Cattle Meager and Hog Prices Dip at Kansas City Auction
At Kansas City livestock sale cattle offerings were sparse with calves untested. Hogs 2,000 head steady to 50 cents lower for barrows and gilts and sow prices down 25 to 50 cents. 190 to 240 lb barrows and gilts 17.00 to 18.00. 300 to 400 lb sows 13.50 to 14.50. Sheep limited to test market. Kansas City Produce shows wholesale and consumer eggs with mixed price changes. poultry and butter unchanged. Chicago reports no live poultry prices due to low receipts. butter steady with varied grade quotes. eggs weak with some declines. Chicago grain prices edged higher for wheat. corn and oats mixed. soybeans and oils show modest shifts.
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Kansas City Livestock
Kansas City
Chicago
Chicago Grain
ACF
AGIA
Allied
Myro Cme Sci Cas
Airlin
UlAm Cyan
Ms Am Motors
Sova Yesuma
Atlas
Avco Corp
Beech Airc
Beth Steel
Kansas City (Ap
Boeing Air
Champlin Oil
Chi RI & Pac
Chrysler
Curtiss Wr
du Pont
Ford
Gulf
G& E
Lockheed
Martin Co
McDonald Aire
Eulkes
M&m
Kan Tex
Monsan Ch
Mont Ward
NY Central
Nor Pac
Ohio
Okla G& E
Peabody Coal
St Penney JC
Pa RR Te
Phill Pet
Rayonier
Reyn
St Jos
Sears Rock
Socony
Docking
Ap- Spen Chem
Frank O. Mace
Sperry Rd
Justice of the Peace of Liberal Ltd
Cal
Seward County
Sue- Std Oil
Robert A. Brown
OU MO Surfay
Tenn Gas
L ‘ Tidewat Oil
Trans AP Vscoce
Cocos Aca
Us Steel
Wall Street mixed in final 1960 trading as bonds rise
Wall Street ended the day mixed with heavy volume about 48 million shares. Gains and losses were spread among major stocks while corporate bonds rose and U S government securities held steady. Names mentioned include Allied Chemical Am AirLines Am Motors Chrysler Ford and General Electric as bond prices climbed. Kansas City grain and commodity quotes appeared alongside stock listings and notes on local appointments to the Kansas Centennial Commission.
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New York
U.S
Critics split on film of year award in New York
The New York film critics awarded the best picture to both The Apartment and Sons and Lovers, each receiving eight votes. Burt Lancaster was named best actor for Elmer Gantry and Deborah Kerr won best actress for The Sundowners.
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New York
Burt Lancaster
Elmer Gantry
Deborah Kerr
Dr Robert Soble At Point of Death Bail Cut In Wartime Spy Case
New York AP A judge said Dr Robert Soble, accused wartime spy for the Soviet Union, was practically at the point of death from leukemia and reduced bail from 75000 to 10000 to allow treatment outside jail.
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New York
Robert Soble
Soviet Union
Soble
Small Patrol of Marines Is Repelled
CHICAGO RP Quiet returned to the John G Ransford home in Park Forest after a small Marine visit. A 16 month Okinawa tour sparked plans for 30 buddies to visit after Christmas, inviting 15 accepted. Seven Marines came, three stayed one night, then left amid constant calls and media attention. Butch said the retreat was tactical and a second gathering would be arranged secretly next week.
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Chicago
John G. Ransford
Park Forest
Ransfords
Donald
Butch
California
Okinawa
Ransford
Mother Is Committed To State Hospital
Judith Lee Harbaugh a 20 year old mother charged with second degree murder of her 11 month old son was committed to Larned State Hospital by Probate Judge James V Riddel. Two doctors testified she has a psychiatric disorder making her dangerous to herself and others. The state accuses her of striking the infant with an oversize plastic clothespin on Jan 5 while he cried. District Judge E E Lattgast dismissed the murder trial after a sanity report said she is mentally unstable and acts under stress on impulses she cannot control.
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Wichita
Judith Lee Harbaugh
Larned State Hospital
James V. Riddel
Sanity Commission
Coal Miners Pension Cuts Across Bituminous Group
Washington AP reports pensions for retired bituminous coal miners drop from 100 to 75 dollars monthly starting February, affecting over 65,600 retirees. Anthracite miners’ benefits were cut earlier to 50 dollars. fund director Josephine Roche notes future restoration only if fund income rises.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund
UMW
Josephine Roche
Miss Roche
Palmer named state Property Valuation Director in Topeka
TOPEKA AP Floyd A. Palmer of Topeka former assistant director of the Property Valuation Department was named to the directorship by Gov Docking He succeeds Eldon Sloan who resigned December 3 to resume law practice in Topeka Palmer will serve until Gov elect John Anderson fills the post Sloan had resigned to return to law practice in Topeka
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Topeka
Floyd A. Palmer
State Property Valuation Department
George Docking
Palmer
Eldon Sloan
John Anderson
Sloan
Traffic toll in U S reaches 34540 for 11 months
The National Safety Council reports 34540 traffic deaths in the first 11 months, up 1 percent from last year, while total travel rose 2 percent. November was the safest since 1934 on a mileage basis as the council notes record low death rate per mile.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
New Year's Hours, Church Notices And Local Moves
Local briefs note Drumstick Cafe will be open New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Grace Episcopal Church schedules Sunday services at 7:30 and 11 a.m. with nursery at 11. Mexican Baptist Church holds Saturday service at 11 p.m. Rev. Eliseo Gomez leads. Mary Leon and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Tucker are mentioned. Wichita residents visited family in Chanute. O N Wheelock relocates to 515 Main Chanute from Kansas City. Wheelock is a retired gas utilities official. Santa Fe carloadings for week ending Dec 24 show 21 907 cars, down from 21 120 year prior. connections 9 150 versus 11 594. total 31 057 versus 32 714. Mrs. Paul Campbell hosted a dinner honoring Nettie Campbell with mixed guest list. Letters were sent to Benedict and Chanute winter residents and former High Prairie area residents. Steven Kern, age 8, was bitten by a dog. dog placed in observation. A minor traffic mishap at 26 W Main caused $12 damage to Elizabeth Hardman’s 1957 Chevrolet after a backing collision with a 1958 Ford from Salina.
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Santa Fe
Paul Campbell
Benedict
Nettie Campbell
Twin Bridges
Mont
Lee Campbell
Mae Wilkins
Nora Wells
John York
Carl Hutchison
O. H. Bates
Chanute
Della Wiltse
P. A. Rowan
Altoona
Carl Olson
Laura Stevens
Buffalo
May Warner
Phoenix
Ariz
E. E. Hutson
Gertie Alexander
Bakersfield
Calif
High Prairie
W. Main
Elizabeth Hardman
N. Garfield
Ford
Bradley Building Co
Salina
Ernest E. Bradshaw
Hardman
Hospital Admissions and Births in Neosho County
Yesterday admissions include Mrs Wilbur Mitchem Carl Pullman and others with illnesses and surgeries. births recorded for Elmer Lee and Ernest Hurford. Dismissals include Gerald Smith and Mrs Emmet Bolze. Today admissions list Kevin Haney James Stemple. Traffic citations issued in Chanute and city for speeding and running stop signs with fines and costs. bonds posted and trial dates set.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Wilbur Mitchem
W. 4Th
Carl Pullman
Humboldt
H. F. Schmidt
N. Franklin
James Delangy
S. Evergreen
George W. Barker
N. Lafayette
Myrle Umbarger
Alice Klick
Toronto
Gerald Smith
W. 12Th
Emmet Bolz
Clarence R. Zink
Wichita
William E. McCoy
St. Highland
Robert Barta
N. Larson
Creams and Lotions In He-Man's Future
New York AP report quotes Dr Glen J Sperandio of Purdue University predicting men will use cosmetics in the near future. He says men may use skin creams lotions and conservative makeup and that advertising must persuade the public that masculinity is not sacrificed by cosmetics.
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New York
Glen J. Sperandio
Purdue University
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Colorado Youth Escapes State Home
A 17 year old boy who hid for five days in basement passages at the State Home and Training School for mentally retarded children apparently escaped. Superintendent Dr. Francis Meyer said Denver police are asked to search for the boy whose home is in Denver. It was uncertain if he still had the butcher knife used to threaten kitchen staff. A thorough search of the basement passages found no trace of him.
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Denver
Colo
State Home
Francis Meyer
Topeka Leads In Traffic Safety Among Small Cities
Topeka Kansas topped its population group in traffic safety for the first 11 months of the year, with 0.6 deaths per 10 000 registered vehicles in the 100 000 to 200 000 bracket. Grand Rapids and Portsmouth trailed with 0.7 and 0.8 rates respectively. Wichita ranked second in its bracket, 0.8 versus Providence 0.4.
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Chicago
Topeka
Kas
National Safety Council
Grand Rapids
Mich
Portsmouth
Wichita
Providence
R. I
Slight Decline in Kansas Jobs Despite Unemployment Rise
Kansas unemployment rose 1.9 percent from Oct 15 to Nov 15, to an estimated 30,400. Nonmanufacturing losses, notably in construction mining and entertainment, offset gains in apparel and transportation equipment while year over year nonfarm wages rose about 4,100. Seasonal factors and holiday hiring influenced the small employment dip.
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Topeka
Kansas
Harold L. Smith
Smith
Construction slowdown cited by official due to weather
A Kansas official notes construction starts are tapering off because of bad weather while Kansas unemployment remains well below the national average.
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Kansas
Rites Held For Mosier and Other Local Deaths
Multiple obituaries note services for Ora Olive Mosier Frances Woods Merle Bohlander Mary Lee Bohlander Ernest Arthur Brown and Charley Cunningham with services set in Chanute Fort Scott Longmont and adjacent areas. Survivors include spouses children and extended relatives with burial plans at Elmwood Shaw Valley cemeteries and city churches across Kansas and California.
Former Kansan Observes 100th Year
In Burley Idaho AP report, Alice Cunliffe turns 100 today. Her son Virgil runs Wichita Dressed Beef Co. where she once lived after her husband died in Wichita. She recalls teaching music and piano playing, claims perfect health, and values cheerfulness. She enjoys chess but struggles to find worthy opponents.
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Burley
Idaho
Earl McCaslin
Alice Cunliffe
Tamoroa
Ill
Mrs. Cunliffe
Kerosene Tossed At 3 Year Old In California Attack
In Redwood City a man threw a bucket of kerosene gasoline and oil at 3 year old Robert Harrison blinding him temporarily. George Guynn 53 faces a felony assault charge as police arrived the child screamed in pain but doctors said his sight would not be affected.
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Redwood City
Calif
Robert Harrison
George Guynn
Jack McMills
Neighbor confronts boy over mailbox intrusion incident
Guynn was cleaning his truck when a neighbor boy appeared at his mailbox. He said the boy was messing around the mailbox and asked how the man would feel if a kid did the same to his own mailbox.
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Guynn
McMillis
Mid-America Seeks Legislation to Issue Industry Bonds
At a Parsons meeting, Mid-America Inc discussed pursuing legislation allowing Kansas towns to issue bonds for industrial plants. Ten Southeast Kansas lawmakers attended, along with John H. Sticher of Topeka and James O. Taylor, who described rental or purchase plans to amortize the bonds. W. H. Caldwell noted Kansas trails rivals by 10 to 15 years in this financing.
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Parsons
Kansas
Mid-America Inc
James O. Taylor
Coffeyville
Southeast Kansas Industrial Development Organization
W. H. Caldwell
Mid-America
John H. Sticher
Topeka
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Fleming Names Ryan To Kansas City Post
Kansas City city manager Harry M. Fleming named his attorney John P. Ryan as city counselor to handle legal aspects of the 75 million dollar sewer and sewage treatment bond program. Ryan succeeds Richard H. Koenigsdorf who resigned. Fleming noted Ryan will serve while he remains city manager.
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Kansas City
Harry M. Fleming
John P. Ryan
Fleming
Ryan
Richard H. Koenigsdorf
Woman Nearing 102 Dies in Pittsburg
Mrs. Eliza Lightle aged just shy of 102 died today in Pittsburg Kansas from infirmities. She had been bedfast since breaking a leg on December 9. Born near Neosho Missouri she was the widow of Isaac Lightle of Arcadia Kansas a banker and merchant who died 44 years ago.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Eliza Lightle
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Msgt
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Panama City
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Allerton
Leona Hutchison
Roy S. Gibson
Fred Shaw
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Longmont
Okay
Chanute Discount CO
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Tual, Inc
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