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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1955
Page
8
CHICAGO reports barrows and gilts closing higher while sows gain modestly this week as demand for hogs on shipping accounts stays broad. Des Moines receipts show steady to lower prices with varied weights, top around 17.15 for barrows and gilts, tighter demand for heavier hogs.
Palmer Dyal receives a graduate assistantship in chemistry at the University of Illinois. Twins Mark and Max Daehler win fellowships for advanced study in physics at the University of Wisconsin. David Marner earns a Coe University of Chicago law school scholarship covering three years full tuition. Shirley Niemeyer and Mal dara Mal dara receive study scholarships at Ohio State and Eastman School of Music Rochester respectively. Jay Caldwell gets a psychology assistantship at the University of Michigan. Ken Schussler is named alternate to the Vivian Dempie Memorial Scholarship at the State University of Iowa.
Fragmentary market notes show native wool at 40c, oats at 70c, No 2 yellow corn $1.41, new crop soybeans $2.41, eggs for hennerles 30c and firsts 26c, good baled straw $12 to $14, field grass seed delivered Chicago basis clean with Timothy $20.50 to $21.00, yellow and white hay around 15.50 to 16.00, alfalfa 33.50 to 34.50, and red clover values?
Washington reports Russia operating small formations of a heavy jet bomber comparable to the B 52 and unveils Moscow's all weather fighter. The disclosures alter U S bomb penetration estimates and air defense planning for night and bad weather conditions.
In Des Moines 52 officers volunteered to work their day off without pay to keep William J. Pierce on the payroll after exhausting all leave. Pierce, a polio patient and father of three, is hospital-bound since December 30 and hopes to return within a month.
A speeding express train jumped the track on a sharp curve in west Java and plunged down a slope, killing 33 people. Indonesia reports say the accident occurred Thursday and investigators are assessing the cause.
Wharton hosts a surprise tenth anniversary party at the Jim Rogers home in Marion for Mr. and Mrs. Rogers with fifteen friends. Irene Sandholm and Teresa Gritzner visit, Davenport trips for teachers, Industrial Arts Club Marion High School visits Davenport plants, fire department responds to rubbish fire. Home purchases, family visits, illness updates, tulip festival trip, hospital status, and local ads conclude the weekend roundup.
A reader listing multiple churches and pastors notes weekly schedules. Marion area Baptist Catholic Christian Free Methodist Methodist Presbyterian and other denominations include service times Sunday school 9:45 morning worship 10:45 and various youth, choir, and study sessions. Special events include baskets, picnics, outdoor meetings, and Friday gospel services.
Edgar A. Guest recalls grateful neighbors tolerating a noisy band rehearsal in a living room. The piece praises a home where boys are welcome to play despite heavy-footed drumming and saxophone refrains. It argues a safe, pleasant home matters more than quiet.
J Paul Neal 66 a Des Moines real estate man died Friday night after a lingering illness. He was president of Neal and Company and Allied Transfer and Storage Co and also served as vice president of Best Homes Inc. A native of Keota he graduated from Cornell College in Mt Vernon.
The notice lists regular sermons on Saturdays starting 10 30 a m and a 11 30 a m service. It notes Young oversees the first Saturday activities with exceptions for certain months.
French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont announced plans to marry American actress Grace Kelly. Kelly said in Paris there are no obstacles to marrying a Frenchman but it is too early to discuss the matter. The couple have dated since the Cannes festival two weeks ago.
A mystery fleet of two Soviet cruisers and four destroyers passed Denmark heading toward maneuvers in the North Atlantic with speculation they aimed for the Murmansk Arctic base.
Davenport area fire scene details rescue by Mrs Mohr and her mother Jeannette Frye. Sandra Mohr alerted others as Eldridge Fire Chief Paul Aan J estimated the blaze started from a faulty clothes dryer. $7,000 damage. upstairs bedroom kitchen porch destroyed. Davenport firemen assisted Eldridge volunteers.
In San Antonio Texas military authorities released Sgt 1/c Robert Lee Paxton and his wife Tsukiko Paxton parents of 4 year old Brenda K Paxton who died from brain hemorrhage. FBI continues the investigation as the child was pronounced dead at Brooke Army Hospital after being brought in by her father. Autopsy cites brain trauma. The couple had been detained midweek and were allowed to return home Thursday.
In New Orleans the National Federation of Press Women awarded two Eastern Iowa journalists. Bertilla Hogendorn of the North English Record won second place for a feature picture and special edition. Dorothy Ashby Pownall of the Iowa City Press Citizen earned a third place citation for the women's department.
Special to The Gazette. Burglars entered Vinton High School by removing a rear screen and attacked the school safe overnight. They punched a hole in the safe but could not open the door which remained jammed. Officials would not disclose the amount of money inside.
Quintin R. Ellis 34 of Iowa City was charged with drunk driving after a Thursday collision south of Iowa City. He waived to the grand jury and posted under $500 bond. Ellis collided with a Riverside man Melvin B. Krall 47 whose wife suffered a hand injury. Ellis father John Itle 60 sustained facial cuts.
Ronald Uhlenberg, 24, of Waterloo is jailed in Iowa City on a larceny charge with bond set at $1000. He allegedly stole a rifle and $75 worth of clothing from the Carl Roup farm near North Liberty on Feb 18. He surrendered in Kirkwood Missouri and was returned by Sheriff Albert J Murphy.
Western powers publish a disarmament proposal demanding an international control agency with unrestricted inspection access and inviolability. The plan, linked to an April 21 London submission by the United States Britain France and Canada, contrasts with the Soviet plan and cites secrecy breaches at the London talks.
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson sets June 25 as the referendum date on whether to accept marketing quotas for the 1956 wheat crop. If two thirds vote against quotas, the 1956 wheat support price would drop to 50 percent of parity. Benson also fixes the 1956 national acreage allotment at 55 million acres amid ongoing surplus concerns.
In Fuji Yoshida Japan a clash between police and about 60 demonstrators seeking access to a restricted artillery zone on Mt Fuji left 20 injured most were police while 400 officers were deployed to keep protesters away from firing areas under a government army training pact.
The State Commerce Commission rescheduled hearings on two railroad requests to Iowa City city hall council chamber from Johnson County courthouse due to space issues. Issues include highway crossing protection at Oxford and bridge construction in Iowa City.
Federal bank examiners John O'Meara and Carl Bergstrom testified that William Haesemeyer admitted showing false notes to a state bank examiner. The prosecution asserts notes totaling 45 000 and 15 180 with 393 cattle as security were fictitious to deceive. Defense denies partnership with Martin Schaper and disputes secured status of the notes. Court recessed until Monday.
Secretary of State Dulles arrives in Vienna to join foreign ministers in signing the Austrian state treaty and to plan a future Big Four meeting. Crowds cheer as Dulles praises Austria’s courage and U.S. help. Austrian Foreign Minister Fig welcomes the agreement.
The Iowa Board of Education approves increases for married student and staff rentals at Pammel court and raises graduate student tuition at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. It also announces new faculty appointments at University of Iowa and Iowa State colleges and Teachers College.
Des Moines AP report says a plan to acquire 124 acres for the Julien Dubuque monument will be revived by the State Executive Council. Auditor Chet Akers said he will report after his trip to the Dubuque site, amid local criticism from city manager Laverne Schiltz and others over the state’s plan and lack of outreach to local historical groups.
The American Newspaper Publishers Association denounces a civil anti trust suit against the ANPA and five related groups. The group says the suit stems from a long held wish to bring the press into court, a desire allegedly nurtured by parts of the Justice Department for nine years.
Earl FE. Dixon 66, manager of Farmers Lumber Company, was found dead by hanging at his Dysart home about 6 p.m. Friday. Tama County Coroner Harvey Jones ruled death by own action, citing ill health. Survived by wife, son Donald, daughter Mrs. Ed Polsen of Miami, Fla. Body at Overton funeral home.
Lt. Lin Shou Ming of Taipei said he received 37 marriage proposals after winning a $15,000 diamond ring in a lottery and declaring he could now afford a wife.
In Santa Barbara California Jackie Robles age three survived an estimated 250 bee stings after toppling a hive while visiting his beekeeping uncle. His sister Josephine nine helped wash the stings off with a garden hose and he was expected to leave the hospital Saturday.
Sioux City police seized six partly filled whisky cases hidden behind the bar at Hill top Bowlers club near the bowling tournament venue. Bartender Donald Bails, 26, was arrested but released on 1200 bond. arraignment set for Monday. Manager Dan Malloy was absent during the raid.
Johnny Webb aged 20 from Mississippi, a track worker for the Illinois Central, was killed Friday night by a co worker. A posse of central Iowa officers hunted Willie Russell on Saturday for questioning. Police said the shooting followed an argument over a dice game in a railroad car bunk house.
Imogen B. Emery named attorney for Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids as Administrator with Will Annexed of Laura Turner estate Linn County Iowa on May 13 1955. Debts and claims to be settled with the clerk of the district court.
The Cedar Rapids Public Library seeks sealed proposals by 4:00 PM June 4 1955 to remodel the Kenwood Branch at 3223 1st Avenue East Cedar Rapids Iowa. Plans by Brown Architects Sedan Iowa cost deposit 10 dollars refundable if plans returned in good condition and a bona fide bid is submitted. The library reserves right to reject any and all bids and waive irregularities.
Notice is hereby given that Nolan, late of Linn County, Iowa, has been appointed executor of the estate. Persons indebted to the estate should pay promptly to the undersigned. Claims must be filed with Linn County clerk of court or the district office by April 1955. Attorneys Lynch and Dallas represent the estate.
Partial OCR notice announces a claim related to case number 24169 in Iowa. Headers mention trustees executors attorneys and county district court, with references to claims against a party and deadlines for action.
Notice from Linn County Iowa issues appointment of L Krall as executor of Lizzie Yane deceased. Creditors urged to immediate payment and to file claims with Kubicek Novak Kubicek Attorneys in Iowa District 3, Linn County, by safekeeping date.
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