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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1966
Page
2
U S prices listed for hogs cattle sheep and bulls across weight classes with price ranges for sows boars and stags. Includes grain fed steers and heifers yar lings and feeder calves with varying grades from prime to plain and cull categories.
Kansas City AP reports wholesale egg prices with large eggs at 80 percent A at 35 to 37 per dozen and mediums at 28 to 30 per dozen. Butter remains unchanged with grade A quarter pounds at 77 cents and solid grade A at 76 cents per pound.
Chicago AP notes live poultry prices unchanged to 2 lower with roasters 25 1 2 to 27, special fed White Rock fryers 21 to 23. Butter steady with 93 score AA 66, 92 A 66, 90 B 65 89 C 64. Eggs unsettled with prices 2 to 2 lower and grade A whites 34, mixed 34, mediums 28 1 2, standards 31.
Wheat prices range from 1.92 to 2.16 per bushel across No. 3 to No. 2 dark and red varieties. Corn reports 1.20 to 1.37 for No. 3 & White, with No. 2 Yellow around 1.35. Oats hold at 0.74 to 0.76, Milo maize 2.04 to 2.07, rye 1.19 to 1.24, barley 1.00 to 1.05, soybeans 3.50 to 3.69, sacked bran 40.50 to 41.25, shorts 46.50 to 47.25.
Chicago grain prices show all soybean contracts up 10 cents per bushel limit for the day. Wheat No 2 hard and No 2 red quotes slide, corn climbs to July bids, oats and rye rise modestly as July futures move.
A lightning strike during a thunderstorm touched off a fire at Cities Service Oil Co storage near El Dorado Kansas destroying or damaging six tanks. Flames rose high and several steel tanks exploded while wooden ones burned. about 600 barrels of oil were lost with no injuries reported. The incident occurred six miles west and 142 miles south of El Dorado.
The stock market advance evaporated in moderate trading late this afternoon. Volume for the day was about 5.6 million shares, down from 7.4 million on Friday. Early gains from good business news eroded as the day progressed.
A mother surviving a wrecked plane signalized by search planes over days. A helicopter evacuated her and infant to Longview Washington hospital where the mother awoke groggy and learned her husband Loren was not aboard. The reunion followed.
Multiple minor crashes reported with damage to vehicles in town. Reba Jones’s 1957 Mercury struck a parked 1958 Chevrolet at 1014 S Highland, damage $125 per car. Other incidents involve Mrs Wertz, Mrs Storck, and Crumrine. details include parking lot collision and a wrong way driver.
Lois Erickson and Linda visit relatives in Portland while Susan Kensett heads to Mexico City for a Youth For Understanding program. Chanute cadets Gary Keys and Richard McLaren attend a six week ROTC camp at Fort Knox. Ruby Anderson visits relatives in Emporia and plans to return to Germany where she directs an American school. Local surgeries and social visits round out the week.
Daily Transcript lists hospital activity with Saturday and Sunday admissions and dismissals. Names include Mrs. Phillip Flottman Mrs. Thomas Tenniman Mrs. Arthur Stockebrand and others, plus moves and police court actions in Leavenworth and Leavenworth violations.
Edna Osborn 78 died unexpectedly at her Thayer home Saturday night. Born October 5, 1887 in Fairland Oklahoma she married Claude Osborn in 1902 at Sarcoxie Missouri. She leaves six sons three daughters and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at Robinson Funeral Home Thayer with Rev Jean Minnich officiating. Burial in Thayer Cemetery.
An F105 jet from McConnell Air Force Base crashed during an emergency landing at the former Schilling Air Force Base in Salina. The pilot was alone aboard. the body was recovered from the wreckage as officials withheld identification pending kin notification.
Mrs Frank Carter of 816 West Elm will be admitted to Halstead Hospital on July 5 for surgery scheduled for July 7. Her admission is listed in the hospital notice.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Wolf of Tulsa were weekend guests of Dr. Margaret Wolf Mattie Wolf and John C. Wolf at 317 North Highland.
Two demonstrations occurred in the Kansas City area over the weekend. About 75 youths marched to police headquarters after a dice game was broken up, claiming police treated a woman and her daughter roughly. Mrs. Etta Gant and Janice Gant were arrested for creating a public disturbance. A separate protest at Big Eleven Lake in Kansas City Kansas involved about 40 people chanting.
Chanute Tribune reports local news and brief items for Monday June 27 1966. Includes community notices, school updates, and city happenings from Chanute Kansas with brief notices and notices of events.
About 15 people swam at the lake for 10 minutes though swimming was prohibited. No police were present. Spokesmen for the group urged faster action by the city to provide public swimming pools.
Warner Springs Calif AP The Los Coyotes Indian Reservation opens weekends to campers and picnickers but bans guns bows and arrows. Visitors must enjoy the area peacefully and follow the restrictions.
A brief drugstore advertisement for Poison Ivy and Poison Oak lotion by Casey's Rexall Drugs promising quick relief and drying of poisoned areas. The short copy emphasizes fast action and availability at the Rexall drug store.
Publisher and staff credits listed for a Chanute Kansas newspaper. Rates show subscription prices for in town and out of town, with specific post office and carrier options. The text also notes Associated Press membership and news republication rights.
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