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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1947
Page
13
USDA Tuesday livestock receipts show 7 000 cattle and 1 000 sheep in Chicago. Hogs steady to 25 cents higher. cattle steady. sheep and lambs steady to 50 cents lower with spring lambs weaker. Prices listed for various hogs calves steers and cows. spring lambs and yearlings show mixed movement.
AP USDA cattle and hogs data from Salabie show barrows and gilts down 7, mostly sows steady, prices around 190 to 270 pounds. Calves, steers, heifers, and bulls mixed with gains up to 25 cents. stockers scarce. Lambs and native spring lambs up 0 to 25 cents. good replacement weights trend higher with top quotes near 29 dollars.
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market were steady to a quarter lower Monday. Prime top reached 23.35 with various weight classes and cattle priced across butcher, packer, and feeder categories. beef and offal markets also listed alongside wholesale fruit and grain figures and Dow Jones closes.
New York stocks rose with assorted oils and special shares posting fresh highs for the year while many leading issues showed little movement on Monday.
NY AP reports mixed bond trends in light dealings. Early gains faded with fractions. Illinois Central 4s 4, Central 4s 5, Southern Bell St Louis South 2s up. Seaboard Air Line income 4 28 and Pennsylvania Central Airline lower.
Salable receipts total 10 000 cattle with calves and yearlings showing uneven demand. Slaughter steers and heifers steady while cows and lightweight stock soften. hogs receipts 9 000 with barrows and gilts mostly steady to 25 cents lower on lighter weights and sows up to 25 cents higher. Sheep receipts 1 500 with market not established.
Combined hog receipts across 19 concentration yards and 11 packing plants in interior Iowa and southern Minnesota totaled 35 000 in the 48 hours to Monday 8 a.m. up from 24 000 last week and 10 200 a year ago. Prices varied by weight with 190-240 lb hogs around 21.00 to 24.25 and 260-270 lb hogs near 21.00. Sows and heavier categories showed lower bids, while market tone remained slow to steady in some ranges.
Chicago one day grain brief shows corn futures up over four cents as July delivery clears the $2 mark. Wheat and oats gain about 2 to 3 cents late, with July wheat around $2.18 to $2.19 and oats near 98 to 104 cents. Grain prices for No 2 yellow corn quoted around $2.00 to $2.05 amid mixed trade.
Kansas City market shows cattle receipts around 10 000 with calves 1 800 and slaughter classes generally steady. Steers from 25 50 to 27 50 for average to good grades, 28 00 to 28 50 for choice medium weights, good to very good heifers and yearlings 26 00 to 27 50, fed stockers 20 00 to 25 50. Stockers and feeders represented about 40 percent of receipts with prices weak. load lots of good and choice stock steers around 21 00 to 52?
Chicago live cattle receipts steady with no cars and f o b prices for fowl and roasters listed. Ducklings and potatoes appear with new stock arrivals and varied on track quantities. market notes include U S No 1 and No 2 size A washed potatoes and several regional price points for onions and long whites.
AP reports New York creamery receipts show mixed color weights and grades for cheddar and other cheeses. Wholesale sales by receivers to jobbers and large retailers determine spot quotatains with scores ranging from AA to C and price differentials per pound. Receipts over two days total 2.183 million, with higher valuations for premium tubs and new tubs commanding a small premium over bulk car quantities.
Twelve Iowans share 152 Columbia University fellowships for 1947 48 study and research. Cedar Rapids’s Donald Schwinn and Decorah’s Charles Hegtvedt receive Lydia C Roberts graduate fellowships for Iowa born graduates. Awards honor scholastic standing purpose and character with values up to 750 dollars.
Glen Walker aged 27 from a local hotel was fined 300 dollars and costs in district court for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Police Sgt. Leonard Bruce arrested him after a Saturday night crash with a car owned by F P O'Brien on Wenng Road. O'Brien chased Walker, who then struck his car again and fled until cornered in an alley.
The Western Bohemian Fraternal Association marks its fiftieth anniversary at Z C B J park Friday the program starts 1 30 p m with an address by Frank oe district committee presi ent Other speakers include John Rompotl supreme president Ota kar Charvat of Omaha editor of president and Dr Anton Hrebik ee of the Czechoslovak Bowling Dancing and other entertainment follow the program In case of inclement weather the event is rescheduled
The Cedar Rapids VFW band, which scored 90.5 points to win the state title at the Burlington encampment, starts a membership drive for veterans prior to the national convention next September. Band Manager Harold VanHorn says about 200 World War II veterans in the area are eligible and welcomed to join, not just top musicians. The unit scored 75 of 80 for musical ability at the state convention, and national director A J Schiechta called Cedar Rapids as strong as any contender for the encampment.
Ohio congressman rejects labor leader Robert F. Jones’s affidavit claiming he inducted Jones into the Black Legion in 1935 near Lima. Jones, a FCC nominee, says Webb sought to destroy him. Barton cites Pearson influence while detailing a costly CIO bid to defeat Jones.
Opal Hedges of 512 Third Avenue faced a police court case over a disturbance after a dispute with her daughter and son-in-law who returned to find their baby alone. The charges were dismissed on payment of costs. Don Johnson, the son-in-law, filed the complaint.
Dr. Carroll C. Roberts pastor of the First Christian church and Mrs Roberts left Sunday for a week fishing trip in northern Minnesota.
The city plan commission will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the council chamber to discuss planning matters and public input.
Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian church hosts Sunday school and a picnic at Bever Park at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. The event will gather members at the park pavilion for an afternoon of fellowship and activities.
Both state liquor stores in Cedar Rapids closed Monday for end of fiscal year inventories. Individual liquor permits also expire Monday, and new permits will be required to make purchases when the stores reopen Tuesday.
Poetic musings ponder weather and fate with Edgar A Guest invoked. The piece contrasts modern drought woes with playful lines about rain turning to violets and watercress. It muses on shared hardship between rich and poor and the futility of trying to command the weather.
Marion youths and families attended the first field and picnic day at Thomas Park. A court of honor awarded ranks and merit badges to many scouts and Webelos, Cubs, and den chiefs earned badges and pins for service and achievements.
Raymond Manson son of Mr and Mrs Edward D Manson of Marion wed Miss Gertrude Brinkman of Des Moines on Saturday at Highland Park Presbyterian Church Des Moines. Attendants were Wayne Manson and Miss Alice Eshuis. The couple plans to reside in Des Moines with Manson employed by the Veterans Administration.
Alfred A. Sigsby 77 formerly of Marion died in Freeport Illinois on Friday after leaving Marion about 20 years ago. His wife Margaret Lamson of Marion died in 1942. Surviving are daughter Mrs. Thomas Coleman Seneca Falls New York and son Donald Sigsby Newark New York. Services were held in Freeport Monday with burial in Oak Shade cemetery Marion.
Mrs. Gladys Collier of Marion announces the marriage of her daughter Jane to Earl L. Christensen son of Mr and Mrs Dan Christensen of Cedar Rapids. The June 4 ceremony was in the Methodist parsonage Iowa City performed by Rev L L Dunnington. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Golden L Miller of Martelle. The bridegroom is a bricklayer and cement finisher. They reside with his parents at 1936 Twentieth Street Cedar Rapids.
A large portion of a brick chimney at the rear of the John L. Gritzner home on 999 Eighth Street was blown down during Saturday night’s storm. The falling chimney struck the Gritzner car in the driveway but caused only slight damage with Mrs. Gritzner inside. Trees around town lost limbs and cherry trees suffered substantial damage.
Floyd G. Slauson an Iowa Light and Power employee for 35 years suffered a broken vertebra and chest injuries at 3 p.m. Sunday while repairing damaged street lights. A tree limb knocked him from a tower platform onto a truck. He is in St Luke's Hospital.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Vernon of Marion and their son Lyle Vernon with family of Cedar Rapids return from a 6000 mile journey through the West visiting the Grand Canyon Boulder Dam and other sights They also met the Neil Covington family in Sacramento Interstate travel and family greetings noted.
Mr and Mrs Melvyn Arp purchase the Walter F Mott home at 822 Third Avenue formerly owned by Charles Burch They take possession Sept 1 Mrs Elizabeth Hatt returns home after a three month West Coast visit with daughter Jeanne Hatt and sons R L and Tom Hatt in San Francisco and Richard Hatt at Longview Wash Gordon Hatchery advertises fresh fries and fresh eggs from own poultry farm The Langs daughter in law Mary Lang has gone to Camp Wapsiear for two weeks Mr and Mrs W G Steele return from Lake of the Ozarks vacation Their son and daughter in law Donald Steele and granddaughter Sandra Sue accompany them Donald Steele has recently returned home
Center Point Iowa lost and found notes mention a clipped wire pried terrier and a lost dog clip, with addresses such as 2309 Carlisle St NE. Found items include a cocker dog linked to Kenneth Lee II. Other notices reference employment, travel, and camp activities with local names and places.
The Iowa Taxpayers Association reports Polk county spends 136 582 on its sheriff's office in 1945, more than the combined total of the next five counties. Population figures are 198 535 for Polk versus 424 219 for the five counties, with deputy salaries near 86 715 and mileage and expenses around 32 751.
Mayor Frank K. Hahn proclaims July 3 and 4 as Sokol days in Cedar Rapids to honor visiting Czech gymnasts. Sixty one athletes will arrive Thursday and march to city hall, followed by a two hour program at the Paramount theater. They also perform at Hawkeye Downs Friday night with the Hawkeye Music Festival.
Garfield Troop 24 earned the first Troop Camping award at Camp Waubeek on Sunday. Named scouts include Clark Lupton Bob Tibbitts Dilman Beck Niel Thomas Bruce Platner Loren Mead Terry Stephenson Doug France and Bill Robison for meeting five criteria.
Lester H. Nicholson aged 31 was electrocuted while connecting a 220-volt motor to a coal conveyor at Watkins Coal and Lumber in Waterloo. Company manager Carl Klinefelter had warned Nicholson against using the wet conveyor area before finding him dead with the plug in his hands.
Iowa park administrators assemble for the Central States Park Association meeting at Cedar View Country Club. Out of state guests attend the afternoon program and a 6 p.m. banquet where State Rep. Ernest Kosek is set to speak.
Local performer Rietsar headlines the Nite venue offering music set with featured acts. The event showcases evolving sounds and draws a crowd of fans.
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