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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1962
Page
2
Kansas City reports show cattle prices steady to down with limited demand for slaughter steers and heifers. Hogs trade weaker with barrows and gilts down 25 to 50, sows down 1 percent, while oats and sheep remain largely untraded amid uncertain market activity.
Consumer eggs show large A 23 to 29 cents and 21 to 23 cents for unclassified and 21 to 23. Wholesale large eggs at 80 percent A 26 to 28 cents. medium 80 percent A 22 to 23 cents. Missouri Arkansas live fryers and broilers quoted at farm 13 and plant delivery 139 to 141 cents.
Chicago report shows butter hold steady with AA 93 score at 57 and other grades near 57 while eggs stay steady to lower. Listings include multiple item codes such as 92 A 57 90 B 542 and 89 C 53 with varied percentages for white, mixed, and standard grades and dirties.
Chicago prices show May wheat higher while corn oats and soybeans slide on opening trading. July wheat at 2.14 per bushel, corn down to 1.11, oats down to 0.66, soybeans around 2.40. No sales reported for wheat oats or soybeans. Corn yellow 1.09. feed and barley prices listed.
A list details eggs by grade and size with prices and current receipts. It notes extra large grade A eggs at 24 cents, medium grade A at 21, grade B at 20, and breakers at 20. It also lists hens 5 pounds and up as 4, and hides priced at 10 cents per pound for under 30 pounds or $3 each for over 30 pounds.
Admissions and dismissals listed for Thursday and today with names and addresses. Births noted for a girl and a boy to Jose Schultz and Denny Petty. Police citations, bonds posted, building permits issued, recent moves and address changes also recorded.
Police report a non injury collision at the Lincoln and 4th intersection about 10 30 this morning. Leo Rausch 40 of 517 N Santa Fe and Alice Pankratz of 518 S Evergreen were the drivers. Rausch northbound on Lincoln and Pankratz eastbound on 4th. front of the Mercury was damaged and damage estimate unavailable.
Wall Street in New York ended lower after a brisk start as trading slowed late afternoon. Volume was about 5.5 million shares versus 4.56 million on Thursday. Most major stocks fell by fractions to a point, while a few issues edged higher.
Martin J. Roberts, 76, of 1018 S. Washington, died after a nine week illness. Born November 25, 1885 in Wilgon county, he lived in Leanna, Moran, Chanute, and finally moved to Tulsa. Survivors include his wife Etta Moody Roberts, a son Ralph Roberts of Tulsa, a daughter, three grandchildren, and two sisters and two brothers. Funeral Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Leanna church with Rev. Bob Young presiding. burial in Leanna cemetery. Roy S. Gibson Funeral Home in charge.
District office at Pittsburg releases a three month calendar for Social Security representatives touring Chanute Erie Humboldt Yates Center and surrounding areas with dates across July through September. Local offices at Memorial Building city clerks and district court rooms host at 10 am.
Three personnel changes in the Kansas City regional office of the General Service Administration follow an inquiry into complaints about electrical contractor work on government contracts in Minneapolis and St. Paul. No wrongdoing found. reassignments cited as in the agency’s best interest. no punitive actions.
A Wichita teenage quartet named the Royals Quartet will headline a youth rally at 7:45 p.m. at the Church of God at Fourth and Kansas. The group will also sing at morning services and a Sunday afternoon singspiration. Church pastor Rev. Joe Bailey says other gospel singers are planned for the Sunday program. Members include a University of Wichita sophomore and Augusta High School student, with the other two employed in Wichita.
Chancellor Adenauer and U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk reported full agreement on Berlin and all mutual U S West German interests after a private 70 minute meeting. They said their thoughts and aims coincide and spoke of a frank confidential talk. Rusk noted discussions with Schroeder would continue, with no concession on Berlin terms.
A federal grand jury in El Paso returned a 29 count indictment charging Billie Sol Estes and three others with mail fraud and conspiracy across states. The case centers on fertilizer tanks and related equipment sold with future delivery promises while tanks allegedly never existed. Hope for creditors to recover assets hinges on reorganizing the businesses or possible bankruptcy proceedings. U S Attorney Kennedy cited improved information backing the indictment as Texas authorities prepare broader inquiries.
A contract agreement ending an eight day cooling off period was announced in San Francisco. The tentative pact, valid to June 15 1965, includes a 2 percent wage increase effective Oct 1, longer paid vacations from three to five days monthly, and a pension rise from 125 to 150 dollars. Representatives will seek member approvals.
In a Kansas City federal trial against Philip Morris, Dr. Kenneth D. Devine of the Mayo Clinic testified that smoking is medically probable as a cancer cause for John T. Ross. Ross, a former Better Business Bureau employee, claims long term cigarette use led to throat cancer and his voice box removal. The deposition was read during a weeks-long case with a three day weekend ahead.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower is expected to criticize the Kennedy administration's domestic program at a two-floor hotel fundraiser in Washington. About 3,000 seats sold at $100 each, benefiting GOP efforts to reclaim House and Senate. The event precedes a June 30 Gettysburg meeting to form an all Republican conference.
Police in Morris Township investigate the bludgeon slayings of Margaret Kennedy 16 and Noreen Buckley 17, found off a wooded road near Morris Town after being reported missing Wednesday. An 18-year-old acquaintance was questioned and released after a lie detector test. a tire iron was located nearby.
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