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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1964
Page
2
AP report lists cattle 3 700 head with calves 100, slaughter classes steady. Cows 12 50 to 14 25, good calves 17 00 to 19 00. Hogs 2 200 head, barrows and gilts up 25 cents, sows strong. Barrows and gilts 190 to 260 pounds 15 00 to 75. Sows 300 to 400 pounds 13 00 to 75. Sheep 100 head, few offered. Lambs 21 00 to 50, ewes 4 00 to 5 00. Eggs:
Kansas City AP report notes consumer eggs butter and poultry prices steady. Wholesale eggs set at large 80 percent 27-29 cents per dozen and 29-32 for 80 percent A mediums 23-25 cents per dozen.
Butter shows little change with various grade quotes around 90s and 57’s. AA and A grades noted. Eggs remain steady with grade A whites near 28 percent and mixed, mediums, standards values also reported. overall market mixed with dirties around 24 to 24 1 2 percent.
Chicago grain prices show Wheat No 1 red at 1.80, Corn No 2 yellow 1.28 28s, Oats No 1 extra heavy white 67 14, No 2 extra heavy mixed 66s, No 2 heavy white 68n, Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.52n. Soybean oil 8.45n. July prices: Wheat 1.477s 4, Corn 1.23s, Oats 62s, Rye 1.23 25s, Soybeans 2.48 s 48. The report lists multiple components with fluctuating July futures.
The Kansas City market report shows wheat trading around 1.91 to 2.11 per unit across grades No 3 and No 2 red and dark varieties. Corn quotes range from 1.21 to 1.56 with White and Yellow/Mixed classes. Rye barley and soybeans also cited with pinpoint figures and car counts. Contact numbers and after hours phone details are provided for Tribune access.
Wall Street in New York ended irregularly higher with steel and selected issues advancing while drugs declined. Trading showed moderate volume around 4.4 million shares for the day, with most key stocks moving fractions to about a point. Corporate bonds fell irregularly, while U.S. government bonds remained largely unchanged.
Air Force Major Hughie Adams known as The Widow Maker died in South Vietnam when his B26 reportedly broke apart in flight. In letters to his wife Lucille Adams he blamed shortage of housing planes parts and men and questioned Diem’s leadership amid his Vietnam service as a WWII and Korea veteran with 13,000 flight hours. Anchorage Alaska arose from a tent town during Alaska Railroad construction between Seward and Fairbanks.
Mrs Dean Wright Melanie Robert and Richard of Lincoln Nebraska visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Fred A Johnston 215 S Rutter Also Mrs Signe Wright 15 S Tennessee Roy Chickadonz Phoenix Arizona left after visiting Chanute Altoona Tulsa plan to visit Dave Chickadonz in a Denver hospital Memorial service by Rev Arthur F Salomonson at Vilas Beth el Cemetery Saturday 9 30 a m Degrees conferred at Emporia State College Barbara Ann Packard Laird John Robert Fitzmorris John William Pilcher Phyllis Ann Sowers Georgia Ann Sprague John E King pres Conferring president Dale Schiesser and His Westerners played 12 hour program at Southeast Kansas Tuberculosis Hospital Thirty six patients attended Mrs H Craig Graham listed in Who's Who in the Food Industry first national recognition for supermarket executives Dale Cleaver graduated from the Lation School of Art with diploma in photography Russell Corbitt named to Kansan Board Delbert McKelips returned from a monthlong vacation Police investigated a minor traffic accident at 14th and Evergreen with two more minor accidents on file.
Joe F Balch Chanute attorney represented the Kansas Bar Assn at a National Forum on presidential inability and vice presidential vacancy in Washington. The event urged Congress to act this year on a constitutional amendment for smooth succession and continuity of leadership.
Joe Hilton of 313 N. Highland told officers his car was bumped by a second vehicle driven by Dr. Jose Gonzalez of 1215 W. 7th. Earlier, Vance B. Pollett of Coffeyville R. 1 and Ford C. Johnson of 417 W. 6th were bumped as Johnson pulled away from the curb at Lincoln and Main.
Daily Transcript lists admissions on Wednesday including Walter L Akridge Jr and Mrs Guy Farrow with addresses, plus Walter Bradford and Frank Lindsey among others. Dismissals cover Rodney Williams and Robert Morgan. additional admissions and dismissals noted with names and partial addresses. Fire crew responded to Candide Godinez residence for a stove pan incident on Wednesday evening.
A two year old Topeka girl faced possible blindness or death after an accidental smallpox vaccination exposure. A Red Cross supplied vaccinia immune globulin improved her condition within 72 hours and she was released from a Topeka hospital five days after treatment.
Park facilities in Baton Rouge were integrated without incident on Wednesday. Negroes played golf at two city courses and tennis at City Park, marking a change in access to recreation and park amenities.
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