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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1969
Page
7
New York stocks fell Friday as a broad market retreat continued with lighter volume than Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 8.05 to 893.14, the 60-stock index slid 0.96 to 62.68, and NYSE turnover was about 0.24 million shares. A Chicago livestock report listed mixed cattle prices for the week.
Cedar Rapids hog market prices held steady on Saturday with Friday’s bulk country and plant deliveries for butchers at 25.50 to 25.50 per cwt. Packing sows 300 lbs down at 23.00 to 23.25. butchers 10 to 30 lbs lighter incur small reductions by weight and grade. Monday estimates show Chicago and Des Moines retail and dressed meat values with various cuts noted.
A early Saturday crash on Highway 193, one and a half miles south of Jackson, left driver Three Langrick and two passengers Sammy Schmidt and Dennis Kuvnen hospitalized in West Union. Langrick’s car struck a steer and spun into a fence at about 1 am.
A gondola car loaded with cement derailed from a Milwaukee line near Castalia, ripping up nearly four miles of track and tie bedding. One car derailed, 40 cars back, with no other cars derailing. Observer Billiary Hines alerted Postville marshal Mectin Harnack. repairs began Saturday morning as trains continued.
HELSINKI AP Llewellyn Thompson, noted Russia expert and former U.S. ambassador to Moscow, arrived Friday to participate in strategic arms limitation talks aimed at curbing nuclear weapons.
IOWA CITY A fire broke out in Macbride hall at the University of Iowa around 7:40 pm Friday. Mabel Parsons assistant professor of home economics was credited by firemen with preventing a serious blaze. She directed students to call for help and fought the flames using a second extinguisher after the first was found empty. The fire was confined to a plastic grease basket. Firemen commended her presence of mind and actions in stopping the spread.
Hazleton news reports Nazieton businessman Gerald Horkheimer filed a formal re canvass request of city election results. He was defeated in the race for a city council seat while Mayor L. O. Weston and three incumbents won re election.
Marion Camp Fire group held a Thursday meeting at Mrs. Delmar Longs home and elected JL Dormer as President Judy Hall as secretary Loci Lambert as treasurer and several others as officers or in charge of activities. Boston Store Ady Brogan Miles-John W Brogan 60 of 2775 Fourth Avenue died Friday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a short illness. Services Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Haxter Memorial chapel. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Saturday. Senseable Shoppers classifieds promote late model car bargains in Autos for Sale. Worship Times listed for Church of God Seventh Day and Seventh Day Brethren with pastors and service times.
DETROIT AP officials say more than a third of the Roman Catholic diocesan schools in the Detroit archdiocese are in danger of being shut down due to financial problems. The report notes widespread budget strains affecting operations and long term viability for several parishes and schools in the region.
The Rev William C Larson at Marion Churches hosts Sunday school at 9 30 and worship at 10 80. Furst Baptist led by Rev Lawrence B Spran Kile offers 10 30 Sunday school and 7 30 worship with a sermon on Thanksgiving. Grace Baptist lists services at 7 45 and 10 50 with 7 30 evening worship. St Josephs Catholic Church lists masses and school times with several priests. Other churches including Ascension Lutheran and Lutheran Church of the Resurrection show varied worship times, Sunday school, and sermons, reflecting a busy religious observance across the community.
Legal notices detail probate actions including estate of Herma op ad Execstor Fase ogespty and William 8. Zeigler deceased, with warnings to creditors to file claims within six to twelve months, and notices about the executor and hearing dates. Also includes bid advertisement for reinforced concrete flood wall construction in Cedar Rapids with bid rules, bonding, and city council approval.
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