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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1952
Page
21
Chicago and Omaha livestock reports show hogs steady to strong with high prices around 19.90 for select lots and cattle trading unevenly higher. Receipts include cattle calves and sheep with varied demand and prices, while Sioux City and Omaha listings note steady to weak movements and notable slaughter figures.
Cedar Rapids hog prices fell a quarter with higher prices for hogs delivered and weighed at the Cedar Rapids plant. Beef and calf markets show prime steers and yearlings at about 32.50 to 34.90, commercial cows and utility cows priced variably, sheep and lamb markets listing ranges for various weights, and wholesale fruits vegetables and grain prices noted for regional buyers.
Wall Street opened mixed with little change as the market idled on Friday. Most stocks moved within about a point up or down while volume failed to reach notable levels, leaving traders cautious with few clear leaders.
Chicago reports Friday trading sees selling in corn and soybeans ahead of the government crop report. Wheat closes up with December at 2.33 and soybeans down 14 to 14 below prior quotes. cattle and hog markets show varied moves in Des Moines and Ottumwa receipts, with prices and ranges noted for several weight classes.
A Wall Street memo highlights that stock values outpaced bonds on the stock exchange. The brief notes yearly data from Morrin Enterprises and references the exchange listing and date line for context.
Five Iowa American Legion Auxiliary officers launch a 10 day tour of veterans hospitals and mental health institutes. They will confer with hospital management and offer further aid from the Ladies in Blue volunteers. Joined by district officers they plan to review rehabilitation work and child welfare initiatives.
Chicago and New York produce figures show steady to mixed receipts across dairy, cheese, live poultry, and potatoes. The Chicago dispatch lists varied scores and prices for butter, cheese, poultry, and Idaho and Wisconsin potato shipments amid strong demand. New York notes steady to unchanged weights and prices for several produce lines.
Washington AP The internal revenue bureau said it fired four employees and forced 10 others to quit in August as part of a housecleaning prompted by tax scandal disclosures. Forty nine more were cleared of charges and no names were released.
A Korean war veteran arrives at the University of Iowa to serve as an instructor in military science and tactics. First Lt. Earl C. Sturm has returned from Korea where he commanded Company 4 in the 23rd Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division.
Lucille Nea 25 of 717 Tyler Court SE suffered a concussion a gash on the forehead and a back injury after a car struck her at Twelfth Avenue and Ninth Street SH She was taken to St Luke's hospital for treatment Police identified the driver as Edgar Huelsenbeck 3034 Circle Drive NE
Andrew G. Carlson of Marion dies at 2 10 p m in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born November 26 1875 in Sweden he lived in Vinton until December 1949. Surviving are two daughters Mrs Clarence Van Fossen and Mrs William Calston a brother Otto a sister Mrs Ida Bostrom and Mrs Lottie Gillow. His wife died in 1949. Services set for 2 p m Saturday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Vinton.
Ottumwa Democrat Herschel Loveless, running for governor, told a Sigourney rally that Iowa liquor laws promote alcohol abuse. He compared Des Moines and Racine arrest figures, criticizing enforcement delays and calling the law unenforceable, urging reform. He cited Des Moines with 5,000 intoxication arrests versus 330 in Racine, despite Des Moines’ larger population.
Warden Foss Davis of the Anamosa Reformatory will go home in the next few days after a lung operation at Veterans hospital about ten days ago. An official said Friday Davis could be discharged by Saturday if conditions allow.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston set aside the two year sentence and $10300 fine for Denis W. Delaney, former collector of Internal Revenue, after ruling his right to a fair trial was compromised by extensive pretrial publicity. The ruling leaves the attorney general to decide on a new trial or dismissal.
Iowa City experts in counseling will present a television series in the fall to aid teachers and high school students. University of Iowa students dramatize guidance scenarios in 12 short plays about choosing courses and planning after high school. The programs air Tuesdays at 7 p.m. on WOI TV Ames with re runs from WOC TV Davenport for East Nova viewers.
Col. E. E. Stoun, Towa's oldest Legionnaire, was honored at an open house in the Cielwein Legion on his ninetieth birthday. He served in World War I engineers and later worked for several railways including as superintendent of the Illinois division of the Great Western railroad with headquarters in Olwein. He has been a Baptist church deacon and trustee, a director of the First National Bank, and a past commander who now serves as post chaplain.
Fifteen men from the Gazette area were aboard the navy transport Marine Lynx docking at Seattle from the Far East. The group includes Corporal Richard D. Barker Manchester Pfeiffer John G. Cartano Ernest Meyers Frederick J. Nankto gboren Sergeant Clarence W. Reding Captain Willie O Zeiger and others from Cedar Rapids Oelwein Strawberry Point Independence Lisbon Washington Columbus Junction and Brooklyn.
Anchorage authorities report Lt. Charles L. Ioster from Clinton Indiana was a crewman on a jet fighter that vanished Monday after departing Elmsdorf air base. The aircraft has not been recovered.
Seven Houston police officers were arrested by fellow officers investigating a burglary and theft spree. Night Police Chief H Buddy McGill said two officers were charged with burglary and theft and a third with misdemeanor theft. A fourth was suspended and three resigned. The case began three weeks earlier after allegedly discovering thefts by some colleagues. James W Atkinson and Edwin B Moore faced charges for an air conditioner and a typewriter theft from Williamson Supply Company on August 13.
Robert L. Wendt, 11, a Stanwood high school student, was seriously injured when his car left Highway 38 near Stanwood, striking a culvert extension. Deputy Hemmingway said he dozed, the car broke apart, and Wendt suffered a fractured skull and multiple injuries. He was treated at St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, where his condition improved to fair.
New York hypnotist Jack Wafer finished a 71 day fast in Brighton England, claiming a world record for living without food. He ate only soda water and cigarettes and weighed 126 pounds at the finish, down from 147. He credited self hypnosis for easing hunger. The prior record was 72 days three hours three minutes set by Indian Fakir Burman. Thousands paid a shilling to view him in the glass cage.
The U S treasury announced that the Min San Trading Company of San Francisco was indicted for shipping 161 846 from the United States to Red China via Hong Kong. An enforcement official said part of the funds likely represented blood money demanded by Chinese Communists. The remittances peaked in late 1951 during the extortion racket, with threats against relatives in the old country if payments were not sent.
Sanford Tillis, 30, a television bit actor, was found slain in his smoke-filled New York apartment. The body showed a wire bindings and a deep forehead wound, with investigators saying the blaze appears staged to cover the crime. Police Captain James Walsh noted the apparent murder attempt.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. George J. Biskup, native of Cedar Rapids, is appointed vicar general of the Archdiocese of Dubuque by Coadjutor Archbishop Leo Binz. Others named include Walter F. Crowley secretary to the archbishop and several priests reassigned among Cedar Rapids, Lansing, Chelsea, Waukon, Bluffton, Calmar and Dubuque parishes.
Mrs Gertrude Benecke of 2011 First Avenue SW was named deputy probation officer in Linn County by Judge William J. Matias. The appointment is effective Oct 1 and comes after 19 years as secretary in the probation office.
A Richmond justice fined the parents of eight West Point children for refusing to send them to a segregated white-only school 16 miles from home. Each parent faced 3200 in fines but suspension offered if the children return to a school within 19 days.
Deputy U.S. marshal delivered papers to President Truman as he answered a crowd in Cleveland. William W. Cavanaugh, a lawyer aged 33, filed a federal suit on Sept 3 challenging the Korean War as unauthorized without congressional approval. Truman has 60 days to respond but court aides doubt the suit will stand in this district.
Will Shipton of Lexington, WN, trading on two years of saving Roosevelt dimes, bought a new pickup truck. The 420 dollars worth of dimes weighed about 23.14 pounds.
Sutton indicted Sept 11 for Ely Block fire asks district court for bill of particulars alleging testimony minutes are vague and uncertain. He seeks amplification of Detective Hanna and Fire Captain Herron grand jury testimony. Sutton operated an appliance store planned for Ely Block the morning of the fire.
Cedar Rapids NAACP members plan a 4 p.m. meeting at the Community House with an executive session at 3 p.m. Also noted are a Communion Breakfast after Immaculate Conception church mass, a jailed case in Cedar Rapids, and local business and service ads including a barbershop and insurance. Vernon P. Smith, 26, is receiving polio therapy at Iowa City hospitals. funds from neighbors aided his father Elmer T. Smith.
Anna Eisenhower aged 85 widow of John Eisenhower died Friday in Upland California after a week in critical condition. She was the only living aunt of Dwight Eisenhower and part of the family long associated with the former president.
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