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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1963
Page
2
AP reports cattle 350 with no calves and high choice steers at 22.85. Hogs 2,200 with barrows gilts and sows up to 25 higher. 1-3 190-250 lb barrows gilts 17.00-17.50 and 275-400 lb sows 13.75-14.75. Sheep none due to low count.
Chicago AP reports butter prices steady while eggs move up with improved grade A whites at 29 1/2 to 29 3/4 cents, mixed 29 1/2, mediums 25 1/2, standards 27 1/2, dirties 25, checks 24.
Chicago AP notes no wheat sales. Corn No 2 yellow at 1.31 to 1.32 dollars per bushel, No 4 yellow at 1.294, sample grade yellow 1.20. Oats No 1 extra heavy white 74. Soybeans No 2 yellow 2.67. Soybean oil price not readable.
Wheat futures closed unchanged to slightly higher as Kansas City prices held steady across grades No 2 hard red and No 3 types. Corn and soybeans weakened slightly with No 2 yellow and mixed, No 2 white and soybeans quoted around 2.54 to 2.61 per bushel. Prices for other grains and byproducts were largely unchanged or listed in narrow ranges.
Wall Street in New York traded mixed in late afternoon trading as tobacco stocks edged higher while overall volume stayed modest at about 4 million shares, well below Thursday's 4.73 million. Most key stock changes were fractional.
Car wash service offered Saturday June 15 at 1st National Bank parking lot. Cleaned inside and out for $1.50. Free pickup and delivery via HE 1-3050.
Five Arizona banks and officers are sued for 48 million by Hylton Harmon trustee for Coffeyville Loan. Suit seeks triple damages under anti trust laws claiming illegal closure of Arizona Savings and Loan caused 1.6 million loss to Coffeyville firm. Case cites Stanton Elbel agreements and freezer action after 1959 receivership.
The zoning board of appeals approved T. O. Ward of 121 N Lafayette to extend his house to within one foot of the property line, overturning the previous denial due to setback limits. The board secretary was R J Hayes city manager. A public hearing is set for 7 p.m. June 25 for Floyd West Jr.’s similar plan to add to his home closer to the line.
Newseries Mr and Mrs John Thurman Sally Jean and Betty Lou Petro lia spent two weeks in Pensacola Fla with their son and brother S A Charles A Thurman who is with the Naval Air Station there They saw the Fiesta of the Five Flags and the two hour parade They returned home Wednesday Mr and Mrs George Hohnsbehn and Arthur Earl Acme NC and Margaret Hohnsbehn Alton NL were overnight guests of Mrs George Hohnsbehn s sister and family Mr and Mrs Lloyd W Drybread Bill JoAnn and Sharon 316 N Washington They were also dinner guests of Mrs Hohnsbehn s mother and brother Mrs Dorothy L Byers and Art 811 N Garfield also reported to police last night was the theft of some chrome from a car in the C L Fisher Chevrolet parking lot Mrs John Peters R 3 told police someone had dented the trunk of her 1963 Ford and scratched it with a sharp object Local members of the Chanute High School graduating class of 1953 have been asked to meet tonight at 7 o'clock at the home of Nancy Brock 1003 N Kansas to make final plans for the class reunion scheduled for July 6 The reunion chairman is Bob White.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Boman entertain guests at 200 N. Highland: Olen Hillard and family from Tacoma Washington plus Austin Peacock and family from Culver City California.
Dale Cox reported to police that all four hubcaps were stolen from his 1959 Chevrolet yesterday while the car was parked at the inter- (unknown location). The brief note records a theft in LaHarpe with no suspect information provided.
An attorney for two convicted killers said he will file an appeal for George Ronald York and James Douglas Latham, slated for execution for the Otto Ziegler slaying near Oakley, Kansas, on June 9, 1961. The appeal seeks a stay of execution and raises claims of lack of counsel at a preliminary hearing and prejudicial trial remarks. The case will be reviewed by the 10th Circuit in Denver, with further filings to follow.
Dudley Beaman foster son of Mr and Mrs P W Beaman Independence died in Chatsworth California after living in Savonburg area most of his life He married Vera Lee Bangs of Savonburg Funeral Monday at Noble Chapel Island Alexander California Rev Edward A Pauli service Saturday at 10 Evangelical United Brethren Church Bern service 2 30 pm Burial in Bern cemetery Contributions to Pauli Memorial Fund may be sent to Marion Shike at Home Savings Association Roy S Gibson Funeral Home handles arrangements
Two Chanute women Audrey Head and Connie Bridges were fined one dollar each plus five dollars in court costs after city court found them guilty of fighting. They had been free on fifteen dollar bonds since their arrest last Saturday on a complaint filed by Glennice Willcox who said she was beaten while seated in a car near a cafe north of Chanute around 1 a.m.
A brief notice explains how to reach the Tribune by phone and provides an alternate dial number HE 18400 after a specific time period if the primary contact cannot be reached. The text preserves the historical telephony style and uses period-appropriate phrasing and formatting.
The article notes Ziegler and six others tied to a cross country crime spree in 1961. It identifies York of Jacksonville Florida and Latham of Mauriceville Texas as among the seven alleged participants. The piece frames the case around their alleged deployment across multiple states.
Neosho Memorial Hospital records Thursday show admissions for Mrs. Frank Wiggans Mrs. Russell Fletcher Samuel Alley Mrs Mae Rensing with a mix of medical and surgery needs. Dismissals include Hiram Campbell Mrs Jay Newberry Vernon Brinkmeyer and others with births noted for Stanley Stitt.
The House Appropriations Committee approved a bill totaling 1.851 billion dollars for State Justice and Commerce, the judiciary and the US Information Agency for the next fiscal year. It includes funding for 200 additional FBI agents to fight organized crime, while cutting many agencies except the FBI. The panel criticized the Commerce Department for lavish gifts by its travel service and for spending on insignia.
Humboldt hosts a Scout camping plan for about 18 members at Camp Wilford near Independence, with a June 25 meeting and a July session on the agenda. Earl Kirschner’s funeral draws out-of-town relatives. the community attends school graduation and district meetings.
Lloyd Lee Harsh, 18, an Olathe High School football player, was convicted of second degree murder and assault with intent to kill for the shooting of 17 year old Donna Lee Busby. The assault charge covered the wounding of her fiancé Thomas Thorp, 20, of Endicott Nebraska.
Three Chanute youths aged 16 to 17 were arrested for damaging four parking meters on Evergreen near Main Street. John Hole Jr, Alan Kepley, and Howard E Jenkins face charges of public property destruction and must appear in court next Thursday at 4 pm or post $25 bond each. Police described a pipe wrench used in the vandalism discovered after a midnight report.
Chanute area agriculture and new industry committees press to attract a dehulling alfalfa mill. Ed Zastrow initiated talks three months ago with Cramb and Floyd Littler of Lawrence as Kansas and Texas district managers. Company aims to expand into year round operations. local elevators will supply seed and fertilizer cheaply while field counselors assist farmers. A meeting for area farmers is planned to boost alfalfa acreage next fall.
In the vicinity near Warren Dunes on Lake Michigan Mr and Mrs J A Van Nice attended the annual Santa Fe telegraphers meeting in Ottawa with Chalmers Clark of Ottawa master of ceremonies Other committee members included Joe Littrell of Iola Sam Christerson of Ottawa and telegrapher Worley of Emporia A Smorgasbord dinner was served at an Ottawa restaurant The attendance was reported as 52 Mrs Clarke Works visited Jacksonville Ill to see her daughter and family Stuart Freiburg is recovering with crutches Jeannie Freiburg accompanied Mrs Works home for a visit The family will join her later Mrs Stella Adams hosted Mr and Mrs LaVergne Adams of Cedar Rapids Iowa They later visited Kansas City to see relatives including Joe Adams Parsons Larry Adams of the U S Air Force Mr and Mrs Harold Adams and Mr and Mrs Charles Gorman of Bartlesville who were Sunday visitors
Mrs Claude Moon hosted a picnic supper on the Moon home lawn Tuesday night attended by Mrs Moon Metta Bailey Cecelia Koppers and other members plus visitor Jeannie Freiburg of Jacksonville Ill. Groves Home Demonstration Unit held an all day sewing meeting at Zillah school for Allen County hospital drapes and mending with a covered dish luncheon. Attendees included Mrs R C Wright Harry Massey Will Hoke William Burtch Rodney Woldord Elmer Thomas John Franklin Ed Brinkman and Mrs Walt Middendorf.
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