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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1962
Page
2
Cattle 250 head with calves not enough for test. choice steers around 28.00. Hogs 2000 head steady. 1-3 weight 190-240 pounds 16.25-17.00, 275-450 pound sows 13.50-14.50. Sheep insufficient for test. lambs seen at 19.50 for choice and prime.
Wholesale eggs held steady with large 80 percent A at 34 to 38 cents per dozen. Mediums 80 percent A ranged 29 to 33 cents. Other sizes and grades remained unchanged.
Chicago AP notes butter steady eggs steady to firm with 2s higher. Grade A whites 70 percent or better, mixed 37, mediums 31 percent.
Chicago grain news shows no wheat or soybean sales. Corn futures mix with No 3 yellow up 1.16 percent and No 4 yellow up 1.10. Oats steady, barley offered with mixed prices, wheat and rye edging higher, soybeans varied. March and January contract prices cited for all grains.
AP report from Kansas City lists wheat at 59 cars with mixed bids including No 2 hard 2.26 and No 3 2.25, No 2 red 2.23 to 2.25. corn 70 cars with No white 1.17 to 1.26 and No 2 yellow 1.21 to 1.23. oats 1 car unchanged with No 2 white 0.32 to 0.83. maize 2.02. kafir 1.91 to 2.03. rye 1.29 to 1.35. barley 1.04 to 1.08. soybeans 2.41 to 2.42. bran 48.00 to 48.75. shorts 49.00 to 49.75.
In sluggish late trading, the stock market fell fractions on the eve of a four day Christmas weekend. Volume ran about 3.6 million shares versus 4.22 million on Thursday while corporate bonds moved irregularly higher and U.S. government issues held steady to higher.
Dele V. Smith of Meren pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and was fined 125 dollars with payments of 10 dollars weekly. Reckless driving was dismissed. Arrest noted as Tuesday. Fire drill at Western Drilling Tool & Supply Co on Walnut Street. Test negative.
Navy radioman Robert L. McElroy, son of Mr and Mrs Tom Moffatt, advanced after a Navy exam aboard USS Magoffin out of San Diego. Frank Greve, 86, of Barston, died at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a month long illness. Born May 5 1876 Urbana to John and Kathryn Greve, he married Maggie Hajek in Centerville. Survived by three sons, three brothers and three sisters, 10 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Funeral service Sunday 2 p.m. at Robinson Funeral Home Thayer with Rev Leonard Leake officiating. burial Thayer Christian church.
David Halsted of 402 West Walnut is among 49 Kansas State University students initiated into Sigma Tau at Manhattan. The honor society selects members from the upper third of their class based on scholarship, personality, and professional promise, said president Vincent Sweat. David, a junior in chemical engineering, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Halsted.
Sedgwick County Coroner Robert Jones closed the investigation into Mindi Mari Nossaman’s death on December 8 with a suicide ruling. A State Board of Health lab found thorazine in her stomach and purse. no evidence linked Dr. Wayne Hird to the death. Nossaman had previously attempted suicide three times.
Cars driven by Patsy J. Klingenberg, 22, of Galesburg and Edward F. Maksimowicz, 40, of 1116 S. Santa Fe collided at the intersection of 6th and Highland yesterday noon. Fronts of each car sustained about $150 in damage per police.
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Nashville AP reports a second juror in James R. Hoffa’s conspiracy trial was replaced as the government’s final summation neared. Gratlin Fields, a retired Nashville railroad worker, was absent when jurors entered court. Wife of a doctor Mrs. W. M. Johnson moved from alternate seat to Fields’ chair.
Otto B. Enloe aged 54 a Teamsters Union leader in the Kansas City area was found fatally injured in his car wreckage at Quivira Lake Johnson County Kansas His car hit a telephone pole ambulance attendants said he may have suffered a heart attack before the accident Enloe had served as president of Local 41 from 1934 to 1950 and was head of Automotive Petroleum Local 552 at the time of his death
TOPEKA AP Gov John Anderson and his family will spend Christmas Eve and Christmas morning at the governor s mansion. Later they will attend a family dinner at Mission. The governor s office and other state offices will be closed from today until Wednesday.
Washington AP reports Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana advocates a next year tax cut as raising the individual exemption from 600 to 700 or 300. The proposal centers on boosting personal relief rather than broad rate cuts.
Mrs Martin Britt 79 of 817 N Evergreen Chanute died Thursday at her daughter Mrs Claude Camp’s rural home after a short illness. Born June 17 1883 in Donovan County Mo to Aaron and Susan Peabody she married Martin Britt in 1902. Survived by four daughters two sisters two brothers 13 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral Monday 10:30 am Roy S Gibson Funeral Home with Rev Paul Life officiating burial Memorial Park Cemetery.
The funeral service for Lillian H. Meyer was held at Johnson Mortuary on Thursday with Mrs. Charles H. Moss serving as reader.
New York reports that TV networks plan a Christmas themed lineup with NBC presenting Sing Along With Mitch repeats, CBS airing a morning Christmas music block, and ABC offering The Rag Tent a modern migrant family drama. NBC features Menotti opera Amahl and the Night Visitors and a Telephone Hour program with Henderson and Wrightson. Evening religious services from St John the Divine, St Patrick's Cathedral, and the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception are scheduled across networks with Christmas morning services from Washington Cathedral. CBS plans a year in review with Eric Sevareid moderating.
President Kennedy has released nearly 200 million to speed up job creating public works. Secretary Hodges said the second allocation should generate about 280,000 additional man months of direct useful work. Sixty seven paragraph summary omitted due to brevity.
Earlton Health Department unit hosted its annual Christmas gathering with community members in attendance. Volunteers organized activities and provided holiday treats, aiming to support local families during the season.
Thursday admissions include Paul Cox 612 S Grant medical Mrs Emil Semrad Thayer surgery Mrs Elmer Rush 610 N Highland surgery Billie T McHenry Humboldt medical Dismissals include Mrs Ronald Cheney R1 William H Cooper Westview Nursing Home John Q Green 1605 S Evergreen Mrs Elizabeth Laisure Neosho Manor Julio Verdin 908 S Steuben. Birth today Mr and Mrs Gary Clay 1106 S Garfield a boy.
An advertisement guide urges readers to seek the best and most readable merchandise, using signposts to steer shoppers toward clearly presented products.
Mrs 0 H Cunningham accompanied by Mrs Dave Petterson sang O Dreamer Leave Thy Dreams and Mothers Evening Prayer with words by Mary Baker Eddy. Interment was at Mount Hope cemetery in San Diego.
A Barston EUB church covered dish dinner was held on Wednesday with a Christmas centerpiece and candles. Mrs. William Bricker provided Swedish Rye bread. Mystery pals were exchanged, revealing names. Mrs. Alfred Elliot led the business meeting with six guests and 11 members present including Rev Jack Mathis and several named attendees from Omaha.
Mr and Mrs T E Archer of Erie will observe their golden wedding anniversary Sunday. An open house will be held at their home from 1 to 5 p m.
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