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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1973
Page
17
Chicago market notes show soybeans finishing with irregular gains as old crop beans rallied late while new crop months fell back. Wheat, corn, and oats advanced early on export demand hopes but profit taking trimmed gains. prices mixed in the soybean complex with May soybeans around 589.
Cedar Rapids hog market prices fell Friday by up to 1.25 per cwt while Thursday bulk country and plant delivered butchers ranged 37.25 to 37.73 per cwt. Sows 52.20, various live weights listed with 60,000 Friday and 95,000 Thursday yardings.
Local items report a stolen vehicle from a residence, a collector’s plate ship docking at a local alley, and a Girl Scout cookie drive. Several notes cover a four-person Anniversary meeting, orthopedic surgeons moving offices to the Central Medical Building, and a new beauty shop ad. Additional notices include a bank card welcome, weekend specials from various businesses, a court arrest for assault and battery, a tool theft, corrections to a previous ad, and newcomer welcome displays at a model home.
A Cedar Rapids man, Larry J Tobin, was found guilty by a Linn district court jury of possession with intent to deliver heroin as an accommodation. The case, heard by Judge Ansel Chapman, followed an undercover narcotics sting on October 2. Sentencing is set for April 18 after background checks.
Linn County sheriff reports approval to remove the old incinerator at the county jail and block the smokestack to prevent escape routes. Officials expect an estimate within days and completion within a week. The plan cites safety concerns and a deteriorating island jail stack as the triggers for action.
The Teama county mutual Insurance Company celebrates 100 years of operation with an open house at its headquarters in Williamsburg. From modest beginnings in 1973 the firm grew to hold $20 million in force, 23 Bloomingdale employees, and broad local ties as a notable Iowa county mutual.
Father Hemann, associate pastor at All Saints Catholic Church, spoke at the Embassy Club interdenominational Lenten luncheon. He said prayer is a response to the Word of God in Jesus and that serving the least of these is serving Christ, urging a broad view of prayer beyond words. He noted that actions speak louder than words and tied this to both God and human relationships, referencing behavioral science insights.
Pamela Faxter in Seattle confronted a robber armed with a butcher knife and demanded cash. She grabbed him in a bear hug, saying she would be killed if she surrendered the money. The thief freed himself and both fled in opposite directions.
Public notice summarizes adoption and amendment of Kratchmer Furniture Company to incorporate Household Finance Corp and related actions in Linn County Iowa. It lists parties William Francis White Brenda Fay White and details of corporate structure, real estate foreclosure, and court filings with Cedar Rapids clerk.
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