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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1955
Page
1
Chicago price report notes cattle receipts around 14 000 and hogs 9 000 with steer and heifer prices generally steady to down modestly. Lambs and sheep remain near steady, primed by lighter weights and strong yearling stock demand in early trade.
New York AP reports strong motor stocks lifted the market Wednesday as General Motors and Chrysler gained between two and three points during brisk trading estimated at two and a half million shares.
Dennis Schwarz four son of Mr and Mrs Victor Schwarz of West Liberty fatally crushed beneath his father’s truck Tuesday evening. He and his sister Linda Kay two had been riding with him on a farm delivery run when the father moved the truck and a wheel passed over Dennis. Funeral services will be at Bettendorf where the family lived before moving to West Liberty last January.
Burglars struck twice in Coralville Tuesday night taking a coin collection valued at 150 dollars from Virgil Bowers appliance and plumbing store. They bypassed cash in a register, stealing about 80 dollars in cash and checks in another breakin.
Mayor L A Franke told a special session the Marion sewer system needs action. C D Mullinex of Howard Green Engineering outlined a contract for a Marion disposal plant with engineering work capped at five percent of construction cost. Council asked for more time. Clerk Brown to attend Municipal League in Des Moines Oct 5-6. Burglars broke into a safe filing cabinet, stole the Jean collection, ransacked files, damaged the office, and gained entry by breaking two windows and a rear door.
The council tabled a petition from West Eighth avenue residents seeking relocation of sheds to the north side by Hennessey Brothers. action postponed to a later meeting. Supt Vernon and Dr lace of value were taken in. traffic signal project at Lincoln School intersections to aid about 900 daily student crossings received approval with cost about 1000 dollars, Marlon board to share half. Chief Ford also announced low bid for jail heating unit at 215 dollars with contractor to complete installation.
In Des Moines a Plaza hotel collapse injures a worker while the city markets show mixed signals. A basement collapse at a factory injured a man named Anderson, as a large third floor area gave way. Tax agents in Le Mars uncovered a concealed fuel tank on a semi truck, fining Lloyd Schulte for evading Iowa gas tax with 180 gallons of diesel found.
The Marion council discussed the Ninth street storm sewer and approved Mildred Peterson Stickney as assistant city clerk at 45 dollars weekly. The sanitary sewer project, completed Aug 15 with Hennesey Brothers, puts a city deficiency at 1022.91 while listing costs on Ninth and Eighth avenues and other streets. Hearing set for Oct 17 at city hall. Kept: annexation talks and Kiwanis related matters amid assorted local notices and marriages.
A delegation of mothers and children protested a $175 two month limit on Aid to Dependent Children payments in Gov. Leo A. Hoegh's office in Des Moines. Led by Oma Rhoads the group noted 34 children among them and recalled a prior $214 monthly aid. They urged a special legislature session to study Iowa tax issues and raise ADC payments.
Mrs Frances M Channer of Oelwein has been named director of alumni relations at Parsons College Dr Millard G Roberts announced The former admissions director at Upper Iowa University will also serve as associate professor of chemistry and oversee all alumni activities working with church GSI groups across the Midwest
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