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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1955
Page
2
A special meeting of the Ladies auxiliary of Carpenters Local 637 is planned for Thursday at 8 p.m. in Carpenters hall 803 S Malcolm with important business and refreshments of toffee and cake.
The funeral service for Mrs. James Rutherford of Tulsa and former Connie Sue Conway of Chanute was conducted Tuesday at Wilson Johnson chapel. Officiating was Rev Frederick H Pralle of Zion Lutheran Church. The Les Demoiselles club attended. bearers included Lawrence Childers Dale Casebolt Morris Ellis John Adelgren Lester Allen and John Harris. Burial followed at Memorial Park cemetery.
Stock market took a broad advance led by railroad shares in a late session rally. Investors pushed prices higher across several sectors as transportation stocks rallied and buying interest returned.
Otis Morley's power mower ran loose across Crain highway as a motorist narrowly avoided a collision. Morley recalled the incident with annoyance while bystanders honked in response. The remark about four pounds of potatoes to make a pound of chips is noted.
Kansas City reports cattle steady with strongest demand for good to choice steers and heifers, hogs uneven and mostly lower, with lighter weights and sows seeing declines. Parson’s market notes show mixed cattle and hog prices, while grain futures in Chicago edge mixed as July futures near flat.
Oats and rye show minor moves with oats down and rye steady. Soybeans fall about 14 to 14.5 cents. Butter prices steady with various grade quotes. Eggs steady with mixed quality levels and rising receipts. Live poultry mostly steady with prices for heavy hens to caponettes. Kansas City reports eggs unclassified with current receipts and unchanged butter and poultry prices.
Science Hill residents and relatives from Chanute Coffeyville Miami Oklahoma and Kansas City gathered for dinners and visits over the weekend. Norton hospital patient John Van Leeuwen received a health update as extended family circulated between Wichita Colwich and local towns.
Mrs Harold Giese went into labor at a hospital delivery room in Lake Zurich while her husband fainted striking his head on a tile floor. He sustained a brain concussion and was hospitalized. In 1953 Japan produced 302 full length motion pictures, 58 fewer than the United States.
A senior recounts choosing Chanute Junior College for low tuition, transferable credits, and intimate class sizes. She notes the school’s economical fees, low book costs, and strong faculty support, promising future study there. Also listed are local dismissals births traffic citations and Allen and Neosho County deeds and property transfers.
Speaker Rayburn announced expectation that Congress will enact legislation this year to free natural gas producers from federal regulation with presidential backing. Rep. Harrison leads the bill aligned with cabinet recommendations. the measure would strip the Federal Power Commission of price-fixing authority for gas sold to interstate pipelines, fueling a tight House floor fight between the Southwest producers and Eastern Midwest consuming cities.
Daily Transcript lists admittances for Tuesday including Mrs Thresa Morris of 210 W Mulberry surgical Mrs Merle Bohlander of Pampa Texas surgical Earl Oliver of 108 S Wilson medical Mary Lou Turner 817 N Garfield medical J T Fogleman Thayer medical and Martin Fogel R 3 medical Dismissals include Joe Ziller of 601 S Steuben and Mrs James.
Pratt Kansas sheriff says 23 year old John Hembree admitted participation in the attempted kidnapping of 15 year old Miss Jane Adams near Pratt. Hembree was returned from Lawrence where arrested yesterday and will be arraigned on kidnapping charges. He and Michael A. escort Mounts both were described as awfully drunk at the time.
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