Fall in cattle and hog prices on large meat market day
Chicago and Des Moines market data show cattle receipts at 24,000 and hogs with prices slipping and rising in pockets. Cattle lean toward lower values while hogs gain 25 to 50 cents, with various weight classes and prime trades noted amid a large February supply. Des Moines reports moderately active trade, top hog price $17.75, and wider price moves across weights.
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Iowa
Des Moines
INS
Laws
Livestock Receipts Report From Omaha Market
Receipts include 21 cattle and 400 calves with 1 steer and several heifers. Cows in light supply selling higher, bulls and vealers steady, stockers and feeders around 18 to 22 dollars per hundredweight. high grade fed steers up to 25 dollars, bulk choice fed steers 21 to 24.50.
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Chicago
INL
Omara Livestock
Omaha
Ins
Pete Ana
Ood
Pac
Il Good Packers
Olce
Eevee Osese Ag
Searlings Vrnity
Airear Inferior
Tate
Brine Tryera
Stock yard prices and steer bids amid mixed filler
The listing shows steer bids at 18.50 to 22.00 per hundredweight with 21 head noted at 5047 dollars, and pod and helfers figures around 19.80 to 20.00. Mention of bon Aap codine and c stock steers indicates mixed quality grades and commodity notes.
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Pod
Choi Helfers
Bon Aap Co0dine & c
Cedar Rapids Hog Market Steady to Slightly Higher Prices
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market were steady to a quarter higher Monday. The report lists prices paid for hogs delivered at the Cedar Rapids plant and notes variability in price quotes, reflecting market conditions and delivery terms.
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Cedar Rapids
Quiet Decline Marks Monday Stock Activity
New York stocks pared gains in a subdued session as prices drifted down one to two points. Trading volume was light with about two million shares moving, while several leaders and industrials showed mixed results amid a cautious market mood.
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New York
Busiess
Premium Books For All Iowa Fair Distribution
Premium books for the 1955 All Iowa fair are available for distribution. Manager Andy Hanson said books can be picked up at the fair office in the Chamber of Commerce building or in Cedar Rapids banks, and are being mailed to former exhibitors, vocational agriculture departments, clubs, and local banks. The 64 page booklet lists rules, premiums, grandstand shows, performer pictures, entry blanks for livestock and other exhibitions, and order blanks for grandstand shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Hanson
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Hanson
Senator Russell Not a Candidate for Democratic Nomination
Washington AP: Senator Russell of Georgia announces he will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination next year. Once a leading Southern contender, he campaigned in 1952 with staff and headquarters at the convention and received 294 votes on the second ballot.
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Washington
Russell
Grain and soybeans move in slow market amid weekend rain
Chicago grains showed mixed movement as rain in major producing regions reduced selling pressure. July wheat edged down while soybeans fell and oats and rye posted smaller moves. cash grain prices for No 1 yellow and other grades are listed with varying bids.
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Chicago
Market Reports Show Varied Prices Across Livestock Produce
A chaotic price snapshot lists eggs meats and poultry with mixed bids. Stock arrivals include old and new stock counts, with carlot rack sales and moderate demand noted amid slight softening in some categories.
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C. Teady
See Et
California
Broadcaster Ad Probe Reported
A radio official said the Justice Department is probing the advertising commission system used by broadcasters to see if it constitutes price fixing. A DOJ spokesman declined comment. The inquiry examines whether 15 percent agency commissions violate antitrust laws.
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Washington
Justice Department
Advertising Commission
U S Italy Sign Economic Aid Accord
Rome reports Italian Premier Scelba and U S Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce signed an agreement pledging 50 million dollars in supplementary economic aid to Italy. The funds will buy American surplus cotton wheat and tobacco and support development projects in southern Italy Sicily and Sardinia through Italian life payments.
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Rome
INS
Scelba
U. S
Clare Boothe Luce
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Theft Denied by Cedar Rapids Man in Oelwein Court
Kenneth Gerard of Cedar Rapids pled innocent to a larceny charge in Oelwein justice court. He is held in the county jail at West Union on $1,000 bond after police said they caught him with a typewriter from an Oelwein drug store.
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Oelwein
Kenneth Gerard
Cedar Rapids
Oelwein Justice Court
West Union
Gerard
Council in Move To Purchase Site For Golf Course
Cedar Rapids city council moved to purchase 140 acres for a park system golf course. Assistant City Attorney Nathanson reviewed title abstracts amid objections to be cleared, with a $52 500 purchase price warrant subject to written acceptance and seller-approved abstract clearance. Parcels lie between Wilson or Ely avenue SW and North Western tracks, near Bowling Street and Fruitland Boulevard. Owners include George L Skvor R M Hawkins Francis E Skvor David L Skvor and Mary Elizabeth Zieser.
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Cedar Rapids
Maurice “Sthanson
Nathanson
Wilson
Ely Avenue
North Western Railroad
Bowling Street
Fruitland Boulevard
George L. Skvor
R. M. Hawkins
Francis E. Skvor
David L. Skvor
Mary Elizabeth Zieser
Kiwanis Club Talk on Cerebral Palsy at Roosevelt Hotel
Kiwanis Club to hear Dr Walter Block discuss cerebral palsy Wednesday noon at the Roosevelt hotel. Also notes on community events and local club meetings including Canopus and PEO dinners and Junior Chamber activities.
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Kiwanis Club
Walter
Block
Roosevelt Hotel
Tuesday Optimists to Honor Miller at Cedar Rapids Meeting
The Cedar Rapids Tuesday Optimist club will honor Dean Miller at its meeting Tuesday in the Roosevelt hotel. Miller was elected lieutenant governor of Optimist International Ninth district at the Green Bay convention. Richard Nazette of Cedar Rapids retired as district governor, and convention reports noted strong growth in clubs and life memberships during Nazette's tenure. Dale Myers of Cedar Rapids served as district secretary treasurer last year.
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Cedar Rapids
Optimist Club
Dean Miller
Roosevelt Hotel
Miller
Optimist International
Green Bay
Wis
Richard Nazette
Nazette
Dale Myers
Thompson C. Moffit, longtime Cedar County official, dies
Thompson C. Moffit 74 former Cedar county auditor and Tipton postmaster died in a Cedar Rapids hospital after an ambulance transfer. He served Cedar county auditor 1911 to 1916 and Tipton postmaster 1917 to 1933. Also served as assistant manager of the state liquor store for 12 years retiring 1953 due to ill health. Survived by wife a son and six daughters including Mrs. Robert Morrison of Cedar Rapids. Body at Sheets Dahn funeral home with funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Tipton
Thompson C. Moffit
Cedar County
Cedar Rapids
Moffit
The
Sheets/Dahn funeral home
Ater
Moore Addresses Marion Graduates in Baccalaureate
The Rev. Charles Moore of Marion Baptist church delivered the baccalaureate sermon for Marion high school graduates on a Sunday evening. He spoke on mountains in the Bible including Sinai and Calvary, urging graduates to seek Christ as a lifelong companion to overcome future challenges. The service began late due to a citywide electrical outage, with organ prelude and choral selections by the mixed chorus.
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Charles Moore
Marion Baptist Church
Marion High School
Moses
Mt. Sinai
Mt. Hor
Egypt
Moore
Marian Hulin
Hulin
Doris Eckhart
Ioe Raene
Infant Robert Smith Dies After Brief Illness
Robert Eugene Smith five month old son of Dillon E and Georgianna Taylor Smith of route 3 Marion died Sunday at 5 am after a brief illness. Born Cedar Rapids Jan 4 1955 he is survived by his parents a sister Cherie Lynn a brother James La Vern grandparents Mrs Nona Smith and Mr and Mrs Raymond Taylor Bloomfield and Glenn O Smith Floris Ia Memorial services set Tuesday at 2 pm Curl funeral home Bloomfield to be led by Rev Fred Sawyers burial in Bloomfield cemetery.
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Robert Eugene Smith
Dillon E
Georgianna Taylor Smith
Route 3
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Urviving
Cherie Lynn
James la Vern
Nona ‘Smith
Raymond Taylor
Bloomfield
Glenn O. Smith
Floris
Curl
Fred Sawyers
Bloomfield Christian Church
Bloomfield Cemetery
Dakin and Newburger Elected to Scout Regional Group
Allin Dakin of Iowa City and B J Newburger of Cedar Rapids were elected to the regional committee for six state Region VIII at the Boy Scouts of America national council convention in St Louis. Dr M D Marr accepted the Hale trophy for Hawkeye Area council for Exploring program growth and excellence. The prize was shared with Northeast Iowa and Pikes Peak Mountain councils.
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ST. Louis
Allin Dakin
Iowa City
B. J. Newburger
Cedar Rapids
National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America
Suny
M. D. Marr
Hawkeye Area
Marr
Northeast Iowa
Dubuque
Poe Mountain
Pueblo
Elton Trueblood
Division of Religious Information
U.S. Information Service
Hawkeye Area Council
Dr. Marr and
Dakin
Everett Beatty
Shellsburg
Joe Markey
E. J. Hesselschwerdt
Man Recalls Needle Hidden Since Childhood Accident
Hartford South Dakota Frank Manges, 26, pulled a needle from his leg while working at a local box company. The needle had remained there for 22 years since a childhood accident.
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Hartford, S. D
Frank Manges
Defense Attorney Attacks Sam Sheppard Case Handling
William J. Corrigan argues at the appeal hearing that police used Gestapo like tactics and psychological brutality to force a confession in the Marilyn Sheppard murder. He claims no thorough murder room study and sloppy autopsy, urging the court to reconsider the guilty verdict. Judges will study the arguments and rule by late June or early July.
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William Levy
Cleveland
INS
William J. Corrigan
Sam Sheppard
Corrigan
Sam
Marilyn
Sheppard
Lee E. Skeel
Joseph Kovacy
Joy Seth Hurd
Hard Man To Ruffle Dr Scheele Leads U S Health Policy
Dr Leonard A Scheele the surgeon general and head of the world’s largest health organization stands firm amid criticism over polio vaccine. The 48 year old public health veteran directs vaccine safety and distribution, oversees a $250 million program, and lives with his family in Georgetown while working from Bethesda.
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Washington, D. C
Leonard A. Scheele
M.D
Scheele
Dr. Scheele
United States
Six Feet
Leonard Scheele
Sheeley
Oveta Culp Hobby
Fort Wayne
Ind
Public Health Service
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Leonard Andrew Scheele
Health Service
Wayne University Medical School
North
Africa
Italy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Washington
Georgetown
Wyeth
District of Columbia
Presbyterians Adopt Critique of Catholic Marian Emphasis
In Los Angeles a large Presbyterian assembly adopted unanimously a statement criticizing what it calls the Roman Catholic church's trend to exalt the Virgin Mother. The action was taken by the 906 lay and clerical commissioners of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.
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Los Angeles
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
Net Debt Rises 3.5 Percent to 606 Billion
The Commerce Department reported that the nation's total net debt, combining private and public sectors, increased by 3 percent last year to 606 billion dollars. The rise was lower than the 5 percent growth recorded in 1953.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Iowa CPA Cleared in IGHSAU Audit Probe
Des Moines, AP — The Iowa Board of Accountancy announced it found no improper conduct by M. A. Cornman, a Des Moines certified public accountant, in audits for the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. The board noted absence of false statements or unprofessional conduct and said the attorney general’s office found no basis for revocation or suspension.
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DES Moines
Iowa Board of Accountancy
M. A. Cornman
Des Moines Certified Public Accountant
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
A. A. Augustine of
Cornman
R. H. Chisholm
Ighsau
The
Athletic Union
Attorney General’s Office
Ask Legislature Act on Juveniles
New York City police seized 16 teenagers after a weekend of muggings and auto thefts as Robert Dary, president of the New York Criminal and Civil Courts Bar Association, urged an immediate special session of the state legislature to address juvenile street violence.
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NEW York
INS
Robert Dary
New York Criminal and Civil Courts Bar Association
Eisenhower Urges Jobs Access for Physically Handicapped
President Eisenhower told the annual meeting of the Committee on the Employment of the Physically Handicapped that job opportunities should be extended to disabled Americans. He said the aim is to prevent disabled people from feeling they depend on charity.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Committee On
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Chicago Livestock
W. Elder
Mershent National Pa Bank
C. R. Markets
Barre
Rayon Carrier Corp
Central RR
Alleghany Corp
Inland Steel
Allied Chem
Allied Stores
Intl Nickel
Allis Chalmers
Amn Air L
Iptl Paper
Amer Crystal
Johns Manville Amn
Amn Loco
Kresue
Amn Motors
Kroger
Amn Rad
Amn
Amn Steel Fdys
Amn T & T
Tinik‘Belt i
Amn Tobacco
Kheed Armour & Co
Marshall Festic
Helin
Baldwin Lima
Mont
Balto & Ohio
Motorola Boeing Airp
Borden Co
Borg Warner
Bridgeport B
Brselanada Dry
Pac, R.R
Budd
Ghs
Ark Davis
Penick
Ana Troenney
Rysier Corp
Colg Palmolive
Rexall
Bane
Shastman
Houd Hershey
Wilson & le Houston Oil
W'iworth
We Homestake
Founceten S
Howe Sound
Hupp Corp
Tric
Uni Air Lines
Uni Corp
American & Midwest Aeere I'm Wash
Oni Lab
Barium Steel
Bsaiserie Cent Ill
Dodge Ahead Sherry
Menace Wed
Dynamics
Fed. Dep. Insur. Corp
Vrous“Cho
Morrie Kats
el Evore
Broadcaster
Ad Probe
C. R. Man
Schwinn
Hall
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood Clinic
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cless Hall
2Nd Ave
S.E
Conopus
C. C. McIintyre
United Air Lines
Canopus Club
Montrose Hotel
Hoyt Thomas
Iowa Theatre
O. D. Newberry
Washington Avenue SE
Lillian’s Beauty Shop
3Rd Ave
Dial
PEO
J. T. Hecker
Linden Drive
Robert Straka
7Th Ave
Fourteenth Avenue
Army
Cédar Rapids
Waterloo
Jaycee Toastmasters
Jaycee Toastmasters Club
Nick’s
Lee Horn
Lee Wilts
Don Fahrenkrog
Bob Ford
Harold Griess
al Shank
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Gazette
Marion City Park
Marion Kiwanis Club
Merion
Dale Beatz
Fifth Avenue
Wilbur Bear
Stanley
Steve
William Hamilton
Jill
Kim
Jennie Stone
Walter Wulf
Laura Brumm
Esther
Reinbeck
Morton Lorga
Frances Merriitt
Luther C. Rinard
Eleventh Street
Independence
Guy A. T Reed
Leaves Hospital
W. A. Jackson
Twelfth Street
Storm
Storm’s
Adv
Robins
MarionAthletic Field
Hallwood Cafe
Fred Duncan
Robert Hargis
Norman Edward
Cornelius Ouwehand
Skokie
Ill
Alvin K. Jones
Monticello
Dr. Jones
Kenneth Potter
Dora Fullerton
Perry
E. C. Ainley
Mabel Kearns
Ninth Street
Shirley Yarrington
Nancy Umbarger
Sarah
Joan Keith
Barbara
Bobby Franklin
Patty Hess
Dianne
Kay Batchelder
Ethel
Anita Pearson
Jeannette Dibble
Dianne Batchelder
Joanne Andrews
Coe College
Cheyenne
Wyo
Miss Andrews
Forrest Andrews
West
Don Bateman
Washington Drive
George Sweet, Jr
Bateman
Lee Williams
Moline
Francis Davis
Martelle
Marshall Dingman
Keyes Court
Billy Reager
Galesburg
Tommy
Dingmans
Dingman
Mark
Berryhill
Marguerite Devlin Glase
East St. Louis
Sarah E. Kollman
Marion Denny
Belle Plaine
Mayme Berryhill
Glaso
Miss Kollman
St. Luke’s Training School
Bay House
Don Kensinger
Elmer
Frederick
Seventeenth Street
Alma A. Henderson
Dr. Sam
Voice of
Dr. Sheppard
Ike
National Cancer Institute
Truman
Girls Athletic Union
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