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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1966
Page
2
AP cattle numbers are listed with 500 head of cattle and 25 calves, no test. Hog offerings total 3 500 with barrows and gilts mostly up and down, sow prices lower. Weight bands 200 to 300 pounds show 19.75 to 20.75 in some ranges and 17.00 to 20.00 for larger hogs. Sheep at 10 with none offered.
Kansas City AP notes wholesale eggs mostly unchanged with large eggs at 39 to 41 cents per dozen, mediums at 35 to 37 cents per dozen and 80 percent Grade A content. Butter prices remain unchanged.
Chicago AP reports butter prices hold steady with small gains for select grades. AA 93 at 66, A 92 at 66, B 89 at 62. Eggs show no significant change with prices unchanged.
Wheat prices fall to around 1.87 for No 2 hard and dark. No 3 at 1.80 to 1.91. Corn bids mostly 1.40 to 1.56 for various grades. oats range 0.75 to 0.83. Rye 1.16. barley 1.25. soybeans 1.94 to 2.86. Sacked bran and shorts 0.60 to 0.61 per unit.
Chicago grain prices end mixed as wheat slips and soybeans hold. No. 2 hard wheat 1.78 and No. 2 red 1.78 with December at 1.75. Corn 1.43 to 1.44 with December at 1.44. Oats 76 to 77 with December 0.78. Soybeans around 3.01 to 3.02 with January at 3.02. Rye 1.23 for December. Continuous shifts reflect spec and harvest activity.
A 43 year old Manhattan woman Josephine Matsko attempted to pass a note to Caroline Kennedy claiming her father John F. Kennedy was alive. She was restrained by a Secret Service agent outside the Kennedy residence and sent to Bellevue Hospital for mental observation.
Msgr. M J Rodriguez of the Santa Fe archdiocese announced Mass schedules for skiers at the Ruidoso Ski Area in southern New Mexico. Masses will be held in a room that usually serves as a bar and collections will fund building an interdenominational chapel at the ski area.
Wall Street faded slightly on av erage late in the afternoon with a notable minority of stocks advancing. Trading stayed moderately active as volume reached about 7.1 million shares, below Thursday's 8.36 million. At 1 p.m., stock quotes showed a cautious market sentiment amid the session.
The National Farmers Organization approved a milk holding action to push prices higher. Delegates backed a goal of 6.05 dollars per hundredweight for bottled milk with preparation to start in about a month across 25 states. Oren Lee Staley was reelected NFC president for a 12th term, with Pfingsten Sickels and Thompson also returning to key posts.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains at Walter Reed Army Hospital for tests and evaluation before gallbladder surgery. No date has been set, with decision pending completion of all examinations. surgery could occur next week or later. Eisenhower, 76, entered the hospital Thursday and continues to think about golfing.
AP reports slick highways in parts of Kansas due to light mist and freezing. Snow fell in Russell County making bridges slick on I 70 and US 281 while light snow in the southwest melted then froze. The Highway Commission cited US 50 in Kearny Co US 83 from Garden City to Liberal US 270 Syracuse to Liberal US 54 Liberal to Meade K25 Hugoton north and K27 Johnson to Meade as affected.
Medical and surgical admissions listed for several patients at Neosho Memorial Hospital on Thursday, with names and addresses. Dismissals include multiple patients, plus today’s admissions and public court actions detailing a speeding citation and divorce filings in Chanute District Court and bankruptcy proceedings.
Oswego Kansas confirms another Carpenter serves as acting postmaster with the fourth family member in that role. Robert Carpenter, former editor of the Oswego Democrat, becomes acting postmaster succeeding Howard Monroe who retires after 22 years.
In a Detroit exhibition a half million dollars of Picasso drawings and graphics were protected by a padlock during transport from New York. Howard Capponi drove the cargo in a rented trailer with a dozen restaurant stops, and the trip lasted about 16 hours.
Boston AP report says the state unit of the American Automobile Association urges Massachusetts to install emergency phones or radio transmitters at every mile on limited access and divided highways.
Chanute Tribune publication details list staff positions including Dwight McCreight as publisher and John Hovorka as news editor. Subscription rates are outlined for mail in trade territory and Chanute post office boxholders with monthly and yearly options.
Lee Quinn, former steeplejack, told a KU lecture service assembled audience this morning. He began steeplejack work at college age, later started a company active in 52 countries, left the field in 1946, and since then has pursued extensive world travel including cross continental bicycle trips and solo sea voyages.
The Michigan Nurses Association signs its first contract in 62 years at Highland Park General Hospital covering 124 registered nurses. It raises staff pay by 692 dollars yearly and increases the top annual salary to 9609 dollars, with the association claiming 8,000 members across the state.
The notice instructs readers to contact the Tribune via phone if they cannot reach their carrier. If the person is unreachable, callers should dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance. The directive emphasizes after-hours contact.
A Children's Story Hour at the library Saturday features the tale Little Shepherd read from 10 30 to 11 a m Readings invite families to enjoy a calm morning of storytelling and imagination.
Police were alerted to a shoplifting incident at the Kress store involving a LaHarpe woman. She yielded two children’s hats a robe and men’s socks valued at 9.97 and was released after the items were reclaimed. she was warned not to return.
Christmas shoppers are urged to visit Harold's of Humboldt Kansas for a large selection of affordable furniture and electronics. Highlights include Lane Cedar Chests, Playhouse sofas, a walnut bedroom set for 84.50, a 1967 Admiral television for 69.95, and a newlywed package offering three rooms of furniture and appliances for 599.95 with easy terms.
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