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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1968
Page
4
City livestock markets show steady cattle and calf values with mixed grades. Steers, cows, bulls and sheep posted varied but stable price ranges with primes and highs noted, while smaller weights and feeder categories traded lower within established bands.
AP listing shows wholesale egg quotes with large, mediums and grade A prices and butter market steady. Large eggs at 34-38 cents per dozen, mediums at 80 to 77 cents, grade A butter solid at 77 cents, quarters at 78 cents.
Parsons livestock market reports prices for hogs and cattle including paremeters by weight. No. 1 hogs 17 to 18 dollars, sows 14 to 16 dollars, heifers and steers for grain fed and stockers range 19 to 35 dollars with varying quality claims. Prime to commercial yeals prices listed from 20 to 35 dollars depending on grade and weight.
Chicago AP reports live poultry roasters at 24 to 26 percent, special fed wire rock fryers 20 to 22, and a few young hen turkeys at 25. Butter steady with 93 score AA 66, 92 A 66, 89 C 60. Eggs at 60 percent or better grade A whites 38, mediums 32, standards 30, checks 19.
Market ledger lists grades of dairy products and hides with current receipts and unit prices. Entries include Grade A Large 34, Grade A Medium aoreal, Grade B Large oueee 17, 38 games, Sweet Cream 0 52, Cream Premium 48, Cream No 1 45, Cream No 2 42, Hides 10 cents per pound, glue hides price.
Louise Shand of San Antonio reported a burglary Tuesday in which 46 canaries valued at 460 dollars were stolen from her backyard. Police investigating.
In El Dorado Kansas a coin flip settled the Democratic nomination for Butler County 2nd district commissioner after Charles T. Dixon and Lin ton O. Seglem each finished with 616 votes in last week's primary. Dixon won the lottery. Seglem praised the fair result. Dixon will face Republican Flint Tompkins in November.
A Fredonia Unified School District meeting for all teachers is set for Monday at 9 30 a m in the Junior High building. After the general session, separate elementary and secondary meetings will run for the morning and afternoon. A second meeting is planned Tuesday at 9 30 a m in the high school cafeteria, with principals meeting with teachers in their buildings afterward.
Tom Baughn of the Chanute Lions Club received a Lions International 100 per cent award for service as immediate past district 17-KE Lions governor. Dale Steinman presented the honor at a Monday night meeting. Dr. J. C. Sanders spoke on Neosho County Community Junior College and led a college tour after the gathering. Bill West noted the Honduras schoolhouse project sponsored by 3% Lions clubs in the 17-KE district is completed and ready for use.
Kansas Port of Entry Board grants exemption to farm registered trucks weighing 8000 pounds or less from stopping at ports of entry when entering Kansas. Livestock to be cleared must still stop. Decision urged by Gov. Docking and stated by state director James T. McDonald.
Daily hospital brief lists visiting hours from 2 to 4 PM and 6 30 to 8 PM. Census shows 58 patients including adults pediatrics and two babies. Admissions and dismissals include individuals with addresses in Humboldt Yates Center and Chanute among surgical and medical cases, with a birth reported for a couple in a local home. Police court action notes John Hamilton of Chanute for intoxication and an arrest pending deposition.
Buford L Teeple 67 of Walnut died yesterday after a heart attack born Sept 7 1900 in Stark son of Isaac and Lula Teeple lived all his life in Stark and Walnut. He married Garnet Elton Dec 4 1921. He and his father owned Teeple Funeral Home 50 years then ran a furniture store until retirement eight years ago. Survived by wife daughter Mrs Noel Rike and grandson Douglas Rike. Funeral Thursday at Walnut Methodist Church Rev Dale Eflin Erie. Burial Glenwood Cemetery Walnut Pierce Funeral Home Erie directed. Walnut Masonic Lodge to conduct graveside rites.
Colleen Grewing of Kincaid sustains a broken right foot forcing two casts and a replacement by Carroll Habiger for the Allen County Arts Council production A Thurber Carnival at Central Park Community Building Friday at 8 30 p m The cast and crew are local students and area residents with a jazz influenced score by Don Elliott and directed by Richard Scharine
Community note reports a reunion of Umbarger and Miller families set for Aug 18 at noon in McLaughlin Park Thayer. Police investigated property damage at a Thayer location after a report from Judy Allensworth detailing cut spark plug wires a stolen coil wire and a cut tire. A minor collision at 417 West Main involved Joe Miller backing into Stephen George's car.
Tuesday evening visitors included Esther Anderson of 108 N. Steuben and Quinten Anderson with wife and child from R. 2, plus David Anderson and children Charlotte and Mark from Independence.
Mrs Richard V Cloke of 1005 8 Tennessee was named chairman for the Neosho County Docking-for-Governor club. The Taylor reunion is set for Aug 18 at Santa Fe Park south shelterhouse. County Clerk Virgil Lowe and Mrs Lowe returned from Hugoton to visit their son Dr Jack Lowe and family. Vandalism to her car was reported on several nights.
On August 14 1968 the AP notes Truman announced Japan’s unconditional surrender ending World War II. Other events include 1848 Oregon territory organized, 1900 Boxer Rebellion ends, 1929 Graf Zeppelin world trip, 1935 Social Security Act signed, 1941 Atlantic Charter meeting, 1947 US cancels about $1 billion of Italian debts.
Neosho Memorial Hospital admitted 273 in patients in July with 196 medical 66 surgical and 11 obstetrics. Out patients reached 221 with 135 in emergency, 47 X ray and 39 laboratory. Nursery occupancy was 8.4 percent and daily averages were 59.4 adults and pediatrics and 1.2 infants. Board meeting chaired by Dwight Wallingford with Virgil Mix John McMeekin and Ed Naanes in attendance.
The Wiggans family held its annual reunion in the Home Savings community room with sixty people present. Claude Carter led the meeting and a basket dinner followed. New officers for 1969 are Bill Sturdevant of Tulsa as president and Mrs. Dean Carter as secretary. A letter from Owen Wiggans traced the family tree back to 1066. The 1969 reunion is set for August 10 in the same venue. Attendees hailed from Chanute and several other towns including Topeka, McPherson, and Girard.
The Santa Fe Employees Rookie League team and their parents attended a Tuesday evening picnic at Santa Fe Park. Charcoal hamburgers with pop and covered dishes fed 53 people. Team members included Roger McCready Jack Ellis Kevin Church Danny Sutcliffe Matt Richards Danny Allen Scott Coots Bobby Johnson Jody Maple David Black Clay Collins and Raymond Love.
The Howell family reunion gathered at the north shelter house of Santa Fe Lake on Sunday with thirty relatives present. Attendees included Burrell and Opal Howell, Della Bailey, Nora Strack and Dale, Glen Strack, Harold Storck and Chanuté, Eugene Bennett and children, Rhodesie Storck, Leonard Williams, Lyndell Johnson and Lenora plus Ronnie, David Williams, Glen Brown and Dale and Dean from nearby towns.
Westmoreland Kansas AP the second of two women found dead Sunday in a Potta watomie County lake was Sally L Giles 21 formerly of El Paso Texas identified by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation Tuesday night Miss Giles recently lived in Topeka investigators say The other victim Patricia Ortega 19 of Topeka was identified Monday Officials deny reports the bureau is investigating whether the women were shot to silence and call such claims rumors
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