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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1964
Page
2
AP notes cattle unavailable for price tests as calves were insufficient. Hog prices rose with barrows and gilts 25 higher and some 40 up. sow prices firm to strong with ranges for 200 to 260 lb and 225 to 255 lb. Sheep market not tested due to too few animals.
Kansas City AP notes show producers paid prices for large eggs rising to 31-38 cents per dozen and wholesale large eggs at 80 cents per dozen. Other produce items remain unchanged in the market report.
Chicago AP notes Butte prices steady with no change. Eggs hold at unchanged or slightly higher levels, with 70 percent or better grade A whites at 40, mixed at 40, mediums at 35, standards at 32 and 2.
Wheat and corn prices held steady with slight moves across grades and months. Soybeans rose modestly while oats and rye drifted. September futures noted. The New York stock market rose in moderate trading with about 3.9 million shares. gains edged ahead of key indicators as bonds stayed mixed.
Daily Transcript lists Thursday admissions including Mrs. Robert Henderson Thayer surgery Edwin Wiltse Altoona surgery Mrs Lawrence Bruce 906 Washington medical Mrs William Guy R1 medical and dismissals for Mrs John Harris 212 W Std Mrs Ray Waller 824 S Ashby Mrs Lena Barnett 1308 5 Evergreen along with admissions today Rachel DeLa Torre 1118 S Steuben Deborah Disney 1102 W Elm Howard Bloom 736 W Beach Thomas Borjas 807 N Santa Fe Billy Bradford 424 N Santa Fe Mrs Laura Brookshire Eric and Mrs W M Daniels Altoona surgery Dismissals include Nelson Arnett 302 N Evergreen Mrs John Nielsen 609 S Lincoln Mrs Warren Phillips 901 W Chestnut Mrs Lee Embry 215 N Garfield.
TOPEKA AP Officials of the Kansas Association for Mental Health said Thursday that Dr Jack Ewalt of Harvard University School of Medicine will be the featured speaker at the association 14th annual conference Oct 23 24 in Manhattan. Ewalt past president of the American Psychiatric Society was medical director of the Joint Commission on Mental Illness and Health appointed by Congress to study the nation s mental health program. He is a native of Medicine Lodge Kan.
AP reports steady grain prices with futures for wheat and corn held firm. No. 2 hard and dark hard wheat around 1.61 to 1.65, No. 2 white corn 1.33 to 1.40, rye 1.17 to 1.21, oats about 68.75 to 67.74, soybeans at 2.49 to 2.57, and bran and shorts near 41.0 to 42.75 per unit.
Police arrested Oren T. Johnson, 17, of R. 2 for reckless driving and leaving the scene after his car struck two parked vehicles owned by Robert Lassman at 101 N. Forest in front of his home about 11 30. Campbell, 17, of 1207 S. Garfield, rode in the other car. The Campbell vehicle spun on a rain slick street near Main and Lafayette, prompting the crash and a neighbor to call police. Damage involved the Campbell 1956 Pontiac and Lassman’s 1960 Falcon and 1960 Oldsmobile. Johnson posted a $50 bond and was released. Additional minor damage reports included a rear impact on a parked car at 319 N. Kansas, bumper damage to Barham’s car in West Main traffic, left front damage to Heaton’s 1948 Chevrolet at the South Santa Fe bowling alley, and a car off the pavement at Cherry and Plummer without visible damage.
Chicago AP reports a Harvard led study found 175 of 180 overweight teenage girls are naturally endomorphic, inherited from parents. Doctors Seltzer and Mayer describe the endomorph as roly poly physique with larger abdomen and small hands and feet, explaining fat tendency.
DETROIT AP The first sign of easing in bargaining came as Ford Motor Co agreed in principle to extend its current UAW contract to Sept 9. The UAW named Chrysler as 1964 strike target and would call 80,000 Chrysler workers out at 10 a.m. Sept 9 if no deal is reached. GM and Chrysler awaiting a formal request as talks continue across Ford GM and Chrysler with scheduled sessions today and a recess at Chrysler following a council meeting.
FBI and local officers arrested Rodney Allen Sherwood 20 of Grand Rapids Michigan at a farm near Bucklin Kansas. Sherwood aka Roddy Duran is charged with unlawful flight from Arizona to avoid murder prosecution for the March 18 killing of John Roger Kauffmann 33 of Houston Texas. Kauffmann’s body was found in the Mohawk desert area. An additional man Richard Irwin 27 was arrested earlier in El Paso and a further suspect is sought. Sheriff Jim Davis and Marshal Ramon House aided the arrest.
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Seventeen Methodist laymen attended a Parsons district meeting Tuesday night to discuss the new program and plans from a recent conference, led by Dr. A. F. Bramble district superintendent of Independence. The report notes upcoming Maple Grove school reunion events and local library story hour details.
Police received a report from Lena Every of 1152 West Main that someone tried to steal the car battery on Wednesday night. The car would not start when she attempted to drive it and a mechanic she called found the battery disconnected and partly removed.
New York AP notes college football in 1964 will be faster and more technical due to rule changes. A two to three unit substitution system and broader use of specialists replace the limited free substitution of 1963. Teams resume practice around Sept 1, with some early starts allowed under NCAA provisions.
New York AP reports Harry G. Browning, once a would be Oxford author, plans to fully repay 359 dollars to Missouri stockholders who funded his studies. Now 63, Browning works as a railroad laborer in New York while awaiting an inheritance from his father to cover the repayment. Browning describes his life as a wandering writer behind a modest room on West 30th Street.
News notes the first workouts at Navy on Thursday and early games starting as soon as Sept. 12 with UCLA vs Pitt TV duel. It explains backdated substitution limits from 1952 and a two substitutions at a time rule while running clock restarts after ball spot to deter clock-stopping passes.
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