Livestock Prices Steady on Chicago Market Extend Sluggish Trading
Monday unofficial livestock estimates show cattle 12 000 hogs 15 000 sheep 2 000 in Chicago with nominal steady tones. Hogs top 22 60, bulk 20 50 22 25. cattle and calves varied with steers near 38 42 and cows 19 27 in Chicago trade. Kansas City USDA data reflect steady to lower tones across cattle, calves, stockers, and feeders with mixed gains and losses against prior week.
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Chicago
INS
Livestock Exchange
Ccanursee
Railroa
Ereseves
Eeveverssseere
J. E. Bennett & Co
Merchants Nation
Jumpanaser
Mdemes Aapuaes
Aftil Gas
Allegh
Am'n
Lockheed Am'n Steel Fdys
McKesson & R
Am'n Tobacco
Martin
Martin Parry
Anaconda Coor
Mathieson Co
Armco Steel
Maytag
Canad Pac
Penney J Cc
Caterpillar
Philco
Late Lass
Ohio
Chrysler Motors
Colum_ Carbon
Colg Palmolive
Qua Radio Corp
Col Gas Sys
Repb_ Steel
Rexall Drug
Bak Server Inc
Conti Motors
Simmons Co
Conti Oil
Sinclair Ol
Socony
Vac
Crane Co
Sou Pac R
U Pont
Ltd
Steel
S Eastern
Lendsweher
Eastman Kodens
Swift & Co
Elec Boat
Swift Intl
Erie R R
Tex Corp Evans
Tex Gulf
Gen Foods
Uni Aircraft Union Ac
Gen Motors
Uni Air Lines
Gillette Idden
Uni Corp Goebel Brew
Uni Pruit
Goodrich
Ss Gypsum
Goodyear Tire
Ind Alcie
Graham Paige
U S Rubber
Nor Ore
Harvy Youngston S
Hydro
Zenit Radio
Aetna
Ark Nat Gas
Peeee Oe
Lls
Dom Barium Steel
Jeff Lake
Cen Carr Biscuit
el Bond
Cessna Air
Nat Bellas
Miller Hart
Cherry
Oak Mis
Omaha Livestock Market Report from Omaha
U S D A cattle prices compare with Friday last. fed steers and heifers steady to 50c lower. cows 50c lower. bulls 50c to $1 lower. stock calves and yearling stockers mostly steady. feeder steers around 700 lbs down 50c. Week’s top values include Choice 1333 lb fed steers at 37.00 and loads at 36.50 to 36.75. Choice heifers 36.00. commercial cows 26.50. commercial bulls 29.50. stockers and feeders show varied gains and declines across weights.
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Omaha
USDA
Sioux City Livestock Prices Rally on Slaughter Cattle
USDA cattle report shows slaughter steers and heifers up from Friday with early declines recovered. Cows down 50 cents, light stockers firm, heavier stockers mixed. Prices include prime beeves at 38.00, good to choice heifers up to 34.25, utility cows around 27.00, stock steer calves at 41.00, and lighter weights bidding up to 40.00.
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Sioux City
USDA
Renewed Selling Halts Grain Rally in Chicago
In Chicago traders ended a grain rally as renewed selling and hedging pushed prices lower after a brief rise. Wheat briefly gained but then fell as liquidation hit corn oats rye and soybeans with soy dropping up to 1 14 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Grain Prices Report in Yellow Corn and Wheat
The Chicago cash provisions list several yellow corn and wheat grades with prices ranging from No. 2 yellow at about 1.83 to 1.85, No. 3 yellow near 1.79 to 1.81, down to No. 4 yellow around 1.68 to 1.74. Oats are shown for heavy white varieties around 1.00 to 1.03 with minor variations.
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Chicago
Cedar Rapids hog and livestock prices rise on Saturday
Cedar Rapids market reports show hogs priced a quarter higher with delivered weights adding a quarter to base quotations at the Cedar Rapids plant. The cattle, calves, and sheep sections list grades from good to prime with varied weights and prices, alongside wholesale fruit and produce figures and assorted grain prices.
Stock Market Quiet and Mixed On Saturday
New York stocks were quiet with prices moving narrowly on Saturday. The day saw a range of gains or losses about a dollar and many leaders unchanged as volume totaled about 600000 shares.
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New York
Hog market quotes from TTumwa price list
The TTumwa hog pricing page lists varying live weight categories with prices ranging from 16.90 for 300-330 lb sows to 21.50 for 150-170 lb hogs and up to 21.00 for several heavier ranges. Several weight brackets show minor adjustments across the spectrum.
Market Hog Prices Fluctuate in Waterloo Market
Hogs gain a nickel to a dime on various weight classes in Waterloo quotes. Butchers priced at 21.50 for 160-170 pounds, with ranges from 19.00 to 21.50 across 100 to 550 pound categories. Sows and heavy hogs show notable shifts in price per weight segment.
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Waterloo
INS
Iowa Des Moines Hog Receipts Rise Amid Packing Plant Activity
Receipts Saturday reach an estimated 38 000, down from 43 000 the prior week and 48 700 a year ago, with Friday actuals at 33 500. Market shows active trading and steady to 50 cents higher than Friday. Barrows and gilts ranged 160 to 360 pounds, with sows from 270 to 550 pounds priced across multiple brackets.
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TOWA
DES Moines
INS
Minnesota
Iowa
Malik Smiles as Joke Is on Him
In Lake Success the U N committee on atomic control and arms reduction drew lots to choose its first chairman. Constantin C. Zinchenko presided and drew the United States, sparking laughter as Malik smiled. The panel aims to review Truman’s proposal to unite disarmament talks.
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Lake Success
Rus Sia
Jakob A. Malik
U. N
Special Committee On
Constantin C. Zinchenko
Trygve Lie
Zinchenko
United States
Malik
Truman
U.N
Truman Underestimates Labor Discord Again
Washington reports President Truman’s press conference hints at White House conclusions. He backs Defense Mobilizer Charles Wilson and downplays labor unrest, while labor leaders call the administration unfair and wobble in support of the Democratic party. The piece notes rising tensions with ADA and rail unions amid wage and tax disputes.
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Washington
Truman
White House
National Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
ADA
Marion area church services and pastors listed
A church directory lists pastors and schedules for Marion area churches including Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Free Methodist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Prairie Chapel and Seventh Day Church of God. Services cover Sunday school morning worship communion sermons youth activities and midweek events with guest pastors noted.
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Baptist
Charles Moore
Bible School
Young People’s Meeting
St. Joseph’s Catholic
T. J. McElliott
Maurice L. Scallon
Richard Goins
Eoert Smith of
Coggan
Free Methodist
J. P. Knepper
James P. Gable
Barcarolle
Jan Dickey
John Cory
Ruth Engstrom
Mary Chalmers Cory
Presbyterian
C. V. R. de Jong
Leland Auld
Westminster Fellowship
Spiritual Life Group
D. B. Storck
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Carl T. Wuerffel
Family Club
E. A. Widmann
Prairie Chapel
Elton D. Wells
Seventh Day Church of God
Sixth Street
Ninth Avenue
L. L. Christensen
Warm March Outlook Across Midwest and West
The Weather Bureau predicts March will be warmer than normal east of the Continental Divide while the far west remains cooler. Precipitation should exceed normal across most areas except the southeast, with mild but wet eastern conditions and cool, wet weather in the west.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Rockies
Continental Divide
Gurney Hearing Set for March 7
Washington AP reports a public Senate Commerce Committee hearing will be held March 7 on the nomination of former South Dakota Senator Chan Gurney to the Civil Aeronautics Board. Chairman Johnson of Colorado announced the date.
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Washington
Chan Gurney
South Dakota
Civil Aeronautics Board
Johnson
D-Colo
Senate Commerce Committee
Marion News Framed by Births and Local Highlights
Mitchells welcome Deborah Marie born March 1 with Iowa State College student Mitchell set to graduate March 21. Boise guests of Mayor Biddicks. Ford and Leasure ill and improving, Meinders family visiting. Mrs. McNulty to Camp Rucker. Gritzner weekend with Grinnell. linen shower for Mrs. Wells. Cary sisters gain Grinnell visit. Louise Schweitzer fractures toe. Fuller visits Des Moines. apartment ad.
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Mitchell
Robert Mitchell
Ames
Deborah Marie
W.G. Mitchells
Marion
Lois Parks
Floyd Parks
Maquoketa
Iowa State College
Butch Wirkler 64 Garnavillo Farm Leader Dies
Special to The Gazette H A Butch Wirkler 64 prominent Clayton county farmer died at his Garnavillo home after a five year illness. He helped promote soil conservation and was an early district soil commissioner and active Farm Bureau leader. Survived by wife son Merle three brothers and one sister funeral Monday at 2 p m at Gospel Hall Garnavillo.
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the Gazette
Garnavillo
H. A
Butch” Wirkler
Clayton County
Nere
Wirkler
Wickler
Soil Conservation Program
Iowa
Clayton County Board of Directors
Clayton County Farm Bureau
Bureau
Iowa Insurance
Merle
Herb
Alfred
Harvey
Severn Kaiser
Gospel Hall
Midwest Airlines Sold To Continental Firm
AP reports Midwest Airlines has been sold to Continental Airlines of Denver. Details to follow in a joint announcement. The sale awaits Civil Aeronautics Board approval. Continental operates Denver to Kansas City Tulsa Oklahoma City and El Paso. Midwest serves Nebraska South Dakota Minnesota and Iowa with DC-3 and single engine ships.
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Omaha
Midwest Airlines
Continental Airlines
Denver
Midwest
Continental
H. L. Sweezy
Civil Aeronautics Board
Kansas City
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
el Paso
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Sweezy
Man Held for Attempt To Strangle His Wife
Raymond Shoulders a transient tree trimmer is jailed in Johnson County charged with attempted strangulation of his wife Arlene. He waived to the grand jury after Friday night arrest and is held on $1000 bond. They lived in Iowa City while he worked for Pennsylvania Tree Company on a job for Iowa Gas and Electric.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Raymond Shoulders
Johnson County
Arlene
Shoulders
Pennsylvania Tree Company
Iowaoe Gas and Electric Company
Baby Fatally Burned By Pan Of Hot Water
Richard Peck aged 14 months, son of Mr and Mrs Archie Peck, died in hospital from burns after tipping a pan of hot water. He suffered third degree scalds on about a quarter of his body. Mrs Peck used the pan as a makeshift steamer to treat the boy and his sister for influenza on Friday night.
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Sioux City
Richard Peck
Archie Peck
Waterloo Priest Edward Dougherty Dies at 82
The Rt. Rev. Monsignor Edward J. Dougherty, 82, longtime pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waterloo, died Friday night. He served as priest for 58 years and led the Waterloo church since 1934 after earlier assignments in Mason City Cresco Waverly Oelwein and Dubuque.
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Waterloo
Ins
Edward J. Dougherty
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Mason City
Cresco
Waverly
Oecelwein
Dubuque
Luther Debaters Reach Northwest Debate Quarterfinals
Luther college of Decorah placed one team in each the men's and women's divisions in the quarterfinals of the 20th Northwest Debate tournament at St. Thomas College in St. Paul Minnesota.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Luther College of Decorah
St. Thomas College
Taft Challenges Truman War Declaration Doctrine
Senator Taft of Ohio disputes a White House brief arguing Congress has abdicated its power to declare war. He says President Truman seeks to bypass Congress in foreign policy via a novel constitutional doctrine and disagrees vehemently with the interpretation.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Congress
White House
Husband Isn’t Up On Strange Men
London dispatch reports Amelia Burgis Parrish, 35, awoke to a man at her bed. Her husband slept through the intrusion as the couple discovered their apartment ransacked and $56 missing the next morning.
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London
Amelia Burgis- Parrish
Decorah Iowa Briefs Highlight Local Civic Updates
Winneshiek county March of Dimes contributions reached 6000 dollars with 8000 from last year. V F W building in Decorah opens March 30 after remodeling. Elkader Rotary hosts Kennedy and Mrs Kennedy Monday evening. St Francis de Sales Ossian bids invited in April for new combined education gymnasium. American Legion Fourth district meeting set in Decorah with multiple counties listed.
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Decorah
Winneshiek County
W.P. Rowan
V.F.W
McGregor
W. J. Kennedy
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Kennedy
Elkader Rotary Club
Charles Altfillisch
St. Francis de Sailes
Ossian
The
American Legion
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Howard
Mitchell
Worth
Cerro Gordo
Floyd
Chickasaw
Clayton
Fayette
Buchanan
Delaware
Moose Fraternity Elects Judge Moore Governor
In Chicago the Loyal Order of Moose supreme council elected Des Moines Judge Ralph D. Moore as general governor. Moore will assume office May 1 after the quarterly session and appointment.
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Chicago
Ralph D. Moore
Des Moines
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Supreme Council of the Fraternity
Moore
Son’s Drive Saves Mother From Air Crash Near Sioux City
Mrs. Walter I. Tenney of New York City avoided a fatal air crash when her son Walter I. Jr. chose to drive through bad weather to Missouri. The plane crashed Friday near Sioux City killing 15 and injuring 10. Walter Jr. is a first lieutenant at St. Thomas Military Academy in Minneapolis and had switched plans to travel by train after deciding to drive friends to Missouri. Mrs. Tenney learned of the change and gave up her seat, later learning her son had taken the trip with his friends.
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Omabra
Walter I. Tenney
New York City
Walter I., Jr
Tenney
Sioux City
Minneapolis
Missouri
Rehearing Sought in Eddy Child Custody Case
Cass county supervisors request a rehearing from the Iowa Supreme Court on the Eddy custody dispute. An attorney for two placing agencies joined as friend of the court. The high court had ordered return of 11 children to the Eddys though adoption actions proceeded for five placed with American Home Funding Association.
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DES Moines
Cass County Board of Supervisors
Iowa Supreme Court
Eddy
Supreme Court
Donald Eddy
Cass County
Eddys
Atlantic
Omaha
American Home Funding Association of
Ottumwa
Iowa Lutheran Welfare Society
Milk Prices Raised in Des Moines Businesses Take Notice
The Office of Price Stabilization notified Des Moines dairies Friday of milk price increases to 19.5 cents per quart for pasteurized and homogenized milk while cream prices stay the same. Producer prices rose to 4.82 dollars per hundredweight for grade A bottled milk, up 65 cents from February.
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PES Moines
Des Moines
Office of Price Stabilization
No Cafe for Building Acquired by State
DES MOINES AP The state executive council reversed plans and decided no cafeteria will be provided in the state owned International Harvester building. A council spokesman said remodeling will not create enough jobs to justify a cafeteria.
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DES Moines
International Harvester
Carl H. Krause
Council
Former Jones County Man Dies at 100
MONTICELLO A former Jones county resident who observed his 100th birthday Oct. 2, 1950 died Friday in a rest home at Rock Island Illinois. He was N A Rice who farmed near Monticello for more than fifty years prior to retirement. Surviving is a son John Rice Andover Tl. Graveside services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in Oakwood cemetery here.
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Monticello
Jones County
Rock Island
Ill
N. A. Rice
John Rice
Andover
Oakwood
Iowans Picnic Postponed Again Due to Weather
In Los Angeles the annual Iowans picnic faced a second postponement because of inclement weather. Originally set for Feb 24, it was moved to Saturday and has now been advanced to March 31.
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Los Angeles
California
Auction Notice for 1941 Pontiac Coupe in Cedar Rapids
Under Section 321.89 of the Iowa Code the high bidder with cash will buy at a sale on March 10 1951 at 10 00 A M at the A Ave Garage Cedar Rapids Iowa One 1941 Pontiac coupe green L81A 8 cylinder Engine No JIMES H SMITH SHERIFF Linn County Iowa
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Iowa
A. Ave
Cedar Rapids
Notice of Appointment of Executrix in Linn County 1951
Nellie Oslund is appointed and qualified as Executrix of Floyd A els estate in Linn County Iowa on February 23 1951. Creditors are asked to furnish immediate payment and file authenticated claims with the Clerk of Linn County District Court.
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Floyd A. Ells
Linn County
Iowa
Nellie Oslund
Notice of Appointment of Administrator
Notice states Rudolf administrator of estate of Joseph Andri in Linn County Iowa. Creditors must file claims with the district court for payment. Kubicek Novak and Kubicek, Attorneys handle notices and filings for the administration.
Boy, 4, Orphaned By Highway Crash in Iowa
A Chicagoan was killed when Alvin Boyd 41 of Des Moines driving drunk collided on U S highway 34 with a truck driven by Leo Dilbeck 24 of Earlville. Boyd held on $1000 bond. his son Frank Ludwig Jr four was orphaned and injured. his wife had died in Chicago earlier.
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Yorkville
Leo Dilbeck
Earlville
Boyd
Virgil Wheeler
Des Moines
Buena Vista Students Hurt in 7 Vehicle Crash
Five Buena Vista college students were injured in a seven vehicle crash on highway 71 near Sioux Rapids during a sleet and snowstorm. Seriously hurt were Grace Barnard Gillette Grove Ir and Jo Ann Buse Spencer. Others injured were George Gerrets Spencer Peggy Hariig Spencer and Robert Engle Eneta.
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Sioux Rapids
Buena Vista College
Here
Grace Barnard
Navy and Air Enlistment Quotas Raised in Iowa
Des Moines reports higher March enlistment quotas for Iowa with the navy set at about 80 men per week and the air force at eight daily for the first six days of March then five daily for the remainder. Officials note the schedule excludes WAF and prior service enlistments.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Navy
Air Force
E. R. Weaver
Dés Moines
WAF
Amended Articles for Mutual Fire and Automobile Insurance Co
Notice of Amended and Substituted Articles of Incorporation for Mutual Fire and Automobile Insurance Company Iowa. Records show adoption on Feb 2 1951 and Linn County recording on Feb 17 1951 Cedar Rapids based. The company remains a mutual insurer under Iowa law with perpetual existence and a nine member board. Officers named J Lindley Coon President and Director J F Wilson Vice President and Director J M Winchell Director and others. meeting details and eligibility rules included.
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Stice
Mutual Fire and Automobile Insurance Company
State of
Iowa
Secretary of State
Commissioner of Insurance
County Recorder
Linn County
Mutual Fire and Tornado Insurance Company
Cedar Rapids
Code of Iowa
Mutual Fire and Tornado Association
Board of Directors
Corporation
J. Lindley Coon
Cedar Ravids
Tows
J. F. Wilson
Lanesboro
H. C. Doaneher
Newton
J. M
Fire A Automobile Co
J. Lindley
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