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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1952
Page
5
Chicago futures market reports hog bids steady to weak with barrows and gilts soft and sows steady to strong while cattle show mixed results and weaker steer and heifer prices. Hog slaughter pace around 11 000 with varied loads. sows command higher values in some ranges. Cattle volume 2 500 salable with calves 900, buyers wary on high grade loads and dairy cow demand tepid.
All out bulls 11.75 to 14.75, utility and commercial bulls 19.75 to 21.75, commercial to prime feeders 25.00 to 34.00, good to prime 400-500 lb slaughter calves 19.00 to 25.00. Salable sheep 2,000, steady. native lambs 24.00 to 24.50, top 24.50. Yearlings active with Nebraskas 21.00, bulk 20.00 to 21.00. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 5.50, a few to 6.00.
Report notes that over 75 disasters each day are attributed to children handling matches. Authorities urge caution and parental supervision to prevent fires and injuries.
The second report meeting of Community Chest workers will be at 6 30 tonight at Hotel Muscatine. Reports begin at 5 p m as the auditing committee reviews accounts on the mezzanine. Elza Standley chairs the committee with members Leonard Aull W R Bud Carner Mike Goddard Tom Price Don Carver and Berne Bower.
Camping at Camp Minneyota an area Boy Scout camp is suspended during the drought as a fire safety measure. A committee meeting at Wilton outlined future events including a Davenport December appreciation dinner a north woods canoe trip a Philmont ranch trip camporee an exposition and the international jamboree next year. Attendees included Dr L A Royal West Liberty area head Carm Mitzner Tipton committee chairman William Souder Davenport area executive and Loran Walch Muscatine district chairman.
Orono township Farm Bureau women meet November 2 at Evangelical and Reformed church to study Christmas Wrappings and Decorations. Doris Peterson and Helen Cozad lead the program. committee chairs were named and a Muscatine contact meeting set for October 28. Mrs. Margaret Mckee presided. Ralph Bierman taught basket weaving with several baskets and mats completed.
Bloomington Best Four-H club hosted a hayrack ride with thirty members and guests. The event began at the Harry Schneider home, followed by a wiener roast. The losing team was led by Linda Carlson, while the winning team was captained by Donna Schneider. County fun nights are set for the first Monday evening each month, with the next gathering on November at the Bloomington grange ball.
Sylvia Susan Stout of Wapello married Walter Dale Chatterton of Grandview in a double ring ceremony at the First Presbyterian Church Wapello. Officiant Rev M L Blake. decorations palms and lit tapers. reception followed. couple to reside near Grandview. Out-of-town guests listed from several Iowa towns and Illinois and New Jersey connections.
Navy Mothers announce a tag day on Saturday October 25 in Muscatine to raise funds for hospitalized veterans. The group has supplied writing materials to Iowa City Veterans Hospital Easter boxes to Mt Pleasant and Oakdale veterans, reading matter for patients, aid to veteran families, and is making nutcaps and favors for Thanksgiving trays at Iowa City hospital. Lead location four VFW hall.
Leon A. Wylie 58 of Illinois City died at 9:30 a.m. today at Hershey hospital after a brief illness. Services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Illinois City Methodist Church with burial in Illinois City Cemetery. He was born June 20, 1894, in Leon Iowa and worked as a bridge and steel worker with Construction Workers Union No. 111. Survivors include two sons Noah L. Wylie in Japan and Merle E. Wylie of Illinois City. two daughters Lyle Morrison Reynolds, Illinois and Fred Smith New Boston. his father in Long Beach California. and four grandchildren. Preceded by wife, mother, one son, and one brother.
Le Roy Williams underwent nasal and skull bone removal surgery Tuesday morning at the Veterans hospital in Iowa City to relieve a sinus condition. He was admitted Thursday night after the procedure.
Muscatine area students are among 173 ROTC cadets promoted at the State University of Iowa. Promotions include Jerry L. Bouland as cadet second lieutenant, Joseph A. Marshek as cadet sergeant, Daniel H. Cosgriff as cadet sergeant, Charles R. Bates as cadet sergeant, Thomas L. Colglazier as cadet sergeant, and Robert C. Lentier as cadet second lieutenant.
Edna Dietze Duffee 69 a Wilton resident for 26 years died at Mt. Pleasant at 9 30 a m after an extended illness She was born January 23 1883 in North English married to Frank A Duffe in 1926 She leaves a large blended family including four stepsons and three stepdaughters Funeral services set for 2 p m Friday at Griffith funeral home with Rev T W Happel and burial in Oakdale cemetery
Word arrives of the death of Dr. Orville Stanfield 48 a chiropractor of Oakland California Tuesday Oct 14. He was the husband of former Wapello resident Hazel Fisher and survived by two children Donna 8 and Billy 2. Funeral rites and burial were held in Oakland. Sisters of Mrs Stanfield Mrs Gene Faris Burlington and Mrs Merrit Korf Mediapolis have traveled to California.
Two young Republicans from Muscatine joined Senator Richard M. Nixon on his train tour from Ottumwa to Cedar Rapids. W. R. Bud Carver Muscatine county YR chairman and Mrs L C Fugate district vice chairman rode with Nixon as the train slowed through small towns drawing large crowds.
Pat Finnegan, secretary of Muscatine Aerie No. 815, Fraternal Order of Eagles, will attend a Des Moines conference of Eagle secretaries on October 26. Conference director is R. J. O'Haran of Waterloo. The meeting aims to improve community service by Eagle Aeries with new charitable and civic programs.
The Rev. Max Allen of the Cranston Evangelical United Brethren church spent two days in Fairfield for the Rural Life Workshop. Navy recruit F A Eldred McCleeary, son of Mr and Mrs J H McCleeary, heads to Norfolk VA for reassignment on the U S S Coral Sea CVB 43 with a shake down cruise to Cuba and the Mediterranean. A surprise potluck honored Mrs Vern Chamberlin at her home with attendees from Muscatine Cranston Wilton and other communities.
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