This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1958
Page
7
Chicago hogs were steady to weak with 5 000 receipts. Slaughter cattle and calves showed softness, vealers weak. Des Moines reports buyers steady to firm with gains near the low end of quotes. Grain bids provided by Lamson Brothers.
New York stocks climbed to a yearly peak as prices rose by a few cents to about a dollar. Trading volume reached 2,950,000 shares amid broad advances across several major issues.
Abie and Sioux City markets show receipts around 1,500 to 2,000 cattle with steady to soft price shifts. Cattle prices edge lower for certain classes as hay and feed costs influence demand. hogs and sheep also move with mixed futures and regional demand.
Report from AP indicates corn prices advanced with futures at about 1.33 for No 4 yellow and 1.39 for yellow soybeans seen. mention of beans at 10 percent and fire risk noted. text confusion limits further detail.
Fragmentary OCR text lacks coherent context. Mentions prices for produce like guiltons equine red s, Arizona and_abana round reds, butter receipts, and large totals including 19 500 and extras. No clear events, dates, or entities identifyable for a fuller summary.
Detroit firm Practical Sales Research introduces the Electronic Gas Check a device hitched to a gas tank that buzzes at 3 gallons and becomes constant at 2 gallons. It aims to remind drivers to refill during long trips and is marketed amid other new products.
Washington officials say the United States would pursue a close and friendly policy toward Gen. de Gaulle as premier, while questioning how he would handle French relations with the Atlantic allies. Eisenhower noted personal liking for de Gaulle, but observers warn of potential French bid to dominate European ties.
A 46 year old Delmar area boy, Robert Thompson, was fatally hurt after darting onto highway 138 into a car's path two miles east of Delmar. The driver, Eugene Winchip, 19, Clinton, was en route to a school picnic. The boy died on arrival at Maquoketa hospital. In a separate item, Iowa safety officials invited the public to inspect radar units over Memorial Day weekend while patrols remain on duty.
Ronald Scan ton Joslyn 56 a Cedar Falls native died Thursday in a Cedar Falls hospital. Services Friday 7 p.m. at Nelson funeral home Manchester and Saturday 10 30 a.m. in the Manchester Methodist church. Burial Oakland Cemetery Manchester. Born September 11 1881 in Delaware county married June 1929 to Luella Mae Severn. Survived by wife two sons Ronald W and Robert V father Verner K Joslyn Oneida three brothers Leland Royce Manchester Milton Clare Hl four sisters Esther Kramer Fern Muffehl Hazel Mangold Tean Kluesner Des Moines.
Des Moines Iowa Gov Herschel C Loveless urged congressional action to extend FHA mortgage insurance amid a stop order by Washington halting new commitments The governor warned that a month without FHA support would hit Iowa construction hard especially for low priced homes and buyers dependent on the program
W B Waterman, long time general counsel, named vice president of Town Illinois Gas and Electric. Waterman has served since 1954 and chairs the Utilities Management Advisory Board. Kenya colony leaders are on trial for sedition, accused of calling Africans and supporters stooges and quislings.
The State Historical Society of Iowa reports 69 new members this month including Cedar Rapids residents Mrs Donal Cook and Abbatt Lipsky. Legion Lanes opens for bowling all summer with air conditioning. Temple Judah holds final Sabbath service Friday at 4 pm with Rabbi Hershman’s sermon Reflections on a Year in Cedar Rapids. Irene Ihen presents a dance recital Sunday at 6 pm in Coe Chapel. Memorial Day buffet at Hotel Roosevelt Farm House offered noon to 3 pm and 4:30 to 8 pm priced at 1.50 for adults and 1.00 for children with free parking at Jack Hart's Armstrong Garage.
Special to The Curette reports Dr. Alvin K. Jones a 37 year old Monticello optometrist accused of giving unauthorized medical examinations to young girls and of taking pictures of patients unclothed. He was released on $2000 bond after detention in Jones County jail. State officials compare the case to a Des Moines dentist incident and describe Jones admitting examinations and about 200 photographs of patients half or fully unclothed. Investigation spanned 1950 onward with work by State Agent Gifford Strand and Jones County Attorney Howard Remley following a mother’s complaint.
Honor roll lists St Josephs parish school students across grades eight through first with named individuals including Mary Brenneman David Hall Jean Konzen Mary Elizabeth Martinson Joan Merfeld Loras Franklin Arlene Hearter Kathy Lake Linda Maher Lori Noah Dennis Sutton Merideth Wolfe Judy Moorman and many others. The report also includes a note on Iona Kennedy returning from Europe and a Memorial Day Parade at Anamosa with speaker Paul Weiler.
At an open meeting the Marion Tural and Marion independent districts discussed a June 9 referendum on merging. The board cited equal or better positions for faculty, higher salary schedules for all teachers, improved planning, and housing concerns if the merger fails. A merged district would carry about a 36 mill tax and bonding capacity over $400,000.
Democratic George Von Racek seeks Linn County Sheriff in the June 2 primary. Memorial Day dinner notices include Krebs Dutch Girl and fried young chicken served 11 am to 8 pm. Troop 16 Salem E U B court of honor and awards presented at Billis Park. List of merit badge recipients follows. tutoring and reading courses offered by Luping. Springtime Nalsies and Pierson's Florists advertise Decoration Day arrangements. Open evenings at Ady.
Juvenile authorities describe an 11 year old with mental disturbance as responsible for thefts from a drug store safe. Capt Lester Woodward says the girl opened the safe when clerks were busy, totaling 379 dollars stolen with about 359 recovered. She will be taken to Iowa City for further examination after treatment at the Mental Health Center. The manager of the pharmacy on Mt Vernon road reported the incidents.
Matter of Fact Man notes the outer crust is shallow compared with Earth's size. Mines only reach about 4 miles below the surface and wells around 20 000 feet. Four miles is about one thousandth of the distance to the center.
The Marion planning and zoning commission schedules a June 16 hearing at 1 p.m. in Gordon Hatchery to hear objections to rezoning the Richard B. Crane addition south of Marion from A-1 to A-1 residential. The group also discusses preliminary and final plats for Thomas McGowan’s 9th addition and amendments to sideyard setbacks for Fairlawn First addition on South Eleventh Street.
Layne Western Company of Ames submitted the lowest bid for the Marion water department deep well pump at East Fifth Avenue and Thirtieth Street. The bid was 8835 dollars with Thorpe Well Company of Des Moines next at 9698.60. Other bids came from Louis Whitney Cedar Rapids 9792 and Harry Alter and Sons Davenport 19400. Installation could finish in 60 to 90 days per N F Sorg.
Funeral services for John A. Cory of 742 Eighth Ave Marion will be held Saturday at 1 30 p m at the Murdoch chapel with Rev Charles Moore Elwyn Miller of Minneapolis will arrive Friday to visit his mother Berthe Miller and sister Mrs Joseph E Walker with Mrs George Reichard Open House Evergreen Martinson and Gerrans nursing home will hold open house Sunday Marion city hall will be closed Friday Memorial day Mr and Mrs Robert F Ahl Jim spend the holiday with relatives in Dundee Illinois
The Army Signal Corps announced a $976,030 contract awarded to Collings Radio Company of Cedar Rapids for two voice communication terminals and related items. The procurement office at Fort Monmouth New Jersey said the Collins plant in Dublin California will produce the equipment.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.