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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1960
Page
2
Cattle and hogs declined with cattle and calves 25-50 lower for slaughter classes, hogs steady to 25 lower, sows steady, vealers strong to 1.00 higher, and spring lambs 25-50 higher. Stocker and feeder prices mostly steady with good and choice vealers 24.00-29.00 and steer values 24.00-27.50. Sheep volumes steady to higher on lambs, while ewe prices held.
The Wall Street market shows hogs at 190-240 pounds from 15.00 to 15.40 with high choice to 15.50, 230-270 pound hogs 14.50 to 15.00, sows 13.00 to 13.50, boars 7.00 to 8.00, cattle steady with grain fed steers 24.75 to 26.75 for 600-700 pounds, standards 18.00 to 21.50, calves 25.50 to 27.50 for 300-450 pounds, and feeder calves 26.50 to 31.00. market includes numerous brand names and weights across commodities.
Church service changes due to building work at Koch Skinner Memorial Home with Reading Room at 48 Highland. Community activities include a 20 discount sale at Wilson's Davis Paint Store and a Christian Women’s Fellowship Institute luncheon. Several local residents receive college degrees and roles in professional societies, with multiple moves and engagements noted.
Tulsa report shows weekly crude oil and condensate production fell to 6,811,550 barrels for the week ending May 7, the lowest since 1959. Texas dropped 135,275 barrels to 2,415,900 and Kansas fell 21,230 to 287,700, with May allowables likely delaying effect to later periods.
Daily Transcript lists hospital admissions and dismissals for Neosho Memorial Hospital with patient names and dates of service. It also records Thayer highway patrol citations including names, charges, and fines for reckless driving driving without a license failing to stop and equipment issues.
In Charleston the West Virginia Democratic primary ends with polls open 6 30 a m to 7 30 p m EST. Voters face long ballots and hand counting in most counties with machines in five of 55 counties. Polls show Humphrey leading Kennedy but both dispute poll reliability as they campaign within a Protestant state that challenges Kennedy’s Catholic background.
John Gibbs dies at Neosho Manor around noon. Funeral plans to be announced by Johnson Mortuary. Warren Alger 47 of 909 S Forest dies of heart attack at home. Survivors include wife Marjorie and three sons. Last rites at Johnson Mortuary with burial in Memorial Park.
Norman Bailey of Iola was arrested at Grand Lake by police early Sunday. He pleaded guilty in police court today to driving while intoxicated and transporting an open bottle. Bailey chose a $150 fine over 35 days in county jail and remains in custody pending payment.
A missing 48 year old insurance executive and former Trumbull police commissioner was found in Oklahoma, police reported today. Capt. Joseph Kane, acting head of the Trumbull Police Department, announced the recovery.
Nathaniel Hayward, reported missing May 2, was located by Oklahoma state police and Joplin Missouri detectives in a summer cottage at Grand Lake Oklahoma. Kane confirmed the finding and credited the search effort.
Camp Wonderwood hosts a day camp May 31 to June 4 with daily sessions 1 to 7 p.m. except June 4 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Registration due May 14 by mail to Mrs. Leslie Cox, 1248 Garfield. Fees: Brownies $2, Intermediates $3.
The board approved expanding the Future Farmers of America program while noting state rules limit growth. They accepted a $200 bid from M and M Roofing of Independence for minor summer roof repairs at the junior college, rejecting a $976 bid for more extensive work. End of year activities were outlined with required attendance, including Baccalaureate May 22, junior high promotion May 25, and Senior High commencement May 26.
Lt Col Frantisek Tisler testified he led Czechoslovakia's intelligence effort in the United States and estimated about 45 percent of embassy and UN staff were engaged in intelligence work. He said he recruited American agents to obtain U S military secrets and cited four staff members in New York plus one in New York as also involved.
A long-winded cautionary piece by Dr. George W. Crane recounts a fatal blizzard day incident on Michigan Avenue. It gives layperson first aid guidance stressing cool action, preserving warmth, breathing support, stopping bleeding, and using soapsuds as a disinfectant while advising against panic and unnecessary movement.
A promotional note highlights buying safety tips and product trust in advertising. It urges readers to verify claims, compare prices, and seek reputable sellers to avoid scams and misrepresented goods.
The guidance covers washing skin with soap after ivy exposure to remove oily urushiol. for ingestion of caustics, drink water and vinegar or fruit juice, and aspirin as an acid. If acid ingestion occurs, drink water and aim to neutralize with baking soda or soap. In poison cases, dilute with liquids and induce vomiting before stomach pumping.
The SBA designated seven Oklahoma counties Choctaw Creek Haskell Latimer McIntosh Okmulgee Sequoyah and two Arkansas counties Conway White as disaster areas due to May 5 tornado damage. The designation allows homeowners businesses churches and charities to obtain 3 percent government loans for rebuilding damaged property.
Fred Robertson was elected president of the Neosho County Assn for Retarded Children for the coming year at a meeting in the high school home economics room. Kenneth Lindsey was chosen vice president and Mrs Leland Hopper became secretary-treasurer. The Rev Charles Garrett announced a two week Bible School for retarded children at the Methodist church this summer starting the second week after school. Eleven attended. next meeting set for June 13 at the high school.
The Agriculture Department estimated this year's winter wheat at 991,618,000 bushels, about 14.7 million above last month's forecast of 976,957,000. The figure compares with 923,449,000 produced last year and 833,697,000 for the 10-year average. No spring wheat forecast was issued.
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