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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1968
Page
2
Hog and cattle prices are listed as higher while schools plan Easter vacation. Kansas City dispatch notes hogs up 50-75 cents and cattle mixed, with details on heifers cows and lamb prices. Schools will dismiss Friday for Easter with assemblies and musical programs at the high school and junior college, plus summer programs announced for grades 3-6 and ongoing evaluator preparations at Royster Junior High.
AP reports wholesale egg prices with large eggs at 89 percent yield and 26 to 30 size range 8 percent at 22 to 26. Butter remains unchanged with Grade A butter at 77 cents per pound for solid and 78 cents per pound for quarters.
Chicago AP reports butter grades AA and A at 6 percent and 9 percent, with B at 64 89 percent and C at 61 62 percent. Eggs show 75 percent or better grade A whites 30, mixed 0, mediums 26, standards 25 2, checks 17 s. Live poultry roasters priced 25 to 27, special fed white rock fryers 20 to 23 2, breeder hen turkeys 26.
Chicago AP reports Wheat No 2 hard 1.48 percent, No 2 soft red 1.41 percent. Corn No 2 yellow 1.14 percent, No 3 yellow 1.08 to 1.11 percent, No 4 yellow 1.06 to 1.07 percent, No 5 yellow 1.03 to 1.04 percent, sample grade yellow 1.03 to 1.04 percent. Oats No 2 heavy white 7 percent, sample grade extra heavy white 7.6 percent. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.70 percent. Soybean oil 8.72 percent.
The bulletin lists livestock prices by category. Hogs and pigs in various weight ranges command 9 to 18 dollars, cattle prices cover grain fed steers and heifers from about 21 to 26 dollars, calves and stockers 19 to 33 dollars, veal from 16 to 33 dollars, cows and bulls from 11 to 25 dollars, and sheep with spring lambs up to 27.50 dollars. Breeding ewes and other items are noted with varying values.
New York brokers flood into a broad market surge as investors push shares higher after a market pause for Martin Luther King Day. The Dow gains 13.18 to 897.60 at noon while the AP index rises 4.4 to 320.1 with gains across industrials rails and utilities.
Dayton Max Scheffler of Wichita killed in a head on collision at Stafford with Floyd Foskick. They are survived by Mrs Scheffler formerly Betty Ann Fox. Funeral in Newton Wednesday. Vern L Taylor 74 of Wichita died at St Francis Hospital. Funeral Thursday in Downing Mortuary. Mrs W E White 91 of Chanute died after brief illness. Funeral Friday Gibson Koch Chapel.
Airman First Class Charies K. Kyser son of Mr and Mrs Charies C Kyser of Erie has completed radio repairman training at Goodfellow Air Force Base Texas and is assigned there. He is a graduate of Erie High School. A patrol car and a 1966 Pontiac suffered minor damage in an accident when the officer’s siren signaled for the right of way and the other car slowed. A 16 year old blind Coffeyville boy was given temporary lodging in Chanute City Jail after getting off a bus en route from Kansas City to Coffeyville. his parents later took him home.
Lynn R. Cleveland 3, who gave himself as an itinerant preacher, pleaded guilty to a vagrancy charge in Joplin magistrate court and received a three day jail sentence with release on arrival of his father Garland Cleveland of Palmer Texas. Det Capt Walter Flenner said Garland Cleveland expected in Joplin tonight to pick up his son. The charge covers persons without visible means of support.
The Neosho Memorial Hospital reports 281 in-patients admitted in March with 184 for medical 74 for surgery and 23 obstetrics. Out-patients total 205 with 51 X-ray 28 laboratory and 126 ER visits. In-patient days total 2 013 for adults and pediatrics 105 in nursery. Occupancy 63.6 per cent for adults and pediatrics and 24.3 per cent in nursery. Daily average 64.9 for adults and pediatrics and 3.4 in nursery. Board business limited with Dwight Wallingford chair. members Virgil Mix John McMeekin and Ed Naanes of Erie present.
On this date in 1963 the United States disclosed its worst submarine disaster as the Thresher failed to surface after a deep dive in the North Atlantic, carrying 129 men to their deaths. Also noted is Congress passing the first patent law in 1790.
Santa Monica AP reports the 40th Academy Awards will air tonight on ABC with Bob Hope hosting. Tracy would posthumously win if chosen. nominees include Beatty Hoffman Newman and Steiger for best actor and Bancroft Hepburn Channing Parsons plus others for acting awards.
Neosho Memorial Hospital visiting hours set 2 to 4 pm and 6 30 to 8 pm. Patient census lists 49 adults and pediatrics and two babies. Tuesday admissions include Mauro Borjas Richard Helton Mrs Ronald Horn Joseph Adams Gary Wiles. Births report a boy to Dennis and family. Dismissals include Robin Benton Roy Donnelly Jr Roy Lumley Mrs John Gearhart and Eric. Admission today Anna Stoll. dismissal Carl Wortman. Police Court Action cites Robert E Soderquist for violating zoning by raising dogs. warrant served with hearing at 3 30 pm. The Chanute Tribune, Chanute Kansas.
A community club aided by Mrs. Margaret Wood and Mrs. Don Abbuehl, with involvement from Neosho County Medical Society Auxiliary and several interested parents.
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