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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1958
Page
2
Cattle steady across classes with feeders and shells showing mixed values. Hogs uneven but early gains noted, while sheep and calves move in tighter ranges amid a broad spread of weights and grades across Parsons and Kansas City markets.
Market notes show butter steady with receipts over one million and wholesale prices steady. Wheat and corn futures rise or hold near prior levels after mixed domestic reports while soybeans gain, oats and rye lower, and barley ranges.
Wheat and corn quotes move within small ranges as No 2 hard and dark hard futures end the day with a slight net gain while other grain prices show modest shifts. Oats barley and soybeans hold near prior levels with bran and shorts traded at near seasonals.
A historical price list shows Grade A Large eggs at 35 units, Grade A Medium 31, Grade B Large 100, and smaller categories including Hens four pounds and up, and under 4 pounds. Hides: large over 40 pounds priced per unit. Current receipts listed as 0.0006 with additional cryptic annotations.
Under sheriff Elwood Sellens said four teens admitted setting a bridge fire in December causing about 4000 dollars in damage. Everett Hopfer and Gerald Webber face arson charges. William Casper and Delvie Hopfer will be handled in juvenile court. Casper linked the blaze to a beer night and implicated the others.
In Hoyt Kansas the closing of the local bank following the cashier's embezzlement charge leaves customers like 72 year old Charles Carney and schoolteacher Glee Shipman without savings. Carney supports his ill wife and pays medical bills with a $5 daily wage while bank assets and public funds are tallied to cover a $190000 shortfall.
Southeast Kansas Corner reports Neodesha proposes an 18 percent city tax reduction for 1959 with a mill levy of 15.897 mills down 3.53 from last year due to lower expenditures and higher efficiency. Also Neodesha Agricultural Society Fair Aug 15-18 may award premiums over 2000 dollars. Parson plans for a 50 car parking lot at Central and Broadway. Coffeyville item begins The 18th and local details continue.
Coffeyville Lions Club will hold a two day carnival at Roosevelt Junior High School on July 30 and 31 to fund civic projects. The event aims to engage the community and support local initiatives.
The winless Red Sox exploded for 22 points to defeat the Indians 22 10 as Indians drop to 4 4 and Red Sox rise to 1 7. Ronald Vaughn and Billie Dutton starred for the Red Sox while Norman Holcomb and Bill Hickey pitched for the Indians. Phillies meet Pirates in A game with first vs fourth place. Pee Wee B game also scheduled Indians vs Red Sox tonight.
Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson announced the Senate Watchdog Defense Committee will receive a report Thursday from Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy on the state of the nation’s defenses. Also noted: Irving Berlin, noted composer, was born in 1888.
Short notices include Glen's Tire Service ads and Tioga Specialty Shop promotions. Army PFC Harold J. Klister from St. Paul reports six week field training in Germany and planned mid August return. Santa Fe rail traffic for week ending July 19 shows declines from 1957. Community notices mention Pitt State Preview at Pittsburg State College and Neosho County Parmena Grange meeting with pot luck. Cody Wyoming named for Buffalo Bill William F. Cody.
Tuesday notices show Admittances at Neosho Memorial Hospital with names including Mrs Kenneth White and Ray Sloan and surgeries noted. Dismissals include Mrs Lloyd Powers and son Thayer and Mrs Jim Jones and daughter with Humboldt and Mrs Billy Keller and son. Birth records Tuesday list Marvin Olson and Altoona a girl. District Court actions in Chanute involve multiple divorces, custody, partitions, and judgments with various filings and deadlines. Traffic citations record overtime parking in 10 minute zones and no parking zones with bonds posted.
The Chanute VFW Teener All-Stars defeated Lola 10-5 to even their record at 1-1 ahead of the DuBuque Iowa tournament next Saturday. Blackwood pitched for Chanute allowing six Lola hits. Steele caught. Five Lola runs came in the fourth inning.
Iola's King pitched with Courtney catching and Walden as reliever for a six walk inning. Friday night Teener League games are canceled due to Saturday’s tournament. B teams will play instead. Another Teener All Star team is being selected to represent the Elks in their tournament.
The Veterans Administration blind center at Hines marks a decade training 470 veterans from World War II and Korea in a 16 week program. Fear of sudden blindness dominates their early days, but staff teach mobility with the long white cane to restore routine and independence for patients including a lawyer two preachers and a chicken farmer.
The Chanute Tribune notes a veteran center helping men study daily living skills and work toward independence. It highlights small successes such as a blind veteran changing a flat tire and moving ashes, and mentions broader training toward shop work, ministry, farming, and personal autonomy.
In Wichita AP report two more teams exited the Kansas Non-Pro baseball tournament. Garden Plain Indians shut out Cunningham 9-0 with two hit pitching by Hugh Moxley. Salina Rockies defeated Bronson 6-5 to end Bronson’s run.
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