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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1969
Page
4
Will perf ederved. Chure miltzes hold their test etn of the year uy ire eventing. Local notices include obituaries and service details for Florence Jarbue, Miss Francis Colon, and Clifford Hilns, with callers invited to Brady Mortuary. Also ads for part time help, beauty salon, and home visits in Charleston.
Prices paid on Saturday for Cedar Rapids hogs remained steady. Friday quotes show birth of country and plant delivered butchers 200 to 230 pounds around 25.25 to 25.60, sows down 30 pounds at 24.00 to 27.76, with various deductions by weight and grade affecting packers and weights above 500 pounds. Chicago Livestock quotes follow with mixed hogs and cattle ranges and detailed weight bands and prices across categories.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a Des Moines market page with unclear lines about dressed meats and prices. Mentions include amounts like 4.50 and 70.00, plus references to vendors or locations, but exact details are unreadable. The text shows garbled names such as Mahesh and Rigen without clear context.
Knoxville AP Secretary of the Interior Walter J. Hickel said he will present to Congress next year a comprehensive plan for a major national pollution program. He urged immediate action with a 30 year funding schedule, stressing pollution costs and the need for better water quality and resource cataloging to guide future policy and rapid, effective action.
Sven Sterner, 28, is in fair condition with burns over much of his body after a Friday afternoon fire and explosion at the Bon Aire trailer court. Officials say a gas stove ignited a lacquer can, touching off the blaze while Sterner and his wife were inside. Mrs. Sterner received minor burns and was released from hospital.
The column lists church names, addresses, and pastor details in Cedar Rapids Iowa. It includes service times Sunday school and worship hours for Bethel Baptist First Marist Grace Baptist St Joseph’s and other congregations with sermons titles and evening services.
The Ottumwa Courier publisher Al M. Finer was named vice president of a 38 daily Iowa newspapers association. Board directors include R N Hoeney Jr of Keokuk Daily Gate City Richard Knowles of Denison Bulletin Review William Beck of Rathersville Daily News Spencer Reporter and Win Watson of Vinton Mid America Publishing Corp. Thant arrived in Addis Ababa for an African summit meeting.
Friday afternoon and evening incidents sent four people to hospitals. A motorcycle crash on Tenth Street north of Indian Creek injured Timothy King 16 and passenger Julie Meader 11. King in fair to good condition at St Luke's, Meader treated and released. Another teen, Rick Danford 17, was involved. investigation ongoing. A two car crash on Seventh Avenue at Thirty-first Street sent Jane Ann Kelchen 2 and Bessie Hartwig 38 to Mercy Hospital with injuries. Kelchen charged with driving to the death and will appear in court. Celebration Marian Chrurch will observe Sunday services after Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. and worship at 1:45 p.m.
A dense collage of job notices and employment appeals from a mid-century listing page. It inventories positions from babysitting and childcare to maintenance, factory, and clerical work, with names, contact numbers, and local firms such as Hubbard, Murphy, Snelling, Harmon Glass, and National Bank of Des Moines referenced amid scattered addresses and hours. The era’s classifieds emphasize immediate openings, full time roles, and placement services with terse eligibility notes and application instructions.
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