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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1964
Page
2
AP notes cattle markets with values for cattle calves hogs sheep and cows across grading segments. Prices vary by class including slaughter steers heifers feeders and bulls with ranges for good choice prime and utility grades. Lambs ewes and breeding stock also listed with steady or mixed movements.
U S hogs and cattle prices shown with grades and weights. Hogs range from 8 to 15 dollars per hundredweight across various qualities and weights including sows and bears. Cattle prices cover steers, heifers, calves, and stockers from 11 to 25 dollars per hundredweight with terms like choice, good, and prime across 600 to 900 pound ranges.
AP notes consumer eggs prices paid to producers vary by size with large at 25 to 30 cents, medium 22 to 24, small 18 to 20. Wholesale eggs hold at 31 to 34 cents for large 80 percent eggs and 25 to 27 for mediums 80 percent. Other produce unchanged.
Chicago AP reports live poultry prices remained unchanged in Chicago trading. Trade sources noted steady demand and supply conditions with no carried price movements across standard poultry categories.
Chicago AP reports no wheat or soybean sales. Corn No 1 yellow 1.264, No 2 yellow 1.265. Oats sample grade extra heavy white 62, No 2 extra heavy mixed 63. Wheat up 2 1/2 cents to 1.450. Corn unchanged to 0.5 higher, July 1.22 1/2. Oats unchanged to 4 lower, July 0.61. Rye up 0.5, July 1.24. Soybeans unchanged to 0.5 higher, July 2.477 1/2-4.
A fragmented price list shows Grade A Extra Large eggs at 28 cents, Grade A Large 27, Grade A Medium 22, Grade B Large 25, with current receipts at 22. Cream is 52, 27ers not clearly listed. Roosters at 4 cents per pound, glue hides priced per pound.
Wheat and corn prices list with bids for No 2 and No 3 grades. Soybeans and oats shown with ranges. rye barley and bran as well. The report enumerates car counts and price spans for wheat corn oats rye barley soybeans bran and shorts.
Wall Street in New York continued its rally late in the afternoon as traders stayed active. About 4.5 million shares traded versus 4.16 million on Monday with gains in key stocks from fractional to sizable advances. Corporate bonds were mixed while U.S. government bonds held steady to a touch higher.
Neosho Memorial Hospital listings show admissions and dismissals by name and residence, with wards and services. The page notes several transfers including Gary Manbeck and Gertrude Sizemore, plus admissions today for Raymond Ericson and Julia Ashley, and multiple dismissals and citations.
Kansas City hears My Fair Lady to start the Starlight Theatre season with a two week run from June 22 starring Michael Allinson as Professor Henry Higgins and Dorothy Coulter as Eliza Doolittle, with Dean Dittmann as Eliza's father in the cast.
Larry Phil Thompson son of Mr and Mrs Gus Munroe Thompson 1206 S Grant received a bachelor of science degree in speech from Emerson College Boston on Sunday A Chanute High School graduate he attended Chanute Junior College and Ottawa University While at Emerson he was active in radio work the singing choir debate club college honor society athletic association basketball sailing club theater and speech organizations and Phi Alpha Tau fraternity.
Patricia Jean Niver Rt. and Charles F. Forsyth Jr. of Erie were among 210 prospective students at the 1964 KU Preview in Lawrence, held Monday and Tuesday.
Susan Kay Griffiths, daughter of Mr and Mrs R W Griffiths of 711 S Western, a KU junior, is among the 153 students named on the spring honor roll.
Barbara Jones of Wichita spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Howard Bailey Mr and Mrs Fred Hummer and Larry Thayer. A hamburger fry occurred Sunday at the home of Glenn Hummer with Lori and Fred at 416 N Kansas. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harold Heilman and children Ronnie and Betty Thayer.
Sherianne Jennings received her wings as a TVA hostess on May 14. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Jennings, former Chanute residents now in Kansas City, with a resident base in New York City.
Mrs Agnes Zimmerman of 1003 West Main returns from a two week vacation with her daughter and family Mr and Mrs Earl Proctor of Mulvane. They visited San Diego Orange and Lakewood in California Las Vegas Nevada and the Grand Canyon during their trip.
Mrs Charles Webb of Lodi California visits her sons Cecil Webb R J and Howard Webb at 1715 S Edith and her brother John Horton of 919 N Grant along with other relatives and friends A basket dinner will be held in her honor at Highland Park Sunday friends and relatives invited Mmes David McCune Howard Jester Milo Johnson Bert Farmer Felix Bouray Howard Jenkins Burl OConnor Harry
Scout Troop 25 met in the Zion Lutheran Church education building with Eddie Mueller as senior patrol leader opening the meeting. They discussed the next campout and summer camp starting July 5. Semaphore practice and pass-ups were held outdoors, followed by a trip to the ice cream store. Closing was led by Scoutmaster Larry Webber.
A Frontenac Kansas-born singer has become a well known Broadway performer. He began his professional career in 1951 as a member of the singing chorus at Swope Park theater.
Cars driven by Charlene J. Binnion Savenburg R. and Raymond R. Friederich 923 S Central were in a minor accident at Main and Lincoln about 5:30 p.m. yesterday. Police said the Friederich 1960 Dodge sustained damage to the right front fender and door.
Craig Wood of 715 North Evergreen was discharged from Allen County Hospital Iola on Monday after undergoing surgery.
Dennis Schultz reported to police that a hydraulic jack was missing from his truck at 1802 S. Ash by and he believes it was stolen. The brief police report notes the suspected theft and location.
Chellis Davis of Chanute was arrested at 3 25 a.m. on a charge of intoxication. He had another similar arrest Saturday night and was released yesterday after a $15 police court fine. Hearing not yet set. he is held pending disposition.
Jack Alden Coffey chief of standards branch air traffic service FAA Washington died June 3 in Oklahoma City while attending a refresher course. Interment with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery June 8. Survivors include wife Hazel Carnahan Coffey and two sons James Alden and Thomas Michael. Family resided in Vienna Virginia.
Total carloads moved over Santa Fe System lines for the week ending June 13, 1964 were 35,850, down from 36,214 in the same week a year earlier. On line loadings were 24,122, compared with 24,711 for the prior year.
Charlie Shepard a longtime oil field worker died at Neosho Memorial Hospital about 3:40 PM after a heart attack. Born March 16, 1892 in Arkansas he lived near Chanute after moving to Kansas as a boy. He was a former owner of Shepard Feed and Produce, Elks member, and survived by his widow Etta Mannen, a daughter Gwenda Blazer in California, a stepdaughter Flossie Gonder in Massachusetts, and several siblings grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral 2 PM Friday at Roy S. Gibson Funeral Home with burial in Elmwood Cemetery.
Laura Ann Shevlin infant daughter of Mr and Mrs John Shevlin Jr Topeka died at birth yesterday at St Francis Hospital Topeka Survived by parents a sister Brenda Ann paternal grandparents John Shevlin Sr Lawrence Mass maternal grandparents Wayne Berthot and Mrs A F Berthot great grandmother Mrs A F Berthot Linda Marie preceded in death Harry J Shanar died after brief illness at Neosho Memorial Hospital Born April 19 1895 Knox Pa moved to Chanute in 1903
Responding week last year. Cars received from connections to taled 11,728 compared with 11,503 for the same week a year ago. Santa Fe handled a total of 30,399 carloads in the preceding week of this year.
Dr. Roland Swaim of Kansas State University reports 233 beginning teachers placed this year. Local hires include Charlotte Olson of Chanute to teach at St. Francis, Henry Payne of Buffalo to Altamont, and Norman Trichler of Yates Center to Salina.
Roseberry service for former Erie resident Mrs Ma bel Berry Roseberry will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pierce Funeral Home Erie conducted by Rev. Glenn Crosby of Erie Christian Church. Burial follows at East Hill Cemetery Erie.
Mrs Heinze hosted a breakfast for Electa Club at nine o clock Monday. Mrs Willis spoke on her Rainbow for Girls trip to Wichita and Mrs Williams on Topeka Girls State. Fourteen members answered roll call. Next meeting set as a 6:30 p.m. picnic July 20 at Santa Fe Park north shelter with past matrons and patrons and spouses as guests.
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