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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1969
Page
8
Market report from Kansas City lists cattle with feeder steers and calves across weight ranges and prices, hogs by weight class, and limited sheep data. Wholesale eggs and butter prices are also noted with small price ranges and status unchanged.
Police report a minor collision in a parking lot at 221 East Main involving Frank Butler, 5, of 1218 North Steuben, and Michael Watts, 20, of Route 3. Watts vehicle sustained right rear door damage estimated at 50 dollars.
Arthur Burns the Senate Banking Committee nominee for Fed chair said the board may ease credit conditions after getting more tax reform and budget facts. The Dow rose 7.53 to 777.46 at noon as many leaders and sectors advanced, with 12 of 20 NYSE leaders up. Atlantic Richfield led active issues. many sectors showed gains while oils and farm gear lagged.
Daily Transcript lists visiting hours 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. with a patient census of 60 adults and children including two babies. Names and addresses of patients and visitors include Mrs Harold Stroud 411 W 4th, Mrs Fred Ludecke Humboldt Cr Ed, Cleo Purdy Earlton, Dale Bates 918 N Garfield, Roger Brooks 1808 W Main, Mrs Anna Larsons R 2, Mrs Lillis Redfield Humboldt, John E Stowell 504 W 7th, Maude Hartzog Humboldt, Mrs Gerald Endsley 224 N Western, Mrs Harold Seefeldt 1101 N Kansas, Mrs Robert Metz Thayer, Mrs Ethel Sullivan 121 S Western, Oliver J Catterson 1411 Edith Humboldt, John Griffith Humboldt, Mrs Howard Parsons 407 W 4th, Mrs Ernest Roe 627 Malcolm Long 210 S Evergreen, Terry Lee Donovan 330 W 6th, Mrs Harry Johnson 16 W 7th.
Funeral services for Eric Jon Rick Anderson were held at Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor James R. Gast officiating. The service featured congregational hymns and organ accompaniment with burial at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Bob Page 26 of Chanute held on $100 bond for disturbing the peace after a Tuesday night incident at the Sunflower according to a police report and a signed complaint by Violet Schooler.
The Neosho Junior College Christmas show at 7 30 tonight in the Little Theater features Group Ten Plus and the College Choir with song and dance numbers poetry readings Christmas shop ping skits and carols. The Wassail Tea follows free to the public. Directors Glen Bacus and Harold Tarpley lead the program as Mrs Marie Kyle and her classes prepare punch and holiday cakes. The Rotary Club attended an advance performance after their Christmas dinner at the Tioga Hotel.
Cherryvale welcomes Charloma Fiber Glass Inc as production moves from Thayer. Charles W. Gomer stays in Thayer to oversee mold production while Evelyn Fink serves as secretary treasurer in Cherryvale. Ronald McGinnis leads production and sales at the new plant which will employ seven workers and supply parts for Del Rey Industries of Fredonia.
A cow owned by N C Folger of Altoona was killed Tuesday night when struck by a 1966 Cadillac on US 75 about 52 miles north of Altoona. Driver E Ern est Sheppard said he saw the animal too late to avoid impact. Vehicle damage was about 300 dollars and the driver plus two occupants were uninjured.
Maynard Stockebrand presented colored slides from a trip to Germany and Switzerland at a Zion church basement meeting of the men’s group from Zion and Turkey Creek churches. The slides included the Stockebrand ancestral home near Detmold, Germany, founded over 600 years ago. Richard Mulsow presided as vice chairman, and 25 men and boys were served doughnuts cookies and coffee.
Broward County Humane Society rushes to aid an adult sea cow trapped in a canal. The group plans to relocate the animal to runoff water for swimming freedom and seeks assistance, noting this is their first sea cow case.
Washington reports a renewed nationwide rail strike threat after unions rejected the latest wage offer. About 5 000 Sheet Metal Workers voted no, killing a settlement covering 48 000 workers. Some unions approved, but no deal without all. Talks may resume after January 6 with wage increases planned from 3 60 to 4 dollars per hour by year end.
Senate and House leaders say tax reform and Social Security talks could finish by tonight. Nixon warns inflation risk but says it can be curbed with responsible policy not political popularity. Vietnam toll may pass 40 000 by New Year as 86 more deaths push total to 39 827. Nixon’s assassin defendant seeks to represent self. Eaton cautions against assuming North Vietnam defeated. Georgia judges order halting state funds to districts failing desegregation plans by March 1970.
Gov. Robert Docking dedicated the Del-Rey Industries of Kansas Inc. trailer plant in Fredonia calling it like unwrapping a great Christmas gift. The plant opened 100 days after negotiations, employing 100 to 150 workers.
Police investigate burglary at Young's Welding Shop located at 1120 W Beech. Thieves pried a window and stole two cutting torches 100 feet of welding hose a grinder and a regulator Tuesday night. Authorities described the entry method and missing items.
Judge William R. Carpenter ruled no controversy remains over the Kansas Motor Vehicle Fuel and Freeway law. The highway commission cannot challenge a legislative act, a decision supported by Attorney General Kent Frizzell who argued the AG's prerogative over legislative actions.
Grace Episcopal Church will dedicate a Chrismon tree on Sunday at 7 p.m. public viewing follows daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The tree uses 130 white and gold symbols created by parish members to reflect early Christian imagery and beliefs.
In Tampa Florida a small red berry adorned artificial tree, bought with a dollar saved during a grim first Christmas, sits in a niche. It was a gift from Mr and Mrs Placido Lebron to their infant son, linking forty Christmases of memory to a single keepsake.
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