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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1966
Page
2
AP notes cattle market softness with hogs down across weights and sow prices falling. Wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley show mixed gains or declines as No 2 hard and white wheat move higher and soybeans edge up. Recordings list car counts and price ranges for each commodity segment.
Kansas City prices list consumer eggs large 41 1/2 to 42 1/2 cents and mediums 38 1/2 to 39 1/2 cents per dozen. Wholesale eggs show large at 41 1/2 to 43 1/2 cents and mediums at 38 1/2 to 40 1/2 cents per dozen.
In Chicago trading, butter stayed unchanged with several grades quoted around 93, 92, and 89. Eggs also held steady, with little movement in prices across common varieties.
Wheat steady to higher with May at 1.60 and oats up to 70 cents May. Corn eases slightly with May at 1.26, soybeans mix lower to higher around 2.88 to 2.90. Prices for futures and cash grade samples reflected modest shifts across the board.
Police logged two separate crashes in Moran and city areas. Larry Weast and Pete Padilla, both uninjured, sustained total losses on their vehicles in a 4th and Highland collision. Minor damage reported when Mrs. Logan's 1962 Ford scraped a parked 1955 Chevrolet on Lincoln. Rita Meredith backed into Phil Franks' 1954 Chevrolet in a lot at 417 West Main with minor damage only to Franks' car.
Wall Street rose late in the session with airlines and fast-moving issues leading gains. Market activity was moderately active with about 7.6 million shares traded for the day. Blue chips advanced modestly and many standouts rose outside the averages. Corporate bonds held steady while U.S. Treasury bonds fell sharply.
In Chicago a burrow named Charlie Jr. stood in for Chief the last living cavalry horse on government rolls at a testimonial dinner for Lt. Gen. Charles G. Dodge who retires March 30 as Fifth Army commander. Dodge began his Army career in horse cavalry 36 years ago and often visited Chief and Charlie Jr. at Fort Riley Kansas. Charlie Jr. was shown in the dinner hall at McCormick Place after a civilian drill team demo led by John D. Montgomery. Charlie Jr. was handled by Sgt. Robert B. Parker.
The Chanute Tribune from Friday March 25 1966 reports local news and notices including community events and brief updates from Chanute Kansas and surrounding areas. Highlights cover civic notices school activities and regional developments.
Cole Camp and Eureka visitors join local hosts for dinners and family time. Four pharmacists including Craig Berry attend a New York study course by E.R. Squibb starting April 10. Reunion plans for the class of 1946 are set as a planning meeting is announced. Square dancing and children story hour are scheduled. local injuries from a Iola crash are updating hospital status and recovery.
In Los Angeles, a prospective juror turns out to be the mother of Deputy District Attorney Joseph Reichmann. Judge James H. Dansby ex cused Mrs Reichmann after she revealed the familial tie, noting the coincidence as unprecedented in his 40 years on the bench.
Daily Transcript lists Thursday admissions Frances Hazen Thayer Douglas Fickel Barbara Middleton Ronnie Dunlap Melvin Franks Felix Bouray Clarence Welch with addresses and procedures. Dismissals include Carl Pearson Floyd White Gracie Shrum plus others and today’s admissions include Mark Bowers April Bowers Arthur Roseberry Stan Morton with noted surgeries. Fire runs and traffic citation noted with Stephen Alcock and police court action for Everett James.
The Chanute Tribune masthead lists Highland Dwight McCreight as publisher and Dwight Wallingford as news editor with staff including John Hovorka advertising manager Fay D. Clopine circulation manager Ben Nicholas composing R Fmn Dorsey Osborn and press stereo Fmn. Rates show local and out of town subscriptions, Chanute post office box rates, and Chanute carrier pricing with AP affiliation noted.
Jacqueline Susann recalls friends doubting her while she typed for three years and turning a one finger method into a million dollar first novel. She says show business carries a brutal system and pills fuel excess, then explains her writing routine of six hours daily before a blank wall.
A court record shows a bond posted on a complaint signed by a manager of the Ku Ku club at 417 West Main alleging misconduct there on March 19. The list includes marriage licenses for Eric Lawrence Shigemi Yoshida 22 Haleiwa Oahu Hawaii and Adela Ruth Ornelas 18 Chanute as well as Walter Russell Anderson 21 and Alicia Marie Mitchell 16, both of Chanute.
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