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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1963
Page
2
AP cattle, hogs, sheep, and veal prices show declines in several categories with some gains for slaughter lambs and select veal. Cattle cows and utility grades fall, while good vealers hold steady. Hog barrows and gilts slip, sows edge down. lambs and breeding ewes stay mixed, with spring lambs rising in some ranges. Roosters and special fed fryers noted in poultry.
Parons hogs and cattle quotes show varied grades and weights with prices ranging from 10.50 to 14.00 for hogs and 18.00 to 24.00 for cattle. U.S. 1 2 grade hogs run 190 200 pounds at 13.50 13.75 with high choice at 14.00, while stockers and feeder calves fetch 22.00 to 32.00 depending on weight and quality. Butter and eggs at Chicago market mix indicate steady butter around 22.00 to 23.25 per pound and eggs with mixed quotes and 70 percent or better conditioning. live poultry updates begin.
Consumer eggs quoted by grade and size with ranges for large A 25 29, medium A 20 26, small A 17 19, large B 22 25, C dirties 18 22. Wholesale eggs 80 percent A 27 30 large and 80 percent A 24 26 medium. Poultry prices list heavy hens five pounds up 14, light hens five pounds up 8, hens under five pounds 6, capons seven to eight pounds 16, capons eight pounds 18, ducks young white over five pounds 15.
AP reports Chicago grain prices show no wheat sales and mixed moves for corn and soybeans. No 2 yellow corn at 1.22, No 3 at 1.20, oats 69 cents, soybeans around 2.65, May futures reflect small gains for soy and minor changes for other grains as barley and rye show slight shifts.
Egg prices and hides section appears garbled with prices and weights. Local social notes record weekend visits by Mrs. Vera Couchman, Mr. and Mrs. William Pulliam, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pulliam, and mothers weekend activities at the Tau Kappa Epsilon house in Manhattan visiting sons Gary Hibbs and Jimmy Youngberg.
Mr and Mrs Jim Taylor returned home Sunday after a four day Dallas trip. Taylor chaired Local 6410 and was a delegate to a bargaining caucus. Investigation continues into a boy's liquor possession. Communications Workers of America District 6 and other locals attended. A cap was taken from a car and wiring damaged at a home. Kenneth Jerome reported the disturbance to police.
Mrs. James Pruitt reports that while driving with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pulliam visitors to Portland on Main Street a car was shot at with water guns. A discharge hit the woman in the face as she drove.
Delores Webb of Bethalto Illinois spent the weekend visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Kenneth Webb at 1501 S Washington. She works in the credit department of Libby Owens Glass Co Alton Illinois.
Wall Street in New York closed irregularly lower in moderate volume about 4 million shares. Tobacco stocks rose while oils declined. Early strength gave way to mixed, fractional gains and losses among major issues. Government bonds edged up slightly while corporate bonds varied.
Sunday guests at Dr. Margaret Wolf home 317 North Highland included her sister Mattie and brother John. Also visiting were their nephew Mr Wilbur Wolf and Mrs Wilbur Wolf from Tulsa.
Police responded to a window peeper report from a house on W. 10th early Sunday but found no one in the area.
A 15 year old rural Chanute boy was stopped Friday night for running a stop sign. Police found beer and whiskey in his car. The incident followed reports of minor accidents and thefts in the area. FE Ramsey reported a funnel cloud sighting near town but no damage occurred. Funeral notices for Mae McCullough and Edna Ames listed services and burial details.
Jerry Baker of 209 S. Kansas and Elaine Stevens of Buffalo reported a minor accident Saturday morning at 23 W. Main. No damage was listed.
Alfred Moe Ogle of 119% North Santa Fe was arrested Friday on intoxication charges. He paid a $15 fine in police court Saturday by washing police department cars at $1.50 each, washing both cars as the first payment, and was released.
Lester G. Willems was arrested Friday on an assault charge and released Saturday on a $25 bond. A hearing is scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday.
Mrs Sophia M Fitzmaurice 90 died after an extended illness Saturday at 8 p m at her home in Chanute. She moved from Harrison Ark to Chanute in 1955 and was a member of the Assembly of God Church. Survivors include two daughters, three sons, 34 grandchildren 82 great grandchildren and 16 great great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 p m at Johnson Mortuary with Rev C A Kincheloe officiating. Burial in Mount Hope Cemetery Humboldt.
Royster Junior High presents a 7:30 PM spring concert in the Royster auditorium featuring the choral group A May Carol and a 50 piece Royster orchestra in their year end show. Soloists from the Junior High chorus will appear with pieces ranging from classical works to Broadway tunes under choral director Harold Tarpley and orchestra director Glenn Peak.
Hospital notices list admissions and dismissals across multiple towns including Thayer Humboldt Elsmore and Earlton with details of patients and medical or surgical status. A birth is noted for Mr and Mrs Robert Bollig of Earlton reporting a boy. A traffic citation reports Jerry Lambky of Wichita for illegal muffler with a $10 bond.
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