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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1968
Page
2
AP report from Kansas City notes hog prices rising with barrows and gilts up 25 to 50 cents, 12 to 235 pounds at 19.25 to 19.50, heavier hogs mixed near 17.25 to 18.50, and sow prices steady around 15.75 to 17.50. Calves and cable offerings remain light, test price inadequate for full evaluation, weekly trend follows.
In Kansas City AP reports wholesale egg prices paid to producers hold steady across sizes with large A at 2 2 percent, medium A 20 22, small A 16 18, large B 20 22, and butter Grade A at 77 for lb solid and 78 for lb quarters.
Chicago AP notes butter grades AA through B with scores from 66 to 93 and car grades 62 to 65. Eggs show 80 percent or better grade A whites 27 to 64, with mediums and standards around mid-20s to mid-40s.
Chicago market bulletin shows Wheat No 2 hard at 1.44 percent gains No 2 soft red up 1.38 percent Corn No 2 yellow 1.16 percent higher Oats No 2 heavy white 81 82 cents Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.73 percent gain Soybean oil 8.78 cents per pound
News briefs note a window breakage at 603 N Evergreen. Mrs. J S Jones of 1308 Highland returns from Fort Scott Mercy Hospital after surgery. Children’s story hour about Potatoes Potatoes runs 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the public library.
Prices for Grade A eggs range from 21 cents for Extra Large to 17 cents for Grade B Large. Grade A Medium shows 20 cents. Grade C and other grades appear garbled. Cream prices noted as Sweet Cream and Premium at 8 cents per unit. no further clear data available. Local receipts and hides price references are unclear due to OCR errors.
The New York stock market moved irregularly lower this afternoon with about a million shares traded in two hours and total volume near 1443 million. The Dow fell 2.72 to 902.85 at noon as sentiment sagged on peace talks site rumors, the March trade deficit, and higher interest rates dimming housing starts. the Associated Press average slipped .5 to 323.3 with industrials and rails down while utilities rose.
Olive Tennis 83 of Osawatomie dies after brief illness born Union Valley district Kansas State College alumna. Funeral at Gibson-Koch Chapel Tuesday at 2 with Rev Clarence Borchers officiating burial Zion Cemetery. Ray Brown 76 of 1113 N. Garfield dies after two weeks illness born Iola. Survived by wife four sons five daughters and others. Funeral 10:30 Monday at Gibson-Koch Chapel burial Elmwood Cemetery. Cecil H Moses 57 Erie resident dies at Veterans Hospital Wichita born Shaw December 25 1910 survived by wife two children and mother. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Pierce Funeral Home Erie burial East Hill. Johnnie R Webb funeral 2:30 p.m. Monday at Gibson-Koch Chapel burial Memorial Park.
Visiting hours are 2 to 4 pm and 6 30 to 8 pm. Census 58 adults and pediatrics. Thursday admissions include Eva Potts Humboldt medical George Woosley R 2 medical Mrs Richard Noland 1709 S Highland medical Mrs Roy Guyll Yates Center medical James M McGuire 302 W 4th medical Mrs Wallace Love 1115 S Malcolm surgery Mrs Robert Bright Earlton surgery. Dismissals Thursday Charles E Moore Eric. Admissions today include Mrs David Toland 606 S Kansas surgery Ronald Lacen Galesburg surgery Mrs Bruce Saar 1122 S Grant medical. Dismissals today Virgil Gericke 1916 S Katy Laurel A Stout 312 W Ist.
The Defense Department casualty list names three Kansas soldiers killed in action in Vietnam. Spec. 4 Samuel P. Cowan Jr. of Kansas City Kansas, Spec. 4 Jack D. Goode of Coffeyville, and Pfc. Ernest Vetter Jr. whose guardian is in Wichita, are all identified as Army casualties.
Cast features Brian Mee David Waggoner Gilda Ranz Martha Rhodes Shelly Solomon Dennis Noland Steven Inman Jan Splane Brent Shively Robert Ortiz Gayle Defebaugh Jim Wiles Sandy Dawson and Robert Taylor. Mrs. Charlotte Clum directs the three act mystery comedy presented tonight in the school gymnasium about a plan to reveal a fake death at Quigley funeral.
Emmett Brunswon aged 72 of Hamilton Kansas died after a two vehicle crash southwest of El Dorado on Thursday. His wife Ruth 62 and sister in law Edith Heimdale 58 of Tulsa were injured in the same car. The other driver William Parsons 20 of El Dorado also sustained injuries.
A minor parking lot traffic accident occurred at 507 W Main around 3:55 p.m. yesterday involving a pickup backed by Jacob Alyon Fre donia R.1 hitting a car driven by Mike Brazil 221 E Also recorded were reports of a car scraping the side of L M Fairchild 1307 S Santa Fe while backing from a 400 block East Main space and a backing accident in the 300 block South Evergreen where Gordon Bender 1106 S Plummer said Ed Glover of Chanute was the other vehicle involved.
Police arrested Jim Joy of Chanute about midnight on a disorderly conduct charge. He posted a $15 bond with a hearing scheduled for 3 36 p m Wednesday.
On April 26 1968 the day lists events such as Cape Henry settlement in 1607, 7,000 Tories leaving New York for Nova Scotia in 1783, Audubon born in 1785, Booth captured in 1865 near Port Royal Virginia, and Von was elected German president in 1925.
State Weather Kansas City reports 24 hours ending 6 a.m. with Goodland recording 63 high and 39 low Fahrenheit. Precipitation figures are included for the period.
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