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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1960
Page
2
AP reports live cattle and hog markets with hogs up to 25 cents firmer while calves and cows show pressure. Barrows and gilts 16.00-17.00. sows 13.25-14.25. cattle steady to higher among tested categories. sheep too light to price. Other commodities posted varied quotes for corn oats soybeans and eggs at Chicago and Kansas City markets.
The notice lists poultry grades with weights and prices, including Grade A Large and Grade A Medium, Grade B Large, current receipts, cream values, and specific chicken categories. It mentions roosters and hens with weight ranges and pricing details in a dated price sheet style.
STARK The 35 graduating seniors of Joint Rural High School Dist No 3 will hold Baccalaureate Sunday and commencement next Friday in the school auditorium. Dr Homer L Johnson of Kansas State College Pittsburg will deliver the Baccalaureate address with Rev Willis Adell presenting invocations and benediction. George Bell Wyandotte County superintendent will speak at commencement. Music by the girls triple trio and mixed chorus, special music by the boys quintet. Principal H D Woodworth will present graduates to Raymond Gatewood and Kenneth Harts for diploma awards.
A sequence of readable names includes Dale Kruse Frank Joe Kuhel Jeannette Isabelle Milroy Linda Sue Mount Suzanne Mundell Robert Leon Owen Charles Austin Page Linda Joy Rice Larry Francis Sands Jo Ann Sapp Karen Rae Thiesing Danny Warren Wade Robert Wayne Weeks Jeannette Carol White Danny Ray Whitworth John Clayborn Williams and Gary Charles Winans.
Death notices and funeral details for John Calvin Montgomery Elmer King Frank Keith Jr Zella Nora Hizey and Frank Purdy Allen with churches, burial sites and arranging funeral homes listed plus survivor details and memorial gifts where noted. The notices span Elmwood Cemetery Grace Episcopal and Mount Hope with services in Chanute Thayer Galesburg and Argo.
Parents will run the Neosho Valley Busy Bees 4-H Club meeting in the local school Monday at 8 p.m. Police investigated a two-vehicle crash at Walnut and Lafayette injuring no one reported. damages listed to the 1960 Ford and 1957 Ford. A drunken driving charge against Roy Hawes was dismissed after a blood-alcohol test.
Daily visiting hours and age limits. Admissions list includes Mrs. McGee and others by name with beds, doctors and areas. births record a boy to Verle Tashe and wife. Dismissals note multiple residents and dates. police citations list Jack Atkins and Paul Kennedy with offenses and bonds. sports brief shows I league results and schedules on a rainy day.
The Vacation Bible School at the Church of God on 9th and Forest runs May 31 through June 10 with the theme The Life and Teachings of Jesus. Open to ages four to 12, sessions are 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. weekdays, led by Rev. Gene Miller and church staff, with crafts and recreation and transportation provided if needed.
Humboldt community notes list baccalaureate services for high school seniors at 8 p m Sunday in the high school auditorium with Rev. Richard Smith delivering the sermon titled Aequ animitas. Invocation and benediction by Rev. Robert E Osborne. Girls ensemble to sing O Sing Ye to the Lord and the band to play March Romane for the processional and Recessional. Junior marshals named Robert Johnson and Robert Works.
Alfred M. Gruenther spoke at a special assembly where Clum was announced as one of 41 students to attain the distinction. Clum, a senior class president and student vice president, graduates June 5 from the School of Electrical Engineering. He belongs to Blue Key Eta Kappa Nu Sigma Tau Scabbard and Blade and Steel Ring and is St Pat for Engineers Open House. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Clum of Humboldt and grandson of Mrs E H Negley of Chanute.
Pre commencement dinner honored the Grillette host family as Dr Huff delivered the address and several school board members were noted. A son was born at Mercy Hospital in Parsons to the Shrum family. Rural Life Sunday and 4 H club participation were announced, with community figures attending graduation events and services.
Wall Street in New York showed a selective advance with rails and oils leading while space age issues sagged. Volume totaled about 3.4 million shares with many pivotal issues rising a point or so amid modest bond firmness and corporate declines.
Mrs. Roy Anderson was elected president of the Friendly Club at a meeting held Thursday with Mrs. Everett Faulkner on South Santa Fe Road. Other officers chosen were Mrs. Ben Cunningham secretary and Mrs. Lewis Hottenstein reporter. Mrs. Earl Patterson Jr. presided.
The Christian church hosts a sunrise service led by Rev. Glenn Crosby for the Hillcrest 4H Club west of Erie. A breakfast follows. Cub Scout Pack 32 met at the Christian church with a torch flag ceremony and God Bless America. Bobcat pins were awarded to Mike Weidert Rex Beeney Mike Redburn and Stanley Mattox. Rickey McKinney Alan Robinson received denner stripes. Jimmy Green and Herb Runer earned assistant denner stripes. Vacation Bible School teachers and assistants were entertained at a dinner. school starts Monday.
Elsmore High School held commencement for ten graduates with Ed Scott of Salina delivering the address. Carl Otto presented diplomas to the class as Carol D. Daniels, board of education director, received them. Baccalaureate was led by Rev. A V Thoren with mixed chorus and triple trio providing music. Names read included Bauer Daniels Eisenbrandt Honaker Isaaci Johnson Mattson Nelson Witt.
About 150 friends and relatives attended a Legion Hut open house in Humboldt Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hay. Hosts were their children. Attendees viewed a gold theme with a three tier cake, gold bells, and chrysanthemums. Several Hay family members assisted at guest book, gift, and refreshment tables. Numerous out of town guests listed from Iowa, Missouri, and nearby towns attended.
Notice offers complete nursery stock including evergreens shade trees fruit trees roses climbers and flowering shrubs. Special hedging prices and free landscape advice with delivery and planting from Dill & Dill Nursery Yates Center Kansas located on highway 54 two blocks west of junction 75 and 54. Phone 188.
The group opened with the Lord's Prayer sung in unison and announced mystery sisters for next year. Mrs. Cunningham won a prize for the best hat made from kitchen utensils as 100 members and two guests, Billy George and Debbie Hottenstein, attended. The next meeting will be a family picnic on June 17 at Santa Fe Park.
The sheriff will auction at the Memorial Building Chanute on May 25 1960 at 10:00 A M three described parcels in Section 22 Township 27 South Range 18 East Neosho County Kansas plus additional property in Section 21 and Lots 9 10 Block 26 New Chicago Chanute Kansas The sale is at cash bid no redemption two thirds of appraised value only. Also notices a hearing before Kansas State Corporation Commission June 7 1960 on Craw KAN Telephone Cooperative Assn Inc certificate of convenience authority to serve Barston Kansas area with deadline to intervene.
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