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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1962
Page
2
Kansas City markets show cattle and calves steady to mixed with higher slaughter steer values while hogs rise 10 to 15 cents and sows hold. Sheep see weak lambs and steady ewes with spring lambs quoted 20.50 to 22.00. Chicago butter and eggs move little with small gains and live poultry mostly steady.
Parsons Livestock and Kansas City AP market listing shows hogs and cattle mostly lower with varying price ranges for different grades and weights. Cows, bulls, and sheep follow similar trends, while eggs, poultry, butter, and farm deliveries are noted with regional price quotes.
Stocks rose amid widespread gains led by electronics and aircraft shares. Volume was about 4.5 million. government bonds edged up while steel, motors, and drug sectors varied. Veterans Administration actions and dividend moves influenced sentiment as major names such as AT&T, Chrysler, Ford, and IBM showed mixed moves.
Chicago market notes show no wheat or soybean sales. Corn prices mix with No 1 yellow at 1.13 percent, No 2 yellow at 1.13 percent, and No 3 yellow around 1.1144. Oats reach 65 percent for No 1 extra heavy white. Soybean oil markets listed as 8's. Wheat ends higher with September around 2.07, corn mixed, rye and soybeans show modest changes.
Mrs G E Barker is ill with an infected hand at home. Mr and Mrs Everett Olson host open house August 26 from 2 to 5 p.m. for their 28th wedding anniversary and the homecoming of their daughter and her husband Rev and Mrs James Larson returning from missionary service in New Guinea. Floyd L Pratt family from Pomona CA visiting A B Chauncey. Also notices of animal and livestock prices and a local drug ad for itch relief.
Robert W. Herod 75 died in Topeka from a heart attack. World War I veteran and former Erie resident, he worked 45 years as a male nurse. Graveside service Tuesday 3 p.m. at East Hill cemetery with Rev. Wayne Newlin officiating. Pierce Funeral Home in charge. Also noted are local obituaries for Lydia Nelson 89 and Ruthie Brasier 66, with services in Erie and East Hill cemetery.
Wheat trading at 247 cars with mixed moves and several No 2 and No 3 grades listed. Corn steady to higher with No 2 white and No 3 values shown along with oats and other grains in varying ranges. Soybeans and byproducts cited with price ranges for the period.
The 267 year old Sleepy Hollow church, famed from Washington Irving, was designated a national historic site. It stands largely as built in 1695 in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery where notable burials include Irving, Andrew Carnegie, Samuel Gompers, and Walter P. Chrysler. The building has not seen regular use since 1865 after the First Reformed Church opened additional facilities.
A prospective bridegroom and his fiancée appeared in the county clerk’s office where he paid for a marriage license with 200 pennies to seal the union. The couple cited years of saving as the reason for a penny based wedding gesture.
Elaine Stevens presided at the Vilas Viking 4-H Club gathering with roll call on fair ribbon awards and style review. Guest speaker John Gorton spoke on 4-H’s meaning while leaders were recognized and record books urged for immediate completion.
Advertisements serve as signposts guiding shoppers to the best and most readable merchandise, directing consumers to quality options and clear product offers. The notices emphasize clarity, value, and accessible choices across stores and markets.
Saturday admissions list Frank L. Frieholtz 802 N Grant medical and Mrs Stella Christmas 1214 S Evergreen surgery. Dismissals include Mrs Charles DeBolt R 2 and Mrs John Hole 628 W Main and Mrs John J Vitt 409 S Ashby. Sunday admissions include John M Brown Humboldt medical and Mrs Nellie Moore 609 N Santa Fe medical and Marion J Allison 1112 N Forest medical. Dismissals Sunday include Mrs Charles Adkins 205 S Denman and Mrs James Fraser and daughter.
Births Sunday include a boy for Mr and Mrs Dennis Vaughan of Humboldt and a girl for Mr and Mrs Herbert Turner of Humboldt. Admissions today list Mrs William Neilson and Mrs Emma J Clark both medical, Marcus Guerra medical, and Eric medical. Dismissals include Frank L Frieholtz Wayne C Hepler Marion J Allison Mrs Ida White. Traffic citations report Wayne Schultz driving with suspended license and Larry O Skeen illegal tag display, each bond posted.
Scientists report a new healing substance Bio-Dyne marketed as Preparation H that shrinks hemorrhoids stops itching and relieves pain without surgery. Case by case reduction occurred as pain eased and sufferers declared piles no longer a problem. Available as suppository or ointment at drug counters.
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