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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1968
Page
4
Not Laughing Dear Not: Do not allow the aunt and uncle to tickle the children. Tell them firmly to stop and, if they persist, remove the kids to another room until the ticklers leave. Ann Landers offers help in future problems.
An Oklahoma oil firm spokesman testified that Phillips Petroleum Co. sold more than 56 million gallons of asphalt in Kansas from 1961 to 1965, challenging the state’s $20 million suit alleging price rigging and territory allocations by five Oklahoma firms including Phillips, Riffe Petroleum, Baxter Land, Sunray DX, and Kerr McGee. Burdik Bailer sought overnight access to Phillips records over a major discrepancy with state calculations.
Cattle 1 600 and calves 100 reported with light testing of prices for Kansas City market. Hog details show various weight ranges with prices around 20.75 to 21.50. Sheep listings note spring lambs at 26.00 to 26.50 and ewes utilities around 4.50 to 6.00. Funeral notices announce services for Eileen Yoho and Richard Nelson with rosary at 7 30 p m Thursday and funeral Friday at St Francis Church St Paul burial in Savonburg Cemetery.
Parsons Hog market lists prices by grade and weight for hogs cattle calves and sows including No 1 and 2 grades 200 220 lb at 20 20 50 per cwt and various ranges for 230 270 lb 180 290 lb sows and boars plus cattle grades from grain fed steers to stockers and calves with prices from 19 50 to 33 00 per cwt Veals cows bulls and sheep also shown with typical bid ranges in a dense livestock price sheet.
AP reports price lists from Kansas City and Chicago showing wholesale egg grades and butter levels. Entries indicate large eggs at 90 percent A grade with 33 to 36 cents, mediums at 80 percent A with 25 to 29 cents, butter grade A b and solid at 77 cents, quarter at 78. Chicago notes Butter AA 68 to 92, grades A 66 to 60, B 64 to 89, cars 90 B 65, 89 C 62, eggs 60 percent or better grade A whites 39, mediums 32, standards 29, checks 18.
Chicago producers report live poultry prices with roasters at 25 to 26 12, and special red white rock fryers at 21 to 22 percent.
Wheat No 2 hard 1.39 and No 2 soft red 1.30. Corn No 2 yellow 1.1254 and No 4 yellow 1.07. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 674sn. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.71 and soybeans oil 7.40.
Visiting hours are daily from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. with a total census of 65 adults and pediatrics and one baby. Admissions list includes Mrs Bernard Smith Stark Roy Hames Buffalo Albert Roush Ottawa Karen Courter Laurel St Mrs Paul Fieckel 722 S Highland Mrs Ethel Elder Stark Mark Ingles Lavenburg Mrs Claude Park Humboldt and others. Dismissals noted include Oley Robertson Bessie Leatherman Wayne Umbarger Charles Huldner. Police court action cites permits for dogs at large with $5 posted. Virgil White John Ingels Orlentha Barnett listed.
Hattie Axcell 88 of 418 West Fifth Street Chanute died at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born November 27, 1879 in Wall Lake Iowa she moved to Chanute in 1894 and married Erick Axcell in 1898. She was active in the Ladies Auxiliary, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Surviving are her husband two daughters Edith and Dorothy a son Walter seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Funeral set for 10:30 a.m. Friday at Johnson Chapel with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Diane Knepp captured first place in the girls age 16 17 Horsemanship class and Helen Hambrick won the top trophy in the Laties Western Pleasure class at the Chanute event.
The Bit & Spur Saddle Club stages a horse show at its arena located east of Chanute on Sunday afternoon, showcasing local riders and equestrian talents.
President Johnson and aides held hours of talks with Cyrus R. Vance, the Vietnam peace negotiator, who returned to brief the president on the Paris negotiations. Vance reported on progress and possible paths forward in the peace talks.
The report notes an unnamed White House guest and Vance in discussions with South Vietnam's President Thieu. It states Johnson plans a Honolulu meeting with Thieu this week and that Vance was to brief on Paris talks seen as making progress toward a peace settlement.
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