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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1966
Page
2
AP report from Kansas City notes cattle runs with 8,000 head, hogs 3,500, and sheep 1,000. Prices show highs for high and prime grades, calves and feeder steers up, sows and barrows up to 26.75, spring lambs 25 higher, soybeans at 3.7734 and soybean oil 14.35.
Parsons hogs and cattle prices listed in detail by weight and grade, covering U S No 1 and 2 hogs, sows, boars, calves, steers, heifers, veals, cows, bulls, and sheep. Also Kansas City wholesale eggs and butter quotes with percentages and grades.
Kansas City AP summary of grain bids for wheat corn oats rye barley and soybeans with varying grades and car counts. Prices show slight declines in wheat and corn futures and mixed shifts across grades.
The New York market fell as airlines advanced on talk of a potential settlement with the strike. Steel shares rose on stronger buying, copper declined after Chile cut copper prices, and glamour stocks faded after last week's gains. Teledyne dropped over five points while some electronics stayed firm.
Obituary notices recount Martha Wingate age 86 of Baldwin Park California with Thayer ties. Ida W Claus of Erie. Johnson and Nicholson infant graveside service at St Patrick’s. Names, birth dates, and family relations listed. services set at Pleasant Valley Baptist church and Elmwood Cemetery.
Chicago AP reports butter steady to fir m including AA at 93 score and various grades. Eggs unsettled with whites at 42 to 34 cents for different grades and checks 31. Live poultry unchanged with roasters 24 to 26 cents and fryers 20.5 to 21.5 cents.
Chicago AP notes wheat No 2 hard 1.972 n and No 2 red 1.90 n. Corn prices include No 2 yellow 14844%4 n No 3 yellow 1.4642 No 5 yellow 1.44 and sample grade yellow 1.40. Oats.
Saturday admissions include Mrs Bernard Amos Eric medical Mrs Christina Ehmke West view Nursing Home medical Max Alter 111 S Santa Fe medical Dismissals include Mrs Lewis Bean Erie Viola Wood ward 1719 8 Malcolm Mrs Donald Shrum and daughter 1901 S Central Mrs Verle Markham Lavonburg Alva El rod Thayer Charles Carr Independence Robert Parker 907 W Main William Winder R 3 James Gilliland 1802 S Edith William Carr 1609 S Malcolm Bruce Olson 807 S Lafayette Julia Ashley 704 S Central Mrs Larry DeTienne and son 1012 S Kansas Sunday admissions Mrs Charles Downey Yates Center surgery Samuel Morrison 1418 S Evergreen medical Dismissals Denise Byfield Burlington Charles Ogle 1202 S Santa Fe Thomas DeCoster 422 W 4th Today admissions Arthur Hoepker Humboldt medical Florence Williams 624 W Walnut surgery Dismissals Neil Krone 713 S Larson George Wright 717 S Steuben Marcus Guerra 1214 Forest Mrs Robert Wilson 615 W Walnut
Police filed the accident report for a 1966 Ford driven by Ronald Nicholson and a 1962 Ford owned by Fisher Chevrolet Co and driven by Craig Wood. Nicholson said he did not see Wood as he crossed Evergreen from the east, causing right rear damage to Wood’s car and minor damage to Nicholson’s. Gasoline was spilled and cleaned by the fire department.
The hydrofoil Victoria was launched in Baltimore in July 1965. She is designed to carry up to 75 passengers across Puget Sound between Seattle Washington and Victoria.
Chanute Tribune announces publication details and staff roles with subscription rates for local and out of town editions. Rates include one year 9 dollars in state, 15 outside, six months 5 and 8 respectively, plus Chanute post office boxholder rates and Chanute carrier pricing.
Gov. William H. Avery accuses opponent Robert Docking of avoiding a clear position on election issues. WIBW offered joint campaign discussions but Avery says Docking has no defined stance while Avery cites Kansas economic growth as proof of his administration’s record.
About 35 major distillers and wineries must file basic price lists with the Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control by September 1 after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay of a Kansas Supreme Court ruling. The court upheld a state regulation requiring wholesalers to sell at the lowest liquor prices charged anywhere in the continental U S. The 1961 law faced prior litigation delaying its enforcement.
Nebraskan residents began cleanup after weekend floods expected to total several million dollars. Gov Morrison, touring by air, warned of extensive crop and property losses and sought federal help to appraise the damage. Livestock losses run into the thousands as this fertile area faced thorough inundation.
The Kansas Supreme Court Friday heard an appeal challenging its decision upholding a state law. Other companies doing business in Kansas have filed their minimum pricing affidavits.
The Almaden mine in Spain supplied much of the early mercury used in the United States and may have operated as far back as 400 BC, indicating ancient mining activity.
Sudden river overflow from the Loup into the Platte triggered Civil Defense alerts for Schuyler North Bend and Fremont. Officials ordered evacuation of the Two Rivers recreation area about 20 miles southwest of Omaha as downstream flood risk eased.
Members of the 4.H Club met Saturday at the E. H. Lloyd home on R. 3 for a final meeting. Mrs. T. E. Dillon led the group as five members attended and games were played after a cooking session.
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