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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1951
Page
1
Market brief listing grain quotations furnished by Lamson Brothers. Fred W. Elder manages the Cedar Rapids office at 503 Merchants National Bank building.
Chicago AP reports USDA estimates show Thursday salable receipts of 7 000 hogs 3 000 cattle and 1 000 sheep. Hogs rose about 25 cents reversing a near month long downtrend while cattle mostly fell and sheep held steady with some lambs down up to one dollar.
Buyers and sellers at OUP market report strong hog receipts with varied prices from 19.50 to 21.00 for mixed weights and sows. Cattle activity remains steady with prime steers and heifers near 35 to 38 dollars per hundredweight and cows in the 27 to 30 range amid general firmness balanced by lighter demand.
Salable receipts 3 200 cattle and 200 calves with stockers steady. Slaughter steers mostly 32 50 to 37 00, few at 37 25. Cows 25 50 to 47 28.50, canners 19 00 to 22 50. Heifers 32 00 to 34 75, some higher. Load lots good to prime commercial 29 00 to 32 00. Par load 650 lb weights noted.
Omara Livestock Omaha reports US Department of Agriculture cattle receipts. Calves salable 150. Fed steers and fed heifers uneven to steady with high choice and prime steers 39.00. Several shipments best cattle 32.00 to 38.75. Good and choice 33.00 to 37.50. Prime 932 lb heifers around 37.25 with most good and choice at 32.00 to 72. a. Utility cows 22.75 to 28.00. Canners and worriers 18.00 to 22.00. Bulls up to 29.25 and odd vealers 35.00.
Kansas City cattle receipts total 3 500 with 500 calves as high water fears push buyers away and halt shipments. An embargo on market shipments is in effect, driving some cattle back home or to other markets. Prices seen for utility to grass cattle and prime fed stock vary with limited good to prime lots selling.
Cedar Rapids hog prices move steady to a quarter lower with a 25 cent plant-delivery add-on. Cattle and calf markets show varied yields and prices across prime yearling, choice steers, canners, and calves. Wholesale fruits and vegetables list California and Wisconsin produce with per box or per crate pricing.
The New York market reached a 1951 high as auto stocks led gains of about one to two dollars per share. Some losses remained under one dollar, with trade volume around 1.8 million shares as motors responded to anticipated price boosts by stabilization officials in Washington.
Receipts show estimated 48 000 for Wednesday down from week 37 000 and year 38 000 with actuals Tuesday at 60 000. Loads unload at 2 southern Minnesota packing plants and 12 plants with about 30 concentration yards in Iowa plus some out of state shipping and buying stations. Prices steady to 25 cents lower with bids in outlying sections strong to 9.0. Barrows and gilts 160-180 lbs 17.25 19.75. 180-200 lbs 19.0 20.18. 206-240 lbs 19.65 18.50. 360-400 lbs 17.7 17.75. 400-450 lbs 16.5 17.25. 450-550 lbs 15.25 16.75.
Ottumwa butchers post steady trend for hog prices across weight ranges from 160-170 pounds at 17 dollars to 500-550 pounds at 15.50 dollars per hundredweight. Prices shown for 180-199 pounds 19 dollars, 190-200 19.50, 200-240 20, 330-360 7? and other brackets reflect market levels.
Livestock buyers recorded hog prices with range notes from 100 to 850 pounds. The market indicates a steady trend for butchers and traders, with price points around 16 to 19 dollars per hundredweight depending on weight brackets.
Chicago price report shows corn and oats rising while wheat and soybeans slip. September corn trades around 1.76 dollars, oats up modestly, rye up, soybeans down, and lard steady to modestly lower on the board of trade.
Chicago cash grain quotes show No hard wheat at 2.41, No 4 red at 2.16. Corn values listed with Nos 1 yellow at 1.82 and other grades around 1.78 to 1.82. Oats and rye data appear as sample grades and regional figures, with mentions of heavy white oats and barley pricing near 1.30 to 1.55.
Live poultry receipts reach 38 truckloads with hens and springs showing variable pricing. Butter weaker with different butterfat scores listed. Eggs steady with several grade prices and current receipts. Potatoes arrive in moderate amounts with regionally varied prices for russets and bakers. overall market shows modest strength in some lines and softening in others.
New York market report shows wholesale cheese and egg prices and receipts. Cheddar prices range around 40 to 54 cents with various scores and June 1951 figures. receipts at 1,214,572 pounds and generally steady. Egg prices per dozen vary by grade and weight, with mixed colors at 66 cents and other weights from 38 to 67 cents. receipts recorded at 19,079 cases of 30 dozen.
Vern H. Lear of Cedar Rapids has been named vice-president for the Iowa Electric Light and Power Company. He will oversee all commercial activities for the merged Iowa Electric Light and Power and associated utilities. Lear, former Newtown city manager, joined Iowa Electric in 1928 and has held top posts including general manager of Muscatine municipal light and water and general superintendent of Iowa Electric and Central States Electric.
A 19 year old Hopkinton youth was arrested on First avenue after a car reported stolen in Cedar Rapids earlier in the day was spotted by Patrolman LaVerne Moran. William Trierweiler was stopped at Sixteenth street and taken into custody. The theft was reported at 11 45 a m from the Wilson and Company lot between eight and eleven a m.
Iowa Commerce Commission hears George R. DeWees as he seeks certificate to handle limited motor freight between Waterloo and Oelwein and intermediate points. Freight from Waterloo Jesup or Independence to other points excluded. Hearing set for Sept 25 in Waterloo.
Sgt. John Rice a Winnebago Indian was buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors after his burial in Sioux City was halted for being outside racial rules. President Truman ordered the interment, with the 3rd Infantry Division honor guard, as Rice’s mother and widow attended. Rice, 37, was killed in Korea and previously served in World War II with the 32nd Division in New Guinea and the Philippines.
Washington dignitaries and Senator Guy M. Gillette attended the Arlington National Cemetery ceremony for Sgt. John Rice. The Daily News front page carried a boxed editorial condemning the Sioux City bid to refuse a burial and urging a broader communal effort toward racial equality and brotherhood.
Anamosa authorities report 2 year old Steven W. French of Martelle drowned in a stock tank on his parents farm Wednesday morning. The parents found him about 9 30 a m and rushed him to Mercy hospital Anamosa where doctors failed to revive him. Acting Coroner George Lawrence ruled the death accidental. The boy was an only child.
In Bristol Tennessee a 15 year old, Jasper Fritts, confessed to stabbing his 14 year old playmate Billy Joe Cox to death at a church tent meeting near Hickory Tree Virginia. Police report the motive linked to an alleged attack on a brother and a hit with a book. The crime ended the gathering.
Police investigated a break in at the Maidrite sandwich shop on First Avenue. Entry was gained through an unlocked alcove window and the prowler left through the rear door. Manager Robert Smith discovered the theft at 5 30 a.m. Cash from the register totaling 48 80 was stolen.
City council considers credit for old curb and gutter as paving switches to blacktop on Fourteenth Street. Neighbor Virgil Schnoebelen reports lawn and walk damage from new paving. Other actions include sewer hookup for Don McElhinney, cigar and beer permits, land deed arrangement for Dean Wyatt, and insurance renewal. August receipts total 4108.78 with park and garbage revenue noted.
St. Joseph's parochial school at 905 Fifth Avenue opened Tuesday with 87 students enrolled. Faculty includes Sister Bernard Mary teaching fifth and sixth grades, Sister Mary Damian for third and fourth grades, and Sister Joseph Marie for first and second grades. No school Friday. Teachers’ meeting planned in Waterloo.
Married Sunday afternoon in the Titus home by Justice Mildred A. Titus. Bride Marjorie Sprague and Philip De Francesco of Marion, an electrician, will reside at his newly completed 2580 Eighth Avenue home. Witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Titus.
Mrs. C. B. Vernon departed Tuesday by plane for Los Angeles to visit her son, Prof. James Vernon, who is ill with polio. His condition was reported satisfactory, though his wife was ill. Mrs. Vernon travels to help care for her grandchildren.
Elizabeth Parker was chosen president of the Marion Business Girls club after a Legion hall dinner. Lois Emanuel became vice-president Teresa Moffatt secretary Jean Carlson treasurer and Barbara Trimble historian. Eight members voted in. Dinner served to 22 attendees.
The Marion board of education will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the high school building. Mrs Robert Hampton underwent surgery Tuesday at Mercy hospital Cedar Rapids.
Chicago residents Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bray plus daughters Kathleen and Eileen spent the weekend with Mrs. Bray’s sister Mrs. F. L. Tallman. They attended the Collins family reunion in Cedar Rapids on Sunday. Mrs. Carl Case has returned from Des Moines after 10 days with son Austin J. Case and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Sheets and daughter Jo Anne returned from Neenah Wisconsin where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Dow. Mrs. Dow and Craig accompanied them to Marion and will visit her mother-in-law Mrs. L. C. Dow.
Michael Hampton returns from Pocahontas where he spent the summer with his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Onkelien.
The Mothers club starts the fall season with a potluck supper on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at 379 Eighth Avenue, the home of Mrs. Le Roy Hahn. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Torrence and Mrs. William Konigsmark and her son David visited relatives in Madison Indiana last week.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Tharp Mr and Mrs Earl Tharp and daughter Judy have returned from a vacation in the Black Hills Yellowstone Park and other Western points.
Daniel M. Pierce of Burbank California has filed a federal suit in Des Moines to break the will of Frank G. Pierce former Iowa League of Municipalities secretary who died in Marshalltown January 23 1947. The case lists 11 alleged heirs the Fidelity Savings Bank of Marshalltown as executor and five local trustees John L. Mowry F H Whitcome Charles E Gregor Roy G Bradbury and M C Farber. The petition cites about 75 200 dollars in Marshalltown real estate and 84 124 dollars in stocks and bonds as estate assets.
City briefs note the Palette club meets on the YWCA third floor Thursday at 7 30 p.m. A model will be provided. Also listed are a pork dinner, enrollments, obituaries, promotions, theft reports, weathered notices and library hours.
Iowa Fair Secretary Lloyd Cunningham rewrote profit estimates for the 1951 fair predicting a record take above $200,000. The 10 day event ran through Labor Day with a new attendance high of 543,461, while the Evelyn West show drew 24,000 paid admissions.
Carroll McIntire 20 denied pushing Ottumwa high school girl Martha Lyman 17 from a speeding auto she died Tuesday night in Rantoul Illinois. He claimed Lyman jumped from the car while en route from roller skating and refreshments. He said he pulled her back and later turned around then left the scene returning to Chanute base. Extradition to Iowa anticipated.
A 15-year-old Kokomo girl Dorothy Gosnell ran away with 23-year-old Carl Woolum and was taken into Cedar Rapids police custody. They were stopped on Center Point road NE while hitchhiking to Waterloo. Woolum charged with vagrancy and waived to the grand jury. bond $500. Girl held for Kokomo authorities.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Leo M. Flynn, Iowa born pastor of Holy Family Church in Denver, dies Sunday. His body lies in state at St. Michael's in Belle Plaine on Thursday and Friday. Final rites are set for 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's in Cedar Falls. Survivors include three brothers and two sisters. one sister is Rev. Edward S. Flynn, pastor of St. Michael's. Born 1894 in New Hartford, he was ordained in 1924 and first massed in Cedar Falls.
The Kansas City Medical Press promotes a booklet on the PROSTATE GLAND with plain language insights to ease suffering. Readers are urged to mail a request with 10 cents for each book in The Little Doctor Book Series to Dept. M at 1440 East 21st St. N. Kansas City 16 Mo. The list includes High Blood Pressure Arthritis Rupture.
FALSE TEETH Eat talk laugh or sneeze without fear of dentures slipping. FASTEETH holds plates firm and steady with a pleasant non sticky taste. Alkaline formula prevents odor and nausea. Available at pharmacy stores.
Des Moines reports a weekly crop bulletin warning that much Iowa corn remains vulnerable to frost damage if temperatures do not improve. Only 76 percent reached the roasting ear stage and 46 percent are in soft dough, with 16 percent dented by Sept 1, while 71 percent may mature without frost if a normal date holds. Silo filling and fall plowing progress lag due to lateness and wet weather.
Veterans Administration announced a nationwide reduction of non medical staff by about 5,000 to meet a 1951 52 budget cap of 195 million. Dismissals will begin Sept 10 with effect Oct 10, after normal attrition considered.
Irvin Shepard reported three pistols stolen from a suitcase in the VFW club at the Magnus hotel. He owned five guns in the case and allowed two men to take the suitcase to the restroom to examine them. the men returned it and left, later he found three guns missing.
Fred Gramenz a 67 year old farm laborer of Oelwein route 1 was killed when a Great Western freight train rolled over him at Swift's crossing Tuesday night. Authorities say he crawled under the stopped train and was struck before clearing the crossing. Coroner Dr. J R Wood said no inquest is planned and the body was taken to Brant funeral home with arrangements incomplete.
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