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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1969
Page
4
Livestock prices hold steady with varied ranges by weight and grade. Hogs No 1 and 2 200-220 lb at 18.00, 230-270 lb 16.25-17.50, sows 15.00-15.75. cattle grain fed steers 23.00-25.75, heifers 21.00-23.00, calves 23.00-25.50, yearlings 23.00-25.50, bulls 20.00-25.00. sheep good and choice 24.90 top, feeders 20.00-29.50, slaughter lambs firm, ewes steady.
Kansas City AP notes cattle reported with 4,400 head in the yard and calves numbering 200. Buyers priced choice and low prime steers and heifers, with market tone indicated for today’s trading.
In Kansas City the wholesale egg market shows large eggs at 43 47 cents per pound, medium at 42-26, small at 38-31, and B large at 37-41. Grade A commodities list solid 79 and quarters 90 cents per pound.
Daily Transcript reports visiting limited to one immediate family member. Patient census lists 82 adults and pediatrics, seven babies. Includes names and medical or surgical statuses with locations and addresses, plus births, dismissals, police activity notes, and a fire incident with minor damage.
A cautious mood dominated trading in New York with the Dow down 1.43 to 924.10 at noon. Rails, utilities, and the broader market declined as declines slightly outpaced advances. The AP average fell 1.4, while industrials and rails also moved lower amid a cautious session.
The notice directs readers to contact the Tribune via phone if the main line is unreachable. It provides a fallback number HE 1 3400 to call after 6 p.m. for immediate assistance.
Wrampe county clerk Virgil Winfrey and Edwin Fuhlhage county commissioners Wilma Mark register of deeds Charles Carpenter county attorney Don Ward sheriff Ted West probate judge and Arline Brooks clerk of the district court were sworn in The retiring district judge Spencer Gard of Tola administered the oath of office
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. Arzada Christine Fischer of Newton formerly Chanute. Mrs. Emman Brinkman of Joplin formerly Chanute. Mrs. Mary Jane Grady of Chanute. Pfc. Kenneth Birdsong of Los Angeles formerly Chanute. Mrs. Marguerite Parks of Fort Worth. Services set in Newton Joplin Chanute and Fort Worth with burial plans at Memorial Park Shaw Greenwood. Surviving relatives listed with spouses children and parents.
Pittsburg Parks and Recreation Department was named the top program in its class in the National Gold Medal Award contest by Sports Foundation of Chicago. It edged Hutchinson Kansas and Englewood Colorado as finalists. Don Jolley led the Pittsburg department.
Neosho County Sheriff George Neely said a 1963 Chevrolet pickup driven by Leon Carroll of St. Paul struck a 570 pound cow owned by Ablin Venneman of Walnut R.1. The crash occurred one fourth mile north and five miles east of Erie. The cow was destroyed. truck damage was about 125 dollars while the cow value was around 150 dollars.
Police documented four crashes in Chanute on Saturday. Leonard Hardin’s 1964 Chevrolet struck Myrtle Hart’s 1966 Cadillac at Walnut and Forest, causing $150 damage to the Cadillac and $100 to the Chevrolet. Rose Mary Wilson’s 1966 Buick backed into Betty Newton’s 1963 Plymouth in a Main Plummer lot with minor damage. Linda Soderquist’s 1969 Dodge hit Bill Ashford’s 1965 Chevrolet on South Santa Fe with $100 front fender damage to the Ashford car. Clayton Abbott reported her 1959 Chevrolet scraped in the Drumstick Cafe lot. John Kennedy’s 1963 Plymouth sustained slight damage.
Plans for a labor survey in the Coffeyville area aim to map the present workforce and potential, guiding a vocational education model. United Dynamics will survey about 60,000 workers within a 30 mile radius, including Fedonia and parts of Oklahoma, with results aiding area vo tech programs and job upgrades.
Several Chanute area Chamber of Commerce committees schedule meetings this week. Public relations at 7 a.m. Tuesday at Harts Cafe. board of directors at 10 a.m. Tuesday in chamber office. retail at 3 p.m. Tuesday in chamber office. agriculture at 10 a.m. Wednesday in chamber office. streets and highways at 3 p.m. Wednesday in chamber office.
President Johnson will recommend continuing the income tax surcharge at 10 percent in the State of the Union message. He reportedly has communicated with President-elect Nixon and expects agreement to extend the tax beyond its June 30 expiration if Congress acts.
Legal maneuvering by defense lawyers and prosecutors pushes back the planned start of jury selection in the Sirhan Sirhan murder trial. Lawyers will meet with the judge behind closed doors after the trial’s second week begins in Los Angeles.
Coffeyville Chamber of Commerce seeks a local dealer to assemble prefabricated Tulsa built houses for low income families. Complete units cost about 6000 dollars for two bedrooms and 8500 to 9000 dollars for three bedrooms, with owners providing the lot.
Civil service tests promise two women over 28 to deliver gifts to new mothers and explain child care programs five days a week with 9 am to 3 pm hours and earnings of 70 to 90 weekly. Other notices offer Rawleigh products distribution, elevator operator roles, college grads paid commensurate salaries, and Easter wardrobe sales with weekly earnings up to 850.
Prestige Sales seeks an ambitious young man to counsel business owners on a needed service. Salary and guaranteed training at a Midwest university, company home office, and on the job. Possible first year earnings from $9,000 up to over $15,000 with benefits and pension. confidential interview with Joe Harter at Guest House Motel on January 13–14.
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