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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1963
Page
2
Kansas City reports higher hogs with 2,500 head barrows and gilts up 25. Sows steady to 25 higher. Prices listed 1-3 barrows gilts 17.25-18.75, sows 13.50-15.50 for 2-3 400-550 lb. Cattle and calves: steers 20.25-21.25. Sheep market untested. Eggs, poultry, butter unchanged. Farm prices 13 34 delivered at plant 14-14.5% disclosed.
Wheat steady to down slight with No 2 hard and dark at about 1.97. Corn mixed with No 2 white around 1.40 to 1.41. Soybeans quoted near 2.36 to 2.61. Rye and barley also posted with mixed fractions.
AP report from Chicago notes butter holding steady with slight gains for some grades and egg prices showing mixed moves. Butter percentages range around 90 to 93 for various grades while eggs edge up or down within a broad 2 to 5 point spread, with whites and quality categories listed.
Henry Cabot Lodge is named ambassador to South Vietnam by President Kennedy. The selection links a 47 year family rivalry with Washington politics. Lodge, 61, is a Time consultant and Atlantic Institute director general, married to Emily Sears with two sons.
Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth testified before Senate investigators denying that the Pentagon settled for a cheaper, inferior TFX. He contrasted General Dynamics and Boeing designs, claiming the GD plane is faster, stays aloft longer, and more maneuverable than Boeing’s at high and extreme altitudes.
Chicago AP notes Wheat No 1 red at 1.89, corn No 2 yellow 1.32, soybeans July futures 2.658 2.647. oats and rye show mixed moves with oats at 667s and rye near 1.26. Wheat closes lower to higher by fractional amounts.
New York AP reports the stock market closed slightly up as activity was the lightest in weeks. Traders noted thin volume and modest gains across the major indexes amid cautious sentiment and mixed earnings signals from key firms.
Richard William Houk twenty charged with transporting a stolen car across state lines and arraigned before U S Commissioner Woodford C Sheley bond set at three thousand five hundred preliminary hearing scheduled for July ninth His mother and uncle named as contacts while FBI agents traced the 1960 Ford reported stolen in Bradley Beach New Jersey in February The car allegedly moved from Los Angeles to Roach Missouri and then to Miami Beach before returning to Roach with Looman and others The alleged thief remains at large and Looman is being sought
News briefs list plans for the 7th E.P.D. Assn WWI reunion at Royster Junior High, with a missing Russell L. Walker sought by the National Education Association. Walker served with the 780th Engineer Petroleum distribution company. Also noted are Kansas University pre view attendees and local family visits in Chanute, with story hour at the public library and guests from Los Angeles visiting Chanute for the summer.
Admissions and dismissals at Neosho Memorial Hospital list Thursday and today entries for patients in medical and surgical categories from multiple addresses in Topeka Humboldt Bryant and Thayer with births noted. Police court actions include three disorderly and license related charges with bonds and forfeitures and a report of a discharged gun damaging a car with no injuries.
Police were dispatched to a South Wilson address around 1 a.m. after residents reported a window peeper. Officers confirmed a peeper's presence but found no one located in the area.
Heat and humidity dominated the country as June neared its end with hot 90s in many areas. Rain offered relief in parts of the East and Pacific Northwest while Philadelphia imposed hydrant restrictions after record 97 degree heat. An incident saw 11 youths push a firefighter at an open hydrant.
Karen Lassman daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Lassman 101 N Forest has been admitted to St Johns College Winfield as a freshman in the teacher training program St Johns is a co educational institution of the Lutheran church Missouri Synod.
TOPEKA Kansas visitors will again climb the Kansas Statehouse dome beginning Monday at 9 a.m. The 296-step ascent was closed for repairs for nearly two years and is now open to the public with a 4 p.m. closing time. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
In May automation saved Kaiser Steel 1.08 million dollars, prompting a share of 339000 dollars to 4400 workers. The profit sharing, agreed with United Steelworkers, returns 32.5 percent of savings in production costs to union employees, offsetting automation challenges.
Havana AP report says the Cuban sugar crop is menaced with only 158 400 acres expected to be planted by June 30, about 39 percent of normal. Hoy blames slow adoption of new systems causing difficulties for party and revolutionary government plans.
The British destroyer Agincourt rescued all four crew members of an American Air Force amphibious plane that forced landed in the Red Sea. The four civilians identified by the U S Embassy are D A Van Epps James Andrews A D Hesko and Michael Fleisher. They were uninjured and in good spirits after about 15 hours clinging to the plane.
A consumer guidance note explains how to spot scams and verify sellers. It highlights checking return policies, researching brands, comparing prices, and using secure payment methods to protect buyers.
Mrs Esther I Stewart 32 died Wednesday at Schilling Air Force Base Hospital after a three day illness. Born May 4 1931 in Erie she married Joseph Stewart and they lived in Plattsburg New York eight years where he was stationed in the Air Force. They moved to Salina two months ago. Survived by husband Sgt Joseph Stewart five children five sisters and four brothers. Funeral Saturday 2 pm at First Baptist Church Rev Don Grogan officiating burial Leanna Cemetery Rush Smith Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
The graveside service for Jacqueline Kay Holloway infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack B Holloway 119 N Central was held at Buffalo Cemetery Thursday morning with Rev William J Baldwin officiating Burial was at the side of her grandmother Roy S Gibson Funeral Home was in charge
The funeral service for Mrs Addie Hanson was held Wednesday afternoon with Dr Fred Shaw officiating. Mrs D A Finney and Mrs Dave Petterson sang selections. Flowers arranged by Michal Gibson and Ida Hanson. Bearers were grandsons Wyr Hendry Wyatt Hendry Norman Hendry Olin Hendry Clyde Deal Bill Adams Bob Dwyer Eddie Dwyer. Burial was in Odense Cemetery.
The Florida Keys form a crescent of coral islands linked by bridges creating a 150 mile highway from Miami to Key West.
In Kansas, Captain Tom Pauza of McConnell AFB and his wife were rescued after falling into Kirwin Reservoir while skiing. Scouts Tom Pond and Tom Rayburn swam to aid, bringing the drifting boat and three occupants to shore. The incident occurred Tuesday and was kept quiet until Thursday.
Apparent low base bids totaling 748600 were opened for a central laboratory building for the Kansas Highway Commission in Topeka. State purchasing director Henry Knouff said about 000000 is available, with architect fees to come out of the total and possible alternates to reduce the base price. Low bids include Dahlstrom 434600, McCraig Plumbing 219000, and A Tucker Electric 95000.
Department stores in the 10th Federal Reserve District posted a 6 per cent sales gain last week from 1962, with national sales up 6 per cent. Year to date 5 per cent higher. Topeka and Greater Kansas City up 13 per cent. Wichita 12. Oklahoma City 9. Joplin 8. Denver 7. Albuquerque 3. Omaha 1. St Joseph down 8. Lincoln and Downtown Kansas City 1. Tulsa unchanged.
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