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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1966
Page
2
Livestock cattle calves steers heifers cows and feeders with price ranges. hogs and sheep markets with weights and bids. Kansas City wheat corn oats milo barley rye soybeans prices. another line lists sack prices for bran and shorts. Trade shows steady to mixed moves across cattle hogs and sheep with cereals and byproducts priced for trading.
The report lists price ranges by grade and weight for hogs cattle veals cows bulls and sheep. Prices cover parsons hogs from 180 to 300 pounds and sows to heavy boars, cattle for grain fed steers and heifers, stockers and feeders, veals, cows and bulls with varied quality and weight categories. Sheep show finished lambs, wool, feeder lambs, cull lambs, slaughter ewes and breeding ewes with specified ranges.
In Kansas City, wholesale prices for eggs and butter remained steady with no changes reported by AP. No new contracts or market shifts affecting supply were noted, keeping current rates stable for buyers and retailers.
Chicago market notes show live poultry steady to 1 7 cents higher with roasters 27 1/2 to 29 1/2 cents and White Rock fryers at 21 1/2 to 23 1/2 cents. Few heavy hens around 26 cents. Butter and eggs steady with prices unchanged.
Chicago grain prices show No 2 red wheat at 1.62 and No 2 yellow corn at 1.34. Oats at 74 4 75'4n, soybeans 3.04% sn, with May futures down for wheat and soybeans. rye up to 1'4. oats and corn slightly lower or varying.
New York stocks steadied after profit taking, holding most gains in heavy trading with volume around 9.5 million shares. Glamour issues rebounded 1 to 5 points as blue chips across major groups rose while brokers called it a technical recovery from an oversold condition. Corporate bonds were unchanged and U S Treasury bonds rose.
U S District Judge Alexander Holtzoff issued a permanent injunction preventing firemen from striking to restore 18,000 jobs cut by an arbitration board in 1963. The AFL CIO Union vows an appeal while the ruling preserves the existing rules and wage conditions under the Railway Labor Act and bars any unilateral changes pending remedies.
Mrs. Gertrude Peterson 81 of Lawrence died Monday. Graveside service 1 p.m. Wednesday at Leanna Cemetery after viewing today at D. W. Newcomer's Sons Mortuary. Vern Gasser dies of heart attack in Ottawa Illinois. survived by wife Olive Burnham daughter Cris sy and two stepchildren Jim Burnham and Judy. Charles F. DeShazer funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Pierce Funeral Home Erie with burial East Hill Cemetery. Linna Marie Hunter funeral Wednesday 10:30 a.m. Johnson Chapel. burial Elmwood Cemetery. Joel R. Larson service Monday at Johnson Chapel. floral attendants listed. burial Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs Elwin M Shanahan filed for Republican nomination for secretary of state for the regular term starting next January She is serving as secretary of state by appointment of Gov William H Avery She filled a vacancy created by the death of her husband Paul R Shanahan who died April 14 and she took office two weeks later
Washington AP Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman defended the Johnson administration’s farm record against 40 Republican House members. He cited a nearly $3.5 billion rise in net farm income since 1960 and said farmers have benefited from five years of programs amid rising prices and congressional debate. The Republicans argued administration steps to curb food prices would not lower consumer costs and could hurt farm families.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff titles including publisher Dwight McCreight news editor John Hovorka and advertising manager D. Clopine. It details subscription rates for various territories with prices for six months three months and one year and Carroll Chanute carrier rates. It notes AP membership and exclusive local news rights.
Admissions include Mildred Shrum medical and Mrs Hilda Wells medical. births note a boy to Mr and Mrs Carmen Colston. dismissals list G W McDowell Mrs Leonard Carlson Mrs Rosa Ericson and others. Recent moves show multiple address changes. building permits issued for First National Bank facility and several home additions. Police and highway citations record numerous speeding cases with fines. court actions cite alcohol and license violations.
Mr and Mrs Ed King report their son Lance Corporal Edgar C King Jr has been promoted to Corporal. He joined the service in August 1964 and serves with the 1st Marine Division in South Vietnam after graduating from Chanute High School in 1964. Also reported a broken radio antenna on a 1965 Chevrolet parked at a residence. Mr and Mrs Marwin Young and others visited at 1407 S Edith and R 4 Hummer residence.
Chanute Tribune item brief dated May 10 1966 notes local news items and notices from Chanute Kansas including community updates and upcoming events. No additional details provided.
The Kiwanis club met in the new dining room at Neosho Memorial Hospital and toured the updated kitchen. Dwight Wallingford noted the enlarged kitchen, geriatrics and pediatrics wings, and solar facility, as well as expected area growth and Medicare impact. He cited the hospital payroll at over 360 thousand dollars annually and the broader Cha nute health complex payroll near 1 million.
Topeka area traffic death log lists figures for a 24 hour period ending 9 am Tuesday. May 7 1966 shows 11 fatalities, comparable to 194 in 1965 for the same period.
George G. Purduan, 78, Montgomery County auditor, was found dead in a bedroom of his Independence home Monday evening. Police say he apparently died of a gunshot wound in the right side of his head, a revolver was found near the body. The coroner has not ruled on the death.
An area training session for Farm Bureau leaders from ten counties was held at the Tioga Hotel. Seventy one people attended, including John Hellwig of Labette, noted as 1965 Farm Bureau leader of the year from the 3rd District. Speakers included Charles Esslinger Dick Taylor and Clarence Rupp. Attendees from Neosho Woodson and Allen counties were listed with numerous residents.
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