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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1954
Page
8
In Chicago the AP notes unofficial Monday receipts at 20000 hogs 20000 cattle and 4000 sheep. Hog prices drifted downward this week with the biggest drop before Thanksgiving then recovered. barrows and gilts fell up to 25 cents while sows also declined 25 cents. Prime steers held steady to 50 cents lower while higher grade cattle finished steady to 75 cents higher.
Chicago hog receipts about 300 with bulk bids near 17.00 to 19.65 for various weights. Cattle receipts around 200 show bids from 8.00 to 31.00 for cows, calves, steers and yearlings. Sheep receipts about 100 list lambs 20.75 to 21.50 and yearlings 12.00 to 18.00 with mixed grades across the board.
Receipts Saturday 40 000, week 45 000, year 44 000, actual Friday 132 000. Demand moderate to poor, prices steady with 50 cents lower trend in most areas and slight gains in Southern Minnesota. Barrows and gilts prices listed by weight: 160-180 lbs to 360+ lbs, with various bid ranges and lows to highs.
Market prices for Cedar Rapids hogs fell by a quarter to a half dollar with delivered weights listed for good butchers, packers, and various hog classes. Cattle, calf, and sheep sections show mixed values for steers, heifers, yearlings, cows, calves, and spring lambs, alongside poultry, grain, seed, straw, and wool figures.
Montgomery Ward and Company boosted the quarterly dividend on common stock from 50 to 75 cents and approved a 1.75 dollar per share extra dividend payable January 15. The move comes amid a public battle between Chairman Sewell Avery and Louis Wolfson as Wolfson seeks to unseat the 81 year old leader. The regular dividend now totals 4 dollars per share for 1954, up 50 cents from last year, and the extra dividend exceeds the 1953 extra by 25 cents.
London based INS reports Warsaw radio blaming Polish bureaucrats for stifling skilled craftsmen. The broadcast says 19,000 workers left their trades to become errand boys for state trading establishments.
In Fruta Colorado an empty whisky bottle sits in the window of justice of the peace L I Harris. A note reads This cost the man who drank it 266 dollars.
Pittsburgh negotiators reach a three year contract with AFL Teamsters ending a year long department store strike. Teamsters accept five cent hourly raise plus three and a half cents next February while others still seek settlements. Teamsters will return to work once remaining unions agree, keeping stores open by mail and factory shipments.
A Friday blast at the Smith oil station in Anamosa hospitalized one man, Don Hunt, who escaped serious injury after gas accumulated in a pit ignited by a cigarette. The blast blew out a wall and windows. damage was estimated at 3,000 to 4,000 dollars. Another person with minor injuries was present.
In Portland, James Schmidt, 18, took his physical to join the same air force as his imprisoned brother Daniel C. Schmidt, 22. The family said their mother, Mrs. Ray Peters, 43, suffered a heart attack linked to worry over Daniel's prison sentence.
A car left Pale road NW after reportedly losing control and struck a tree beyond Ellis park. Driver James E. Olerich 17 escaped with scratches while his sister Mary 7 suffered minor injuries. A police officer called the incident a miracle with a tree penetrating the windshield.
Mrs Virginia Domer aged 72 of 369 East Nineteenth Street Southeast suffered head injuries in a fall at Bishop's cafeteria Saturday around 10 am. She was transported by Ambulance Service to St Luke's hospital with extent of injuries unknown by noon.
A study in Indonesia finds potential yields of about 3000 quarts of soybean milk per acre, indicating high productivity for soybean processing. This suggests farmers could scale output with proper inputs and techniques to meet demand.
Marion fire department razed a small barn on the Dwight Krumholtz farm south of the Armar ballroom on Marion boulevard to stop a spreading blaze. About 400 bales of hay were destroyed before firefighters pulled the barn down with a tractor.
Richard Bohiken graduated from Cub Scouts and received a two year service star. Several scouts earned one year stars, Gold Arrows, Silver Arrows, denner stripes, and various Bear Lion Wolf badges at the Cub Pack 58 Legion Hall gathering led by John McKean and others.
Cedar Rapids state vice president Mrs L A Lower of the King's Daughters and Fidelis circle members met Tuesday evening. She led the admission service for new members. new members include John Cone Pat McCann B Harry Ford and Harmon Bailey. The circle donated 5 to Christmas Seals and planned a nursing home donation. Mrs Clarence Meggers and Mrs Charles A Ward co hosted. sixteen members attended.
The Peppy Blue Bird group visited the Colonial bakery and the Borden ice cream plants on Friday. Leaders Mrs. Earl Blatter and Mrs. Carl Foster joined the tour along with Lynnea Patton Patty Jacobs Marcia Young Dottie Wachal Mary Jane Meroshek Judy Matson Jean nette Foster Shirley Eveland and Janet Blattel, who had luncheon at a Cedar Rapids hotel.
Visiters from Blytheville Arkansas stay with H D Craig, his son Samuel Craig, and Samuel’s family including Jack Craig and his sons Frank Russell and Mike, plus Miss Mary Darby, during their stay at Blytheville residence.
Guests gathered for the holiday at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Skinner in Vinton with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cherry also visiting. Mrs. Eugene Strachen and her children Peggy and Wayne traveled to Waterloo to visit her brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs Paul Anderson.
Mr and Mrs William Von Meyer of East Alton Illinois and their children Kurt and Susan are guests of her parents Dr and Mrs H O Young. Washings and ironings. Phone 788R.
Holiday dinner guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harold Donnan of Cedar Rapids and Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Reinheimer of Marion, joining the Donald D. Donnan family for the occasion.
Visiters are Mrs. Dodd and Mr. Dodd of Plainfield New Jersey guests of his mother Mrs Merle Dodd. Mr and Mrs A C Gunter of Chicago are also guests in the Dodd home.
Mr and Mrs Robert Mead of Jesup hosted Thanksgiving day at the home of his aunt Mrs W E Doan and her daughter Miss Amy Doan. Their sons Donald and Robert joined the gathering for the holiday.
Thanksgiv ing day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Tilton were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Anderson of Waterloo and Lyle Fehr and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Struchen of Marion.
The bulletin lists services for multiple faith communities including Marion Churches Baptist, St Josephs Catholic, Christian, Free Methodist and Methodist. It covers pastors, daily and evening services, choir times, youth activities, Sunday school at 9:45 and worship at 10:45, plus midweek meetings and special programs.
iGable and multiple churches announce service times. Presbyterian Church led by Rev C V R De Jong worships at 10 55 with Is Christianity a Game as the sermon. St Pauls Lutheran and Prairie Chapel share school starts and worship times. Seventh Day Church of God lists gospel services Friday and Sabbath school Saturday with youth service first Saturdays. Events include choir direction Miss Rose Wilcox and youth skating by Cedar Rapids Presbytery.
The husband of a Maple Plain Minnesota woman killed in a filling station holdup says an Iowa prison escapee is not the killer. Walter Menning, 36, is jailed in Butler County and faces a Dyer Act charge for transporting a stolen car from Illinois to Iowa. Authorities planned to return him to Fort Madison prison as Ferguson viewed him and noted a similarity to a police photo and sketch of the killer.
Seven drivers faced suspensions in Cedar Rapids municipal court on Saturday. Among them Gordon Jacobsen and Rudy Lucia received 30 day suspensions for speeding, Donald Koach for permitting an unauthorized person to drive, while Marjorie Trimble, Kenneth Marek, and Leo Cook got 20 day suspensions for speeding and reckless driving. Lucia forfeited a $15 bond. Cook was fined 100 dollars plus costs. Two drivers with no license were ordered not to apply for permits before January 1.
Louisiana Governor Robert F Kennon said he would enthusiastically support Dwight D Eisenhower in a potential 1956 bid and predicted Eisenhower could surely win a second term if the Democrats nominate a candidate from the Truman wing.
Max Conrad, returning to New York aboard the Ile de France, says a failed directional gyro, bad artificial horizon, and radio outage caused a dangerous Atlantic crossing. He broke a molar in the storm and declares he will never fly solo across the Atlantic again.
John Foster Dulles will address Americans by radio and television Monday night in a major foreign policy speech aimed at countering communism. He plans to reassure the public that the United States and its allies can prevail without a shooting war, despite calls for tougher action from critics.
A wind driven blaze tore through the U S Army 55th Quartermaster base depot in Pusan destroying about 75 percent of its buildings and all outdoor supplies. Three American soldiers were injured as Korean homes burned and thousands fled with belongings. Firefighters from both nations battled the flames for five hours. The cause remained unknown and damage to the depot was initially unclear, with fears of hundreds of thousands in losses. The fire erupted on the eve of the first anniversary of a major Pusan conflagration last November.
The Iowa Elks Association holds its annual winter parley in Waterloo today. Louis Brede a former Dubuque postmaster and organizer of the Dubuque Lumber and Coal Company dies. He also served as president of Union Trust and Savings Bank. A federal judge appoints a lawyer to appraise Carl J. Noltze Sioux City auto dealer convicted of income tax evasion. J and J Sales a St. Louis trading stamp firm files to do business in Iowa.
Mr and Mrs Thomas E Cain acquire the Steele Nursing Home at 1010 E Avenue NW from Mr and Mrs Dan J Steele. The Cains who previously lived at 309 Ninth Street NW take over operation with Mrs Cain having assisted in the nursing home.
The Cedar Rapids City Council will hold a public hearing at 10 00 a m in City Hall Council Chambers to consider a proposal by Mae Guy of Cedar Rapids to convey a parcel of Cedar Rapids real property to Veterans Memorial Incorporated. The notice lists parcel boundaries and urges officers and residents to object if desired. The session is published in Cedar Rapids November 20 and 21.
City council referred several parking and fence disputes to police for study and held line on gas mains and station driveways. Officials approved a 1955 pickup for sanitation, authorized bond retirement payments, and scheduled an informal meeting with municipal court officials to discuss a new deputy bailiff appointment and court operations.
Creston AP. Joan Mulford former Creston fire chief was acquitted after a one day trial. District Judge H J Kittleman found the prosecution failed to prove the city set a deadline for repayment and noted the defendant had already repaid the $35 65 received for water deliveries to drought stricken farmers.
About 1500 Iowa teens gather for the eighth All-State music festival in Des Moines. Band orchestra and chorus members rehearsed seven hours Friday and another long session Saturday after surviving auditions from 194 Iowa schools.
Cedar Rapids City Council will hold a public hearing in Council Chambers at City Hall on December 16 1954 at 9 00 a m to consider selling city land in Section 4 Township 82 North Range 7 West containing one half acre. The proposed sale price is 1000 to Nathan Cohn of Cedar Rapids Iowa with all interested parties invited to speak.
Notice announces Elva Koranda appointed and qualified as executrix of Richard Alvin Koranda deceased in Linn County Iowa on November 26 1954. Creditors must promptly settle debts and file claims with the Linn County District Court Clerk through attorney Joseph J. Severa.
In the District Court of Iowa Cedar Rapids to all whom it may concern notice is given that a will is claimed as the last will of Raymond Klass late of Cedar Rapids deceased. The hearing for proof and admission to probate is scheduled at 9 o clock a.m. on the fourth day of December at the courthouse in Cedar Rapids Iowa Arthur Axmear district court clerk Lynch Lyne Dallas Al assistant.
San Francisco man James Heavy sued Vice President Richard Nixon for 150000 dollars citing assault and false imprisonment after he was ejected from a San Mateo rally. The suit claims Heavy was forcibly detained while Nixon publicly chastised him and continued the address without interruption.
Nearly 8,000 persons attended Cedar Rapids' first Santa Christmas party at Memorial Coliseum. Organizers the Junior Chamber of Commerce and Retail Merchants Bureau estimate 7,900 attendees across four sessions, with 2,500 and 1,800 in morning, 2,400 and 1,200 in afternoon sessions. The event substituted for the annual Christmas parade.
Notice of incorporation for Simpsons Incorporated with principal business in Cedar Rapids Iowa. It lists capital stock 50 006 09 divided into 600 shares of 100 par, start date October 5, and a board of 2 to 5 directors with officers to be elected annually. Names Jack C Simpson and Irma G Simpson appear as initial directors and officers.
In Linn County Iowa District Court Marvin L Staton files a petition seeking to quiet title to a described parcel against unknown claimants and others. Defendants are warned to appear by December 20 1954 at Cedar Rapids Iowa, otherwise default and judgment will be entered. Attorney Donnelly Lynch Cedar Rapids Iowa represents the plaintiff.
State of Iowa Linn County notice dated November 10 1954 announces Jerry Kosina named administrator of the estate of Frank J Kosina late of Linn County deceased. He directs all debtors to pay promptly and urges those with claims to file them with proper authentication with the Clerk of Linn County District Court. Attorney is Joseph J Severa.
On November 10 1954 the undersigned were appointed as executors of the estate of H. Johnson in Linn County Iowa They require all persons with claims to file them in the Linn County Clerk's office The executors are Ke Thompson A Kearney and B F Wolverton Carl Henarikson Attorney
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