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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1952
Page
6
Chicago and Omaha livestock markets show hogs up about 25 cents per hundredweight on light receipts the smallest in over ten months. Cattle and sheep display steady to higher trends with varied price ranges across regions and weights.
The Cedar Rapids hog market shows steady to higher quotes for delivered and weighed hogs with top prices around 20.50 and varied bids for different weight classes. Cattle and calf markets list prime steers, cows, bulls, and calves with ranges across weights and packer demand.
Grain futures closed mixed with wheat lower and corn and oats down slightly while soybeans held steady. Cash markets show No. 2 red winter wheat at about 1.27 to 1.68 and corn around 41 to 41.9 cents per bushel with export demand weak amid favorable weather across the main belt. Livestock receipts at Bijoux City cited steadier cattle prices and strong slaughter schedules, with feeders and stock steers trading around 22 to 30 dollars per 100 pounds. Produce markets in Chicago show weak live poultry and steady butter and eggs with varied dairy prices.
A 22-year-old Fort Dodge man and his 15-year-old brother in law were jailed after an attempted drive in theater holdup Sunday night. The cashier walked away and alerted bystanders as the car fled into a corn field. The suspect, Carl D. Clymer, later confessed he lacked the nerve to pull the trigger.
Elmer L. Erteld, 24, of Deep River, was found in his car on a county road south of Victor Monday morning. Sheriff Englebert said he died by self inflicted gunshot. The body was taken to Montezuma funeral home for burial.
Nine Johnson county residents were arraigned in district court in Iowa City on Monday. Among them Joseph Kinney of Oxford, charged with assault with intent to commit great bodily injury after alleged assault on James Sherlock, and Robert E Booth, 17, of Hills, charged with breaking and entering a Hills tavern burglary. Booth requested a psychiatric examination as Judge James Gaffney granted it. Kinney awaits plea by next Monday.
Federal Judge Matthew F. McGuire said he will take some time to decide whether Senator Benton must answer two questions in the libel suit brought by Senator McCarthy. He postponed ruling on a motion to compel Benton to respond, citing obvious reasons.
A state department official warned that Republican proposals to liberate Iron Curtain countries could cost the United States allied support in Western Europe. Assistant Secretary Howland Sargeant urged officials and citizens to avoid empty or threatening statements that fuel Soviet propaganda and heighten fears among friendly nations under Soviet power.
The will of Elizabeth B. Clark who died June 27 was admitted to probate Monday. Charles Francis Clark named executor without bond and heir to the estate after specific bequests to Herbert Francis Clark a son and daughter-in-law, Carolyn F. Clark and Gail Clark grandchildren, and Rose Besleratt a sister with fur coats or wearing apparel.
Enlistment of two Eastern Iowa men for service in the air force was announced Monday by the Army and Air Force recruiting station in Cedar Rapids. They were sent to Parks Air Force Base in California for basic training. Walter C. Stewart, 17, of Marion, and William B. Ross, 18, of Greeley, are the enlistees.
Charles M. Brooks 74 longtime McGregor resident and former mayor died Monday in a local hospital. He also served on the Clayton County board of supervisors. Survived by his wife Dr May Brooks a son Robert a sister Ida two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Pilkizig Ten Funeral Home.
Park L Fullerton of Eau Claire Wisconsin dies at 70 after a life tracing back to Marion born February 23 1892 in Paris Illinois. He worked for Eau Claire city before retiring in 1952 and is survived by a Marion sister. Services Wednesday at Yocom Murdoch chapel Marion with burial at Oak Shade cemetery. Community notes include birthdays, lodge meetings and parish circle activities plus several visits and hospital stays. Births marriages and real estate changes in Marion area are listed with local residents and addresses.
Des Moines attorney general Robert L. Larson reaffirmed that Iowa employers must grant workers two hours off with pay to vote on election day if voting would be blocked by work hours. The ruling upholds a 1950 interpretation, aligning with the two hour provision and pay requirement.
Two damage suits totaling more than 50000 were filed in federal district court in Cedar Rapids by William V. Fox for death of his wife Fannie Fox and for medical and car loss expenses. The suits name Iowa Manufacturing and Universal Engineering of Cedar Rapids and allege crossing negligence. The cases were removed from Tama county district court by defendant Chicago and North Western Railway. A separate bankruptcy filing by Robert VansCoy lists debts of 1422.29 and assets of 300. The patent brief concerns Town Manufacturing and Universal claiming rock crusher patents infringed. briefs follow transcript filing with oral arguments slated after briefs and replies.
The Bonner County Democratic Committee in Sandpoint Idaho will pay two dollars a pound for the largest Kamloops trout caught before President Truman visits on Wednesday. The offer seeks a trophy fish from Lake Pend Creske as part of the welcome.
Chicago AP report details Adlai Stevenson disclosure of his Tilinsis Fund financing and 1948 governor campaign contributions. Illinois GOP leaders call for a full probe of how private funds were used to supplement salaries and appoint state commissioners. Included are names like Stuyvesant Peabody Jr and Joseph Tuiner with connections to later state contracts.
City briefs note the death of Mr. Grady’s sister in Dayton Ohio prompting Mr. and Mrs. Walter Grady to travel. An annual Chicken Noodle Soup Supper is set for Bohemian church near Ely on Wednesday October 1 at 5 p.m. A fluoridation debate is scheduled at Roosevelt hotel with Dr C T Betts. Also reported is Iowa Numismatic Society officers named at a Davenport meeting with Burton H Saxton and James F Cowden cited.
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