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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1967
Page
2
Kansas City reports cattle and hog prices with feeders steady and hogs up to 25 cents higher across weight classes. Sows rise while lambs and ewes hold firm. Chicago lists grain quotes for Wheat Corn Oats and Soybeans with minor shifts in No 2 and No 1 yellow futures.
Kansas City AP notes wholesale egg quotations with large eggs at 27 0 per cent, mediums at 8 per cent, and small adjustments in butter prices remaining unchanged. The report documents broad shifts in egg category pricing and overall market movement.
Chicago AP reports butter prices steady while egg quotes vary. Grade A whites sell around 29.25 cents, mixed at 29.12, mediums at 25.00, with most segments holding or easing to a degree.
The Chanute Area Christian Crusade, Inc. shows a cash balance of 3657.95 after an August Billy Graham Crusade. Two weekly receipts total 20868.24 with disbursements 17210.29. Remaining obligations of about 300 will be sent to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff roles including Dwight MecCreight publisher Wayne J. Smith news editor Fay D. Clopine advertising manager and Ben Nicholas circulation manager. It outlines subscription rates for local trade territory and outside territory with monthly and yearly options.
The stock market extended losses in early afternoon trading in New York. The Dow Jones average stood at 94.01, down 0.93, as losers outpaced gainers. The AP 60 fell 0.2 to 319.0 with mixed holdings and fractionally moved shares. Brokers questioned long term impact of Fed reserve action on prices.
Hospital visiting hours set 2 to 4 pm and 6 30 to 8 pm Census lists 52 adults and pediatrics plus two babies Admissions and dismissals include Alma Leadstrom Ricky Bockover Norma Binger Mrs Clarence Bruenger Farl DeVries Leon Storck Ver Clemans Pamela O Daniels Glenn G Taylor Mary Harner Carrie Deck John R Stipp and others also notes city court speeding citations with multiple fines and driver details
Vestal E. Bundy a 72 year old Savonburg resident and retired cattleman died in a crash. Trooper Larry Marple noted no slick spots at the scene. Bundy, born August 27 1895 in Savonburg, was married to Lela.
A 1960 Dodge owned by Kenneth Summers at 1207 West 4th sustaining about 150 dollars damage when a loose two wheel trailer detached from a pickup driven by Edwin Noland 16 of 912 South Plummer struck it near the Santa Fe tracks on 14th at 1 25 p m yesterday.
Survivors include widow, one son Jean L. Bundy of Caney, two brothers H. C. Bundy of Tulsa and Herbert Bundy of Savonburg, and two sisters Mrs. Mary Pierce and Mrs. Maggie Glant of Savonburg. World War I veteran. member of American Legion Moran WWI Baraks Chanute Masonic Lodge Savonburg OES. Funeral 10 a.m. Saturday at Savonburg Christian Church Rev. Jean Minnich. Burial Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Ralston-Hutton Funeral Home Moran in charge.
The food stamp program is expanding to 1,200 areas across 43 states and Washington DC, aiding 2.6 million people daily with nearly 1 million dollars worth of food. Lawmakers praise stamps as a budgeting tool while acknowledging gaps in compliance, with government spending rising from 116.3 to 185 million dollars this year.
HAL BOYLE profiles George Kirby 16 in 1940 Chicago who became a leading Negro comedian in supper clubs and TV ads. Once a towel boy and night porter, he rose via war service and famed tours with Ellington Tucker Basie Cole and others, developing 100 impersonations and pride in breaking into the front door.
Denver scientists study a deep well at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal to assess a possible link to a five year sequence of earthquakes. U S Army Corps of Engineers reviews pumping of waste fluids from the 12,000 foot well after intense quakes since 1920s.
The year featured a $619.6 million state budget and 519 enacted laws including tax cuts, a town turnpike plan, and ethics disclosures. Senator Frank Carlson announced retirement, triggering a Dole bid for the Senate while Jim Ryun set world marks in mile and 1500 meters, and Wichita faced curfew over racial disturbances amid coaching changes at major Kansas programs.
The report notes severe weather across Kansas including droughts floods tornadoes and a late freeze with Garden City suffering a deadly tornado and $4.5 million in damage plus a $10 million hailstorm in July. It also covers marijuana related charges and a Lawrence kidnapping and murder case ending with long prison terms for two Ohio men.
Everett Washington AP reports Mrs Don Chace's quick telephone call to Great Northern Railway allowed dispatchers to reroute a train before a rock and mud slide but a mail train was wrecked later in the same spot with 300 feet of track ripped out. The slides were caused by breaks in an earth-walled reservoir above the tracks.
Forty five salesmen and wives attended the Eastern Kansas Branch Office meeting of Business Men's Assurance in Chanute. Ralph Willcott reported an all time high 1967 sales mark and plans for 1968 were set. The group then Dined at the Willcott home 1220 West Second.
A technician explained that forced-in liquids lubricated rock layers beneath the arsenal site causing movement and earthquakes. The comment notes high pressure from the well contributed to ground shifts and seismic activity.
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A distribution opportunity is announced for Belgin Enterprises Inc of Dallas Texas to service stores with products manufactured by a Hydro Metals division established in 1900 with worldwide distribution. No selling qualifications needed vehicle required references provided for personal interview at 2626 W Mockingbird Dallas TX 75235.
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