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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1962
Page
2
In Kansas City cattle prices mixed with calves and cows lower to unchanged, slaughter steers and heifers steady to 25 lower for some categories, hogs steady to higher for sows, lambs steady with ewes weaker. Chicago reports no wheat corn or soy sales, oats notables and barley pricing ranges listed.
The report lists prices for hogs cattle and sheep with various grades and weights. Hogs range from 9.00 to 18.25 per hundredweight, cattle show steady trend with steers and heifers at 22 to 26 dollars, calves and stockers colored by weight and quality, sheep noted with higher bids for genuine spring lambs and related births and removals. Public names and addresses appear in the purchases and consignments.
AP notes steady to slightly higher bids across grain futures and cash markets. Wheat quotes for No 2 hardness range around 2.32 with mixed grades near 2.15 to 2.32. corn mostly unchanged to down, soybeans around 2.43 to 2.48. oats minimal activity. Futures closed with minor gains and losses, Jul at about 2.15 and Sep near 2.17.
The Dow edged lower as blue chips drifted down one to two points with volume around 3.4 million shares. U.S. Steel and Du Pont fell more than two points, while Ford and Goodrich slipped roughly a point. A discouraging mood and cautious economic outlook accompanied the losses.
Neosho Memorial Hospital reported admissions on Tuesday for Arthur J. Nelson Maude Curtis Ver nie Steele and Walter Poor from local addresses. Dismissals included Mrs. Harry Steeves Jr and others. A birth noted for Mr. and Mrs. Gale Bogle produced a boy. Admissions today include Susan Schmitt and Mrs. Dale McKinsey with surgery and medical cases.
Kansas City dispatch reports consumer eggs wholesale eggs and poultry and butter all unchanged. The AP notes stable prices across primary egg and related commodity categories with no market shifts indicated.
AP reports Chicago markets show butter and eggs unchanged. Live poultry prices mixed with roasters at 22 to 23 cents, Plymouth Rock fryers 18 to 19 cents, hens around 18 cents, indicating a stable but varied poultry trade.
A fragmented market notice lists egg grades with prices for extra large and large, plus grade B large, cream products, and hens. It also notes receipts, cream quality, and hides pricing by weight, indicating a broad sale or auction context and monetary amounts under 30 pounds and over 30 pounds.
In Cologne area Germany four F104 Starfighters in a tight rehearsal crash after a box formation collision killing three West German air force pilots and American Capt. Jon G. Speer 29 of Los Angeles, an Air Force instructor set to receive the Air Medal.
Senate investigators focus on alleged ties between underworld figures and entertainers unions as teen prostitutes are cited in Florida honky tonks. Witnesses include Daniel Sullivan of the Miami Crime Commission and Florida Liquor Licensing Board officials.
Walter L. Dupuy 68 of Kansas City Kansas, a former Chanute resident and Santa Fe Railroad conductor for 46 years, died of a heart attack at home.Also Olen Solomon 57 of 1104 West Main died of a heart attack. funeral set at Johnson Memorial. John Halbert Eddy, 61, former Chanute resident, died at Osawatomie state hospital after 15 years illness. Funeral arrangements pending. A funeral service for Mrs Lawrence Legge was held at Grace Episcopal Church with burial at Memorial Park. Olaf Millard Howerton funeral service held at Ralston Hutston Funeral Home Moran. burial in Swedish cemetery near Savonburg.
A handtooled leather billfold with initials VCB was found by Martin Tractor Co and turned over to police. Edward Denny Williams earned honorable mention at the College of Emporia for the second semester, with a May be required grade average between 2.0 and 2.49. Police escorted a car bringing 11 year old Joe Mahoney Jr. to Neosho Memorial Hospital after a power mower accident left his ankle and lower leg severely cut. Kansas Veterans quota official Donald L. Phillips will visit Chanute to discuss veterans disability claims, meeting the first and third Mondays each month, contact through the Chamber of Commerce or the Tribune phone.
New York AP report notes a pending steel labor contract adds about 2 dollars per ton from July 1 and could trigger selective price increases by September amid orders at about 50 percent capacity. The Iron Age warns of potential local disruption due to security provisions, transfers, minimum weeks and flexible vacation plans.
Natasha Matson Fife of Wichita captured medal honors with a 34 39 73 one under par at the Topeka Country Club. Jean Ashley of Chanute, defending champion and 1955 titlist, was runner up with 40 38 78 as top 32 advanced to match play.
Erie city clerk Harvey Steele and wife have returned from a week in Colorado resorts and will spend a second week at home with granddaughter Paula Beard of Dillwyn visiting. Connie Ermey assists in the clerk's office during Steele's absence. A Father’s Day supper honors Roy Culbertson hosted by his daughter Mrs. Eldon Cox. Numerous relatives and friends attend across Erie and nearby towns.
A Lockport high school marching band directed by Ernest Caneva won the national high school contest in Mason City Iowa. They received $10,000 in musical instruments, a 10 day tour of major cities and an appearance on Arthur Godfrey TV show. Bands from Dodge City Kansas and Jefferson City Missouri also competed.
Chanute Tribune reports short items from June 20, 1962. Local neighbors, events, and community notes fill Page 2 with brief updates and notices.
Rep. J. Floyd Breeding of Kansas comments on the sugar bill in Washington. The AP report notes his statements Tuesday as the measure moves through Congress. Details of his stance and potential implications for policy remain under consideration.
The magazine notes inventory liquidations should be past and an upturn in steel orders and production may be underway. The short-term outlook is poor. It predicts a 10 percent production drop in July and an August auto market buying resurgence is unlikely to meet expectations.
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