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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1971
Page
9
Wall Street holds steady amid higher prime lending rates as major banks boost rates to 6 percent from 3 percent. The noon Dow Jones 30-industrial average fell 0.37 to 889.82, with analysts warning of a possible market dip.
Chanute High School alumni officers set 7 30 p m Wednesday at Marion Johnson 318 North Wil son to finalize Friday and Saturday reunion details. Over 118 reservations are recorded. Police logged reports of graffiti on a car and BB gun damage to a home window.
In Parsons Kansas a 15 month old girl Angela Louise Pierce died after being fatally struck by a pickup backing from a driveway driven by her uncle Robert Dixon age 29. The child died en route to KU Medical Center after being treated at Labette County Medical Center. The same week a 16 month old boy William Wheeler died after being hit by a car in a mobile home area driveway.
Forrest McMillen of Chanute remained in city jail on a 100 dollar bond stemming from June traffic charges. He was nabbed at 9 45 a m Monday as a passenger in a car driven by another man. Trial date not set. Also listed were charges against Knute Erickson for driving without a license and related offenses, with his hearing set for 3 30 p m Monday. A Katy railroad derailment near Hiattville caused damage but no injuries. Fort Scott Junior College may curtail fall enrollment due to housing shortages, with students and families seeking housing options.
Police report two injuries in Chanute during the Independence Day weekend. Alice Compton, 18, Wichita, treated and released after a two car collision at 2nd and Malcolm on Sunday. Kathy Saar, 18, 930 S Washington, injured but not hospitalized after a parking lot crash at Farmers Discount Center Saturday. Third car damage estimated at $ " followed by details of vehicles and drivers, with a separate Erie incident noting two cars damaged but no injuries on US 59 south of Erie.
Obituaries report the deaths of Mrs. Elsbeth Hawkinson 79 of Savonburg Mrs. Anna P. Cramer 73 of rural Parsons Mrs. Ella Short 93 of Chanute and Mrs. Harry Erwin 72 of Chanute. Survivors include children grandchildren and siblings with services set at Friends Home Lutheran Church Galesburg United Methodist Church and First United Methodist Church. Interments are planned at Swedish Cemetery Mount Hope Altoona and Elmwood. Ralston Hutton Moran Pierce Erie and Gibson Koch are in charge.
Daily Transcript lists visiting hours 2 to 4 pm and 6 30 to 8 pm, patient census 22. Admissions over weekend include Mark Morrison Yates Center Joan Feeler Yates Center Mrs Raymond Markham Eugene Kirkpatrick Walnut and others with several from Thayer Coffeyville and Wichita. A crash near Lake Parsons injures no one as sheriff David Kern notes the impact.
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