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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1954
Page
14
US market report shows hogs up 50 cents to 1 dollar in Chicago trade amid thinner Monday receipts of about 6,000 hogs and 14,000 cattle. Cattle prices generally firm to up. hog and sheep receipts and prices at Des Moines and Des Moines area sources also noted, with varying strength across weight classes.
Receipts reach 16 000 cattle with calves 800 as fed steers and heifers firm to 25 cents higher. Steers up about 25 cents, cows steady, bulls weak to 50 cents lower, heifer values wavering. Stockers and feeders steady to 50 cents lower, high end fed steers top at 24.00 to 25.00, stockers 18.50 to 21.00, cows 10.00 to 15.00, to 11.25 13.75 for utilities. Sioux City market shows gains. slaughter steers and heifers up to 50 cents, top steers 23.50 to 24.00 with various grades cited.
New York stocks attempted to push into new bull market highs but failed to break the 25 year peaks as investors bought aggressively in many key issues. Volume traded around 1.8 million.
Cattle receipts at Kansas City reach 8,000 with calves 1,100. Steers and feeders steady to 25 cents higher with spots 50 cents. Choice steers range 22.00 to 24.00, choice and prime 24.50, choice heifers 21.50 to 23.50, mixed yearlings 24.50. Dealers steady to weak with good and choice 15.00 to 19.00.
Market notes show New oats at 6 Shillings and Sixpence, No 2 yellow corn at 1.80 dollars, and New crop soybeans at 3.66 dollars per bushel. Include figures for oats, corn, and soybeans with pricing and market reference.
The Legion post and 23 Stanwood merchants sponsor a four day carnival from Wednesday through Saturday. Kids day is Wednesday with free rides for children under 12 available in advance from participating merchants. A Wednesday night concert features the high school band. Rides and concessions comprise the carnival.
NEW YORK reports a larger blueberry crop this year with higher quality as fruit reaches markets. Growers say production exceeds last year's, boosting supply and pricing prospects across the region.
B O Bruce of 2753 Second Ave SE won the queen of the show at Linn County Rose Society seventh annual exhibit in Bever Park, also taking Linn County traveling trophy for five best hybrid tea roses. Second place went to Mrs Peter Bailey of 2651 Bever Ave SE, who earned the American Rose Society silver medal. third to George Chadima of 3645 Bever Ave SE. Sweepstakes trophy went to Mrs William Perkins of 2424 A Ave NE, who also arranged white roses and lilies. Over 250 entries from more than 30 exhibitors and more than 700 spectators viewed the displays, judged by Mrs J R Patterson of Davenport.
Chicago market report shows grains firm Monday with wheat up about 13 to 14 cents and soybeans down around 1 to 3 cents. Prices for oats, rye, lard, and cash corn and soybeans are listed with varying grades and July futures noted.
Live poultry market in Chicago shows steady demand across hens and fryers with varied prices by breed and size. Turkeys and geese demand remains firm, cheese and eggs hold steady receipts, while potatoes show light arrivals and firm pricing on California long whites and Pontiacs.
New York dairy and poultry markets show unsettled butter receipts ranging 940 to 182 with creamery grades 93 l score AA 58 58 cents and other grades. Eggs move steady to firm with total receipts 26,968 and varied prices for extras, standards, and dirties across size categories.
Neighbors petitioned the city council to block Arthur Conrad plans to place two 52 foot Quonset structures about 600 feet west of Robbins Lake on river road. Petitioners say the barracks will be unsightly and fear floods. council referred the matter to inspectors for legal review.
An 18 year old from Elkport was charged with larceny in the nighttime after a 300 gallon gas tank toppled onto his car at a rock quarry, trapping him until authorities traced his vehicle and arrested him at Littleport. He is jailed in lieu of $1000 bond.
State historian Dr. Albert B. Corey dismissed theories that the unusual rock formation near Harriman in the Catskills was an ancient horse racing track or an old fort. He said it is simply a dumping ground for rocks cleared from colonists land.
Washington AP Senator Mundt said the McCarthy army row could spawn twenty years of investigations and still miss facts. He praised the 36 day televised hearings he led as revealing salient points and floated the idea of appointing Special Counsel Ray Jenkins to help craft a verdict. Jenkins expressed willingness to take the assignment and pursue the job.
Senator Flanders says unofficial White House encouragement supports his plan to strip Senator McCarthy of chairmanships. He reports broad Senate support from colleagues across parties and says the effort remains active despite speculation of death after referral to the rules committee. He notes he has not discussed the undertaking with White House aides.
Truman McDowell, serving a five year term in Leavenworth for interstate transportation of a stolen car, seeks a new trial. A July 10 hearing before Judge Henry N. Graven in Cedar Rapids is set, with McDowell arguing new evidence and asking to be brought in person. The filing includes a habeas corpus motion and related brief deadlines in a separate Rock Island real estate title suit near downtown Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids city council opened two bids Monday for a four-section sanitary sewer project covering 4803 feet of pipe at Memorial Drive SE Twenty eighth Street SE Seely Avenue Thirtieth Street SE and nearby locations. Hennessey Brothers Inc bid 17879 Gjellefald Associates Inc bid 20244.05. Engineering department to check before contract action next Thursday. The engineer's original estimate was about 20000.
Fred A. Appel, 74, Newcastle California, died early Monday at Twin Poplar motel on Highway 30 west of Cedar Rapids. Coroner says natural causes. Retired Standard Oil superintendent, he was traveling with wife and grandson to visit a sister in Chicago. Body to Auburn funeral home for services and burial. Appel was a native of Chicago.
Peace officers and traffic court officials from 24 Iowa counties plan a Mason City gathering to hear Cedar Rapids speed crackdown details. Deputy bailiff Marvin Fatka is to speak. meeting at the Hanford hotel will cover suspending municipal court licenses and other traffic penalties.
Washington reports H Struve Hensel urged a unanimous senate subcommittee dismissal of McCarthy charges as false and malicious. He said McCarthy offered to drop claims May 3 if he could do so and cited an Indian named Charlie advising to strike back. McCarthy had accused Hensel of steering army charges to shield wartime firm ties.
Postmaster E R Petro announced a Civil Service examination for laborers at Cedar Rapids post office. A temporary opening exists now, but the test will establish an eligible list for future permanent jobs paying 2870 dollars yearly. Applicants must be men entitled to veterans preference, patrons of the Cedar Rapids post office, and U S citizens. Information and forms are at window 8 of the Cedar Rapids post office.
Eight northeast Cedar Rapids lots on Western Avenue NE between Twenty-ninth Street and Staubcourt face a proposed zoning change from commercial to residential. A public hearing is set for 10 a.m. July 8, with final council action after the hearing. City Plan Commission backed the rezoning, opposing owners argued against it.
The Cedar Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce announces a noon luncheon series beginning Thursday at the Roosevelt hotel. Luncheons run every second Thursday with 12 10 p.m. serving and adjournment by 1 p.m. Reservations for the first meeting are needed by 5 p.m. Wednesday at 5135. A later Jaycee family picnic is planned for next Saturday at a pavilion on Zika Avenue NW with games and a potluck format.
The Cedar Rapids Speakers Bureau books two talks for next week. Frank T. Nye is slated to discuss Current Iowa Politics Thursday at 2 p.m. at Alyra Community Church east of West Union. F. C. Waples speaks on In Sealand Sunday at 7 p.m. for the Sunday Evening Club at St. Pauls Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids.
Chicago report by Virginia Kachan details the world's largest furnishings market with 18,000 buyers awaiting a wholesale showcase. The piece highlights budget prices, widened dressers, new plastic finishes, and a shift toward brass, chrome, and silvery pulls, plus bold aquamarine and pink accents in upholstery.
Five drivers lost their licenses in municipal court Monday with a sixth barred from applying until after September first. Richard Rochlitz and Mildred Aeaer received 15 day suspensions for speeding. Lester Wickam, Ernest Conger, and Fay Ross faced 15 or 30 day suspensions for reckless driving and leaving the scene. Wickam, Conger, and Ross were fined $100 and costs. Orval Eilers, fined $10, cannot apply for a license until after September. driving before then could bring 2 to 30 days in jail.
MARTELLE The first in a series of band concerts by the school band will be given Wednesday at 8 p.m. Roy T. Schwab is a director. STRAWBERRY POINT Awards announced at court of honor include Tenderfoot Don Foley Sidney Whitlock Richard Hebron second class Gary Huebner Ivan Opperman Robert Fliehler Lee Ward Russel Linderwell Ted Leonard John Meyer Barry MacKean First class Allan Duncan Star Leachman Life Frank Gibbs.
A Free Europe Committee report links a 10 million dollar arms shipment to Guatemala to Czechoslovakia. Brno factory pistols copied French patterns ship in unmarked crates, later sent to Poland with possible Indo-China destinations. A second claim cites a Russian film studio staging atrocities in Czechoslovakia to depict American crimes in Korea.
Sarah Ann Lanning, 85, of Lafayette and widow of Edgar Lanning, died Sunday evening at Robins. Born May 5, 1869, near Alburnett, she lived in Alburnett and Lafayette communities. Survived by son Arthur Lanning of Lafayette and two sisters, she was a member of Alburnett Christian Church. Funeral at Murdoch Chapel Marion Wednesday at 2:30 CST, burial Lafayette Cemetery.
Washington AP A new AFL Political League scoreboard shows congressmen voting patterns over seven years on 27 issues. It lists 15 senators always right and 17 always wrong, with all-right among Democrats and Lennon the sole Democrat listed as always wrong alongside 16 Republicans. House tallies show 74 right and 60 wrong, with four Iowa Republicans always wrong and names like Martin LeCompte Hoeven Jensen among the wrong. Iowa others split with varied right and wrong tallies.
Mrs. Joe Tamok was fined 300 for unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor after pleading guilty before Judge Harold D Evans. Her husband Sgt Joe Tamok had a similar charge dismissed on the county attorney's recommendation. The couple had been indicted for a raid at the Amoyers club on February 15 in which whisky bottles were seized behind the bar with several minors present. Tamok said she ran the club the raid night while her husband was out of town and, then, she faces an Air Force court martial on another offense not detailed.
Sky scanners in Schenectady observe diamond patterns inside rocket flames during Army rocket motor tests. The phenomenon appears as long strings of diamond-shaped patterns in the air as the motors fire, revealing the effect of propulsion on the surrounding atmosphere.
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