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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1963
Page
2
AP reports slow trade in Kansas City cattle with 3,400 head and calves 200. hogs 4,000 with barrows and gilts 25 to 50 lower, sows steady. barrows and gilts 190 to 260 pounds 13.50 to 14.40, 275 to 425 pounds 11.75 to 12.50, 425 to 550 pounds 11.00 to 11.75. Sheep 200 with slaughter lambs and ewes steady. best slaughter lambs 18.50 to 19.50, good and choice 18.00 to 18.50, ewes 5.00 to 7.00.
Parsons Livestock reports cattle and sheep prices with steady trend across weight classes. Cattle values range from U S choice 22.00 to 23.50 for 600-700 pounds and stock calves 26.00 to 28.00 for light stocker calves, while cows and bulls show broad but steady spreads. Sheep and lambs follow a similar steady pattern with spring lambs up to 18.00 and feeders 12.00 to 14.00.
A $4.8 million damage suit filed by Hylton Harman of Kansas City, trustee for the Coffeyville Loan and Investment Co., seeks against five Arizona banks. U S Judge David W. Ling ordered dismissal, granting 10 days to amend. Harman links the 1959 closure of Arizona Savings to losses for the Coffeyville firm and Donald Elbel’s Kansas City connections.
Kansas City AP notes consumer eggs steady with large at 322 38 and medium 24 33. Missouri and Arkansas live fryers and broilers unchanged. Butter and poultry prices unchanged.
Chicago wholesale prices show butter unchanged while egg quotes vary. Grade A whites and other grades move between 29 and 34 1/2 cents, reflecting irregular demand and market fluctuations in the Chicago produce scene.
Chicago grain prices show no wheat sales. Corn futures steady with No 2 yellow at 1.2054 and No 3 yellow at 1.15 and No 4 yellow at 1.1442. Oats No 3 extra heavy white 73. Soybeans No 2 yellow 2.67 and soybean oil at 8n.
TOPEKA AP State tax collections reached 13.4 million dollars in Kansas last month, up 254800 or 1.9 percent from November 1962.
Civil rights leaders halted talks with Chicago Board of Education after a 4 3 vote against issuing a policy statement in favor of integration. They pledged increased pressure through downtown shopping boycott actions, demonstrations, and support for a five member committee’s study on Negro public schools.
Arizona Supreme Court, in a 4 to 1 decision, held traders operating on Indian reservations must pay retail sales tax. The ruling authorizes the State Tax Commission to collect the 2 percent tax from Warren Trading Post Co. of Flagstaff on the Navajo reservation. Justice Struckmeyer joined the majority. Justice Lockwood dissented.
The remodeled Steinhart Aquarium in San Francisco reports more than two million visitors in five months. A prime attraction is the tidepool tanks showcasing unusual life forms including large sea anemones that catch and consume fish as spectators watch.
Millard W Drisdell and Jay T Klinginsmith are named in a formal notice with Millard W Drisdell listed as W M and Jay T Klinginsmith as Secretary. The brief item records the designation of officers in the notice.
Atty Gen William M Ferguson asks the Kansas congressional delegation to propose returning control of roads on federal land near Fort Leavenworth and the Leavenworth Penitentiary to Kansas. He cites jurisdiction questions and notes a map of strips along Fort Leavenworth and U S 73 and Kansas 7.
Wednesday admissions include Orville Jackson Humboldt Patricia Carlburg 1709 S Highland Carl Yates 3 E Elm Mrs Oca Johnson Humboldt Mrs Hildur Martin 3 E Elm Mrs Manual Martinez 1007 N Lincoln Rosemary McLaughlin Humboldt Linda Callarman Earlton and Rosemary McLaughlin Humboldt surgery. Dismissals include Mrs Kenneth Schulte and daughter Thayer William Cooper Westview Nursing Home. Admissions today Paul Barnhart 707 S Malcolm medical Mrs Oscar McDaniel Yates Center surgery. Dismissals today Mrs Clyde Owens Iola Jona Breshears Humboldt.
Boston Common, set aside in 1634 as public property, ranked as America’s oldest public park. In 1830 the city fathers drove off the cows and planted trees and flowers, shaping its urban landscape.
Neosho Memorial Hospital reported that 50 pints of Red Cross blood were used by patients during November. The item also notes local travel to Bartlesville for a funeral, bank executives attending a Washington, D.C. conference, recent travels to Colorado and visits by local families, and a church group delaying a covered dish dinner to December 18.
Mr and Mrs A A Baltz of 411 N Forest welcomed Wednesday guests Mr and Mrs Leo Brown from Eureka for a social visit in a small community notice.
Atty. Gen. William M. Ferguson warned Kansans about unscrupulous operators sending unordered items at Christmas. He described a scheme where recipients are mailed goods then pressured to pay, turning into black mail. If items are used, the receiver incurs payment under state law.
The Senate approved a one year extension of the law allowing Mexican farm labor importation by a 50 to 36 vote. Edmondson D Oklahoma Pearson R Kansas voted for, Monroney D Oklahoma Symington D Missouri also for. Carlson R Kansas paired for. Long D Missouri not listed as voting.
Mrs Viola May Reynolds of Altoona died Wednesday in Osawatomie after three years of poor health. She married Walter Whisler in 1904, later wed Jack Reynolds in 1910, who preceded her in death. Surviving are two children, a granddaughter, a great granddaughter, and two brothers. Funeral Saturday at 2 PM at Altoona Holiness church, burial in Altoona Cemetery. body lies in state at Loran Fawcett Funeral Home.
Shoppers are offered free financing and wrapping on select beef cuts at Food Town in a limited ad promotion. The deal highlights convenient payment options and enhanced packaging to attract bargain hunters.
Oren Lee Staley maintained control of the National Farmers Organization at the Des Moines convention as chief critic Robert Casper withdrew charges. A heated three and a half hour debate included a fistfight threat, with Casper vowing to stay in the group but delegates later urging his ouster. Forrest Nave emerged as the lone announced challenger for the presidency.
NEW YORK AP The president of the United Steelworkers of America David J McDonald told industrialists automation means progress not opposition but job displacement must be addressed to protect the economy He contrasted with AFL CIO president George Meany who called automation a curse Speaking at the National Association of Manufacturers convention McDonald urged keeping pace with progress harnessing it and creating employment opportunities while avoiding a state tax burden for displaced workers.
In San Francisco policemen riding three wheeled motorcycles will wear crash helmets. The reason is to guard against rock throwing by juveniles while dispersing crowds.
Dr H G Whittington director of Kansas Community Whittington reports that mental patients are rehospitalized due to gaps in community facilities and services. A two year study (1960 61) begun last June, funded by the U S Public Health Service, aims to draft a long range plan for Kansas community health services. The survey found about 36 of 100 patients returned to hospitals for further treatment and 13 were still hospitalized at the study time.
Left handed pitcher Lefty Gomez of the New York Yankees secured six World Series wins without a defeat, establishing a remarkable record in the championship series.
Elijah Muhammad, head of the Nation of Islam, suspended his heir Malcolm X Shabazz for remarks about President Kennedy's assassination. Malcolm X said the act was "the chickens coming home to roost," but Muhammad stated he did not speak for him or the Nation.
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