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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1963
Page
2
Livestock sales at Kansas City feature cattle 200 head, calves none, hogs 3 600 with barrows and gilts down 25 50 cents. Prices range 1 5 to 18 00 for 215 24 lb, 1 3 200 265 lb 17 25 60, 195 210 lb 16 75 17 25, sows 270 350 lb 15 25 16 25, 300 lb or less 16 30, 350 450 lb 14 50 15 50. Sheep 100 with slaughter lambs and ewes steady. choice spring lambs 50 60, shorn slaughter ewes 50 60.
AP dispatch from Chicago reports butter prices unchanged and eggs holding firm with small gains across grades. Grade A whites run 37, mixed 36 and mediums 28 1/2, standards 31, dirties 25 and checks 25. The tone notes overall flat market with selective upticks in some egg categories.
Chicago AP notes Wheat No 2 red trades at 1.81, Corn No 2 yellow at 1.34 and No 3 yellow at 1.33 with samples at 1.13. Soybeans and soy oil show modest moves, oats and soy sales absent. September bids rise slightly for wheat to 1.79 with corn near unchanged, rye and soybeans up marginally for September contracts.
A fragmented field of egg grades and weights appears with Grade A Extra Large and Grade A Medium items, plus Goods B and labels. The text also lists current receipts including cream and premium items, plus hens, hides and glue tiding prices with varied weights and per pound rates.
Wheat prices ranged from 2.00 to 2.08 for No 2 hard and dark, No 3 at 1.96 to 2.01. Corn fell 3½ percent to 1.23½ to 1.36¾ for No 3 and 1.30½ to 1.36¾ for No 2 white. Oats showed minor changes with No 2 white 64 to 73 and No 3 62 to 72. Mile maize reached 2.00, Kafir 1.91 to 2.03, Rye 1.18 to 1.26, Barley 1.01 to 1.07. Soybeans 2.45 to 2.52, Bran 33.53 to 34.25, Shorts 37.00 to 37.78.
Mc Dull Boyd of the Kansas Citizens Council for Education urged exploration of new, cost effective teaching methods to maximize schooling dollars. He warned against diluting quality, citing high local levies and the need for a strong elementary and secondary foundation to support future progress and productive life.
Vigorous leadership by Big Three automakers and gains by rail stocks fueled a late afternoon stock market rally in New York. Trading ran heavy with about 4.8 million shares on the day, up from 4.52 million Thursday as bonds mixed.
George Eugene Bueno, 17, of Pueblo, Colorado, was indicted on an FBI complaint charging theft of federal property. The FBI said he broke into a downtown Pueblo garage Sunday night and stole a car owned by the FBI.
An unidentified bettor won 30 772.50 on the twin double at Brandywine Raceway harness track on Thursday night. The winning combination was 1 4 4 1.
Escape hole on target with radioactive material rushed in from across the nation. Probes sought to gauge how close a 12 inch gap came to Fellin and Throne. Lt. Richard Anderson of the Naval Medical Research Institute offered survival advice. He asserted life persists with food water and hope, even after 10 days with no sustenance.
Multiple funeral services reported including Kelsey at Kimball Evangelical United Brethren Church with Rev. Groth officiating and Shaw at Johnson Mortuary with Rev. Foust. Services featured hymns In the Garden and End of a Perfect Day, with floral attendants named and burials at Bethel Cemetery and Memorial Park.
U S envoy Henry Cabot Lodge visited two Buddhist monks seeking asylum at the American aid mission in Saigon as Vietnam slides under martial law. The visit followed reports of ministries under military control and rising political turmoil with Buddhist communities amid street clashes and strikes.
AP Topeka reports Kansas traffic death log figures through 9 am Friday showing 24 hours for August 1 1963 and totals 41 for 1963 with 385 for the comparable 1962 period, reflecting ongoing fatalities in state roads.
Rescue teams report no contact with Bova who remains unlocated at the mine surface. Fellin claims he heard Bova Tuesday night in a weakened condition, though some rescue experts question the report.
Police traced disappearance of four cases of beer from a supermarket to four 16 year old boys. Two boys admitted taking the beer while the other two helped transport and hide it. Officers reported no charges filed and earlier a report of youths looking into windows near South Central yielded no arrests.
City Manager R. J. Hayes attended a Kansas Association of Municipal Utilities meeting in McPherson. Lawrence T. Filosa, administrator of Chanute Public School of Practical Nursing, attended a geriatric care and nursing home licensing workshop for nursing school administrators and instructors in Jefferson City, Missouri, on Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Effie Fritz of Westview Nursing Home celebrates her 90th birthday with a segment on Melody Matinee Channel 7 Pittsburg at noon Monday. Ethel Frankenberry of Neosho Manor and Mrs. McNary of Westview join the program. Karl Fritz of Long Beach California will accompany the party to Pittsburg.
A 16-year-old Hugoton boy, Michael D. Imel, was killed when a farm truck tipped over on a country road 15 miles northeast of Hugoton while delivering water to cattle. Passenger Carolyn Phillips, 16, suffered bruises as the tank water sloshed and the vehicle slid onto a soft shoulder. Michael was the son of Dale and (name unreadable) Imel. Carolyn is the daughter of Eb and (name unreadable) Phillips.
Five members of the John J. Bederman family arrived in Osawatomie after a 12 day bicycle journey totaling 697 miles from Bellaire Texas. The group included John Bederman his wife Patricia and children April 11 and Gretchen. Paul stayed behind in Bellaire due to an earlier broken leg. They visit Mrs. N D Bush grandmother of Mrs Bederman and plan to ride to Kansas City and train home. The family views cycling as a preferred way to see the country and dreams of a future European tour.
Hospital brief lists admissions and dismissals for Thursday. Names include Mrs. Mary L Huffman Humboldt Everett Pruitt Jr and Mrs Dallas Dickerson among others with locations in Humboldt Cassville Buffalo and Galesburg. Several patients are noted for medical or surgical needs at local facilities.
Admissions today include David Orr and Kyle Turner undergoing surgery with Mrs. Maude Moore and others noted. Dismissals listed for several residents and a birth records a boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Clete Coronado. A traffic citation for Martin Rotunno cites blocking a driveway with a $2 bond. District Court action includes a writ of habeas corpus dismissed for lack of jurisdiction and a quiet title case Patricia Mary O'Brien v Henry McLannan and others.
Haiti stands among the most densely populated nations, underscoring strains on housing, services, and infrastructure as urban growth accelerates and rural migration shifts demographic patterns.
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