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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1964
Page
2
AP Kansas City market recap shows cattle prices mixed with calves at 50 drop for slaughter steers 25-50 lower cows steady to 25 higher. Hog prices mostly down with barrows and gilts 50-1.00 lower and sows 25-75 lower. Sheep offerings steady to lower with lambs 21.60 for good and choice and ewes varying. Bulls and breeding stock range noted along with slaughter ewe and ram prices.
Market results show U S hogs priced by grade with 190 240 pound hogs at 18 18 45 dollars and larger sows and bears detailed. Cattle steady with grain fed steers and heifers 600 700 pounds at 22 23 50 dollars, standards 17 19 50, calves and stockers listed with various grades and weights across veal cows and other categories.
AP reports stable consumer eggs, live fryers, broilers, and butter in Kansas City. Wholesale eggs show Large at 42 5 with 80 percent A grade, Mediums at 34-36, reflecting no change in market levels.
Wall Street declined irregularly in slow trading as week draws to close. Volume was about 3.6 million shares, with losses across key stocks ranging from fractions to about a point. Investors awaited possible auto strike action next Monday amid a wobbling market. Corporate bonds mixed, U.S. government bonds unchanged.
Chicago AP market page shows butter and eggs mixed from 1 lower to 2 higher with 70 percent or better grade A whites at 41, mixed 41, mediums 34.2, standards 33, checks 24. Live poultry remains unchanged to 2 lower with roasters 23-25, special red white rock fryers 18.2-20, barred rock fryers 22, heavy hens 16-18.
Chicago grain quotes show No 1 hard wheat at 1.54 1/2, No 2 red at 1.46 1/2, corn No 1 yellow 1.50, No 2 yellow 1.30, oats No 2 heavy white 0.70, soybeans No 1 yellow 2.65 with sample 2.45. Soybean oil closes at 8.95, wheat up, corn up, September contracts mostly higher with small gains across the board.
A historical study traces ten U.S. presidents back to Northern Ireland, detailing lineage lines from early settlers to modern leaders. The findings map ancestral roots across counties and clans, highlighting the enduring influence of Irish heritage on American political history.
Wheat prices show minor changes with No 2 hard and dark hard around 1.59. Corn bids range from 1.28 to 1.40 for No 3 and No 2 white ranges 1.33 to 1.40. Oats quoted at 68 to 75 for No 2 white, Milo maize around 2.05 to 1.20, Rye 1.16 to 1.20, Barley 1.00 to 1.08, Soybeans 2.50 to 2.58, Bran 40.25 to 41.00, Shorts 41.00 to 41.75.
Teller Robert Mathias was handed a note demanding the preparation of a cash envelope with explicit threats. He complied by placing the bills in an envelope. the bandit fled after the alarm was triggered. No injuries reported.
Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh failed to sway the ruling military council to quit politics to avert new riots. Lt. Gen. Tran Thien Khiem said no decision was near as fresh bloodshed rocked Da Nang and Hue. Police and soldiers battled protesters. 11 killed, 61 wounded. Catholic shops looted and burned. student leaders pressed for action amid demonstrations across the country.
Osceola mourns Boots a famed local cat owned by Cindy Tingle daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C E Tingle. The eight year old feline produced 78 kittens during her life marking her as a notable figure in town.
Instructions urge contacting Tribune via carrier and, if unavailable, dialing HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. The fragment provides a contact method and a specific after hours number for reaching the Tribune.
L J Williams of 512 N Garfield and his nephew Dana Williams returned from Washington D C where they attended Chester Williams funeral. Dana will enroll at Howard University this fall after a two week music camp in Fort Collins and a concert in Grand Junction. Santa Fe System car loads for the week ending August 22 1964 totaled 30482 versus 31479 the prior year with on line loadings 19156 vs 20593 and connections receipts 11326 vs 10886. The previous week saw 30633 car loads.
Mr and Mrs C L Childers return home from a 5255 mile vacation visiting daughter Mrs Delbert Wiggins Milpitas Calif and son Mr and Mrs Charles Childers in Greeley Colo Highlights included Big Basin redwoods and San Francisco They viewed the Lockheed plant where their son-in-law works as an electrical engineer.
Daily Transcript records Tuesday admissions at Neosho Memorial Hospital including Lisa Mueller Humboldt medical Mrs Russell Brown Westview Nursing Home medical Mrs Clara Dickens Thayer medical Mrs Ray Waller 824 S Ashby medical Lena Barnett 1308 S Evergreen medical Fay Carter Earlton medical. Dismissals include Mrs Arnold Phillips Eric. Births announce Mr and Mrs Larry Byers 633 S Malcolm a boy. Admissions today list Oscar Thompson R 1 surgery James Wilson 1002 W 12th surgery John E Walters 105 S Allen medical Kenneth Tucker 208 N Garfield medical Glen Winn 1802 S Evergreen surgery. Dismissals today include Ray Carter Earlton Mrs William Biggs 409 N Garfield Scot Maring 908 S Malcolm. Birth today Mr and Mrs John E Harris 212 W Sth a girl.
The Dennis, first built as a two room cottage by Prof. and Mrs. William Dennis in 1860, has grown into Atlantic City's oldest hotel name on the beachfront. The cottage later expanded into a rooming house and remains a landmark.
Bill Bockover of Ventura California arrived Saturday evening by jet to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Bockover at 1205 South Forest and other relatives. He will return home September fifth.
The NAACP will host the Freedom Banquet at Tioga Hotel on September 4 at 6 30 p.m. to organize efforts and discuss plans for the organization locally.
Wilbur Chandler owner of a Standard service station on West Main reported to police that a portable battery charger was stolen from his station within the past few days.
Warren M Stratton of Bremerton Washington grandson of Mrs Warren C Stratton receives a 750 scholarship to the University of Southern California Delinquency Control Division He, 33, born in Chanute, has served with the Bremerton Police Department since 1961 and was chosen from four officers for a 13 week Los Angeles program beginning September 13 He will later train Bremerton officers in juvenile delinquency work.
Mrs. Bertha Brauss aged 95 of St Louis died Tuesday morning. She was the mother of Mrs. C. H. Decker of 121 East Ninth Street and grandmother of Mrs. R. W. Good of 204 East Ninth Street.
Des Moines Iowa AP Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman and governors from two states urge an end to violence tied to the National Farmers Organization livestock market boycott. Minnesota Governor Karl Rolvaag says he mobilized the National Guard. South Dakota Governor Archie Gubbrud warns of drastic action if violence continues. Reports of harassment of livestock truckers, tire shootings, fuel tampering, and unloadings appear in at least six states as livestock receipts rise in Chicago and interior Iowa markets and prices fall up to a dollar per hundredweight.
Chanute Tribune dated Wednesday August 26 1964 presents local briefs and notices on page two. Readable items include community updates, small notices, and short news summaries reflecting Chanute area events and concerns of that midweek edition.
A Park Forest police officer identified a 14 year old boy wearing a display model shoe stolen from a local department store twelve days earlier. The oversized shoe weighed three pounds, was twenty inches long, and had a thick sole. The youth said another boy gave it to him.
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