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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1961
Page
2
The Kansas City report shows hogs steady to 25 cents higher for sows, cattle steady with steers 22.25 to 23.50 and cows 25 higher, and calves, stockers, and feeders holding firm. Parsons and Chicago markets echo mixed gains and steady quotes on hogs, cattle, and sheep with various weight classes and grades reflected in prices.
Soybeans ended down about one and a half cents per bushel as May futures hover near 3.02. Wheat rose marginally with May around 1.86 to 1.87. Corn dipped slightly while other grains showed mixed yields, with Kansas City cash prices for wheats and corn moving in narrow ranges and various grades cited.
In Wilson County farm notes hog numbers nearly double over the past year from about 10 000 to 20 000 22 000 with favorable long term prices despite seasonal changes. Dairy cows decline countywide though milk output remains steady though rains and mud hamper roughage and grass nutrients. Sheep face price declines and fewer replacements while poultry operations push toward large efficient flocks.
The body of Mrs. W. R. Simpson will lie in state at the First Baptist church on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the funeral service at 11 a.m.
Clarence Robinson a 29 year old student at Rochester Institute of Technology received a Treasury check for 100 dollars instead of 30 the department admitted an error and said the extra 70 dollars must be repaid.
Police reported resolving a dispute between two Cha nute youths on Main Street last night. They were taken to the station, questioned, and released. Local notices include visits from Denver relatives and a naval promotion for Keith N. Switzer stationed in Guam. An injury incident on Main involved loose glass from a second story pane. Funeral and church notices involve Grace Episcopal and Abilene clergy, with Army Captain Ralph A. Barker completing staff college at Fort Leavenworth and assigned to Fort McPherson.
Yesterday admissions at Neosho Memorial Hospital include Doris Wilber Humboldt Oliver Kemmerer 1522 W Elm Charlotte Roth R 2 and medical cases. Dismissals list Timothy LaPorte Eric Faith Solo Yates Center Mrs Robert Hamar Ernest Flottman Kenneth Steele Sheryl Wolfe Mrs Delbert Taylor and Ethel Watson. Traffic citations log Geary Joe Melson R 3 failed to stop bond 5 and Noble Clemans failed to yield bond 10. Recent moves Richard Barnard address changes Evergreen to Highland Lincoln. Building permits show M R Wilson addition at 815 S Evergreen cost about 100.
French scientist Prof Georges Wellers testified in Jerusalem detailing Nazi plans and the abuse of 4000 Jewish children in France before deportation to Auschwitz. He described France’s camps organized by Eichmann’s Berlin office and noted 40,000 to 50,000 Jews deported from France, with peak shipments in summer 1942. Meanwhile in Los Angeles a cave-in at the California Bank site on Wilshire Boulevard left a deep shaft after a water main rupture, closing most lanes.
A large underground parking project collapsed on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, creating a chasm with twisted scaffolding. No injuries were reported at the four floor excavation site.
The Santa Fe Trail caravan arrived in Olathe on its 800 mile Kansas centennial journey to Santa Fe New Mexico. It paused for an 18 mile loop through Mission Merriam Shawnee and Overland Park drawing cheers from about 13 000 along the parade route. Three persons suffered parade injuries.
Monday parade injuries include Herless Abernathy of Larned thrown when mules bolted into a parked car. Eleven year old Martin Ward of Overland Park treated for a leg injury from a Boy Scout float fall. Valaria Van Walleghem, 13, Merriam, hurt after being thrown from a horse. Caravan continues from Olathe to Baldwin then Overbrook for overnight stop.
Space age stocks and select issues in other groups rose in a churning market this afternoon. Trading slowed in late dealings as volume for the day totaled about 5 million shares.
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