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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1966
Page
2
AP reports livestock markets in Kansas City show hogs 3.50 lower with barrows and gilts down 50 to 75, sows steady to 25 lower. Sheep receipts at 500 head, lambs 50 to 1.00 lower, prime slaughter lambs 24 to 26.50, shorn 20.50 to 22.50. Cattle receipts 1,200 head with steers 30 to 75 lower, choice 25 to 30, good 23.50 to 24, heifers 25, utility cows 18.50 to 19.50, feeder steers 25 to 50.
The report details cattle, hogs, veal and sheep prices by grade and weight at Parsons Livestock. U S No 1 and 2 hogs command 20.50 to 21.50 per hundredweight, cattle show a spectrum from U S choice 25.50 to 27.50 for steers, to lower standards 20.00 to 23.00. veal primes 30 plus, and sheep top at 25.50 with lambs and feeder lambs also listed. Bulls and cows range in the mid teens to low twenties, with breeding bulls 20 to 24 and stock cows 16 to 20.
Chicago AP reports live poultry prices unchanged to 3 1/2 lower with roasters at 28 1/2 to 30, special red white rock fryers 19 1/2 to 21 1/2, and a few heavy hens at 20.
Chicago market rounds off with wheat down one to two cents per bushel and May futures at 1.60. corn eased up to 2 lower with May at 1.27. oats fell to 69 cents. rye and soybeans also eased with May prices listed alongside.
AP notes Kansas City market quotes show slight gains for some grains and declines for others. Wheat highlighted by No. 2 hard and dark at 1.67 to 1.69, corn for white No. 2 at 1.33 to 1.38, and soybeans near 2.97 to 3.09 with sacks of bran around 43.00 to 43.75.
The New York stock market drifted lower into the close with about 8 million shares traded versus 7.54 million the prior day. Corporate bonds showed mixed results while U S Treasury bonds remained mostly unchanged in a fair to active session.
Police arrested Forrest McMillen of Chanute today on a charge of intoxication and held him at the city jail.
Teamsters President James R. Hoffa urged Congress to require mandatory safety standards across all transportation modes, including trucks. He backed a bill with firm deadlines, criticizing mere voluntary action and seeking coverage beyond automobiles to trucks under interstate rules.
Judith Kay Wilson daughter of Earnest and Mrs Wilson of 202 N Franklin is among 12 top juniors at the University of Tulsa. She majors in journalism and serves on both the student newspaper and yearbook staffs after recently being initiated into Mortar Board.
A rich chocolate pound cake is served with peppermint ice cream and a thick chocolate sauce. The combination offers a nostalgic dessert appealing to both older and younger diners with a sweet tooth.
Admissions list includes Henry Hanson and others with medical or surgical entries, plus births, dismissals, and staff moves. Dismissals include Mrs. John Montgomery and daughter and others at Yates Center and Humboldt. Court actions list divorce, bond, and judgments. district court filings note personal thrift plans and a bull sale non performance claim for $1,487.50.
Scout News notes Den 1 Pack 10 met Tuesday afternoon at Evangelical United Brethren church with den mothers Mrs John Crownover and Mrs James Gates. Group singing, refreshments by Kent Crownover, and Mothers day gifts. Meeting closed with cub scout motto and living circle.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff positions including Dwight McCreight as publisher and Dwight Wallingford as news editor, with John Hovorka as advertising manager Fay D Clopine as circulation manager and R. Fmn Dorsey Osborn as composing. It prints subscription rates for various regions and carrier and mail options, noting AP rights and local news republication.
The Aqua Tones, a regional group with 250 singing engagements and extensive TV and radio work, have ranked in the Top Five Quartets for four consecutive years, finishing second in 1965. In 1961 they were Regional No. 7 Champions.
Funeral services were held for Ennis L. Ladd in Humboldt Methodist Church with burial in Ellison Cemetery under Price Funeral Home. Roscoe D Stanfield died in New Orleans with service planned in Humboldt Elmwood Cemetery. Ralph Williams of Parsons, 71, dies at Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital. burial in Mount Hope Cemetery with WWI service and local survivor lists. Ella Eva Inman funeral at First Methodist Church with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Roy Lindsey, a traveling baritone, and pianist Richard Stout performed at the Talk of the Month season finale. Lindsey offered calypso numbers and an original Haitian voodoo piece in patois with drum accompaniment. Elizabeth Pieper was elected president for 1966-67, with William Warren as vice president and Vinnie Allison as secretary-treasurer.
Slices of orange and rings of sweet onion arranged on crisp greens form a popular salad to serve with roast meat or steak. For luncheon or Sunday supper add slices of cooked chicken or turkey. French dressing or mayonnaise type dressing suit the orange onion salad with meat or poultry.
In Kansas City a brightly lit object hung over the city for a time Tuesday evening triggering calls to authorities and radio stations. Weather Bureau and the Air Force identified it as a weather balloon drifting at about 40,000 feet as the sun set.
In Topeka AP reports Methodist Bishop W McFerrin Stowe urged Kansas churches to participate in a nationwide special offering for India famine relief. The drive, approved by the Methodist Council of Bishops, targets 1.5 million dollars for the relief program.
Mrs. W. T. Wilson and Mrs. Roy McCune were presented corsages and honorary memberships at Quest Club's Tuesday afternoon meeting in Mrs. Don Rankin's home. Mrs. W. O. Hensley poured at the tea table. Hostess committee members were Mmes. Ralph Morgan D. C. Beach H. H. Mec Call and W. R. Stauffer.
Members of the BPW Circle of the First Baptist Church met at 1009 S. Plummer with 12 members and two guests. Mrs Joe Jackson presided and Elsie Ivins led devotions. New officers were installed by Mrs Bernard Wyatt. Mrs Wyatt reviewed Bacone College work and showed slides. Ruth Gray will host the next meeting.
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