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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1964
Page
2
AP dispatch reports cattle at 400 head with calves and sheep untested, hogs 1,600 with barrows and gilts up to 50 cents, sows higher. wheat 241 cars steady with No 2 hard at 2.24-2.26, No 3 at 2.24, No 2 red 2.24-2.25. corn 58 cars mixed with No 2 white 1.30-1.38, No 2 yellow 1.22-1.24. Oats and rye, barley, and soybeans listed with varying bids.
AP reports consumer egg prices across sizes with large eggs 35 to 41 cents, medium 31 to 37 cents, small 20 to 24 cents and other sizes unchanged. Wholesale large eggs at 80 percent and poultry and butter unchanged. Missouri and Arkansas live fryers and broilers priced at farm 13.5 to 14 percent, at plant 14.25 to 14.4 percent.
Chicago AP reports butter prices steady while eggs show slight variation. Grade A whites overall around 392, with mixed at 39, mediums 37, standards 38, dirties 34, and checks 33, reflecting unchanged or near unchanged levels across categories.
Chicago AP notes no sales for wheat oats or soybeans with corn and soybean futures moving. Wheat closes down a few cents a bushel March at 2.22. Soybeans up one cent January at 2.76. Corn down a few cents March at 1.20. Oats steady March at 72. Market reflects small fluctuations across futures.
The State Department says U S Consul Frederick P Picard III who was seized at gunpoint in Zanzibar on Thursday has been released and arrived in Dar es Salaam Tanzania.
News service report shows irregular trading on Wall Street with indices mixed and most blue chips fluctuating in modest gains or losses. Volume for the day neared 5.9 million shares, far below Thursday’s 621 million, as bonds moved unevenly and the market awaited clearer direction amid political tensions abroad.
Legislators from Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties will join a luncheon panel at Chanute's Tioga Hotel on January 25 to discuss current legislative affairs. The event, organized by the Chamber of Commerce legislative committee chaired by Charles Henshall, is open to the public with meal reservations due to the chamber office by next Friday.
Mr and Mrs Theo Baker of 222 N Washington win zoning approval for a bicycle and magneto sales and service shop in a home garage. The non conforming use appeals hearing drew no objections. board vote 2 0 with Rubow and Swan voting yes and Hamar abstaining.
Gov John Anderson told reporters in Topeka that he expects no new major taxes during the 30 day budget session. He proposed finance changes including withholding tax and cigarette and liquor tax hikes but said increases will be needed only for new programs. He dismissed a plan to adjourn early as politics and warned against taxing before costs are known.
TOPEKA AP reports total sales of Series E and Series H U S savings bonds in Kansas reached 69,854,230 last year, 2 million higher than 1962. Paola native L. M. Schwartz, state savings bond chairman, announced the figure. If Tribune subscribers cannot reach their carrier, call HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m.
Dr. Don E. Wilcox of the State Department of Health warned of a sharp rise in infectious hepatitis in Kansas early January. Thirty six new cases were reported from Jan 1 to Jan 13 with Sedgwick and Wyandotte counties leading at 10 and 9 cases. Other counties reporting cases included Cowley Douglas Harvey Jefferson Reno and Saline. The previous outbreak occurred in 1961.
The Senate Finance Committee endorsed the $11 billion tax cut bill after removing capital gains rate cuts from the measure. Chairman Harry Byrd said action could wrap up next week with floor debate likely before the Lincoln Day recess. The change increases long term revenue by about $260 million annually versus the House version.
ST. LOUIS AP. Dana Brown president of Manhattan Coffee Co. says U S coffee prices will climb 14 to 16 cents per pound within four months. Wholesale price of Manhattan and Dining Car brands up four cents per pound on Feb 1. Instant coffee up one cent per ounce. Further rises planned.
Hospital records list admissions for Glen McLaren at 703 S Plummer surgery Durward Young at 1505 S Ashby medical Mary Grady 5 E 10th Juanita Mendez 1105 N Lee medical Ethel Lee Humboldt medical William Best 110 S Plummer medical and more with multiple dismissals and today’s notices including Irene Jackson 314 N Malcolm medical and Mrs Fred Pugh Lavenburg surgery plus Humboldt and other area cases
Solomon Denton 80 of 1102 N Garfield died of an apparent heart attack at 21 N Lincoln around 10:30 a.m. He was born in England on April 8, 1883. Survived by brother Abraham Denton of Kansas City. Body to be taken to Kansas City for burial. Johnson Mortuary handles local arrangements.
The memorial service for Robert O. Wallace was at Johnson Mortuary Thursday afternoon conducted by Rev. William T. Hunt. Hazel Slane played Take My Hand Precious Lord as an organ solo. Bearers were Roy Adams, Joe Holladay, L. J. Junod, William E. Lewis, Dean Geeding and J. O. Purviance. O. H. Bates led the Masonic service at the grave. Burial followed in Elmwood Cemetery.
Joseph Kenneth Haines was buried with full military honors Monday at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in Point Loma California. His mother Mrs. W F Haines of 8012 S Western and brothers F L Haines of 1630 S Central and H D Haines of 801 S Western attended.
In New York and across states local bodies consider anti cigarette action after the surgeon general report. California seeks to outlaw sales in county hospitals citing 493 lung cancer cases last year. Massachusetts weighs warnings and raising the legal age, while state hospitals halt cigarette sales and plan teen anti smoking programs. New Jersey asks police to enforce an 81 year old ban on sales to under 16. Illinois and Texas discuss penalties and municipal limits as officials stress cancer risks.
Five U S servicemen were killed and three wounded in Mekong Delta combat helicopter operations. A UHSA helicopter exploded in air near Saigon, with four killed and three wounded, and a door-gunner on an H21 was also killed. Total American combat deaths reach 99 with 173 total deaths from all causes. Saigon reports Vietnamese troops hit in jungle ambush 20 miles northeast, with six dead, 31 wounded and 3 missing.
A Chicago area businessman, Robert P. McArdle Jr., sues Roman Catholic priest Donald B. Runkle for 250000 claiming illicit relations with his estranged wife Patricia between 1958 and 1962 while Runkle served at Immaculate Conception Parish Highland Park. McArdle divorced July 1965 and obtained custody of five children. Patricia McArdle was an Immaculate Conception Church organist and a Highland Park kindergarten teacher.
Kansas City district court jury convicted Vernon Gee of first degree murder for the shooting of Police Sgt. Harry Hedrick as he sat in his patrol car. The jury sentenced Gee, a 53 year old, to death after almost three days of deliberation.
The Chanute Tribune from Chanute Kansas lists publication data including the Chanute Publishing Company Dwight McCreight as publisher and department managers such as John Hovorka and Dwight Wallingford. It notes circulation staff and printing details, with standard postal payment statements and classification as a second class mail.
The notice lists mail subscription prices for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson Counties. One year costs $9.00 six months $5.00 and three months $3.00. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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