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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1957
Page
2
The Neosho County alfalfa growers picnic will be held at the Santa Fe Park shelter house next Sunday with a 1 p.m. dinner. Lloyd C. Brown of Chanute was found guilty in police court Saturday of intoxication and sentenced to 30 days in the county jail.
Saturday admittances include Mrs Cruz Jimenez Humboldt and several medical cases. Sunday and today add Topeka and Humboldt residents with medical and surgical entries. Dismissals cover multiple residents and f ttractions. Births note a girl and twins. Traffic citations list two violators with $2 bonds posted.
Mrs Ruth Alice Spence 51 of Leanna Community died at home Saturday night at 8. She was born July 17 1906 and lived there all her life. She married Archie Lee Spence September 3 1922 at her parents home. Survived by husband four sons Ivan Lee Leon Adair Thomas Clair Bruce Leroy two daughters Joyce Darlene Grady Carolyn Jacquette one sister Wirtha V Gilmore one brother John A Scantlin and eight grandchildren. She was a member of the Leanna community church.
Funeral services are set for Leanna Christian church Tuesday at 2 30 p m with the Rev Leo Baulf officiating. Burial will be in Leanna Cemetery and Johnson Mortuary is in charge.
Livestock prices show cattle steady with mixed demand and hogs down 15 to 25 points at Kansas City and Parsons. Cattle ranges include fed steers 25.00-26.00, heifers 23.50-24.00, cows 12.25-17.00, and stockers 17.00-26.00. Hogs report softer values with barrows and gilts 21.75-22.00 and sows 19.00-20.00. calves and vealers mix around 15.00-21.00. Eggs and dairy markets show steady to firm trends in Chicago and Kansas City quotations.
New York markets drifted down slowly with pivotal issues slipping one to two points as volume rose to about 1.7 million shares. Closing lists show declines in several major stocks including AT&T, Du Pont, General Motors, and US Steel while a French inventor patents an automatic arm for lifting a telephone to the mouth.
In Guilford Vermont farm leader Warren Franklin hosted a three day beef barbecue to welcome his twins Alfred and Wilfred home from Army service. A 2600 pound Holstein steer named Sampson yielded 1340 pounds of roast meat. About 1400 tickets sold at 3 dollars for adults and 1 dollar for children. The event drew 300 to 400 visitors daily as meat was prepared on a spit using a tractor and crane. 500 bushels potatoes 50 bushels onions 3000 buns and 3000 ears of corn accompanied the feast with 2000 bottles of soft drinks. Lawrence Franklin noted the event likely broke even.
Emporia's two colleges will award 53 scholarships for the September term funded wholly or in part by the Emporia Scholarship Foundation. Emporia State College will grant 31 scholarships and College of Emporia 22, according to school officials.
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