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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1966
Page
2
Hogs 3,500 barrows and gilts steady to strong. Sow prices 21.50 to 23.00. Sheep 1,200 lambs 25 to 50 lower. spring lambs 27.75. wooled and shorn lambs 25 to 27.02. Cattle 1,500. steers steady to 2% higher, cows 25 higher. choice steers 27.25 to 28.50, good 24.50 to 26.50, feeder steers 26.50 to 27.00. Yellow corn price 1,101.16. Oats No 1 heavy white 0.77.
The report lists current price ranges for hogs cattle calves veal cows and bulls along with sheep and lamb values. Prices cover US grade classifications weight classes and product quality from prime to utility and cull categories with figures per hundredweight and per head where applicable.
In Kansas City, AP reports eggs unchanged and butter prices steady with grade A butter at 7 percent per quarter and solid grade A at 74 cents per pound.
AP reports poultry prices steady to 2 higher with roasters at 28 1 2 to 30s and red white rock fryers at 22 1 2 to 23. Butter largely steady or 2 lower with scores and grades listed. eggs unsettled to 1 2 lower with A whites around 70 percent or better and other grades shown.
Wheat prices range from 1.58 to 1.66 for No 2 and No 3 classes. Corn traded 1.23 to 1.38 for No 3 and No 2 white, with mixed lots around 1.27 to 1.28. Oats and rye mixed, barley 1.16 to 1.23, soybeans 2.77 to 2.83, bran 45.50 to 46.25, shorts 43.00 to 45.00.
Chicago AP notes no wheat or soybean sales while corn trade remains active on the Chicago Board of Trade. Market observers cite limited demand and steady corn futures as traders await price signals and weather updates impacting planting.
Wall Street held a small late day gain as trading steadied after an early momentum fade. Volume was about 6.8 million shares versus 9.45 million prior, with corporate bonds little changed and U.S. Treasury bonds continuing to rise.
Walter H. Peery announced in Topeka that he will seek re election as state treasurer. Peery has held the post since the 1960 election as a Republican incumbent.
Entries pour in from Kansas and Missouri for the Pittsburg seminar at Hull and Dillon packing plant. Kansas counties include Neosho Iola Altoona Humboldt Kincaid Carlyle Erie St. Paul Hepler McCune Baxter Springs Edna Girard. Missouri reps come from Minden Mines Liber al Horton Webb City and Asbury.
Emily Post aside, form letters are useful in modern business. A. B. Dick reports duplicating gear can replace repetitive communications and reduce costs by over half while preserving a personal touch with mass produced yet adjustable letters.
France now favors Britain joining the six nation market, but Britain cites France’s NATO withdrawal as a new hurdle. Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart announced the shift after a Western European Union ministers meeting. He said all six Market members agree on entry, with a preliminary talks phase before negotiations. Opposition to De Gaulle’s NATO plans grows across member states.
Tuesday admissions include Roy Taylor Earlton Lois Powers Thayer Rob ert Hart Humboldt Mrs Roy Harkrader Altoona Mrs Clarence Franklin 1121 S Highland Jeffery Galemore 602 S Highland Mrs Eugene Rigole 509 W 5th. Dismissals include Mrs Hugh Matlock Farlington Mrs Billie Fairchild R 1 Mrs Kenneth Baeten Humboldt Gilbert Arnold 1218 Kansas Mrs Rene Thuiller R 3 Ralph Benson 308 S Wilson Mrs Alice Main Independence Rev Carl Beck 201 S Kansas Mrs Jesse Snyder 1205 S Highland. Admissions today list Mary Holcomb 118 N Western surgery Mrs John Clines 1002 S Forest medical Mrs William Ellison Humboldt medical Mrs Peggy Willey 317 S Highland medical. Dismissals today Mrs John E Bradley 503 S Kansas Darwin Clark Hamilton Russ Moreland R 2 Samuel Morrison 1418 S Evergreen Mrs Larry South and son 1111 S Steuben. Fire Run Today 11 45 a.m. 410 S Rutter Grass.
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes will hold a rally at Southwestern College in Winfield Kansas on Saturday. University of Arkansas football coach Frank Broyles will be the main speaker at the event.
Mrs. Roy Rankin underwent preparation for eye surgery at St. John’s Hospital Tulsa. University of Kansas skits won honors with Deedra Lucas and Thomas Pate named among cast members. Leon Eastburn entered KU Medical Center for surgery. Mrs. J. C. Shinn mourns brother Frank Haymes in Arizona. Car crash damages noted at Main and Lincoln. Charles C. Lowe returns to Charleston after training aboard USS Howard W. Gilmore. Daryl D. Allen promoted to captain in U S Air Force. F K Pontious elected superintendent of Unified District 499 in Cherokee county. Kansas Philatelist Society plans state stamp show June 18–19 at Tioga Hotel Chanute.
Memorial service for George Gilbert Palen will be Thursday at 2 30 PM at the First Methodist Church with Dr Duff Wagoner officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Junior T Zimmerman was buried at Greenlawn Cemetery after a service at the First Methodist Church led by Dr Duff Wagoner. Flowers were arranged by local ladies. services included hymns You'll Never Walk Alone and The Lord's Prayer. Members of the Chanute Shrine Club served as honorary bearers. Cedar Lodge AF and AM conducted a memorial at the grave. Gibson Koch Chapel handled arrangements.
U. S. Sen. John Sherman Cooper recalls returning to Somerset after Harvard to start practice. An acquaintance asks for an honest opinion on a car collision case, noting the driver was at fault and insured, seeking a “good lawyer.”
In Hudson Wisconsin St Patrick’s Catholic Church serves spaghetti on Saint Patrick’s Day. Ten years of volunteer cooking began with Mrs William Mulvaney and spread to Hudson homes. Bishop James Shannon of St Thomas College led a post dinner toast noting the German crepe and French crepe traditions before praising spaghetti.
The notice advises readers to reach their Tribune via phone and to dial HE 1-3400 after 6 PM if the usual contact cannot be reached, suggesting an alternate number for after hours communication.
Kansas City AP report states Judge Richard H. Koenigsdorff ruled Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in Raytown Mo. acted within its rights when expelling Velma Gruber and her five children for disciplinary issues and parental noncooperation. The judge said parent conduct can affect school operation and discipline and may justify disciplinary actions against children.
A note on the Dachau camp gate reportedly bore the slogan Work makes men free, a chilling emblem tied to the Nazi regime. The line resurfaced in historical references as a stark symbol of forced labor and mass execution.
Chanute Tribune lists publication details and staff roles including publisher Dwight McCreight news editor Joan Haworke and advertising Mar. Fay, with pricing for subscriptions and carrier delivery. Membership notes and AP affiliation are shown as standard newspaper boilerplate.
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