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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1955
Page
2
A final decree was signed by Judge Matthew Westrate in district court granting Rose E. Savage a divorce from Robert L. Savage. They married May 10, 1948 at Mt. Carroll, separated May 10, 1953. Savage cited felony conviction. guardian ad litem William H. Wellens appointed. Savage incarcerated at Menard.
F Angerer sues Hazel Stebbins for 3230.44 plus five percent interest from Aug 29 on repairs to an apartment at 300 East Second Street. He seeks priority over Providence Gaeta’s interest. Henderson’s garage vs Donald Eugene Sywassink regarding a used car dispute was settled in full and dismissed.
Members of Local 383 CIO United Packinghouse Workers strike at Hill Packing Co in Estherville Iowa to push for a 14 cent hourly wage increase. Voters approved the strike 107 to 7 last Wednesday. other Hill plants in Topeka Kansas also reportedly out. No negotiations were planned.
Twenty seven Muscatine Kiwanis members met Geneseo Kiwanis to deliver a traveling plaque and lead a 6:30 dinner program. Rev Everett Hageman spoke and the Ellis Chanters quartet sang. plaque moves among Iowa Illinois clubs. At Muscatine luncheon Prof Thomas Farrell Jr of Iowa spoke on Business and Engineering Writing.
The aircraft carrier Forrestal faces return to Newport News shipyard with two shafts operable after a second shaft failure near Cape Henry. A burned thrust bearing caused the first loss of power delaying speed trials, and officials plan a port return about 45 hours early of the five day schedule. If delivered on time, commissioning is set for October 1.
Leonard L. McIntire of 119 Sherman street filed for nomination for alderman at large in Muscatine. A former deputy sheriff, he joined Raleigh Rieke and Braunsworth Halstead in taking out papers. Two aldermen at large will be elected on November 8.
USDA estimated salable livestock included 7,500 hogs and 1,000 sheep. Hog prices rose about 25 cents early but finished steady. steers and heifers showed mixed gains with steady to higher readings. Cattle and calf lots traded, with primes and stockers steady to higher. feeders and cows mixed, lambs firm to higher on spring market activity.
Muscatine teachers attend a series of workshops ahead of the fall term. Rural teachers join sessions this afternoon with meetings continuing Thursday. A social lunch was served at the high school cafeteria replacing an earlier planned picnic.
Registration for typing and shorthand classes in Adult Education, sponsored by the Junior College, will be Tuesday evening September 6 in Room 208 at 7:00. Classes start the following week with typing on Tuesday and shorthand on Wednesday. ten weekly sessions. For information contact Mrs. Marian Butler at AM 3-5589.
Late stock quotes for New York markets list American Can American Telephone and Telegraph Tobasco at 179 and 74 1/2 respectively and show active trading on Wednesday August 3 1955.
Heavy breed hens over four pounds and other lights such as leghorns and hybrids sell at 28 cents a pound. Dirties and checks fetch 17 cents per pound.
Butter steady to firm with 803 656 receipts and wholesale prices up to 6 percent. Eggs unsettled as wholesale prices slip across grades. Live poultry steady to firm with hens and young stock holding. coops receipts reach 1 024 with heavy hens 21.5 to 25 cents, broilers 30 to 31.5, roosters 13.5 to 14.5, ponettes 36 to 34 cents per pound.
Chicago cash grain rundown lists wheat with no price. corn at No. 2 yellow 1.32 and No. 4 1.28. sample grade 1.21. oats No. 1 extra heavy white. soybean oil 11 percent. soybean meal 59.50. barley nominal with malting choice 1.20 to 1.40.
Potatoes arrivals 131 on track 251 and total U S shipments 349 with moderate supply and demand. Long whites show slight strength in market while round reds remain about steady. Carrot track sales list California Idaho Oregon Washington Wisconsin growers and price ranges for long whites and russets.
State Trooper Earl L. Brown was shot in the chest and killed while investigating a report of an armed man. The assailant, Felix Donnelly Jr., was wounded after Columbus police officer William Weddle fired upon him. Donnelly claimed he acted because the policeman was a Communist and said he intended to kill someone at a Bedford taxicab firm.
Experts estimate a black snake provides rodent control worth 3.75 dollars. The assessment highlights its role in pest management and potential economic benefit to farms and cities relying on natural predators.
Speculative buying lifts wheat futures with a slight gain while other cereals drifted. Wheat settles 1 3 8 to 1 2 higher for September at 1.92 1 8, corn mixed near 1 4 to 1 8 lower, oats 1 4 to 1 8 lower, rye 3 4 to 1 1 4 lower, soybeans 1 4 lower to 1 4 higher at 2.23 3 4, and lard down to 10.95 for September.
River stages show several fluctuations with LaCrosse and Lansing remaining steady while Dubuque and Keokuk rise. Other cities like McGregor Davenport Muscatine and Keokuk display minor increases and Falls in Davenport.
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