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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1962
Page
2
Cattle at 5 200 with calves 500 and hogs 3 800 show strength in barrows and gilts 10 25 higher. sows 25 higher. Sheep 1 800 mostly weaker with lambs 18 50 to 20 50 for prime spring. ewes and feeders down up to 50.
Parsons market lists lower hogs with U S 1 and 2 weights to 240 pounds at 17 75. Cattle steady with grain fed steers 600 700 pounds 24 26 choice. calves and stocker weights show 20 30 range. Sheep and breeding stock also noted with ewes and feeder lambs in the 10 to 19 dollar area.
AP price note shows consumer eggs: Large A 29-35 cents, Medium 25-28, unclassified 17-22. Wholesale eggs: Large 34-38 cents, Medium 28-31. Poultry and butter unchanged. MissouriArkansas live fryers delivered to plant 15.5 to 16 cents.
Stocks end modestly lower after a subdued session with about 3 million shares traded. Investors cautious after a summer rally look ahead to Labor Day, while bonds drift lower in spots and volatile issues hold bigger losses.
Prices in Chicago show butter and eggs largely unchanged with various grade and count levels. Live poultry rates hold steady to slightly lower, with roasters and special fryers quoted in narrow ranges.
The House Ways and Means Committee voted down President Kennedy's plan to renew extended unemployment insurance. This action blocks the measure in Congress and signals potential defeat for the proposal.
Wheat unchanged to 4 cents higher at session close. Corn No 2 yellow firm around 1.10 percent, No 4 near 1.08. Oats No 1 extra heavy white about 64. Soybeans No 2 yellow about 2.54. Soybean oil up 8 percent. Barley futures mixed with feed at 93 to 1.10. September contracts show minor shifts across wheat, corn, oats, rye and soy.
Wheat values ease across classes with No 2 hard about 2.32 to 2.54 while No 3 ranges 2.12 to 2.17. Corn falls to 1.07 to 1.29 for No 3 and 1.18 to 1.29 for No 2 white, with oats near unchanged. Soybeans hold around 2.30 to 2.35 while barley and bran shift modestly.
Robert P. Guiou died Aug 22 at his home in Appleton Wisconsin after a heart attack. Funeral was held Friday in Neenah with burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Born December 22 1910 he leaves a wife two sons and many relatives. Herbert Dallas Barnett funeral held at Johnson Mortuary with burial in Memorial Park cemetery.
Richard D. Rogers a Manhattan attorney was chosen chairman of the Republican State Committee. Kathleen Fletcher of Bucklin was elected vice chairman to fill a vacancy after the death of Mrs. Paul Randail. Rogers succeeds Don Schnackel who did not seek reelection following criticism of a highway department contract with Schnackel’s firm.
The Kansas flag, representing the 34th state to join the Union, was raised at Independence Hall in Philadelphia as ceremonies mark the 175th anniversary of the Constitution. Mayor Paul F. Mitchum of Kansas City Kansas attended for Governor John Anderson, and Paul Hartenstein read a proclamation naming Kansas Week.
Industry, tourism, commercial fishing, citrus growing, and agriculture are identified as the leading economic factors in Pinellas County Florida, shaping employment and growth prospects for the region.
Methodist church hosted a watermelon feed at Santa Fe Park with 40 members and guests in attendance. Local and regional updates include Santa Fe traffic figures for the weekend ending Aug 25 1962, a Dryden family reunion at Santa Fe Park Sept 2, shipyard moves, and notices of local residents' activities and travel, with brief mentions of school graduates and summer commencements at Emporia State College.
A severe earthquake shook most of Greece for about 20 seconds, with one death reported. Across southern Italy tremors injured nine in Naples and caused heart attacks in five patients. no deaths were recorded in Italy. Jacqueline Kennedy was vacationing on the Amalfi coast and did not notice the quake.
Jack Glaves a 35 year old Wichita attorney was unanimously elected chairman of the Democratic State Committee. He is endorsed by gubernatorial nominee Dale Saffels and succeeds John Montgomery. Marie Vickers Pratt and Myrta Budke Lawrence were named vice chairwoman and secretary with Rep. E J Dreiling Hays as treasurer. Dreiling succeeds Marshall Gardiner Leavenworth. The meeting focused on officer elections and speeches with district officer elections to follow.
Tropical storm Alma gave the North Carolina coast a light brush and moved northeastward along the Atlantic shore. The center near Cape Hatteras reported 45 mph winds with 30 to 40 mph squalls, rainfall heavy at Cape Hatteras and up to 5.21 inches in one period, tides 1 to 3 feet above normal forecast and small craft warned to stay in port. no damage reported.
Daily Transcript lists hospital admissions and dismissals, with patients and addresses, plus highway patrol citations for speeding and intoxicated driving. Recent moves show residents changing addresses, and building permits issued for a house and a porch. In Air Force lingo, three headed monsters describe men qualified to pilot navigate and drop bombs.
Philadelphia AP reports Leslie Sampson, the only male in a 103 student nursing class at Philadelphia General Hospital, attended a tea for freshmen. The 19 year old, tall and slim, said he would adjust to being among female classmates as the lone male in the new program. His family moved from Warminster, PA to Spencerport, NY a year earlier.
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