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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1955

Page

3

Hogs Lower During Week See Ane Estimations

Unofficial estimates for Monday show hogs about 1,000 head and cattle 23,000 with sheep 3,000. In Chicago hogs sold steady to 25 cents lower, sows down 25 to 50, steers 1 dollar lower on heavier weights. Des Moines receipts show prices mostly steady to 15 cents lower later in the period.

Chicago USDA U. S Des Moines INS Cedar Rapids A -Aetmund Wee Buchers Bute Wee A Lee

Local Market Prices for Eggs Wool and Grain

C R Markets lists egg prices at 41c for large eggs and 3c for midsize. Wool categories A B C D priced at 40c for native wool. Grain notes New oats Corn No 2 yellow at $1.17 to $1.12 and New crop soybeans at $2.22.

City Briefs Highlight Local Club Meetings and Notices

Cedar Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce executive council will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Chamber building. Arrest report: Vincent E Walsh 33 of 720 Third Avenue SW held for Waterloo on a wife and child desertion charge. Classified notes include furniture listings and a correction for Legion Lanes number 4 9787. Several meetings: McKinley Booster Club 7 30 p m Monday in Grant Wood room. Jaycee Toastmasters Monday 3 45 p m in Nick s Restaurant with speakers. Retired Men to discuss The Nature of the Universe at 4 p m in Chamber lounge. moving of Dr Flynn s office to Suite 110 Ist Ave Building. Also upcoming talks by Dr Edwin Settle on Religion for One World at Woman s Club, and Joan Lynch named to Saint Mary s College convocation honor roll.

Jaycee Council The Cedar Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce Chamber Vincent E. Walsh Third Avenue Waterloo Speakers Bureau Edwin BP. Settle One World American Home Department Woman's Club Chamber of Commerce

Tamworth Honors Go to Ohio and Indiana Breeders

Ohio and Indiana breeders won both championships at the national Tamworth type conference held at Hawkeye Downs. The champion boar, fo rowed Feb 8, was consigned by Jacob Rupp and Son of West Middletown, Ohio, while the champion gilt fo rowed March 15, was exhibited by Chester Wiley and Son of Columbia City, Ind. Reserve boar and reserve gilt honors went to Russell Schenck of Waynetown, Ind., and James Shook and Son of Rossburg, Ohio, with judging by Guy W. Baker of Shelbyville, NL.

Ohio Indiana Hawkeye Downs Jacob Rupp West Middletown Russell Schenck Waynetown Ind Chester Wiley Columbia City James Shook Rossburg Guy W. Baker Shelbyville

Iowa lands along Missouri River under state control

Gov. Leo Hoegh received a report from the Iowa Conservation Commission noting farmers are encroaching on state owned lands along the Missouri river once part of the river channel. Director Bruce Stiles urged an exhaustive ownership survey at an estimated cost up to 80000 dollars. The commission said stabilization of the channel may have left thousands of acres dry and possibly state property.

Des Moines Leo Hoegh Iowa Conservation Commission Missouri River Commission Bruce Stiles Missouri Stiles

Colesburg Man Burned By Steam at Quaker Oats

Gene Coons a 22 year old Quaker Oats employee from Colesburg suffered burns over 30 percent of his body when steam enveloped him while working with a furfural cooker at the plant Friday night. He was reported in fair condition Saturday at St Luke's hospital.

Gene Coons Colesburg St. Luke’s Hospital

Marion Royal Arch marks centennial with dinner

Marion chapter No 10 Royal Arch Masons celebrated its centennial with a dinner at the Masonic temple attended by over a hundred members and guests. John M. Thompson of Cedar Rapids, W. K. Lothian of Chicago, and Karl W. Kendall of Marion were honored as 50-year members. John L. Gritzner chaired the centennial committee with a historical sketch by Marvin Oxley and an address by John P. Irish of Des Moines.

Marion Royal Arch Masons Masonic Thompson John P. Irish Des Moines Theodore H. Folkers Mr. Irish Dubuque Muscatine Manchester Central City Cedar Rapids

Marion Churches Baptist Sunday Schedule and Events

The Reverend Charles Moore leads Marion Churches Baptist with church school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 10 15 a m World wide Communion and World Fellowship offering are planned Evening service features the film Ordeal in Burma Intermediate and senior youth rally at Winton Girls' guild meets with Mrs Herbert Harford Monday at 7 30 p m Christian board of education meets Tuesday at 6 30 p m Workers conference and leadership training at 7 30 Choir practice Wednesday at 6 15 p m Prayer service 8 p m The Rachel Booth Missionary Circle meets with Mrs Kenneth Porter at 1665 Hen

Baptist Charles Moore World Fellowship Burma Winton Girls’ Guild Herbert Harford Christian Board of Education Rachel Booth Roy P. Fields Chi Rho Christian Youth Fellowship CWF Workers Conference Free Methodist J. P. Knepper James P. Gable Karen Foster Priscilla Circle Norman J. Waffle Wscs Bank Teresa Hoover Presbyterian R. Franklin Galloway St. Paul’s Lutheran Missouri Synod E. L., Brandt Pastoran Munion Walther League Prairie Chapel Harry D. Green Churchschool Salant Communion Seventh Day Church of God

Parish schedules and a traffic arrest listed in Yancey

Multiple church notices from St Joseph to Seventh Day Church of God outline service times classes and events including mass at St Joseph and missions of Christian groups. A separate police report states Raymond Randall, 1542 Seventeenth Avenue SE, was charged with reckless driving. he and two passengers in the Wall car were treated for bruises.

Raymond Randall Seventeenth Avenue SE Yancey Wall Robert O’neal C Avenue NE Edward Webster Third Avenue SW

Iowa Giving Jobs to Discharged Prisoners

Robert Lappen of the Iowa Board of Control said the state sets an example by hiring released prisoners in state jobs. The panel at the Congress of Correction discussed citizen participation in aiding ex inmates. U S District Attorney Roy Stephenson urged employers to hire former prisoners to influence attitudes.

Des Moines Robert Lappen Iowa Board of Control Congress of Correction U. S Roy Stephenson

Locations of New Interstate Highway Routes

Washington AP reports general locations for new interstate routes affecting Davenport, Council Bluffs, and Des Moines. Plans aim to make Iowa urban areas eligible for federal aid, with routes skirting Des Moines west of Urbandale and a Des Moines Chicago line, plus a Davenport south-to Bloomington link and a belt around Omaha Council Bluffs and Sioux Falls with branches to Lincoln, Des Moines, St. Joseph, and Sioux City.

Washington Bureau of Public Roads Davenport Council Bluffs Des Moines Bureau Iowa Kansas City Urbandale Chicago Mississippi River Rock Island Bloomington Ill

Four Hurt in Three Car Crash on First Street SW

Four people were treated at St. Luke's hospital for bruises after a three car crash in the 300 block of First Street SW early Saturday. One driver, Robert Yancey, 28, of 1611 Tenth Avenue SW, was charged with reckless driving after his car struck the rear of Donald Wail's vehicle at 384 Fifteenth Street SE and caused the Wall car to strike a parked car.

St. Luke’s Hospital First Street Robert Yancey Tenth Avenue Donald C. Wail Fifteenth Street Wall

Mediators Fail in Efforts To Settle Maytag Dispute

Newton, UP. Federal mediators adjourned negotiations between Maytag and the CIO United Auto Workers after a two day session failed to reach an agreement. The company issued a final offer including 25 cents per hour raises for two years and cost of living bonuses, while about 3,000 workers at three Maytag plants have been on strike since Sept. 1 over a guaranteed annual wage.

Newton Maytag CIO United Auto Workers Union

Iowa Liquor Report Discontinued in Print

Des Moines AP reports the Iowa Liquor Control Commission will stop printed annual reports at Governor Hoeghs request to save 1150 in printing costs. Typewritten copies will be available at the Statehouse for inspection. The report details liquor purchases and sales by brand in the last fiscal year.

Des Moines Iowa Liquor Control Commission Leo Hoegh Statehouse

Two Eastern Iowa GIs Return from Far East

SEATTLE AP Two men from The Gazette area were aboard the transport James O Hara arriving Friday from the Far East. They are SP 2/e Michael Kattheer Cedar Rapids and SP 8 Ronald F Lipsius Williamsburg.

Seattle Gazette Area James O’hara Far East Michael Kattheer Cedar Rapids Ronald F. Lipsius Williamsurg

Fatal Childhood Disease Studied at UI Medicine Meet

Physicians and scientists from over 20 institutions gathered at the University of Iowa College of Medicine to study a fatal infantile illness fibrocystic pancreatic disease. The ailment disrupts digestion and has no cure. The gathering was led by Dr. Charles D. May and Dr. Robert G. Frazier with support from M A Laboratories of Columbus and the UI Department of Pediatrics.

Iowa City University of Iowa College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics SUI M & A Laboratories Columbus Ohio Charles D. May Robert G. Frazier Norman B. Nelson

Television Listings for Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Nearby

Listing list shows channels including KCRG TV Cedar Rapids WMT TV KWWL TV WHBF TV WOI TV WOC TV WKBT LaCrosse WHO TV Des Moines Lawrence Welk Two for Money Heidi News Weather Sports and a slate of movies including Stand In Caught Reckless Moment with times like 10 20 and 0 30 across stations and segments.

Kcrg-Tv Cedar Rapids Wmt-Tv Kwwl.-Tv Waterloo Whbf.tv Rock Island Woi-Tv Ames Woc-Tv Davenport WKBT LaCrosse Who.tv Des Moines Jimmy Demaret

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Chicago Livestock C. R. Markets Smulekoff McKinley Boosters McKinley Grant Wood McKinley High School McKinley High Legion Lanes Jaycee Toastmasters Nick's Harlan Dobry Bill Malloy Don Fahrenkrog Harold Griess John Mangold Paul Schneider C.S.P.S. Hall 3Rd St. SE Otis Mathew Tenth Avenue SE Mercy Hospital Mathew Hugh A. Orchard Tees i James R. Flynn Ist Ave Bidg Adv Seeburg Pine Wood Inn Joan Lynch Harvey E. Lynch Second Avenue SE Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame Miss Lynch Ji “Reeder Radio & TV Sr. Ave Dale Amer. Iron & Steel Morris Kate Fred E. Diers Park Ave Whatton Elizabeth Stevenson Thirteenth Street Walter Berry Con‘rad Murdoch Marce Joe Nolan New Orleans Marcia Ann Marie Patrick Charles Stookesberry E Avenue NE Warren Kemp Fred D. Ross Marlion lMl Robert C. Mullaley Toronto Canada Jean Mullaley Fort Wayne Eileen Mullaley Iowa State College Harold Mullaley Mullaley Teresa Gritzner Iowa State Teachers College John L. Gritzner Donald Bateman Bess Patterson Tenth Street Blairstown Purchase House Byron Morehead James Drive H. G. Stitzel Dixon, NL Dr. Stitzel G. B. Stitzel Marion Churches Nderson Drive St. Joseph’s T. J. McElliott William H. Blessington Grinnell Dave Albright KCRG Radio Iowa Liquor Report Television Lawrence Welk Heidi Como Stagce Ozark Honeymooners Unyon Arit Paradanyon Trheater KXEL WMI Midwest Iowa Barn Grinnel Yepera Danee “Orchestra Jetse Ayan Dan Dausherty Isconain Orean Ance Dianet Ey Tielpoh Benito Gardini Bobby Bruns Gorgeous George Gypsy Joe Joe Bartelme Sports World Ozark Jubilee Rex Allen Cowboy Idol Small Fry Wil Red Foley Champagne Music Makers Walt Disney Mickey Kcrg.-Tv
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