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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1967
Page
2
AP reports cattle at 200 with no price test and hogs at 4500 with lower barrows and gilts 25 to 50 cents. sows steady to 25 lower. Lambs steady to 27.00. Wheat 28 cars mixed. No 2 hard around 1.73 to 1.86. Corn to 1.48. oats scarce. Barley 1.08 to 1.14. soybeans 2.78 to 2.86. Bran and shorts 47.00 to 75.
Kansas City AP notes wholesale egg quotes with large eggs 80 percent A 22 26, mediums 80 percent A 172 22 and butter prices unchanged.
Chicago AP reports grain prices with wheat No 2 hard about 1.70s and No 2 red near 1.65s. Corn No 2 yellow around 2.39, oats No 2 heavy white about 78, soybeans No 1 yellow near 2.90, and soybean oil around 10.25.
Wall Street’s early rise faded late in the session as prices scrambled toward the close. Traders held back with no Middle East reassurance and a looming weekend, leaving the market only modestly higher before retreating.
A lengthy list of Memorial Day and weekend visits across Buffalo and nearby towns includes Pvt. Larry Clough visiting relatives, various families hosting guests from Topeka Emporia Chanute Joplin and Norman Okla. A Memorial Day service at the cemetery featured color guard, pledge of allegiance and taps. Vacation Bible School at Christian and Methodist churches reported 56 daily attendees with multiple helpers and activities.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff and rates including publisher Dwight McCreight news editor Dwight Wallingford and ad manager John Hovorka. Subscription costs for in and out of trade territory are detailed with monthly and quarterly options and Chanute post office delivery.
Cairo governor Saad Zayed ordered police to arrest men who stare or writhe at women and shave their heads as punishment in a campaign to purge physical and moral behavior. Early arrests included two men who reportedly approved of the clean shave.
Johannesburg reports South Africa will import 25 lions from Europe and Britain for a 900 acre game reserve 10 miles north of Johannesburg. The lions, offspring of animals once exported from the country, will form Africa's largest single pride once 100 lions are established alongside other wildlife. Each lion costs 600 Rand.
Weather observers note that tornadoes need moist warm air near the surface and cool dry air above, plus a southerly surface wind and a strong shearing wind from a different direction to form. The exact timing remains unpredictable.
Breakage of a front window reportedly caused by a pellet gun was reported to police by Walter B. Frank. A series of family visits and reunions occurred at the Erdman home with relatives from Garden Grove El Dorado Coffeyville Wichita and Lawrence. Car incidents included Harry P. Guy’s 1958 Chevrolet hitting a parked car on 18 N. Highland with minor damage to the other vehicle. Library activity shows 448 books checked out Wednesday and 413 Thursday as children prepare for summer reading. New Hope Baptist VBS begins Monday. Billy Graham Association representative Sterling Huston will speak at Colfax Baptist Church Sunday at 10:45 AM.
Visiting hours set from 2 to 4 PM and 6 30 to 8 PM. Census reports 66 patients including adults and children. three babies. Thursday admissions include Chest er Bowman 1202 S Plummer medical Mrs Carroll Finley R 1 surgery Robert Berry Yates Center surgery Dallas Brandon Pittsburg medical Mrs Marie Middleton 30112 E 2nd medical Mrs Pearl Brown Neosho Manor medical George W McFerren 907 W 4th medical. Dismissals include Wilbur Mitchem 221 W 4th John Mayer 117 S Plummer Mrs John Orozco and daughter 121 S Kansas Mrs Carl Young 1109 N Washington Mrs James Westhoff Stark. Today admissions include Mrs Cope Hamilton Buffalo medical Mrs Robert Johnson 906 S Grant medical. Dismissals today include Chester Bowman 1202 S Plummer Mrs Edith Beggs Eric Clarence Cox 922 S Malcolm Mrs Gary Van Hoozer Buffalo Mrs Cora Martin Thayer.
Multiple funeral notices from Chanute and nearby areas list Otis E. Rutherford 55 of Lakewood Calif and Andrew Perrin 62 of Chanute among the deceased. Services set at Forest Lawn Cyprus and Elmwood Cemetery with Johnson Mortuary arranging local details. Other obituaries include Effie Willoughby 81 of Chanute and Lillie Roberts memorial at Johnson Chapel with AME Church service.
Russellville Arkansas AP Jack Mays a senior at Arkansas Polytechnic Institute is described as a world champion parking meter tester. He has operated a manual meter feeder for decades, earning money by testing a new Rockwell meter model during summers and spare time. He has fed about 308000 coins totaling 12000 dollars at a rate of 900 coins per hour with no wear on either side.
In Fort Scott Kansas a blind husband and wife Mr and Mrs Francis Shiller run a self employed business weaving basketball nets. They survive on this craft despite being unable to watch games themselves.
Joseph Newcomb R 4 faces police court action while Cleota Honney on E Main pays a $5 bond for a legal parking issue. Fire run is scheduled Thursday at 4 30 p m from Derby filling Station 1111 N Santa Fe. Compressor motor noted.
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission reports fishing conditions across counties and waters. Notes Turbid water affects crappie, bass, walleyes, channels, and white bass with varied conditions from clear to murky. Regional spots include Pratt, Council Grove, Elk City, Woodson and Montgomery counties among others.
Normal conservation pools measured at John Redmond and Osage dams with gauges showing elevations 1035.99 feet and 898.10 feet respectively. Additional readings indicate 944.65 feet at another site.
The fragment references water discharge in cubic feet per second and mentions John Redmond with unclear connection. The readable text is sparse and lacks concrete events, dates, or organizations to specify a full news item.
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