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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1967
Page
2
AP wires report cattle receipts 1,500 with steers untested heifers choice 25.00 25.00 and cows 17.75 19.00. Hogs 4,200 barrows gilts 25 50 lower 1 2 210 240 lbs 22.25 23.00, sow prices 17.25 19.75. Sheep 300 spring lambs 25 higher 24.00 25.50. ewes 4.50 7.00.
The report shows parity ranges for hogs cattle sheep and prices by weight and grade. Parson hogs list several weight bands with per hundred weights and sow boar ranges. cattle show grain fed and stocker categories. veal cows and bulls priced. sheep cover lambs feeder and ewes with associated values.
Wholesale eggs show large 8 percent grade A 29 to 33 cents per dozen and mediums 80 percent grade A 21 to 24 cents per dozen. Butter prices remain unchanged.
Chicago prices steady for butter and eggs with minor shifts for grade A whites and mediums. Live poultry also unchanged in the AP update from Chicago segment.
Wheat No 2 hard 1.59 per bushel and No 2 red 1.50. Corn No 2 yellow 1.31. Oats No 2 heavy white 717. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.82 and soybeans oil 9.20. Market figures listed for grains and oilseed prices.
The 21st annual Kansas Peace Officers Training School will run July 24 to 28 at the University of Kansas. About 150 officers are enrolled. Topics include drugs sleeping pills LSD sex crimes demonstrations riots murder and autopsy findings.
New York traders pushed the market higher in late trading as gains broadened from the open. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed the 900 mark for the first time since May 8 amid heavy volume and a brief midsession profit taking.
Darleen Osborn reported a white straw purse stolen from her car. The bag contained cash, a checkbook, a driver’s license and other papers. PFC Stanley Whitworth visits after completing training at Fort Polk and awaits orders to officers candidate school. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Whitworth of 620 West Main. Mrs. J C Thornton attends aging course at Kansas State University as a social worker in Neosho County Welfare Office.
Police arrested Terry Gard, 18, of 1603 Ashby on disorderly conduct charges after a disturbance at the White Grill on 625 N Santa Fe around midnight. Three other youths were questioned and released. Gard posted a $15 bond with a 3:30 p.m. today hearing.
Kansas received only one fifth of one percent of federal research and development spending for the year ended June 30 1969 while California claimed 32 percent. Senate subcommittee hears call for a fairer distribution. Pearson notes per person figures $11.77 for Kansas versus $287 for California. National average is $79.76 per person.
Kansas on feed for slaughter reached 402000 head on July 1 in the Federal State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service update. Large 1000 head plus feedlots held 244000 head, a midyear record, while farm feedlots totaled 158000, down 28 percent. April June marketings were 356000 head, up from 296000 last year. July September plans show 160000 head targeted, about 12 percent below last year.
The proposed 1968 Wichita property tax picture shows an 11.70 per thousand mill levy increase, boosting overall city county schools and state services to support Sedgwick County budget of 29,496,831. Public hearings will be held and cuts are possible.
Topeka AP reports Kansas state funds managers see growing support for higher rates. Treasurer Walter H. Perry notes 561 of 586 banks submitted bids after the legislature raised the rate from 1.2 to 2.5 percent. The rest of the item offers salad guidance with preparation tips.
U S Supreme Court Justice Byron White granted a stay of execution for William F Zimmer in the Topeka kidnapping slaying case. He faces death for kidnaping and murder of 7 year old Gladys C Johnson in 1964 with an appeal to be filed through the ACLU. The Kansas Supreme Court denied a new trial last year.
Visiting hours remain 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. Census shows 53 adults and pediatrics and four babies. Tuesday admissions include Mrs Scon Scott Yates Center medical Mrs Ann Rigole 1801 W Main surgery Arden Moore 1106 W 5th medical Albert L Rinehart 1221 N Garfield medical Bruce Thornton Thayer medical. Dismissals include Mrs Charles Caldwell Neodesha Mrs Ronnie Hall and daughter Eric Mrs John Billingsley Jr and son 217 S Plummer Willard Riley 519 W Elm and Mrs Ernest Crawford R 4. Admission today Charlotte Pitts 1013 N Santa Fe medical. Birth today a son to Mr and Mrs Ronald E Decker 901 N Kansas. Dismissals today William R Campbell Humboldt William W Nutt 101 S Ashby Robert L Gahman Cherryvale and Ronald D Reed 1106 N Garfield. Police Court Action Kenneth Tunnell Kansas City leaving scene of accident Hearing continued from today until Aug 2 Police Summons Richard R Rinehart Box 301 running red light at Lincoln and Main cited today.
The Chanute Tribune outlines staff roles and circulation details, including publisher Dwight McCreight and news editor John Haworke. It notes mail and carrier rates for Chanute and surrounding counties and identifies AP affiliation and audit bureau membership.
An AP report says Kim C. Wong 45 from Topeka and Glenn F. Boyd 57 of Wichita died when their cars collided on the Kansas Turnpike about eight miles southwest of El Dorado. Five Wong occupants were hospitalized, two in serious condition. Wong reportedly lost control, crossed the median, and struck Boyd head-on.
Donna Massoth of Yates Center reported a tree limb fell on her 1967 Chevrolet at 105 N Forest damaging the top right rear fender and hubcap. Pete Pogue reported left rear fender damage to his car at the Ist and Evergreen city lot.
A. J. Porth of Wichita received 13 years total in five concurrent sentences on five counts of violating income tax and social security laws. The 64 year old former building contractor must undergo medical exams in Missouri with review in three months.
Andre Abrajane of Great Plains Wheat Inc. in Caracas predicts a sharp rise in U S wheat exports to South America in the 1968 marketing year. Venezuela, the leading importer under his office, bought 17.2 million bushels last year and may need about 23.9 million this year with Venezuela importing commercially. Colombia may face 0.2 to 10.2 million bushels and seek barter or LFTA trade due to foreign exchange problems.
Mrs Edward Wolfe 75 of 18 St Tennessee Kansas City died at St Luke's Hospital after heart block. Born June 20 1892 Jerico Springs MO she married Edward Wolfe in 1914 and moved to Chanute 1959. Funeral Thursday 2 pm Gibson Koch Chapel with burial Buffalo Cemetery. Ada Gail Niederlander 84 died at St Joseph Hospital Wichita after a short illness born July 31 192x in Confidence Iowa later moved to Wichita and married.
Jan Paul Niederlander died in November 1938 at his Chanute home. He lived in Iola for about 18 months before returning to Chanute where he resided. Survivors include daughter Edma Niederlander of the home. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Gibson-Koch Chapel with burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
The notice advises readers to call their Tribune phone with carrier details. If unanswered, dial HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. to reach the appropriate contact. The item is a brief instruction note on how to obtain assistance outside regular hours.
Chanute Tribune briefs note multiple local happenings for midweek coverage. Items include community updates and public notices affecting residents, with details pending from City Hall and area organizations.
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