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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1968
Page
2
AP reports steady cattle with 1 000 head cattle and 25 calves. Steers high good and choice 25.50 to 27.00, heifers 24.50 to 26.00. Hog lots 3 500 with various weights at 19.00 to 21.50. Sheep 200 with spring lambs 26.00 to 27.00 and ewes around 4.00 to 5.00.
Chicago AP bulletin lists butter scores AA 66 and A 66 with other grades B 62 and C 62. Egg prices report per cent grades with whites at 30, mediums 23, standards 25, checks 18. Live poultry roasters quoted 24 to 26 2 and special fed white rock fryers 202 to 22.
Chicago price notes list wheat No 2 hard 1.32n and No 2 soft red 1.26n, corn No 2 yellow 1.12%4n, oats No 2 extra heavy white 75 in, soybeans No 1 yellow 2.67 2n, soybean oil 7.55n.
Detailed prices for hogs, cattle, veal, cows, bulls and sheep by weight and grade. Listings include parsons hogs across weight ranges, grain fed steers and heifers, stocker and feeder calves, veals prime to plain, cows utility to shelly, bulls commercial to breeding, and sheep finished lambs to cull ewes with price ranges.
Ra mon Blanco 75 fights to save an old maple tree near Route 32 on his 200 year old residence after he says the tree saved his life when a car struck it. He refuses to move and sits with his wife under the tree while officials decide.
Kansas districts in 14 counties lose 5.9 million in state aid due to income factor in the economic index. Neal Arnold of the School Boards Association notes Johnson, Sedgwick, Wyandotte, Shawnee and Leavenworth counties face largest reductions, with specific figures listed and smaller cuts in other counties.
Police found no one at the North Lafayette address after a 1:30 a.m. prowler report. Yard attendees included Neil Nelson and Charles Reaves families from R. 1, for the wedding of Marlysue Esping to Larry Reed at Bethany Lutheran Church. Cindy Reaves served as flower girl. Judy Johnson and Lana Toon visited Six Flags over Texas over the weekend.
Hulda Parler OES chapter held a Tuesday meeting with Mrs. Jack Groves presiding. Ruth Caldwell and Joan VanCleave attended as distinguished guests, along with visiting matrons from Iola Humboldt Yates Center Coffeyville Thayer Erie and Sunflower chapters. A petition for affiliation was received and a reception followed with gifts and a punch bowl hosted by Mrs. A B Chauncey and Mrs John Groves.
Atlanta couple announces engagement of Rebecca Ann Rowley to Donald T. Baughn daughter of Cecil H. Rowley and Mr and Mrs B T Baughn. Rowley attended West Georgia College DeKalb College works at First National Bank of Atlanta. Baughn graduate of The Citadel will enter Air Force as second lieutenant this fall. Wedding set for August 24 at Peachtree Baptist Church Atlanta.
Tonight and Thursday show a mix of youth, adult and sport events at Royster Jr High Central Park Highland Park and several diamonds including Donaldson IGA EUB and Safari Golf Course. Activities include baseball slo pitch girls band fine arts baton twirling and water safety pool lessons with times from 6 to 9 pm and later.
The Yates Center American Legion baseball team lost 4 to 3 to Coffeyville in the semi finals of an Invitational Tournament in Neadeska. Driver education in Yates Center enrolls 42 students with Galen Rogers as instructor. A 4H show planning meeting selects a circus theme for the July 13 public revue with committees named. Local social notes cover visits, farm weather, and a New York Valley Church homecoming with address and speakers.
A county district court jury in Overland Park awarded $50,000 to an Overland Park couple in a case involving a Cincinnati based drug store chain. Stella V. Myers received $45,000 for emotional distress after being accused of dishonesty as a cashier by the firm and a store detective. Her husband Lewis C. Myers was awarded $5,000 for loss of companionship.
Daily Transcript reports visiting hours from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. A census lists 49 adults and pediatrics with three babies. Tuesday admissions include Ernest Swanson Savenburg Richard Bailey 115 Western and Mrs Orum Adams. Births note a girl to Mr and Mrs Charles Bresee. Dismissals include Mrs James Treloggen and Mrs Enos Perez among others. City court citations list speeding fines and license issues for multiple drivers with amounts and costs.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff roles including publishers editor and manager. It details subscription rates for mail in and outside trade territory and Chanute post office boxholders, plus carrier rates in Chanute. It notes AP membership and local news republication rights.
June 26 1868 local items list residents with moves and permits. Lonzie King Pittsburg faces penalties over driving without license paying 16 and 3 50 Armwell Henderson Sunflower fined for truck operation outside Ta radius on local registration entries show various ownership changes and a building permit issued for Glen Taylor shop addition to a garage at 219 West Elm costing 1000 dollars.
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