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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1963
Page
2
Cattle 500 calves 75, not enough to test. Hogs 2500 barrows gilts and sows steady to 25 higher. 1 3 190 250 lb barrows and gilts fetch 15.00 75. Sheep 400 not enough for test.
Consumer eggs show a large 25 to 29 cent range in Kansas City with the 25 to 29 cent bracket cited. Other egg sizes remain unchanged per AP dispatch.
Chicago market note reports butter prices steady with a 4 percent higher yield, various grade quotes around 57 two, 57 percent, and 54 to 55 percent. cars at 36 to 55 percent. eggs holding near previous levels with no major change. overall pricing reflects mixed steady demand in early trading.
Chicago grain quotes show no wheat, oats or soybean sales. Corn No 2 yellow at 1.24 1/4, sample grade yellow 1.17. Barley values 1.23 to 1.30 and 1.00 to 1.08. Wheat up 4 cents May, down 1/2 cent new crop. May 2.09 1/2. Corn mixed, May 1.21 1/2. Soybeans steady to down slightly. May 2.59 5/8.
AP reports wheat prices steady to slightly higher across 106 car load entries with No 2 and No 3 varieties ranging 2.15 to 2.53. Corn shows minor declines to 1.18 to 1.30 for white and yellow and mixed grades. Oats not listed with no cars, soybeans at 2.50 to 2.56 and byproducts bran 35.50 to 36.25, shorts 36.50 to 37.25.
Wall Street showed a mixed session with sugars strong and most key stocks flat to fractional gains. Volume was about 4.4 million shares, down from 5.61 million Thursday, while corporate bonds rose slightly and U.S. government bonds fell modestly.
Maxine Patterson nearly fainted after stumbling into a snake in the Moon beauty shop utility room at 1201 S Central. A bystander coaxed the reptile into a kettle for safekeeping until help arrived. Also, KU freshman Gary Lynn Garrison will join over 100 students in the KU Summer Language Institute in Europe, studying in Paris for nine weeks from June 4 to August 7. Clara Belle Hatches Ten will be theChildren's Library Story Hour tale by Mrs Cresent Owens tomorrow at 10 30 AM.
Paul A. Millard of McCune has been chosen to head Altoona schools for the next year, overseeing Altoona Rural High School District No. 2 and Altoona Grade School District C-13 after LaVerne C. Tegtmeyer’s resignation. Millard, current McCune superintendent, is a Pittsburg State graduate and longtime Kansas educator with ties to Scammon, Cherokee, and McCune. He plans to move to Altoona by July 1 with his wife.
Obituaries report Mrs. Phillip Westhoff age 81 of Walnut died at Mercy Hospital Fort Scott after illness. Survivors include husband’s name Westhoff two sons five daughters and many relatives with services at St Patrick church Walnut. Elizabeth Haller 85 Fredonia died after extended illness with funeral at Cason Funeral Home Fredonia. Lawrence Swan 87 Erie area died in Rest Home with funeral at Erie Funeral Home and burial East Hill Cemetery. he had long career with Swan Brothers Grocery and Baptist church membership.
An itemized list showing grade A eggs with varying sizes and prices, current receipts, cream premiums, and poultry notes. Roosters and hens are listed with prices. hides priced by weight with bulk and underweight rates. incomplete OCR yields multiple missing letters.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Wahl of 202 W 5th have returned after a two week trip to California visiting relatives in Sacramento and San Joe and in Gallup New Mexico with Mr and Mrs Carl A Trem bly, former Chanute residents.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred M. Harris of 1202 West Second Street and Mr. and Mrs. Spencer W. Finney of 702 West Oak Street are in Colorado Springs for the annual sales conference of Westamerica Securities Inc.
Mrs Bertha Stratton of 502 West attended the funeral of her sister in law Mrs George Reed who died in Winslow Arkansas yesterday and services were held there today.
David L. Halsted son of Mr and Mrs Leroy Halsted of 402 Walnut will join 84 advanced cadets in army ROTC for a summer encampment at Fort Riley from June 15 to July 26 for special training at the fort in Manhattan Kansas.
Pauline Flynn of the state welfare department and president of the Kansas Conference of Social Welfare will be a delegate to the National Conference on Social Welfare forum in Cleveland, Ohio, in May 1924.
Four boys were to meet with police at 4 p.m. today regarding windows broken in the men's rest room at Santa Fe Park earlier this week. An officer said one boy admitted involvement and another boy helped break the windows. In a separate incident a 19-year-old Chanute youth confessed writing an obscene note to a local high school girl and was sent for evaluation at a Humboldt mental health clinic.
Chanute Senior High held an honors assembly featuring scholarships and awards. Presiding was student council president Dick Anders, with representatives from local businesses and civic clubs presenting honors to numerous students across councils, states, and clubs.
The page records admissions and dismissals for Neosho Memorial Hospital on Thursday. Names and places include Roy Burke from Yates Center and Albert Ryder from 119 N Central, with multiple other patients and discharges listed, plus traffic and court notices and recent moves around Iola and nearby towns.
Gen Emilio Aguinaldo 94, leader of revolts against Spain and the United States, donates his Manila Bay residence to the Philippine government to be turned into a museum. The home is where he proclaimed independence on June 12, 1898. Prince Heinrich of Hannover is a Lower Saxony state legislature candidate. Lucius D. Clay urged industrial leaders to share ideas at the NIIB meeting in New York.
TOPEKA AP High school seniors must act now to apply for Kansas state college scholarships from the recent legislature. Seniors should contact their principal or the state superintendent by June 1, with formal applications due by June 3. 200 scholarships cover tuition and fees up to 500 dollars, renewable for one year based on academics.
Five youths assaulted Edward Guthrie in St. Louis, pushing him to the ground and pouring lighter fluid on his body before setting him on fire. Guthrie, 19, suffered second degree burns over nine percent of his body and was in very serious condition. two attackers were named by Guthrie, one suspect being 12 years old, but no arrests were reported.
Apparent low bids totaling 235673 were submitted Thursday on the construction of 24 married student apartments at Pittsburg State College. Deill Construction Co. Pittsburg was low bidder on general construction at 180648. Gray's Electric Shop Joplin Mo was low on electrical work at 21285. Brunce Plumbing Heating and Electric Co. Lawrence was low on mechanical construction at 33740.
Hollywood AP report says the Polar Palace, a famed ice skating venue, was gutted by a Thursday fire after remodeling work. Sixteen fire companies fought the blaze as it threatened a neighboring sound stage, with losses estimated at approximately $300,000.
Vatican involvement clouds quick exit from Hungary as observers say Mindszenty may depart in weeks not days. Cardinal Koenig of Austria noted no rapid solution is expected while Budapest sources say he could soon travel to Rome after 62 years of exile at the U.S. Legation.
Hospital sources say King Saud of Saudi Arabia, treated for a stomach ailment in Vienna, shows worsening condition with possible acute ulcers or cancer. Doctors declined to comment, and officials say there is no immediate alarm.
Damascus Syria Premier Salah Bitar accuses the United States and Britain of conspiring with Israel to block the Egypt Syria and Iraq union. In a statement to American and British ambassadors in Damascus he says President Kennedy’s remarks backing security for all Middle East nations aim to support Zionist aggression. He adds that his government will focus efforts on strengthening the army against Israel.
Antara reports about 80,000 Balinese face famine after crop losses from Mt. Agung eruption. Some 225,000 Balinese already lost farms in March, with over 1,500 killed. Road damage and vehicle destruction disrupt 60 percent of land transport hampering distribution. Mice infest remaining crops near the volcano.
Pittsburg State College announces Dr Aaron M Harper will succeed Dr William A Black as chairman of the education and psychology department as Dr Black retires under mandatory age rules.
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