Hogs Lower on Heavy Supply in Tuesday Livestock Report
Chicago market data show 13,000 hogs and 7,000 cattle with steady to lower prices. Hog receipts and bids varied, with butchers down 25-40 cents and sows mostly steady. cattle receipts about 20,000 and light to moderate activity with mixed gains and losses across categories. Sioux City and Des Moines figures reflect further declines and light demand, while Iowa hog receipts total around 6,000 with general market down about 25 cents.
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Chicago
API
USDA
Ately Activa
Texas
Sioux City
INS
Matty
Iowa
Des Moines
Actus
Cedar Rapids Hog and Cattle Market Prices Steady Down
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market were a quarter lower Monday with higher prices paid over quotations for hogs delivered and weighed at the Cedar Rapids plant. The ledger lists varieties and weights for hogs, cattle, calves, and beef, plus dairy and produce prices and wholesale fruit and vegetables for the same period, reflecting market shifts and regional supplier offerings.
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Cedar Rapids
Markets Close as Columbus Day Observed on Exchanges
Trading floors shut nationwide including NYSE NY Curb Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade in observance. Kansas City livestock receipts reach 27000 cattle 5500 calves with steady to higher bids and slower trading patterns. Omaha and Kansas City report stronger top cows and mixed yearling prices amid varied demand.
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INS
New York Stock Exchange
New York Curb Exchange
I Chicago Board of Trade
Mohday
Omaha
Chicago Live Poultry Market Steady With 36 Trucks On Hand
Market steady as 36 trucks delivered live poultry. Hens, fryers, and broilers listed with varied prices for Colored, White Rock, Plymouth Rock, and Gray Cross breeds. Cheeses and potatoes also noted with regional lots, tonnage, and recent shipment data across U S markets.
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Chicago
Lerhorn
White Rock
Plymouth Rock
Latal U. S
Colorado
Trial Opens In Injury Suit Over Hiawatha Accident
A personal injury suit filed by Roland Fruechte on behalf of his son Michael Fruechte, then 344, claims damages of 5000 plus medical costs from Bernice and Theodore Demory after a vehicle driven by Mrs. Demory allegedly struck Michael on April 26 in Hiawatha. Judge J E Heiserman presides. jury selected and testimony begun with jurors from nearby townships and streets.
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Berhalf
Hiawatha
J. E.heiserman
Michael Fruechte
Roland Fruechte
Bernice
Theodore Demory
Fruechtes
Third Street
Mercedes H. Janda
Mallory Street
Edna M. Antle
Fruitland Boulevard
Libbie Meyn
M Avenue
Wallace L. Nelson
Twenty-third Street
H.D. Ahrens
Seventh Avenue
Charles E. Gibson
Franklin Avenue
Kenneth L. Johnson
Thirty-fifth Street
Thomas A. Burlingham
Park Avenue
Neva K. Patek
Nineteenth Street
Warning Issued Against Driving On Oakland Road
Public Improvements Commissioner W. W. Stolba warned motorists not to use Oakland road’s new paving before it dries. Half the slab is poured and not yet dry enough for traffic. He said about 10 days of autumn weather are needed to dry completely and urged residents on Oaksend Road to use the unpaved half while avoiding dust from early traffic.
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Oakland Road
W. W. Stolba
Stolba
Oaksend
Mark Twain Society Names Hugh Orchard Honorary Member
Hugh Orchard of 2007 Meadow Brook Drive SE has been named an honorary member of the Mark Twain Society in recognition of his contribution to contemporary American literature as represented by his book Old Orchard Farm from Town State Press. The honor signals recognition, not ordinary membership.
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Hugh Orchard
Meadowbrook Drive
Old Orchard Farm
Town State Press
Mark Twin Society
Orchard
Cedar Rapids man enlists in army animal powered unit
James T. Gorman, 21, of 503 Twenty-third Street NE, Cedar Rapids, enlisted for duty with a quartermaster pack company at Camp Carson Colorado. He will begin basic training at Fort Riley Kansas. Also noted, Cedar Rapids naval reserve unit ranks second in Ninth district with 95 percent attendance, behind Aurora Illinois at 96. A housefly can lay 1,000 or more eggs in a lifetime.
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Cedar
Cedar Rapids Naval Reserve
Ninth Naval District
Senerenna
Cedar Rapids
Aurora, Ill
Man Fined $1,000 For Drunk Driving
Haven Paulsen aged 48 from Waterloo pled guilty to a second offense drunk driving charge on Monday. Judge M C Hamiel fined him $1,000 and costs after an arrest linked to a July 22 Marion accident. The original info listed prior convictions in Black Hawk county on January 18, 1949 and December 1, 1950. Paulsen was allowed to plead to the reduced charge on county attorney Willis A. Glasgow’s recommendation. The minimum fine for second offenders is $500.
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Haven Paulsen
Waterloo
M. C. Hamiel
Marion
Black Hawk
Paulsen
Man Charged With Drunk Driving After Wreck On Highway 218
Charlie T Kennedy, 32, of 1801 A avenue NE, was charged with drunk driving after an arrest shortly before midnight Sunday. Deputy Harry Ackerman said Kennedy drove erratically on highway 218 south of Hunter airport and was nabbed at C street SW and Twenty-first avenue. He was released from county jail at 10:00 a.m. Sunday on county attorney order, with a $500 bond posted.
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Charlies T. Kennedy
A Avenue NE
Harry Ackerman
Kennedy
Highway 218
Hunter Airport
C Street
Twenty-first Avenue
Miner Given Five Years On Charge of Larceny
Clifford Jewell Miner aged 48 received a five year term to Fort Madison penitentiary after pleading guilty to larceny before Judge M C Hamid. He allegedly took 75 dollars on March 13 from a room occupied by Delcie Blackwell at 717 Sixth street SE, with his address listed as 714 Sixth street SE. A separate false check charge was dismissed.
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Clifford Jewell Miner
Fort Madison
M. C. Hamid
Delcie Blackwell
Sixth Street
Miner
iMan Nabbed in Chicago on False Check Count
Chicago arrest follows Linn county warrant for Finistrom who passed four of five worthless checks in Cedar Rapids during September. Extradition papers to Des Moines expected for Cedar Rapids ch check charge. Finistrom, originally from Minneapolis, had spent time in Iowa cities. Walker State Bank sues John L. Epperson for 241.43 on a promissory note and seeks foreclosure on a 1947 Chevrolet.
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Finistrom
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Harland Snyder
Linn County
Snyder
Minneapolis
Iowa
Walker State Bank
Mondey
John L. Epperson
Epperson
Iowans Urge Refund of U S Gas Tax to States
Des Moines report notes eight Republican U S representatives urge federal gasoline and motor oil tax money be returned to states for highway construction. They warn that if not approved they would push to abandon the federal taxes so states could take over. The tax revenue cited exceeds 1.75 billion dollars annually.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House of Representatives
Peiping Peace Conference Ends Amid U N Critique
Delegates to the Peiping Peace Conference for the Asian and Pacific Regions adjourned an 11 day meeting Monday and attacked the United Nations for failing to fulfil the promises of its charter to end war.
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Tokyo
U.N
Mott retires as Cedar Rapids deputy assessor after 33 years
Arthur H. Mott, deputy assessor in Cedar Rapids, retires effective Oct. 15 after 33 years. City council accepted his resignation and approved promotions for five deputies under City Assessor Jim Scolaro. New posts take effect Nov. 1 pending school board and county supervisor approval.
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Arthur H. Mott
Cedar Rapids
Jim Scolare
Mott
Scolaro
J. A. Bundy
J. J. Newcomb
W. W. Kulish
H. B. Lutes
Francis D. Collogan
Cedar Rapids’ School
Cedar Rapids Leads In Air Mail Race With Sioux City
Cedar Rapids holds a sizable lead over Sioux City after ten days of the air parcel post contest. Cedar Rapids Postmaster E R Petro released figures showing Sioux City averaging about 30 parcels daily versus Cedar Rapids 21. the changeover percentage sits at 42.71 with Cedar Rapids reporting a 114.
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Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
E. R. Petro
Cedar Rapids parcel handling rises when calculated differently
Petra notes Cedar Rapids percentage would increase if computed like Sioux City. Cedar Rapids office processed nearly 60 parcels daily, versus a 27.18 average in the base period of September, reflecting a higher workload under the revised basis.
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Sioux City
Petra
Cedar Rapids
Delay in Cedar Rapids Greyhound Schedule Change Sought
The Traffic bureau of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce asks for a delay in proposed Greyhound line changes. Iowa Commerce Commission and the bus company were notified, and a patron petition was filed. Proposals would shift Cedar Rapids arrivals from morning to noon and departures from evening to midafternoon, amid heavy current patronage.
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Greyhound Bus Line
Traffic Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Chicaze
Belle Plaine
Marion woman 94 who retired from Washington civil service
Miss Mary Wolcott Durham of Marion dies at Cedar Rapids nursing home after a 42 year Washington Treasury Bureau of Accounting career. Born January 4, 1858, she studied at Marion High School and joined the Mayflower Society and D A R. Surviving are a brother, a niece, and two nephews. Cremation rites at Yocom Murdoch chapel precede Oak Shade burial.
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Mary Wolcott Durham
Tenth Street
Marion
Civil Service
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Miss Durham
Samuel W
Ellen Walcott Durham
Durham
East Seventh Avenue
Marion High School
Bureau of Accounting
Treasury Department
California
Society of the Mayflower Descendants
Continental Chapter
D.A.R
Benjamin H. Durham
Pasadena
Yocom- Murdoch
D. Loferski
Oak Shade
Pital
Yocom-Murdoch
Charles Moore
Iowa City
Gary Raymond
Rayelene Lucille Wells
Leslie R. Wells
Wayne E. Stainbrook F
Whittier
Calif
Local Social Notes and Travel Updates From Marion
Mrs Young and family plan to move up Davenport late this week. Ruth Lingard hosts visitors including Mrs J C Lawrence and children John Jay Margo, plus Mrs Bark Blair and Earl Jr of Houston. John G Larkin returns home from Cedar Rapids hospital. Methodist Guild meets Friday 1 30 p.m. at parsonage with Mrs James P Gable. U S Circle meets Wednesday 2 p m at Mrs Clifford Burns home. Mrs Howard Howe travels to Chicago with her mother Mrs Philip Crew and sister Diane Crew. Mr and Mrs Donald Durham of Des Moines called to Marion for aunt Mary Durham's death. Mr and Mrs H L Wieneke attend Andrew McGregor funeral in Winton. Mrs Irene Mann was weekend guest of Mr and Mrs Bruce Wright in Anamosa. Morton L French returns home from Cedar Rapids hospital after two weeks.
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Ruth Lingard
J.C. Lawrence
John
Jay
Margo
Bark Blair
Earl, Jr
Houston
Texas
Donald Durham
Des Moines
Marion
Mr. Durham
Mary W. Durham
Fiourescent Lamps Give More Light With Less Heat
Fluorescent lamps produce two to three times more light than incandescent bulbs while emitting less heat, offering an energy efficient lighting option for homes and workplaces.
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