold A LeClerc an employee of Collins Radio Company is hospitalized at St Luke s with a fractured spine after a Saturday morning auto crash near Jefferson Iowa. He was returning from town to the Miller farm when his car was struck by a vehicle entering the highway from a side road. He was alone in the car.
The Cedar Rapids Swim Club asks the school board for evening and weekend use of Washington high school pool. They request 25-yard pool access Tuesday 6 to 7 pm and Thursday 6 to 8 pm plus possible weekend exhibitions with revenue ideas. Longer year round use requires study.
The Community Theater of Cedar Rapids extends the Guys and Dolls run for four more performances next week Tuesday through Friday June 10 to 13. Box office hours are 10 am to 4 pm daily except Sunday 2 pm to 4 pm. Reservations: EM 2 7632. Director Don Tescher says the show draws heavy demand and will total 19 performances and near 5 000 attendees, aiming to surpass last year’s Teahouse of the August Moon attendance.
Cedar Rapids police investigated a burglary at Market Inn 206 First St NW. About $96 and seven cartons of cigarettes were taken. Thief hid in the tavern basement until after closing time. A separate report says $225 in tools were taken from Tom Lapham's car between May 22 and 25.
Moscow dispatch notes Soviet press delayed comment on de Gaulle's rise to power while citing alarmist Western press and French politicians. The report highlights foreign observers fearing upheaval and shifts in European alignments following the French leadership change.
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