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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1947
Page
15
Livestock receipts Tuesday fell to the lowest weekday total since October. Prices moved from steady to up to 50 cents higher per hundred pounds, with hogs at a top of 28.25 for lighter weights as buyers favored lighter animals.
Hog receipts 2000 with alines steady to higher as weights move slowly. Cattle slaughter prices hold steady to 50 cents up amid tight receipts after Monday’s storm. fed steers around 27.00 for 1200 lb loads, heifers 19.00 to 24.25, cows 10.50 to 12.50, bulls 16.50 to 17.00. Sheep receipts 2000 with opening sales around 23.00 for Colorado lambs, three cars of wooled lambs unsold, market nominally steady.
Beef cattle receipts 8,300 with varied bids and slower activity. Prices show steers and heifers at mixed levels, with choice 1250 lb cows around 25.25 to 25.75, and stocker calves improving to 21.50 for good Ieads. Hog receipts 6,500 with barrows and gilts uneven. 190-240 lb range steady to 25 cents lower, heavier weights steady to higher. Sheep receipts 1,500. market steady to firmer on light demand as buyers seek options.
Combined receipts in interior and southern Minnesota for four hours ending 8 a.m. Tuesday totaled 31 100, up from 26 100 a week and 26 year ago. Prices ranged with heavier to select cattle and hog grades, with various weight brackets and dollar values noted for auction.
Prices on the Cedar hog market held steady with prime butchers at 27.00, packers 24.25, and ranges listed for different weight classes. Various grade ranges and weights appear in the reported market data.
New York stocks drifted lower on a listless trading day marked by irregular declines. The report covers cattle and hog prices, USDA market notes, and a bond review noting investor shifts to a new $300 million American Telephone debenture. prices for produce and grain also appear in the market roundup.
Hogs receipts active with 300 pounders and gilts selling mostly steady to firm while sows and butchers higher. Barrows and some sales above 300 pounds. a few lots of sows and butchers sold at $0. to $46.75 for good to choice, sows around $23.50. Cattle receipts about 11 000, calves 250, fed steers steady to firm with top offers $24.50–$25.00, demand from buyers aggressive. Perishables and lighter weights showed strength but overall prices eased slightly on fat cattle as bids cooled.
Receipts around 6000 heads with steers and calves steady. Heifers and cows active. feeders mixed. Steers mostly 19.50 to 20.75 for choice to good. medium to 14.50 to 16.00 for lighter weights. calves and cows show variable bids amid liberal supplies.
Grains jumped Tuesday with wheat up about 2 percent to around 2 70 a bushel and corn near 1.34 higher. oats and barley edged higher as morning highs faded by close. May contracts were listed for wheat corn oats and barley with modest gains overall.
OCR fragment lists feed components and prices including white corn at 96 cents and clover timothy hay figures such as 11.50 and 18.50. Mentions barley and sweet clover with partial weights.
Fragmented market notes show Chicago prices for fowl and various produce items. Details include turkey and potato listings, truck arrivals, and moderate demand with shifts in russet and western stock, plus regional price references and miscellaneous farm goods.
Irregular wholesale egg receipts show varied demand with spot pricing and bulk carton activity. Market notes indicate premium dairy scores and fluctuating wholesale values, as reflected in the current market summary and quoted scores.
The Rev. Andrew Kurth of Westminster Presbyterian spoke at the YMCA to close a Lenten luncheon series. He described Jesus touch as transformative, claimed salvation comes through faith and forgiveness, and urged believers to cast off evil as sin is confronted by God.
Mrs. Walter L. Neal of 1419 C avenue NE is traveling to Omaha after the death of her aunt Mrs. John Ewart. Parking meter collections over a five day period totaled $1,647.81, leading police to Tuesday. Ted Ruffin, ex Army Air Corps officer, announces the opening of his law offices at 232 Guaranty Bldg. Adv.
The Cedar Rapids Accident and Sickness Association elected officers at a Monday meeting at the YMCA. Ken Quinn was chosen president, Ronald W. Rawson vice president, and H. E. Kensinger secretary and treasurer.
Milo J. Sedlacek of 2015 B avenue NE is named chairman of the Waltonians annual benefit ice cream social. Proceeds to Camp Conservation on the Wapsipinicon near Troy Mills will fund summer vacations for underprivileged children.
Capt Frank Pesek, son of Mr and Mrs Frank J Pesek of 1726 Blake boulevard SE, receives the Army Commendation Ribbon for exceptionally meritorious conduct during overseas service in the three years ending June 20 1946.
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation outlines a 12 day drive to raise 20000 for relief in Europe. Co chairs are Rev D Loferski and D D Offringa with Linn county leaders Arnold Bader and others. Churches and rural areas will be solicited under Farm Bureau auspices for the effort.
Lynn E. Pace 21 pleaded guilty to stealing a Waterloo taxicab and leading a 90 mile an hour pursuit with state patrols between Marshalltown and Des Moines on March 5. The taxi struck a patrol car injuring Sgt. Ted Faber. Pace is a war veteran and Iowa State Teachers College student.
Gabe Shada, 31, was fined $25 and costs by Justice H. R. Church for assault and battery after pleading guilty on Tuesday. Doris Shada, his former wife, charged he caused a disturbance at her home at 1121 Hubbard Avenue NE when he visited their daughter and sought permission to take the child out for the afternoon.
The Cedar Rapids Social Security office seeks two staffers a field assistant and a claims assistant to handle rising caseloads. Appointments will be made after Civil Service exams. Applications due March 31 with details from John W. Donnelly or J. R. Jennison at the Federal Building.
Clarence Friebel, 27, was brought back from Dubuque by Detective A. E. Wilson and Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder to face grand larceny charges. He allegedly stole 56 dollars from the Bowham on March 17 after working as a Bowham dishwasher.
Charles Macy aged 66 of 1625 Sixth avenue SE sustained head and shoulder contusions after his car collided with a City cab driven by Cal Markham at Fourth avenue E and Sixth street. Macy was treated at Mercy hospital and charged with failure to yield the right of way.
In a downtown tavern Monday night a bartender reported a disturbance. Edward Naughton of 925 A venue NW and George Martin of 2696 Fruitland boulevard SW pled guilty to drunkenness and disturbing the peace and were fined 25 dollars plus costs by Judge H S Johnson. Ten dollars of Martin's fine was suspended. Patrolmen Burgert Moran and Nelson arrested them after the bartender's complaint.
Roy Choate will address the Cedar Rapids cost accountants association on What I Saw in the industry. The meeting opens with a social hour at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 30 p.m. at the Roosevelt hotel.
Marion High School scored in the state rankings on tests conducted by the American Council on Education through the University of Iowa. Freshmen ranked eleventh, sophomores fifth, juniors fifth, and seniors ninth with over 15 000 students in 100 high schools participating. Top scorers included Mary Ann Ross David Lodestein Patricia Baughman John Snell Kenneth Otting Jack Ratliff David Lyons David Rose John Ross Charles Lyons Eugene Hastings John Vernon and Peter Kepros.
Mrs Mary Lyman will marry Don Merritt of Mt Vernon this Friday. Lincolns school grade teachers were entertained at a dinner at H F Knight home Monday evening with 14 covers. Miss Lyman received a gift.
Mrs Raymond N Klass travels to Miami to see her brother Louis Traxler who is seriously ill. Her son Philip Klass of Schenectady New York will join her there.
Services for Mrs Elizabeth Ogder who died Monday are set for 2 p m Wednesday at the Yocom chapel with the Rev J V R De will officiating and burial in Oak Shade cemetery Friends may call at the chapel Farmers and friends are urged to read the Grand Opening announcement under description 56 in today s classified section Mr and Mrs Lowell Mathews of Dubuque and their son Tom were weekend guests of his parents the Leo Mathewsons Pfc Herbert Richmann stationed at Holabird signal depot Baltimore will arrive home Wednesday to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Herman Richmann and his sister Margaret a Wartburg College student George Oakley 115 Twelfth street recovering after major surgery at University hospital Iowaty Dr and Mrs Lloyd F Bailey of La Porte City and their children Richard and Barbara spent Sunday in Marion with his mother Mrs J M Bailey and his sister Florence Bailey
Mr and Mrs Richard Hogan and children Vivian and Keith visited relatives in Grinnell and Des Moines Sunday. Mrs Edward Hogan of Beloit guests of her parents Mr and Mrs Lee Voorhies. Chamberlain family from Ames visits relatives in Marion and Ames. Mrs Chamberlain remains in Marion. Various other residents hosted or visited kin and attended events in Marion Ames and nearby towns amid civic meetings and illness updates.
In Des Moines the Iowa House of Representatives honored state Rep. E Scott of Center ville with a birthday song as he stood in the chamber. The veteran legislator, wearing dark glasses, received cheers and a warm greeting from colleagues.
A jumble of lost items, service ads, and personals from a local Rapids area page lists a leather billfold with initials and money missing, various repair and cleaning services, jewelers, upholstery, and sewing, plus help wanted notices and dance listings. Names and addresses include Hesner, 714 34th St NE, and DeLermine Shop, 718 2nd St SW, among others.
Beulah Louise Overell 17 was named sole beneficiary of her parents Walter and Beulah Overell's $600000 estate after their deaths in the dynamite powered cruiser case. Wills filed in Los Angeles provide she inherits income at 21 and principal in portions at ages 31 and 41.
E Stanton Turner principal of Y M C A International in the Philippines cites four and a half years of Jap terror and outlines a $15,000 Cedar Rapids drive to rebuild Y M C A facilities. He reports 60 percent of the Philippines identified for Y M C A service with 13 major buildings and a large boys camp already established. Sixty thousand boys roam Manila and juvenile delinquency is rising as the Y M C A expands training and rehabilitation efforts.
The Cedar Rapids Marion Council of Churches releases its spring schedule. A city wide Youth Vespers at Ellis Park is set for May 4 from 4 to 5 p.m. A pre Pentecost evangelism campaign runs May 18 to 22 led by a Federal Council of Churches field representative. Rev Floyd Hinsaw spoke as youth chairman and Rev Frederick Haag as evangelism chairman. A temporary social action committee led by Robert A Roberts met, with Beres as vice president, and a symposium on making the Council of Churches work was held.
Berlin reports at least two drownings as 18 000 residents flee their homes Monday night. The Oder river swelled by thaws flooded 106 000 acres of Soviet-occupied Germany along much of its length. Officials warn the flood will impede German recovery beyond the immediate property damage. The Brandenburg provincial economy ministry says inundated lands will yield no crops this year.
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