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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1957
Page
3
New York AP report shows profits for nine months ahead of 1956, with 358 of 660 firms higher and 302 lower. Top 12 gainers boost totals while many smaller companies lag, led by steel autos and oil sectors amid mixed demand and market jitters.
Central and Pennsylvania markets weigh merger chatter as utilities lead gains with 5.1 percent rise. While most sectors advance over years, seven of 31 firms lag behind. Drugs cosmetics communications and several equipment groups show universal gains. airlines and non ferrous mining lag.
Bertha Sprague Waldo 75 died Monday at her home. Services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Manchester Methodist church, burial Edgewood cemetery. She was born May 10 1882 at Edgewood and married Oley Sprague in 1902 then Henry Waldo in 19 43. Survivors: daughters Matt Malone Cedar Rapids Lewis Fry Marion Carroll Whitman Moorhead Eldred Sprague Puyallup two sons Claude Moorhead Eldred.
The Ashton Wholesale Service of Des Moines opened a 24000 square foot Cedar Rapids lumber branch at 1000 Shaver Road NE with an open house for Eastern Iowa dealers. John and Webb Ashton attended. Bill Matus named branch manager. Ten staff will serve the building materials and millwork operation. Abell Howe Construction led the project.
West Liberty special to The Gazette reports Clark Stratton 51 died Monday of a heart attack at his home. He worked 14 years at Book Oil Company. Born July 26 1906 in West Liberty he married Edna Stoelk July 3 1928. Survivors include his wife three daughters two sons his mother a brother and two sisters.
The Order of Blue Goose plans a traditional wild duck dinner for fire insurance men at the Roosevelt hotel Tuesday night. About 100 representatives of stock fire insurance companies from across the state were to attend at 6:30 p.m. The event marks 25 years of the Blue Goose dinner tradition, with Harry Dunker directing local arrangements.
Cedar Rapids board assigns members to focus on six older elementary buildings in a study of renovation or replacement needs. Each member will become thoroughly familiar with one building, giving the board a broader understanding of necessary improvements.
Merlyn S. Pitzele resigned Monday as labor editor of Business Week amid a probe. He told a Senate rackets committee he collected 15000 dollars as an adviser to the Teamsters while chairing the New York state mediation board and serving on Business Week staff.
Charles Shelby longtime assistant postmaster retires after 21 years of service. Mrs Gerald Reed is appointed to replace him as postmaster at the Delta office.
Governor Herschel Loveless said he will meet with the State Board of Regents to learn about moves by the Iowa Regents to seek funds for capital improvements and a long range plan. He may back a trimester proposal and questions current financing disputes with universities. Former President Calvin Coolidge noted for initials S. only.
Information sought on the location of a Roth trumpet with serial No. 71983 lost October 11, 1957 at Kingston Stadium. Also notices advertise lost silver lighter near 16th Farm Market with rewards and numerous local service ads including sod delivery, cement work, garbage pickup, cleaning services, and yard jobs with contact numbers.
A district court in Iowa City adjourned the hearing on permanent injunctions against two labor unions to November 20. Frantz Construction Co seeks to block picketing and secondary boycotts at Regina High School and Mercy hospital project sites and refuses to recognize the unions. Boyd and Rummelhart asks for relief over Teamsters interference with material deliveries tied to Frantz contracts.
The State Safety Department will hold a series of instruction meetings for county treasurers on 1958 vehicle registrations. John Carlson, director, says the first meeting occurred in Red Oak. Carlson and Phil Powers will lead nine more sessions across Iowa in the next two weeks, with stops in Waterloo, Nov 7, New Hampton Nov 8, Cedar Rapids Nov 12, Iowa City Nov 13, and Mt. Pleasant Nov 14.
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