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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1959
Page
2
Kansas City AP reports cattle and hog prices with slow to weak demand. Slaughter cattle mostly steady to 50 lower, hogs 25 lower on some weights, calves and sheep mixed. Prices listed by weight range and grade, including feeders and slaughter stock.
Hogs, cattle, sheep and calves quoted with US grades and weights at top markets. Slaughter calves, stockers, and heifers listed with price ranges. Kansas City egg prices and wholesale items noted. Deaths include Frank Noland of Chanute, age 60, cancer of the spine, survivor details, funeral plans set for Tuesday at EUB church with Masonic graveside service.
Chicago AP notes butter steady with 1,173,000 receipts and unchanged wholesale buy prices. Grades A whites and mixed lots show varied scores and weights. car lot figures around 90 B to 89 C. Eyes weak with 23,400 receipts and wholesale prices easing to near two to one. multiple sizes and dirties listed in standard meat terms.
AP reports Chicago live poultry receipts totaling 41,000 pounds. Wholesale buying prices held steady to lower with caponettes over four pounds trading at 23 and a half to 24 cents per pound and white rock fryers at 16 to 18 cents.
Wheat prices eased with bids around 2.03% for No 2 hard and dark, 1.98% for No 3. Corn held near 1.26% for No 2 white while oats slipped to 65-71 cents. Rye, soybeans, and barley showed minimal changes as futures closed at mixed levels. Market activity covered 200 car lots of wheat and 120 cars of corn with broader commodity quotes for oats, rye, kafir, and soybeans.
A brief notice advises readers to contact their carrier if the Tribune is not received and to call 700 after 6 pm if the carrier cannot be reached.
Brief items include Royal Tires-Easy Terms from Gien's Tire Service in Santa Fe and Dr Scholl's Cushions at Harrison's Shoe Store. Also Hulda Parker Chapter 345 CFHS holds a stated meeting June 9 with honors for a district aide and refreshments. An exchange student Sophana Man from Cambodia plans a two week visit with the Glen Dormois family before summer sessions at Miami University. The Rev Ray J Hutchison and family attend the 52nd annual meeting of the American Baptist Convention in Des Moines with thousands of delegates.
Kenneth Wilson of 4227 Worth is among four members attending the National Defense Counseling and Guidance Training Institute at Kansas State College of Pittsburg. A 41 member group will study six weeks to improve counselors ability to guide talented youth from high school to college. Wilson will counsel at Royster Junior High.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs K C Snyder at 624 Lincoln included her sister Mrs A Z Patterson and nephew John W Colt and Mrs Colt of Kansas City and nephew S Dickson of La Jolla California.
Mr and Mrs L B Taylor of 724 S rant attended the Kansas City Baltimore game in Kansas City yesterday.
Mrs. F. C. Uthmann of Route 2 and her son Elva spent a week visiting relatives in Gerald and Leslie Missouri. Elva then traveled to Memphis Tennessee for a visit before returning to Missouri to meet his mother for the trip home on Saturday.
Byrl Kessinger son of Mr and Mrs W J Kessinger left Saturday for Indiana for an Advanced Guidance Institute to be held for eight weeks at Purdue University.
Mr and Mrs George Proctor of Coffeyville and Mrs Mattie Tindall of Winona were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs John Walker at 1219 North Washington.
Sorghum Valley Grange will meet at 8 pm Wednesday at the school. Pot luck refreshments will be served.
Neosho Valley Coin Club to meet at 7 30 p.m. June 10 in Memorial building Federation room. Earl Morgan leads a program previewing a prototype of the U S commemorative coin project.
Edward Newell Visual Education Committee presents slides featuring ornate half dollars. The program showcases historic designs and coin details likely for educational display and numismatic study.
Daily Transcript lists hospital admittances for yesterday and today including Mrs Katherine Blinks 2055 Steuben and Mrs Hattie Sweaney 1620 S Highland medical care. Dismissals Sunday include Paul Douglas 902 S Wilson and births noted for Saturday and Sunday for Thayer and Galesburg families.
In London Liberace denies in court that he is homosexual as he opens a libel action against the Daily Mirror and columnist Cassandra. The American entertainer testifies no homosexual acts ever, while his lawyer accuses the Mirror of emitting defamatory language. The trial, before a judge and jury, seeks unspecified damages.
W E Schwartz of Topeka rode home the winner Sunday in a weekend sailboat regatta on Fort Gibson Lake. The event was sponsored by the Central States District of the International Lightning Class Assn.
The annual Webb family reunion occurred Sunday at Santa Fe Park with a noon basket dinner and an invocation by Mrs. Robert Beaner of Wichita. Officers for the coming year were Clarence Eastburn president, Mrs. Homer Webb vice president, and Mrs. R. C. Beaner secretary. Next year’s reunion will be June 5 in Wichita. Numerous Webb relatives attended from Wichita Kansas City Iola Stark Chaney and Chanute among others.
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