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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1966
Page
2
Cattle 1 600 head calves 50. slaughter steers and heifers steady cows steady to 50 higher feeders steady. Hogs 2 500. barrows and gilts steady to lower sows strong to 25 higher. Sheep 100. slaughter lambs steady. other classes scarce. Prices listed for various grades and weights.
Detailed price ranges for hogs cattle veal cows bulls and sheep across U.S. grades. Includes weights from 180 to over 300 pounds and various quality labels. Also notes Wall Street mixed late trading with aerospace defense and airlines up, volume near 9.8 million shares.
AP dispatch notes consumer eggs grade A sit at 342 and 35 percent. other egg qualities and wholesale eggs including butter remain unchanged.
AP reports live poultry and butter steady in Chicago with egg prices largely unchanged. Grade A whites held at 39 2, mixed 39, mediums 35 2, standards 34 as markets show limited fluctuation.
AP report shows Wheat No 2 hard 1.68 to 1.69 a bushel No 2 red 1.71 and Corn No 2 yellow 1.32 a bushel Oats No 2 heavy white 77 to 78 1 4a bushel Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.86 a bushel with market notation and price ranges.
Kansas City price report shows wheat futures down as of the latest session with No 2 hard and dark hard around 1.65, corn values mixed from 1.26 to 1.43, oats steady, rye 1.22 to 1.26, soybeans near 2.73 to 2.83, and barley 1.16 to 1.38.
Honolulu Circuit Court ruled that Air Force captain's wife Maggie Young 38 cannot stand trial for the bathtub drownings of her five children. Police say she admitted drowning the four other children and her son James Frankie eight.
University of Miami freshmen may retake finals after a professor’s office was broken into and copies of exams stolen and sold for up to 40 dollars. The natural science tests were valuable to buyers, while questions for other courses were not obtained, leaving some students unfairly affected.
Police cited Francis P. Wade 29 of 323 W Elm for running a stop sign after an intersection collision with a pickup driven by Ernest G. Ernzen 62 of 211 N Garfield at 11 25 a m. Wade posted 10 bond. Damages were about 100 to each vehicle. Wade drove a 1953 Chrysler and Ernzen a 1951 GMC.
Gov William H Avery sent the nomination of Loyd Andrews a 34 year old Wichita Democrat to the Kansas House to replace Thomas M Kidwell who resigned after moving to California Andrews was chosen Tuesday by the Sedgwick County Democratic Central Committee and is the new Sedgwick County representative.
In Washington AP reports Senate action stalled as Republican Leader Dirksen delayed motion to bring the House bill to end Section 14B Taft Hartley. He read the journal and proposed amendments to the opening prayer while Mansfield contemplates moving the bill at the morning hour.
Chanute Tribune lists subscription prices for local and out of town readers, with rates for mail and carrier delivery. The masthead names staff including publisher Dwight Wallingford news editor Joan Hovorka and circulation agr Ben Nicholas, plus production and advertising roles.
Sherman County and Goodland seek to switch from Mountain to Central Time. Judge William B. Ryan ruled against the plaintiffs saying federal statute does not apply and urged state law action. Attorney L F Cushenbery plans an appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court.
Fire Chief C W Brennan reported a car fire two and a quarter miles west of Earlton. callers said the fire was out, but no vehicle remained at the site. Police noted a plywood door broken at the Central Park remodeling site with nothing missing. James Sheward, 63, Ada, Okla, was jailed then hospitalized after illness discovered upon release from custody.
Mrs Gladys E Mulvaney died unexpectedly at her Hutchinson home age 70. Born November 28, 1895 in Erie to E W Mitchell and wife. taught Erie primary grades. married June 1 1916 to W C Mulvaney Methodist minister. Funeral at Trinity Methodist Hutchinson at 9 am Thursday. Burial East Hill Cemetery.
Admission and discharge listings for Neosho Memorial Hospital include names and addresses in Humboldt Chanute and nearby areas. Notable entries cover surgeries, medical stays, and transfers with multiple residents moving between Humboldt and nearby streets. Fire run noted for Tecay 11:45 a.m. involving Forrest Stephens farm east and north of Chanute Grass.
Mrs. Ella McLain aged 92, formerly of Sylvia, died at Fredonia Rest Home on Sunday. Born August 5, 1873 in Lone Jack Missouri, she married George McLain February 10 1893 in Hutchinson. Survived by two daughters Pearl Hobbs and Naomi Woods a son Ralph Boise four grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm Peacok Mortuary Stafford with burial in Stafford Cemetery. Body at Cason Funeral Home Fredonia until 8 am Thursday.
Seventy members from twelve southeast Kansas counties attended the Kansas Farm Bureau Leadership conference at the Orchid buffet yesterday. Neosho county delegates included Mr and Mrs Wyr Fogel R J W M Sailors Stark Ralph Falkingham Galesburg and Glenn Reid Galesburg. Frank Bernasek organized the event to explain operations and discuss the 1966 program. Topics covered included communications state and national issues Farm Bureau finances member service programs and marketing activities. Farm Bureau speakers were Bernasek Walter C Peirce president Clarence Rupp director of legislative research Dick Taylor director of information and Ward Wright director of insurance services.
New officers elected at a Quest Club meeting held Tuesday afternoon at 601 N. Grant were Mrs. W. O. Hensley president Mrs. C. D. Blackwood vice president Mrs. Robert Perry secretary and Mrs. Floyd Hall treasurer The president Mrs. Blackwood led the business session and taught a lesson on the people of Japan A covered dish luncheon for 12 members followed.
Cub scouts of Den 6 Pack 225 met at 821 West Main Tuesday evening. They made flying saucers, named train trip favorites for roll call, practiced flag ceremony, and worked on den doodle while Benny Drews provided refreshments. Mrs Drews, moving to Colby, gave a cub scout comb and a case as farewell gifts.
The pine wood derby at Zion Lutheran Church featured cars carved by scouts and their fathers. Winners were Kelly Carter first, Mark Sigler second, Bruce Arnold third, Bennie Drews fourth, and Brad Bright fifth. Mr and Mrs Ben Drews receive appreciation gifts as they leave Chanute. The blue and gold banquet is set for February 22 with Richard Sigler as cubmaster.
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