04 Nov 1953
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1953
Page
1
Chicago and Omaha market notes show hogs weak by up to 25 cents from estimates, with salable hogs about 10 000 in Chicago and cattle receipts about 12 000. Cattle mostly steady to weak, sheep steady to 50 cents lower. hogs opening steady then easing under trade pressure. Prices for various classes listed with ranges and few special lots.
AP summary notes cattle prices mostly steady with few weak spots. Slaughter steers and heifers show little change while cows ease about 50 cents. Stockers and feeders stay uneven with midweek bids around 22 to 23 dollars.
Cattle prices mixed with calves steady and steers and heifers mostly unchanged. Cows and bulls show uneven weakness while vealers hold steady to soft. Prime fed yearling steer price listed, with thin regard to weights and varying quotes across heavy loads.
Fragmented OCR shows fluctuating receipts and liveweight prices. Data includes weights 240 to 380 pounds and prices around 18 to 20 dollars, with late entries referencing Tuesday figures and weekly totals.
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market rose by a quarter as bids for hogs delivered to the Cedar Rapids plant varied by weight and quality. The report also lists current market receipts and assorted grain and seed prices including corn, soybeans, wheat, and field grass seed with multiple small price points.
The New York market was mixed with prices drifting lower to higher. Many leading issues traded mostly unchanged as around 1.5 million shares changed hands.
William S Small 26 of Casper Wyoming was held to the grand jury under a five thousand dollar bond on a breaking and entering charge for a burglary at an Oelwein department store early Sunday. A suspect, Allen values, Reweas Wo., who escaped, is mentioned in connection with the case.
The report shows steady demand and moderate supplies with poultry prices steady at several ranges. Live poultry quotes include hens 18 to 28 cents, broilers 23 cents, fryers 18 to 23, while ducks and eggs appear with scattered figures and freight notes. Regional potato prices and freight container issues are noted, with Colorado and Idaho references and limited vehicle logistics details.
Fragmentary insert from New York sports section shows inconsistent scoring and weights with scattered figures. Readers cannot determine a clear event or outcome due to misread OCR.
Incumbent Mayor Harry Gould defeated Louis Pailliotet 139 to 71 as Riverside voters weighed a proposed state liquor store. Four incumbent councilmen Ralph Kloopfer John Moss Charles Rice Newton Whetstine won. new councilman J. L. Veggy elected. Eleven ran. opposition leaders Hubert Doud and the WSCS faced a liquor store faction led by F. W. Schnoebelen and Robert Pailliotet.
Output figures show thousands of cars produced by major manufacturers through September 1953. Analysts note strong production momentum with total nearing a million units for the year, reflecting continued demand and factory efficiency across the industry.
In Chicago trading grains recovered from an early decline and moved higher than the prior close. Corn led gains on short covering with wheat up about 1.5 percent and soybeans up around 1 to 2 percent as December contracts showed broader strength.
Forty Coe college students were named honor students at chapel convocation ceremonies Tuesday. Recipients include James G. Madden Freeport Ill and Gaylord G Treu Clear Lake IA for two year independent study in political science and chemistry respectively. Phi Beta Kappa election announced for Donald G Fitzgerald Union IA and James N Tone LaPorte City IA. New Phi Kappa Phi members include Lucille E Kinley Coggan and Carole H Murfield Marion. Junior and sophomore honors listed with multiple Cedar Rapids and other area names. Dean Richard Hudson spoke on The Values of College.
High school seniors will present They Went Thataway in the school auditorium. The junior class will present Bells On Their Toes on Thursday night November 19 in the same venue.
The high school junior class will present the play Edgeshackle Inn on November 12 and 13 in the Senos auditorium.
The Cedar Rapids Symphony opens its season Monday at Coe auditorium under Henry Denecke. Program tracks Romantic to Impressionist eras with Mendelssohn overture Ruy Blas Debussy Afternoon of a Faun Handel Water Music and Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 Pathétique featuring prominent woodwind and string solos. Tickets remain at local outlets and Coe box office.
District Judge Floyd Philbrick of Cedar Rapids will speak at the pre Armistice Day service sponsored by the Little Sons of Veterans of the Civil War. The 7 15 p m event at St Pauls Methodist Church begins with a 15 minute concert by the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 788 band. City Attorney C W Garberson will respond. Participants include Dr Kenneth Metcalf Rabbi Walter Plant Rev D A Lofer ak rector and Shrine Chanters with Miss Mary Faches Miss Helen Cavros and Wesley Collins. Veterans and patriotic groups are urged to attend and carry colors. Members of Sons Veterans should meet at 7 at the church.
Perryopolis Pennsylvania voters elected Russell J Blair as burgess in a Democratic sweep to govern a 1.5 million inheritance for town improvements. The settlement, incorporated after Mary Fuller Frazier left funds to Perryopolis in 1948, prepares to start spending once legal steps completed.
The Future Farmers of America club of Wharton high begins a corn sale Friday to raise money for a heating plant at the Marion YMCA youth center. Area residents can contribute corn or cash by calling committee members Mrs. Levy Scott Glen I Nicholson Bruno Rinas. Club participants include Dick Liercke Everett Scott Bill Larimer Harold Kansi er Gene Armstrong Lumir Dostal Bob Unash Kenneth Morrison Kenneth Smith Bob Fernow and Jack Horning.
The Cary Club celebrated its seventy fifth anniversary at the home of Mrs George L Drips with a program reviewing Alice and Phoebe Cary. Mrs S Winter recalled the club's founding on January 16 1878 and souvenirs read Cary club 1878 to 1953. Guest Oca Beall Price joined former member.
A Thursday event moves to Friday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Maurice Mitchell. Burd Hardware advertises garbage service for a down payment of 9.45 and 7.40 monthly. Mr and Mrs Robert Williams of Iowa City and son Jay T visited Mr and Mrs Ralph J Williams. Mrs Arthur D Grauel thanks friends and neighbors for flowers and kindness during bereavement.
AP report notes high corporate earnings in 1953 boost next March tax receipts. With 1954 earnings possibly dipping, 1955 payments on 1954 incomes expected to rise, while rate cuts later temper. 1953 earnings up 30 percent pre tax and 18 percent after tax. steel strike impact cited.
In Pocahontas county the town of RIDOTTO records all six eligible voters casting ballots in Tuesday's municipal election. Darrow Oleson is re elected mayor, unopposed, in the 18 person town. Leslie Thomas and Dale Ferguson win council seats and Thomas is named town clerk.
Advertisement advises readers how to secure a device for dentures at local drug stores with simple steps and practical tips. It highlights convenient access and inexpensive options for maintenance and comfort.
U N and neutral observers condemned long sessions with Chinese prisoners as Communist persuaders used coercive tactics for hours. Only 3 of 205 interviewed chose to return to communism, with one deemed mentally incompetent. Observers reported brain washing and deliberate stalling amid protests by Swiss and Indian chairs.
The Swedish Academy named Dr. Frits Zernike of the Netherlands the 1953 Nobel Prize in Physics for his electronics work including a revolving spool galvanometer. Prof. Herman Staudinger of Germany received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his plastics and macromolecule research.
Dr Lawrence J. of Cedar Rapids elected to board of trustees of the American Foundation for Allergic Diseases, formed to coordinate allergy work and disseminate information to public and doctors. The foundation, with a New York City office, is a joint effort of the American Academy of Allergy and the American College of Allergists.
Anthony T. Pleune, 25 years as Sunshine Mission board president, received a surprise party and a bronze plaque. The day care center was renamed Anthony T. Pleune Day Care Center for his work with children at the mission and Camp Good Health.
The Republican party won at least seven of 13 contested Cook County superior court seats and the circuit bench seat in Chicago as turnout in outlying areas boosted GOP performance. Democrats took four of five alderman races, with one runoff possible, and 1,029,000 votes set a county record. Gov Stratton led the campaign with ward tours and precinct captain warnings.
Marengo voters re elected George Fiser as mayor in a three candidate race. Turnout was light with about 700 ballots cast as Fiser received 405 votes, Henderson 224, and Johnson 65. Council picks were Ralph Eddy Leo Hoover Cecil T Hilsman Earl Schaull and Harold Adams with Hoover the lone incumbent.
In a large turnout Oxford voters chose Horace Paul mayor defeating incumbent J L Kinney 153 to 51. Citizens’ ticket candidates won council seats: Lyle Donohoe Robert Cook Floyd Nidey and Dr W H Reynolds. Taxpayers’ ticket T G Specht won a council seat 115 to 92 over Phillip Dillhaver.
Five year old James Bausch of 872 Fourteenth Street SE sustained a laceration over his right eye after running into the side of a car near 1385 H avenue NE. He received five stitches at St Luke's Hospital. Police identified the driver as Lola Hess of 945 Daniels Street NE.
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