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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1964
Page
2
AP report from Kansas City shows cattle, hogs, and sheep price shifts. Hogs gain on sows. cattle steady with grain fed and stocker calves highlighted. ParsonS market lists varied weights and grades for 190 to 270 pound hogs, steers and heifers, veal, cows, bulls, and lambs with multiple price ranges.
A bill consolidation pitch promises smaller payments to eliminate scattered due bills. Kansas City reports Wheat prices at 293 cars with mixed quotes and May futures near 2.04 to 2.05 per bushel, Corn around 1.22 to 1.37, Oats 0.67 to 0.75, Soybeans about 2.49, plus barley and Milo figures. Wall Street closes irregular with overall declines in blue chips, airlines and aerospace gaining modestly.
Kansas City AP reports on consumer egg prices with large eggs 25 to 27 cents, medium 22 to 25, small 18 to 20. Wholesale egg prices show large 80 percent at 27 to 29, medium 80 percent at 23 to 25. Poultry and butter unchanged. Missouri and Arkansas live fryers and broilers priced at farm 13 to 13 1/2 cents, delivered at plant 13 to 14 cents.
Chicago AP reports butter steady with wholesale prices mostly unchanged. Eggs mix and hold or dip slightly. grade A whites around 27 cents, other grades 24 to 27. Live poultry markets show little movement. roasters at 23 to 26 cents per pound and red white rock fryers 18 to 19 cents.
Wright-Patterson engineers test soil hardeners like plastics varnishes and cements to create instant runways for future VTOL jets. A workable material could be dropped or sprayed to allow landing and takeoff without dust or debris that harms engines or obscures pilots.
An unidentified kite flyer caused a power outage in Lexington Kentucky when a metal kite line contacted a high tension line. About 375 customers lost electricity for over an hour. A Kentucky Utilities spokesperson warned anyone holding the kite string could have been killed.
Mrs Mary L Davis 9 of Erie died Sunday at Labette County Medical Center Parsons after a stroke. Born Mary Luella Clawson March 23 1871 Emoria, she married James Del Davis in 1892 who died in 1932. She lived in Lorado, moved to Erie in 1943, survived by three nephews and three nieces, member of Erie Christian Church. Funeral Wednesday at 9 30 at the church, Rev Glenn Crosby officiating. Burial in Lorado Cemetery under Pierce Funeral Home Erie. Delbert N Johnston 73 of 816 W Oak died Sunday at Neosho Memorial Hospital after four weeks as patient. Born October 26 1890 in Woodson County, married Flora Louisa Easley June 2 1915. Member of Buffalo AF and AM, Golden White Shrine of Chanute, and First Methodist Church Chanute. Retired farmer. Survivors: wife, two sons Marvin E Wichita and Willis P Oklahoma City, a sister Mrs John Perrey Fisher, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Memorial service Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Johnson Mortuary, burial Memorial Park Cemetery.
The House Appropriations Committee backed a $13,318,965,500 omnibus bill funding 25 federal agencies for the fiscal year starting July 1. It includes $5.2 billion for space and $5.4 billion for veterans programs, with a 6.5 percent cut from Johnson’s request. The panel also added $25,000 for Mrs. Kennedy’s mail costs and $400,000 for the presidential transition law implementation.
Funeral services were held for Harry Byers in the Evangelical United Brethren church with two ministers officiating. Roger Ellis Jones, 16, died after a short illness and services are planned in Stark. Ethel Washington also received funeral honors at New Hope Baptist Church with burial at Elmwood Cemetery.
Mrs Free man Wright driving in Memphis spots a truck with no tailgate and a big two chest bolted on the back. She reads the sign Can’t. It’s bolted and realizes the cautionary message. The scene captures a humorous roadside collision of signage and safety.
Daily Transcript lists hospital activity with admissions and discharges across Neosho Memorial on Saturday and Sunday, including Betty Johnson and Harrison Stevenson, doctor and medical staff names, and multiple surgery cases. births announced for Fullerton, Solomon, and Winfrey. fire run and building permits noted. court filing documents a divorce petition in Chanute.
A 13 year old Topeka boy, Robert Holford, drowned when he slipped into deep water during a family fishing outing at McFarland. Wabaunsee County Sheriff Albert Rush, Eskridge, suffered a heart attack at the scene and was taken to a Topeka hospital.
Theft of two more spare tires and wheels from cars was reported to police over the weekend. Filing the reports were Mrs. Ted Williams and Mrs. Carl Gillum. Several similar thefts have occurred recently, mostly from station wagons.
The Chamber of Commerce announces a week of activities led by a directors and committee chairmen meeting at 8 PM in the Memorial building. A Wednesday agriculture committee session at 7 AM at the Tioga Hotel will plan the June Dairy Princess contest. Fred Harris, the chamber president, will address the women’s division at a Thursday noon luncheon at the Tioga.
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