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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1962
Page
2
Cattle and calves mixed with steers and heifers around steady to lower while hogs rise. Corn and oats slip. soybeans hold with modest gains and wheat drops. Barley and barley feed terms noted. market reports include prices by grade and weight across multiple regions.
Parson hog prices span various grades and weights with typical range 9.00 to 15.40 per cwt. Cattle stay steady with grain fed and stocker calves quoted 14 to 26. Bulls bulls and cows also listed with varied values. Sheep demand appears steady with lambs up to 21.50 and diverse flesh prices. Wall Street closes higher with 4.5 million shares traded in New York.
Kansas alcohol revenue for the first 11 months of the fiscal year rose to 2,796,142 dollars from 2,343,748 a year earlier. State ABC Director Walter Reed Gage cited a 450,000 dollar gain linked to a 20 percent liquor tax rate increase effective with the new fiscal year.
Capt James E Phillips of Humboldt departs for Okinawa with the 345th Troop Carrier Squadron to serve at Naha Air Base. He earned a BS from the University of Kansas and is the son of Mr and Mrs E L Phillips. Nancy Beth Fletcher will teach in Wichita schools after graduation from Chanute High School and Emporia State College. Virgil B Wolfe, 20, completed eight weeks at Fort Sill Field Artillery Training Center after enlisting in 1961. Linda Malson named Coed of the Month by Kansas State Engineer. Lt Col Dale L Ward to receive a Maryland University military science degree while with the Marine Corps. Mrs E B Rowson and Vicki Lou visit hospitalized grandson Monty Nicholson in Wichita Saint Francis Hospital. condition remains critical.
Vacation Bible School at the Church of the Nazarene concluded with an 8 o’clock program and open house. About 60 children participated daily in Bible stories crafts and songs under superintendent Mrs George Barker. Parents and friends attended as displays of weekly work were shown.
Den 8 Pack 3 met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Dewey McCoy at 1701 S Malcolm. David McCoy and Connie Woodard led the flag salute. Fathers Day presents were made. Book reports were given as credits toward badges. The meeting closed with the living circle.
The notice lists egg grades and prices including iExtra Large Grade A at 23 cents, Grade A Large at 21 cents, Grade A Medium at 21 cents, and Grade B Large at 20 cents. It also notes cream products and poultry items such as roosters, hens, and hides priced per pound, with specifics for weight brackets.
Wheat prices show a small rise with No 2 hard and dark at 2.16 to 2.57 and No 3 at 2.14 to 2.56. Corn ranges from 1.33 to 1.48 for No 2 white and 1.15 to 1.47 for No 3, with other grades listed. Soybeans quoted at 2.40 to 2.45. Bran and shorts traded around 32.50 to 34.30.
Admissions yesterday and today list names, addresses, and procedures for surgery and medical cases. District Court actions in Chanute involve Robert Rice, Dalles Roles, and Kenneth Ornelas with grand larceny and burglary cases, deadlines to hire counsel, and remand to county jail if absent.
William Arthur Showalter seventy died Tuesday evening at Wilson County Hospital Neodesha from injuries in a car accident about three weeks earlier. Born August 11, 1891 he married Katherine Bishop in 1913. A glass blower and later Prairie Pipe Line Co. retiree he lived in Neodesha area and belonged to the Christian church. Survivors include his wife a daughter three sons eight grandchildren two great grandchildren a sister and a brother. Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. Loren Fawcett Funeral Home Neodesha with Rev Malcolm F Budaley officiating burial Neodesha cemetery.
Two teenage fishermen discovered part of a human skeleton, with the skull wired to the neck, along Shoal Creek in Joplin Missouri on Tuesday AP reports.
Dear readers discuss the Army as a career for a fiancé with concerns from a mother and future wife. Ann Landers advises practical steps for coping with military life and work conditions, plus guidance for a troubled family case involving a young girl with alcohol-related trauma.
The Lucky Horse Shoe 4 H Club met at Center School with President Boyd Bath presiding. Members answered roll call, minutes were approved, and Mrs Tefft and Larry Sheppard reported on county meeting and daily judging. Top winners Mary Tefft Ronie York and David Coltrain received plaques.
The Duplicate Bridge club met Monday evening at the Tioga Hotel. Above average scores were posted by Mr. and Mrs. Dan Forbes, Neo Idesha, Mrs. Bob Allen, Mrs. Fred L. Johnson, Fred Foster, and several other players.
The Eppers family reunion gathered at Independence Park on Sunday with attendees including Mildred Sandusky and many relatives from Mound Valley Independence Edna Oswego Altoona Thayer Wichita and Chanute. The list names Mrs Mildred Sandusky Johnny Ronnie Earl Maxwell Clyde Johnson Eile tn Edith Cotter Marie Watson Dorothy Moffatt Otto Nicholes Velma Henderson Milo VanMeter Sharon Flossie Fitzgibbons Arthur Parker Herschel Robertson Sandy Marjorie Ward Bill McGuffey Will Rausch Mary Rutledge James Hutchison Jimmy and others.
Chanute area briefs report local happenings from June 1962. Short items cover community events, meetings, and notices with names and places to note for residents.
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