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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1958
Page
2
Santa Fe carloadings for the week ending June 14 rose to 26 726 from 25 430 a year ago. Other stats show 10 531 cars from connections versus 11 598 last year and total moves at 37 257 up from 37 028. Births visits and local meetings populate the page alongside minor criminal and traffic incidents.
Ira F Stauffer 56 died at 615 am today in St Luke s Hospital Kansas City after three months illness He started K and S Oil Co in Coffeyville and moved from Chanute 18 years ago Born June 25 1901 in Woods County He married Juanita Knapp June 27 1936 in Chanute Surviving wife two sisters in Englewood Colorado and Coffeyville Parents in law Mr and Mrs A Knapp Funeral services in Coffeyville with arrangements by Johnson Mortuary burial in Green Lawn Memorial Park Chanute He was a member of the Coffeyville Methodist Church Masonic Lodge and Fort Scott Consistory
Market advances amid active trading sessions as stocks push to another 1958 high. Livestock prices move higher with hogs mostly steady and cattle showing broad strength across grades. Wheat, corn, and soy markets hold mixed while Chicago produce holds steady on steady butter and eggs.
AP latest cattle and hog market report from Kansas City shows calves and slaughter steers up to 27.50 per cwt while heifers rise to 27.00. Cows and bulls steady to strong with vealers robust. Hog prices mixed with barrows and gilts near 23.25 to 23.75 for 190 to 240 pounds. Sheep slaughter lambs steady with rail shipments detailing spring lamb prices around 24.00 to 24.50 for 80 to 195 pounds.
Market figures for corn soybeans and wheat with varying grades and prices. Public court actions list traffic speeding fines and building permit applications. Notable moves include several residents changing addresses and many home improvements proposed with estimated costs.
Daily Transcript lists hospital admittances to Neosho Memorial and dismissals Monday. Births include a girl to Mr and Mrs David Watson at Lola. Traffic citations issued for speeding in Iola and other offenses with bonds posted. Names include Ed gar Starliper Elsmore and Larry Romine among many others.
Fire department responded to Myrtle Nelson at 704 S. Evergreen around 12 35 p m today to a reported TV set fire with slight interior damage.
Prime Minister Macmillan postponed his Cyprus policy statement for 48 hours at NATO’s request. The alliance, split over the British island between Greece and Turkey, sought to avoid escalating tensions before the formal address in Parliament. Paul-Henri Spaak, NATO secretary general, conveyed the request.
In Trinidad, West Indies, villagers spread harvested rice along roadways to dry under the sun. The practice signals the harvest cycle and local grain preparation as families work to process the yield.
Governor Handley asked Ezra Benson to declare Indiana a flood disaster area to unlock federal loans for flood rehabilitation. The request cites flood damage reports and follows crests in the Wabash River, with 400 to 500 homes affected around Terre Haute and West Terre Haute.
Kansas City AP Ten or more cities are in the running for the proposed Agricultural Hall of Fame with bids likely from Hannibal Missouri Fort Atkinson Wisconsin Lincoln Nebraska Nebraska City Nebraska Hancock Michigan Kansas City Missouri and Kansas City Kansas Elk River Minnesota Trimble Missouri and Oklahoma City where the Cowboy Hall of Fame is under construction.
Atty. Gen. John Anderson says the county superintendent of public instruction can appoint the new Lenigh Kansas high school board after the district voted to close the high school next year. A $10,000 building is nearing completion.
AP reports the Soviet Communist Party Central Committee opened an urgent Moscow session. Top issues include Khrushchev decree effects on decentralizing industry and transferring tractor stations to collectives. Khrushchev’s leadership is questioned as a summit conference remains elusive.
New York department store offers vicuna coats as a feature of the Sherman Adams Bernard Goldfine investigation. Coats go on sale today at the store and related venues. The item highlights a high end fashion connection to the ongoing inquiry.
An advertisement for R. A. Macy's touts a coat priced at 299 dollars, claiming a usual price of 599 dollars. It notes that producing one coat requires the shear of about 1,200 Peruvian goats.
Dominican Lt. Gen. Rafael Trujillo Jr. arrived in Los Angeles in a private railroad car for a 13 day stay before sailing home on his family’s 350 foot yacht. He said no plans to see Kim Novak during the visit.
The article notes Trujillo at Leavenworth studying with the Army's Command and General Staff School. He did not graduate, only earning a certificate of attendance. Miss Gabor plans a Hollywood party on Trujillo's yacht in her honor while she tours in a cast. He intends to visit Gabor despite the outcome of his studies.
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