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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1964
Page
2
AP Kansas City cattle: calves scarce, no market. Hogs active with barrows and gilts strong to 25 high er. sows steady. Barrows and gilts 190-260 lb 14.25-14.75. 240-280 lb 14.00-14.50. 280-325 lb 13.25-14.00. Sows 280-450 lb 12.00-13.00. 400-600 lb 11.50-12.25. Sheep absent, no test. spring lambs 25.00. Eggs varied by grade. cream prices listed. Roosters, hides prices noted with glue hides at changed rate.
AP reports unchanged prices for eggs butter and poultry in the Missouri Arkansas region. Live fryers and broilers quoted at farm 12 1 2 to 12 1 2 delivered to plant 12 1 2 to 14.
AP report lists wheat prices by grade and car counts, corn grades and price ranges, oats rye barley and soybeans with bid ranges, plus wheat and grain prices in Kansas City. Wall Street closing stocks report follows from New York.
Chicago grain mixed as wheat closes down 1 cent per bushel to a May price around 2.00 while soybeans hold near 2.52 and rye slips about 1.4 cents. Corn edges higher to roughly 1.25 while oats stay steady near 60 cents.
Eighty six persons from 21 cities attended the district Kansas League of Municipalities meeting held here yesterday and last night. League staff led sessions on city government with Earnest Mosher Albert Martin Arden Endsley Charles Manley Orville Caruthers and John Edwards present. Local attendees included W. J. Althaber Dave Evans Dr James Kensett R J Hayes Howard Parsons and Jack Brennan. The event was the final of eight annual league meetings and Hayes reported the year’s attendance was the largest since the series began.
Elmer A. Dobbs new business manager of the Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital sustained a bruise and forehead cut in a traffic crash west of town about 10 a.m. today. Dobbs, 49, was alone. the other car fled but was later found abandoned at Martin Johnson airport. Delores J. Wells, 15, of 1012 N Garfield, and her parents Clayton Wells Sr. and Florence Wells, plus Tony Wells, 4, were identified as occupants. The Wellses were uninjured. The K39 crash two miles west of the city remains under investigation with charges pending. Chanute police aided in early inquiries. Damage: Dobbs Rambler about 350 dollars. Wells Buick about
Decorah Iowa flags were raised a day early by the local crew. Bill Walker Chamber of Commerce manager and Bob Bernatz street commissioner noted the error. The flags honored Sam Sande on his birthday and were to be flown again for VE Day the next day.
Former president Harry S. Truman returns to the Senate on his 80th birthday and struggles to deliver a speech due to emotion. He becomes the first ex-president to address an official session in the chamber under a new rules change. Truman praises the rule enabling ex-presidents to speak on grave national problems and notes President Johnson may match FDR in 1963 for impact.
Ruthie Mae Claypool, 60, of Stafford died Thursday in a two car crash northwest of Stafford. Trooper Glen Clapton said a Great Bend driver, Glenn Meade, skidded 44 feet before colliding with the Claypool car.
Ronald Lee Wolfe, homeless since childhood, was executed in Missouri’s gas chamber for raping an eight year old near Troy on Oct. 18, 1959. He died at 12:12 a.m. after spending years in custody and prison. Pickets protested capital punishment outside the Jefferson City facility.
U S marshals served a temporary injunction early today ending the last of four railroad strikes by firemen protesting job eliminations under an arbitration ruling. Pickets at Joliet switching yards were ordered to disperse while more than 800 workers had already kept lines idle as time ran out. A Monday hearing follows a Tuesday restraining order by Judge Holtzoff.
Mrs Jerry Morris of Highland reports a window glass broken in her Volks wagen while parked on Main. A minor backing accident at 9 50 last night involved a 1962 Rambler driven by Jim Wood bumping a parked 1960 Olds owned by Burl Schulburg, causing slight damage to one fender on each vehicle. At the library, "Mother and the Twin Lambs" will be read to children during story hour from 10 30 to 11 a m Saturday by Mrs Cresenz Owens.
Mrs. Charles Manly of 1201 N Washington reports that her daughter and her husband S4 and Mrs Gerald E Frame have been touring Holland to view the tulips. Frame is stationed in Germany and Mrs Frame is the former Viola Manly.
Tom Gerken won the presidency with Bob Crumrine as vice president Nancy Pennington elected secretary and Nancy Slane as treasurer In the same election Bruce Benson Steve Alcock Nancy Roberts and Doris Diver were the defeated candidates Campaign Day was held yesterday with the student body voting after an election assembly this morning
Olathe advances its water plan by awarding a $457,718 contract for a 24 inch pipeline seven point three miles from the Kansas River to a northern point in Olathe. Brown Brothers Contractors Inc will install the line. A final three and a half mile section to the city distribution system bids open May 26. Studies show the two lakes alone won’t meet projected population growth.
Line Builders Inc of Wichita was the apparent low bidder at 52 334 for adding a 12 500 volt loop to the municipal power system linking the central and diesel plants. Bids were 60 720 from B&L Electric Clinton Missouri and 108 700 from Midwest Line Builders Topeka. The diesel plant site is south of Ash Grove Lime Port land cement Co north Garfield.
Walter David McLaren 77 of 62 E. Main died Thursday at Neosho Memorial Hospital after three weeks as patient. Born Oct. 1, 1886 in Wilson County Pleasant Valley he lived on farm with mother then moved to Chanute in 1918. Survived by sister Mrs Harve Johnson and brothers Alva and Glen. funeral Saturday 10:30 a.m. at Rev Gibson Funeral Home. Burial Altoona cemetery. James Madden 57 of Bloomington California died Thursday evening after years of illness. Born in Chanute March 4, 1907. Knop Snyder’s Mortuary of Bloomington in charge. burial Colton, California. Survivors include wife two children and mother and sister Mrs Wayne Lopeman.
Boeing disclosed two jet transport sales that could total $160 million. Pan American World Airways ordered 10 Model 707-320B Intercontinentals with an option for five more at $135 million. South African Airways bought five Model 727s with spare parts bringing the total estimated value to about $25 million.
A St Paul resident suffered a minor hip injury when a 1963 Ford pickup carrying Russell Knight and his son Alvin Knight collided with freight train No 77 at the Erie Main Street crossing about 6 55 this morning. The younger Knight was uninjured. the pickup's damage was about 700 dollars. The train from Chanute to Joplin neared the Santa Fe station as engineers and crew were identified. Erie sheriff’s office investigated.
Chanute Tribune reports Neosho Memorial Hospital admissions and dismissals for Thursday and today. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs John Almond, a boy. Marriage license issued for Johnny Everett Wheeler and Gien da Evgenia Yarnell. Traffic citation issued to Roy L Howell for disturbing peace with loud muffler.
Woody's Café in Yates Center announces closure on Mother's Day after years of service. The cafe will cease operations with final customers welcomed through its doors this weekend.
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