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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1962
Page
2
AP reports cattle 2,000 head and calves 50 steady with cows 14.75 to 17.00 and good dealers 26.00 to 28.00. Hogs 2,600 active with barrows and gilts 15.25 to 15.75 and sows 13.50 to 14.25. Sheep 1,200 lambs active and steady with spring lambs 20.75 to 21.50 and ewes 5.25 to 5.25.
The listing provides price ranges for hogs cattle calves and related livestock including U S No 1-3 grades and various weights and categories. It also notes Chicago dairy and egg quotes and a NY stock market report with declines and volume estimates.
AP notes wholesale and consumer egg price ranges by grade and size. Large A eggs sell about 23 to 29 cents for consumers, with most around 26, small around 17, large B near 22, and ungraded around 23. Wholesale large A at 26-28 cents, medium 25-26, small 25 percent.
Chicago grain markets show no wheat or soybean sales. Corn prices for No 2 yellow and No 3 yellow hover near 1.15 with slight adjustments. Oats and barley list varied grade prices, while wheat and rye move modestly and soybeans show mixed gains and losses as May contracts reflect.
Charlie Conerly, retired after 14 seasons with the New York Giants, will coach the Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterbacks at summer training camp, the club announced. Regina Saskatchewan AP report notes Conerly to lead QB drills and bring pro experience to the camp staff.
Kansas City grain notes show wheat futures closing higher while various grain grades and prices are listed for wheat corn oats rye barley soybeans and byproducts. The report includes daily car counts and price ranges, reflecting a mixed but positive market close.
Penny Sheldon presided at the Ever Ready 4 H cooking class meeting held Tuesday night at Mrs Louise Raney 717 S Garfield. Roll call asked members favorite pizza. Demonstrations covered centerpieces with straws and pie crust. Pizza was served to seven members two leaders and three mothers for the meal. Next meeting May 21 at Mrs Raney’s home will have members bringing baked pie shells to be judged.
A brief note markets Tribune classified listings as a source of entertainment and potential profit for readers. The ad section promises varied items and opportunities, inviting engagement from the public.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Wright of Iola are the parents of a son born Tuesday weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces. The couple also has a son named Kirk, age 3. Mrs. Wright is Lynnta Ladd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ladd of 906 S. Rutter.
At a called meeting in the Methodist Church on Tuesday night Scout Post 3 elected Steven Moon and Gerald Roberts to the Order of the Arrow. Awards will be presented at the Sedan Area Council Camp in Sedan in June.
The Daily Transcript lists yesterday admissions including Everett Perkins Humboldt and Mrs James Lehew 512 N Steuben among others with medical cases. surgeries for Mrs Edwin Byers 302 N Washington. discharges include Norma Herrington Humboldt J Allen Wright Thayer and others. Birth today reports a girl to Mr and Mrs Larry Bogle Ottawa. Traffic citations show drivers cited for speeding with $5 bonds posted.
County commissioners announced the employment of Mrs. Lonnie Ashcraft as Neosho county health nurse. The part time post will focus mainly on county schools, succeeding Mrs. Robert Overstreet who resigned. Ashcraft is a registered nurse from near Erie who previously worked at Parson’s state hospital and Parson’s Mercy Hospital.
Mrs Hattie A Johnson 79 of Las Vegas New Mexico died Monday after an extended illness. Born in Humboldt she moved to Albuquerque in 1920. Her husband Roy Johnson died in 1959. Survivors include a niece Mrs George Cureton Glenn Ellyn II. Funeral Friday at 10 am at Johnson Funeral Home Humboldt burial Mount Hope Cemetery
Mrs Rosetta French 83 of Wichita died Tuesday after a yearlong illness in a Wichita hospital. Born May 1878 in Donophin County she leaves two daughters Edith Mamigonian Violet Johnson a son Vern L Carl 12 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 2 pm Byrd Snodgrass Mortuary Wichita with burial there.
The Chanute Senior High School and Junior College music department presents its annual spring concert tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. The 63 member symphonic band, conducted by Leland Clapson, performs a suite of Renaissance dances, Victory at Sea, West Side Story, and The Stars and Stripes Forever. A piano concerto in A minor features Sherrill Rush as soloist with Harold Tarpley on second piano. ninth grade band and orchestral groups from Royster and St Patrick’s Junior Highs join as special guests.
Special journalism awards were announced in an assembly at Royster Junior High by the Rockette staff. Winners were named in poetry, essays and short stories with cash prizes and honorable mentions. Dorothy Martin announced the winners. The Rockette is published each spring.
TOPEKA AP The former Council for Kansas Labor announced it received a charter from the National Industrial Union Department AFL-CIO. Kansas leaders split on meaning with Alvin Phillis and H J Yount saying it elevates the group to parity with the state Federation of Labor while Floyd Black of the federation says the council remains subordinate to the federation.
The list highlights award recipients including Rodney Niermeier and Leeva Carter with honorable mentions for Nancy Roberts and Frances Lloyd. Short story prizes name Marilyn Wall and Terraleen Carnahan with honorable mentions to Tom Gerken, Nancy Slane and Peter Martin.
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