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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1965
Page
3
Stocks fell late Thursday with volume around 6.9 million shares. Copper stocks led the slide as President Johnson cleared the sale of 200000 tons from the government stockpile to stabilize prices.
District Judge Blair Wood opened a Waterloo hearing on the state's bid to stop two Cedar Rapids groups from portraying themselves as insurers. The attorney general says American Security Benevolent Assn. and Iowa State Security Assn. took over $32,000 from Eastern Iowans via false insurance claims. Three witnesses testified, including a Fairbank woman who described extra assessments after a policy sale.
Friday USDA estimates list 6,000 cattle 5,000 hogs and 300 sheep. Butcher hogs steady to 25 cents higher. slaughter lambs 25 higher. cattle generally steady. Prices span hogs 23.50 to 26.00, cattle 23.50 to 26.75, sheep 23.00 to 25.50 with select lambs at 24.50.
Des Moines reports generally good demand with uneven butchers and steady sows. Estimated receipts at 75 000 with recent week 70 000 and year 79 000, plus Wednesday 83 000. US 1 3 butchers mostly 23 50 to 24 25 per hundredweight for 200 240 and 240 270 Ibs, with other ranges listed for various weights. Sows US 1 3 270 330 Ibs 21 50 to 22 50 and higher weights 20 75 to 22 15. 400 550 lbs 18 75 to 21 25.
UPI reports Omaha cattle markets with 2,500 head cattle and 500 calves. Steers and heifers show steady to firm values while cows trend down slightly. canners and cutters hold near steady. High choice 1 130 lb steers 25.65 per cwt. 1 300 lb steers 25.50. heifers 23.00 to 24.00 for choice, lower for other grades.
Sioux City market notes show 3 000 calves and slaughter cattle steady. Choice steer weights 1000 to 1175 pounds bring 24 to 25.25 per hundredweight, 850 to 1020 pound heifers 23.00 to 23.75. Several loads reach high choice and some prime at 24.00 to 24.25.
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market Thursday were strong to 25 cents higher. Bulk 200 to 230 pound butchers brought 23.50 to 23.75, packing sows around 21.25 to 21.50, with price adjustments by weight and grade. Also noted are corn at 165, soybeans 2 33, oats 0 25, and poultry eggs and TV listings for a Beatles repeat performance at 6:30 PM on KCRG-TV.
Chicago AP report shows commercial buying lifting wheat and corn toward higher levels with short covering fueling the rise. Wheat No 2 hard and red values around 1.66 per bushel, corn No 2 yellow about 1.16½ to 1.16¾, oats around 72 cents, rye mixed, soybeans steady near 2.56.
AP report notes steady wholesale butter prices with various grade quotes in Chicago. Eggs in New York are described as merely adequate to short with demand good and prices largely unchanged. additional details include standards, whites, fancy grades, and checks.
Washington reports an expected U S forces increase in Vietnam beyond 200000 over the next six months. The likely buildup to 225000 or 250000 men follows a new concept to employ American troops when the 600000 man South Vietnamese army cannot force aggressive action. U S combat units would press into Viet Cong base areas to prevent guerrilla recoveries.
Jessie Jones 85 longtime West Branch businesswoman died Wednesday in a nursing home. She and her husband Howard T. Jones operated a dry goods store for years, retiring in 1960 after his 1936 death. Survived by five daughters and two sons including Esther Jensen, two sisters, two brothers, 20 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Services Saturday at 2 p.m. Conservative Friends Meeting house. Call Friday at Barker's.
Atlanta AP reports Georgia records surpass two million vehicle license tag sales marking a historic first for the state as officials note record demand and revenue in the program.
A Pacific storm drenched California from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border with rain damage in the millions. Los Angeles area rainfall continued with 2 to 3 inches expected by Friday and more than five inches in five days. 200 evacuees moved from three Simi Valley subdivisions as an emergency refugee center opened at a high school.
Richard W. Engler, 29, of 3324 Oakland road NE, suffered a hand laceration while battling a fire in a utility room at his home just after 2 30 a.m. He was admitted for observation at Mercy hospital. Firemen said paper and rags near the furnace overheated and ignited, with the blaze confined to a corner of the utility room.
The Cedar Rapids Marion Hiawatha drive mobilizes 1400 volunteers for a March Against Muscular Dystrophy event. The three week fundraising campaign by the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America aims to surpass last year’s about $9000. A kickoff dance Friday at Armar Ballroom features U S Congressman John C Culver as master of ceremonies. The Cedar Valley chapter president is Norman B Dunlap of Cedar Rapids.
In hospital Mrs. Warren Larson of 321 Twenty-second Street NW is a surgical patient at St. Luke’s. Auction closing Saturday Nov 20 at 1 p.m. includes equipment from Cedar Rapids Feed and Supply, Louis Buresh proprietor. Garage looted. Robert E. Hopp of 316 Seventh Street SW reports tools and an electric drill stolen, loss about $175. Dean Abraham discharged after two years in the army in Germany. Catholic Laymen meeting Friday noon at the Elks club with Northwestern Bell supervisor W. E. Van Gorp on communications. Evans treatment ads offer weight and muscle tone help. Gary E. Warner forfeits $55 bond for unpaid parking tickets. Evergreen cemetery items advertised. AA supper at 1092 Second Ave SE at 6:30 p.m. German specialty night at Town House Officers Club. YMCA Ski club organizational meeting Friday 7:30 p.m. at the Y. open to families with kids. Big turkey bowl at Tropic Lanes. nov 24 deadline. Tractor damaged by vandals at a Norwood Drive NE site. seven doctors’ offices damaged. sign damaged at A Avenue entrance. Elks pre Thanksgiving dinner dance Friday evening $2.50. Lynn’s fresh turkeys for Thanksgiving at Hladkey’s. Noelridge School awards for several students. Wig service at La Femme Coiffure. Ladies night at Ambassador Lounge. School vandalism at St Ludila’s School. bus seats slashed, tether balls taken. Fish fry Friday 6–9 p.m. Takeout orders available. Score board and downtown Farm Market potato salad ads.
Ardell D Balise 25 of 819 Rockford Road SW received a 30 day suspended jail term Thursday on a charge of false uttering check. He allegedly wrote a 7.94 dollar check to a Cedar Rapids supermarket on Oct 8 and detectives charged him with three other bad checks totaling 28.23 dollars.
Eight Cedar Rapids Jaycees were lauded by the Jaycee board for the Pancake Day project led by Owen Winterberg of Old Marion Road NE. Winterberg named Jaycee of the Month as the event described as the most successful yet staged. seven men received Keyman awards for their roles.
Willie M. Rodgers of Cedar Rapids was arrested in Chicago on a Cedar Rapids warrant charging him with writing 422 in bad checks. Det Navratil said seven checks written in 1964 at Cedar Rapids supermarkets were forged, with Rodgers having fled Iowa to avoid prosecution.
Coe College students craft authentic late 17th century costumes for a production of Moliere The Miser in the Coe auditorium. Jeannette Ringland notes a 12 member crew designed by Mary Haberkamp with costumes led by Ringland and students from her class. Curtain 8 15 p.m. Friday and Saturday with tickets 1 for adults and 50 cents for students.
Los Angeles the American Newspaper Guild went on strike against the Los Angeles Herald Examiner after a midnight contract expiration. Two months of bargaining and a late federal mediation failed to reach an agreement. Union demands exceed 35 dollars weekly in money items. The paper remains published with management and other departments covering editorial advertising and circulation work.
Weymouth selectmen vote to ban any new construction needing water due to a reservoir with only 60 million gallons of supply against a 2 million gallon daily demand. The building inspection dept will refuse permits and cancel permits for unstarted projects, as about 1,100 housing units advance in planning.
Notice is given that on November 29, 1965 at 9:00 AM the instrument said to be the last will and testament of Joseph A. Pisney, deceased, will be heard in the District Court at the Cedar Rapids Court House Iowa for proof and admission to probate. Kenneth L. Perry Clerk. Joseph J. Severa Attorney.
Special Execution No 83496 issued October 28 1965 in favor of The Bohemian Savings & Loan Association Cedar Rapids against Jean E Doran. Real estate Lot 125 Auditor's Plat No 65 Linn County offered for cash at public auction December 2 1965 at 9 00 A M in front of the Court House Cedar Rapids Iowa. Sheriff Walter H Grant signs with Deputy David R Webster Kubicek Novak Kubicek attorneys notice dated October 28 1965.
The Town of Springville held a regular council meeting led by Mayor Brown on November 1 1945. Present were Councilmen Binley Cox Kelley Hiner and Clerk Twila Wyman with votes on multiple bills and permits debated.
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