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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1966
Page
2
Cattle 100 head and calves 50 head listed with no price test. Hogs around 2,000 head: barrows and gilts 25.50 to 26.00, 1-3 200-250 lb at 25.75-26.00, 210-230 lb at 26.00-25.00, 250-270 lb 25.25-25.75, sows 18.00-22.25. Sheep 75 head with spring lambs steady. choice and prime 23.25-25.00.
Kansas City AP brief notes wholesale eggs strong 80 percent grade large at 4542-462 and mediums at 34-35 per dozen. Butter prices unchanged.
AP reports Chicago grain quotes with Wheat No 2 hard at 1.97 and No 2 red at 1.88 to 1.89, Corn No 2 yellow at 1.42 to 1.44, No 4 yellow at 1.38, No 5 yellow at 1.364 to 1.37, Oats No 2 heavy white at 0.74 to 0.75, Soybeans No 1 yellow at 3.4844. Wheat finished 0.01 higher for September at 1.875 to 4, Corn higher to 1.41 to 4, Oats 0.04 higher to 0.72, Rye 0.11 higher to 1.32, Soybeans 0.02 higher to 3.39 for August.
AP bulletin reports futures and cash prices for wheat corn oats rye barley and soybeans in Kansas City. Prices shown include No 2 hard 1.90 to 2.20 percent, No 3 1.90 to 2.20 percent, corn No 2 white 1.41 to 1.48, oats No 2 white 76 to 60, soybeans 3.27 to 3.42, and sacked bran 47.00 to 75.
Wall Street edged higher on airline stocks despite a broad market decline. Trading was dull with about 5.9 million shares changing hands, up from Thursday, as investors reacted to President Johnson's intervention in airline strike negotiations before closing lower overall.
St John, Kansas, officials refused to release details of a fatal shooting except to identify the victim Milton Baker age 67. County Attorney William A Davison said no information would be shared citing court decisions and ordered a lid on all county law enforcement officers. Mrs Baker was hysterical and could not speak to reporters.
A Kansas City area year old girl died after her heart stopped during a tonsillectomy. Efforts included a portable iron lung relayed from Mexico by plane and the Missouri Highway Patrol to aid her critical condition. Her name is Darla Gowin, daughter of Bernard and Mrs Gowin.
Mrs. Alice Halsey 93 Humboldt died Thursday at Neosho Memorial Hospital after residing in Humboldt for 20 years. Born May 9, 1873 at Paris Illinois, she was married twice to Rolla A Blake and to Rev G N Halsey. Survived by daughter Mrs R N Kelley and son Albert W Blake plus grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday at Dennis EUB Church with burial Harmony Grove Cemetery. Body to lie in state at Blossom Funeral Home Parsons until Saturday noon then taken to church.
Funeral for Homer W. Burkhart of Lakin was held Monday at 10 30 a m at the Presbyterian Church with a graveside service at 2 30 p m Tuesday in Virgil cemetery. Survivors include his wife and son Jerry Dean, his mother Mrs Pearl Burkhart, a brother Donald K Burkhart and sisters Mrs Fred Reno Mrs Max Morrison.
Navy pilot Lt. (j.g.) Dieter Dengler who escaped his North Vietnamese captors and survived 23 days in mountains and jungles is being treated at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego. Hospital sources confirmed his presence but did not disclose his condition or other details pending Pentagon releases. Dengler, 28, of Pacifica, California, was rescued by a helicopter in a North Vietnamese valley.
Edwards AFB Calif AP gathering of micrometeorite space dust drove the X15 flight. Pilot Jack McKay reached 3682 mph at 238000 feet while adhesive wing pods collected particles for study on dust distribution near Earth.
A long list of local residents and relatives are noted visiting and staying with families in Benedict during a period in July. Names include Clarence and Margaret Nelson with son Keith from Midway district and Jim Farmer’s family, plus numerous guests passing through from Wichita, Chanute, Emporia, Parsons, Slidell Louisiana, and other points. Several visits reference prior vacations and transfers or hospital and bank employment updates.
Deputy commerce minister Shafi Mohammed Qureshi told a Bombay silk producers meeting that India can lift its world market share from 4.5 percent to 20 percent within 10 to 15 years. He said more land will be devoted to mulberry cultivation as India, currently fourth in raw silk production, trails Japan China and the Soviet Union.
Warren Dink Littrell, 65, long time Coffeyville Community Junior College athletic director and former coach, died at his home after a heart attack. His 43 year career included 29 years at Coffeyville and a 35 game football win streak from 1939.
Chanute Tribune details subscription rates for in and out of trade territory, Chanute boxholders, and carrier pricing. The staff list includes Dwight McCreight as publisher, Dwight Wallingford as news editor, John Hovorka as advertising manager, Fay D. Clopine as circulation manager, and R. Fmn. Dorsey Osborn on composing with press stereo.
About 50 to 100 white youths roamed Negro neighborhoods in Baltimore seeking victims after a National States Rights party rally. Police restored order within two hours as riot squads and patrols patrolled into morning hours amid eggs thrown and confrontations near Patterson Park.
The deceased is survived by his widow Ruth and a daughter Mrs Carol Luhn of Fayetteville Arkansas. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Monday at the First Methodist Church in Fort Scott.
Daily Transcript lists admissions for Thursday including Mrs Splane, Mrs Hancock, Mrs Campbell, Mrs Shultz, Randy Metzger, Roy Ray for medical or surgical care. a birth to Mr and Mrs Enos Perez Jr. in Humboldt. and dismissals for Mrs Wayne Sheldon. Additional admissions show Kenneth Patterson Jr. and George Fletcher with medical needs. dismissals include Kathy Works, Randy Metzger, and Larry L Ingraham.
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