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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1969
Page
4
Hogs show prices for various weights and grades from 200 to 270 pounds with ranges from 16.50 to 25.00. Cattle include grain fed steers and heifers at 26 to 33 dollars, stockers and calves from 24 to 38, and yearling categories around 24 to 30. Veals top at 37.50, cows and bulls span 13 to 25 dollars, sheep list spring lambs up to 27.75 with ewes and breeding stock priced separately.
In Kansas City, wholesale egg quotes show large eggs 80 percent A 29 to 32 cents per dozen, medium eggs 80 percent A 22 to 26 cents per dozen. Butter remains steady at Grade A 79 cents per pound and Grade A quarter pounds at 8 cents.
The Chicago market shows Wheat No 2 hard yellow at 1.31 and No 2 soft red at 1.26. Corn No 1 yellow 1.28 and No 2 yellow 1.28 with No 3 at 1.26. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 0.63 and Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.68. Soybean oil at 7.55.
The Dow Jones average was up 1.75 at noon to 896.59 after morning gains, with the market showing a mix of higher levels and moderate activity. Early action had the Dow up 4.14 at 10:30 a.m. while gains led losses by roughly 300 issues.
Cattle 3 500 head plus calves 100 and feeders steady with higher bids for some grades. Hogs 5 500 head higher for light to mid weights, sows up to 75 higher. sheep 500 head steady with lambs 25 higher and ewes steady. U.S. livestock markets report for the Kansas City area.
Connie Vance 17 and Malissa Vance 13 of 815 W 2nd were treated for minor cuts and bruises after a 11:30 a.m. collision at Main and Forest. They rode in a 196 Chevrolet driven by John W Vance III 17 of 815 W 2nd which struck a 1968 Chevrolet driven by Marjorie Pierpont 71 of R 3. Pierpont’s car sustained about 400 dollars damage while the Vance car was a total loss.
Instructions urge readers to contact their Tribune by phone or call HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. if the main number cannot be reached. The note provides no additional context or names.
Daily Transcript lists visiting hours 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. with a patient census of 64 adults and pediatrics and two babies. Saturday to Sunday and today entries name numerous patients at the hospital with medical and surgical notes and street addresses in Neosho and surrounding towns.
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Parker at 1902 S Evergreen on Sunday. Police Court actions include Lonnie Minton 19 posting 60 bond for disturbing the peace and discharging firearms. Goldman Smith 37 posting 20 bond for illegal parking and intoxication. Jerry Goff 19, Erie R 3, cited for highway parking and failure to stop at red light.
Sheriff Walter Buerger and deputies rushed a rural Murphy home after a man Anthony Comia threatened to kill himself and his three sons at 4 p.m. A gunfight wounded five including Myers who faces possible paralysis. Comia and a 13 year old son were treated and released. Depty Ferguson also treated. Assault charges will be filed.
Funeral services held for Mrs. Helen Davenport at Pierce Funeral Home Erie following illness. Also noted are memorials for Mrs. Fiona Kennedy and Jessie Berry with burial details and survivors listed, including relatives in Colorado, Missouri, Arkansas, and California.
The Rev and Mrs Dale Sneeringer and Mrs Dinty Wyatt return from a Holy Land tour. Ray Fitzgerald and Tom Morrison spend weekend in Topeka. Senior Chief Petty Officer Robert E Marks visits family before deployment to Iceland and plans to join wife and sons there. A 1954 Chanute High graduate, he has 14 years in the Navy and will practice law. Neosho County cigarette tax share is 9321.78 with Allen 7663.33 Wilson 6812.91 Woodson 2435.97.
Tech. Sgt. Melvin E. Alford, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Alford of 801 W. Chestnut, arrived here Friday night after duty in Korea. He was recalled to active duty with the Air National Guard following the Pueblo incident and was stationed at Kunsan, Korea. He will be deactivated Wednesday and he and his wife reside in Augusta.
Children of Mr and Mrs Ira Dutton 1219 S Evergreen and relatives joined relatives and friends at the Dutton home Sunday for Father's Day. Guests included Mr and Mrs Pete Stockebrand Pittsburg Mrs Gail Dutton Mr and Mrs Kenneth Dutton and Gail Pittsburg Mr and Mrs Joe Cole 1803 S Ashby and Mr and Mrs John Horton 919 N Gram Elliott Powers son of Mrs Eliza Mathews 106 S Denman earned a Juris Doctor degree at Suffolk University June 15 in Boston Mass He and his wife Rosie Newman of Iola and their son Jon reside at Otis Air Force Base.
Richard Hughes, 18, of R 3, was admitted to Neosho Memorial Hospital with a bruised left lung after a mare kicked him Sunday at 8 30 p.m. He is reported in satisfactory condition. The injury occurred at the Hughes home five miles east and two miles south of Chanute while he was playing with the mare and her colt.
A 1954 Ford driven by Linda Noakes and a 1968 Plymouth driven by Richard Cloke collided at the junction of K108 and US59 near Erie Sunday at 9:30 p.m. Sheriff George Neely said Noakes tried to turn left when Cloke passed. Cloke’s car damage was about 350 dollars and Noakes about 100 dollars.
Family night at Colfax Baptist Church is set for Wednesday evening. Activities start with a 5 36 ball game and other entertainment, followed by a covered dish dinner at 7 30 and a brief program. Everyone is invited.
The 11 000 member International Association of Masters Mates and Pilots began a coast wide strike at 12 01 am EDT after contracts expired. Ports from New York to Houston reported ships affected while New Orleans warned oil production could drop 2 percent in July.
Police said vandals cracked windshields and broke garage panes at 1404 S Santa Fe and 1405 S Highland. Harold Bailey reported five windshields from cars behind his home and a 1952 Chevrolet vent window damaged. Paul Haller noted five garage window panes broken and a 1969 Oldsmobile windshield cracked.
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