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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1952
Page
23
Financial and market notes from Chicago and Omaha show hogs reversing Thursday’s dip to a steady to 25 cents higher, with cattle mostly steady to 25 lower and sheep steady. Receipts: about 300 hogs, 460 cattle, 100 sheep in Chicago. roughly 19,500 cattle and calves to be handled in Omaha futures.
New York trading closed lower after a largely flat session with fractional gains and losses. Regional livestock reports show Sioux City cattle receipts near 1.2 million and Des Moines hog prices easing amid varying weights and cuts. Kansas City cattle receipts fall short for meaningful price signals.
Cedar Rapids hog market held steady with higher prices paid for hogs delivered to the Cedar Rapids plant. Prime hogs 180-190 lbs at 37.00, choice 160-190 lbs 32.00, creeds 170-200 lbs 29.50 to 30.50, plus a wide range for various weights and classifications. poultry, eggs, and produce receipts listed alongside farm grain and wool prices.
Chicago and New York markets show varied dairy and produce activity with receipts for live poultry and butter, eggs and potatoes noting price firmness or slight gains. Idaho russets and Minnesota North Dakota cabbages appear among quoted potato arrivals in New York and Chicago briefs.
New York Stock Exchange plans a five and a half hour trading day starting Monday with hours from 9 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. CST. The change ends a 79 year precedent and includes a half hour extension and Saturday closures year round.
Wherton Mrs J R Hayes sister of Mrs Ralph Michel underwent major surgery Wednesday in a Perry Iowa hospital. Mrs Margaret Leming returned from Perry where she visited her sister Mrs Ella Reel. Mrs Pearl Newman returned from Savanna Illinois where she visited granddaughters Mrs Leonard Striegel and Mrs Lyle Hansen. Moving to Cedar Rapids Mr and Mrs Edward Hogan of Beloit Wisconsin purchased a residence at 1514 Thirty seventh street NE and will move in next month. Mrs Hogan is daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Voorhies of Marion. Shirley Larson is new vice president of Marion high school junior class. Mrs Kenneth Ferguson of Marshalltown was guest of Mr and Mrs C A Garrison. Linotype operator three hours after 5 pm for two weeks top wages. Sentinel Marion Iowa Ad. Miss Lois Koppes student nurse at Mercy hospital Davenport guest of Diane Hess in the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Hess. Laura Mae Freeman returned to Denver after a visit with her parents Ethmer L Freeman and attended the marriage of Jeannine Freeman to William E Nielsen. Marion Theater ad promotes Lure of the Wilderness with Technicolor showing today and Saturday. In Waterloo Rev Mr and Mrs Richard Goins and others went to a convention of Christian churches.
Chicago grain futures drifted lower as export demand lagged and Midwest weather stayed favorable. Wheat and corn finished mixed with December contracts around 2.33 to 3.11 and 1.68 to 1.95 respectively, while rye and beans showed small shifts. Local notices reference market activity in Ottumwa hogs and cash provisions in Chicago with various prices and grades listed.
Iowa short notes report 1337 quarts canned at the Volga school with Mrs. William Moore as chair. In North English John Gibbens teaches in Chicago high school. Harold Hill sells residence to William Butschi. Bob Pratt buys the Butschi home, possession Oct 1. Other local property trades and upcoming events noted.
IOWA CITY Three East Iowa polio patients were moved from the active to inactive ward at University hospitals. Jane Hartwig 3 Anamosa Cary Rhoads 12 Mechanicsville and Larry Moen 2 Decorah showed normal temperatures and halted disease progression. Marcella Boylan 29 Garrison was discharged.
Authorities investigate six break ins of local businesses Thursday night in Independence. Thieves took $250 in cash from Members Mutual Dik Company, the only site where money was taken. Four implement stores were broken into on Sept. 4.
Classified page lists advance rates for ads of various line counts with per day pricing for consecutive days. Notes about box number word counts and publication timing. Includes memorial, lost and found, and notices about missing items and rewards with contact numbers.
MT VERNON Cornell overhauls its pass defense ahead of a Ripon visit in Wisconsin. Key players sidelined include Warren Sonneman knee injury and Don Ring limited duty. guard shifts and a new end Dick Brubaker bolster the line as Cornell aims to reverse a 21-0 loss to Carleton. Tom Wharton leaves team due to kidney infection.
Partially legible league schedule lists teams Oskaloosa Ottumwa Washington Muscatine Burlington Cedar Rapids Silver Corp and Meadow with matches on Sunday. Oskaloosa visits Ottumwa while Washington and Burlington host others. entries are jumbled but indicate a round of town league bowling games.
HONOLULU Australia’s Frank Sedgman the world’s top amateur tennis player smiled shyly when asked about a report he would be offered a knighthood if he stayed amateur. He said he had heard nothing about it and that this was the first he had heard.
Edgar F Kaiser of Kaiser-Frazer announced an experimental plastic-body sports car to be built in about nine months. The low-slung three-seater with a soft top will use a Henry J chassis, weigh about 2000 pounds, and sell for just over $2000 with 1000 units produced for market testing.
Health officials in Des Moines urge more nurses as hospitals face a acute shortage. Dr. Abraham Gelperin reports polio cases steady with no change, while 15 Red Cross nurses are already on duty and Mary Wenner notes volunteers and staff are exhausted and need reinforcements.
Mrs Daniel F Young 92 lifelong Manchester resident died Wednesday. Born Elizabeth Catherine Wethercut March 2 1860 on a farm southwest of here she attended rural schools. Survived by son Dr Paul A Young Elmhurst IL 11 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Services Saturday 2 p m Shelly funeral home burial Oakland cemetery.
STORM LAKE Buena Vista hosts Luther in a Northern Iowa conference title showdown as Loras and Westmar exit football. Luther’s Dave Reque, a standout back, averaged six yards per carry in two games this season, while Eldon Peterson, a 265 pound tackle, anchored the defense. Co captain George Schenck may see limited action on offense.
In a hard fought game, John Rosenberg’s five punts, four over 40 yards, shift momentum for Franklin. He then set up a 30 yard TD pass from Don Peterson to Doug Franc with 8:31 left as Roosevelt staged a late drive, but Franklin held on for the score.
The Manchester Riding Club will host the sixth annual Roundup at the Manchester Fairground Sunday starting 1 p.m. with 12 events offering up to 20 dollars in prizes and no entry fee. Judge A J Kutch from New Sharon presides and a lunch stand will be on site. If rain arrives, the show moves to October 6.
South Bend report notes Notre Dame junior fullback Neil Worden from Milwaukee scoring four touchdowns in his first college game against Indiana, delivering a sensational debut for the Irish.
Iowa State visits Champaign for a 12 30 p m kickoff as Illini face a weakened Cyclones squad. Illinois aims to extend a long series edge while Cyclones hope to upset the Rose Bowl champions amid strong local coverage.
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union mailed nomination ballots to member schools on Friday to fill two vacancies on the representative council. The 12 member council includes three educators from each district and advises the union's board of directors. A vacancy exists in the northeast and southeast districts.
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