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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1964
Page
2
AP notes cattle at 2 200 with calves and cows steady. Hogs 3 000 head, mostly steady to 25 lower. barrows and gilts 200-250 lb 16.25-16.75, 210-235 lb 16.85-17.00, 250-265 lb 16.25-16.50, 270-300 lb 15.00-16.00, sows 275-350 lb 14.75-15.75, 350-400 lb 13.00-14.00, 400-650 lb 11.50-13.25. Sheep 300 head, steady. spring lambs 23.50-24.75, good and choice 22.00-23.25, ewes 3.00-5.50.
AP Kansas City bulletin shows producer price changes for eggs with medium prices at 24 to 27 cents. Other egg categories remain unchanged. Wholesale eggs at 80 percent mix quote large at 33 to 34 cents and mediums at 27 to 29 cents. Butter prices hold steady.
AP reports butter prices held firm with 93 score AA at 58. four, 92 A at 58, 90 B at 57, 89 C at 55s and bars at 90 B 57 89 C 56s. Eggs show little change with grade A whites 31s, mixed 31 1 2, mediums 27, standards 27s, dirties unquoted, checks 23.
Chicago wheat No 2 hard 1.51 and No 2 red 1.45 4. Corn No 2 yellow 1.23 2. Oats No 2 white 66 2. No 2 heavy white 64 2 65. Soybean No 1 yellow 2.53 4. Soybean oil 8.68. Wheat closed 12 cents lower. September new grade 1.41 5. Corn unchanged to 5 lower. September 1.17 2. Oats 5s higher to 63 cents. Rye 5s higher to lower. September 1.24. Soybeans 1 cent higher to 5 lower, August 2.48 4.
An eclectic grocery ad shows eggs graded as Grade A Extra Large Grade A Large Grade A Medium and Grade B Large. It also mentions current receipts cosmetics and cream products plus prices for hides glue and toasters.
Kansas City futures show wheat steady with small declines for No 2 hard grades and mixed No 3. Corn edges higher in No 2 white and No 3, with mixed and yellow varieties fluctuating. Mile maize and rye, barley, soybeans, bran and shorts listed with narrow ranges.
Hospital Wednesday admissions include Mrs Merlin York Humboldt medical Carter Willis 1501 W Main Mrs Forrest Bryson 921 S Santa Fe Roberta Proctor 319 W 3rd. Dismissals include Wayne O Cooper 918 S Lincoln Daniel Mason Humboldt Mrs Carl Ranabargar I and daughter Humboldt Oren Jones 105 S Gretchen Carl Yates. Births Wednesday Mr and Mrs Jim Jackson Thayer a girl. Today admissions Allan Hawkins Humboldt surgery. Dismissals today Mary Brewer Wichita Mrs Felix Roberts 120 N Grant Fire Run 120 W Oak 1997 Chevrolet belonging to Ward Barnett Wiring and carburetor.
The New York stock market edged up late today with volume about 4.5 million shares versus 4.05 million the day before. An irregular advance occurred amid soft spots, aided by a broad mix of issues. Corporate bonds were narrowly mixed and government bonds were mostly unchanged.
Washington Senator Thomas J. Dodd criticized prime television time for excessive crime and debased morals. He noted little progress since 1961 62 and pointed out CBS as the only network showing improvement. He warned violent shows persist across new and syndicated programs in campuses hospitals and other settings.
A Kenyan study group discusses polygamy taxes and wages in Kenya versus the United States during a Safari Museum tour. They note teachers earn about 350 shillings monthly, livestock officers 470 shillings, and that $50 buys more in Kenya. They travel on $1,000 jet tickets funded by government and individuals, miss families, and await December homecoming.
Washington AP report shows 1963 cattle price drop largely did not reach consumers. Kansas City steer prices fell 12 percent in early 1963 to 21.46 per hundred pounds, while retail beef prices dropped 5.9 percent in the same period. Officials expect data for the forthcoming farm and food price study.
Guests over the past week included Glen Alexander of R 3 and Marion Alexander with Glenda, Hubert Kirk and Nancy, Paul McFarland and Randy from Wichita, plus Mr and Mrs Fred Kirk of Gardner. Joyce Anderson returned home from Dallas after visiting relatives. A collision at 14th and Santa Fe damaged two cars, with Metcalf’s 1961 Ford and Mrs Kimble’s 1959 Ford incurring about 150 and 200 dollars in damage respectively.
Dr. M. Don George, son of Mr and Mrs Myron V George of 1316 West 5th, was appointed director of the Wichita Sedgwick County Health Department Division of Mental Health effective July 1. He completed a three year residency in psychiatry at the Mental Health Institute in Cherokee Iowa.
The Bert Cox family will host a picnic basket dinner at Highland Park on Sunday. Mrs Margaret Cox Driscoll and family from Winthrop Massachusetts are expected later in the week and will join the gathering. Friends and relatives are welcome.
Pvt Paul R Marnell son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Marnell Eric was assigned to the 2nd armored division in Germany July 5.
David E. Swiler, seaman apprentice USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar D. Swiler of Earlton, reported to Naval Training Center Bainbridge Maryland on June 22. He will attend Yeoman School to learn clerical and administrative duties including typing and operating duplicating and recording machines. A Pittsburg State College graduate, he entered the Navy in March 1964 after recruit training at Great Lakes.
William Knock of 1152 West Main was arrested early today on a charge of intoxication and held for a police court hearing this afternoon.
Easter Beck reports backing a car in the Burlington Mfg Co lot yesterday afternoon and bumping Mrs. Audrey Cawthorne's car. She told officers there was slight damage to the Cawthorne vehicle and none to her own.
Authorities said a Kansas Bureau of Investigation agent is assisting local police and the sheriff in examining the theft of furniture and antiques from the home of the late Alex Barnes near Earlton. The inquiry continues.
CHAMPAGNOLE France AP The damp cold of a collapsed limestone mine endangers three of nine trapped miners 300 feet below the surface as rescuers press digging. Foreman Andre Martinez says three are faltering from cold humidity and isolation while officials feed them warm liquids and food. A three inch drill pierced rock and will be enlarged into an escape shaft as hope remains to rescue all before week's end.
Charles Whitney Chapman 90 of 1402 S Plummer died this morning at Autry Nursing Home after months of illness. Born June 1 1874 near Rockford Illinois he moved to Kansas in 1882 and Chanute area by 1907. He married Mina Linscott in 1905 and worked in the oil industry around Chanute. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at Roy S Gibson Funeral Home with Rev Duff Wagoner. burial Memorial Park Cemetery. Also funeral for Mrs Henry Sheel held Wednesday at 10 am Koch Skinner Memorial Chapel with burial Elmwood Cemetery.
Ninety persons feared drowned after a launch capsized on the Padma River about 40 miles northwest of Dacca East Pakistan. Reports from Dacca said the vessel with 150 aboard struck a submerged rock Wednesday and only 60 reached shore.
A car on U S 54 near the Butler Sedgwick County line struck and killed Anna J Doud 49 of Wichita shortly after midnight today Highway Patrolman Charles Hanna said the car was driven by Dorman C Prier 45 Osceola Mo
Chanute Tribune reports a July 30 1964 page two item with local briefs and notices from Chanute Kansas. Details are fragmentary but reflect community news and public notices typical of the mid twentieth century.
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