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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1968
Page
2
The report lists bids and price ranges for hogs cattle sheep and calves by weight grade and condition. It includes sows boars and stags with varying prices and notes egg wholesale buying prices with grade A whites at 27 cents and other grades at 25 to 24 cents.
Wheat No 2 hard quoted at 1.42 percent. No 2 soft red at 1.36 percent. Corn No 2 yellow 1.14 percent. Oats No 2 heavy white 90 percent. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.734 percent. Soybean oil 8.90 percent. Local markets show Grade A sizes with various prices for Extra Large to Medium and Hides at 10 cents per pound.
AP reports wholesale eggs in Kansas City show large size 80 percent at 23-26 cents, medium 8 percent at 20-22 cents, with grade A butter unchanged at 77 cents per pound and quarters at 78 cents.
Chicago wholesale prices show live poultry down 6 percent with roasters at 24 to 26 pounds and red white rock fowl 20 to 23 cents. Butter remains steady with wholesale prices unchanged at 66 to 92 cents per pound.
Stocks opened higher with gains outnumbering losses on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow stood at 907.30, up 1.27 at noon as traders noted slower activity than Friday and some blue chips lagged before later firming. A stalled Vietnam peace talks site decision weighed on sentiment. The AP average rose 0.1 to 323.9 with mixed moves across sectors.
One of the original signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence was Michel Menard a French Canadian from La Prairie Quebec. A Texas town and county were named for this associate of Sam Houston reflecting his regional influence and legacy.
Wanted adults for U.S. government positions with high starting salaries and strong security. Tests required, competition is tough with low pass rates. Lincoln Service offers free prep booklets since 1948, requesting a coupon to mail for details on jobs and salaries. Get ready and act now.
The Ruan Transport safety banquet at the Orchid Buffet honored drivers with awards for one to seven years of safe driving. Wayne Grove received the seven year award, with six years for Charles Bartholomew Carl Gillum and Robert Parker, five years for George Gaudern Earl Morri son Frank Dexter Al Pogue and Arnold Scarberry, and one year for Dwight Almond. Officials Walter Wulf Monarch Cement Co William Giles and Robert Seely attended. The firm serves Independence Chanute Humboldt and Fredonia with about 50 drivers across four states.
Public hearing tomorrow at the Memorial building will review discontinuing Stark State Bank and adopting a new charter to form Security State Bank. The State Banking Board will hear supporters at 9 30 a.m. and opponents at 1 30 p.m.
Canada’s 1967 tobacco crop yielded roughly 46 billion cigarettes. The figure reflects the scale of production and its impact on the industry during the year.
Ernest A. Thomas longtime Kansas State High School Activities Association commissioner for 30 years died in a Topeka hospital. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and had been admitted April 12. Thomas retired in 1957 after guiding stricter athletic regulations in the state.
The Tribune invites wedding notices to publish promptly on the woman’s page. Reports should arrive within two days of ceremonies or be brief. Advance notices are common and a bride photo may accompany the report. Include sender name and phone.
Peter Ustinov and Maggie Smith began filming the comedy Hot Millions in London. Ustinov plays Caesar Smith, a suave embezzler who outwits the giant computer directing his firm. Canadian-born Mildred Freed Alberg, a producer on Hallmark Hall of Fame, also backs the project.
Tina Dauset of Chanute won the Grand Prize Trophy for metal sculpture at the 16th annual Community Art Fair held in Central Park Community Building. The event drew entries across adult, high school, junior high divisions with multiple prize and honorable mention recipients.
Ann Earhart aged 85 perishes in fire that destroys a small wooden shack in Los Angeles on land once owned by Amelia Earhart the famed aviator who vanished July 2 1937 over the South Pacific.
Edith Hanson 71 of 105 N Malcolm died at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born July 13 1896 in Newton and had lived in the area since 1910. She married William E Rowand in 1925. he died in 1938. She later married Henry Hanson in 1946 and was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband a son Ben C Rowand of Topeka two sisters Mrs Mabel Durraw Wichita and Mrs Mary Duckworth Fredonia and two brothers Irvin Herb and Daniel Herb both of Wichita. Preceded by her parents and a brother John. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday in Gibson Koch Chapel with Rev Dale Sneeringer officiating burial Elmwood Cemetery. Also noted are services for Mrs Ada Lea Lucke held at Johnson Chapel with Rev Virgil Collins officiating and burial in Memorial Park. bearers listed from Wichita Chanute and nearby communities.
Daily Transcript reports visiting hours from 2 to 4 pm and 6 30 to 8 pm at Neosho Memorial Hospital. It lists patient census of 51 with adults, pediatrics and a baby, and chronicles weekend admissions and dismissals along with local police court actions and bonds.
Fortune magazine in May places oilman J Paul Getty and financier Howard Hughes as the two richest Americans. Getty and Hughes are followed by six others with half a billion and 153 with over 100 million. Governor Nelson Rockefeller and brothers David John Laurance Winthrop also shown in the 200 to 300 million class.
Police logged several minor crashes including a 1964 Chevrolet driven by Julia Carter hitting a stationary rack near 1716 S. Santa Fe. Damages estimated at 5 dollars. Weekend vandalism included a broken radio antenna and a water liquid in a radiator.
Ted's Tavern at 1702 S Santa Fe reported to police at 12 10 a m yesterday that a front plate glass window was broken during a fight outside the building.
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