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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1968
Page
4
AP dispatch from Kansas City notes cattle supply weak with no calves tested. Hog weights 200 to 290 pounds range 19.00 to 21.00 per hundredweight, with sows steady. Sheep and prime spring lambs hold at 27.50 to 28.00.
AP reports wholesale egg prices in Kansas City with large eggs at 27 to 32 cents per dozen and butter unchanged at 77 cents per pound for grade A.
Chicago onion and egg pricing totals show butter at 98 score AA and 92 A with 66 and 63 percent returns. Egg whites and varieties list 90 percent or better with standards 26 checks 18. Car numbers and assorted codes accompany the figures in this brief market rundown.
Chicago AP reports grain quotes with Wheat No. 2 hard 1.35n and No. 2 soft red 1.29n, Corn No. 2 yellow 1.16, No. 4 yellow 1.13, Oats No. 2 extra heavy white 77n, Soybeans No. 1 yellow 2.73 2en and No. 2 yellow 2.73, Soybean oil 7.85n.
Daily Transcript lists visiting hours from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. with a patient census of 55 adults and several named cases. Notable admissions include Gertulde McClain and Mrs Wayie Goyette among medicals, while dismissals cover Mrs Marvin Elrod and others. A fire run is reported at Main and Santa Fe with minor damage to a 1957 Chevrolet.
Rep. Bob Dole campaigns for the Republican Senate nomination visiting Humboldt at 10:30 a m for a coffee in the National Bank hospitality room. He will then speak in Chanute at noon and proceed to Girard from there.
A 1962 Buick stolen from Independence was found by highway patrol about 11:30 pm three-fourths mile south of the US 169 curve east of Earlton. The radiator and motor were hot, suggesting occupants were nearby. Volunteers and the Neosho County sheriff's office aided search. no one was located.
The stock market calmed after a record day as early losses were trimmed. By noon the Dow Jones average stood at 912.36, down 1.50, after dipping as much as 4.03. Some scattered stocks firmed and posted gains.
Mrs Lulu Drummond 81 of Parsons mother of John Drummond 520 W Main died yesterday at Labette County Medical Center Parsons. The funeral will be at 2 30 p m Saturday in Blossom Funeral Home Parsons.
TOPEKA AP Governor Docking appoints Gale Moss El Dorado attorney and former Kansas Turnpike Authority general manager to the State Highway Commission Moss a Republican helped develop a highway expansion program later sent to the 1968 legislature but rejected by lawmakers
Airman First Class Wayne D Washburn arrives for duty at Richards-Gebaur AFB Missouri assigned to a unit of the Aerospace Defense Command He previously served at Cam Ranh Bay AB Vietnam He is the son of Mr and Mrs Herbert E Washburn and a 1965 Chanute Senior High School graduate.
Police report a backing car driven by Barbara Stone age 27 of Buffalo R 1 collided with a parked 1964 Chevrolet owned by Robert L. Henderson of Humboldt. Damage listed at 15 to the Henderson left front fender and 25 to Stone right rear fender.
Mrs. Dean Hibbs reports at 7 05 a m someone let air from all four tires of her car. The public library hosts a children's story hour Saturday from 10 30 to 11 00 featuring The Wise Little Girl. Albert and Mrs Tuttle return from San Jose where they visited relatives including Frank Tuttle whose father celebrated his 100th birthday Memorial Day.
The Chanute Recreation Commission outlines summer programs including youth bowling leagues at Sportsman's Bowl and Bowl Mor Lanes with trophies and a finish party. An adult band rehearses two hours weekly under Stan Purvis. Water safety aide classes run Monday to Friday at the city pool. Summer gym activities shift to a father and son format to boost participation.
The city planning commission approved rezoning part of the VFW tract at 1700 W Main from B-1 to B-2 to align with the rest of the parcel. They set a special meeting for next Thursday to discuss sharing drainage project costs east of US169 at the north city limits and kept July 8 for the next regular meeting while canceling June 24.
Jaycee Wives met with Mrs Cliff Broeder at 502 S Steuben Thursday night with Mrs David Ports as co host. A salad supper preceded the business meeting led by Mrs Ron Nichol son. Cliff Broeder outlined plans for the Jaycees inaugural ball on June 29. Fifteen members attended. Mrs Barry Adams and Mrs Kent Notestine will co host the July 11 meeting.
The American Legion Auxiliary held a covered dish dinner and meeting Thursday night in the Memorial Building. Mrs. Kenneth Cumings led the session as a memorial for Mrs. Flora Rowson was read and the charter draped in her memory.
WSCS circles of the First United Methodist Church met in members homes on Wednesday. Mary Circle gathered with Mrs Larry McCune, and Rachael Circle met at Mrs Buford Fishers with nineteen members and a guest. Esther Circle met at Mrs Milo Johnson with twelve members and several hostesses. Orpah Circle met at Mrs Edwin Cathers with twelve members and a lesson by Mrs Dean Foster. Kathy Brenton guest from Great Bend attended one circle gathering.
Sorghum Valley Grange met in Grange hall with E W Maxwell presiding. Plans for an ice cream social on July 15 were discussed and Wilson county candidates for public office were guests. Fathers Day and Flag Day were topics of the lecturer's program. Pot luck refreshments followed. Next meeting set for July 10 at 8 p m.
The hostess served refreshments with help from Mrs. Frank Burtle and co chair man Mrs. J. O. Purviance. The circle will not meet during July and August.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff roles and subscription prices for local and outside trade areas including Neosho, Allen, Wilson and Woodson counties. It notes A P affiliation and carrier and mail options with annual and quarterly rates.
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