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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1968
Page
2
AP dispatch from Kansas City shows cattle 5 600 head and hogs 4 000 head trading with higher bids across weights. Feeder steers and heifers mix of choice to good values. calves and lambs noted with varied ranges. Eggs and butter prices mostly steady to unchanged.
ParsonS hogs and cattle listings show price ranges for hog categories from 180 to 270 pounds and sows, with Bears and stags also listed. Cattle include grain fed steers, heifers, stocker calves, and yearling bulls with price bands across quality grades U S choice to standard. Veals cows bulls and sheep categories round out the market snapshot with prime, good, and utility tiers and typical weights.
AP report from Chicago lists wholesale buying prices with butter scores AA, A, B and C grades, car prices around 9 and 654, eggs with irregular values and grade distributions, and checks totaling 1742. The figures show price quality spreads and grading across dairy and automotive inputs.
In Chicago Wheat No 2 hard 1.50 and No 2 soft red 1.43n. Corn No 2 yellow 1.17 No 1 yellow 1.16 No 4 yellow 1.08 to 1.12. Oats No 2 heavy white 79n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.692n. Soybean oil 8.75n.
Wall Street’s rally cooled with profits taken on many leaders while optimism around Vietnam peace talks weighs on gold miners and defense stocks. The Dow stood at 69.11. AP index at 310.9 as shares in airlines rose on lagging gains and short covering.
At 5,000-foot altitude in Albuquerque 88 players from eight teams begin a tournament to form the U S Olympic squad for 1968 Mexico City. Flu and travel delays slowed final practices as four divisions vie for positions, with a 12-man team and six alternates to be named Sunday.
In early trading the tape lagged by two minutes but caught up within the first half hour. Airlines were active with Northwest, Eastern, National, and American among the top movers, while General Motors and IBM showed mixed shifts as volume declined. Overall prices rose irregularly on the American Stock Exchange with reduced volume.
The fourth annual Southeast Kansas Institute on aging will be held Wednesday at Lincoln Park Center in Pittsburg with registration at 9 15 am. Sponsored by the Crawford County Council on Aging Inc. Army Sp4 Dennis D Mollnow 21, son of Norbert G Mollnow and Mrs Mollnow, served in Vietnam and is a Chanute High School 1965 graduate and Wichita State University attendee. Dr and Mrs Jack Lowe Hugoton announce birth of daughter Jan Travis born March 29. Grandparents listed Mr and Mrs Virgil Lowe Guthrie Okla and Mr and Mrs Carl C Garrett Jr. Chanute. Mr and Mrs Frank McBeath Davenport? 231 S Wilson returned from visit with Mr and Mrs Nelson Park in Davis Okla. Mrs Davis is McBeath's niece. Mrs Marvin Phillips 417 W 5th has word Mrs Ron Billington of Joplin formerly of Chanute is in Freeman Hospital Joplin for eye surgery.
Mr and Mrs Carl G Ranabarger II of Topeka welcomed an 8 pound 5 ounce son born last night Grandparents are Carl Ranabarger 1019 N Forest and Oren Nelson rural Savenburg The couple also have a three year old daughter Jennifer
Wayne James of 1820 Ashby reported a toolbox and tools valued at several hundred dollars missing from his pickup Monday. Police said the items were found and returned to him yesterday.
Police received a report yesterday of a boy canvassing houses for money for a funeral. The 13 year old was located and the case referred to the county juvenile officer. He had collected 2.65 which was given to a school official. Three absent students cashed a 2.50 bad check at a local food store and tried another. They were picked up and released to their homes. A minor traffic collision at 501 S Garfield involved a backing car driven by William Warren and a car owned by Sam Senseney.
The column lists item sales and services from area residents and businesses. It includes real estate, vehicles, job offerings, and miscellaneous auctions with brief contact details and prices when shown.
Death notices from Humboldt and Erie list Mrs Edna Nordt 75 of Humboldt who died after a three year illness. Burial at Mt Hope with services at St Peters Lutheran. Also funeral services for Mrs Aleene May Jacobs in Johnson Chapel with Rev Sutton, burial East Hill Cemetery. Augustine Godinez Requiem Mass at St Patrick's Church and Catholic Cemetery burial.
The Greensboro Open at Sedgefield Country Club opens with a record 137500 prize. Arnold Palmer seeks sharper form ahead of Augusta Masters while five players in 140 field have already won this year including Weiskopf Archer Casper and Pott.
In Kansas City the fire department rushed to a non existent blaze then returned to the station. En route they interrupted two men carrying a color television set. the TV was recovered and one man was taken into custody, police said.
Phone guidance for reaching the Tribune carrier after hours. If the carrier is unreachable, call HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
HAL BOYLE recalls nostalgia as a comforting constant across eras. He notes childhood fairy tales, past comforts like cod liver oil and waxed mustaches, and social quirks from 1928 1929 including Bernarr MacFadden warnings and Hoover era policies. He ends with a reflective question about those days.
Earl Seyfert of Kansas State University, a 67 forward and two year captain of the Big Eight champions, is among 15 recipients of a $1000 NCAA postgraduate scholarship. He carries a 3.32 GPA in history, has been top scorer and rebounder, dean's list honoree, and plans graduate work in psychology.
Daily Transcript notes visiting hours from 2 to 4 pm and 6 30 to 8 pm at Neosho Memorial Hospital. Census lists 42 patients including adults, pediatrics, and a baby. Wednesday admissions include Mrs Milton Stover and Vallerie Osborn medical cases and Mrs Ed Lewis. Dismissals include Mrs Elmer Gearhardt Jr Mrs Vera Solomon Mrs Anna Carson and Robert Boyd. Today admissions include Mrs Axel Anderson and a birth of a girl to Mr and Mrs Larry Dalton. dismissal today Gayle Sparks. Police issued summons to M Lee Newman and Diana Cromwell for traffic infractions. Court action against Cen tral Maxson for driving with license suspended. bond posted. Placed in custody briefly for parole violation, then released due to illness in family.
INDEPENDENCE Coffeyville and Independence tied for first with 192 strokes at a nine hole junior high golf invitational. Royster Junior High Chanute finished third with 195 as Parsons, Iola, and Caney posted 199, 221, and 226. Neil Leverenz Royster ninth grade led medalists with 45. Rockets scorers included Bob Malson 48 and David Harris 51. Next action at home Monday.
Chanute junior college basketball team and coaches were honored guests at the Rotary Club dinner at the Tioga hotel. Coach Lyle Rutter introduced the players and discussed the past season’s achievements and future prospects. Chanute basketball is rated among the nation’s top 20 junior colleges.
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