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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1957
Page
19
Chicago AP reports Tuesday auction prices show hogs firm gaining 25 cents, steers and heifers uneven with some declines, while buyers wait on next market signal.
Des Moines reports moderate trading with hogs and cattle prices varying by weight. Chicago board shows steady to firmer hogs and cattle, with calves and feeders trading unevenly and futures turning lower on favorable weather and crop prospects.
News notes from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns recount district conference attendance, funeral services for Martha Miller, and social visits. Many listed names include Ralph Williams John Clays Earl Helbigs W C Youngs Ed McNulty Calvin Moore and Raymond Lake. Also mentions West Coast vacationers and Marion fire department call.
The Cedar Rapids hog market reported 25 cents higher prices for good No. 1 butchers and sows with plant delivered quotes. Other categories such as No. 3 overfats and Meaty No. 1 witnessed varied adjustments, while calf mutton and grain market notes follow in the local market ledger.
Flu cases rise again at Sul in a fragmented notice mentioning doctors and public health actions. The garbled item references medical staff, a hospital, and community reactions amid ongoing illness.
A broadcast from Damascus reports Arab leaders in Syria facing a tense regional standstill. Analysts say they may accept restraint to avoid broader war as fears of escalation grow among neighboring states and within the Arab world.
A three car collision ten miles east of Oelwein injured four people including a Cedar Rapids man and a 83 year old Cedar Rapids resident. The injured were reported in good condition at Mercy Hospital and charges were filed for failure to yield the right of way.
A Japan Air Lines passenger plane with 57 aboard crash landed in a rice field near Osaka. Two of its four engines were on fire and 15 people were injured, including a Swiss couple and five Japanese passengers, who were hospitalized.
Cedar Rapids police are investigating a breakin at Dale's Fruit Market on Center Point Road. Officers say the burglar took $27 in change and caused property damage.
An Old American Life Insurance ad from Kansas City invites readers aged 50 and above to apply for a $1,000 policy by mail. The offer promises no obligation and no phone contact, requesting only the applicant’s taste, address, and age for processing.
Washington AP reports total major crimes in the United States rose to 1,393,470 by mid-1957, with Iowa showing increases in murder, robbery, burglary and larceny while aggravated assault and auto theft declined. City-by-city figures for Des Moines, Davenport, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids and other towns are listed with 1956 comparisons.
Iowa state champion baton twirler 16 year old Rice of Greenfield won top beauty in the senior division at the Dairy Cate Congress in Water thaw. Aliss Rice won the state champ title last month and will lead 10 beeettee delegates to the national contest in St Paul in December.
Judge Lee Ward of Paragould in an open Look magazine letter warns the South must choose between democracy and segregation. He says the region has lost the battle on integration and rejects defying Supreme Court desegregation rulings while inviting lawful legislative action to alter or overturn it. The letter asserts disagreement is allowed but breaking the law is not. In another item, Iowa rules state funds for beetle control in Lee county are legal as an emergency contingency, permitting the $10,000 allocation by the Legislative Interim Committee.
A rented Piper Cub crashed in a field near Mulrane southeast of Wichita killing two airmen. Don ald Evans 23 of Dumont Iowa and Harold E Barnett 47 of Independence Kansas were aboard with Barnett piloting. Witnesses say the craft dove from low altitude before impact.
Mrs Candas Nations died Saturday at 111 in Bryson City Swain County. She never left her birthplace and recalled Civil War memories and time with children of slaves in her long life.
Classified section overview lists hire of ad and dairy notices with rates and lines. The fragment shows numbers and contact cues but lacks full details or names for a complete summary.
Local notice from Morrearies Monzam Novak Monument Co seeks finder of a missing Black Labrador. Reward offered. Last seen near Pa tichs area. Contact for identification and return.
Classified page lists contractors and services including concrete ready mix, plumbing, painting, cement work, carpentry, tree service, dirt and sand, grubby OCR with many names and phone numbers. Includes prices like 268 dollars and 2502 for cracking, with ads for free estimates and contact numbers.
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