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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1963
Page
8
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In a calm session, stocks showed fractional gains and remained barely in positive territory. Volume totaled about 3.1 million shares versus 3.65 million the prior day as investors weighed minor advances amid overall subdued trading.
Chicago wholesale butter and egg prices show firmness in some lines while eggs fluctuate and potatoes face slow demand. New York reports ample butter and improving but modest egg demand with varied grade prices across sizes.
A feed storage shed and the Clermont Cooperative elevator were destroyed in a morning fire around 6 30 a m. Damages were estimated at 50 000 dollars. The shed measured 80 by 100 feet and held sacks of feed while the 60 foot high elevator stood nearby. The office and lumber yard across the street were saved. Fire crews from Elgin Clermont and Postville investigated the blaze, with cause not yet determined. Manager Lyle Gunderson was away in Indiana and expected back later.
Samuel Wilk 69 longtime Great Western revenues auditor for 11 years in Oelwein died Monday in his office likely from a heart attack. Survived by a daughter and a Chicago brother. Services set to be held in Chicago.
Chicago reports butcher hogs 25 to 50 cents higher with 190 to 230 pound butchers at 15.50 to 15.75. Slaughter steers steady to strong and cattle trade active with choice slaughter steer weights up to 24.50. Sheep insufficient for test. Des Moines demand steady to uneven with butchers and sows showing mixed changes.
Market notes from Waterloo and Sioux City plus Omaha show cattle receipts and price shifts. Steady to higher trends with steers and heifers advancing, varying loads and weights, and specific bid ranges across regions.
Chicago reports a bullish export inspection figure boosting soybean futures with gains near two cents. Old crop wheat firms slightly while other grains slip. The government said 5.5 million bushels of soybeans were inspected at seaboard for overseas shipment, far exceeding optimistic estimates.
Link-Belt Company reports 1962 earnings of 6,064,735 dollars, 3.20 a share, up 19 percent from 1961, while sales rose 11 percent to 157,860,356 dollars. President Robert C. Becherer notes higher engineering contracts, larger backlog, and anticipated continued profit squeeze in 1963.
Cape Canaveral reported the Army Pershing missile completed a successful 200 mile flight Monday night, moving closer to deployment with troops.
KCRG TV 9 anchor Dave CarJter delivers tonight's final news and weather roundup. Local area forecasts include temperatures and precipitation potential for the week ahead.
Jessie Conrad 73 died Tuesday after seven days in the hospital. Formerly Jessie Wilke, she and her parents ran Wilke Grocery in Elkader and later the Conrad grocery with husband H. J. Conrad until 1953. Surviving daughter Edith and sisters Ella Hopeman and Ida Wilke. Services Friday at 2 p.m. Peace church. Witt funeral home to receive friends after 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Inez Moses, lifelong Walker resident and Cedar Rapids casualty, died Tuesday morning after a long illness. A native of Walker, she was a Methodist church member. Services will be held Thursday at 1 30 p m at Murdoch chapel in Walker with burial in Urbana cemetery.
Nothing sells unused items like Gazette Want Ads inviting readers to call EM 2 1121 for listing and sale of surplus goods.
Collins Radio Co announces for the six months ended February 1 1963 sales of 111 211 000 and net income of 1 717 000 or 77 cents per share up from 1962. The prior period shows earnings 1 041 000 or 47 cents with sales 93 805 000. The 17 cent per share gain reflects a depreciation policy change starting August 1 1962.
The fiscal year 1962 figures were restated from 29 to 47 cents on a comparable basis. On Feb 1 1963 the backlog reached 251 million dollars versus 191 million on Jan 31 1962 and 230 million on July 31 1962. New orders in the six months totalled 132 million, surpassing deliveries by 21 million. The commercial and foreign government backlog stood at 50 million.
Multiple Iowa notices list appointees as executors or executrixes for Linn County estates Horace D. O’Meara Frances R. Shuttleworth and Frank W. Takes. The county proceedings include a March 1963 probate hearing for Mary L. Bowman and an election March 21 1963 for Linn County Soil Conservation District commissioner with absentee ballot provisions.
Executrix and co administrative appointments are recorded for Adolph Gustafson Roy G Wright and Albert Jelinek. Cedar Rapids council outlines a concrete paving project on College Township Road Southwest and schedules a public hearing for objections with detailed assessment procedures. March 21 1963 hearings are set with notices published February 25 1963.
Multiple legal notices list executrices Mary Draheim and Louise Draheim for Anna M. Thompson, and administrator Ida Lubbock, all of Linn County Iowa. Also recorded is Lois M. Fieseler as executrix for William G. Fieseler, with attorney referrals. A fire district legalization bill details state action and immediate effect in 1963.
The executor of Emma L. Chadima estate in Linn County Iowa requests all debts be paid to Charles M. Chadima. A hearing is scheduled at Cedar Rapids City Hall on proposed concrete paving plans for Highway 2 location with estimated cost 29106.50. Officials invite written objections and oral comment at the hearing dated March 5 1963.
The Marion Rural Community School District in Linn County Iowa invites bids for a new Junior High Building. Bids due March 28 1963 at 8 00 PM at the Elementary School Building No 1 Cedar Rapids architects Kohlmann Eckman Huk. Bid types include General Plumbing Heating Electrical. Certified check 5 percent and 100 percent performance bond required. Preference for Iowa products and labor. foreign firms may need Iowa business permit. District may reject all bids and waive informalities.
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