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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1963
Page
2
Cattle at 50 head with steers mostly 22 to 25 per hundredweight and calves unused. Hog trade at 1,600 head with barrows and gilts down 25 cents and sows 12 to 13.25. Sheep market untested. Grains show Rye 1.20 to 1.28, Barley 1.09 to 1.13, Soybeans 2.53 to 2.59, Bran 35.00 to 35.75, Shorts 34.00 to 35.75.
Kansas City AP reports consumer large eggs unchanged while wholesale medium eggs drop to 80 percent of A price. Poultry and butter unchanged. Missouri and Arkansas live fryers and broilers steady at farm 14 to 14 and a half cents, delivered at plant 14 and a half to 15 cents.
Grain market notes show no sales for wheat oats or soybeans. Corn options range with slight gains and prices listed for May contracts. Wheat and oats edge higher in limited activity while soybeans and barley show modest moves amid overall tight markets.
AP reports Chicago prices show butter unchanged while eggs move slightly. Grade A whites hold at 34 cents, mixed 33, mediums 32, standards 31 1/2, dirties 30 1/2, and checks 30 1/2 cents.
Kansas City reports show wheat futures range with No 2 hard and dark hard at about 2.31 to 2.36 dollars per bushel and No 2 red in the 2.20 to 2.34 bracket. No 3 values hover around 2.27 to 2.33 as market activity stays quiet.
Traders pushed some indexes up in cautious session as volume hovered around 3.8 million shares. The report notes Tape activity with mixed results and notable price moves across sectors and commodities in early afternoon trading.
Oleva Lewis a Chanute Senior High School junior English teacher is among 30 selected for an eight week American Studies Conference at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. The program runs July 16 to August 17 with a $300 stipend and requires an essay recommendation transcript and school superintendent reference. Miss Lewis is a Humboldt native, daughter of Mr and Mrs M E Lewis.
Clarence R. Donaldson 74 died at Woodward Oklahoma after an extended illness. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Donovan and Mrs. Gertrude Roper. three sons Kenneth Lloyd Vernon. 14 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services in Woodward with body to Chanute. graveside plans pending. Also notices for Mrs Deborah C Williamson and Mrs Floyd L Dillon with survivors and funeral details.
Mr and Mrs Emerson Lynn retire after decades at the Iola Register. Lynn joined in 1925 and served as advertising manager circulation manager reporter photographer city editor and assistant manager. He also ran a motor route in World War II and chaired the Kansas AP Wire Editors Association. Mrs Lynn began during World War II as telegraph editor. Their successor, Bill Conrad, becomes city editor. They plan to study Spanish near Mexico City next winter.
Dr. Margaret Wolf and Mattie Hancock attended the funeral for Dr. Ivan Hancock who practiced in Independence for 60 years. The service took place Thursday as Hancock, 80, was remembered for his decades of medical work.
A compact catalog of autos including 1961 Buick Special and Electra models, 1960 Catalina with 15000 miles, 1955 Buicks and Fords in multiple colors, 1954 Chev Bel Air and 1953 Pontiacs and Fords with V8 options, plus older Chevrolets and Dodges and a few 1960 Volkswagen and Chevrolet two tens.
OSSINING N Y Five the chair off with his hand and i a petition in Washington asking time killer Frederick C Wood was calmly told the assemblage Supreme Court Justice John Har executed in Sing Sing Prison's law to stay Wood's execution to electric chair Thursday night aft permission a sanity hearing. Harlan or anticipating death with a wife turned it down without comment, crack and a smile. In a letter from Sing Sing's I'll be with you in a moment. Wait'll I get through with my cigarette. To the end, Wood repudiated the efforts of persons he termed do gooders to gain him a reprieve. A derelict who had spent 30 of his 51 years in prison, Wood said he had no wish for further life behind bars. Instead, he pleaded for an opportunity to ride the lightning of the electric chair. Wood arrived for his ride at 10 01 p m Four minutes later he had come to the end of the journey. As he entered the death house of the prison 35 miles north of New York City Wood looked around and cracked to the witnesses I have a speech to make on an educational project. You will see the effect of electricity on Wood. Enjoy yourself. He tossed the cigarette to the floor and sat down as guards strapped him into the death chair. He was still smiling when the traditional black hood was lowered over his face.
Shipping sources in Rotterdam report delays in loading oil tankers at Soviet Black Sea ports. At least seven ships in Tuapse have been tied up 8 to 14 days amid pipeline network disruptions. Norwegian reports of refinery fires denied by Soviets but sources say saboteur fires burned in Novorossiysk refineries.
Long Beach California Mary Ferguson a 36 year old housewife vowed to shed 50 pounds in two weeks and has lost ten pounds. She reports two inches off hips three and a half off bust while her waist remains unchanged. She has fasted in private room and follows a diet of coffee tea and bouillon with no solids.
Independence Beauty College will begin new classes on the first and second Mondays of each month. The school is located in Independence Kansas.
Admission notes list Will M Brown Sedgwick Mrs Julia Hickerson Humboldt Mrs Margaret Nichols Eric and Albert Gill 226 E 12th surgery plus Billy Griffith Humboldt Emma Gerken Humboldt. Dismissals include Leslie Harding Eric Julius Hawke Earlton Walter B Douglas 1001 N Santa Fe Kenneth Blankenhagen Humboldt Floyd Kannarr and daughter. Admissions today John M Brown Humboldt Leslie Purcell Piqua Karen Lindquist R 1 surgery. Dismissals Charlie Elston Brenda Kinney. Fire runs report belt mile south on Santa Fe Reed house interior well damage. Yesterday 804 N Central grass.
In Jersey City Rev. James A. Carey banned steady dating at St. Michael's High School and warned 30 students they'd face expulsion if they did not end their relationships by Monday. After an assembly, most of the students reportedly approached him and agreed to comply with the order effective March 1.
The Kansas Corporation Commission kept the April oil production allotment at 305000 barrels daily on a recommendation from John P. Roberts. Roberts testified buyers bid 201112 barrels daily for April, up 2464 from March bids.
Wilson County Livestock Assn met in Fredonia drawing 130 producers and families. President Richard Stryker noted strong winter attendance signaling rising interest in livestock. Dick Whetsel of Foraker spoke on cow herd management and grassland focus, stressing cows on grass year round with protein supplements and minimal other feed. Harry Paulsen reported on the Kansas Livestock Assn meeting in Wichita March 14 16 and its earnings tax proposal interest.
Kansas unemployment fell slightly this week with an insured rate of 4.4 percent versus 4.5 percent last week and 4.3 percent a year ago. Payments totaled $540,572 to 14,687 claimants as the State Employment Security Division released figures.
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