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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1963
Page
2
Kansas City livestock lists cattle calves and steers by weight with steadiness for many categories and some declines for over 1100 pounds. Hog barrows and gilts ease while sows rise. sheep show strength with higher lambs and steady ewes. Chicago live poultry prices mixed with roasters and white rock fryers in the mid to high teens.
Trading remained subdued in a late afternoon session with scattered gains among speculative favorites. Volume around 4.2 million shares, against 4.54 million previous session, with most major issues slipping slightly while a few modestly rose.
Cub Scout Den 3 Pack 100 met Monday afternoon at the Evangelical United Brethren church with den mother Mrs. Leo Herron. The Cubs practiced den yells and played games while a discussion was held about journey with we living Circus.
The church's devotional service will begin at eleven o'clock this morning. Scourge is pronounced to rhyme with merge. The misspelled word is icing. Absolve means to set free from obligation or guilt. A wandering word starting with per is peregrination.
Hogs steady with U S 1 and 2 190 240 pounds 16 16 25 mixed 230 270 pounds 15 25 to 15 75 sows and heavier hogs 13 14 down stags 10 11 50 bears 9 to 12 cattle steady grain fed steers 600 700 pounds 24 50 to 26 50 good standards 19 22 calves 300 450 pounds 23 to 25 good 20 to 23 stock calves 28 to 32 stocker and feeder calves 26 to 29 yearling stockers 24 to 26 50 veals prime 30 good 28 to 29 stock cows 15 to 17 30 bulls 17 to 18 25 sheepp lower good and choice lambs to 18 heavy lambs 17 down clipped lambs 15 to 16 50 utility 14 to 16 feeder lambs 11 to 14 cull lambs 10 down breeding ewes 6 to 12 Le Leal
KC area wholesale and consumer egg ranges quoted by AP show consumer large eggs 32 to 36 cents with most at 33, medium 26 to 34 cents with most 29. Wholesale large eggs 37 to 38 cents, mostly 38, medium 35 to 37 with most 36. Poultry and butter unchanged.
The million dollar addition to the K State Union Building at Kansas State University should be finished by mid February near the university centennial observances on February 16. Union director Loren Kottner says a 400 day contract aimed for March 1 completion but work will likely finish sooner.
William ill and Neosho County figures featured on Midwest Contractors cover. Church of God at 402 S Kansas hosts 7:30 p.m. service with Gordon Willis, youth service Friday. Perry and Rural Community meetings set for Thursday and Friday at the school with refreshments. Mose Shirley returns from 30 days in Albuquerque visiting relatives. Minor traffic accident at Main and Lincoln reported involving Betty Berkefeldt and Judy Bird. Damages noted to Berkefeldt car. Bird car undamaged. Car parked by James Owens bumped Perry Carter’s car at Santa Fe lot. slight left-side damage. Chellis Davis of Chanute arrested for intoxication.
A five thousand dollar Mabel Rogers Hackney Scholarship Fund has been established at the University of Kansas in Lawrence Kansas.
In Nassau Bahamas tree snatchers uprooted three saplings planted last month by President Kennedy Prime Minister Macmillan and Premier Diefenbaker during their conference. Authorities say the thieves intend to replant the ficus benjamina trees, which were dug out Monday.
Topeka Kansas Charles E Sweet longtime Capper Publications executive died after an extended illness at age 69 A native of Burlington Kan he lived in Topeka since 1919 and rose from Burlington Republican city editor Iola Daily Register to Capper Publications advertising manager later managing Kansas Farmer Missouri Ruralist and Capper's Weekly before retiring in 1958
Former President Harry S. Truman, age 78, underwent more X rays today at Research Hospital during his annual physical. Officials said his condition remains satisfactory as he continues the examination begun last Monday.
Daily Transcript lists Tuesday admissions at Neosho Memorial Hospital including Mrs. William Dixon Mrs. Thomas Miller William Markley Mrs. George Ard Gust Larson and Fred Byers with medical or surgical reasons. Dismissals follow, births recorded for two couples, plus current admission and dismissals today. A stray line notes an event at 3:30 p.m. Warwick wax pliant ltree en fire.
The funeral for Charles O. Polson was held Tuesday afternoon at Johnson Mortuary with Dr. Fred Shaw officiating. Mrs. D. A. Finney and Mrs. Dave Pettersson sang, with bearers Jim Scott Tony Mee Warren Babcock Glen Fogel Bill Roberts and Lief Eriksson. Burial followed in Elmwood Cemetery.
Two ice blocks formed in the Missouri River with one ice bridge spanning from above Atchison Kansas to below Rule Nebraska. The river stage at Kansas City dropped to minus 2.5 feet, near the 1937 record low, while another block floated near Rocheport as the river rose five feet overnight.
The Kansas High School Finance Fund totaling 4,333,424.77 from sales tax will be distributed to county high schools statewide. A. F. Throckmorton, state superintendent, announced the twice yearly distribution based on September 15 enrollments for grades 1 through 12, with the next payout on April 18.
Topeka police report 1962 crime increased by 314 offenses from the previous year. All but 60 involved property thefts valued under $50, highlighting a surge in petty larceny within the city.
Obituaries and funeral notices for Mrs. James C. Paxton of Galesburg born May Perkins in 1874, and relatives including Leon Hansen, Pete Bernard Rausch, and Charles Whited. Details cover birthplaces, marriages, residences, survivors, funeral arrangements at Pierce Funeral Home and Memorial Park Cemetery.
King Alfred the Great directed the manufacture of time keeping candles. Six candles were produced to burn for a full 24 hours.
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