This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1969
Page
4
AP reports a mixed livestock listing with hogs at 6 000 head and varied weights. Cattle prices show declines in calves and feeders while hogs, sows, and sheep hold or drift. Bulls and sheep offer steady to modestly higher figures across several weight classes and grades.
Price ranges for hogs cattle and cows from ParsonS market report list by class weight and grade. Hogs 180 to 270 pounds and sows down to heavy boars priced from 10.00 to 20.25 per cwt. Cattle include grain fed steers and heifers U S choice 26.00 to 29.50. good 24.00 to 26.00. stocker calves 33.00 to 38.00. heifers 26.00 to 29.00. yearlings 27.00 to 30.00. cows 16.00 down to 13.00 for shelly types. Continues with primes and other categories.
AP notes wholesale egg prices for large grade A at 80 percent yield 29 to 33 cents per dozen and medium grade A at 24 to 28 cents per dozen. Butter remains unchanged at 79 cents per pound for grade A solid and 80 cents per pound for grade A quarters.
Chicago AP reports butter prices steady with wholesale quotes 93 score AA 67.74, 92 A 67. rate details for grades A B C and car grades. Eggs also unchanged with wholesale prices for 80 percent or better Grade A whites at 33, mediums 28, standards 32, checks 24.
Chicago reports Wheat No 2 hard yellow 1.38n No 2 soft red 1.38n. Corn No 2 yellow 1.3144 No 5 yellow 1.20%4-24. Oats No 2 extra heavy white 68n. Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.70n Soybean oil 8.85n.
The notice explains ad submission timing for regular classifieds until 10 am on publication day with a 9 am Saturday cutoff. Display classifieds have an earlier deadline and must be placed the day before publication.
The surge in malpractice lawsuits drives higher doctor and hospital liability costs. Insurance premiums for physicians have climbed across the United States with larger settlements and legal fees raising patient expenses. Notable verdicts include a Florida anesthesia case for 1.5 million and a California injury at 1.4 million.
Wall Street rose further despite some profit taking as the Dow Jones industrial average gained 1.40 to 958.87 at noon. The Associated Press average climbed 0.6 to 339.6 with gains led by industrials and utilities while aircraft shares trended lower.
Mrs. Marjory Talmadge and Mrs. C. C. Bowers of Chanute attended a class in Wichita Sunday on hair fashions. American Creations on Tour. S. N. Raymond Cameron left Saturday for Boston after 15 days with his parents at 12 S. Garfield and other relatives. He is stationed aboard the USS Kilauea. Mrs. Ed Offenbacker reported to police that a girl’s blue bicycle was missing from her home Saturday afternoon.
Daily Transcript lists visiting hours 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. with a patient census of 60 adults and pediatrics and two babies. It records Saturday and Sunday names, addresses, and cases in medical, surgical, and interplay wards, plus today entries and police and fire incident notes for local residents.
Joseph H. Blatchford 34, a San Pedro lawyer, sworn in at the Rose Garden as Peace Corps director. He urged expanding the corps and a potential reverse Peace Corps to address U S problems, with a task force to study pilots and new ideas. Nixon pledged high priority for these programs.
If you cannot reach your Tribune, contact your carrier. If he is unavailable, call HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m.
The U S Command withholds bomb damage assessments from the B52 raids on the Cambodian border during the Vietnam War. About 300 bombers have dropped 750 tons in War Zone C over two weeks with official silence on results. Generals Abrams and SAC deem the raids vital despite evasive official comments.
Harry L. Briley aged 74 of rural Chanute died at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was born Sept 20 1894 and married Ollie Russell in 1916. Survived by his wife a daughter Betty Maison two sons Robert L. Briley Paul W. Briley seven grandchildren three great grandchildren and siblings. Funeral at First United Methodist Church Elmwood Cemetery with Gibson-Koch in charge. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Dave Wescott died at Neosho Memorial Hospital shortly after birth with both sets of grandparents and other relatives listed as survivors. Burial arrangements incomplete.
Three weekend traffic incidents caused minor damage. At Beech and Lafayette a 1969 Cadillac and a 1965 Oldsmobile collided with light damage to the Cadillac. the 1965 Chevrolet scraped a Ford later at Main and Lincoln. No injuries reported.
The Senate approved William H. Brown for the Equal Opportunity Commission after Republican Leader Everett Dirksen withdrew his objection following a 45 minute meeting. Dirksen praised Brown as attractive and competent but said he would watch him, especially if Nixon names him EEOC chairman. Kennedy defended Brown’s vigorous approach to anti discrimination work.
Leavenworth Kansas AP reports crime writer Fletcher Flora died in a local hospital at age 54 after years of illness. Flora published novels in hardback and paperback and contributed to detective magazines. He taught creative writing through KU extension service.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.