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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1966
Page
2
Kansas City reports higher cattle prices with steers, heifers, and cows up 25 to 50 cents, hogs mostly lower for barrows and gilts while sows gain. Sheep and veal values mixed, with grain and stocker market notes and upcoming feeder sale dates in Parson. August futures show mixed changes across oats, rye, soybeans.
Kansas City AP reports wholesale egg prices with large eggs at 80 percent A quality 43 to 44 cents per dozen and medium eggs at 80 percent A quality 35 to 36 cents. Grade B and other categories show unchanged quotes including price per pound and quarter and solid classifications.
Chicago AP note shows live poultry prices steady with low er roasters at 24 26 and special fed White Rock fryers at 20 21. Butter steady with 93 score AA 70 percent 92 A 70s 90 B 69 89 C 67. Eggs steadier with A whites 43 mixed 43 mediums 36.
Kansas City market notes show wheat prices around 1.92 to 1.95 per bushel for No 2 hard, No 3, and red wheat with declines and inching gains. Corn prices range from 1.33 to 1.49 for No 3 and No 2 white, with oats at 76 to 80 for white. Barley, rye, soybeans, bran, and shorts prices listed with closing ranges and carload counts across wheat, corn, oats, and soybeans.
AP reports Chicago grain prices with No 2 hard wheat at 1.95 nominal, No 2 red at 1.877, No 2 yellow corn at 1.44 and No 5 yellow at 1.40, oats listings from No 1 heavy white to No 2 white, soybeans at 3.62 and soybean oil at 13.65. Wheat closes 2 to 4 cents lower, September at 1.86 and corn mixed.
Market note lists eggs by grade with prices and current receipts for butter and cream products. Mentions hides at 10 cents per pound and glue hides with a four price cue. Includes Sueur region price references and scattered unreadable OCR.
In light trading on Wall Street New York stocks fell sharply from last week’s gains with about 46 million shares traded. Key issues lost fractions to over a point as Permian led active lists and Sperry Rand followed closely. Aircrafts electronics and airlines led the decline.
Rosa M. Kernen died at her home 330 W Main after a yearlong illness. She born near Bern Switzerland came to Richardson County Nebraska as a child trained as a nurse graduating April 15 1903 remained in nursing until retirement. She taught Sunday school and was active in WSWS and anti communism religious programs. Survived by one brother four sisters and many nieces nephews. Funeral arrangements by Gibson Koch Chapel pending. Blanton funeral held at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev H A Simmons officiating. Virginia Brown read obituary. Floral attendants listed. Burial Elmwood Cemetery Johnson Mortuary in charge. Grady service for Cleora Helen Grady set for Tuesday 2 PM at First Methodist Church Johnson Mortuary in charge.
Bernard Ford reported a cigarette set a fire in his car parked at 103 E Main, burning holes in the back seat. Guy L. Rhodd of Bartlesville was arrested for intoxication Saturday night and released on bond. Two Chanute youths reported trouble from two other boys who scratched a car door and pulled off trim. they were advised to sign complaints.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff roles including Dwight McCreight Publisher and John Hovorka News Editor. It provides subscription prices for in territory and outside trade areas, Chanute post office box rates, and Chanute carrier rates.
Gov. William H. Avery dedicated a monument in Delphos Kansas to Grace Be dell Billings who wrote to Abraham Lincoln urging him to grow a beard. Billings died in 1936 at 88 after homesteading with husband G. N. Billings in 1870. She had lived as an 11 year old in Westfield New York during the 1860 campaign.
Neosho Memorial Hospital lists admissions on Saturday and Sunday including Bruce Saar and Mrs Elbert Blakley among others. A birth to Mr and Mrs Jack Brown is recorded, with numerous discharges noted from Neosho Manor Humboldt and local facilities. A Lincoln anecdote recounts Grace writing to Lincoln about whiskers and a later meeting. a letter to Mrs Billings and sale of the letter are mentioned alongside Ottawa County centennial events.
Six people died in Kansas traffic incidents over the weekend. At Schulte southwest of Wichita Gary D. Weech twenty an airman at McConnell Air Force Base collided his motorcycle with a car injuring the car’s driver and four passengers. In Arlington a car and a tractor trailer killed Mrs Orval Stewart and fifteen year old Janis. In Rose Hill Jimme E Foust twenty two died in a pickup truck and a station wagon crash injuring Pattie Peterson fourteen. In Holyrood sixty five year old H L Burmeister died in a near Ellinwood collision where the other car occupants Elnor DuPont thirty two and her sister Marilyn were hospitalized. Oakley nineteen Arden Leon Barry died when his car rolled over on U S 40.
At about 4 45 p m on the north side of the former Ekstrom Supply building two Ford cars collided. The 1953 Ford driven by Lawrence Harris 18 of 418 E Chestnut and the 1954 Ford driven by Shiela Dickerson 20 of 8182 W Main had extensive damage with no serious injuries. Dickerson was cited for no license. one passenger Donna Throw 111 N Garfield had minor injuries.
Fourteen Chanute girls attended two sessions of Kayette Leadership Camp at Rock Springs 4-H Camp. Attendees included Lena Lloyd and Sharon Romine among others. they returned with ideas for projects and services for the club. Mrs. Virgil Akins, sponsor of Kayettes, has served as a counselor for nine years.
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