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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1959
Page
2
Cadillac unveils the 1960 series with styling changes and engineering upgrades across three standard models and a custom line. The display at Ranz Motor Co highlights improved brakes, quieter ride, new engine mounts, and 103 interior combinations while offering 15 colors and multiple power options.
Caution ruled as the stock market moved unevenly in moderate late trading. Volume was about 2.3 million shares. The report notes small price shifts in government bonds and a few local incidents such as thefts and a house plumbing leak, with no major market upheaval.
The Daily Transcript lists yesterday unrelated ad entries for Rev Ray Hutchison and Jay Herla Rush, with medical cases, plus today’s admissions Floyd Davis for surgery and Connie Bridges. Dismissals include Mrs James Clements and Mrs Sam Henderson, with other local names noted. also mentions 1198 Lusitania victims including 124 Americans.
Eight Erie area Boy Scouts received second class awards at a Parsons court of honor. Named were Larry Simmons Stephen Richey Don Naff Chuck Forsyth Sonny Borer Jerry Smith Jim Ferguson and Larry Huffman. Scoutmaster Merle Smith and accompanying adults attended.
In Christiansburg Virginia a county judge sanctioned a teenage boy found guilty of reckless driving with schoolroom discipline by forcing him to write 100 times the names of seven people killed on the county highways this year. His driver's license was indefinitely suspended. His name was withheld.
A playful GOING ONS line jokes that the restaurant may have taken a wrong turn while praising its tasty meals at Tik Tok Restaurant. The quip blends humor about online dining chatter with a nod to the eatery.
Two brothers returning from high school near Liberal Kansas lost control of their car eight miles northwest of Liberal. Fifteen year old Larry Otto Schmitt was killed when thrown beneath the vehicle. His brother Terry Keith Schmitt, the driver, was hospitalized.
Veterans of World War 1 Bar racks No. 1963 will meet at VFW Club Rooms Monday Oct 5 at 7 36 p m. The item appears in a U S news briefs section with other local notes including visits and library story hour. The address 411 W Main hosts Andersons and other locals.
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker indicated that Steven Truscott, a 14 year old convicted of raping and killing Lynn Harper, will likely receive clemency. The case stemmed from the June disappearance near Clinton air force base, with the jury seeking mercy though death is mandatory in murder convictions. The federal Cabinet holds final clemency power.
Pittsburgh AP David J McDonald president of the United Steelworkers Union said he is not hopeful for a quick end to the 80 day steel strike as negotiations resume at a Midtown hotel. R Conrad Cooper arrived after McDonald but would not comment on the outlook or early end. The session is the third in two days since Eisenhower urged swift progress.
Roy New Mexico residents heard good news for children as the town overcomes recent hardships. The water supply failures last summer caused baths to be skipped for weeks and now the school faces furnace troubles amid state health department concerns.
A deteriorating furnace was labeled a definite hazard prompting officials to close the school.
Mrs. Aurelia K. Leonard 80 of Thayer died at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a period of poor health. She was born March 23, 1879 in Eddington Missouri and married Jacob Leonard in 1897 near Earlton. Survivors include seven daughters, one son, thirty eight grandchildren and forty four great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Thayer Methodist church with interment in Thayer cemetery.
Wholesale eggs and consumer egg prices mixed across markets with some declines noted. Butter prices steady as wholesale receipts rise. Chicago reports weak eggs with varied price levels and live poultry receipts, while grain and futures show mixed movement for wheat corn oats rye and soybeans. Kansas City cash prices list wheat corn oats and soybeans with modest shifts across grades and futures quoted.
Fall planting season arrives for tulips, hyacinths, and peonies. Buyers should select varieties now to ensure blooming plants next spring.
Market brief notes Bran futures at 33.75 to 34.50 and Shorts at 42.50 to 43.25. Wheat futures closed at new highs with strong gains reflected in the brief quotation ranges.
AP report from Topeka notes the mid September farm price index in Kansas fell one percent from August, three points below mid August, and nine points down from September 1958. Meat animal prices dropped, sorghum and corn fell, other feeds and eggs rose slightly, while wheat rose to 1.76 per bushel, up four cents from August and eight cents from a year ago.
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