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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1962
Page
2
Cattle prices show calves, slaughter steers and heifers in varied ranges. Hog values ease slightly while sows and feeder trades move differently. Chicago grain quotes list wheat, corn, oats, soybeans with price shifts and futures.
A dense market brief reports livestock prices for Hogs Cattle Sheep with ranges by grade and weight, plus a Wall Street summary by ED Morse noting a fourth straight rally. Stocks, bonds, and commodity prices are listed with daily highs and lows across markets in New York and Kansas City.
Admission Monday lists Mrs. Otto Meek at 721 N Forest Lavonburg resident Isabella Booe and Floyd Swiler at 514 N Evergreen for medical. Dismissals include Grant Murrell Earlton Mrs Darrell Torsell and son 702 S Lincoln Viola Woodward 1429 S Malcolm Bert Endsley 613 S Kansas. Birth Monday reports a girl to Mr and Mrs E A Massey Humboldt. Admission today Annette Holt 818 W Oak medical. Dismissals today Mrs Ervin Steeves Thayer Mrs George Harmon 819 N Kansas.
The Salvation Army will start a pickup collection of salvage articles in the southwest part of town Thursday, with notes left at homes indicating collection days. Items sought include clothing, bric-a-brac, furniture, newspapers and magazines, to be left on porches or curbs and clearly marked for pickup.
AP reports wholesale and consumer egg prices for Large A and Small A as well as unclassified, with large counts around 23 to 30 cents. Poultry prices show heavy hens at 13 cents per pound, light hens at 8 cents, and hens under 5 pounds at 60 cents. Missouri Arkansas live fryers and broilers noted with farm and delivered plant prices. Butter remains unchanged.
Butter and eggs prices steady with little change across grades. Butter ranges 89 to 93, AA to C, with several percentages noted. Eggs hold firm to slightly higher for higher grades, whites around 28 2, mixed 28, standards 25, dirties 21, checks 21.
Chester Earl Yockey 69 died this morning at his home in Urbana following a several month illness. He was born October 1, 1892 to C C and Mary Grove Yockey in Urbana. Survived by wife Ceva and five daughters and one son. Funeral services Thursday at 2 p.m. Evangelical United Brethren church with Urbana Masonic Lodge memorial at the grave.
Republican Senate candidate Edward F. Arn urged a constitutional amendment to guarantee voluntary prayers in schools. He warned the Supreme Court ruling against a New York school prayer could lead to abolishing chaplains in the armed services and Congress. He said the framers sought religious liberty and urged Congress and states to act to prevent anti religious trends.
Robert Wilson of 1321 W 5th received the National Quality Award from the National Association of Life Underwriters. The Wilson County National Farmers Organization plans a basket dinner for NFO members their families and friends on August 5 at 12 30 pm at Altoona Park on Highway 75.
Total carloads moved over Santa Fe System lines for the week ending July 28, 1962 were 30,446, down from 30,819 a year earlier. On line loadings were 20,506 versus 20,650 last year. Cars received from connections totaled 9,940, down from 10,169 a year ago. Santa Fe handled 30,920 carloads in the preceding week.
Chamber of Commerce directors will meetThursday for a 7 a.m. breakfast session at the Tioga, announced by Chamber Manager Joe Melnyk today.
A 50 man search team will resume the hunt for Sudan Scruggs a 19 year old coed from Hutchinson Kansas missing since July 1 after leaping from a rubber raft in South Boulder Creek near Boulder Colorado The reef flood control actions were taken to lower water levels and aid investigators. the prior search ended July 10 when flow returned to normal.
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department said farm product prices rose four tenths of one percent in the month ended July 15. Prices advanced for most livestock and products, notably milk and hogs, while crop prices fell, especially vegetables and fruits. Prices farmers paid for commodities and services were unchanged from the prior month.
Gerald Puckett of Chanute reports malicious damage to his boat left at 416 North Malcolm. He says seats and tow ropes were cut and an attempt was made to remove the motor.
Peggy Dormois and Karen Kreider have been chosen for the Third Annual Kansas Youth Missions Tour of Mexico sponsored by the Kansas Christian Missionary Society. The trip aims to deepen youths' understanding of missions and the mission field.
AP reports Chicago live poultry markets showing unchanged to two cent gains. Roasters bring 24 1/2 to 26 cents per pound, special red white rock 19 1/2, hens 17 to 18 cents.
Terry Ann Lassman daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Lassman of 101 N Forest will report at the State 4-H Health Conference Monday She outlined the volunteer services in hospitals and her role in the event.
U S oil production fell last week per the Oil and Gas Journal with the nation averaging 7 223 975 barrels daily, down 18 100 from the prior week. Oklahoma yielded 532 800 barrels daily, off 14 100. Kansas produced 309 700, down 1 750.
Dutch and Indonesian negotiators reached agreement on essential points of a West New Guinea settlement after a preliminary talks with U N ambassador Ellsworth Bunker. Thant expected to announce that negotiators will return in mid August to sign a formal pact transferring control to Indonesian authorities by next May under U N supervision.
A political advertisement urges teenagers to persuade their parents to vote for J Ed Thompson, Republican candidate for Congress, noting his former ownership of Thompson Ice Cream Co. and social ties from youth. Paid by Don Walker, Chair Thompson for Congress Committee.
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