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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1968
Page
4
Cattle and calves 3,500 head with feeder steers 600 to 860 pounds priced at 25.65 to 28.30 per hundredweight. Hogs 2,800 head with barrows and gilts 210 to 269 pounds priced 19.00 to 24.00. Sheep 200 head with spring lambs rated choice to prime at 24.00 to 25.00. Egg prices show grade A whites 33 and other grades 28 to 29 checks 18.0.
In Kansas City the AP reports wholesale eggs held steady with large 80 percent A at 30 to 35 cents per dozen and mediums 80 percent A at 24 to 28 cents. Butter unchanged with grade A butter at 77 cents per pound and quarters at 78 cents per pound.
Wall Street traded higher with 2 to 1 advances over declines at noon. The AP index of 60 issues rose to 328.9 as utilities, savings and loans led gains while industrials and rails were flat amid expectations of looser money and a possible discount rate cut. The piece notes the Republican nomination context after the market report.
Analysts said Richard M. Nixon was generally expected in Wall Street and thus had no immediate effect as news of a partial steel price rollback emerged. At noon the Dow Jones average stood at 875.96, down from an early 1.63 rise, while the NYSE index of about 1,250 common stocks remained ahead.
Police logged several minor crashes. Galen Morrison backing from a 1705 driveway struck the Denning car at 5 S Malcolm. A 1960 Chevrolet one ton backed from Lawrence Childers garage hit a parked 1960 Chevrolet pickup causing $50 damage. Charles Rhodes, 50, of Humboldt drove the larger truck. Freddie Albin, 10, sustained a minor bicycle accident at Lincoln and Elm when his bike collided with a stopped car driven by Alan Penner, 17.
William G. Phillips 17 of rural Chase died in a highway crash near Little River Kansas when his car left a Rice County road two miles southeast of town. Arthur J. Cooper 16 of Chase, a passenger, said they were en route to work in McPherson and Phillips likely fell asleep at the wheel. Cooper was not seriously injured.
Fred C. Heinze 73 of Wilson and later a Chanute area farmer died at Neosho Memorial Hospital after weeks of illness. He served in WWI, married twice, and left survivors including two spouses, a son in West Lafayette and a daughter in Salina among many relatives. Funeral services are set at Gibson-Koch Chapel with graveside rites at Gypsum Hill Cemetery by the Salina American Legion. Also noted are services for Nell DeLay of Yates Center and memorial for Frank H. Krone at Zion Lutheran Church. Johnson Chapel assisting.
The FAA flight service station at Martin Johnson municipal airport issued 921 airport advisories and provided 1 865 weather briefings last month. Other activities include 1 859 communications flights 513 flight plans filed 3 examinations for flight instructor commercial and private ratings 209 aircraft serviced fuel or repairs and chartered flights to Kansas Missouri Nebraska Colorado Texas and Florida.
Members of Grant Avenue Baptist church who attended summer sessions at the American Baptist Camp Crawford near Fredonia include Steve and Melody Sherbenou Karen and Colleen Webber John Shockey Van Finney Mrs Gene Webber and Mrs Glenn Shockey. The Cot tage Grove School District reunion will be Aug 16 at Zillah School and a basket dinner will be held at noon. Mrs Don Abbeuhl returned from Reading Pa after attending her mother’s funeral. Charlie Berthot returns from Mercy Hospital after surgery. Norman Dawson earns a doctorate and will supervise music in Rapid City S D. A Chanute man reports car stolen but police later track it to a relative. Police say two electric cords missing from Brazil Grain Storage West 21st. Patricia Thorne reports damage to her 1966 Pontiac fender on Main Street.
Charles Fry 18 of Manhattan Hotel faces a felony charge of property destruction after a jail cell fire early Tuesday. Held in Erie County Jail on $1000 bond, Fry allegedly burned mattresses and blankets, broke a window and damaged fixtures, totaling over $100 in damage. He was previously detained for intoxication disturbing the peace and profane language, fined $45 in police court.
Doren Lee Rhodes 53 of Cambridge was killed in Strother Field parking lot. Johnny Ray Sprague 29 of Arkansas City was arrested and held without bond for first degree murder in Cowley County jail. he faces city court charges in Arkansas City.
Directions urge readers to contact their Tribune phone or call HE 1 3400 after 6 pm if the carrier cannot be reached.
Daily Transcript outlines visiting hours at Neosho Memorial Hospital with a patient census of 65 adults and children and four babies. It lists Wednesday admissions including Mrs. Leonard Oswald and others, several dismissals, and today’s admissions and dismissals. Police court actions follow with multiple citations, bonds posted, and fines for offenses from intoxication to speeding and careless driving.
A compact note proclaims that advertising can turn pressure into prosperity. The line emphasizes economic uplift through strategic promotion.
The 1928 Stark High School graduates celebrated a 40th anniversary with a Saturday supper at Stark Methodist Church dining room and an open house on Sunday. Grace Gilbert read a poem and former teachers Opal Cornick and Ralph Collins spoke. Attendees included numerous local residents and former teachers. a three year reunion was planned.
Special notices state the re opened Auction House 2 miles east of Chanute formerly McCoy Auction Co will handle sales as before. First sale scheduled Saturday August 10 at 7 00 p m consignments accepted. Other listings include furniture repair and hair care services with local contact numbers.
Time service displays in supermarkets require a car and offer salary plus mileage. Call HE 1 4950. Cook needed mornings to 2 pm apply in person at Hart's Cafe. Wanted dependable married lady for work at Henryburger.
Alcorn Corporation seeks a secretary for the manager of operations. Typing about 65 wpm and shorthand at 100 wpm required. Applications handled confidentially. Apply in person to Milford M. Driskill at Alcorn Corporation 20 South Highland Chanute Kansas. Phone HE 13100.
Campaign to raise a thousand dollars by December 1 through a Party Plan selling toys and gift items. No delivery or collection involved. Write for information to Jannit Reynolds at Rt. 3 Yates Center.
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