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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1957

Page

18

Hog Market Trend Higher on Tuesday Reports

CHICAGO AP Official livestock estimates show Tuesday receipts 7,000 cattle 7,500 hogs 1,500 sheep. Hogs were generally steady to strong with 10 to 15 cent gains. steers steady to 50 cents lower. No. 2-3 hogs 190-225 lbs mainly $19.75 to $20.25, larger weights around $20.50. Cattle receipts 23,000 calves 300, fed steers steady to 50 cents lower. high choice prime fed steers around $24.00. heifers steady to $1 lower with bulk choice $22.50–$23.50. Sheep receipts 1,000 steady to 50 cents lower. spring lambs $22.00–$24.25. shorn lambs $19.00.

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Des Moines Live Hog Markets Show Modest Gains

Receipts Monday near 40 000 with week ago 46 000 and year ago 50 500. Trading moderately active. Butchers steady to 15 cents higher, spots 25 cents up with some 5 to 25 cent declines on over 280 pounds. Sows steady to 15 cents higher, a few sections 25 cents lower over 330 pounds. Prices listed for barrows and gilts and several weight ranges, with most U S No 1 3 entries between 16 25 and 19 90 per cwt and sow prices from 13 50 to 18 00.

Des Moines INS U. S

Stock Market Edges Up Amid Mixed Trading

New York reports a mixed Monday session with the market slightly higher on average. Tobacco stocks rally on news of higher cigarette prices as gains run from fractions to about two points while losses reach a point or more. Volume totals 2,220,000.

New York

Grain Market And Farm Goods Prices From Chicago Delivery

Grain market notes list corn no 9 at 1.19 and eggs selling around 21 cents. Poultry prices show various weights and classes, with heavy springs and hens priced per pound. Feed and forage items include clover, alfalfa, and hay at listed rates, with delivery terms to Chicago per 100 pounds and general price ranges for farm commodities.

Market hog prices steady asweights rise in Waterloo report

UP to 300 lb sows hold steady while butchers list prices across weight ranges from 160 to 400 pounds. Figures show cuts from 160 to 290 pounds at about 16.40 to 18.25 dollars, with sows 270 to 400 pounds trading roughly 15.15 to 17.75 dollars.

Sioux City Livestock Prices Mixed at Steady Tone

AP-USDA cattle report from Sioux City shows slaughter steers and heifers fairly active and fully steady, cows moderately active and steady, bulls steady, stockers and feeders strong. Two loads of high choice around 1150 pounds. steers 23.50, bulk choice steers 22.00 to 23.00, bulk choice heifers 14.50 to 16.50, cutters 15.00 to 17.50, good and choice stock steers 20.00 to 22.00.

Sioux City Livestock Sioux City USDA Omaha Hecht

Market Report: Omaha cattle receipts and price ranges

Cattle receipts total 15 500 with calves 259. Slaughter cattle moderately active and steady amid weather pressures. Stockers and feeders supply steady as buyers show broad price ranges from 19 to 23 dollars for steers and heifers. cows and canners mixed with values from 12 to 16 dollars.

Cedar Rapids hog market steadies prices on Monday

Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market held steady Monday with meat type butchers priced 19 to 50 cents per hundredweight over and over fats 10 to 50 cents under the delivered price.

Cedar Rapids

McKesson Robbins Reports Record 1956 Sales and Income

McKesson Robbins reports record net income of 10.5 million on sales of 578.8 million for the fiscal year ended March 31. The firm, with Cedar Rapids offices, notes nine percent sales gain, 11.6 million federal tax, and current assets of 175.0 million against 70.1 million liabilities.

McKesson and Robbins Cedar Rapids

Cheyenne Bounty Killer clash on Channel 9 at 6 30

Cheyenne tangles with a mercenary marshal in The Bounty Killer airing Tuesday at 6 30 on Channel 9.

Cheyenne Marshall Channel 9

Library readers pick Carroll novel as top favorite

A Columbia University survey of U.S. library readers shows Lewis Carrolls Alice Adventures in Wonderland as the top favorite, with MarkTwains Huckleberry Finn following in second place in popularity among readers.

Columbia University U.S Lewis Carroll Mark Twain

World Prices Rise Since 1950 Across Major Nations

Worldwide costs of living have climbed since 1950 with notable increases in country by country indices. The report highlights long term inflation trends, currency impacts, and shifts in housing, food, and energy prices across leading economies.

Wheat Quotations Rally on Weather and Yields Woes

Chicago AP reports late rally in grain futures as unfavorable weather across parts of the belt and Oklahoma forecasts boost prices. New-crop wheat leads, with July at 2.0515 to 2.05 per bushel. corn up 5 to 54 cents. oats and rye rise. soybeans gain. lard dips.

Chicago Oklahoma

Chicago cash provisions report summary

Chicago price notes show US grain futures with no wheat or corn quoted. Soybean oil listed at 11 2 percent with soybean meal at 44 dollars per ton, barley nominal, feed prices from 51 50 to 40, and feed costs around 85 to 100 cents.

Chicago

Chicago Produce Prices and Market Notes

Chicago market report shows live poultry steady with heavy hens 14-16 pounds and light hens 12-13 pounds at 42 cents. Cheese and butter also steady with multiple grade prices. eggs steady to firm with various sizes priced. Potatoes notes include old and new arrivals, on track and supply levels, with demand moderate to fair. New York arrivals and USDA butter and egg prices listed.

Chicago U. S California Arizona

Erbeck Wins National Muscular Dystrophy Rally Sweepstakes

George Erbeck of 2154 F avenue NE won the sweepstakes trophy in a National Muscular Dystrophy Association sports car rally, driving a Porsche. He finished 26 seconds off the 200 mile Cedar Rapids to Strawberry Point course. Fifty-three Iowa auto enthusiasts started the event, with $2 entries funding the charity. Other first place winners included Wayne Ward, Rock Island. Lee Wall, SE. Steve Provost, NE. and Jean Pierce, Iowa City.

George Erbeck F Avenue Erbeck Cedar Rapids Strawberry Point Iowa

Allan Hoover to Attend Dedication in West Branch

Allan Hoover son of the former president is set to attend the dedication of the restored blacksmith shop once used by his grandfather in West Branch. Atomic Energy Commission Chair Lewis Strauss will deliver the dedication speech with others present at 11 a.m. Thursday.

West Branch INS Allan Hoover Atomic Energy Commission Lewis Strauss Strauss Hoover Fred Maytag Newton Willard Lampe University of Iowa School of Religion Gov Herschel Loveless William B. Anderson The Hoover Birthplace Foundation

Scholar Held for Illogical Actions in Indonesia

AP report from Jakarta says Ford Foundation scholar Lucien Zamorsky, 32, is held by Indonesian authorities on Ternae Island for a month. Foreign ministry cites army finding his behavior illogical. Army probes why a linguistics student carries a naval sextant and survey instruments and claims he received shortwave radio signals. He has since isolated himself during the day and sails at night aboard a rubber dinghy.

Jakarta Indonesia Foreign Office Ithat Ford Foundation Lucien Zamorsky Moline Ternate Zamorsky

Iowa Woman Dies From Car Train Crash Injuries

Mrs. Bruce Stotts, 39, died in Hamilton County hospital from injuries suffered last Tuesday in a car train crash near Webster City. Her daughter Barbara, 17, remained hospitalized with severe injuries from the same collision at a crossing a mile west of Webster City.

Iowa Webster City Bruce Stotts Hamilton County Hospital Barbara

Vanderbilt Dies Noted Jurist Arthur Vanderbilt Passes Away

Summit New Jersey. Arthur Vanderbilt aged 68 chief justice of the New Jersey supreme court died Sunday after suffering a ruptured aorta Friday. He led court reform and legal education and transformed New Jersey’s court system in ten years from criticized to admired.

Summit Arthur Vanderbilt New Jersey Supreme Court Vanderbilt New Jersey

Country Visit Across Crossword Clues

A compact clue list mapping country themed words to definitions across and down. Includes items like cow’s cry storage building and signs with entries such as hail and spoken. Provides crossfill of terms like oats, cedar, elder, and other common crossword entries.

Puzzle answer list for clues 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 33 38 40 41 42 43 44 46 47 48 50

A compact keyed solution set matching numbered crossword clues from the prior puzzle. Includes terms like neck hairs and Roman date plus common crossword answers. all entries align with standard crossword conventions and preserve era tone.

Man Accused of Theft From Service Station

Paul Margretz, 23, of 100 Wilson avenue SW was arrested Monday morning and accused of stealing 150 dollars from Cedar Rapids Good service station at 325 First avenue SW. Investigators say the money, a bundle of ten dollar bills, was taken from the desk drawer Sunday morning.

Paul Margretz Wilson Avenue SW Cedar Rapids Margretz First Avenue SW

Canopus Cedar Rapids Club Holds Weekly Luncheon

City Briefs cover Canopus Cedar Rapids club luncheon at Sheraton Montrone hotel Tuesday noon and Southwest Civic club meeting at St Ludmila's basement Tuesday 7 39 p.m. refreshments served. Smorgasbord supper at Center Point Methodist church June 19. Also notes deaths licenses surgeries classes thefts awards and graduations.

Canopus Cedar Rapids Canopus Club Sheraton-Montrose Civic Club The Southwest Civic Club St. Ludmila’s Church Smorgasbord Supper Center Point Methodist Church

Four Hartford Workers Exceed Radiation Limits

The Atomic Energy Commission disclosed that four Hartford Electric Steel Corp employees received about five Roentgens of radiation in 13 weeks, exceeding the permitted 3 Roentgens. The commission issued a notice of alleged violation and asked for explanations and corrective steps within 15 days. Names were not released. The firm is licensed to use iridium 192 and cobalt 60 in radiographic testing devices. The notice was sent June 10.

Washington INS Atomic Energy Commission Hartford Commission Hartford Electric Steel Corporation AEC

Small Hole Repaired In Natural Gas Line

IOWA CITY an eight man Iowalinois Gas and Electric crew labored through Saturday night to fix a small hole in a Cedar Rapids natural gas main. District Manager James Stewart called the operation routine, with no hazard and no service interruption. The high pressure line caused the delay.

Iowa City Iowalinois Gas and Electric Company Cedar Rapids James Stewart

Man on Parole Held For Drunk Driving

Special to The Gazette Iowa City George Furman 36 on parole from the state penitentiary is held on a drunk driving charge. Furman arrested by Iowa City police Sunday night Police Chief Ollie White said Furman was released from Fort Madison last February. He was sentenced in 1954 in a burglary case in Iowa City White noted Furman had previously served time for 14 alleged breakins here Edward Kinney 66 waived to the grand jury on a drunk driving charge Monday He was arrested here last Tuesday He is free on $500 bond.

The Gazette Iowa City George Furman State Furman Ollie White Fort Madison White Edward Kinney I Grand Jury

Rose Queen Emerges in Linn County Rose Show

Pure white rose shown by Mrs. C A Peterson won the Queen of the Show and the Janice Ellen Klinsky Memorial bowl and gold certificate at the Linn County Rose Society show in Bever Park. Peterson also placed second with yellow-rose arrangement winning the Armstrong trophy and silver certificate. The event drew 38 entrants. 105 arrangements, 10 corsages, and 435 specimens.

C. A. Peterson Avenue NE Janice Ellen Klinsky Linn County Rose Society Bever Park Harold Skripsky Harold Skripskys Thirty-sixth Street N.E Maureen Holmes C.W. Holmes Thirty-seventh Street Earl Thomas F. W. Pickworth Harold White Des Moines Joseph Klinksy Stephen van Tuyl Fort Madison Wallace H. Swartzendruber Iowa City Edwin Marley Peterson Bruce Andrew Kershner Chadima W. T. Cunningham William Perkins Joseph Trestnar G. E. Holcomb Kershner Mr. Bruce Netolicky Henry Kershner Ringsmuth Trestnar Holcomb Marley Gladys Williamson John Entringer Perkins Mr. Skripsky Ruth Ann Peterson Marion Dennis Klinsky Helen Skripsky Miss Holmes

Two Women Aid Workers Beaten in Misidentified Kidnapping Case

NEW DELHI India two American women aid workers Alice McKinney 41 Hammond Indiana and Dorothy Barbee 42 Ripley Tennessee were hospitalized after a mob of about 150 villagers mistook them for kidnappers during a motor trip in a southern village They were flown to a New Delhi hospital in improved condition with mcKinney having a fractured left hand and finger and Barbee with fractured ribs and bruises Their Indian driver was also beaten Officials said the women are employees of the U S Technical Cooperation Mission and the village headman helped end the attack apologizing and offering food.

New Delhi India Alice McKinney Hammond Ind Dorothy Barbee Ripley Tenn U.S U.S. Technical Cooperation Mission Jundgadh Ahmedabad Heachman Miss McKinney Miss Barbee

Norton elected senior vice commander at border veterans meeting

Allan C. Norton of 536 Forest Drive SE was chosen senior vice commander of the United Mexican Border Veterans Association at the national convention in Chicago on June 16. He succeeds Robinson Hitchcock of Indianapolis who was elected national commander. Norton had been junior vice commander, Harry P. Donovan was re elected historian, Mrs. Norton will serve as national president of the auxiliary, and Mrs. Donovan was re elected chaplain. The officers were installed at the convention’s closing banquet at the Hotel North Park.

Allan C. Norton Forest Drive United Mexican Border Veterans Association Chicago Norton Robinson Hitchcock Indianapolis Harry P. Donovan Bever Avenue Auxiliary of United Mexican Border Veterans

Land Condemnation Hearing Under Way

Vernon Zach a farmer between Curtis and Amana testified Monday at a Coralville reservoir land condemnation hearing. Three federal commissioners at the University of Iowa Law Building will determine damages for the Coralville flood control project.

Iowa City Vernon Zach Curtis and Amana Coralville Reservoir University of Iowa Law Building Coralville

Graduation and community notices from Marion Iowa

Attendees at Iowa State College graduation include Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bennett and Diane with son Harry Oakley earning a bachelor of science in ceramic engineering and a commission as lieutenant in the air force. Oakley will work for Electro-Met in Niagara Falls, NY. Other Marion relatives appeared to share in the celebration and events range from tuberculosis X ray screenings to church services and family visits across several towns.

Joseph Bennett Diane Iowa State College Harry Oakley Air Force Oakley Anni Young Niagara Falls N.Y Electro-Met Ames Ralph P. Young Ivan ‘Bowen Bob Bowen Marlion Robert Gillam Janice Barbara Hiawatha

Judge Refuses Transcript for Brewster Contempt Trial

Federal judge John Sirica barred defense access to a transcript of January hearings used to shape Brewster’s contempt trial. The closed session included figures from Portland and gambling interests. The defense sought the transcript to compare Kennedy’s testimony, while prosecutors prepared minutes from a prior executive session.

Washington INS Teamsters Frank Brewster John Sirica Senate Brewster James Elkins Portland Ore John Pickens Elkins Robert Kennedy Pickens Kennedy Sirica Court of Appeals

Building Fund Reaches Fifty-One Thousand At St Marks

St Mark's Lutheran church reported a building fund reach of 51 000 on Sunday with a campaign goal of 70 000. Advance divisions totaled 36 000 and about half the canvassing remains. Final campaign report set for Wednesday evening as 32 member teams led by Byron Haugen seek sanctuary expansion and extra Sunday school space.

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Byron Haugen

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