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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1959
Page
2
Kansas City AP notes hogs steady to higher while cattle mostly lower amid varied steer and heifer prices. Trade shows shifts in grain fed, creep fed, and stocker calves with bids for hogs, sheep, and cows across jumbled quotes from Parsons and Kansas City markets.
Market brief notes barley at 90 9, soybeans 1.99 42.06 with 4. Bran at 30.25 31.00 and shorts at 39.50 40.25. Wheat futures closed unchanged to higher amid varied grain trade and small price moves.
A compilation of small community items: store offerings including eggs and creams and a range of household goods, and brief social notes. Residents and visitors share birthdays, visits, and weekend guests, with mentions of trips and family events around Centralia, Poplar Heights, and nearby towns. Police and welfare notes record a stolen engagement ring, a minor collision, and stamp loss at the welfare office.
Survivor details indicate a deceased veteran with a widow and two children. The text notes he had been at Fort Leavenworth since graduating from the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks in 1958. Also listed is his mother, Mrs. Marie Rosenhaupt of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Obituaries list Hill D DeMent 67 former Petrolia Texas Co. worker dies in Tahlequah Okla. Funeral 2:20 p.m. tomorrow burial in Tahlequah. Survived by seven children and siblings. Also listed are Lowe Stryker 4 of Buffalo and Mrs Sue Ella Hughes 76 of Chanute with service details in Clearwater and Springfield Mo. Additional notices include Elmira Moss Wamsley John Andrew Gier Jr Myrs R E Woods and burial plans at Elmwood Buffalo Walnut and Topeka areas.
FT Leavenworth Kan AP Col H P Rand 43 an instructor at the US Army Command and General Staff College collapsed and died while playing tennis Monday An alumnus of Columbia College was among his credentials.
Admittances yesterday include Mrs Ora McGinty, Jack son Cobb, Harold L. McCoy, and others at multiple medical facilities. Today adds Sally Horne and Mrs Leslie Cable among medical cases with several more on the list. Dismissals yesterday include Mrs Rex Smith and Mrs C O Greer. today’s dismissals include Carroll Nelson and Emmett A Harper. Births: yesterday to Mr and Mrs Lewis Hallman a girl. today to Mr and Mrs James Harding Eric a boy. Traffic citation issued for Michael T Pickai with bond posted.
Police and volunteers scoured Atchison seeking Harlan Lynn Noble 49 who escaped Larned state hospital on June 19. A 8 year old girl Becky Koester identified him after he attempted to abduct her in an Atchison alley. Noble has prior rape and assault convictions and was transferred to a mental hospital while jailed for a Leavenworth child rape.
Louisiana output rose to 1,047,100 barrels daily as national crude oil and lease condensate production edged up to 6,791,945 barrels per day for the week ending August 8. The gain followed an 11,635 barrel per day increase from the prior week, with Kansas up and Oklahoma down, and U S yearly total at 1,564,924,815 barrels.
Miami AP report says Charles E. Stutz, 76, pioneer American sports car builder and driver, died of cancer. He helped create the Stutz Bearcat, a top model, after cofounder Harry Stutz started the firm in 1909. The Stutz Motor Car Co. produced various cars and moved to Miami in 1940 when production ceased. No survivors are listed.
The Senate Banking Committee voted 8 to 7 to back overriding President Eisenhower's veto of the $1.375 billion housing bill. Two Democratic leaders of a compromise in the subcommittee reversed their stance, triggering the main committee decision despite earlier moves to pare down the bill to $1.05 billion.
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter arrives in Santiago Chile to join the Inter American Conference of Foreign Ministers and is expected to declare U S opposition to dictatorships He will discuss Caribbean troubles and potential measures while avoiding direct attacks on Trujillo Somoza and Batista Castro will not attend citing home duties and a failed plot by counter revolutionaries The conference opens with Chilean President Alessandri and Herter will speak on the meeting's progress and business.
Lawmakers voted against the attempt to override, shifting their stance due to no indication from the administration that it would accept even the reduced measure. The move reflected skepticism over executive approval and the viability of any compromise.
Arden Rhyne, former Leavenworth County sheriff, won a district court judgment over the county commissioners. Judge Joseph J. Dawes ruled for Rhyne on his appeal from a denial of $670.40 claimed for overpayment during January 1955 to April 1958. The case hinged on state law and sheriff pay records linked to federal prisoner allowances.
The county board on May 18 rejected Rhyne's claim to a five cent payment based on advice from County Attorney Ethan Potter and an opinion from Anderson.
Topeka newspaper woman Enola R Boner died Monday from a cerebral hemorrhage at 57. She had served as secretary to veteran Kansas columnist A L Dutch Schultz for nine years and belonged to the Kansas Women's Press Club. Survived by daughter Mary Ellen Little and sons Boyd and George, her husband died earlier this year. Funeral services set for 1:30 PM Wednesday at Pennel Gabel Funeral Home in Topeka.
The page features ads claiming trustworthiness and usefulness, urging readers to take their advice as genuine guidance for daily needs.
In Havana a major conspiracy against Fidel Castro's regime sparked clashes in several areas. Officials say the plot is crushed and arrests reach about 1,500, with nights of shooting and a quiet capital. Remnants fled to the hills as Castro may address the nation by radio and TV.
Lt Gov Frazar claimed the move could yield 100000 votes for the governor as the Senate adjournment stampe de failed. Rep Ben Holt led the push to end the 2 day session, seen as vindictive and costly at 148000 dollars. Many feared further outbursts from Long amid his May fiscal legislature episodes. Long was later taken to a Galveston mental clinic with his wife.
Armless artist James Parkinson married Audrey Omeara a New Zealand dentist in Auckland. He held the ring in his teeth and they plan to go to New York for arm fittings at Bellevue Medical Center after a Honolulu visit. Public funds raised five thousand dollars to help Parkinson.
The stock market steadied after Monday’s shakeout with modest gains in thin afternoon trading. Volume around 2.8 million shares versus 4.19 million Monday, with many key issues up only fractions to about a point and space-age stocks down a few points from recent losses. Closing average for 60 stocks at 230.7, up 1.5, reflected mixed results and political tension in Baton Rouge as Gov. Earl K. Long faced a Republican-led opposition after the legislature adjourned.
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