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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1960
Page
2
Kansas City AP market brief shows cattle and calf prices with ranges for steers and heifers from 22.00 to 26.50, stockers and feeders 23.50 to 26.50, vealers 23.00 to 27.00, and utility cows 16.50 to 18.00. Reports note demand as slow to steady with mixed yearlings and hides maintaining softer values.
Wall Street hogs and slaughter cattle trades dominate the price sheet with hogs 3,000 head up and 1-3 weights at 16.25 to 17.00, sows steady to 14.50, and lambs firm to higher 20.00 to 23.25. Parsons Livestock lists steady to strong hogs and mixed cattle prices, while cattle and calf grades rise on weight and quality. Kansas City futures and cash markets show mixed grains, eggs, poultry, and butter with scattered gains and declines as New York stocks pull back and bonds firm.
News Briefs cover Rotary International delegates at Miatai Beach, local car and memorial notices, family visits, weddings, births, church events, and community meetings. The items mention Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Propst at a convention, a damaged Mercury, Santa Fe rail figures, and various social visits, weddings, and religious club activities in Chanute and nearby towns.
Kansas will have more than 325 miles of interstate highways completed by year end, with 290 miles already open and 78 miles under construction. Including 187 miles of the Kansas Turnpike, the plan cites 14 miles Salina to Dickinson line and 10 miles in Wabaunsee County starting soon.
State Department spokesman Lincoln White said the United States will honor defense pledges to nations menaced by Soviet rocket threats. He accused Malinovsky of trying to intimidate blameless governments and noted no progress in interviewing U2 pilot Francis Powers captured in the Soviet Union.
Mrs Whaleys family hosted by Mr and Mrs Tom Montgomery and Mr and Mrs Ray Noble with Miss Montgomery graduating. Mrs Noble attended events in Chanute while relatives from Wichita and Fredonia visited G E Barker and Frank W McBeath family. Tribune delivery help line listed.
Daily Transcript lists admissions at Neosho Memorial Hospital including Thomas Hutchins Arkansas City and Mrs Leslie Brenner Parsons for surgery with others from Yates Center Buffalo and Humboldt. Dismissals include Mrs Harold LaRue and Mrs Howard Cutter. Birth listed for Homer Miller's family in Humboldt. District Court actions in Chanute include a divorce decree for Reva Ferguson vs L W Ferguson and filing by Lois Schaede vs Carl Schaede and Western Surety Co with estate settlement value. Traffic and patrol citations issued for speeding and rule violations with fines.
Dr Barbara Moore, 86, the first authorized pedestrian on the Kansas Turnpike, aims to cover the final 27 miles into Kansas City. She tells of snakes along the route, a frugal diet, and a schedule that could shift if needed.
Maj. Gen. Harold K. Johnson will succeed Maj. Gen. Lionel C. McGarr as commandant of the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth in August. Johnson, chief of staff of the Central Army group in Europe, is slated to take over the post.
Harry Saar 71 died at his Raton New Mexico home. He was a former Chanute resident and Santa Fe Railroad engineer. rites held in Raton and Chanute funeral plans set with burial at Elmwood cemetery. Ralph L. Brinegar of Yates Center died at 3:30 p m after a heart attack. He was born near Chanute in 1864 and worked in oil. Funeral at Yates Center with burial at Memorial Park cemetery Chanute.
Obituaries note the deaths of Stusoror Henry Triemer 72 Humboldt man at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a stroke. Ernest Lacy 82 Humboldt resident died at Michael Rest Home Iola. Charles J. Clark funeral services held at Johnson Mortuary. Survivors include a widow and several children. services led by local ministers with hymns. Burial in Mount Hope or Shaw cemeteries.
Arthur Wayne Douglas a 42 year old Thayer resident was killed May 13 in a mining accident about 20 miles east of Twentynine Palms California He drove a 10 ton shiploader that toppled over an embankment and crushed him An eyewitness reported he stood just as it began to fall He died instantly while working to mine ore at the Iron Age Mine He was born December 7, 1917 and had lived in Twentynine Palms the last two years Survived by wife Edith seven children his parents three sisters a brother and a grandson Funeral and burial were in Twentynine Palms Attendees included his father Mr Hugh Douglas Sr and brother Hugh Jr of Thayer Mrs Alfred Newfield and Everett Chambers family of Independence.
Gov Nelson A Rockefeller said he waits for assurances from Republican leaders that they will not press him to accept the vice presidential nomination if he attends the national convention in Chicago next month. Eight rooms are held for the governor and his staff at the Chicago Sheraton Towers, the New York delegation’s convention headquarters.
The Chanute Tribune notes no Democratic challenger to Hargis in the 3rd District as of June 1 1960 while four Republicans seek the nomination in the same race.
Severe storms roared through West Texas with nine tornado reports near Monahans but none touched ground. Hail up to five inches caused widespread damage in Winkler County while Bonham recorded 3.25 inches of rain flooding streets and homes.
AP reports Topeka congressman Denver D. Hargis filed today to seek a second term in Congress. He submitted paperwork and a filing fee ahead of the primary, outlining his campaign platform and committee ambitions.
Adlai E Stevenson urged the United States to adopt a five point plan to recover initiative in the cold war and pursue general disarmament under international control. The plan calls for deterrent power with NATO, a stronger western alliance, long range aid for poor countries, disarmament under international control, and proving freedom works through U S public services. He urged not seeking the nomination but criticized the summit failure and noted red China and Russia have drawn closer.
Atty Gen John Anderson announced state Sen James B Pearson of Fairway will manage his bid for governor. Pearson, former Johnson County probate judge and four year senator, had said he would not seek re election. Anderson, a Republican hopeful, planned an open house tonight to open his Topeka state headquarters.
An old newspaper promotion announces home delivery by carrier for 35 cents a week. The notice emphasizes convenient access to daily news and ongoing circulation rates.
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