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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1966
Page
2
AP report from Kansas City shows cattle prices firm for steers and cows with hogs mixed. Hogs gain modestly while soybeans, wheat, corn and oats futures move. rye and beans show small declines and May contracts highlight the day’s market shifts.
Market quotations list U S 1 and 2 hog grades 200 to 270 pounds with prices from 15 to 22 dollars for boars sows and stags, cattle prices by grade including grain fed steers and heifers 20 to 25 dollars, calves stockers and feeders 20 to 32 dollars, veals 14 to 34 dollars, cows bulls and sheep figures for various quality levels.
Wholesale eggs prices listed by grade and size in Kansas City with large eggs at 80 percent AA quality in the 33 to 35 cent range and mediums at 80 percent AA quality in the 30 to 32 cent range Butter prices unchanged.
Live poultry unchanged in Chicago trading names. Butter ease seen with quotes around 93 score AA 62'4 and 92 A 62%4 while 89 C 6044 appears unrelated. Eggs show weakness with 1 to 2 cent declines. grade A whites 32, mixed 32, mediums 30, standards 31.
Wheat No 2 hard 1.63 and a half cents per bushel No 2 red 1.63 and a half cents. Corn No 2 yellow 1.292 No 3 yellow 1.26 and a quarter No 4 Yellow 1.23 and a half sample grade yellow 1.09. Oats No 2 heavy white.
AP reports Kansas City grain and feed prices with wheat at 65 cars and mixed declines. No 2 hard and dark hard 1.68 to 1.71, corn 57 cars mostly unchanged to down. No 2 white soybeans 2.94 to 3.06, oats 2 cars unchanged with No 2 white 75 to 79, rye 1.07 to 1.11, barley 1.17 to 1.24, sacked bran 44.50 to 45.25 and sacked shorts 46.00 to 75.
Market notes show egg prices by grade with cents per dozen and cream prices per unknown unit. Hides priced at 10 cents per pound and glue hides listed with unclear price.
A returning astronaut could face fatal risk from a kiss if his space diet lacks earth bacteria. Dr Luckey warns sterile space conditions may lower gut bacteria, so pills before reentry could restore balance and boost immunity on Earth. Studies cited include guinea pig and rat experiments.
Discouraged selling battered the market to new lows for 1966 as the Dow dropped 11.08 to 910.69 at 2 p.m. EDT. The AP and Dow averages reported declines, with volume around 9.2 million shares on the day while bonds barely moved.
Mrs Rosa B Morrison 87 died at her Erie home after three years of ill health. Born December 20 1878 in Mahaska County Iowa she moved to Kansas at six and lived in Erie since 1920. She married Dr C C Morrison in 1900 Crestline. he died in 1944. Survived by daughter Janice Nation granddaughter and four great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 2:30 at Erie Federated Church with burial East Hill Cemetery.
Mary Walker born a slave in Alabama around 1849 is to be certified as America's oldest student Friday in a citywide birthday event. A Chattanooga literacy class member since 1964, she has learned reading and arithmetic and attends with 19 classmates.
About 50 parents and guests attended the Senior Girl Scout Cap Ping Ceremony at St. Patrick's gym. Award recipients included Kathy Moore Connie Valliere Elaine Cook aquatic aide program aide Patty Lassman Holly Harris and Sally Casey all earning the 8-1 badge. Senior caps went to Mary Jo Winkler Kathy Kihm Sue Bretton Vicki Kidwell Stephanie LaRocca Linda Soderquist Susan Kensett Marcia Campbell Linda Ford Roxie Mueller and Paula Venus. Dorothy Majors Meadowlark Girl Scout Council executive director welcomed the new seniors as a choral reading Look Wid er Still by Mrs. Charles Berthot followed by group singing. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. M J Casey and Mrs. Jack Patrick.
Dr. Ed Wagner of Independence was elected president of the Kansas Dental Association at its annual convention in Wichita. Dr. Don Amend of Salina was named vice president and Dr. Stan Flichenger of Baldwin was elected president elect. The Kansas State Dental Auxiliary chose Mrs. W. J. Perrin of Hutchinson as president, with others like Mrs. F. N. Haberbosch of St. Francis as president-elect and Mrs. Bruce Thayer of Abilene as historian.
Scores from the Industrial League bowling event list team names and individual high games. Churchill Ing BP PONDS, News Standard and Mid-America Refinery show top series and high 30s by Colvin Koerting Kaufman Doudna Belt Morgan with scores in the 700s and 800s.
Daily Transcript lists admissions for Emma Johnson and Carolyn Selcho in medical cases, births for Todd Hampton and Gordon Clark, dismissals including Mrs Hall and several others, plus two police court actions for Carl Harvey and Ronald Ryder and a fire run near the Katy tracks.
Mr and Mrs Loyal Yarnell of Topeka announce the birth of a daughter Latisha Ann on April 26 weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces. A two year old son Lyn dall Alan is also reported. Maternal Grandparents Mr and Mrs Max La Rue Eric and paternal Grandparents Mr and Mrs Homer Wallis Eric are named. Mrs La Rue staying with family.
Wichita AP reports physicians at the Kansas Medical Society will push resolutions to place the Division of Institutional Management under the State Board of Health and to seek higher salaries for state employees. The division, under the State Board of Social Welfare, oversees mental institutions. About 1,884 members will vote Thursday morning during the final session of the House of Delegates.
Instructions advise readers to reach their Tribune via carrier and if unavailable to dial HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. indicating an after hours contact method.
The Chanute Tribune presents local dispatches from Chanute Kansas and surrounding areas. It notes subscription rates within and outside trade territories and Chanute boxholder rates, along with staff roles and press affiliations.
The Cedar Creek Watershed District board met at Thornburg hall to review a watershed progress report sent to the state conservation office. The group also discussed the cost of photographs needed for future planning. Cookies and coffee were served.
The phrase Pakistan translates to land of the pure in the Urdu language, reflecting the country's national name meaning.
Erie Directors of the Neo Sho Valley Cooperative Creamery Assn vote to pay revolving fund credits held by estates of former members. Credits will be paid oldest first as funds become available and once which credits have passed into estates can be determined.
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