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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1969
Page
4
In Kangas City market report cattle steady with calves and steers showing mixed values from 27.00 to 98.00 for choices and higher grades. Hogs quoted around 4.90 with various weights and hog categories at 12.21 to 19.25, while sheep and lambs achieve 25.00 to 26.00 for No 1 pelts and prime wool grades.
Scattered data from Chicago shows varied scores and percentages across categories. The report lists A whites and mediums with several percentage figures and grades, indicating mixed performance and quality indicators across categories.
The report lists prices for Parsons livestock with weights and grades. Cattle include grain fed steers and heifers US choice up to 27.00, US good 21.0 to 28.0, stockers and feeders from 3.0 to 26.0, cows and bulls priced from 14.0 to 25.0. Sheep show finished lambs up to 24.50, utility and good 19.0 to 21.0, feeder lambs 20.0 to 21.0, ewes 4.0 to 6.5, breeding ewes 15.0 to 19.0.
Six miles east of the K47 US75 junction a one vehicle crash involved a truck driven by Terry Price of Cincinnati causing about 900 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported.
Wall Street fell further as news of higher interest rates spurred selling. The AP index was down about 2.2 points at noon with industrials, rails, and utilities lower. Banks boosted the prime rate to a new 7 percent, the third rise since Dec 2, signaling a turn in the market.
Obituaries note Louise Kerr 78 of Humboldt died in Kansas City Kansas. Funeral at Simmons Funeral Home in Kansas City at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Burial in Kansas City. Robert Lester Gurwell Sr 39 of Houston Texas died from gunshot wounds. Funeral in Houston with burial at Veterans Cemetery. Gurwell survived by wife Estella and children Jennny Elaine Steve, plus parents and sisters. John M. Gant 73 of Wichita died at Veterans Hospital after illness. Survived by wife Sybella and Lottie. several children and grandchildren. Burial at Evergreen Cemetery Fort Scott. Fred Bower memorial service at First Baptist Church. Burial at Elmwood Cemetery. Burial details and floral arrangements listed for several families. Burial and services coordinated by Gibson-Koch Chapel and Johnson Mortuary.
Daily notices list visiting rules restricting to one immediate family member. Patient census includes multiple adults and pediatrics with several births and admissions. Court actions report highway patrol citations for speeding and traffic violations with fines and costs.
Police logged six juvenile related incidents as rocks and snowballs damaged cars. Victims include Charlies Fisher age 8 and Robert McCready, with two drivers reporting front windshield and right side damage near Senior High. A final collision at 411 W Main caused rear impact injuries.
Independence announces Carrol C. Van Buskirk will become city manager effective January 15, succeeding La Verne James who resigned December 5. Van Buskirk, 41, has worked with Bison Oil Co. in Independence since 1954.
Fort Scott firms Mid-America Business Forms and Ozark Business Forms were acquired by Ennis Business Forms. Leonard F. Gehrig of Ennis announced the Texas company purchased all Mid-America stock, which will run as a subsidiary of Ennis, and Ozark will operate under Mid-America.
W E Barron 67 of Altoona died after an ice skating accident on a farm pond near Altoona. He fell and hit his head, was treated in Fredonia and Wichita, and died Saturday. Survived by wife Cora Gaienne, daughter Elsie Cooper, brother H L Barron, sisters, and grandson William Earl Cooper. Funeral 2:30 p.m. at Cason Knickerbocker Funeral Home Fredonia. Interment Fredonia cemetery.
State property valuation director Rona F. Dwyer said a proposed change to use market value instead of justifiable value would not undo completed reappraisal work. He stressed standard appraisal factors remain, and equalization depends on current law until any change is enacted.
Faulty wiring is blamed for a fire that heavily damaged the Benjamin Crager pool hall in St Paul. Discovered about 1230 a.m. Erie firemen aided the St Paul volunteers. The building was saved but water caused heavy damage. Loss estimated at 20000 to 25000 by Mayor James E Carter. Virgil Marshall and his son on the second floor found the fire as they prepared for bed. Firemen battled the blaze for about two hours.
If you cannot reach your carrier call after 6 pm use the number HE1 3400. The notice instructs readers to seek assistance via the Tribune line when usual contact fails.
The Atlantic and Gulf port strike stops surface mail east of the country. Residents of Chanute must use air mail for Europe Africa or the Middle East. Air mail costs about four times surface rate, but packages to Latin America may be routed through California ports and be slowed. Mail to U S military personnel remains unaffected.
Ten residents from Parsons and four nearby towns attended a Kansas Corporation Commission hearing in Parsons on Wichita Southeast Kangss Transit Inc. request for permanent authority to operate a freight service. Witnesses included examiner James Wells and staffer Robert Schartz. A daily Wichita to southeast Kansas freight run has been in operation since Dec. 2 on a temporary basis. further hearings were set for Pittsburg.
Police logged three accidents in Chanute within 15 minutes. Carter Bohling’s 1967 Chevrolet struck Glenda Straunch’s 1968 Chevrolet after a U turn at Santa Fe Park, Bohling cited for illegal U turn and failing to yield. John R. Harris of Erie, driving an Alcorn Corp forklift, rear struck two stopped vehicles at Fourteenth and Washington, causing light damage. Kenneth McCoy reported damage to his 1967 Pontiac parked on Elm, left rear fender and bumper damaged.
Earl Beeler Jr. reported a $200 theft from his car parked on a county road near Chanute. Gary Star, son of Mrs. Joe Turner, was bitten by a dog in front of their home and taken to the hospital for treatment. Mrs. Georgia Fitzpatrick, formerly of Chanute, broke her hip on Christmas Day and is hospitalized in Parsons.
John W. Barriger of the Katy Railroad named Railroading magazine’s Man of the Year for 1968. He became Katy president on March 11, 1955 during a severe financial and physical decline and has rebuilt the line with substantial investment in new equipment and rehabilitation.
Robert F. Manley reported a beer bottle shattering the windshield of a transfer company truck on US 169 north of town. Ray Wallers relayed the incident to Manley. Arthur Bailey and others said a car in the Senior High parking lot had its outside right rearview mirror torn off.
Three Kansas State University students John Mike McKenna James Lukens and Daniel Davis had charges dropped by the university Judicial Board after distributing pamphlets titled Fire on the K State campus in Manhattan last month The pamphlets described student reaction to the Nichols Gymnasium fire of December 18 and were initially deemed an irresponsible action amid concerns of arson threats.
More than four boys and girls aged seven to fourteen attended a preview of the Fredonia Recreation Committee Jaycee shooting education program at the National Guard Armory. The program offers instruction on gun handling manners and marksmanship.
May or Sam Yorty faces 21 challengers in the April 1 Los Angeles mayoral primary. Producer John F. Rourke, 50, who barely filed, says he runs against Yorty with reluctance after his recent television show.
A storage room fire swept through a storage area of the Topeka State Hospital admin building forcing 75 patients to evacuate Monday night. The blaze was controlled quickly and patients returned after about an hour as smoke cleared. Damage was minor and an investigation began, recalling a previous linen closet fire at Osawatomie State Hospital that killed two patients.
The board set the 1969-1970 calendar with four days of spring vacation and Easter, Christmas breaks. Ann Gibson was hired as Senior High Librarian. Mrs Glee Beckenholdt Eby retires after marriage. Four census enumerators were authorized. Salary actions for several staff were deferred. Election terms for Abbueh, Ward, and Steinman, with an executive session on personnel matters, were noted.
Two young men stopped during a routine traffic check in De Soto Kansas were arrested for possession of narcotics and restricted drugs. Michael Eugene Glass 18 of Lawrence and Thomas Hamilton Nash 23 of Topeka were named by Johnson County sheriff's deputies. Officers found needles a spoon and other items in a paper bag under a car seat along with quantities of a white powder about 40 tablets and capsules. Warrants out in Olathe magistrate court charge them with heroin bullbel bullsol sodium and LSD. Arraignment set for this afternoon. Glass identified as son of Travis Glass Lawrence Douglas County commissioner.
Hollywood AP Paula Stewart files for divorce from comedian Jack Carter after seven years of marriage. She seeks custody of their son Michael age two and division of community property plus support. They wed in Miami Beach March 30 1961 and separated April 19.
Siamese twin boys born shortly before noon at Mobile General Hospital weigh a total of 1 pounds 5 ounces and are joined at the abdomen. Dr Hellis Wiseman said they are in the pediatrics ICU and will be studied for possible surgical separation later.
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