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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1968
Page
2
Cattle sales reach 7 000 head with feeders and calves priced at 22.90 to 30.30 for various weights. Hogs 3 000 head with barrows and gilts up to 25 higher and sows firm to 25 higher. Lambs steady at 26 to 27. Sheep and eggs show mixed steady moves with price ranges listed for multiple grades.
Wholesale eggs list regional prices with large A 25 to 28 cents per dozen and medium A 22 to 25, large B 22 to 23, plus butter and grade A Ib quarters at 78 cents.
Chanute Tribune provides daily edition details including staff roles, advertising, and circulation rates for local, trade, and boxholder readers. It lists publisher Dwight Wallingford editor Wayne J. Smith and other staff, plus subscription prices by mail and carrier.
The stock market extended declines amid weak domestic and international news. At noon the Dow shed 3.99 to 840.73 as traders priced in possible troop buildup for Vietnam and a defense spending surge, while glamor stocks fell and gold miners rose on demand signals in London and Paris. The AP index dropped 1.1 to 305.9 with industrials and rails retreating.
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The Keeling funeral for Elbert L. Keeling occurred Wednesday afternoon led by Rev. William J. Baldwin with Merrill Womack singing God Will Take Care of You and Bearers named Earl Richman Bill Richman Ray Richman James Reid Bert Beck and Clarence Franklin. Burial followed at Memorial Park Cemetery. Walter P. Gray's funeral was held Wednesday morning in Gibson Koch Chapel with Rev. Dale Sneeringer officiating and organist P L Forslond. bearers were Walt Hartman William Hornbeck Harvey Wood Earl Grogan Dean Geeding and Harold Cook, burial at Elmwood Cemetery.
Requiem Mass for Henry A. Ineichen was led by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Vincent Hogan at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Burial followed in Haskell Cemetery with John son Mortuary in charge. Morgan Rites Memorial service for Millard Lee Morgan set for 10 a.m. Friday at United Brethren in Christ Church, Rev. C. Edgar Rains presiding.
Daily Transcript reports Neosho Memorial Hospital visiting hours from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. with a patient census of 61. Admissions include Mrs. Robert Williamson and several others with medical status. a birth to Mr. and Mrs. James C. Davis is noted. dismissals of Mrs. Alva Mann and Earl Beeler Sr. are listed. A fire run at Royster Stadium is recorded and local court actions show James S Hill for driving while intoxicated and Mrs C O Bowers for illegal parking with brief fines.
A minor crash occurred at Chanuie Livestock Auction on East 4th street when a 1966 Ford truck owned by Independence Bottling Co. driven by Earl Lacey backed into a parked 1962 Buick owned by Don Buster. Left rear damage to the Buick estimated at 75 dollars. truck unharmed.
Kansas oilman Clyde Endicott 43 of Sedan is sought for extradition on 18 counts of conspiracy to defraud and fraud in Wilmington North Carolina. Endicott, operator of Raven Oil Radigo Oil and Clyde Endicott Supply Co, faces similar charges in California. The indictment alleges false pretenses in 1966 selling oil lease interests to North Carolina citizens. Co defendants include Bill Dillin and Kenneth E. Endicott.
Senator Robert Kennedy postpones planned speech at Kansas State University in Manhattan for a third time. The talk, originally set for February 20, was moved to February 21 and then to March 5 because of Senate business, with a new date to be announced soon.
Doug Huffman twenty and Joe Ptasznik seventeen were injured in a one car crash on a county road four-point-seven miles south and two miles west of Erie about 8:45 p m. Both were treated at the Erie Clinic. The 1967 Chevrolet driven by Huffman struck a bridge railing and abutment causing $75 in damage to the bridge and total vehicle loss. Huffman was cited for failing to control speed.
The Associated Press reports disputes affecting thousands of pupils as strikes and protests continue nationwide. In Pittsburgh about 1,000 teachers prepared to strike, Oklahoma teachers demand a one day walkout, Florida teachers face a ninth day of a broad strike with debates over a spending bill, Albuquerque teachers voted to return, while San Francisco's 1500 member federation weighs immediate action pending a board response. The issues include roughly 90 union demands for classroom and teaching condition improvements.
Burglary and larceny charges against Tim Reynolds 18 of 309 W 7th are dismissed as he enters military service after being accepted for service and reporting date yesterday. The Sand Body Shop break in at 1419 S Santa Fe Feb 18 is linked. Juvenile court actions target a 17-year-old involved. Full restitution has been made for losses and damages.
Mrs. Dick Crowl chairs the World Day of Prayer service at Nazarene Church with nursery care provided. Theme is Bear One Another's Burdens. The program begins at 2 p.m. featuring Rev. Myron Slater of First Presbyterian Church. Several Chanute churches participate. Public invited.
Mrs Harold Black of 424 West Sixth Street served as hostess for the Belles Lettres Club on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Roger Findahl led the lesson "The Restless Sea" by Walt Disney. Ten members and a guest, Mrs T D Chamberlain of Kansas City Kansas attended. Two new members, Mrs Robert Jones and Mrs Wilbur Chandler, were welcomed.
Mrs. S A Mannoni spoke on letters and a tape from Hyderabad India to Mrs Pearl Loveau at 311 N Franklin. Hostess was Mrs Seth Farwell. presiding officer was Mrs Robert Williams. Mr and Mrs Petterson have been in Hyderabad since March 1967. The club renewed its membership to the Neosho Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. fourteen members attended.
Carswell Air Force Base reported a B52F bomber missing with eight men aboard. The aircraft, on a simulated bombing run near Matagorda Island, disappeared from radar at 11:12 p.m. Wednesday after exhausting fuel reportedly at 6:30 a.m. today. Col. Carlton Lee ordered a search with three helicopters, three fixed wing aircraft, and a Coast Guard vessel.
Mr and Mrs M E Summers of 310 S Rutter hosted a wedding rehearsal dinner Saturday evening at the Orchid Buffet honoring Barbara Weitzel and their son Darrell Summers. Table decor featured bronze mums with many local and out of town guests in attendance.
Sunflower OBS celebrated with third degree conferrals on Jay Klingsmith J C Rensing Joe Holladay and Fred Gerard. Officers presenting included Louis Junod Alex Bruce and others. Invitations noted Coffeyville March 7 and Fredonia March 5 with refreshments served and Mrs Nola Ellison winning the door prize.
The Royal Winnipeg Ballet directed by Arnold Spohr will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 13 in the Thomas H. Bowlus Fine Arts Center Iola as the troupe visits Kansas for a single engagement this year. Publicity chair Helen Lacy reports about 400 tickets sold of 800.
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