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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1967
Page
2
AP dispatch notes cattle at 300 with calves absent and no test. Sheep at 25 with choice wooled lambs steady at 22.50. Hogs total 3,800 with barrows and gilts 50 to 75 lower and sows 25 lower. barrows and gilts 195 to 250 lbs 19.50 to 20.25, 2 to 3 250 to 300 lbs 17.50 to 19.50, sows 14.50 to 16.75.
Kansas City AP reports wholesale egg prices with large eggs at 80 percent. mediums at 80 percent A 29 1 2 to 31 1 2. butter prices unchanged.
Chicago report shows butter prices unchanged while egg values slip. Egg whites grade A below 60 percent and mixed, whites and mediums fall as market signals ease.
AP report from Chicago shows grain quotes for Wheat No 2 hard at 1.69 to 1.70 a bushel, Wheat No 2 red at 1.69 to 1.70, Corn No 2 yellow at 1.40, Oats No 2 heavy white at 79 cents, and Soybeans No 1 yellow at 2.937.
Chanute public schools close the first semester with senior high exams completed this week. Grade cards and honor rolls for the two periods will be issued next Wednesday at the junior and senior highs. Norman Mathews leaves as art teacher for military service, to be replaced by Thomas F. Thorne from Neosho Missouri, a Tahlequah College graduate. Mathews will continue teaching at the junior college next week.
Florence, Italy sits on both banks of the Arno about 40 miles inland from Pisa and 145 air miles north of Rome amid Tuscany's green gold hills.
Dick D. Swift 56 of Leawood died Sunday at St Luke's Hospital Kansas City. Born in Erie he lived in Chanute 24 years. He was district sales rep for a sugar beet products company and WWII veteran. Survivors: wife Helen E. Swift daughter Christine sister Dortha B. Landreth. Funeral Tuesday at Freeman Church Kansas City burial Memorial Park Cemetery Kansas City.
The stock market erased some declines and moved irregularly higher on balance this afternoon. Trading remained fairly active with about 9.1 million shares by midafternoon, as the Dow kept a loss while the NYSE index shows a net gain on optimism about lower interest rates. Brokers cited improving sentiment and continued rate relief.
Speaker John Conard urged newly assigned House committee officers to go beyond routine duties and devise independent programs. He told chairmen and vice chairmen after the second week of the 1967 session in Topeka.
Mr and Mrs Charles Wall of Wichita returned home Thursday after several days as guests of Mr and Mrs Ed Wolfe at 18 S Tennessee. Salt a Russian Folk Tale will be read at the Library Children's Story Hour Saturday from 10:30 to 11 a.m.
The Rev. W L Edgar state overseer of the Churches of God in Kansas will speak at 11 a m and 7 p m Sunday services at Church of God located at 4th and Kansas. Lloyd Moulton of 1501 S Garfield recovering satisfactorily after open heart surgery January 9 at St Luke's Hospital Kansas City expected to return home soon.
Pearl Chapman, Topeka based high school librarian, attends the State School Library Book Selection Committee sessions today and tomorrow. A dinner at Highland Park High School tonight invites officials from the State Department of Public Instruction and the Kansas State Teacher Association. Highland Park’s new library is showcased among two demonstration facilities.
Sgt. James Lloyd of Kansas City will show pictures and discuss his Marine Corps service in Vietnam at Wesleyan Methodist Church Sunday evening at 6 45. He is the son of Rev and Mrs Willard Lloyd of Maple Hill, former pastor and wife of the church.
Mrs. Paul Dryden reported a 2:30 p.m. collision on South Santa Fe with a parked Scott Phillips Oldsmobile after a sharp turn. A 1967 Badged Olds, a 1961 Dodge, and a 1967 board were damaged. Two minor crashes occurred in the Lincoln Elm bank lot involving Minnie Cation and a Chanute Laundry truck. driver identity and firm responsibility were not recorded.
Officials at the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Pacific Northwest Laboratory in Richland Washington report that even a light cobalt-60 radiation dose disrupts a potato’s 40 to 9 day resting phase and causes premature sprouting, accelerating growth.
The junior high instrumental music department drew a large audience last night in the senior highs auditorium. Janice Campbell directed the orchestra and Tom Campbell led the band in two halves of the program. The spring concert will be held at the senior high, and the new junior high auditorium should open in 1967-68.
Kansas City and various stations report 24 hour period ended 6 am with temperatures ranging from the 40s to the 60s and scattered precipitation figures. Concordia Dodge City Fort Leavenworth Goodland and other sites show mixed conditions as listed in the district climate table.
The Chanute Tribune details staff roles and contact lines including Publisher Dwight McCreight News Editor John Hovorka Advertising Manager Fay D. Clopine Circulation Manager Ben Nicholas and printing staff. Subscription rates are listed for various territories and payment methods.
The Jaycees host their annual awards banquet Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Country Club with members, wives, and guests invited. The 25th anniversary theme will decorate the event, featuring the representative young teacher, outstanding employer, and distinguished service awards. The latter recognizes a 21 to 35 year old for community and state service. George McCune presides Jaycees. Dean Denning leads week activities. Gary Rohrer of Lincoln will speak as state Jaycees president. Charlie Musselman and his combo provide the post-dinner dance entertainment.
The column notes key events on January 20 across history. It recalls the 1946 steelworkers strike of 750000, Eisenhower’s private oath in 1957, and the Dominican Republic’s military coup era with U.S. disappointment.
Daily Transcript records Thursday admissions for Lena Sommars Everitt DeMeritt Mary Anna Bradshaw Gary Howell Gale Hunt John Sanderson Purcell Sharp Charles Wittich Mrs Gilbert Horn Orpha Watson Mrs Fred Grisier and others. Dismissals include John Splane Everett Sanders and William Wright. Marriage licenses issued for Muths Umibarger Richwine Huffman and others. Police actions include Run at 3 55 p m and citations issued last night.
Local page features brief updates from Chanute area events, including mentions of community meetings, school notices, and upcoming public activities. Readers are urged to check column items for dates and locations.
Gee is charged with careless driving and illegal tag use while McDow faces a charge of providing the tag in use on McGee s car.
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