Hogs Steady To 25 Cents Lower In Chicago Market
Tuesday estimates show receipts of 10 000 hogs 6 000 cattle and 3 000 sheep. Hogs sold steady to 25 cents lower with top at 16 25 for 50 head around 210 pounds. Cattle receipts 19 000 mix of steers heifers cows and bulls with varied price moves. calves and stocks listed with typical ranges. Sheep receipts 2 500 slaughter lambs active with gains around 50 cents. Chicago grain quotations follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
USDA
Cattle and hog prices show week decline in Des Moines
Receipts Monday around 65 000, week 56 500, year 47 500 with Saturday actuals 39 000. Prices steady to 25 cents lower than Saturday across barrows gilts and sows. Weights 160 to 400 pounds listed with bid and asked ranges from 12 85 to 15 75 for hogs and 12 25 to 13 75 for sows.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Omaha Livestock Report Shows Light Cattle Receipts
Omaha stockyards note 13 500 cattle receipts with calves around 500. Slaughter classes active and higher by 50 cents, cows generally up 50 cents, vealers steady. Feeder stock steady with choice 1 306 lb fed steers at 27.75. loads 26.50 to 27.00. good to low choice 19.00 to 23.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Livestock
Omaha
INS
Sioux City Livestock Cattle Receipts Strong Slaughter Prices
Sioux City cattle receipts 9 009 calves 400 with few sales. Slaughter steers and heifers show gains of 25 cents. Choice steers mostly 22.50 to 24.50 with top 26.00. Good to prime roods 18.00 to 21.00. Choice heifers 21.00 to 22.00. good 16.00 to 20.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
C. R. MARKETS POULTRY AND GRAIN PRICES
Market notes show spring fryers at 16c per lb for over 4 lb and 10c for under 4 lb. Calf?en 26 week? Sagat receipts 34c. Pullet eggs 18c. Grain lists include oats at 7c, corn No 2 yellow $1.29, new crop soybeans $2.54. Straw prices range from $12.00 to $14.00 per bale. Native wool 44c per lb.
Grain prices in Chicago market report fragment
A fragmented OCR listing Chicago grain and forage prices per 100 pounds with various clover alfalfa and feed values. Entries show ranges for timothy alfalfa and red clover, indicating typical dealer quotes and price spreads.
Stamp glue blends corn and cassava for palatable nutrient mix
The adhesive on U. S. postage stamps is described as a hybrid of corn and cassava, noted as both tasty and slightly nutritious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Wall Street Shrugs Through Mild Decline on Monday
The New York market fell about three points with aircrafts leading losses while some issues gained two to three points. Most stocks moved little as volume dropped to roughly two and a half million shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Furnished by Franci Company Mercoante National Gent Building
A fragment mentions a furnishing by Franci Company at Mercoante National Gent Building with a manager contact 4915. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear events or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cgll Ag
Franci Company
Mercoante ‘Ational Gent
Triplett Denies Charge He Killed Jimmy Bremmer
Ernest J. Triplett 50 of Woodbine Iowa pleaded innocent to a murder charge in the abduction slaying of year old Jimmy Bremmer of Sioux City. A preliminary hearing was set for March 21 and Triplett remains held without bond at Plymouth County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triplett
Plymouth County
Cherokee State Mental Health Institute
Sioux City Police
Bremmer
State Board of Control
Cherokee
William S. Sturges
W. A. Dennison
Sioux City
Sturges
Grains Fall on Renewed Liquidation Pressure Across Markets
Chicago AP reports a sharp drop as renewed liquidation presses grain prices. Corn and oats hit new lows since trading began, while most wheat and soybean futures also fell. Soybeans fluctuated with March contracts near unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago cash provisions report
Chicago market snapshot lists grain and oilseed prices with varying lots. Wheat and corn quotes show several No 2 through No 4 grades and sample values, oats follow with multiple grades, soybean oil and meal listed, barley quoted with making choice and feed levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Price Report on Produce and Goods
Receipts and price levels across butter eggs cheese poultry and potatoes show steady or slightly higher quotes. Notable items include butter around 57 cents, eggs under 70 percent A grade around 45 to 40 cents, cheese steady at 36 to 37 cents, various poultry prices with hens 15 to 28 cents and turkeys 20 to 31 cents, and potatoes with old stock around 3.75 dollars and new stock 2.40 to 2.60 for Florida round reds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eviens Industrials
Teeee
Eeeeeer
Utilities
Admiral
Hupp Corp Carrier Corp
Mls Central RR
Alleghany Corp
Inland Steel Allied Chem
Allied Stores
Allis Chalmers
Paper
Bilowa
Ill Gas
Jeff Lake
Johns Manville
Oco
Jones Laughlin
Ken’cott
Am'n Motors Ass
Penna Elanese Penney
RKO Ictures
Sys i Rexall
Cmi Redit
Rockwell Spe
Edison
St Joe
Cons Edison
Sears Oebuck
Motors
Rt Servel Inc
Shell Oil Co
Oil
Sinclair Oil Orn Products
Socony Ac
Crane Co
Sou Pac Co
Crucible Steel
Sou Railway
Russ
Try Corp
Cere & Co
Douglas Ac
Eas Mal 46" Ene Ere Eastm'r N Poten Aa Wee Eaton Mfg
Fairchild Ene
Firestone
Tidewater Fruehauf
Timken R
Gair
Fox Film
Union Carbide
Monac Gen Dynamics
Uni Aircraft
Gen Electric
Uni Air Lines
Gen Foods
Uni
U.S
Idaho
Colorado
Minnesota
New York Produce Prices Steady on Butter and Unsettled Eggs
Butter rates hold near 58 to 58.5 cents per pound with several quality scores and limited fluctuation. Egg quotes show unsettled market with mixed colors and sizes trading around 39 to 50 cents per dozen, depending on grade and weight. Receipts were 582,697 pounds for butter and 27,926 for eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
USDA
Talks Set by Cedar Rapids Speakers Bureau Three
The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Speakers Bureau announced three additional talks. Dr. Leo B. Sedlacek will discuss Emotional Problems of Adults and Children at an Evening Study club gathering Wednesday at 8 at the George Brown home near Anamosa. Marguerite Ashlock speaks on The Most Beautiful Building in the World at Alpha Chi Omega Alumnae on Thursday at 8 p.m. at Jess Birks home 427 Gwendolyn Drive NE. Ed Lagerquist will present World Series and Center Point centennial films at a father and son banquet Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Alice Church near Center Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Center Point
Alice Church
Two Cedar Rapids Youths Enlist in Air Force
Recruiters report enlistment of David A. Kleppe 18 of 1333 Fourth Street NW and Sanford T. Hill 17 of 1247 Third Street NW. Both were sent to Lackland Air Force Base Texas for basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Cedar Rapids
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
David A. Kleppe
Fourth Street NW
Sanford T. Hill
Third Street NW
Birchall Dies Former N Y Times Executive
Frederick T. Birchall 84 former acting managing editor of the New York Times from 1926 to 1931 died Monday at Bridgewater New Jersey. He had lived in retirement at Petite Riviere fifty miles from Bridgewater.
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NEW York
Frederick T. Birchall
New York Times
Bridgewater
N. S
Petite Riviere
Plans Under Way For Armed Forces Reserve Building
Washington confirms both the army and navy will build and staff a shared reserve training center in Cedar Rapids. Each service will have its own wing linked by a breezeway with a central drill hall. Site selection for the roughly half million dollar installation is underway with five sites reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Armed Forces Reserve
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Sen
B. B. Hickenlooper
Navy Department
Community Briefs Highlight Local Events And Appointments
Planned Parenthood clinic opens at St. Luke's hospital Wednesday at 1 p.m. Dr. David Berger of the University of Dubuque will address Cedar Rapids Kiwanis at the Roosevelt hotel. Canopus, Grapho Analysis, and ministerial association events noted along with PTA meetings, chamber talks, and local fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planned Parenthood
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kiwanis Club
David I. Berger
University of Dubuque
Roosevelt Hotel
Grapho Analysis
International
Grapho Analysis Society
Davenport
Iowa City
Charles City
Waterloo
Beaman
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Unemployment on Railroads Drops in Northeastern Iowa
Walter Doud of the Railroad Retirement Board reports 466 unemployed railroad workers in a 26 county area for February, down from 551 in January and well below last year’s 639 and 791 in 1953. Laborers lead with 230 unemployed, followed by 99 train and engine workers and 62 skilled workers.
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Iowa
Walter Doud
Railroad Retirement Board
Cedar Rapids
Doud
Great Western
Oelwein
Silvis
Ill
Hoegh Calls Conservation Commission Non-Political
Des Moines Iowa Gov Leo Hoegh urged that the State Conservation Commission remain non political while supporting continued supervision by the state personnel division for uniform job classification and salary. He rejected complete removal from personnel control despite calls for disassociation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
INS
Leo Hoegh
State Conservation Commission
Ira Gabrielson
Wild Life Management Institute
Graham Heard By Eisenhowers On Faith Sermon
Evangelist Billy Graham preached at the National Presbyterian Church home church of the Eisenhowers. He spoke to two congregations of about 1100 each as crowds stood in line despite heavy rain. President and Mrs Eisenhower attended along with many members of Congress and other dignitaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Billy Graham
Eisenhower
Graham
National Presbyterian Church
Congress
Raoul Winchell Hurt in Fall Under Truck
Raoul Winchell 51 of 1528 Eleventh Street SW escaped serious injury at 9 a.m. Monday after slipping in front of a dump truck on Lincoln school grounds. He was taken to Mercy Hospital for side and arm injuries. Police said he slipped from the truck’s running board as it dumped and fell before the rear wheels. the driver Charles Pospisil stopped the vehicle before it passed over him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raoul Winchell
Eleventh Street
Lincoln School
Mercy Hospital
Winchell
Charles Pospisil
Vernal Equinox Marks Spring’s Official Start
The vernal equinox, occurring around March 20, officially signals the beginning of spring. This astronomical event marks days growing longer as the sun crosses the celestial equator, aligning with the changing season.
Cedar Rapids YMCA Board Elects Schimberg President
H. A. Schimberg has been elected president of the Cedar Rapids YMCA board of directors for the next year, succeeding B. T. Perrine. New officers named include Arthur Barlow as vice president, Dick Clausen as secretary, Reginald B. Figge as treasurer, with replacements for William P Whipple and John T. Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Schimberg
Cedar Rapids
Ymca Board of Directors
B. T. Perrine
Arthur Barlow
Schimberg
Dick Clausen
William P Whipple
Reginald B. Figge
John T. Hamilton
Two Former Prisoners File Claims on State
In Des Moines two damage claims were filed in the Iowa legislature against the state by ex Fort Madison penitentiary inmates. Harry Reeves seeks 60000 for wrongful detention after a 40 year robbery by explosives sentence he argues should have been three years on a conspiracy charge. Ernest Perrin seeks 2000 annually for life for permanent injuries from a scaffold fall while imprisoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Fort Madison
Harry Reeves
State
Reeves
Supreme Court
California
Ernest Perrin
Wellman
Perrin
Iowa Town Celebrates Its 100th Birthday
In Cincinnati Iowa a small Appanoose county town marked its 100th anniversary with a quiet observance. Cincinnati high school students staged a pageant directed by teachers Beulah Mitchell and Ian Thompson. The town served as a station on the underground railroad during Civil War days. Cincinnati lies nine miles southwest of Centerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Appanoose County
Beulah Mitchell
Ian Thompson
Centerville
Burglars Take $150 From Waukon High School
Sheriff William Huffman reports burglars broke into Waukon High School last weekend and stole $150 from the school safe. The thieves used tools from the manual training shop to pry open the safe door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
William Huffman
Huffman
Isafe
Hoover Commission Urges Expanded Mental Health Care
The Hoover Commission report warns one in twelve children will spend time in a mental institution and calls mental illness the nation's top health issue. It cites rising costs, hospital overcrowding, and a shortage of trained psychiatrists while urging expanded research and preventive services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Hoover Commission On
Francis J. Braceland
Yale
Commission
Braceland
Congress
Hoover
Braceland Group
Armed Services
Science Shrinks Piles Without Surgery Promises Relief
A New York advert announces Bio-Dyne as a non surgical treatment for hemorrhoids. It claims rapid pain relief and reduction of swelling with long lasting results, offered as Preparation H in suppositories or ointment. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Rog. U.S. Pat. Off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
U.S
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs. Nora Biggs on Eightieth
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Biggs of Walker hosted a dinner Sunday honoring Nora Biggs on her eightieth birthday. Nora Biggs, widow of Earl Biggs and former Marion resident, was joined by Marion guests including the Mines, Roy Kellams, Alice Lininger, Guy Berlin, Dayton Lininger, and Pauline Naso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Biggs
Walker
Nora Biggs
Miss Bernice Carrick Visits Marion For Toronto Office Setup
From Toronto Ontario Miss Bernice Carrick a television film librarian for the Music Corporation of America spent the weekend in Marion with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Glen C Sanderson She will visit the Chicago office of the corporation this week to receive instructions in setting up the Toronto office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Bernice Carrick
Toronto
Ont
Marion
Glen C. Sanderson
Carrick
Music Corporation of America
Chicago
Corporation
Infant returns to St Luke's Hospital improves after return
Seven month old Donald Hughes son of Mr and Mrs Dean Hughes who had been at University Hospitals Iowa City was readmitted to St Luke's Hospital last Saturday and shows improvement in condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke's
Donald Hughes
Dean Hughes
University Hospitals
Iowa City
St Luke’s Hospital
Visit of De Jong couple to Chicago and Dubuque
Betty Ann De Jong a student nurse at Presbyterian hospital school of nursing Chicago and John De Jong a University of Dubuque student were weekend guests of their parents the Rev Mr and Mrs C V R De Jong at their homes in Chicago and Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Ann de Jong
Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing
Chicago
John de Jong
University of Dubuque
C. V. R. de Jong
Legion Mid Winter Meeting Draws 150 Attendees
One hundred fifty members of the Second District American Legion and auxiliary attended the mid winter meeting Sunday at the Marion Legion hall. A buffet supper was served to 100 members by the Marion unit members.
Mrs Edward Mc Nulty patient at Mercy hospital
In Toddville Mrs Edward Mc Nulty is confined to Mercy hospital. Her children Steven and David stay with grandparents Mr and Mrs T Arthur Newman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward McNulty
Toddville
Mercy Hospital
McNulty
Steven
David
T. Arthur Newman
Vernon Family Weekend Visit in Kansas City Mo
Supt and Mrs C B Vernon spent the weekend in Kansas City Missouri with their son Dr Robert Vernon and his family in a family visit noted in this society item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
C. B. Vernon
Robert Vernon
Kansas City, Mo
Bragg Returns Home After Month in California
Returns Albert E. Bragg visits home from California where he spent a month with his sisters Mrs. Roy Hawks of Fresno and Mrs. Bert Welsh of Lynwood, reuniting with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert E. Bragg
California
Roy Hawks
Fresno
Bert Welsh
Lynwood
Hospital inmate B D Page at St Luke's Hospital
Marion high school industrial arts instructor B D Page is listed as a patient at St Luke's hospital with no further condition reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. D. Page
Marion High School
St. Luke’s Hospital
Tuck a Stitch Club Hosts Dessert Luncheon
The Tuck a Stitch club will meet Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. for a dessert luncheon at the home of Mrs. Glen Hempy.
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Glen Hempy
Handicraft Club Meeting With Mrs Blackford Friday
Handicraft club No. 1 will hold a dessert luncheon with Mrs. F. F. Blackford Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handicraft Club No. 1
F. F. Blackford
Chapter CS PEO Plans Dinner Meeting with Mrs Lake
Chapter CS PEO will meet Mrs Anthony B Lake on Tuesday at 6 15 PM for dinner. The notice records a scheduled social gathering and participant names for a local meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PEO
Anthony B. Lake
Knapps Visit Andersons in Iowa Falls for Granddaughter’s Birthday
Mr and Mrs Howard Knapp spent the weekend with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Ralph Anderson at Iowa Falls to celebrate granddaughter Barbara Jean Andersons third birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Knapp
Ralph Anderson
Iowa Falls
Barbara Jean Anderson
Members of Robert Mitchell WRC Picnic At Memorial Grounds
Members of Robert Mitchell WRC No. 126 plan a picnic at Memorial Grounds at 12 30. The outing is a short social event for the group with attendees gathering for lunch and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mitchell
Mrs Verna Dingman Visits Walker Relative
Mrs Verna Dingman spent Sunday with her niece Mrs Clark Wayson and her family at Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verna Dingman
Clark Wayson
Walker
No meeting for American Legion Auxiliary Past Presidents
A notice states there will be no meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary Past Presidents this week, canceling the scheduled gathering and suggesting rescheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Wednesday Study Club Meets at 7:30 With Mrs Fairley
Community notices show a Wednesday meeting for a study club at 7 30 led by Mrs James Fairley. Classified requests include a housework wanted ad and a Cub Scout Pack 158 gathering in the Legion hall Tuesday evening. Also listed are home childcare offers and a dining room suite and other items for sale at 875 12th St. Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Fairley
12Th St
Legion Hall
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Chicago Livestock
Lamson Brothers
Fred W. Elder
Merchants National Bank
Waloo
C. R. Markets
Pverée Oollentrum
Timothy
Wall Street
Jimmy Bremmer
Federal Reserve Board
Morris Kats
Sneakers Bureau
C. R
George W. Ramsey
Knollwood Drive
Blue Cross
Merchants
Bonnie Smith
Sixth Street
Hoyt Thomas
Iowa Theater Building
van Buren Pta
L. J. Zitek
Twenty-eighth Avenue
Social Planners — Board of Directors
The
Cedar Rapids Council of Social Planning
YMCA
Canopus
John Wagner
Canopus Club
Montrose Hotel
Jaycee Council
Cedar Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce
Nick
Rock Island
Blackhawk State Park
King’s Daughters
Bernice Pratt
Lucile
Helen Duncan
Dunreath Drive
Gretchen Trumpp
Nelle Martin
D. H. Montgomery
St. John the Baptist Syrian Orthodox Church
Grace Episcopal Church
A Avenue NE
Robert Benson
Second Avenue SW
Courtesy Cab Company
M. L. Nathanson
Ministerial Association
Robert Caldwell
Roy Swanson
Chamber of Commerce
Ministerial Association of
Cedar Rapids and
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Dorothy Jean Engel
C. A. Engels
Thirty-fourth Street
Iowa State College
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State College
Jackson Pta
PTA
Blue Birds
Camp Fire
Cub Scouts
Clayton Arnold
Cobban Court SE
Gazette
Laurie van Dyke
Jesse Hunter
R. A. Westrick
Chrysler Corporation
Bever Park
City Hall
Bowling Hill
Chrysler
Hoegh
Game Unit
Eisenhowers
Burlgars
Waukon High School
Felix Cotten
Wharton
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