Trial Set to Decide Ownership of Cattle
A three day trial in Black Hawk County District Court begins August 20 to resolve disputed cattle ownership tied to Dan McFarland's bankruptcy. Judge Carroll Engelkes upheld an injunction blocking May sale at Waverly Sale Barn.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Carroll Engelkes
Waverly
Ninty
Dan McFarland
Fredericksburg
American Polled Hereford Association
Wave
Black Hawk
Dennis Damsgaard
PCA
Midwest market summary shows hogs steady and grain prices mixed
Wilson Foods Cedar Rapids quoted hogs steady at 45 to 46 with discounts for light weights and heavy weight ranges. Spring jamb prices steady at 56 to 58 with 7 to 10 a.m. buying. Feeds and eggs quoted, Iowa hog receipts and regional grain prices indicate softer corn 1 to 3 cents and soybeans 5 to 9 cents lower.
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Cedar Rapids
Wilson Foods
Wilson
OWA
U.S
Midwest
Iowa
Iowa Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sioux City Livestock Market Report Thursday Hogs and Cattle
Hogs trading moderate with butchers steady to 25 lower and some 50 lower across weights. U S 1-2 200-250 lb hogs 47.00-47.50, U S 1-3 250-280 lb 46.00-47.00, 300-360 lb 41.50-42.50 for U S 2-4. Sows mostly 1.00 lower on 350-500 lb and 500-650 lb ranges. boars 1.50 lower. Cattle limited tests with 39.00-41.00 for 1-2 slaughter cows. Week compare shows slaughter steers/heifers mostly 1.00 lower, cows 2.00 lower, bulls weak to 1.00 lower.
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Lowo
Minnesota
U.S
Artichoke seed firm cuts one third of workforce
Marshall based America Energy Farming Systems Inc laid off 22 of its 66 employees after filing for Chapter 11 reorganization. The firm will cease operations at the Gibson Pamida building and has faced refunds totaling about 6 million dollars to growers who requested them by May 15 with a May 30 deadline.
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Marshall, Minn
Jim Dwire
America Energy Farming Systems Inc
Dwire
Gibson-Pamida
Marshall
America Energy Farming Systems
Minnesota
Cocoa futures surge as shipments halted report surfaces
Cocoa futures spiked on unconfirmed reports that Ghana and Ivory Coast shipments were halted. July contracts rose to record highs as prices hit 2 110 a ton, with London prices at three year highs. Grain and soybean futures eased on the Chicago Board of Trade while livestock prices mostly fell amid ample meat supplies.
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Associated Press
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Antoinette Mammaro
New York
Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc
London
Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Miss Hackmann
Hackmann
Egypt
Argentina
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Robert Holbert
Chicago
Conti Commodity Services, Inc
Holbert
Coalition rebukes Iowa for weak farm economy response
The Farm Unity Coalition criticizes the Iowa Legislature for not summarizing eight spring field hearings on farm troubles and for overreliance on high tech solutions. It urges judicial review of private lenders and a moratorium on Farmers Home Administration foreclosures amid data gaps about farm distress.
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Des Moines
Farm Unity Coalition
Iowa
Pcas
Farmers Home Administration
Iowa Farm Organizations
Burglaries, drunks dominate Linn County crime roundup
An 18 year old man faced second degree burglary charges for a northwest side garage break in after a Cedar Rapids homeowner tackled him during police response. Five others, including Margaret Birmingham and Axel Petersen, were arrested for drunken driving with additional charges. A Lisbon incident described a teenage victim assaulted by a suspect who fled in a white Ford with mag wheels.
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David G. Lewis
Ellis Blvd
James A Frank
Fifth St
Frank
Lewis
Cedar Rapids
John Strait
Eighth St
Strait
Blanchett Convicted of Burglary in Linn County
Edward N. Blanchett of Cedar Rapids was found guilty by a Linn District Court jury of second degree burglary. He faces sentencing on July 1 after being charged August 20 with breaking into the Surfeo gas station at 2743 Mount Vernon Road SE.
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Edward N. Blanchett
Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
Blanchett
Surfeo
Mount Vernon Road
Boy reports assault on Bowling Street encounter
A 13-year-old boy told police he was struck in the face by a man Thursday afternoon while walking in the 2200 block of Bowling Street SW. He was in a parking lot about 3:30 p.m. when he heard the man call him a name.
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Bowling Street
Tipton student to travel abroad in IFYE program
Karis Weih of Tipton will travel to Luxembourg from June 12 to December 5 as a delegate in the 1983 International Four-H Youth Exchange. The ISU senior in food and nutrition, daughter of Dean and (illegible) Weih, is one of four Iowa delegates and part of a program that has hosted students from Germany to Taiwan.
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Karis Weih
Luxembourg
Weih
Dean Weih
Tipton
Iowa Ifye
Iowa State University
Germany
France
Brazil
Netherlands
Taiwan
IFYE
Mower stolen from Albert Bickal residence
A lawn mower valued at 316 dollars was reported stolen from a garage at 3917 B Ave NE late Wednesday or early Thursday, belonging to Albert Bickal.
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Albert Bickal
B Ave NE
Linn County group forms council on child abuse prevention
An organizational meeting to form Linn County Council on Child Abuse Prevention is set for Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the United Way Building 712 Third Ave SE. Sue Gehring will discuss state council activities on abuse prevention and treatment. Open to all interested in preventing child abuse. contact Sylvia Kelley at 362-5333 to volunteer or join a committee.
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Linn
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HOGS
Omaha
Kalona
Pro Sareeain
Chicago Board of Tr. Chicago
Ovbean
Doy
Sioux City
Joliet
Prudence
Renee Wilson
William Winkelman
Lohrville
Artichoke
Susan Hackmann
A.G. Becker Paribas
Coalition
Linn County
Margaret A. Birmingham
Marion
Axel J. Petersen
Lenora Drive
Wilson Avenue
Edgewood Road
Sheryl A. Rouse
Seventh Ave
First Avenue
Renee A. Smith
Eighth Ave
10Th Street
James A. Thomson
Route 1
Lisbon
South Washington Street
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