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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1947
Page
7
A yearling bull moved by Merle Knapp escaped from a wagon in front of Lincoln school as pupils returned from lunch. A rope around its neck kept the animal from harm, though it was dragged a short distance and caused a brief stir before being controlled.
CHICAGO AP Livestock were quoted nominally steady at week’s end after a hectic period with all meat animal sectors posting broad gains. Market notes reflect Monday estimates and broad trading activity across categories.
Chicago market reports show mixed to higher cattle prices with active demand from local and outside buyers. Fed steers, beef cows, and bulls gain, while calves and yearlings vary. lambs and sheep receipts rise with strong tops for finished lambs around 23.75 to 24.15 per hundredweight.
An Omaha AP market summary reports cattle and sheep prices with steers, heifers, vealers, and stocker feeders. Prices show higher bids for wet steers and strong demand for fed cattle, with receipts around 25 percent of totals and various grades from heavy to choice across slaughter and replacement categories.
Market notes hogs mixed as barrows at 2.25 per pound and sows around 2.75. Cattle range from 16 to above 20 per hundredweight with good to choice stockers and feeders. Lambs and ewes reported with varying value, prices sketched for week’s activity.
Last week cattle classes showed steady to firm demand with steers and stockers steady to strong. Calves remained weak to steady while some in-between grades slipped, and beef steer tops reached higher levels with several loads selling near top figures.
Des Moines reports combined hog receipts with an increase from 24.3 to 28 percent week over week. Active but steady demand, Saturday trade heavier than last year. Barrows and gilts 160 to 360 pounds priced around 28 dollars. various weights and sow figures listed with scattered price ranges.
The note outlines deductibility for travel and meals in reimbursements and taxes. It clarifies eligible expenses, required documentation, and typical limits or percentages, emphasizing keeping receipts and records for audits and reporting.
New York AP reports the stock market opened the new month with a lamblike demeanor as most leaders drifted slightly lower.
Iowa hog market reports show prices on the Cedar Rapids market up about a quarter. Canner and cutter hogs and mixed lots traded at higher quotes, with varying lot sizes and general activity noted.
Muddled bond note from SoMa era hints at a mixed policy mix with unclear figures. The fragment references New York bonds and market review but lacks concrete names, dates, or outcomes to clarify the situation.
Fragmentary OCR item from Chicago market pages notes produce trade activity with unclear lines about prices and suppliers. The readable elements reference Chicago and produce markets and hint at sales or shipments, but no complete details or figures are discernible.
Coe college concert band under Stanley Vesely will perform at Wilson school during the 8 a.m. assembly with Paul Wright the featured trombonist. The program includes marches and three other numbers, before a spring tour to eastern Iowa and Illinois. A Chicago performance is planned at Orchestra Hall on the tour.
Special to The Gazette Ida Outing, descendant of pioneer telephone operators, dies. Funeral services will be held at Center Point at 2 a.m. Reverend AB Chamberlain will conduct rites. Burial follows at Central City cemetery.
In Chicago, March wheat jumped to 2.62 a bushel, a 27 year high, marking a second record in 24 hours. Corn and oats futures also climbed to fresh highs before closing mixed, with wheat finishing seven cents higher and other grains showing smaller moves.
Soviet delegate A. A. Lavrishev on the UN Balkans investigation complained his clothing was trampled in a Salonika restaurant. He registered the complaint at a private commission meeting and the word leaked later. He avoided a formal protest in a letter to the Greek government.
Mrs J T Galliven hosted a luncheon Friday for Mrs Irene Schultz of Park Ridge Illinois and Miss Carrie Schultz of Long Beach California, former Marion residents. The Schultz guests traveled on to Savanna to visit in the Earl Grant home then scouts attended the Boy Scout Circus in St Louis with Bob Ke Billie Page Don er and Scoutmaster Bob Hoff of troop 35.
Charles DeWald III receives word his father Charles L. DeWald is critically ill in Waterloo. Iowa State students Bob Jelinek Jim Christensen and John Eastman visit family. Miss Rachel Hatch sprains ankle and stays home. Mrs Del Adkins substitutes for Marion teachers. Bobby Peck fractures arm during basketball practice. Aowakiya Camp Fire Girls hold council fire in library. Beverly Abernathy earns firemaker bracelet. Lester Boettcher couple celebrates 25th wedding anniversary.
A list of local church services and events for multiple denominations. Marion Churches host Bible school at 9 45 am and worship at 10 45 am with various fellowship and choir activities. Catholic and Lutheran services noted with mass times and special study and prayer meetings.
A Madison County farmer named Clark was found guilty of first degree murder in the death of Charles Meinyek, a wealthy Earlham farmer. The jury delivered the verdict at 3:30 p.m., sentencing him to life imprisonment after deliberating for several hours.
Collins Radio Company adds three names to the delegation bound for the Institute of Radio Engineers midwinter conference in New York. The party from Cedar Rapids now includes Morgan Craft, Robert Gates, and Max Burrell joining previously announced officials.
Burglars broke into the Farmers Lumber and Supply Company in Central City Friday night and stole $42 in cash and a peanut vending machine. Deputy investigators said the rear door was pried, the safe left unlocked, and the store was fully ransacked.
In St Louis, Mrs J Vincent Reardon was adjudged unsound minded in probate court due to alcohol addiction. Judge Walter Stahlhut ordered commitment to a general hospital pending further arrangements after her testimony she was heavily intoxicated and impaired memory and judgment. Mary Catherine Reardon, 14, is detained on delinquency by reason of murder related to her father’s death, allegedly shot during an auto accident.
A seven year old boy ran from his home in Philadelphia and hid on a neighbor’s porch in freezing weather to avoid a spanking for playing hockey. He was found unharmed, curled in a laundry bag with cushions covering his body as temperatures dropped to below zero.
Mrs. Bruce Walcher of Denver sues Loew's Inc. for 400000 in St Louis alleging the film adaptation of They Were Expendable used her likeness and implied romance without consent. She claims a character portraying a sweetheart was intended to represent her though no such relationship existed.
Washington In a filing Eastern railroads petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to raise passenger coach fares to 2.5 cents per mile and parlor car and sleeper rates to 3.5 cents per mile. The move would lift coach fares by about 12.63 percent and parlor car and sleeper rates by about six percent.
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee plans to summon government officials mine owners and John L Lewis to explain why wage negotiations for the bituminous coal industry have not begun. Capehart highlighted a United Mine Workers wage dispute while Lewis defended actions and noted the welfare fund has accumulated over 13.47 million dollars with no disbursements in nine months.
The University of Iowa concert band announced an 887 mile spring tour of 16 concerts in Iowa and Nebraska from March 24 to 29. Director Charles B. Righter said band personnel will be chosen from 85 members based on ability.
Obituary notices record Elma Estella Brown 76 of Linn County near Central City and Carrie Meyer 83 of Calmar death, with details on birthplaces, survivors, and funeral plans. Additional brief notices mention Mrs John J Britt 42 with sudden death and family survivors. Burial and services set for Quasqueton and Calmar cemeteries.
A jumble of want ads and religious announcements includes Sunday broadcasts at 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. with speakers, lost and found items such as a black rimmed glasses case and a watch, several personal notices, and various small ads for services and goods. The list mentions a watch found near Northwestern railroad tracks and a party planned near St. near the railroad, plus unrelated items like home decor, quilting, and beauty products.
Albert C. Punch Dunkel 62 Iowa City theater owner died Friday after a weekend visit. He founded Pastime Capitol theater and early on installed two reel-change machines. Born 1885 he built organ and radio at the venue and led local entertainment ventures. Survived by wife brother Charles F other relatives. funeral arrangements pending.
A 13 year old Des Moines boy in juvenile custody confessed to looting 18 homes 69 cars and nine stores. He said he got ideas from western stories and planned to use a .38 revolver found on him to rob a shoe store for moccasins. He admitted he and eight other youths carried out several jobs.
Brief notes indicate individuals were questioned by authorities while some suspects were released to their parents as investigations continue. No further details provided on names or locations.
The Philippine embassy notified Rep. LeCompte of Iowa that he received the Military Merit medal. LeCompte attended the Manila inauguration with a congressional delegation. Formal presentation will occur at the embassy in April.
A dense listing of feature films and short subjects with multiple theater times across states Iowa and California. Entries include titles such as Gaseuse Te Paramount California Wind Jammer Daniel Boone Beast with Five Fingers Her Sisters Secret Anna and the King of Siam Delinquent Daughters Diary of a Chambermaid Night in Casablanca White Pongo Rustlers of the Badlands Home Sweet Homicide and Dangerous Business with varied start times.
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