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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1947
Page
19
Sale totals show varied cattle lots with steers and heifers priced per hundredweight. Notable bids include 264 at 32.00, 1150-1170 pound lots around 33.00, and lighter calves around 25.00 to 17.50 with multiple figures indicating fluctuating demand and higher cashierable values.
USDA Omaha report shows hogs at 38 75 cents higher with steady to firm action across cattle and sheep. Corn fed steers yearlings and heifers sold in line with top quality. cows slower but steady. Sheep receipts 1700, all classes steady with fat ewes around 10 dollars and better departures down from prior.
USDA cattle receipts total 7,000 with 1,760 calves. Slaughter classes steady to 25 cents higher, vealers unchanged. Beef steers average $23.50 to $28.25, top loads at $30.00. Shorthorn steers 1.00 over bid, good fed heifers steady, stockers and feeders 25 cents higher, feeder steers 26 cents.
The Cedar Rapids hog market closed for the holiday with buying to resume Wednesday. Cattle and calf markets show varied prices for steers and cows by weight, including medium to good grades and specialty items, alongside fruit and vegetable listings and grain market terms.
Estimates published Wednesday show cattle around 12 000 head and hogs in the mix. Trade sources note modest activity as buyers eye fat livestock markets with no official confirmation of closing figures.
A Benton Tama county effort using a shared airplane led to three Cedar Rapids men being charged with shooting pheasants out of season. W H Soper Gerald Cassel and Dale Street must appear in Vinton justice court after spotters directed Conservation Officer Harry Rector to arrests near Atkins. The pheasant season opened Tuesday.
Dolly, an aged bay mare pulling a wagon, bolted after a street car noise. She hit a baby carriage, scattered junk over three blocks, knocked down a scaffold, shattered a plate glass window, and struck three cars and two street lamps before stopping when a lamp separated from the wagon. Driver Melvin Mackey will be out of work until repairs.
Miss Wright, minister of music at St. Pauls Cedar Rapids, presented readings and songs at Marion library on Monday evening. Accompanied by Mrs J S McQuiston, with Lula Toms presiding as club president and volunteers Ruth Engstrom Edna Roberts and Mabel Kearns as chairmen for the event.
W E Cooper Milwaukee railroad roundhouse foreman at Cedar Rapids and longtime Marion resident retires December 1 after more than four decades of service. He and his wife sold their Cedar Rapids home at 421 Nineteenth Street NE and plan to move to Keokuk. A garage near 8th Street and Central Avenue is wanted for rent, contact 659.
Eugene Strachen of 301 Fifth Avenue underwent an emergency appendectomy at St Luke's Hospital on Tuesday. The patient is reported in stable condition with no complications.
A church notice reports the Rev. Lloyd De Jong of Chippewa Falls has accepted a call to lead the First Presbyterian Church in Portage Wisconsin. He is a former Marion resident and is linked to the Rev C V R De Jong of Marion. Additionally, local notices mention Sophia Coenen ill at Mercy hospital and Mrs John Knapp Sr returning home from the hospital. Chicken pie dinner at the Presbyterian church is set for 5 o'clock on Wednesday November 12. Ice cream pies priced at 49 cents are advertised by Sorg Drug.
A compilation of small items includes Mrs Richard Miller leading a children's story hour at Daniels Park Library on Wednesday at 4 15 pm a fried chicken supper bazaar at First United Presbyterian for one dollar news of a motor theft at Lear Appliance Sales Service with 35 stolen and a back door screw entry a Armistice night program at Hanford post 5 Drgaara open to the public corrections Joy Daker listed in Eagles contest as third place and other items covering the Carnival at John Huss church a Social Planning Section meeting at the YMCA under Douglas Grant a pheasant hunting insurance offer and an appendectomy for Robert F Rejsa with details about addresses a YMB board session at the Montrose hotel noting leadership changes and a Civic Bureau dinner with Chaplain C E Burdine speaking on salvaging the good in bad men at the Chamber of Commerce with the next meeting set for Thanksgiving week
Presbyterian women plan their annual bazaar on Wednesday with supper served at 5 p.m. The event offers opportunities for fellowship and community support.
Mrs. Fred Jergeson returned to Owatonna Minnesota on Monday after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J D Currier.
Grove City Rebekah lodge honored 25 year members and new members at a party in 1.0.C.F. hall Monday evening with a silver and white refreshments table. Chairmen were Mrs. Francis E. Luse and Mrs. Charles Dye, and Mrs. A. E. Milner sang. Attendees included Mrs. Ethel Daws, Mrs. Hazel Harden, Robert Harden, and Mrs. O. K. Collins, who attended Fred Finn’s funeral at Clinton Monday. Mrs. Leo Levasseur has returned home from the hospital after major surgery two weeks ago.
In Princeton Indiana a fire and smoke after an electric locomotive pulling cars derailed snapped a trolley wire. The King coal mine experienced one major blast and several smaller explosions injuring one man while about 175 workers escaped to safety as fire crews moved to seal off the burning west main shaft.
Crawfordsville Indiana centenarian Timney nicknamed Deke travels by bicycle despite losing his left leg to a rattlesnake bite 58 years ago. A former racer in Indiana and Ohio he now uses the wheel mainly for transport and has logged more than 80 thousand miles with a 2000 mile Arizona trip marking his remarkable journey.
In Lavonia Georgia a hunter outpaced county game wardens during a preserve raid. One hunter reportedly with a weak heart escaped by sprinting, another used wit by telling wardens a different man had tagged him. Two others hid repairing a barn machine while two more hid in a ditch until dark.
Speaker Martin considered a request to dismiss contempt of congress moves against 10 Hollywood writers directors and producers tied to a House Un American Activities inquiry. Counsel argued the speaker can block or delay certification, citing constitutional rights. committee sources said a formal vote could occur Friday if the panel returns to Washington.
Harrisburg, Pa. Frederick T Gelder, 73, chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, buys liquor by the carload yet drinks only ginger ale. The board runs a $250 million annual monopoly through 578 stores. Gelder, once a forest City justice of the peace, vowed alcohol would not ruin him and says he has never been sick a day.
Laura Wheeler offers a 15 inch movable dolly with yarn braided hair fixable in three ways. Includes dirndl dress pattern 525 transfer for 15 inch doll. Simplifies needlework with charts photos and concise directions. Send 20 cents with name address and zone to Cedar Rapids Gazette Needlecraft Dept Chicago Ill.
Classified ad row listing Want Ads details for Janeva Funeral Home at 16th Ave and J St SW with contact number 2-7020, plus multiple lost and found notices. Items include a mixed breed dog tag 211, a female Rat Terrier, a brown leather purse, watches, a bracelet, a heifer, a Springer Spaniel pup named Spotty, tire wheel, and various one line notices. Also mentions jewelry shops, Lay Away for Christmas, and local services like barber and laundry.
Local listings advertise events at Coggon club including a day with an orchestra and dances, plus a Sokol Bazaar running November 10 to 15. Also featured are home services and tradesmen offering electrical work, furniture, painting, remodeling, hauling, and appliance repairs with contact details.
A New Orleans housewife found three cake pieces at her door and prays at Marie Laveau’s tomb in St. Louis Cemetery No. 2. Neighbors and police link the gris gris to eviction tensions. Reports note voodoo traditions persist in New Orleans with mixed white and black practitioners.
In Bath New York Tabithy the cat owned by Mr and Mrs Jansen Clark vanished after a Rochester visit 70 miles away. Three weeks later she returned to the farm with four newborn kittens, waiting in a box on the back porch. The tale underscores country life preferences versus city bustle.
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