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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1956

Page

27

Market Report Highlights Mixed Livestock Tendency Across Regions

Chicago hog prices held at 16 dollars for 25 head of around 220 pounds amid steady to higher bids for butcher hogs. Cattle receipts scarce with steers steady to higher, heifers up to 50 cents, and prime steers around 29 to 31 dollars. Des Moines and Omaha show steady to higher hogs and wide cattle price ranges, while Sioux City notes strong demand for choice stock and firm feeder bids amid varied calf and steer activity.

Chicago Chicago Livestock Riy Jona Hogs Des Moines INS Uoe U.S Omatia Livestockh Omana de RereTa Ennniten Etork Rand and Chelrr Ostorkire Kodd Chole Doow-Jones Mondey Monadar Francis J. duPont & Co Merchants National Bank W. O H. Jump Myers Monzanto Apatouda Loews. Inc Princo Berl G's McKesson Armour Fe Co Penhall Atchin Maplin Atinnking Ravtar Co Aveo Mis Aaldwin Mailne Alto & Ohio Ward Vendhs Avi Blutorots Sterd Murrey Corn Hlaw Knox Uatl Cash Rey Hordern Co Datland Uridgrparl Firiken Mik Taney Tus Ik Uc Contraht Corp Pac Chinadg Pesduce Paultry Trucks Cupon Biles Chie Cole Felse Suniay Minnesota Marth Bukota Red River Niley Pontiars Ta. Chrys Com Froder Gambie Dillen Arry Quiket Ouis Colin Curbin RKO Pictures Cal Gas Syn Sperry Rand Collins Wrexall Truc Buly Stockwell Sng All Co Sarar Crirble Steel Gurliss Bou Raltway Veure & Co Batatas Stirn Prands Ena Firestone T Textron Tidewater Timken Row Fox Film Atts Ford Gen Foods Tien Mothers Wiles Co Flopterhire Tit Air Lanes Maritim Steel Seria Ait Sina Minanen Ienanike Fab Ank Mig Denleh Rodin ST Stocka

Gains Push Key Stocks Higher in Late Market Rally

The New York stock market extended gains late Monday as major issues advanced. Volume was about 2,600,000 shares with indices rising on upbeat trading.

New York

Rehash Civilian Courts ruling discussed city brief

London notes foreign office comments on Syrian oil sabotage claims and calls for action. Syria accused of military action with oil pipeline damage. Egypt and Bahrain Petroleum Co operations affected while the Suez Canal remains blocked. Junior Chamber committees, Optimist club, and local gatherings listed with meeting times and venues.

London Grave Episcopal Iraq Mediterranean Her Majesty Ray Farley Adv Foreign Office Syria Egypt Cairo Radio Tetas Sane Goon Bahrain Petroleum Company Calte Ning Optimist Club Roosevelt i Penick Ford Vision Center

Cedar Rapids notes on certified mail and local changes

A Cedar Rapids item reports the certified mail service begun June 6, 1655 as a great success with about 20,000,000 pieces yearly in Cedar Rapids and Linn County. It describes savings over registered mail, cost details, and local officials promoting the service, plus other brief city notices and court actions.

Arthur E. Summerfield Kiwanis Linn County Cedar Rapids Kiwanis Club Theo Neil Deen Central City Marion Nelson University Hospitals Iowa City

Rites Wednesday for Elmer G Betzer 63

Elmer G Betzer 63 of 1206 Eighth Marion sanitary engineer at Marion disposal plant died Monday at 2 50 am in Cedar Rapids hospital after several months illness Born July 2 1893 at Fairview My to E L McGuire in Jones county he moved to Marion with his parents late worked 23 years for the city Surviving wife Josephine Garrison Marion a brother Harold Betzer Cedar Rapids and three sisters Ruth Vale Gary Ind Florence Lange and Thelma Nielson all of Marion Funeral services Wednesday at 2 pm in Murdoch chapel with Rev Charles Moore burial in Oak Shade cemetery Friends may call at the chapel

Elmer G. Betzer Elmer G. Betser Eighth Street Marion Cedar Rapids I Lee Fairview E. L. McGuire Jones County Harold Mullaby Frank Hetzer Josephine Garrison St Marion Harold Betzer Paul Ruth) Vale Gary Ind Roy Florence) Lange Otto Thelma) Nielson

Poland Sees Cardinal Wyszynski’s Return Amid Unrest

In Warsaw the Roman Catholic faithful greet Cardinal Wyszynski’s return from prison with a 45 minute sermon urging heroic work. The government warns against complacency as rumors of Russian troop movements on Poland’s eastern border circulate amid the new Titoist regime.

Warsaw Poland Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski Cardinal Wyszynski Wladyslaw Gottulka Communist Party Hungary

Grain markets close as election day shuts trading nationwide

AP reports traders halt activity on Tuesday election day with mixed grain moves and revised commodity quotes. Wheat drops while soybeans rise. other grains and fats show modest changes amid port Said cease fire impacts and price shifts across futures.

New York Financial

Cedar Rapids market prices steady amid mixed butcher quotes

Market notes from Cedar Rapids indicate steady prices on cattle and mixed pricing for wholesale and delivered cuts. Reports include weigh ranges, local prices per hundredweight, and notes on market activity, with sparse details on individual producers and regulatory mentions.

Grandson of Lisbon Couple Hurt in Fall

A grandson of a Lisbon couple was injured when he fell about 25 feet to a concrete sidewalk during morning services. He suffered skull injuries and other wounds and was hospitalized.

Lisbon JG UU Garry Hatch Falsam Jeffrey

Tama Man Admits He Is Outhouse Arsonist

A Tama man confessed to setting an outhouse fire during a late night incident. Authorities noted he also admitted involvement in related property damage at a nearby site. The case references local landmarks and warrants further investigation.

Tama Man

West Berlin Students Demonstrate at Soviet Memorial

Hundreds of West Berlin students shouted anti Soviet slogans and swarmed the Russian War Memorial after placing wreaths at British and French buildings. Police doubled border guard as tensions rose during the protest denouncing aggression against Egypt.

Fewer Iowa Absentee Ballots Are Requested

Secretary of State Melvin J. Synhorst reports a final tally of 6 270 Iowans in the armed forces applying for absentee ballots to vote in the general election down from 7 998 in 1952. He said the requests were forwarded to proper county clerks and that defense in Washington shows about a 40 percent drop from the 1952 wartime level.

DES Moines Melvin J. Sanhorst Washington

U S Hungarians March in Silent Funeral Procession

In New York, Hungarian Americans staged a somber march through Manhattan to protest the Hungarian tragedy. Mourners hit the streets in silence, reaching the Dark Avenue headquarters of a Russian delegation as chants denounced extermination and demanded Russia’s withdrawal.

New York Manhattan Dark Avenue U N Tudapest Estimatoa

Rep Talle Heads U S Delegation To World Session

Washington reports U S Rep Henry Talle of Decorah leads the American delegation to the Interparliamentary Union meeting in Bangkok from November 2 to 23 with a panel of six senators and eight representatives. The group travels by military air transport and will visit Manila Hong Kong Taipei Tokyo and other stops before returning home.

Gazette Washington U.S Henry ©. Tate Decorah Republican InterparliamentaryUnion Talle Helsinki Finland Lkel Hase Interparliamentary Union

Rome Students Rally for U.S. Intervention in Hungary

Thousands of Rome residents waved flags and posters as they marched to the U.S. embassy on Monday chanting for intervention in Hungary. They then moved toward the Soviet embassy shouting Pigs Pigs and Death to the Russians.

Rome U.S Hungary

Boone Traffic Death Ruled Accidental

A coroner's inquest ruled the Boone death accidental after Miss Naomi Davitt, director of Boone Junior College, was struck by a car Saturday night near Boone. The driver, Mrs. Lyle Reynoldson, did not see her until close to the vehicle. Rail workers will meet Friday at 2 pm. a gasoline truck fire on South Eleventh Street caused no damage. Pvt Fred Block returns from furlough.

BOONE Naomi Ma Alvin Onstot South Eleventh Street Merion Fire Department

Free 8 page booklet on arthritis mailed to readers

Public service offer for a free illustrated 8 page booklet explaining arthritis and rheumatism causes effects and risks. Describes a drugless treatment method used in thousands of cases and urges readers to request the free book from The Ball Clinic Dept. 142 Excelsior Springs Mo.

Dept Excelsior Springs

Weekend Guests And Military Moves Feature Local Notices

The notice lists Mr and Mrs Earl Hy Block of Alburnett road visiting Fort Bragg North Carolina where their daughter will be stationed with airborne troops. Marion Me and Mrs George Henry of Burlington spent the weekend with their niece Mrs Cleo Zochmeyer and family. Kroenings hosted weekend guests Mr and Mrs Arthur Fiesch of Lancaster Wisconsin at the A A Kroening home.

Earl T. Blattel Marion E. L. Perry Russell Perry James Loren Carl Blattel Marianne Carolyn Zeating Melvin Gronwoldt Dianne and Nancy Marshalltown Joanne Perry Cedar Rapids St. Paul Myr Robert Hess Patricia Tommy Minn Hess Sylvia Churchill Rey Campert Kemps California James E. Kelley Crystal Triver Fla Harry Lehman Earl Hy ‘Block Alburnett Road Fort Bragg N.C Airborner George Henry Burlington Cleo Zochmeyer

Tipton Man 52 Hurt in Truck Crash Near West Branch

Thorvald Thom een of Tipden reported injured after a pickup ran over a ditch three miles west of West Branch. He suffered cuts and was listed in good condition at Mercy hospital.

Sueciad the Gazette Iowa City Thorvald Thomeen, A Tipden Aenabet West Branch Meen Nie Mercy Hospital Jal Nou

Plaque to Honor Donors of Greene Square

Cedar Rapids considers a metal marker on Greene square to list donors Nicholas B. Brown George Greene Addison Daniels Julius E. Sanford and Hosea W. Gray. The marker would note 1849 dedication of the square and town history and was referred to the parks committee for review.

Greene Square Chamber of Camemerece Cedar Rapids Parks Committee City Plan Commission Frederick G. Murray Nicholas B. Brown George Greene Addison Daniels Julius E. Sanford Hosea W. Gray

Navy Recruiter Assigned to Cedar Rapids Office

The Navy assigns Gunner Albert D. Clark as recruiter in Cedar Rapids replacing Lewis Holm who moves to Spencer. Nine Linn county men go to Des Moines for physicals with seven registrants and two transfers. Enlistments of two Cedar Rapids men into the naval reserve and the mobile dental unit arrive to service personnel at Cedar Rapids.

Navy Cedar Rapids Bert D. Clark Clark Lewis G. Holm Spencer Reinbeck Spencer J Linn County Draft Board Des Moines Linn County Iran LeRoy FE Carver Avenue NE Daniel F. Pace Second Street Memorial Building

Gettysburg Address Broadcast Reaches Hungary

A Hungary radio station Radio Csakonyai faded to static Sunday night while an English voice recited Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The clip, recorded by Radio Free Europe, carried the familiar lines until it faded and the station went silent.

Gettysburg Hungary Munich Radio Csakonyai Radio Free Europe

Nebraska Digging Out After Storm

Western Nebraska crews cleared roads and streets after a blizzard that isolated many towns. A 4 year old died near Merriam and a Hemingford rancher died from exposure as highways reopened in one-way traffic.

International News Service State Highway Department Nebraska Merriam Amd Hemingford

Eisenhower Seeks Solutions as Election Nears

On the eve of the election President Eisenhower focuses on international issues. He orders messages to Bulganin and Lodge urging Soviet withdrawal from Hungary while praising Dulles for a rapid recovery. He also pledges to keep fighting inflation and a stable dollar amid Democratic cost of living criticisms.

Robert E. Clark Washington INS Dwight Eisenhower Middle East Europe Bulganin and Lodge White House Eisenhower Greenwich, Conn Rose Richards

Knowland Urges Russian Ouster from UN

Senate Republican Lew U. Knowland of California urged the United States to call for Russia to be expelled from the United Nations over its actions in Hungary. He suggested that if other steps fail the Free World should support a volunteer fighting group to aid Hungary.

Washington INS Senate Lew Des Knowland Calif U 5S Russia U.N Tiungary Free World Hungary

Youngster Injured by Exploding Cartridge

Eight year old Arthur Cambridge of 191 Nineteenth Avenue SW suffered a puncture wound to the right leg when a 42 cartridge exploded after he placed it on paper and set fire to it. He was treated at Mercy hospital. Police said the cartridge casing struck his thigh.

Youngster Arthur Cambridge Iineteenth Avenue Mercy Hospital

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