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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1966
Page
2
Hog prices rise with barrows and gilts 50 to 75 higher and 190 to 245 pound range at 28.75 to 29.00. Cattle receipts near 2,900 with cows steady to 25 lower and choice steers around 24.75. Sheep and eggs also listed with varied bids, including feeder steers and calves and multiple egg Grades. Local market details reflect mixed demand and price testing.
Kansas City AP notes butter and eggs prices remained steady with no changes observed in the market. The report provides a brief snapshot of commodity pricing in the region.
AP reports butter prices unchanged in Chicago market with eggs holding steady. Wholesale quotes show grade A whites at 37 cents, mixed 36½, medium 33½, standards 33, dirties 28 cents per pound.
Chicago commodities show Wheat No 2 hard around 1.68 a bushel and No 2 red near 1.71. Corn No 2 yellow about 1.34. Oats No 2 heavy white around 76. Soybeans No 1 yellow about 2.86.
Wheat moved up to 1 1/2 cents higher and down 1/2 cent lower in futures. No 2 hard and dark hard ranged 1.64 1/2 to 1.65, No 2 red 1.60 to 1.64, No 3 1.58 1/4 to 1.63 1/4. Corn quot ed 66 cars with No 2 white 1.35 to 1.42, No 3 1.23 to 1.41, oats steady 75 to 80 cents for No 2 white and 74 to 79 for No 3. Mile maize 1.9? Rye 1.27 1/2 to 1.31 1/2, barley 1.17 to 1.25, soybeans 2.73 1/2 to 2.82 1/2, sacked bran and shorts 47.50 to 48.25. eget
Erie is redesignated county health officer and The Chanute Tribune named official county newspaper with six banks as official depositories. County commission sets weekly meetings and courthouse hours for 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding listed holidays.
Cedar Lodge No 103 announces officers Jeff Coots Worshipful Master and Jay T Klinginsmith Secretary for upcoming meeting and routine lodge activities.
Strength in aerospace shares led the market higher into record territory late in the day as trading remained heavy. Volume reached about 8.8 million shares vs 8.54 million the prior session, with the New York transit strike shortening hours. Corporate bonds were steady while U.S. Treasuries fell.
Sunday events feature a Bethany College violinist Harvey Olen and his wife performing at the Friends Lutheran church sponsored by the Luther League. A large crowd enjoyed refreshments after the concert.
A public sale offers a wide assortment of furniture and household items including dressers, a bed complete, stoves, refrigerators, rocking chairs, tables, lamps, a Philco radio, an Admiral TV with antenna, a Royal sewing machine, gas heaters, a portable washer, dining set, antique clock, pantry items, kitchenware, bedding, and tools. The list also includes chains, irons, and garden tools along with several odds and ends.
Mrs. Lillian M. Nichols, 70, said she gave $3,300 from her savings to a man who claimed to be a federal agent setting a trap for clerks at a Wichita savings firm. He promised a $500 reward and disappeared after she handed over the money.
Seattle priest Rev. Francis J. Greene S J touring New York found a ride to St. Marys Church in the Bronx after calling a friend. He wore a hand lettered sign Get me to the church on time and a driver complied helping him attend weekly Mass.
In Baltimore Maryland the Baltimore Zoo seeks to mate 32 year old gorilla Sylvia by Valentine’s Day. The Zoo Society plans to exchange 2,400,000 trading stamps with a stamp firm for a male gorilla to serve as her mate, per zoo director Dr Arthur Watson.
Obituaries list Mrs. Lucy Ohlfest 74 of Elsmore died at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott with survivors incl uding two sons a daughter and siblings. Henry R Mueller of Humboldt dies at Topeka veterans hospital with services set in Humboldt. Longest and Nuhn services held with military honors and church rites. Cora Edna Ray funeral at Johnson Chapel with organ solos and local bearers.
The Kansas House recessed for the weekend but Speaker Clyde Hill urged members to stay for government schools he arranged. Top officials from the Department of Administration and other agencies brief lawmakers on their functions.
William A. Cecil, 51, a Wichita oil man, died in a home accident when a loaded rifle he bought at Christmas fell and discharged. He was struck in the chest by a slug from a 30 30 rifle. Cecil ran a ranch near Independence, Kansas, and had an oil office in downtown Wichita.
Orville L. Freeman secretary of agriculture will speak January 25 to the 96th annual convention of the American National Cattlemen's Association in Kansas City. The convention runs January 23 to 26 with welcomes from Missouri Governor Warren E Hearnes and Kansas Governor William H Avery.
Neosho county commissioners will join Chanute city government leaders for an informal dinner at the Tioga Hotel on January 26. The purpose is to promote cooperation and exchange ideas with no business agenda.
The Chanute Tribune outlines postal and carrier subscription rates, listing prices for box holders and in-town delivery. The ad confirms publication details, staff roles, and AP news use rights.
A constitutional amendment to set 60 day annual legislative sessions was introduced in the Kansas Senate by Sen. Glee Smith and Sen. Ernest Strahan. The plan would replace the current 90 day odd year session and 30 day even year budget session. Also proposed are an amendment to allow six statewide measures and ballot explanations for voters. The proposals were submitted as the Senate adjourned for the weekend.
A historical note links Phoenician alphabet invention to Byblos in the ancient Phoenicia region near Lebanon. The text emphasizes Byblos as a key city in early writing development and regional geography.
Dismissals Wednesday include Glenn Small R4 James Crane 313 A E Main Clinton Baker Humboldt Admissions today list patients Mrs William Staggs 1116 S Grant medical Harvey Scott Humboldt medical Genevieve Brown 1218 N Garfield surgery Jack Wilson 918 W 10th surgery Birth today a boy to Mr and Mrs George Weston Galesburg Dismissals today Harold Kimble 704 S Allen James Prosser 915 S Lafayette Robert E Thomas Humboldt
Police cited James A. Richards at 602 N. Steuben at 12 15 a m today on a charge of careless driving. His hearing was set for next Wednesday in police court.
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