Cattle and Hogs Activity at Kansas City Market Report
Kansas City livestock report shows cattle active with strong to higher demand for steers and heifers, hogs slow with lower prices, sheep generally higher. Parson stockyards announce closure on July 4 and hay receipts noted. Chicago grain trends turn downward on profit taking with forecasts calling for clearing weather across major belts.
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Kansas City
USDA
Parsons
Parsons Stock Yards
Chicago
Board of Trade
Wheat and cattle prices slide as heavy rains hit Kansas
Weekend rainfall drenches Kansas and Oklahoma and worsens the Kansas wheat outlook. New style wheat futures close 1 to 2 percent lower as July prices fall to about 2.12 dollars. Kansas City cash grain quotes show mixed moves across wheat corn oats and rye with soybeans down. Regional market notes include livestock prices for eggs butter poultry and beef along with brief social notices and local events.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Kansas City Cash
Kansas City
Rains Cause Flooding Impacts Across Kansas Roads
Heavy rain affected Leroy and Topeka with 1.10 and .33 inches recorded. Flooding was seen on the Solomon River at Beloit but no major overflow was expected. Overflows anticipated on Smoky Hill at Ellsworth. K18 closed near Tescott, one way traffic on K14 south of Lincoln, and K14 and K9% closed at Sterling.
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Leroy 1
Topeka
Solomon River
Beloit
Smoky Hill River
Ellsworth
State Highway Department
Tescott
Lincoln
Sterling
Wife Catches Specs While Fishing on Lake Whitney
Frank L. Robinson and his wife fished from a boat on Lake Whitney when his eyeglasses slipped into 15 feet of water. About an hour later, while he fretted over the loss, Mrs. Robinson felt a bite and hauled up the line to find the glasses still hooked on the hook.
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Dallas
Frank L. Robinson
Lake Whitney
Robinson
Traffic Fatalities Reported in State 1957 Figures
The State Accident Records Section lists traffic fatalities over the last 48 hours as 3. To date in 1957 the total is 245, compared with 307 for the same period in 1956.
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Topeka
Kansas
Memorial Hospital Admittances and Dismissals Summary
Daily Transcript lists hospital activity with multiple admittances over Saturday Sunday and today. Notable entries include Patty Templeton and Eddie Jenkins among medical and surgical cases, with patients from Elm Garfield Main and local towns. Dismissals include Mrs Ed Hardanderf and Vickie Robison among others from Central Iola and Earlton.
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Cherryvale
Gladys Hoffmeier
S. Evergreen
George Carlson
Amy Carter
Thayer
Ed Hardenderf
S. Central
Vickie J. Robison
Earlton
Sue A. Bird
E. 4Th
Lester Cantrell
Births And Dismissals At Central Today
Birth Sunday reports include Mr and Mrs Raymond W Gooding with a boy. Births today list Mr and Mrs Calvin Webb a girl and Mr and Mrs George Todd a boy. Dismissals today include Irene M Greve R3 Mrs John Drummond Patty Templeton Archie L Burns.
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I Central
Hannah McNeal
S. Edith
Irene M. Greve
John Drummond
W. Main
Patty Templeton
W. Elm
Archie L. Burns
S. Garfield
Raymond W. Gooding
Eric
Calvin Webb
S. Grant
George Todd
Buffalo
Lester Cantrell
Lola
Cooley Lauds Rep Breeding On Wheat Farm Acreage Plan
In a letter, Chairman Cooley commends Rep Breeding for work on a wheat bill. He says the compromise preserves protections for Kansas and other wheat states by limiting cultivation on farms without allotments and preventing unlimited production, while noting a pending congressional vote.
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Washington
Breeding
D-Kan
Cooley
D-Nc
House Agriculture Committee
Kansas
Congress
Germans Allow Wearing War Decorations Again
The Bundestag approved a bill permitting Germans to wear medals from the Kaiser, Weimar, and Reich government. Nazi swastikas must be removed, and decorations awarded by the Reich government may be worn now that the 1945 ban is lifted.
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Bonn
Bundestag
Weimar Republic
Reich
Third Reich
Deaths and Funerals in Chanute and Nearby Areas
Obituary items note Della May Gray 78 of 714 N Grant Chanute died Saturday after long illness. Born November 25 1878 in Scott County Indiana she moved to Kansas as a child, married James W Gray in 1908 and lived on farms near Rose and later in Chanute. Surviving: sons Olmer James Gray Potwin and Donald Lee Gray Salina. grandchildren Mrs Frederick D Case San Dimas Calif and Lt Max Gray Mountain Home AFB Idaho. sister Mrs Perry M Fisher Chanute. brother Delbert N Johnston Buffalo. service Tuesday 2 pm at Roy S Gibson Funeral Home. Burial Elmwood. Also listed Eddy Gene Chapman infant son of Mr and Mrs Eddy Chapman 18012 W Main died Sunday. graveside Elmwood 3:30 pm with Rev Claude E Rains. Mrs Dan Buster Bertha Buster 85 of 1122 S Grant died Sunday after months illness. survived by son Don Buster Chanute, three grandchildren, sister Mrs Lillie Stonacker Springfield Mo, brother J A Reynolds Oscola Colo. funeral Wednesday 2:30 pm Roy S Gibson with burial Elmwood.
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Della May Gray
N. Grant
Della May Johnston
Scott County
Ind
Kansas
Wilson County
Ridge
James W. Gray
Rose
Chanute
Maywood
North Grant
Gray
First Methodist Church
Olmer
James Gray
Potwin
Donald Lee Gray
Salina
Frederick D. Case
San Dimas
Calif
Max Gray
Air Force Base
Mountain Home
Idaho
Delbert N. Johnston
Buffalo
Perry M. Fisher
Roy S. Gibson
Judd Jones
Elmwood Cemetery
Eddy Gene Chapman
Eddy Chapman
W. Main
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Debra
Kathryn Ann
Cecil Meredith
Ona Chapman
Eric
Claude E. Rains
Johnson
Dan Buster
Bertha Buster
S. Grant
Bertha Reynolds
Kingston
Earlton
Buster
Methodist Church
Don Buster
Lillie Stonacker
Springfield
J. A. Reynolds
Oscola
Colo
Ross Mahin
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Funeral service for Mrs Amanda Woosley at Johnson Chapel
The funeral for Mrs Amanda Catherine Woosley was conducted at Johnson Chapel on Sunday afternoon with Rev Judd Jones officiating. Mrs P L Forslund sang No Night There and Abide With Me. Funeral attendees included floral attendants Mrs Floyd L Johnson Mrs C C Mc Gee and Mrs Harry Larson. Bearers were Lee Uden Claude Anderson Floyd Dillon Harry Jackson Gordon Erickson and George Madill. Burial followed in Elmwood Cemetery.
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Johnson Chapel
Judd Jones
First Methodist Church
P. L. Forslund
Floyd L. Johnson
C. C. McGee
Harry Larson
Lee Uden
Claude Anderson
Floyd Dillon
Harry Jackson
Gordon Erickson
George Madill
Elmwood Cemetery
Wall Street Mixed as Selected Issues Advance in Late Trading
The New York market closed mixed with selected issues higher in late trading. Volume was about 1.8 million shares, up from 1.77 million Friday, with most key stocks moving within a point while specialties showed larger moves. Dow Chemical fell about 2 points and Dobeckman rose around 3 on merger related share exchange talks.
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New York
Dow Chemical
Dobeckman
Wall Street
Four Climbers Rescued From Mt Adams Ice Fall
Four weekend climbers were rescued early today after spending the night on a gleaming ice fall high on Mt Adams in Washington. David Bishop 22 from Toppenish Mike McGuire 20 Yakima a Colorado School of Mines student Ralph Uber 40 Yakima and Robert Swenson 33 Yakima were found at the 9500 foot level by one of six rescue parties. They were cold tired and hungry but in good condition.
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Goldendale
Wash
Mt. Adams
David Bishop
Toppenish
Mike McGuire
Yakima
Colorado School of Mines
Golden
Colo
Ralph Uber
Robert Swenson
Klickitat County
Adams
Cascade Range
Seattle
Girard Granted Marriage Permission for Wedding
CAMP WHITTINGTON Japan The U S Army granted Specialist William Girard permission to marry his Japanese fiancee Tentative wedding date set for Friday Final approval came from 1st Cavalry Division Headquarters Maj Stanley Levin legal adviser to the 21 year old Ottawa Illinois soldier
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Camp Whittington
Japan
U.S. Army
William Girard
1St Cavalry Division
Stanley Levin
Ottawa, Ill
German Army Units Handover to NATO Command
Bonn West Germany today handed over its first army units to NATO command without ceremony. Three under strength infantry divisions two corps headquarters and a minesweeper flotilla became the first significant German forces available to the Western Alliance since rearmament was proposed seven years ago. The divisions stand at 60 to 80 percent wartime strength with about 13 000 men each and are training for combat readiness.
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Bonn
West Germany
NATO
Western Alliance
Trash Collector Returns Diamonds Hidden in Blind
New Orleans city sanitation worker Jacob Dai grepont found two diamond rings worth $1,250 hidden in a discarded venetian blind. The rings were concealed by Mr and Mrs Nathan Canovski at the top of the blind and forgotten when the blinds were changed. The owner was located and notified.
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New Orleans
Nathan Canovski
Jacob Daigrepont
Retired Jefferson County Superintendent Succeeds
Oskaloosa Kansas educator Wyatt Gragg retires after eight years leading Jefferson County schools. Ira N. H. Brammel of Perry Kansas state high school principal is named the successor.
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Oskaloosa, Kas
Wyatt Gragg
Jefferson County
Ira N. H. Brammel
Perry
Kas
Strike Vote Set At Testing Site Nevada Nuclear Guard
At the Atomic Test Site in Nevada, 125 civilian guards plan a strike vote tonight or tomorrow night. The Independent Guard Assn of Nevada says no drastic action will occur for 15 days if authorized, allowing continued work. Guards seek $1.87 to $2.47 per hour, up from $1.70 to $2.25, while Federal Services Inc offers a 12 1/2 cent raise.
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Atomic Test Site
Nev
Nuclear Proving Ground
Independent Guard Assn
Nevada
Federal Services, Inc
Founding of St Benedict’s College to be celebrated
The 100th anniversary of St Benedict’s College in Atchison will be marked in August with pontifical masses on August 11, 16 and 29.
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Atchison
St. Benedict’s College of Atchison
Snail Returns to Appetite Four Years After Desert Exhibit
Four years after the Egyptian shell displayed at the British Museum, the desert snail revealed renewed hunger. Researchers note the specimen's shell remains intact as it resumes feeding, shedding light on arid region mollusk behavior.
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British Museum
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