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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1963
Page
2
Parsons livestock report lists hog prices by grade and weight ranges with U S No 1 2 3 figures, sow and bear prices, plus cattle and calf values across weight classes. Lambs and sheep steady with price bands for different quality grades. market notes include grain and bean futures and Kansas City egg and poultry quotes.
Chicago AP reports butter steady and eggs unchanged with grade A whites at 362 and various quality categories priced evenly. Live poultry prices also unchanged, reflecting overall market stability.
New York AP reports a McDonnell aircraft stock surge on defense contract news helped lift trading, though the market finished broadly lower. Daily volume was about 4.1 million shares, with major stocks slipping one to two points while corporate bonds rose and government issues fell in spots.
Floyd Zollers and wife transfer Lot to Mike J. Kinzie in town block 25. Lillie Epperson transfers one lot in block 16 to W R McGinnis and wife. Rev Joseph F Farrey and others convey two lots in block 3 Mumnalet to Lawrence H Clements and wife.
AP dispatch notes a case involving Kansas City cash issues tied to New York with a brief 1 PM timestamp.
Mrs. Ole Ball of 1711 S. Central received word that her nephew Lloyd Mattox aged 50 died Monday morning from a heart attack. He served as janitor at the El Dorado courthouse. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Police log details a series of minor collisions. A 1956 Ford bakery truck and a 1953 Mercury were damaged on 924 S Santa Fe as Mrs. Markley pulled from the curb, with Dallas Brandon and Mrs. W C Markley as drivers. Separate incidents include a 1963 Mercury bumping a parked car at Lincoln and Main, and backing damage to a 1959 Mercury and a 1959 Edsel.
Wheat and oats not sold as indicated. Corn prices show No 4 yellow 1.13 18 2 cents, No 5 yellow 1.18, sample grade 1.16. Barley bids range 1.28 to 1.30 and 1.00 to 1.12 for feed. Wheat closed 2.1 cents. Soybean oil noted at 9.4.
In Joplin Missouri two suspects Leroy Carpenter and Joseph Thompson abducted Mr and Mrs Goodwin and their daughter near Webb City forcing them into the family car and later releasing them near a Carthage area farm. Police believe the two freed men may have fled with the Goodwin sedan PS 1 727 and fear armed confrontation.
A truck driver discovered a recently severed head of a red haired white woman in her 50s in the cellar of a vacant house in Philadelphia. The head, found in a brown paper bag inside a coal bin, had been severed about a week earlier and was turned over to the medical examiner's office.
Oil and Gas Journal reports a weekly decline in U S crude oil and lease condensate production led by Oklahoma. Average daily output fell to 7 219 125 barrels, down 38 425 barrels from the prior week.
Advertisement notes a subscription offer for The Tribune priced at 33 cents per week delivered by carrier. The brief promotes a low weekly rate and regular home delivery service.
Official notice from Millard W Drisdell and W M Way with T Klinginsmith serving as secretary. Details specify an organizational action requiring acknowledgment by members and compliance by a set deadline.
Robins appeared at the Johnson home and around Chanute area with other sightings reported by Mrs. Don Cooper and Pearl Cross. A vandalized vacant house on 1106 N. Steuben and broken windows at 805 S. High were noted. Red Cross shipped $2,303 worth of winter underwear to 2,592 Indian child refugees. 31 days in Winfield hospital for Mrs. Ralph Berg’s group. Santa Fe rail data for week ending Feb 2 1963 shows 32 590 carloads. on line loadings 21 663. connections 10 927. Visitors to the Herbert Johnson home north of Erie included Dale Newton and Joel Nelson. Eddie Brinkmeyer celebrated a birthday with family.
Fifteen students from Chanute Junior College including nine sophomores and six freshmen were placed on the first semester Dean's Honor Roll. Ten are from Chanute, two from Erie, and one each from Thayer, Humboldt, and Topeka. minimum 12 college hours with B or better average required.
Daily Transcript lists Monday admissions for Frances McCoy 1220 S Highland and Eulalio Garcia Humboldt plus surgical and medical cases. Dismissals include Bessie Dawson 415 N Washington Elvert Garver Iola Leota Overbay 723 S Grant Mrs Frank Luther and daughter Eric Mark Melynk 214 N Grant Hazel Tyson R J Lee Lasater 218 N Grant Lloyd Barry South Mound Kas. Also today admissions: Mrs Joe Gia coma 1120 S Evergreen surgery Fred Byers 1027 S Garfield medical Joseph Gormley 819 N Forest surgery Verne Elliott Thayer medical Mrs Henry Hanson 105 N Malcolm medical Fire Run Monday 11 08 a.m. Sante Fe Lake tree.
TOPEKA UP January state revenues rose to 15.6 million from 14.5 million a year earlier. Sales tax led gains with a 750 000 rise tied to December activity. December sales were about 30 million above the prior year. Individual income tax also increased in January.
President Kennedy outlined a comprehensive mental health program to cut hospital beds and retardation tolls. The plan centers on community mental health centers, prenatal and child health care, trained personnel, and research with four new bills funding construction and staff support, aiming to halve some 600,000 hospitalized patients within a decade.
State Senator Charles Forsyth reports the 1963 Kansas Legislature entering full day sessions amid Kansas Day events. Committees advance key measures including civil procedure code, Wichita University bill, reapportionment, and tax issues as lawmakers aim to finish within ninety days. Forsyth notes mail on liquor sales and a potential cutoff for individual bills in coming weeks.
TOPEKA AP three men rate themselves between middle of the road and conservative Republicans hold top House posts Charles Arthur Manhattan speaker Ed Boyd Larned speaker pro tem and Bill Fribley Crestline majority floor leader all are relatively young but seasoned Arthur 45 in his 4th term Boyd 37 in his 3rd Fribley 37 in his 8th with past speaker pro tem experience they advocate relaxed leadership over rigid control and power politics as fiscal year revenue climbs to 101.8 million up from 96.5 million prior year
Tax collections show declines across compensating use, liquor enforcement, cigarette and motor fuel taxes with inheritance taxes being the only sizable drop noted. Officials cited varied economic factors influencing revenue while heritage taxes remained notably weaker.
In San Francisco the Lotta’s Fountain on Geary Kearny and Market Streets flows again with cool drinking water after refurbishment funded by a loan association. The 36 foot Victorian tower fountain dates back to 1875, gifted by Lotta Crabtree, a banjo playing saloon dancer.
Chanute Tribune reports brief local items dated Tuesday February 5 1963. Highlights include civic updates, small developments, and community notices from Chanute Kansas with mentions of area organizations and residents.
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