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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1967
Page
2
AP dispatch from Kansas City shows cattle 1,600 head with steers steady to 25 lower and top grades at 27.25. Hogs 3,500 lots with barrows and gilts 25-50 higher, sows up to 50, various weight ranges listed. Sheep 400 head with spring lambs 1.50-1.75 lower and ewes 4.50-7.00.
The market lists various livestock prices: hogs and sows priced by weight, boars and stags, cattle with grain fed and stocker categories, calves and heifers, yearlings, and cows. Beef prices range from around 12 to 27 dollars, with plainer grades, primes, and feeders shown. sheep and lamb figures include finished lambs up to 23 dollars and feeder lambs from 18 to 20 dollars.
AP reports wholesale egg quotes in Kansas City with large eggs at 80 percent A 27 to 32 and medium eggs at 80 percent A 19 to 24. Butter prices remain unchanged in the market update.
Chicago AP notes butter wholesale prices steady with minor changes and a few high grade scores listed. Eggs show no change in the current market.
Chicago analysis shows wheat No 2 hard at 1.54 percent, No 2 red at 1.46 percent, corn No 2 yellow at 1.29 percent, oats No 2 heavy white at 77 to 77.5, soybeans No 1 yellow at 283 to 283.2, and soybean oil at 9.00.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, after minor dental work and a routine physical at Walter Reed, left the hospital by helicopter for his Gettysburg farm. He returned to his desk within minutes and planned to resume normal appointments on Thursday.
The New York market fell in late trading with profits taken, though cigarette stocks led gains on Columbia University’s plan to reveal a method to reduce smoking health risks. Many blue chips trimmed losses amid a volatile session.
Kansas Turnpike Authority chair Robert Duncan says it is too early to drop the toll road feasibility linking Kansas to Mid-Continent Airport in Missouri. He favors cheaper engineers while Governor Docking seeks Missouri cooperation and notes the $40,000 study funds may be insufficient. Gale Moss says no money should be spent until cooperation is assured.
Raymond Cline Smith was elected president of Altoona Midway Unified School District 387 at a board meeting. The summer elementary session focused on reading arithmetic and physical education ended July 7 with about 60 students. A Head Start program will target prospective first graders with Janet Callarman and Neva Crites in charge. Sessions run July 31 to August 11, with fall classes starting August 31. A driver education course adds 30 classroom hours plus six behind the wheel. Facility improvements include a hot lunch kitchen window at Altoona and a new roof for the vocational building, plus gas lines and tile for the Midway music room. Enrollments are expected to rise for fall.
In Oudtshoorn Cape Province officials admitted a spelling error on a marble plaque unveiled by Prime Minister Balthazar J. Vorster earlier this year. The plaque commemorates the 1790 discovery of the Congo limestone caves. the guest noticed the misspelling Voster and the plaque was removed for a replacement.
Kansas Revenue Director James McDonald aims to finalize reciprocal sales tax agreements with Colorado and Oklahoma by September 1 and Nebraska by January 1. If all succeed Kansas would cover surrounding states. Missouri already has such an arrangement.
Daily Chronicle item lists visiting hours 2 4 pm and 6 30 8 pm for Neosho memorial hospital with patient census 62 adults and children plus five babies. It records Tuesday admissions and births at multiple addresses, today admissions and dismissals, a police court action for Pete Brown intoxication and disorderly conduct, two building permits for Kenneth White and A B Campbell, numerous move notices, highway patrol citations with fines for many offenders, and ongoing traffic enforcement details.
Adelaide Lewis of 617 S. Santa Fe attended the American Association of University Women convention in Miami Beach Florida from June 17 to 22. John Minkler of 228 W. 5th reported to police that his car struck and caused slight damage to Hersh al D. Ewing of 820 W. Oak in backing at 1716 S. Santa Fe around 5 30 p m yesterday.
Grace B. Fox of Humboldt died this morning at Bryant Rest Home after a four year illness. Born February 16, 1881 in Allen County she lived in Humboldt a lifetime with no immediate survivors. A graveside service will be held Friday at Mount Hope Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Charles H. Minsch officiating. Price Funeral Home in charge.
The funeral was held at Gibson-Koch Chapel on Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Bert Sutton officiating. An organ solo “Schubert Serenade” was played by Dean Kincaid. Floral attendants and pallbearers are named. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery.
Garry L. Church announces a new driver education course at the high school. From July 31 to August 28, classes run Monday through Friday with morning 11 a.m. and afternoon 2 4 p.m. Enrollment is limited to 20, with a $10.50 course fee plus 50 cents for a permit unless a student already has a license. Ten dollars is refunded on satisfactory completion.
A male patient with active tuberculosis escaped confinement at the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital last night after threatening a nurse with a scissors blade. Police reported the incident and an hour and 15 minutes later a highway patrol trooper found the man in the 200 block on North Lincoln and returned him to the hospital.
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