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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1963
Page
2
AP KANSAS CITY reports cattle 400 with calves 75, steers slow, cows steady. Good to choice steers 22.00-60.00, canner to utility cows 13.00-16.00. Hogs 2,000 with barrows and gilts 50-75 higher, sows 25-50 higher, barrows and gilts 200-270 lb 17.00-50, sows 300-400 lb 14.50-15.00. Sheep 500 not enough for test.
Motors and steels led a broad advance on Wall Street as shares closed at new highs for the year. Trading was heavy with gains of fractions to one or two points prevailing among most key stocks.
Kansas City AP notes consumer eggs medium A 22-25 cents per dozen with no change. Wholesale eggs see large at 80 percent of A price, medium 80 percent of A price, other categories unchanged.
In Chicago CHICAGO AP reports butter and eggs held steady with no price change. traders noted stable demand and unchanged price points across major wholesale channels. Federal dairy data showed little movement as markets paused for the day.
Elmira New York AP reports Elmira Free Academy will be renamed Ernie Davis Junior High School in 1964. Ernie Davis, a Syracuse All America halfback, died this month of leukemia at age 23. The board of education voted to convert the campus to a junior high next year.
Michael D. Stierwalt R 2 medical Helen Cronemeyer 719 S Katy surgery Mrs Fred Taylor R 3 surgery Christina Weldon Humboldt med
The funeral for Mrs. Juanita Knapp Stauffer was held at the Methodist church with Dr. Duff Wagoner presiding. Organist Floyd Oberg performed three solos, and bearers included W. Gish Don Johnston Charles Heasted H L Morrison Virgil Solomon Arthur Solomon. Burial followed at Greenlawn Memorial Park with Johnson Mortuary in charge.
In Las Vegas on a nationally televised ABC bout Harold Johnson the light heavyweight champion from Philadelphia faces Willie Pastrano of North Miami Beach in a 15 round title match. Johnson hopes Pastrano comes forward and not run, predicting a knockout clash while Pastrano’s camp says the challenger will go down once Harold lands.
Official sources reported that weapons used by terrorists in Colombia were shipped from Cuba. Captured carbines bore serial numbers tied to shipments from Rafael Trujillo to Batista in Cuba, which later passed to Fidel Castro after Batista was ousted in 1959.
Dismissals on Wednesday include Mrs. Charles Farwell Altoona Mrs. Ray Coder 417 W 7th Louis Larson Vilas Richard L White R 2 Loyd Whitworth R 3 Nancy Bower 505 W 7th Mrs. Julia Ashley 7048 Central Fred Spencer Humboldt Admissions on Thursday list Emma Shepard 415 S Lincoln medical Bud Butts Lavenburg medical Mrs. Jack Rice Erie surgery Dismissals Thursday name list Birth Thursday a boy to Mr and Mrs Robert Ellis 530 S Grant Admissions today John Schlie cher 1212 W 9th surgery Mrs Lizia Krueger Eric medical Dismissals today include Michael Stier walt R 2 Dockie Sutton 1801 S Evergreen Christina Weldon Humboldt Dwight Wallingford 127 S Steuben Mrs Margaret Bodley 909 S Larson Mrs George Weston Galesburg Mrs Thomas Boman 209 N Highland Stephen Standfield Buffalo
Patricia Spades in Las Vegas ends her engagement to Frank Michelberger over a 10 week old leopard named Tinker Bell that refuses to sleep in a cage. He hoped the animal could be tamed but Patricia insists the pet will not sleep in their bed, ending the marriage plans.
At the Holiday Inn near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway a postrace dispute led to a brief fight between race winner Parnelli Jones and Eddie Sachs. About 75 witnesses watched as the men exchanged insults over the finish, Jones striking Sachs after Sachs called him a liar, then they wrestled briefly before spectators separated them. Nothing serious injuries reported.
U S Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr. urges state courts to curb federal intrusion by adopting swift simple procedures free of technical pitfalls. He spoke at the 11th annual meeting of the Advisory Council of Judges, a 50 member panel of federal and state court judges.
Washington AP United States and Britain raise reciprocal currency arrangement from 50 million to 500 million to guard dollar and pound stability. Federal Reserve Board and Bank of England permit tenfold increase in exchange when either currency faces speculative threat.
Labor Department data shows white collar workers accounted for 22 percent of the total labor force in 1910, rising to 42 percent by 1960, reflecting a major shift in employment structures and economic development.
The Chanute area reports three dogs causing trouble near the Johnson residence three-fourths mile south of town. One dog belonged to Carl Autry. the other two were suspected wild dogs or coyotes. Fire damages a home at 1014 N Santa Fe tied to wiring. Minor car accident reported on E Main involving J R McCain backing from curb. Two thefts logged: Zephyr radio from Lela McGee and a 10-foot aluminum rowboat from near Petrolia.
Trainer Mesh Tenney praised Candy Spots after the 121,100 Jersey Derby at Garden State Park, saying the colt can handle any track after beating five rivals in the 1 1/8 mile race on a turf-like surface noted as good but wet. He had worried about an off track prior to the performance.
A reader explains how to tighten a loose chair rung by cutting a shallow end wedge, tapping it in, trimming the wedge to extend beyond the tenon, gluing, and clamping until dry. Includes other home fixes like shellac on lamp cords, rust removal with scouring powder, and reviving a faded typewriter ribbon by warming.
Readers seek simple solutions for common household issues. An icy finger trick to loosen tight rings, iron cement to seal metal leaks, kerosene cleaning for tile joints, and hot water with ammonia to clean oil mops are advised as practical, nontechnical remedies.
Lake Superior is the most north westerly of the five Great Lakes and represents the largest body of fresh water on Earth by volume.
Mrs. Doris Tracy of Pittsburg captured the women singles title and also shared in the mixed doubles and women doubles championships at the Midwest tennis tournament held in Pittsburg. Her partners were Jim Reed of Winfield and Mrs. Joan Clagston of Pittsburg. About 100 players from Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri competed, with men set to play June 8-9.
When first observed 162 years ago the solar system’s smallest bodies were called asteroids because they resembled mite-size stars in the night sky.
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