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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1968
Page
2
AP reports cattle totals at 1000 head with steers 25.50 to 27.00, cows 17.00 to 18.00, hogs 5000 head showing steady to mixed moves with weights 200 to 350 pounds around 17.00 to 19.75, sows weaker 15.00 to 16.75, sheep at 300 spring lambs down 1.00 and ewes steady, top spring lambs 27.50 to 28.00 and some 27.00 to 30.00.
Chicago AP price bulletin lists butter and eggs grade scores and cars values. Poultry section shows roasters and special fed white rock fryers price ranges.
Chicago grain futures show No 2 hard wheat at 1.41 and No 2 soft red at 1.35. No 2 yellow corn at 1.157 and 16.5 cents, oats at 80 cents, No 1 yellow soybeans at 2.727 and 4 cents, and soybean oil at 8.80 per unit.
Livestock price quotes include hogs and pigs with No 1 and 2 grades at 200-220 lb $17.75-$18.25, 230-270 lb $17.00-$17.75, sows under 300 lb $15.00-$16.50, heavier sows $14.50-$15.25, boars $10.00-$13.50. Cattle show grain fed steers and heifers at $23.50-$26.25 for U.S. choice, $21.00-$23.00 for U.S. good, calves $23.00-$25.50, stockers and feeders $24.00-$28.00, heifers $22.00-$23.50, yearlings $24.00-$28.00. Veals prime $30.00-$33.00, good $25.00-$30.00, commercial $20.00-$25.00. Cows utility $17.50-$19.75, stock cows $17.00-$20.00. Bulls commercial $20.00-$22.00, breeding bulls $22.00-$25.00. Sheep good and choice spring lambs to $28.40, feeder lambs $18.90-$20.00, cull lambs $15.00 down, slaughter ewes $4.50-$6.59, breeding ewes $10.00-$15.00.
A Book of Gold in the hospital foyer marks gifts of 500 or more. A memorial page honors Noble Kenneth C. Snyder and Jewel W. Snyder of Chanute, Kansas. The hospitals treat burned or crippled children under 15 regardless of race or creed, aiding those with cure potential. Mirza Area children are sent to St. Louis or Galveston centers. DeVere Love at the Shrine Office in Pittsburg can provide admission information.
Woman's group hosts a book fair at 4 E Main on May 2 3 and 4 with pickup available by calling HE 1 2957. Proceeds support United Presbyterian Women's activities.
Wall Street traded lower as the Dow fell 2.31 points to 900.91 and the AP average slipped 0.6 to 324.9 at noon. Traders said news of a White House site for preliminary Vietnam peace talks had little effect and a proposed Indo nesian naval vessel venue was already priced in.
Kansas traffic death log shows 0 fatalities for 24 hours to 9 am Wednesday and 0 for May, with 187 deaths in 1968 and 167 for the comparable 1967 period.
Royster Junior High music department presents its annual spring concert Thursday at 7 30 p m in the school gym featuring the band girls glee club mixed chorus and string ensemble directed by Tom Campbell.
June Hargrove daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Hargrove of Salt Lake City and formerly of Chanute will graduate June 15 from the University of California Berkeley. She is an Alpha Omicron Pi member and will pursue a Masters and PhD at New York University starting in fall. Neosho county bond sales for the first quarter of 1968 totaled 60558 dollars with 14 percent of the county quota sold. Wolfe served as delegate for the Association of Retired Civil Employees local chapter on a trip accompanied by his sister Mrs Ellen Lance and visited sister Mrs Roxie Malin and family.
Laella Geyer reported damage to the right rear of her 1965 Buick while parked at various locations Monday. Gary Morton will be Fergus County High School head basketball coach next term, joining as a young varsity leader. he currently teaches and coaches at the Lewistown school. Mrs. Ira Duton and guest George Dutton traveled from Iowa to visit relatives in several states. Stella Linville from Cleveland is visiting her son in Lewistown with family. Ed Wolfe returned from Topeka after attending the state convention of the National.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fowler of Los Angeles returned home Monday after visiting his sister and brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Brown at 115 N. Western. Weekend guests included Mrs. John H. Hill of Overland Park and Ted Fowler of Flat Rock, with Sunday visitors Mr. and Mrs. Francis Fowler and Uncle Joe Fowler of Moran.
Daily Transcript notes visiting hours 2 to 4 PM and 6 30 to 8 PM at Neosho Memorial Hospital. census lists 55 patients including adults and pediatrics. Tuesday admissions include Bryan Burk R 2 surgery Mrs Boyd Bogle 1617 S Highland medical Mrs Gary Campbell 6062 W Main surgery Mrs Clifford Stamp R 2 surgery Mrs Lyle Fursman 1001 S Tennessee surgery Edward Gerken Humboldt medical Mrs Judith Thurman 219 N Highland medical Mrs Arline McBeth Parsons medical.
Australian police pursue James Earl Ray under a U S murder warrant for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The FBI reports Ray possibly fled to Australia, where he may use the alias Eric Starvo Galt as authorities widen the hunt inland.
Loren Endicott 64 a Walnut resident died at home after long illness. James A. Siegel 72 of Humboldt died in Mercy Hospital Fort Scott after years of illness. Marcus N. Cole Jr. 27 of 1819 S Evergreen died at Neosho Memorial after brief illness. Funeral details follow with service times and locations in Humboldt Welch and Walnut areas.
Fred L. Henderson aged 75 of R. 1 died early today at Neosho Memorial Hospital. Johnson Mortuary will announce funeral arrangements.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 77, suffered a myocardial infarction and is expected to be hospitalized at March Air Force Base for several weeks. An aide described the attack as mild, the hospital said a general prognosis cannot be made. He reportedly was stricken Monday after golf.
The Chanute Tribune reports local news items dated May 1 1968. Brief notices cover community happenings, upcoming events, and developments in Chanute and surrounding areas.
Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller led write-in votes in the Massachusetts Republican presidential primary to capture a solid 34 delegates on first-ballot hopes. Senator Eugene J. McCarthy topped Democrats with majority of votes and secured 72 convention delegates as results broke across 1,734 precincts. Rockefeller trailed Nixon Reagan Kennedy and McCarthy among GOP write-ins, with Volpe leading the on ballot option.
Across Moscow Prague East Berlin Warsaw and Peking May Day celebrations showed hard line displays and new leadership crowd scenes while leaders like Dubcek and Ho Chi Minh appeared with mixed fortunes. In Da Nang President Thieu vowed South Vietnam would not negotiate with the Viet Cong.
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