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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1968
Page
2
Kansas City AP notes cattle around 4000 head with calves steady to higher pricing across classes. Steers 26.25 to 27.25. heifers 26.60 to 25. Heifers and cows show varied ranges, feeder cattle up to 33.00 for calves. Hogs up about 25 with assorted weights and sows rising. sheep per head around 1.00 with spring lambs 26.00 to 27.00 and ewes steady.
Wholesale eggs hold steady with large eggs at 27 to 32 cents per dozen and medium at 19 to 23 cents. Butter unchanged for grade A to 77 cents per pound with quarter-pound blocks at 78 cents.
Chicago AP report shows butter steady with mixed grade price levels and eggs advancing 2 to 1 percent. Live poultry wholesale buying prices remain unchanged with roasters quoted at 24 to 26 cents and white rock fryers at 20 to 21 cents per pound.
Chicago grain quotes show wheat No 2 hard 1.36 percent, No 2 soft red 1.30 percent. Corn No 1 yellow 1.16 percent, No 2 yellow 1.16 percent, No 4 yellow 1.10 percent, No 5 yellow 1.06 to 1.09 percent, sample grade yellow 1.00. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 79 percent. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.732 to 2.74, No 2 yellow 2.74 percent. Soybean oil 8.10.
Parsons Livestock shows varied bids across classes. Cattle grain fed steers and heifers top at U.S. choice prices while stockers, calves, and heifers bid from mid teens to mid twenties. Sheep and lambs bring values from 16 to 26 dollars with feeder lambs and cull categories noted. Breeding bulls and ewes also listed with multiple price ranges.
Price list shows Grade A Extra Large at .22 and Grade A Large at .20. Grade A Medium and Grade B Large appear with varying prices noted as market figures.
The stock market moved higher in a choppy session as the Federal Reserve tightens credit. The Dow rose 1.93 to 916.81 at noon after earlier gains near 3, with about 150 issues advancing on the NYSE while most gains stayed in fractional to around one point. The AP 60 average climbed 4 to 342.5 as industrials gained 1.3, rails 1, and utilities fell 4.
S Sgt Joseph D Waggoner son of Homer and Mrs Waggoner R1 Hawaii earned the 1967 Major General David N W Grant Award for outstanding aeromedical evacuation work as a medical records specialist. He is a Chanute High School graduate who attended Neosho County Junior College.
Obituaries summarize the deaths of Mrs. Frank Fursman Shelby Ind and Stark, Kansas residents James Oscar John, Oscar Mosier, Clyde W Russell, and Morris E McGregor. Funeral details include church services in Stark, Winfield, and Chanute areas, burial plans, and survivor lists. Morbid notices reference local cemeteries, Masonic rites, and church affiliations with Johnson Mortuary, Morris Memorial Chapel, and Cedar Lodge AF and AM.
A minor accident occurred at 9244 North Santa Fe when Gene Koester backed a 1967 Volkswagen into Eddie Hughes’s 1964 Chevrolet. Vinnie Allison was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital at 11 10 AM after being found ill. Police investigated two California travelers detained briefly en route to Kansas City, with homes listed in Fresno and Pacifico, and checked a Royster Junior High sighting with no one present.
Four Chanute area chamber committees schedule meetings this week. The executive committee met today at noon at the Tioga Hotel. Public relations meets tomorrow at 7 a.m. at Hart's Cafe. Streets and highways meet at 3 p.m. in the chamber office. Ambassadors meet Wednesday at noon at the Orchid Buffet.
Neosho Memorial Hospital lists visiting hours 2 to 4 pm and 6:30 to 8 pm. Census 61 adults and pediatrics with two babies. Admissions and dismissals span Saturday Sunday and today with multiple named patients and addresses. Police court actions include intoxication and running a stop light with bonds posted. a fire run notes smoke from a television set.
A car truck crash occurred at the county road and US 69 intersection about 6 p.m. yesterday five miles south of here. Estimated damage was $600 to the car, with no damage to the truck. The car was a 1964 Ford.
Mrs Harvey Wood was conducted at the First Baptist Church Saturday afternoon by Rev Harold R Tuttle pastor of Lake Avenue Baptist Church Pueblo Colo. Mrs Delbert Tolbert and Cindy Tolbert accompanied by Mrs P L Forslund sang Our Best and How Great Thou Art. Flowers were arranged by Mrs A C Dickinson Mrs Arthur Jackson Mrs Carl Jackson and Mrs E E Lofgren. Bearers were Walter Hartman Dean Geeding Henry Biggs Bill Hornbeck Leon Eastburn and Sidney Olson. Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery. Gibson Koch Chapel was in
E. C. Mitchell, 24, of Wichita and truck driver Joe J. Asebedo, 38, of Parsons were involved in a crash with a 1964 Ford and three other car occupants plus two truck passengers. No injuries were reported. Highway patrol conducted the investigation.
Police arrested Jim Schaffer, R. J, and Robert and Larry Shields in Humboldt on charges of fighting and disturbing the peace after a disturbance at Elm at 10 45 p m Saturday. They were released on 30 bond each with hearings set for 3 30 p m Wednesday. Two more disturbance reports followed after midnight as officers dispersed a group of four at one location and found nothing at the other.
Two people sustained minor injuries in a St. Paul crash. Police reported a collision occurred at an intersection and both drivers were treated at the scene. The incident remains under investigation.
A two vehicle crash Saturday at a county road intersection sent Earl F. Pruitt and Fay Pruitt with minor injuries and John H. Dent with similar cuts. Damage was estimated at about $250 per vehicle. Police logged traffic fatalities and a June 20 count across Kansas.
Coverage reflects Chanute news with community notes, local events, and brief updates. Readers see municipal briefs, school news, and social happenings typical of a mid 1960s Kansas newspaper page.
Cedar Lodge No 103 will meet in special communication on Tuesday June 11 at 130 PM to confer last at 200 PM. W M Vernon L Defebaugh and Jay T Klinginsmith will preside over the session.
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