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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1966
Page
2
AP reports in Kansas City that cattle and calves show few market tests with feeder prices down 25 to 50, choice feeder steers 27.60 to 29.40 and heifers 26.50. Hogs traded 2,600 head with barrows and gilts 23.25 to 24.00 for 200-250 lb, 22.25 to 25 for 280-300 lb, and sows around 21.00 to 22.50. Sheep at 100 head with spring lambs 27.75 and 26.50 for choice and prime.
AP reports consumer eggs and wholesale egg categories with small price shifts. Large eggs quoted around 80 cents per dozen wholesale, mediums near 39 to 43 cents, with 41 to 43 cent ranges for some lots. Other produce lines unchanged in this market note.
Butter prices unsettled with quotes about 9 percent and 65 92 A 65 2 9 B 64 4 89 C 63. Cars 90 B 65 89 C 64. Eggs steady to firm with prices unchanged to 1 2 higher and grades A whites at 44 mixed 43's mediums 42 2 standards 41.
Wheat prices quoted for Kansas City area show 137 cars with gains of about 1.5 percent for No 2 hard and dark hard 1.61 half to 1.65. No 3 1.75 half to 1.62. Corn marked 165 cars with mixed moves from 1.35 to 1.40 for white No 2, 1.25 to 1.28 for mixed yellow, and No 3 around 1.24 to 1.25. Oats listed with No 2 white 73 to 78 and No 3 72 to 77. Mile maize at 1.97, rye 1.13 to 1.16, barley 1.16 to 1.23, soybeans 2.72 to 2.78.
Wheat No 2 hard 1.60 and No 2 red 1.63, Corn No 2 yellow 1.25, sample yellow 1.15, Oats No 2 heavy white 77 to 78, Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.83. Grain bid values listed with samples and grades.
A pickup with 200 gallons of gasoline tipped and burned after colliding with a car on a Scott City street. Driver Willis Pattee, 47, was killed. Two women in the car, Grace Ray and Edith Hudson of North Platte Nebraska, were injured.
Cecil and Jewell Love were married on Valentine’s Day 1953 and granted a Hampden County divorce on Wednesday. Mrs Love cited cruel and abusive treatment as the grounds for the split.
Two men died in a two car crash on U S 71 south of Joplin. John Cooney 39 Mission Kansas died shortly after the wreck. John Manley Jr 30 Joplin driver of the other car died a little later in a Joplin hospital.
The stock market recovery gained steam as blue chips rebound late in the day. Volume neared 9 million shares, up from 7.98 million on Wednesday, with investment-grade issues rising and utilities leading a broad rally across sectors.
The Kansas Supreme Court set March 21 for arguments on the new House apportionment law and granted attorneys until March 18 to file briefs. Interested parties may submit briefs as friends of the court regarding the reapportionment completed by a recent special session.
Instructions urge contacting the Tribune via phone or reaching the carrier if unavailable. If the person cannot be reached after hours, call HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
The Salvation Army will begin a usable articles drive in Chanute on Tuesday led by Harry Wilson, Pittsburg pickup service manager. Residents are asked to leave clothing, newspapers, usable furniture, and other household discards on the porch with a card on the door. A similar drive was held here about two months ago.
Kansas Masons approved establishing a foundation fund for charitable and educational purposes that may exceed 5 million dollars. The 110th annual meeting of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Kansas endorsed scholarships aid to the needy and professorship support. An essay contest awarded 300 dollar scholarships to Kathryn Walden and Steve Standong with other winners listed.
The Columbus Kansas city commission approved a five year franchise for Gas Service company and dropped plans to create a city owned utility. The firm has operated locally since October without a franchise.
The U S Weather Bureau reports wind erosion damaging the winter wheat crop in central and southern Great Plains, with Kansas Nebraska and Texas most affected. Farmers in the central Great Plains advance spring grain planting, especially oats and barley.
A Kansas City man says he lost 4011 to a young man after a door inquiry about renting a room led to a bet on who had the most money. The victim withdrew his life savings of 4000 in a cashier's check and cashed it for four 1000 bills, which flowed away with three strangers who vanished.
Brian James Haller son of Mr and Mrs E K Haller 208 S Forest received his commission as an Ensign in the Navy at ceremonies in Pensacola Florida He will have a few days leave at home before entering flight training at Pensacola His father is a patient at the Veterans Hospital in Topeka
Captain Victor O Dewey son of Mr and Mrs Owen W Dewey Gridley and grandson of Mrs N L Old 502 N Grant awarded the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service in Europe as engineer officer TUSLOG Detachment 67 during Sept 1964 to Sept 1965 He coordinated maintenance and repair of fixed facilities with Turkish utility personnel and supervised utility crews He now resides at Fort Belvoir Virginia with his wife Emel.
Indigenous groups such as the Yurok and Hupa altered settlers’ items in unique ways. The Yurok gave first coins to children as toys, the Hupa used flour as face paint, and the Tsimshian adorned ceremonial garments with sewn thimbles.
Dwight McCreight publisher and Dwight Wallingford editor lead the Neosho area paper with Joan Haworke advertising manager and Fay Clopine circulation chief. Subscription rates show annual nine dollars in trade territory and carrier options at 1.70 per month in Chanute. The paper is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press.
Raymond Lindquist 65 of Kansas City died at General Hospital Kansas City. Born May 18 1900 at Elsmore he is survived by brother Bernard Lindquist. Funeral Saturday 2 pm at Elsmore Methodist Church with Rev. Orin Hessong. burial Elsmore Cemetery under Ralston-Hutton Moran. Homer Bailey 74 of Thayer died in Labette County Medical Center Parsons after long illness. Born December 6 1891 at home he spent life there. Married March 2 1932 to Ruth Greve in Iola. Widow survives with two sons Everett Cherryvale and Howard R 2 Thayer. a daughter Lucille Studebaker Point Reyes California. seven grandchildren. five brothers and one sister preceded him. Funeral 2 pm Saturday at Urbana Evangelical United Brethren Church with Rev. C H Borchers. burial Urbana Cemetery under Robinson Funeral Home. Walter Calvin Cline 79 of Chanute died early today at Bryant Rest Home. Born May 1 1886 in Sidell Illinois he married Bessie Irene Fellingham January 10 1911 in Medford Oklahoma. Came to Chanute 1942 and worked as caretaker at Oil Field Research Laboratory and Tioga Hotel. retired years ago. Mrs. Cline died October 1953. Two daughters Hazel Cline and Fern L Schiesser. two sons Kenneth E Cline and Harold C Cline. ten grandchildren and one great grandchild survive. Funeral arrangements by Gibson Koch Chapel.
Mrs. Spencer celebrated her 81st birthday with Sunday guests from Galena Chanute Severy Fredonia and Neodesha. Neighbors surprised her Monday with coffee and cake. Additional visits include families from Moundridge Newton Independence and Humboldt, ending with granddaughters and relatives returning home.
Mrs Kenneth Guenther and Mrs George Henson of Fredonia return from two weeks in Del Rio Texas with oil research husbands and visit into Mexico. Families gather for meals as S Sgt Joe Edwards ships to Thailand for a year. Birth announced for Mary Lou Ella Morris, daughter of Shirley Jean Robinson Morris, now in Viet Nam service.
In Tucson Arizona Addison Taylor aged 87 ate the neighbor’s rooster for dinner after a dispute over the bird’s crowing. The case arose when the rooster woke a neighbor each morning prompting police involvement.
Hospital notices list Wednesday admissions for Mrs. Hempen Buffalo Jesse Cox 301% E 2nd medical Mrs Norman Soren son 1007 S Grant medical William E Craig 1013 S Plum mer medical Leanna Ewing Moran medical Births include a boy to Mr and Mrs Richard Murrell R 4 Dismissals cover multiple local residents including Ode Beck Bill Perry Effie Willoughby James Gordon Floyd Hall Wretta Saylor Mrs Wayne Ward Earl Beeler Sr Erie Mrs Earl Munson Els more Mrs Walter Chicken Admissions today include William Hosselt 1707 S Ashby surgery Mrs Emma Vandegrift Bryant Nursing Home medical Russ Moreland R 2 medical Mrs Freddie Markham 1501 S Malcolm medical Birth today a girl to Mrs Linda Boer t 822 W Main Dismissals today include Mrs Louis Bauer Humboldt Mrs John Guiou Buffalo Mrs Edward Carlson Lavenburg Marriage license issued Stephen Forrest Speer 19 Wellington and Sharon Kay Thornton 18 Thayer Police court actions Garyens Yates Center careless driving bond $15 John Birner 716 W 6th speeding bond $10 Fire runs noted at 1211 Edith Grass Don Tucker residence 1501 St Sante Fe 701 N Plummer and today 10 55 a m
In Wilmington Ralph Julian aged 19 declared his love for Patti Boyle 18 with a billboard showing Pattie I love you Will you marry me. Patti’s silence followed and Ralph hopes a formal proposal will win her over.
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