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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1963
Page
2
Kansas City notes hogs weaker across weights with barrows and gilts down 50 to 1.00, sows 25 to 50 lower. cattle and calves steady to strong with feeders steady. Lambs steady to firm. grains show mixed changes with wheat up and corn and oats easing. Soybeans and rye show small shifts as market roundups close.
The report lists livestock bids and price ranges: hogs including US grades 190-240 pounds at 18.00 to 18.25, sows down to 13.00 to 16.00 and bears 10.00 to 12.50. cattle steady with grain fed steers 600-700 pounds at 24.00 to 25.50 and other classes from 13.00 to 25.50. calves stockers and yearlings priced from 16.00 to 32.00. cows 11.00 to 19.00. bulls 14.00 to 21.00. sheep and lambs varying 2.00 to 18.00.
AP dispatch from Chicago notes live poultry prices steady with roasters at 24 to 25 cents and special fed white rock fryers at 18 1/2 to 20 cents. Butter holds at steady, eggs vary irregularly with changes of up to 1 cent, grades 70 percent or better whites 32 1/2, mixed 32, mediums 29, standards 29 cents. Trade directions show 25 for checks 25.
K C Produce in Kansas City reports consumer eggs unchanged. Wholesale eggs show large eggs at 40 percent A 342-39 and mediums at 80 percent A 29-31. Poultry and butter prices unchanged, and Missouri and Arkansas live fryers and broilers remain steady.
Chicago market notes show No 1 red wheat at 1.81 percent, No 2 red at 1.81, No 3 red at 1.80 and fractionals. Yellow hard prices near 1.94 and 1.93 with several lots listed. Oats and white varieties posted mixed quotes. no corn or soybean sales reported.
Don Edwards Wells longtime Erie newspaper financial and political figure died at 2 30 p m yesterday at Labette County Medical Center Parsons cancer He 76 years old had been ill years and hospital two weeks He was born July 20 1887 in San Diego California and moved to Erie as a child Wells trained in journalism at the University of Kansas and Kentucky University He worked in Washington DC as mailing secretary for Sen Charles Curtis before returning to Erie to run The Erie Record He became sole owner and publisher after his father died in 1934 and sold the paper in 1942 due to health.
Wells served as correspondent for KANSAS CITY AP Wheat markets quoted with prices across grades No 2 No 3 and red No 2 hard and dark varieties. Corn oats rye barley soybeans and feed products listed with bid ranges and car lot notes. Market shorthand reflects futures style price ranges and per bushel values for multiple grains and by product prices.
New York stocks posted a moderate gain in late trading with volume around 3.2 million shares. Prices opened higher and rose further while motors and oils led, corporate bonds mixed and government bonds unchanged after the Dow Jones industrial average snapped 14 straight losses. Closing stock figures follow.
Funeral service for Clarence Homer Moody was held Monday at 10 30 in the Koch Skinner Memorial Chapel with Rev William T Hunt of the First Presbyterian church officiating Mrs Dave Petterson played the organ selection I Know My Redeemer Liveth Bearers were Morgan Murray George Sikes Arthur Hoepker Verl Clawson O D Nelson and Ernest Smith Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery GOLTRY Graveside service for William E Goltry died at his home in Corpus Christi Texas Friday held this morning at 10 30 in Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev Boyd C Latimer rector of Grace Episcopal Church officiated Koch Skinner Memorial Home was in charge of the service
Presently vice president of the Erie Savings and Loan Association he formerly served as vice president of the Erie State Bank and as president of the Republican Kansas Day Club. He chaired the Neosho County Republican Central Committee for 25 years and later was a justice of the peace. A member of the Methodist church AF and AM Lodge 76 and the Eastern Star, he married Mary Elizabeth Hackney in 1912, who with a daughter Aleene Hackney Dalton preceded him in death. He married Phyllis Gillis McCoy in 1927 and is survived by his wife, a daughter Phyllis Lou Bridenstine Caney a son Richard Gillis Wells Metuchen New Jersey six grandchildren a great granddaughter two nieces and burial is at East Hill cemetery following a Federated church service.
Chanute Tribune reports on local events dated Tuesday July 30 1963. Brief items cover community notices, upcoming meetings, and short notices affecting residents of Chanute and surrounding areas.
Hospital notices list admissions and discharges across multiple days. Names include Frank Pil cher Kathryn Purdy and Kurt Brinkmeyer with locations in Humboldt Elsmore and Central. Births reported Mr and Mrs Billy Ray Marinee Eric a boy.
The Mexican Baptist Central p m yesterday at the municipal Youth Association held a youth swimming pool event. Police said the damage was minor. Esther Hernandez of Chanute presided as Willis Chaney, president of the association, was arrested for intoxication after supper at 1520 W. Main. He was detained at the city jail pending disposition.
Mrs Frank Hotchkiss and her son Richard and his wife spent two weeks with her daughter and family Mrs John Cramm in Scottsdale Arizona. Harry Dill of 2148 Highland was admitted to Kansas University Medical Center Monday for treatment. He works for Wonder Bread in Humboldt.
Total carloads moved on Santa Fe System lines for the week ending July 27 1963 were 32,048, up from 30,446 in the same week a year earlier. Online loadings reached 21,384 versus 20,506 last year, while cars received from connections totaled 10,664 compared with 9,940. The system handled 31,343 carloads in the preceding week of this year.
Stark daily vacation Bible school preregistration is sponsored by the Methodist Church and Friends Church and will be held Friday at 9 a.m. at Stark Methodist Church. Everyone is invited to attend.
Lady Mary Elizabeth Hudson the former Viscountess Northcliffe died Monday night at Virginia Water England after pneumonia illness. She was 95 and had been ill for some time. Her passing marks the end of a storied public life with ties to British media and aristocracy.
The Kansas Board of Tax Appeals will hear Neosho County's request to raise the General Fund levy by up to 25 percent for the next budget year. Hearing set for August 21, 1963 at 10:00 a.m. in Topeka, with attendance optional and evidence allowed. Frank N. Vaughn, Chairman. Virgil Lowe, Clerk.
Mrs Marge Nation driving a 1961 Buick and Mrs Lena Bell in a 1961 Dodge were in a rear and right front collision about 11 30 a m yesterday at 119 West Main. Police estimated damages at 100 dollars to Nations Buick and 200 dollars to Bells car. Nation started to back from the curb when Bell failed to clear and struck Nation forcing her car over the curb.
Debra Bender backing a car at 327 W 6th bumped a Jeffs Foodliner vehicle driven by Philip Rush around 6 30. No injuries reported and police were notified.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles approve grants totaling 100000 for heart disease mental health and leukemia research. The Menninger Foundation of Topeka Kansas receives 35000. The organization conducts its 65th annual convention in Chicago this week expecting about 12000 attendees.
The Washburn University board of regents approved a record 12 month budget of 3 126 992 with a six mill levy the maximum allowed by law There were no protests The budget is nearly 300 000 higher than last year and most of the increase comes from student fees It includes 190 000 in anticipated state aid for the coming school year
Kansas traffic death log reports 1 death in 24 hours ending 9 a m Tuesday for July 12 1963. Comparison shows 328 deaths in the 1962 period versus 309 in 1963. Authorities release daily figures reflecting road fatalities.
Humboldt residents Mr and Mrs Wing celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary in El Dorado with a family gathering and a visit to Disneyland on their trip to San Diego. Attending included relatives from Humboldt Hutchinson Dewey Towanda Chanute and Chicago along with the celebrants children and 15 grandchildren. The couple former Humboldt residents now live in El Dorado and plan more family events as Ski Harrison prepares for college.
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