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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1967
Page
2
Livestock market report shows cattle steady with feeder classes mixed to high 560 to 975 pounds at 23.00 to 28.50. Hogs total 3,500 with barrows and gilts down 25 cents to 22.75 200-235 pounds and sows easing to 20.00. Sheep at 200 head steady with spray lambs 24.50 to 25.50 and shorn ewes 4.00 to 46.75.
Wholesale eggs list large at 80 percent and 20 to 24 percent mediums at 89 percent. Butter remains unchanged.
Wheat No 2 hard 1.53 s n. No 2 red 1.51% n. Corn No 2 yellow 1.35 n. Oats No 2 heavy white 76 2 n. Soy beans No 1 yellow 2.86% n. Soybean oil 9.40 n.
The first of three information meetings on The Process of Urbanization by Kansas State University continues tonight at 7:30 in the Memorial building. Sessions target city officials and planning commission members but welcome any interested attendee. Dates for the remaining meetings are July 13 and 27.
A 9 year old black mutt named Last Minute II inherits $51,553 from June Kieselhorst of Greendale. The will filed in Clayton Probate Court directs the Missouri Humane Society to receive the funds when the dog dies. Kieselhorst was 45 and the daughter of Henry Kieselhorst, a St. Louis businessman.
The Chanute Tribune reports its daily publication details with staff roles and pricing. It notes postal handling for Chanute and surrounding counties and lists Associated Press rights for local news and AP dispatches.
Wheat prices ranged from 1.50 to 1.65 for No 2 hard and dark and higher No 3 figures. Corn showed varying bids from 1.27 to 1.68 for different grades, oats around 0.74 to 0.82, Milo maize about 2.19 to 2.25, rye 1.06 to 1.10, barley 1.03 to 1.09, soybeans 2.75 to 2.83. Sacked bran and shorts traded at 48.00–48.75 and 53.50–54.25 respectively.
Daily Transcript reports visiting hours and patient census for Neosho Memorial Hospital. It lists recent and upcoming admissions and dismissals, plus building permits, police court actions, and police summonses with names and addresses where readable.
The zoning board of appeals approved two appeals regarding front porch enclosures to meet property line distances and alignment. Erle E. Switzer sought enclosure at 823 S Santa Fe while Dale Rice aimed to reconstruct and enclose at 508 N Highland. Chair R D Hamer noted enclosures do not extend building lines and were supported by neighboring property owners.
Instructions urge readers to contact their Tribune phone line via their carrier and, if unreachable, dial HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. This brief notice provides an alternate contact method for evening inquiries at a local station.
Wall Street turned mixed with industrials lower as the market traded actively in the afternoon. Volume in the first hour reached 7.02 million shares against 6.43 million a day earlier while blue chips waned and the Dow eased. Investors eyed a four day weekend, with the market closed Tuesday July 4 and celebrating Monday. Higher rates and tax hike talk dampened sentiment.
A California rockhound creates music using a set of graucophone schists. When tapped the rocks emit harplike tones, showing that rocks can be played as musical instruments as well as traditional bells saws and water glasses.
Three boys tossed rocks at a Kansas City helicopter during an inspection flight. A stone cracked the pilot Fritz Leamon windshield forcing a precautionary landing in a vacant field. Damage to the craft was about $300.
TOPEKA AP J B Stephenson, engineer of construction for the Kansas Highway Commission since 1960, was appointed assistant state highway engineer today by director John Montgomery. Stephenson, 5, replaces retiring Frank Virr and has supervised 418 million dollars in Kansas contracts. He led a committee for an AASHO specifications guide and has 34 years with the commission after starting as a civil engineer in 1933.
Mrs. Craig Wickham and her son William Craig Wickham, aged 50 and 15, died in an automobile crash near Commerce Oklahoma. Mrs Wickham and her daughter Mary Ann Wickham survive. funeral planned in Kansas City at Mount Moriah. Also noted is Bertha Dye Lacen, 84, of Earlton, with service Saturday in Earlton EUB Church, burial in Barton Cemetery. survivors include Everette Dye, Gladys Bogle, and extended relatives. Burial arrangements handled by Gibson-Koch Chapel.
Army specialists David L. Cooper and Larry E. Ard earned Vietnam medals, with Cooper receiving the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and Ard the Purple Heart. Philip Fussman attends Ft. Benning ROTC camp while Mrs. Allana Crimmins competes for Miss Wool of America in San Angelo. A Woodland Hills resident visits relatives, and Ralph Fortenberry reports a lost billfold in Thayer.
Police talked to two 17-year-old Chanute boys at 2 a.m. and released them to go home. The report says the pair’s names will be given to the county juvenile officer.
Mr and Mrs Frank Franusch of Watsonville California visit relatives here and in the area. Mrs Franusich is a cousin of Keith Wright of 1602 South Ashby and granddaughter of Mrs Ella Short of 417 West 3rd.
Reports of weddings should be submitted promptly to the woman’s page editor and published the day after the ceremony or within two days. Out‑of‑town weddings receive longer windows, and advance notices are common. Include sender name and phone, plus a close-up bride photo if possible.
A survey of the Hutchinson Air National Guard base explored converting the site into a state wide police training academy. Officials noted two main brick buildings could house training offices and dormitories at minimal cost as the federal base closure looms.
The world's southernmost locality is debated with Ushuaia in Argentina and Puerto Williams in Chile. Puerto Williams claims the title of southernmost town while Ushuaia contends it is the southernmost city, eight miles farther south.
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