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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1963
Page
2
AP dispatch from Kansas City notes cattle at 3,000 head, calves 25 not established. hogs 2,900 with barrows and gilts up to 25 higher, sows steady. Barrows and gilts 210–260 lb 17.00–25. sows 270–350 lb 15.25–16.50. Sheep at 400 head, all classes steady. lambs 18.50–20.00, choice to prime 20.50. ewes 5.00–6.25.
Parsons Livestock lists cattle and hog values with steady trends across weights and grades. Hogs not established. Cattle include grain fed steers and heifers from 600 to 900 pounds with quotes ranging 20 to 25 dollars, stockers and yearlings noted, and bulls and cows priced by grade.
New York stocks closed higher on light volume with blue chips leading while many trades shifted to secondary issues. Bonds were mixed with rails up and government issues steady to down. Sheep prices for several lamb classes were reported with various per head ranges for spring lambs and ewes.
Liford A H Orr, 66, died yesterday at St. Rose Hospital Great Bend after a lingering illness. A WWI veteran, he moved from Buffalo in 1946 and is survived by Ada, two sons Richard and Lloyd, a daughter Mrs. A. M. Klusener, two sisters, two brothers, and nine grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. at Buffalo Christian Church with burial at Buffalo Cemetery. Military rites by Tracy Blair Post 341. Body lies at Cook and Weber Funeral Home until 9 p.m. Friday.
Wheat prices moved lower to mixed, with No 2 hard at about 1.99 to 2.43 a bushel and No 3 around 1.95. Corn declined about 1 to 2 percent with No 2 white near 1.25 to 1.34. Oats held steady with No 2 white around 0.64 to 0.73. Soybeans quoted near 2.51 to 2.57, with bran and shorts at 37.00 to 41.75.
Kansas City AP reports prices for consumer eggs large A at 32 to 37 cents, large B 23 to 26. Missouri and Arkansas live fryers and broilers at farm 13 to 14 cents, delivered at plant 13.2 to 15.5 cents. Butter and poultry unchanged.
Chicago AP reports butter remains steady with no price change while egg prices also hold steady. Market sources note stable wholesale levels in Chicago futures and groceries maintaining current retail marks. Local traders expect limited fluctuation amid steady demand and supply.
Mr and Mrs A A Baltz visited their son and family in Warrensburg Mo for a grandson and relatives. Dr and Mrs James Butin hosted relatives from Corpus Christi and others for a birthday event. A six foot chain link fence was reported missing at Santa Fe Park. Minor car accident reports were logged near Memorial building and at Lincoln and Walnut with no damage noted.
Mrs. Lloyd Brown of 516 South Highland has come home after two weeks with her son W Eugene Brown and family in Topeka. The trip included time with Cynthia and Christine.
The Wright family reunion will be held in Highland Park this Sunday. Friends and relatives are invited to attend and join in the gathering with extended family members from the area.
Daily Transcript lists Neosho Memorial Hospital admissions on Wednesday including Mrs. Howard Barr, Mrs. Carl Pearson, Carolyn Spence, and Mrs. Leila Myers with surgery or medical cases. dismissals include John L. Savings and others. Additional admissions include Jerry Vaughn from Kansas City and Mrs. Bryan Burke with medical and surgery notes. Chanute Textile club met in Carpenter's hall with 12 attendees, next meeting at JayCee Club. Dismissals today include James Huddieston and Mrs. Albert Will Brown. Report mentions garden prospects at Thayer and tomatoes blooming at 105 S. Allen with notes on green beans.
Donations to the Chanute All-Stars softball fund total $150.50 for expenses to send the team to the men's state tournament in Topeka. Latest gifts include $10 from Ashley Clinic, Star Drill, and Sportsman's Supply. total expenses estimated at $350. banks accept donations as they split a double elimination tourney result of two wins and one loss last weekend.
Kansas City area weather summary reports high and low temperatures for the 24 hours ending at 6 a m CST with precipitation noted. The brief includes scattered notes on conditions and regional entries, reflecting an AP weather digest.
Debris was picked up in a massive Atlantic search for 11 men aboard two jet Stratotanker aircraft missing on a refueling mission. Areas between Miami and Bermuda were searched with an oil slick and life jackets reported. planes and ships from Coast Guard and Air Rescue Service aided as authorities tracked debris and possible wreckage.
U S District Judge Lewis R Morgan stayed the 3.06 million libel judgment against Wally Butts pending motions for a new trial and for Curtis Publishing Co The case arose from a Saturday Evening Post article alleging Butts aided Bear Bryant in fixing the 1962 Alabama Georgia football game The verdict included 60,000 in general damages and 3 million in punitive damages a record for libel cases
Dr Harold Chapman of Oakland California inherited Speed Kansas property from his father a founder of the town and offered to give a now unused bank building in Speed for church and community use. He said he would refurbish the building and emphasized no interest in atheism while noting his earlier plan aimed at starting a liberal arts school. Speed now has no church and the town population has dwindled to about 80.
TOPEKA AP The state's financial position is stronger than expected though Gov John Anderson says a tax increase will be needed. He reported the fiscal picture is 3.3 million better than forecast with general fund receipts 674000 above estimates and general fund spending 1.7 million below estimates. Retail sales tax fund end year balance was 925000 higher than predicted. Education may require higher taxes. no increases planned for other areas.
Saigon military governor Brig. Gen. Ton That Dinh announced martial law would be lifted once evidence shows the Buddhist crisis is over, seeking cooperation from foreign press. He gave figures on arrests during Aug 20 21 raids, with hundreds of monks released and more to come, and denied reports that ex‑Foreign Minister Vu Van Mau was arrested.
In Kansas City AP report Chicago gambler Joseph Aiuppa, 57, seeks a new trial or acquittal after a federal conviction for illegal possession of 563 doves killed near Pittsburg Kansas. Dist. Judge Arthur J. Stanley sentenced him to three months in jail, a $1000 fine and two years probation. The motion, filed by Maurice J. Walsh, argues sentences were excessive and discriminatory and sets a hearing for Sept. 10.
The Danish Faeroe Islands sit about 400 miles north of Norway with 35 000 residents mainly fishermen and shepherds. Many trace ancestry to Norse settlers from a thousand years ago.
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