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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1962
Page
2
AP wire reports show cattle and calves steady with limited price tests in Kansas City. Cows range 12.00 to 15.00, dealers 21.00 to 25.00. steers 26.50 to 28.00 for high grades. hogs 2,000 head with barrows and gilts 16.50 to 18.75, sows 14.75 to 17.50. sheep lambs 22.00. Eggs and poultry prices listed for regional markets.
Chicago notes butter and eggs steady with mixed grades and baskets. Butter prices show 93 score AA and 92 AS742 with 90 B. eggs hold firm with A whites 36 percent or higher, mixed 36, standards 28, dirties 23.
Chicago prices show no sales across wheat corn oats or soybeans. Soybean oil quoted at 8b 8xa. Barley bids left at 1.2 percent to 1.35n. feed barley at 93 1.10n. Wheat down about 1 to 1.5 cents a bushel. Sept at 2.07. Corn up modestly. Sept at 1.08s. Oats down to 62 cents Sept. Rye up to around 1s. Sept at 1.21 4s. Soybeans up 1 to 2 percent. Aug at 2.50 50 4.
Wall Street edged higher as gains in aerospace issues supported the market. Trading was moderate with active periods in electronics and defense sectors while total volume fared at about 3.5 million shares versus 4.18 million the prior session. Bond behavior showed corporates firmer and Treasuries mixed as closing prices settled.
Mr and Mrs John Richard McRall Newfoundland Canada welcomed son Bryan Patrick born July 25. Grandparents T J O'Donnell Rog ers Ark and Lawrence C McRall Rog ers Ark. Mrs John R McRall formerly Chanute. The McRalls have son Larry 5 and daughter Julianne 4. Fairfield Grange hosts a watermelon feed at the school 7 30 Monday evening. Story Hour at the Library Saturday features Show and Tell and Amat and the Water Buffalo. Party ads and community notices follow including road safety and college previews at Pittsburg State. Local police report a 1962 Rambler accident injuring no one seriously. Police also report a juvenile incident at Main and store. Tribune subscription reminder and national statistic on workers commuting outside county of residence.
Washington AP reports the Bureau of Mines forecasts U S domestic crude oil market demand for September at 7 1250000 barrels. The Bureau estimates demand will guide industry planning and pricing this month.
Wheat prices fell for several grades while corn and oats moved modestly with mixed changes. No. 2 hard wheat ranged around 2.13 to 2.25 per bushel, corn No. 2 white at 1.19 to 1.30, oats No. 2 white 64 to 69, soybeans about 2.34 to 2.41 a bushel, bran 37.50 to 38.25, shorts 41.50 to 42.25.
Eighty five head of beef swine and sheep sold at the Neosho County Fair Fat Stock Sale drawing total bids of 11 574 78. Names weights and sale prices accompany buyers including Eric Savings Bank Richey s Drugs First National Bank and many local firms.
Five Americans and a Filipino released from captivity by pro Communist forces in Laos arrived in Vientiane aboard a Soviet plane. Survivors included Maj Lawrence Bailey and John McMorrow, with others flown to Clark Air Base for medical checks. The release followed the Geneva accord and Laos neutrality pledges.
Daily Transcript lists hospital activity at Neosho Memorial Hospital including admissions for Mrs. Fred Mosier Elmer O. Pruitt Kenneth Spurling surgery cases and dismissals. Births recorded for Mr. and Mrs. James D Frasier a girl. Obituary notes W Anderson dies in Kansas City at 21 with funeral set at Poplar Grove Baptist church.
Kansas banks headed the state’s farm lending at the start of 1962 with $350 million in loans among 579 banks, up 13 percent from the previous year. Production loans totaled $316 million and farm mortgages $34 million, while life insurers held $118 million and other lenders held additional farm debt. About 85 percent of production credit to Kansas farmers came from banks.
Police cited Ronnie L. Rains for reckless driving after posting a $25 bond. Kenneth E. Pens charged with illegal muffler at 12 15 a.m. today with a $10 bond. Sondra Roecker charged with fighting and posting a $15 bond, found guilty with $15 fine. bond refunded and fine paid. Mary A. Lindquist failed to appear. $15 bond forfeited.
Daily ads push fresh offerings and notices alongside the front page. Readers find changing goods, services, and promotions in a busy, ad filled edition.
Battle Creek hosts nearly 20 Lafayette Escadrille veterans for a two day reunion air show honoring Americans who fought for France in World War I. Arch Whitehouse and Baron Hans Georg von der Osten attend, sharing memories of combat and service in Allied and German forces.
A 24 year old Ft. Riley soldier Sgt Rolf R Giffin was fatally injured in a late Thursday accident involving a military vehicle. Pfc James F Hines and Spec 4 Bruce E Terry were injured when a one quarter ton vehicle pulling a trailer overturned after striking loose gravel during a training run. Giffin's wife son and infant daughter reside in Junction City and he is son of Mr and Mrs Gail Giffin of Wichita.
Topeka AP Gov John Anderson said he expects to announce his recommendation for state Republican chairman next week. The statement centers on leadership direction within the Kansas GOP as party plans its future campaign strategy.
Judge W Blair Gibbons directs traffic offenders to harsh unconventional punishments including sweeping streets and jail terms while showing a graphic color film of wrecks to 100 violators. He reports a 20 percent drop in tickets and up to 10 percent in accidents.
The House rushed a bill to reopen GI life insurance for disabled veterans of World War II and Korea, excluding able bodied veterans. The measure, aimed at 1.8 million injured veterans, would run for one year and restore a $10,000 maximum with rates from 1956. The Senate is expected to debate expanding coverage to all 16 million veterans.
The State Republican Committee will pick a new chairman on August 28, following a tradition of honoring the governor’s recommendation. Don Schnacke of Topeka will not seek re election after facing Democratic criticism over his employment with an engineering firm involved in state construction contracts.
In Valdese North Carolina bakers mills and other shops faced chaos as conveyors and sewing machines surged to life and hurled items while electrical gear reversed due to a phase reversal in a 44 000 volt line. Telephone service dipped as Duke Power explained the event affected three phase motors and was a one in a million occurrence.
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