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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1968
Page
2
AP reports cattle runs around 3,000 with calves 100. steers and heifers steady to 25 higher. cows steady to 25 lower. Prime steers up to 27.50 with various grade ranges. hogs at 4,500 head and weaker to 50 lower for 1-3. sows 25-50 higher. sheep 700 head with lambs 22.00-23.25 and ewes 4.50-6.00. Soybeans No 1 noted.
Parson Hogs and cattle prices listed by weight and grade. Hogs include nos 200-270 pounds with various price bands for top grades and sows. Cattle prices cover grain fed steers and heifers, stocker and feeder calves, heifers, yearlings, veals, cows, bulls. Sheep pricing for finished lambs, feeder lambs, cull and breeding ewes.
AP report from Kansas City notes wholesale egg quotes with large 80 percent A at 31 to 34 and mediums at 27 to 29. Butter prices remain unchanged.
Chicago price report shows butter unchanged. Eggs hold steady to firm with slight gains up to one cent. Grade A whites at 75 percent or better, 35 percent mixed, 34 percent mediums, and 2 percent standards.
Wheat No 2 hard 1.57n and soft red 1.49n lead gains while corn values range from No 2 yellow 1.13 to No 5 yellow 0.962, with No 3 yellow 1.09 to 1.11 and No 4 yellow 1.062 to 1.082. Oats No 2 heavy notes appear in market report.
Mary Manning of Fairmont Foods touts the Fairmont Cottage Cheese Diet as a blissful alternative to crash diets. The plan promises up to 5 pounds lost in 3 days and is advertised as 96 percent fat free with nutrients, free with cartons and easy to access in the dairy department.
Gains and losses were about equal as weakness in blue chips pressed averages. The Dow stood at 891.41, down 1.33, with trading active and uncertainty over President Johnson's upcoming messages to Congress cited as a key factor. The AP average fell 4 to 323.3 as industrials slipped, rails rose slightly, and utilities edged higher.
Mrs. Lou Ann Brooks of 1314 S. Santa Fe died at her home around noon. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Johnson Mortuary. Don H. Farmer, 84, of Humboldt died Monday at Pine Crest Nursing Home after an 18 month illness. He was born November 3, 1883 in Polk County Missouri and lived in Colony, Allen and Neosho counties. He married Emma Johnson in Greenfield, Missouri, in 1906. Survivors: widow, three daughters Frances Garner of Kennewick WA, Lillian Howinson of Salina, Hazel Mode of Long Beach CA. two sons Johnson E. Farmer of Humboldt and Bert Farmer of 115 N. Highland. one sister Orpha Serkens of Swink CO. 17 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. One son Lee preceded him in death in 1933. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Canada Funeral Home in Greenfield with burial in Baughn Cemetery at Greenfield. Friends may call at Price Funeral Home Humboldt tonight and all day Wednesday.
Albert and Eula Stewart present the Talk of the Month Club program at 6 30 tonight in the Orchid Buffet. Ton-Tobee the Indian name of the Oklahoma native with English and Chickasaw roots performs nightly in summer rituals at Stand Rock Wisconsin Dells. Mrs Stewart accompanies on piano as Ton-Tobee interprets chants dances art and sign language to show the evolution of the first American into the modern American.
News briefs report the Perry Community meeting postponed to February. Harold R Claus and wife of 1314 S Highland along with son William A Claus of Merritt Island Fla returned from a month long trip to Florida visiting Miami St Augustine Jacksonville and Busch Gardens Tampa. The U S Surveyor 7 launched at 1 30 am Jan 7 from the Atlas Centaur booster at Cape Kennedy was a highlight of the trip.
Mrs Elwin M Shanahan Kansas secretary of state announced she will run again. A Republican from Salina she was appointed to fill the late Paul R Shanahan's term after his death in 1966 and led the Republican ticket in the 1966 general election.
Neosho Memorial Hospital lists visiting hours 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. with patient census at eight adults and four babies. Admissions include Ira Christy surgery James Weeks Humboldt and others. births to Borjas and Guy. dismissals listed. City patrol cites include numerous speeding fines and other traffic actions with names and fines. Recent moves show residents changing addresses and a police court action note. Fire run reported at 9 10 a.m. for carbon monoxide check at 310 Larson.
Newton Iowa The Committee of 100 at First Lutheran Church has 200 members yet the group explains its name reflects a centennial study not size. The church is observing its 100th anniversary with the research effort.
Instructs readers to reach their Tribune carrier by phone and provides an after hours number HE 1 3400 for contact after 6 p.m.
Preparations for Chamber of Commerce Week March 24 to 30 include a $7.50 poster expense approved. The next goodwill breakfast with neighboring towns is tentatively set for January 30. Burl Schaberg serves as president and presides.
A one day management workshop for small businesses will be held February 6 at the Orchid Buffet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Co sponsors include Neosho County Community Junior College and the Chanute Area Chamber, with three SBA speakers Dyce Bonham John Fanning and Verne A Bunn.
Kansas City owner Ewing Kaufman announced the new AL club board of eight directors including Ernie Mehl Les Milgram Earl Smith Charles Truitt Charles Hughes Muriel Kaufman and Kaufman. The executive vice president will also sit on the board and budget discipline will guide club operations. The team begins play in 1969 with a possible minor league affiliate this summer and Cedric Tallis of the Angels is considered for the top post.
A collage of light notes from several papers. It highlights seasonal romances turning to fall plans with witty exchanges and a joke on gift wrapping costs. A pollster cites worry among most people, while one voice remains amused by the fifth.
An Atchison Globe reflection notes men reach a pivotal awkward age as they search for greener pastures but face the fence of limitations and obstacles hindering progress.
A concise quotation from the Jewell County Record notes punctuality as the art of predicting how late another person will arrive. The remark frames timeliness as an act of estimation.
A Russell News quip notes the only way to get a two bit meal nowadays is to swallow a quarter, illustrating rising prices or tough economic conditions with a wry, era-appropriate aside.
Chanute Tribune reports on community events including local meetings and school activities reflected on page two. The item highlights civic notices and neighborhood happenings affecting residents in Chanute and surrounding areas.
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