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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1968
Page
2
AP notes cattle numbers at 2,590 with calves 25. Steers and heifers steady while cows rise up to 25. Feeders steady. Steers choice 26.25 to 30, heifers 25.90 to 25.75. cows utility to commercial 17.50 to 19.00. Hog prices: barrows, gilts uneven but mostly steady to strong. sows 15.50 to 17.25. Sheep: lambs and ewes steady with lambs 25.50 to 26.00, spring lambs 28.25. ewes 6.50 to 8.00.
Kansas City AP reports wholesale egg quotes show large eggs at 80 percent A 260, mediums at 8 percent A 7.75, butter unchanged at grade A Ib solid 77, grade A Ib quarters 78. The notice lists pricing details for egg sizes and butter in the Kansas City market.
Chicago AP notes live poultry roasters at 25 27 cents per pound and red white rock fryers at 20 22. Butter steady with various grade prices listed. eggs show mixed movement with A whites around 31 cents and mixed quality at 90 cents or higher in places.
Wheat futures list No 2 hard at 1.56 percent and No 2 soft red at 1.42 percent. Corn futures show No 2 yellow at 1.20 percent and 1.1415 percent, No 4 yellow at 1.09 and No 5 at 1.09. Oats No 2 heavy white at 80n and Soybeans No 1 yellow at 2.70n. Soybean oil at 8n.
The report lists cattle, calves, veal, cows, bulls, sheep and hogs with price ranges by weight and grade. Highlights include hogs $9.00 to $19.15, steers and heifers up to $26.25, veals $28.00 to $32.00, cows $14.00 to $21.00, bulls $18.00 to $25.00, and sheep up to $26.00 for finished lambs and $20.00 to $21.00 for utility grades. Local buyers and sellers reference these daily figures.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff positions with publisher Dwight McCreight editor Wayn J. Smith and manager advertising Dwight Wallingford. It details subscription tariffs for in and out of trade regions, Chanute post office boxholders, and carrier rates in Chanute.
Wall Street prices moved mixed while the Dow Jones Average fell 3.35 to 836.74 at noon. The market retraced from a morning peak despite an initial rally and traders awaited further government action amid austerity moves.
Tonight beginner’s bridge in the Heritage Room at 7:30 to 9 8. Archery club at Launching Pad at 7. Wednesday intermediate bridge in the Heritage Room 1 30 to 3 Open House at Launching Pad 3 to 5 Youth bowling on both lanes at 3 30 Ballroom dance at Central Park Community Building 9 to 10 p m
World War I Bar racks and Auxiliary district three meeting in Lawrence drew Mr and Mrs D L Geeding Mr and Mrs Joe Rensing Mr and Mrs Roscoe Offenbacker Mr and Mrs C J Anderson and Mrs Beulah E Stewart. Also weekend visiters include George Wiley Denver and Audrey Wiley Cartwell Eagle Rock Mo with Pearl Johnson. Perry Community meeting Thursday night will feature Les Harding entertainment and cookies should be brought. A revival sign was stolen from Pentecostal Holiness church at 14th and Central. police note red lettering on white canvas.
John Carter of 608 N. Evergreen told police yesterday that a taillight on his car was broken while the vehicle was parked in a business firm’s lot.
Northern Indiana National Farmers Organization members burned more than 6000 bushels of grain on three farms to protest current grain prices. About 50 farmers contributed the grain in a renewed sacrifice. Last week NFO members shot and buried hogs in fields as part of demonstrations in Sullivan and Union City.
The Associated Press reports Monday baseball results including Pittsburgh 7 Detroit 2 Cincinnati 5 New York 2 Houston 6 Oakland 4 in 11 innings Chicago 5- Baltimore 1 St Louis 8 Philadelphia 7 Mexico City Reds 5 New York A 3.
Daily Transcript lists visiting hours and admissions at Neosho Memorial Hospital. Entries include names and addresses of patients and medical departments, dismissals, births, building permits, patrol citations, speeding fines, and police court actions. Births note a Humboldt couple's girl, with multiple patient transfers and addresses across Humboldt, Yates Center, Thayer, and Parsons.
Police arrested Bill Gaudern 19 of R 2 on indecent exposure and set a 50 dollar bond with a 3 30 p m hearing tomorrow. The charge follows Friday night reports of youths mooning from a car. Roger Reno 18 of 420 E Oak was also arrested on a similar charge and held in the city jail on bond.
The funeral service for Arthur D. Durall was conducted Saturday at Birch Funeral Chapel Ash Grove Missouri with Rev William Rick officiating Rob Hawkins sang The Lord's Prayer. The graveside service at Elmwood Cemetery was conducted Saturday afternoon by Chanute Cedar Lodge 103 AF and AM with Joe Wasser among the mourners.
Several area swine producers attended the swine section of the Kansas Livestock Assn annual meeting in Wichita. Attendees included Dick Smith, Mr and Mrs Wynn Fogel of Chanute, Mr and Mrs Don Sailors of Erie, and Mike O’Brien of the O’Brien Ranch Hiattville. Business focused on re endorsing the national 5 cents a head market checkoff to finance a pork promotion program and how the Kansas Livestock Assn and Kansas Swine Improvement Assn can collaborate, with a note that joint annual meetings might be scheduled next year.
Vernon L Defebaugh and Jay T Klinginsmith are noted with W.M. acting as secretary in the record. The line records these initials and roles without additional context or events.
Bob Hively the Manhattan Mercury circulation manager was named vice president of the Midwest Circulation Managers Assn at its Kansas City meeting. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Jack Hively of 1006 S Plummer. Joseph P B Forsee of the St Joseph News Press and Gavette was elected president succeeding Francis H Mahoney.
Mrs R. D Markham represented the Chanute Tribune at the Kansas City Star meeting. The brief item notes a carrier matters discussion and local press participation.
Reports indicate major natural gas and coal reserves discovered in the Sahara region. Exploration teams say the find could transform regional energy supply and export potential, with government officials weighing development plans and environmental safeguards.
A brief item notes readers should contact their carrier if Tribune phone service is unavailable. The message urges verification of service and timing, with a suggestion to retry later.
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