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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1962
Page
2
AP dispatch notes cattle test shows 300 head with steers steady and good to choice 23.50 to 25.35 per cwt. Hogs 2,200 head with barrows and gilts 25 higher to 16.00 for 190 to 255 lb. sows steady to strong. Sheep 25 head, not enough for test.
AP report from Chicago notes butter steady with various grade prices and percentages, AA to C, around 93 to 89. Eggs remain about steady with whites A grades above 70 percent and other grades near 24 to 27. Summary reflects marketing figures for dairy and egg products.
Consumer eggs show small A grades 16 to 18 with most at 17, ungraded at 23 and 24 2, mostly 23. Wholesale eggs list large 80 percent A at 26 42 to 27 2, mostly 27, medium 80 percent A at 22 24 to 24, standard 80 percent A at 25 2 to 26, mostly 26, unclassified 25 to 25 2, mostly 25. Poultry and butter unchanged.
Chicago grain markets show mixed closes with corn down about 1 cent and May futures at 1.12. Oats fall around 2 percent and May oats near Tl 4. Wheat ends lower to higher, May at 2.13. Soybeans weaken about 4 cents, May near 2.49. Barley values ranged 1.35 to 1.55 for choice and 1.00 to 1.25 for feed.
Local updates report E M Boyce transferring to AT&T, successors named at Stark bank, and a water meeting in progress to consider a joint city water system. Also noted are family announcements, World’s Fair plans, hospital visits, car lot opening, new pews at the Methodist church, and ongoing local construction and repairs.
Wheat and corn futures and cash prices shown for Kansas City markets with various grades and weights. Price ranges cover wheat 2.18 for No 2 hard to 2.15 for No 3 red. corn No 2 white 1.14 to 1.17. oats around 0.76 to 0.80. soybeans around 2.43 to 2.46. bran and shorts listed, with eggs and hides priced per standard units.
The New York market erased an early rally and moved lower in active late trading. Volume reached about 4.1 million shares versus 4.73 million the previous day as major stocks fell by fractions to more than a point. After five days of declines the market faced renewed down pressure with no clear news driver. Bonds, both corporate and U.S. government, showed mixed results.
During the troubled period fueling the War of 1612 era Henry Clay of Kentucky urged the capture of Canada by the Kentucky Militia alone saying they could accomplish the action without aid from others.
Mariko Harada a 20 year old fashion model from Yokohama is Tokyo s Miss Hips of 1962 appointed by the Japanese pageant contest Harada was named Miss Hips at the ceremony in Tokyo reflecting the city s fashion scene and youth culture of the period
William Smith 86 of Walnut dies after a year long illness. Survived by two daughters Helena McDermot and Alma Phillips, son Lewis, 12 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, two brothers and one sister. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. Walnut Christian church. Burial Walnut cemetery. Mrs. Augusta Peters 81 of Humboldt dies after months of illness. Survived by husband Harry S. Peters, three daughters, one brother, four sisters, seven grandchildren, nine great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. Johnson Funeral Home Humboldt. George M. Wolfe of Albuquerque formerly Chanute boilermaker foreman. Survived by wife and married daughter in Albuquerque. John Evert Christie 98 Thayer dies at Neosho Manor. Survived by wife Neosho Manor, one daughter Koradine Snyder Halstead, one son Evert Christie Irving Texas, five grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 2:30 p.m. Thayer Methodist church. Burial Thayer cemetery.
The Boy Scouts of Chanute hold a citywide Mothers Day Court of Honor at 7 30 p m Monday at Murray Hill school Merit badges to Life Scout level will be awarded with Clif ford Gibson as chairman Robert L White district Scout executive as secretary and other troop committeemen and council representatives part of the program includes talks by Dr Charles Wesley Garrett and Rev Peter J Finnegan attendance is open to the public and the event marks the first citywide honor court here in several years.
Admissions and dismissals at Neosho Memorial Hospital list several patients with names and addresses, plus a birth announced for a girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lindblad. Police cite drivers for speeding and other offenses with bonds posted, a Burlington Manufacturing fire damage incident, and a note on the Christmas Eve Mass in Mexico called Misa del Gallo with its cock’s crow origin.
Pro-Communist Pathet Lao forces swept into Houei Sai and overran more than 100 miles of northwest Laos despite a May 3 cease-fire. Royal Laotian troops fled across the Mekong into Thailand as Nam Tha fell, raising U S concern and calls for possible action by SEATO and the United States. Royal forces withdrew after five hours of battle near Tha Fai, with details sparse on casualties.
Thomas Morrison former Chanute resident and son of Mrs Elizabeth Sternecker was named manager of Litwin store in the Highland Crest Shopping Center Topeka. Police reported a door glass broken on a 1953 Chevrolet and a minor collision at Main and Evergreen involving a 1958 Ford. Hart's Cafe at 816 W Elm announces Mother's Day specials as it reopens.
Kansas farmers face a 1962 wheat forecast of 229.8 million bushels with an expected yield of 25 bushels per acre across 9.193 million acres. The Crop Reporting Service notes the crop is in good to excellent May 1 condition, 16 percent below last year’s 273.7 million but 19 percent above the 1951-60 average. Reasons for reduced harvested area include flood hail and freeze damage and plowing under fields to meet federal programs.
Classified notices show job openings, sale items, and services in Chanute Kansas. May 11 1962 edition lists buyers, sellers, and community offers with short descriptions and contact details.
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