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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1964
Page
10
Estimated Monday receipts show 12000 cattle 9000 hogs 800 sheep. Slaughter prices slid with cattle 25-50 lower and hogs 25-75 off. sheep mostly steady to 50 cents lower. Cow and bull values fell. lambs and ewes eased 50.
Des Moines reports demand fair with steady lows and 25 cent higher butchery prices. Estimated Saturday receipts at 35 thousand, week 24 thousand, year 43 thousand, Friday 54 thousand. price ranges listed for various hog weights and classifications.
Cedar Rapids hog quotes were steady with Friday bids for 200 to 230 lb butchers at 15.25 to 15.50 dollars and packing sows 300 lb down at 13.75 to 14.25 dollars. Price adjustments apply by weight and grade with plant delivery. Also listed are corn at 0.09, soybeans 2.58, oats milling quality, poultry prices, wool prices, and egg prices across sizes.
Richard Albany 19 and his brother David 17 are in a Dubuque hospital in good condition after their car left the road near New Vienna early Saturday.
Craig Systems Inc reports fiscal year ending July 31 earnings decline due to a weaker military segment with a 40 cent per share outcome on $14.02 million in sales. Commercial business surpasses 60 percent of revenue, while LeFebvre Corp. Cedar Rapids grows as a key maker of bank security equipment with broad gains in other lines.
The governor argues Hultman’s scheme relies on no tax increase and growth, claiming over-optimistic revenue estimates from recent economic gains and the President’s tax cut. He warns a state surplus is not unlimited and urges reasonable growth projections to avoid further spending.
Carroll Teckenburg, 20, suffered minor leg injuries when pinned between two cars in a three car crash in the 2200 block of Sixteenth Avenue SW at 1:45 a.m. He was treated at St. Luke's hospital and released. no charges filed. Another collision at Seventh Avenue and Fourth Street SW left James Sawyer with minor injuries and a charge for failing to control.
Salt Lake City resident Charles F. Straup 21 was jailed on a charge of attempted breaking and entering after patrolman found him loitering near Century Engineering Corp. at 221 Fourth Avenue SE. A rear window had been smashed, and detectives say Straup attempted entry. he later gave the alias Robert Williams of Denver.
A $17,500 suit is filed against Phillip Schmitz of Ossian over a December 1 fire at Schmitz funeral home. Oliver Fosaan and his children Irwin and Opal allege damages while Anna Fosaan’s body was inside.
The Cedar Rapids Iowa State Employment Service reports September employment up 1.3 percent from a year earlier but down 1.1 percent from August due to labor disputes and seasonal adjustments. The Oct 3 quarter is expected to shift demand with lower first half and higher second half. Jobless payments totaled 36766 with 212 new claims.
Two Friday city crashes in Manchester caused about 800 in damage with no injuries reported. Mrs. Francis Deutmeyer 19 of Manchester and her 1 year old daughter collided with a Milwau kee car driven by Charles Cloyd 17 of Milwaukee. Deutmeyer to be charged for failing to yield. A second crash at East Fayette and Iowa streets involved Mrs. John LeClerc 34 and James Erthum 16 both of Manchester. Erthum charged with failing to yield at a yield sign.
A one car crash on Sand road near Highway six bypass sent 15 year old Larry Sexton and 17 year old Dennis Murphy to Mercy hospital with injuries. The fatal loss car was driven by Murphy who escaped injury and was charged with failing to have control. Two other passengers, Daniel Banes and Robert O rear, were treated and released. The car left the road, hit a rock in a ditch.
In Rome AP reports a 48 hour nationwide strike by longshoremen halted port activity with about 250 ships tied up in Italian ports on Saturday.
Enrollment at the University of Iowa reaches 14 480, a final 1965 campus record. Registrar Donald E. Rhoades reports 3 420 freshmen in liberal arts, 8 111 liberal arts total, and notable gains in graduate and overall undergraduate enrollments. The university notes more commuters and off campus living, with 9 412 men and 5 068 women enrolled.
Two damage suits totaling over $100,000 have been filed in Johnson county district court stemming from an August 23, 1963 crash on Highway 6 in Coralville. Plaintiffs Arthur D. Price and Richard Weires of New York state sue Bernard J. Corbett and Roy Eugene Swinehart of Lone Tree for injuries and related losses.
Woh Ka Shle Ta Camp Fire group elected Cris McMillen president Pam Reisinger vice president Debbie Moore secretary Toni Amfahr treasurer Sheryl Wright games Michelle Klink telephone and Susan Bell clean up Rummage Sunday 890 30th St NE Marion YMCA Monday schedule includes several classes and activities Bethel Baptist First Baptist Grace Baptist St Josephs Catholic Lutheran Church of the Resurrection St Pauls Lutheran First Methodist Prairie Chapel First Presbyterian Reformed Presbyterian Church of God Seventh Day United Seventh Day Brethren church services and Sunday schools listed with times and pastors names
The Committee on Christian Community Concerns issued a report urging immediate jail classification reforms, medical intake exams, night separation, rehabilitation programs, vocational training, records for reentry, and improved visitor facilities. A follow up plan includes helping former prisoners find work and assisting families, with a meeting planned with the county board of supervisors.
Mary Ann Gerdes 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Gerdes, escaped serious injury when her car toppled at the edge of Langworthy at about 1 am Saturday. She was unconscious at the scene but revived before transfer to Monticello Hospital for observation. The vehicle left Highway 151 and overturned on its top. she was alone.
A notice indicates cars labeled as wanted for travel purposes and categorized under classification 17. Details specify location context and enforcement stance for collectors and sellers. Authorities urge adherence to classification guidelines and proper documentation.
Iowa City Community school district and Mulford Plumbing and Heating reached arbitration over the Coralville Kirkwood school air conditioning contract. The $20 923 advanced by the old Coralville board is to be returned to the Iowa City district. One arbitrator will be appointed to decide by November 15 with both parties to abide by the result. Friends may call. burial at Oak Hill.
Collins Radio reported net income of 2.405 million dollars for the 1964 fiscal year ended July 31, with sales reaching a record 281 million. Earnings in 1963 were 3.682 million on 250 million in sales. Backlog rose to a record 262 million. President Arthur A. Collins noted computer program benefits and productivity gains amid employment down 4 percent. Commercial sales totaled 78 million, with defense and space remaining core.
Ada B Frick 86 of Alburnett died Friday evening in a local nursing home where she had resided many years Born December 6 1877 near Leroy Illinois she moved with her parents to Center Point at 17 and taught in Maine township Madison County and Linn County She married Walter C Frick June 25 1901 They lived on a farm until moving to Alburnett September 18 1944 Mr Frick died in 1951 She was a longtime member of the Christian Church in Alburnett Services set for Monday at 2 PM.
Chapel notes on Sunday morning inviting friends to contribute to the Alburnett Christian church memorial fund as a charitable gesture.
Mrs. Dav id Sutherland Jr. 74 of Montezuma died Friday. Her husband ran the Montezuma Republic for 30 years until 1954 and her son later owned the paper before a printing business. Survived by son David a daughter and three grandchildren. Funeral services planned Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Steffy's funeral home on KCRG-TV9 air time.
A Cedar Falls mother Mrs Harvey Clue and her 14 year old daughter Judy were hospitalized in fair condition after leaping from an upstairs window during a early morning blaze that gutted the two story frame home. Fire officials said the fire started about 6 am and rapidly engulfed the lower floor, reducing the house to a total loss.
The Cedar Rapids Symphony presents Symphony Follies in the Coe College auditorium with rapid acts and standout numbers. Highlights include Borden Burke in A Good Man Is Hard to Find and a Jeanette MacDonald-Nelson Eddy duet performed by Sandy Skelton and Jim Coquillette. Proceeds go to the orchestra. curtain is at 8 15.
In Cedar Rapids Linn County Iowa District Court F A Burchard sues Dorothye Hughes and many defendants to confirm a purchase agreement on Lot 11 Block 20 O N Halls Third Addition Cedar Rapids. Defendants must appear by November 4 1964 or face default. Attorney 7 W Howard Smith Cedar Rapids Iowa 515 MNB Building.
City Council of Cedar Rapids Iowa invites sealed proposals for sanitary sewer construction on designated streets including Cedar Valley Park and NW4 35-83-7 from Blakeley Boulevard to Otis Road Southeast. Work to begin by Nov 4 1964 and finish by Nov 30 1964 with 10 percent bid surety. bids opened Oct 28 1964.
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