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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1959
Page
2
AP notes cattle at 200 head with calves unavailable for a price test. Hogs 1,000 head, fairly active with barrows and gilts 25 to 50 higher, sows scarce steady. 1-3 190-240 lb barrows and gilts 14.75 to 15.50, sows 350-550 lb 9.50 to 11.75. Sheep 100 head, not enough on hand for rest of market.
Fragmentary OCR lists Grade A eggs large and medium, Grade B large, cream variants with prices, andhen sales weights. Includes current receipts figures and notes on hides. Several garbled terms obscure full meaning but indicate farm product pricing and inventory items.
Detroit Mayor Louis J. Miriani said the planned visit by Soviet Deputy Premier Frol R. Kozlov is not in the public interest and will receive no official recognition. The article recalls prior Soviet visits including Anastas I. Mikoyan's Detroit appearance on January 8 when eggs were thrown by protesting locals.
Louis Armstrong returns to New York from Italy after pneumonia and declares he never felt better. He arrived with wife Lucille and Dr. Alexander Schiff and may appear Saturday at Lewisohn Stadium for his 59th birthday.
In a husky voice Armstrong told newsmen he is stronger than ever. He joked about dying during his illness in Spoleto and recalled Bix Beiderbecker urging him to play his first horn, saying the late trumpeter tried to get him up there.
The seven covered wagons of the Oregon Centennial group roll into Pocatello Idaho as they seek to dodge heavy Fourth of July weekend traffic. Pioneer era risks are contrasted with modern road dangers while the train works its way toward celebrations.
A southbound car drifted across two lanes of U S 1 near Stephens City Virginia and hit a northbound tractor trailer. Four occupants were killed including Robert D. Cole 19 Gladys Blanche Cole 50 and James F. Kirk 20. The fourth victim Wanda Cole about 17 was identified tentatively. The crash occurred about 415 am.
President Eisenhower, on a relaxed July Fourth weekend, flew to the Catoctin lodge then drove 25 miles to Gettysburg Country Club to play 18 holes with his son Army Maj. John Eisenhower. The outing came amid sunny skies as the president enjoys a low‑key holiday.
Open July 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Disney Market 1116 N Santa Fe with extended hours later. other listings note a 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday opening and an 8 a.m. start on July 4. Ads promote malts, sundaes, cold drinks, sandwiches and pizza cooked to order at 1623 South Santa Fe. Includes notices of visitors, a hit and run report, Elks convention travel, and community events.
A Josephine Dinner-Dance event planned for Saturday is postponed to July 11. The club will announce new details and venue once finalized.
The Tioga project nears the 90 percent stage while Wallace County cuts progress toward peak. Rawlins Decatur Norton and Sherman counties reach about 75 percent of work, and Cheyenne County reports only 20 percent completion.
Daily Transcript lists yesterday and today hospital admittances and dismissals. Names include James Stich Earlston and Mrs E B Green Sr with medical procedures, and Mrs Fred Gerardy along with Mrs Cora B Greenwood for medical care. Also notes traffic citations with bonds posted for Ables Bridges and others, plus a Thursday fire report near Oh and Lafayette.
William Rieper entered a St. Louis fire station on a Thursday demanding coffee. When refused, he began to brew his own, prompting police intervention. He was brought before city court and fined $50 for trespassing. He gave no reason for the intrusion.
Wheat harvest nears completion in Kansas with about 9 percent finished in the northwest and northern line counties. Workers and machines are ample to finish, with finishing under way in Logan and Thomas counties and ideal conditions for combining in Gove County. spot cutting continues on slower ripening irrigated wheat south of the northern cleanup area.
Stanley R. McCoy 63 of 1116 Santa Fe died last night at Neosho Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. He was born August 3, 1895 in Jubilee Illinois and moved to Kansas as a child. He leaves a wife two daughters a son seven grandchildren three sisters and a brother. Funeral 2 p.m. Sunday First Christian Church Chanute with Rev. Ted Hurst officiating and Shaw Cemetery interment. Koch-Skinner Memorial Home in charge. Mrs E C Minner of Dodge City died of a cerebral hemorrhage Wednesday evening. She was sister to Mrs. Guy Gardner and Mrs. Ralph Reeves and aunt of Mrs. Hugh T. Jones Jr. Funeral 2:30 p.m. today.
Thayer reports H M Minnich building bought by Mr. Cook recently vacated by Chester Stipp. Bruce Foster resigns as Thayer high school coach and will pursue a position at a Colorado school. Weekend and weekday visits link local families from El Dorado Wichita Parsons and Parsons with Thayer residents.
Sellars of Paola and many others visit Edna and Harrisburg families. Several groups are visiting relatives in Colorado Springs Chicago Topeka Cotton Valley and Parson s while others travel through Idaho Chanute and Edna with trips by Berkenmire Minnich and Buchanan.
About 25 mothers blocked two bulldozers in IRONDEQUOIT New York to stop construction of a local playground. They argued increased traffic and dust from the job would disturb nearby homes.
Discovered in 1947 the Dead Sea Scrolls are about 1900 years old and are believed to antedate the Old Testament by roughly a millennium.
About 400 firefighters and five planes fought a fast moving blaze that grew to 6 000 acres, forcing the evacuation of 30 Girl Scouts and closing a state forestry camp. Officials warned the wind could hinder control as crews from Redding and Fresno joined the effort. Sierraville lies 165 miles northeast of San Francisco near Nevada.
In Colorado Springs the second annual Girl Scout Senior Roundup opened, bringing 8500 girls aged 14 to 17 from all 50 states U S territories and 27 foreign countries to a sprawling tent city for the event.
Beyond gold, Colorado yields notable silver and sugar beet production. The state’s mining and agriculture sectors contribute significant outputs, with silver byproducts and robust beet farming complementing precious metal activity.
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