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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1966
Page
2
AP notes cattle 150 head, calves 125, insufficient to set a market. Hogs 1 500 with barrows and gilts steady to 25 higher, some 50 up. sows steady. Barrows and gilts 200-255 lb 25.75-26.25. 1-2 200-220 lb 26.25-25.50. 2-3 250-275 lb 25.00-27.50. sows 320-550 lb 23.50-24.50. Sheep none available.
AP report from Kansas City notes butter at A grade, 77 to 76 cents per pound for quarters and medium quality at 37 to 39 percent. Market percentages show 80 percent for mediums and 39 to 41 for other grades.
Chicago area update shows butter prices steady with eggs holding. Grade A whites 70 percent or better quoted at 402, mixed 40, mediums 82, standards 372 as part of the daily commodities report.
Wheat futures No 2 hard 1.6154 n. No 2 red 1.644 n. Corn No 2 yellow 1.262 n. No 4 yellow 1.144-22. No 5 yellow 1.095-17. Oats No 2 heavy white 7s-78s mn. No 1 extra heavy white 78. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.847% n.
The New York market drifted irregularly lower late in the day after an active session. Volume reached about 8.7 million shares, below Thursday’s 9.92 million. Early trading showed strength from Thursday’s rally, but profits came in as stocks turned mixed and weak by noon. Corporate and U.S. government bonds remained largely unchanged in light activity.
Wheat bid ranges for No 2 and No 3 varieties, corn prices across white yellow and mixed grades, oats and rye bids, soybeans, bran and shorts values. Ends with a kitchen suggestion of mixing prepared horseradish with applesauce for roast pork.
Legal notices announce hearings in Chanute for Earl Cunningham estate seeking descents of lots 4 and 5 in Trusts First Addition Chanute and other property. Also notice of final settlement hearing for Nellie M Winkler estate with administrator Vance Elder to present accounts and seek distribution per will.
Tonight features youth bowling at Besketoali and Senior High School venues with junior high and seventh grade tournaments plus a Coffeyville game at 7 30. Saturday lists youth bowling at Sportsman’s Bowl, basketball at St Patrick’s gym, and high school tournaments. Also legal notices involve the Cor a Vickers estate sale and the Turner estate final settlement in Neosho County.
Gun battle ensues as three suspects flee in a green and white car after bank clerks at the Bank of Fordland are forced to fill a sack with cash. Trooper Norman Taylor exchanges shots with the robbers while two cars are used in the escape. Blood reportedly found in a later abandoned vehicle north and west of town. Authorities search brushland for the trio.
The Daily Transcript lists hospital admissions at Neosho Memorial on Thursday for patients including Raymond Seamster and Larry Cook with surgeries noted, plus several medical cases. Dismissals today include Lula Wilkins and Larry Cook among others, with a license issued for Cecil Clendening Jr. and Janice Sue Oakley of Parsons. Traffic citations involve Jerry Weis and Charles Loewe with $5 bonds posted. Police action notes Otis Wilthite of Chanute released on bond. Fire runs report a grass and building fire six miles south and two east at 1:40 p.m. and a 6:50 a.m. tree fire at 127 Steuben.
Mimi Frink Miss Kansas will perform at the 1966 Miss Chanute Pageant. The pageant date moved from April 7 to 30 to fit Miss Kansas schedule. Contestants must live in Chanute trade area be single and a high school graduate by September.
Mrs. Finley Myers 77 a lifelong Neosho County resident dies after three years of illness at St. Paul Rest Home. Born 1888 near Kimball she lived there before 1927 moving west of Stark. Survived by husband five daughters eleven grandchildren and great grandchildren five sisters and three brothers. Funeral 2 p.m. Friends Church Stark with burial Bethel Cemetery. Pierce Funeral Home Erie in charge. Mrs. James C. Davis dies at Neosho Memorial Hospital. Arrangements pending.
Notices inform creditors, heirs and others that on March 11 1966 the Probate Court of Neosho County Kansas appointed and qualified two administrators for the estates of Oscar W Price and A Elizabeth Cunningham aka Eliza Beth Cunningham. Creditors must file demands within nine months from first publication or be barred. The First National Bank of Chanute serves as administrator’s attorney.
Children will hear the tale of Piccolo's Prank at the Chanute library story hour Saturday morning from 10 30 to 11. The event lists no admission and aims to entertain youngsters with a playful narrative.
The Gateway Arch in St Louis soars 630 feet high, symbolizing westward expansion and claiming the title of the world’s largest arch. The landmark stands as a monumental emblem in American frontier history.
Chanute Tribune details its staff positions with Highland Dwight McCreight as publisher and Dwight Wallingford as news editor. advertising and circulation managers named, plus mailing rates for subscriptions and carrier prices in Chanute.
Public notice details a hearing scheduled for March 17 1964 in Chanute Kansas for appraisal of compensation and damages in a land seizure case involving Raleigh O Wicker Dorothy Wicker and many defendants for a county road project. The notice lists tract descriptions and easements across several sections in Neosho County and sets deadlines for filing awards and appeals.
legal notice listing metes and bounds for parcels in sections 32 33 and 23 28S 21E Neosho County Kansas. it notes land descriptions, owners including pauley petroleum inc leon carroll mary carroll, and an easement for road project. hearing set march 17 1966 at 10 06 am district court neosho county with march 21 1966 for filing awards and appeal rights.
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