Livestock Prices Rise on Kansas City Market Report
AP dispatch from Kansas City shows hogs firm with gains across barrows and gilts, with various weight classes trading 18.00 to 19.75. Cattle demand strong for high graded steers and feeders, while sheep and lambs see spring activity and steady ewe quotes.
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Kansas City
Russell
Topeka
Olathe
Dodge City
Wichita
Hill City
Salina
Ft. Riley
Leavenworth
Garden City
Hutchinson Eee
Emporia
Eeeoseee Seeess
Pittsburg
Chicago Poultry and Prices Report From AP Dispatch
Live poultry roasters quoted at 25 to 27 cents per pound and special fed White Rock fryers at 20 to 22 cents. Butter prices steady with various grade and score listings. eggs fully steady with wholesale buying prices unchanged or higher, A whites at 30 cents, mixed 90 to 4, mediums 26, standards 25 and checks 17 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Grain Prices Report
Chicago bids for grain include Wheat No 2 hard 1.55% No 2 soft red 1.477% Corn No 2 yellow 1.18% No 3 yellow 1.1417% Oats No 2 heavy white 79% Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.70% Soybean oil 8.78%
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Chicago
Livestock Prices From Parsons Hog Sale Report
Par son s hogs and cattle range prices by grade and weight. Hogs include 200 220 lb at 17 75 16 00, sows 300 lb down 15 50 16 25, boars 10 13 50. Cattle show grain fed steers 23 50 26 25, heifers 21 00 23 00, calves 23 00 25 50, stockers 28 00 33 00, yearlings 23 00 26 50. Veals 30 00 36 00, cows utility 17 50 20 00, bulls 20 00 25 00. Sheep good finished lambs 26 50, feeder lambs 18 00 20 00, cull lambs 15 00 down.
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Parsons
U.S
Wall Street Gains Amid Rally On Second Day
Stocks rose in active trading with the Dow up 5.32 to 836.86 as blue chips and glamour shares advance. Gains spread across leading issues while gold mining shares fell as bullion prices sank in Paris. The AP average gained 1.6 to 301.4 with industrials and rails higher and funds cited for market strength.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Paris
U.S. Senate
Associated Press
Deaths and Funerals in Erie and Surrounding
Mrs. Sylvia Belle Shepard 63 of Erie died at Labette County Medical Center Parsons after years of illness. Born July 29 1904 near St. Paul she married Ira Shepard Jan 1 1927 and lived on a farm near St. Paul before moving to Erie in 1966. Survived by husband sister Mrs Arthur Shepard St. Paul brother O C Powell Parsons and a son Marvin Jay preceded in death by Marvin Jay. Funeral 2 p m Saturday Erie Federated Church burial Hope Cemetery St. Paul Pierce Funeral Home Erie in charge. The text also notes services for Martha Jean Hale at Otterbein United Methodist Church with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery and Orville Louis Reinfield memorial service at Johnson Mortuary with burial in Highland Cemetery.
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Sylvia Belle Shepard
Erie
Labette County Medical Center
Parsons
William L. Powell
St. Paul
Ira Shepard
Mulberry
Arthur Shepard
O. C. Powell
Marvin Jay
Shepard
Methodist Church
Erie Federated Church
Dale Eflin
Hope Cemetery
Pierce Funeral Home of
Hale
Martha Jean Hale
Otterbein United Methodist Church
William J. Baldwin
D. A. Finney
Edna Petterson
Altoona Clubs in Meetings and Visits Across Town
Altoona social activity includes visits among Troutman, Miller, Foster, and Gaddis families from Wichita and nearby towns. Coffeyville WSCS and Guild members hear a book review on The Lady on a Donkey. Club gatherings feature health lessons, films, desserts, and games with residents from Fredonia, Neodesha, Flagler, and surrounding areas.
Windy City Fame Amidst claims of windier rivals
The brief notes that Chicago is known as the Windy City but counters that New York and San Francisco are actually windier, according to National Geographic.
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French Riviera
National Geographic
Chicago
Windy City
New York
San Francisco
Sailor serves on USS Constellation carrier in Tonkin Gulf
SA Doyle M. McKinney USN son of Doyle and Mrs McKinney of 210 S Garfield serves aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Constellation homeported in San Diego California. Constellation earned the Naval Unit Commendation for Gulf of Tonkin operations during a seven month deployment off North Vietnam. Police investigated a two car crash at Central and Elm at 12 55 pm involving Wayne Sparks and Lee Burnett both driving 1967 Chevrolets. Damage cited as left side of Sparks car and right front of Burnett car.
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SA Doyle M. McKinney
USN
Doyle M. McKinney
S. Garfield
Constellation
San Diego
Calif
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam
U. S. First Fleet
Central and
Elm
Wayne D. Sparks
Lee Burnett
St. Paul
Burnett
Sparks
Visiting Hours and Admissions at Neosho Memorial Hospital
Daily Transcript reports visiting hours from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. A census lists 57 adults and pediatrics with four babies. Admissions on Tuesday include Mrs Ronald Reed and Mrs Mary Tomlinson among others. dismissals include Cindy Lou Toomey and Mrs Richard Gilliland. Admissions today include Cathy Metzen and Rita Kelly for surgery. dismissals cover several residents including Mrs Francis McGuffey and Mrs Robert Petty.
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Ronald Reed
N. Garfield
Mary Tomlinson
S. Forest
Mel Burdette
Lois Ping
N. Steuben
James A. Allen
E. 9Th
Dannie Elliott
Cindy Lou Toomey
Richard Gilliland
Cathy Metzen
Buffalo
Rita Kelly
S. Highland
Vickie Patterson
S. Garfield
Nancy Ford
Humboldt
Francis McGuffey
S. Ashby
Robert Petty
S. Edith
William A. Strean
Martha Ducey
W. 1St
Lilly Marisch
S. Western
Minerals Variety Reaches About Two Thousand Five Hundred Types
A broad survey notes there are around 2 500 distinct mineral types. The count reflects extensive classification across geology and mineralogy, illustrating the diversity of mineral species identified by researchers.
Highway bids set for April 18 at Chanute
Kansas Highway Commission will accept bids April 18 for multiple projects including U S 59 widening in Labette County from Parsons to the Neosho line, construction of Kansas 266 from U S 36 to Courtland, resurfacing 29 miles of U S 50 to Hutchinson, and bituminous sealing of 385 state miles.
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Kansas
John Montgomery
The
Highway Commission
Chanute
Labette County
Republic County
Reno County
Parsons
Neosho County
Main
U.S. 36
Courtland
Pawnee
Sylvia
Hutchinson
Chanute Tribune brief items from March 27, 1968 page two
Local news digest from Chanute Kansas notes community events and notices dated March 27 1968. Includes short items on residents and happenings around town with minimal detail.
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Wall Street
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Marcella LaSalle
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K. D. Casper
Loren Lowe
Forrest Hazen
Frank Stacy
E. H. Campbell
Ed Rausch
Clifford Crumline
Bill Bodley
Wayne Umbarger
Ron Poor
Lige Matlock
Clifford McCoy
Howard Spurrier
Memorial Park Cemetery
Johnson Mortuary
Phillips
Tioga
Flint
Mich
Saigon
Altoona
Russell Troutman
Fredonia
Jessie Miller
Lula Foster
Floyd Troutman
Ronald Gaddises
Cora Erbe
Carl Morgan
John Morgan
Mike Smalley
Neodesha
William Hansen
WSCS
First Methodist Church
Coffeyville
Beth Prim Howell
Sweet Town Gems
Una McKey
Avis Hale
Gene Relph
Robert Hall
Flagler, Colo
Minnie King
Grace Caffee
Madge Addington
Aliie Harbert
Amanda Suddock
Daily Transcript
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Pleasant View
Milford State Park
Geary County
Hell Creek
Wilson State Park
Russell County
Cedar Point
Lovewell State Park
Jewell County
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