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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1959
Page
2
The Kansas City AP dispatch shows cattle and hogs trading unevenly with mixed demand. Cattle volumes around 1,000 head and hogs about 3,500, with steady to weak moves on weights from calves to sows and varied cow and bull quotes across several feed lots and regions.
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs. Hariet Reynolds 77 of 1308 Santa Fe and Mrs. Ada Massey 85 of 209 W 4th with services at Friends Home Lutheran church and Koeh Skinner Memorial Chapel. Also listed are Elmira Moss 86, George Gard 61, Eph Carlson funeral at Colfax Baptist, Charles Ehmke rites at St Patrick’s, and related survivors and burial plans.
In Greensburg Indiana two tons of ice in 100 pound blocks spilled onto a highway three miles east when a truck overturned. The temperature was in the 80s and the road remained blocked for over half an hour.
Mr and Mrs Clinton Lee of Galveston Texas arrived in Benedict to visit relatives Mr and Mrs John Spencer. The Spencers and their daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Everett Caldwell hosted them in Chanute that evening. Harry Orendorff and wife returned home after a month on the west coast and stayed with daughter Mrs C M Cook in Wichita. Lester Floyd resumed work for the Santa Fe after recovery from a broken leg.
Space age issues retreat in a mixed market with firming tendencies late in trading. Volume about 2.5 million shares. Electronics and rocket fuel shares slipped 2 to 3 points while aircraft losses stayed near one point. Also noted are personal notices of travel and relocations in Texas and Kansas, including the Sumner and Penno families and Paul Bennett’s transfer and education.
MIAMI Fla AP Gordon Dunn chief forecaster at the Miami Weather Bureau is installing hurricane awnings on his home. We just got a few dollars ahead he says and my wife decided it was about time we got them. Every year we skip a hurricane we are one year closer to the next one Dunn notes no stronger indications of a hurricane this year than in recent years and explains awnings can be lowered to shield windows during a storm.
Daily Transcript lists yesterday admittances including Mrs James D Clements Thayer Mettie DeClark Peggy Sexton and today’s entries. Dismissals noted for Mrs Herbert R Lowry Mrs Jack Wood Tulsa Mrs Henry Schmidt Steve Stanfield Lyon McCoy and Earlton. Birth records show a girl for Mr and Mrs James Wooldridge. Marriot Court filings involve James Duling minor by Owen Duling vs Bari Vandervoort seeking 25000 damages. Marriage licenses issued include James Willard Rammedell Jr and Lynda Ruth Morrie. Traffic citation reported for Bill McCann for failing to observe stop. Bond posted 82.
The best two of three series for the VFW minor league title opens Friday evening at Highland Park softball field. First National Bank No 2, first-round winner with a 7-0 record, faces Ash Grove No 1, second-round winner also at 7-0. Second game is Tuesday evening with a possible third game later if needed.
Barbara Rowe, 4, daughter of Mrs. A W Sutphen, suffered burns over 50 percent of her body on April 25 when clothing caught fire while she dumped trash into an incinerator. Four months of grafts have produced five crops of skin as doctors immobilize her and say she may go home next month.
President Eisenhower to speak at 6:30 p.m. EST amid a split Congress over labor racketeering controls. He backs stricter unions rules than House proposals, while Senate approval and House floor tactics spark party demands for equal air time. The clash recalls Taft Hartley era tensions as a broad battle begins Tuesday.
How can I remove brown stains from baking dishes. Let them stand overnight in a strong borax and water solution or a Javelle water and plain water solution. How can I remedy shallow scratches on furniture. Soften the finish to run together then flow on turpentine for varnish or denatured alcohol for shellac. Let dry 48 hours, then rub smooth with rotten stone, clean, and wax.
Christian Women's Fellowship circles of the Christian church held lessons on The Church at Work in Town and Country with Group 1 at Mrs. C. A. Deay's home and other groups meeting at various homes. Members and guests attended, with devotions and lessons focusing on town and country church outreach and missions, plus service projects to Thailand and Japan. The next meetings are scheduled for Sept. 2 with specified hosts.
The survey shows ham will be the standout bargain at Cha nute meat counters with a wide range of other foods including sausage wieners fryers carnitas roast and various cuts. In addition turkeys bacon spare ribs ground beef shrimp scallops lamb veal smoked shoulder duck roast and watermelons feature among best buys. Vegetables and fruits appear in mid summer prices with corn cabbage tomatoes bananas and melons. broccoli and escarole remain pricier. Butter and certain poultry prices drop in some regions.
Farlington couple anunciar engagement of their daughter Toinette of 27 W fourth to Clifford Petersen son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Petersen of rural Rose The wedding is set for the Chanute Seventh Day Adventist church in the evening of September 25.
The House Public Works Committee urged continuation of the interstate highway program at a high level of construction for the next 13 years. It left financing to Congress to find revenue sources.
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