Marion Lions Halloween Window Painting Contest Winners
Marion News recalls the Halloween window and sidewalk painting contest by the Marion Lions club. First prize went to Rosalie Hess for a black cat and moon scene on the Marion Water Company window. Second prize to Sandra Blazek for a graveyard scene on Gordon Hatchery window. Third prize to Dick MecMurrin for a gas company graveyard piece. Fifty contestants entered. judges were Mrs. Stanley Kellams, Mrs. H. G. Stitzel, and Mayor M. H. Biddick. Prizes were five dollars, two dollars and fifty cents, and one dollar.
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Rosalie Hess
Robert M. Hess
Marion Lions Club
Marion Water Company
Sandra Blazek
Milo Blazek
Gordon Hatchery
Anamosa
Dick Mecm
Lost and Found and personal ads in want ads
A jumble of lost items and personal notices lists several lost wallets and coats with contact numbers, a stray dog, glasses, a pointer, and a brown coat. It also advertises services, offers jewelry, used records, housing, and local events with multiple names and phone numbers.
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McC. Kendall
32Nd St. SE
Elk’s Lab
3Rd Avenue
Fillmore School
Roosevelt Football Field
All Livestock Quoted Steady Report
Market update shows steady pricing across cattle hogs and sheep with demand steady. No sharp price changes noted as buyers and sellers respond to seasonal demand and futures signals. Local operators report stable calf and feeder prices amid moderate movement through the week.
Market Report Quiet at Chicago Hog Prices Slip
In Chicago on Saturday prices remained nominally steady with hogs at 25.00 to 25.75 dollars per hundredweight, down 1.50 to 2.00 from a week earlier, marking the lowest level in two months amid light trading and a cautious market tone.
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Chicago
Fragmented receipts note fluctuating lamb market prices
Partial OCR text references wheat and meat pricing with mentions of ewe weights and prices such as 821.25 and 1250. It briefly hints at western and southwestern livestock, white-face and medium flesh categories, and a range of values around 20 000 dollars.
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Walleare Toon
Omaha livestock market wrap with price estimates
Reported cattle hogs and sheep prices and receipts for the Omaha market show mixed changes. Slaughter cattle steady to higher on vealers and calves, feeders and yearlings varying, hogs and sows mostly lower, sheep and lambs steady to higher with strong feeder bids and limited replacements.
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Omaha
Cedar Rapids hog market shows 35 cent drop on Saturday
Cedar Rapids hog market prices slipped 35 cents on Saturday with top prime butchers at 24.50 and packers at 23.65. ranged weights list prices from 24.00 to 24.50 for midweights, 23.40 to 23.65 for packers, and 22.40 for very heavy packers. Cattle and calf figures appear erratic. bulls and cows priced up to 18.00 with various weights noted. Market page includes Dow-Jones averages and stock quotations.
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Cedar Rapids
Dow-Jones
TOGGS
Siueaccacton Coger
Ucereites
Allied al
Intl Mining Ste
Allis Chalmers
Intl Nickel
Air of
Ats Ae Aie
John Manville
Motor Eel
Berk Ave
Eee Foods
Boeing Airy
Borden Co
Gypsy Oerg Warner
Cone
Idgeport
Pac +s
Mfe
North Amn Co
Bucyrus-Erie
Amni
Burroughs Ade
Packard
Missist Butler Bros
Para
Cal & Hecla
Benic
Perd
Canada Dry
Penna
Canad Pac
Penney
J. C
Phillips Pet
Cerro de Pasco
Ches & Onic
Cheo Corp
Radio Corp
Cheo & NW
Keith
Chrysler Motors
Steel
Coham
Rexall
Edison Byilver King
Conti Oil
Reuesy
Sper Corp
Crucible Steel
Calif
Cub Amn
Artiss R
N. J
Artiss
Deere, Co
Warner
Bestane, CO
Tex
Gulf S
Irestone
Timken R
T. C
Cables
Union Carbide
Union
Pacen
Uni
U . Bebel
Asic Codrich
É Steel
T ‘Nor S
Walworth
Chicago
Dodee Mfcon
Admiral
Peabody
O. Pr
Stocks Edge Higher in Light November Start
New York stocks opened November with modest gains as many leaders held steady and trading remained slow. Fractions moved prices in both directions near the close while turnover hovered around 350 000 shares, the lightest since May.
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New York
Market steady as investors eyed scarce incentives
New York bond review notes a muted Saturday session with bonds and stocks barely moving. Traders maintained a cautious stance as the stock division offered little incentive, mirroring the subdued action seen in recent sessions.
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NEW York Bond Review
New York
Sioux City Livestock Market Report Highlights Prices
Report from Sioux City livestock shows weekly figures for steers heifers and calves with prices ranging from 1.04 to 26.40 for various classes. Feeder pigs and calves command bids around 18 to 28 dollars, with demand described as narrow and market activity mixed amid supportive or uncertain conditions.
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Sioux City
Siouxx i
Shane Gong
Aice
Grain Advances and Close Near Steady Trade
Grain prices held a steady undertone on Saturday with early gains in wheat trimming by close. Corn and oats trailed wheat in a slow weekend session as December contracts moved to 2.95 for wheat, 2.27 for corn, and 3.12 for oats with modest changes.
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Chicago
Grain and feed price report with market quotes
No. 2 yellow wheat at 2.40, No. 3 2.36, No. 5 2.10. No. 1 white oats 1.17, No. 2 heavy white 1.25. Malt barley 1.80 to 2.75, feed barley 2.75, top quality 4.90. Bee top 14.50.
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Emma Othy
Veracity Testimony Ties Dancer to Havana Yacht Shooting
Charles Jackson, co-owner of the Mee yacht, testified that tension arose between Chicago socialite Mee and dancer Patricia Sauer Schmidt, accused of murder in the death last April. Jackson, also accused of concealing shooting details, said Mee claimed marital troubles after Laura learned he was still married. The Havana court reconvened after an 11 day recess as Schmidt sat behind the witness stand listening.
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Havana
Charles Jackson
Charles Lester Mee
Mee
Chicago
Patricia “Saura” Schmidt
Jackson
River Forest
Ill
Laura
City Briefs Highlights Weekend Visits and Local Events
Ft. Riley soldier Major John T. Dabinett visits his mother Mrs. G. A. Dabinett at 4417 Mt. Vernon SE. Mrs. Lloyd Snow remains homebound after injuries from Oct 24 car crash. John Angelo Carter, Korea service member, promoted to corporal, per his parents at 1602 Cavenne NE. Cub Pack 33 Den 4 at Cleveland school held a Halloween party with games and refreshments. Disabled American Veterans meet Monday at 8 p.m. in the coliseum. City Plan Commission convenes Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. to review Sperman apartment ruling and 2803-2811 First Ave SE rehearing.
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Maj
John T. Dabinett
Ft. Riley
Kan
G. A. Dabinett
Mt. Vernon Road
John Angelo Carter
John Carter
Cavenne NE
Korea
Den 4
Cleveland School
First Avenue
City Plan Commission
City Council
Swisher Church to Hold Final Services in C S A Hall
Swisher church holds final service series at C S A hall with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11. Paul R. McDowell to deliver a sermon titled on, take your rest. Library Exhibit features new books on child training. W Edna Erickson leads exhibit. Mrs. John Livingood praises the collection for parents and PTA child study groups.
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Swisher
C. S. A. Hall
Paul R. McDowell
Edna Erickson
John Livingood
Reading and Library Service
P.T.A. Wed ‘Council
P.T.A
Fatal Halloween Fire Claims Salt Lake City Girl
A family home in Salt Lake City burned Friday night when a jack-o-lantern interior fire gutted the house, killing a young girl identified as a member of the household. Local authorities investigated the blaze and fire crews responded to the scene.
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Salt Lake City
Sandra Ballsteadt
Mrs Koppenhaver Hosts Sandra’s Seventh Birthday Party
Mrs Charles Koppenhaver of 368 Seventh avenue entertained at a Halloween party Friday for her daughter Sandra’s seventh birthday. Guests included Hattie Frager, Patty De Walle, Viv Ann Young, Joyce Bensch, Joan Cox, Dianne Crew, Catherine Frazier, Carol Jeffrey, Garnet Sample, Fiana Tritle, and Judy Berstler.
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Charles Koppenhaver
Seventh Avenue
Sandra
Hattie Frager
Patty de Walle
Viv Ann Young
Joyce Bensch
Joan Cox
Dianne Crew
Catherine Frazier
Carol Jeffrey
Garnet Sample
Fiana Tritle
Judy Berstler
Stag Dinner Honors Transfer of W T Stewart to Milwaukee
Trainmaster W T Stewart slated for transfer to Milwaukee was feted at a stag dinner at Indian Creek Country Club. Milwaukee railroad Iowa division officials and Cedar Rapids Marion and Perry employees attended. Stewart received a gift and plates were set for thirty three.
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W. T. Stewart
Milwaukee
Indian Creek Country Club
Milwaukee Railroad
Iowa Division
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Perry
Stewart
Unchanged condition of Miss Emma Courtney at St Luke's
Miss Emma Courtney remains in St Luke's hospital nine weeks after a fall at her home with no change reported. Mrs. Frank J. Cleveland of 1007 Eleventh Street has returned home from the hospital. House offered for quick sale at 858 dollars in advertisements.
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Emma Courtney
St. Luke’s Hospital
Frank J. Cleveland
Eleventh Street
Miller Family Attends Marion Funeral in Iowa
Mr and Mrs Elwyn Miller of Minneapolis and their son John arrived in Marion on Friday for the death of Joseph C Miller, with Mr and Mrs Sam Ladd of Chicago also in Marion to attend the funeral.
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Elwyn Miller
Minneapolis
John
Marion
Mr. Miller
Joseph C. Miller
Sam Ladd
Chicago
Marrion
Oxley Transferred Within Retail Credit Company
George A. Oxley of the Retail Credit Company has been transferred from Cedar Rapids to Davenport. Mrs. Fred M. Blakeslee was summoned to McCook Nebraska on Friday due to the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. R. G. Hensley.
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George A. Oxley
Retail Credit Company
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Fred M. Blakeslee
McCook, Neb
R. G. Hensley
Family dinner honors birth day of Edith Gordon’s daughter
Mrs Edith Gordon hosted a family dinner Thursday evening to celebrate the birthday of her daughter Mrs Donald Rundquist. Mrs J J Keith has returned home on Marion boulevard after surgery in a Cedar Rapids hospital.
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Edith Gordon
Donald Rundquist
J. J. Keith
Marion Boulevard
Cedar Rapids
Church Services Schedule Readied for Sunday
Multiple congregations list Sunday programs across Marion churches with pastors named. Activities include Bible school at 9:45 a.m., morning worship at 10:45 a.m., evening services varied or canceled, youth groups meeting at 6:30 p.m., and midweek prayer or choir rehearsals. Local parishes include Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Congregational, Free Methodist, Methodist, and Lutheran denominations with guest speakers and special music noted.
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Charles Moore
Bible School
St. Joseph’s Catholic
T. J. McElliott
Richard Goins
Christian Youth Fellowship
Marilyn Horning
Diane Hess
Homer F. Perry
Free Methodist
Howard Potter
Wedne Methodist
James P. Gable
Carol Jean Failor
Youth Fellowship Group
Gold Star Chancel
Willys O. Hulin
Church Board of Education
C. V. R. de Jong
Leland Auld
I. L. Ford
Gee Fellowship
Kath Hastings
Grou
N. A. Baker
Clara Wilson
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Carl T. Wuerffel
Prairie Cha
A. B. Curran
Seventh Day Church of God
Sixth Street
Ninth Avenue
Lawrence Christensen
Billions poured into US foreign aid drive
Washington report shows officials estimate the United States has poured between 19 and 20 billion dollars into foreign relief since V E and V J days. The figure excludes the Marshall Plan but includes nearly 60 million earmarked for Russia and her satellites. The Truman administration considers safeguards to avoid inflation and plans to outline proposals in a message to Congress. The Justice Department suspends high grain price speculation probe “in a few days” and Italian Ambassador Tarchiani says Italy will need US financial aid before Congress acts on Western Europe help.
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Washington
United States
Byrd
D-Va
Congressional Committee
Europe
Russia
Council of Economic Advisers
Truman
Council
Congress
Justice Department
Clark
Alberto Tarchiani
High Butter Prices Boost Sale of Oleo
Des Moines AP Iowa officials cite higher butter prices as the cause for a surge in oleomargarine sales. For the first ten months, margarine purchases rose by about 2,320,000 pounds versus last year, boosting oleo tax revenue to 343,320.50 dollars this year compared with 228,320.50 dollars previously. October receipts are 48,121.40 against September's 65,781.80, the latter an all time oleo tax record.
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DES Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Des Moines Man Pays Old Auto License With $15 Letter
State Treasurer John M. Grimes received a $10 bill and a $5 bill in the mail from an anonymous citizen who admitted failing to pay an auto license. The envelope contained a note stating the $15 payment for an old license that was never paid and offered no signature.
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Des Moines
INS
John M. Grimes
Farm Supply Division seeks farm salesmen in Illinois
Reill Inc announces openings in fine town and Illinois territories for capable salesmen aged 27 to 35 with a farm background and wholesale farm hardware sales experience. High school graduates preferred. Not feed sales. Includes good salary, commissions, BI insurance, mileage, and expenses. applicants must drive own car.
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Reill Inc
Illinois
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