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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1966
Page
2
Kansas City report shows cattle and calf values mixed with cows steady to lower, hog prices up 25 to 75 cents with barrows and gilts primarily at 22.25 to 22.50 for many weights, sows 17.00 to 19.00, and lambs mostly higher. Also notes egg prices easing and Chicago live poultry largely unchanged.
The market report shows U S 1 and 2 hogs at 200 to 270 pounds trading from 16 to 23 dollars, cattle with steer and heifer classifications from 20 to 28 dollars, veals from 14 to 34 dollars, cows and bulls from 12 to 24 dollars, and sheep with lambs and ewes priced up to around 25 dollars. Sows and heavy hogs fetch 16 to 19 dollars, stocker calves 20 to 28 dollars, and breeding bulls up to 24 dollars.
Kansas City wholesale eggs stay firm with large eggs at 37 1/2 to 39 7/8 cents per dozen and mediums at 36 to 38. Butter prices unchanged with grade A quarter pounds at 73 and grade A solid at 72 cents per pound.
In Chicago, butter prices remain steady to firm as 93 score AA trades at 62.5 cents and 92 score A at 63.25 cents per pound. The AP market report notes little change from prior quotes.
Wheat No 2 hard at 1.65% with May contracts around 1.63. Corn No 2 yellow climbs to 1.27 1/2 in May while oats slip to 70 cents. Soybeans rise to about 2.96 1/2 in May amid market shifts.
Wheat ranges around 1.59 to 1.87 a bushel with No 2 hard and dark reports 1.67. Corn near 1.33 to 1.38 for No 2 white and 1.30 to 1.37 for No 3. Soybeans listed at 2.90 to 3.01 per bushel with sacked bran and shorts at 43.00 to 44.25.
The New York market edged down late in the session on light trading. Trading volume reached about 7.3 million shares versus 8.66 million on Friday as new credit rules from the American and New York exchanges restrained small and daylight traders. Corporate bonds were mostly steady while U.S. Treasury bonds fell.
Mabel McHugh visiting her sister in Chanute will stay another week before returning to Indiana polis. Howard Lear returns from a California vacation by plane. George C. Uthman seeks medical observation in Kansas City. his mother lives at Neosho Manor. Police issue three speeding tickets on West Main for radar violations. Carl W. Grady cited for driving while suspended. A pink elephant lawn decoration was stolen from George Heger’s yard. Minor damage reported at Boyer station when a car hit the pump. A truck rear ended the Morley car causing bumper and taillight damage. Weekend visitors to the Lukenbill home include the Rittinghouse and Parcell families and Mrs. Laura Lukenbill.
Baritone Roy Lindsey closes the Talk of the Month Club with a 7:15 program after a 6:30 dinner at the Tioga Hotel. A Los Angeles City College music graduate, he has appeared at the Greek Theater and Philharmonic Auditorium in Los Angeles, War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, Geary Theater, and performed in Finian’s Rainbow Show Boat and other light opera shows. He has toured with his own trio, made many recordings, and recently toured the United States and Canada with the Katherine Dunham Company.
Carl Buchanan of Wichita is elected president of the Kansas Federation of Postal Clerks, with officers chosen at a PARSON gathering. The move aims to boost union coordination and clerical worker representation across Kansas.
Multiple obituaries report deaths in Oklahoma City Chanute Humboldt Erie Elsmore and Chicago Heights. Notables include Jerry Hively a journal circulator killed in a city crash and Bill Corns critically injured. other obituaries list Nels Nelson Bertha Clay Clayton Kollar James Goyette and Ray Inman with service details and family survivors. Funeral arrangements span several towns with churches chapels and cemeteries noted.
The Chanute Tribune presents its masthead with publisher Highland Dwight McCreight news editor Dwight Wallingford and staff including John Hovorka advertising manager Fay D Cippine circulation manager Ben Nicholas and composing staff R Fmn Dorsey Osborn. It lists subscription rates for various regions and formats and notes Associated Press rights for local and AP dispatches.
Gov. William H. Avery asked Congress for funds to advance water resource projects in the Arkansas and Missouri River basins, citing floods in Kansas last year. He pressed for construction plans for El Dorado and Cedar Point reservoirs, and planning funds for Big Hill and Garnett reservoirs, plus land acquisition for Richland in Clinton River actions.
The Daily Transcript lists Saturday and Sunday admissions including Freddie Markham Humboldt Monica Jimenez Humboldt and Victor Bru cel Humboldt with medical stays. Births note a Williams boy and Montgomery Eric girl in Humboldt. Dismissals include Willoughby Gibson and Babcock among others. Police and court actions cover Wyrel Craft disrupted peace and Mike Gerardy pretrial hearing. Funeral services record Busby and Miller families with local clergy and burial details.
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