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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1964
Page
2
AP dispatch from Kansas City shows cattle sparse to test prices with calves none. Hogs listed at 3,500 total with lower cash quotes and scattered 1 to 3 percent changes. Wheat and corn futures rise modestly with multiple grain grades quoted and no car movement. soybeans, rye, barley, and bran/shorts displayed varied price ranges.
Kansas City AP reports consumer eggs prices paid to producers show large eggs at 80 percent of par, with wholesale rates for large eggs at 80 percent and mediums at 80 percent. Other produce remains unchanged with grade A items at 69 and 70 cents per pound for solids and quarters respectively.
In Chicago, dairy markets show butter unsettled with varied quotes across grades AA and A. Eggs hold steady. Prices for 9 score AA 56, 92 A 50s, 90 B 57%, 89 C 56 persist alongside 9 B 58s and 89 C 57s.
Chicago reports show no wheat oats or soybean sales with corn mixed as prices fluctuated. Soybeans near 2 cents higher to 2 cents lower at close. wheat steady to higher. corn up to 1 cent higher to 5 lower. oats rising. rye down slightly amid late trading.
A board of inquiry found the nuclear submarine Thresher sank during deep diving maneuvers due to a piping system failure likely in the engine room, causing rapid flooding and breakup. New equipment uses cameras with magnetometers to detect near metal objects, though no remains have been located yet.
Wall Street eased irregularly late in the afternoon as trading slackened with about 4.5 million shares changing hands versus 446 million on Thursday. Leading issues moved fractions to a point, while corporate bonds held firm and U S government bonds marked time in quiet over the counter.
Russell Taft Brown 87 of 401 S. Highland died at Neosho Memorial Hospital after months of illness. Born Oct. 29, 1876 near Buffalo, he taught in Buffalo then worked as a pharmacist in Chanute for 12 years before 35 years at First Methodist Church. John M. Sparks 63, former Chanute resident, died in Orient Iowa. Survived by wife Molley, a daughter, a grandson, mother Mrs. Amanda Sparks, and several siblings. funeral Monday at 2 p.m. in Red Oak, Iowa. Sellervaren Funeral Home in charge. ALTHABER Funeral held for William Joseph Althaber at First Presbyterian Church. Reverend William T. Hunt officiated.
Senator John Sherman Cooper protests the Senate inquiry targeting witnesses rather than the core issue. He cites Sen. Williams' charge that Matthew McCloskey and Baker engaged in a corrupt deal linked to a stadium bond and Kennedy-Johnson campaign funds.
In Louisville Kentucky forestry officials credit bluejays with aiding tree planting. The birds place seeds in soil and cover the spots with leaves or pine needles to protect seedlings from weather and help establish new growth.
A 10 car Moran Day caravan visited Chanute for the annual observance with events scheduled Tuesday and Wednesday. Police investigated damages to Richard Coulter’s car while parked and Betty Engle’s car scraped by a neighboring vehicle on Main. George Bailey was arrested on intoxication charges and held at the city jail. An Irish Letter belonging to Neal McCoy reported missing was found last night in a pickup truck, owner not located.
In 1910 a 1,583 square mile wedge of the Rocky Mountains was designated Glacier National Park. The move marked a major federal recognition of the region’s rugged terrain and scenic beauty, protecting diverse landscapes and wildlife in Montana.
The International Longshoremen's Association ordered 60 000 dockworkers to return to work at Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports at 7 pm New York time. A 10 day federal court restraining order halted the strike amid negotiations on automation, with a potential 80 day cooling off under Taft Hartley.
Daily Transcript notes Byrle Haynes 1202 N Garfield underwent surgery and Hershel Robertson 510 N Kansas along with Mrs Charles Franklin Humboldt Mrs Marion Page and daughter Eric were dismissed. Dismissals include Mrs Harvie Clemens R2 Deborah Kern 410 W 2nd William Spence Tulsa Okla and Mrs Oren Purdon Humboldt. Police Court action Steven P Alien 201 dollars Larson speed Sept 17. $1 bond posted and forfeited Fred L Johnson 602 W Main permitting dog to run at large $5 bond posted.
East St Louis AP reports Sgt Dellas A. Cosby 43 retired from the Army Wednesday and was killed, his wife Louise 28 and daughter Dorothy 7 injured when a tractor-trailer crossed the center line and hit their car on the Veterans Bridge over the Mississippi River. Harold Norton of Bentonville Arkansas drove the truck. The Cosbys were taken to a local hospital. Cosby had been stationed at Ft Riley Kansas prior to his release.
Ohio State University library bought for 4000 dollars from House of Books in New York four letters to novelist Louis Bromfield from several authors. Included are 46 letters from Gertrude Stein two from F Scott Fitzgerald two from Ernest Hemingway and one from Ezra Pound.
Two Kansas housewives describe themselves as independent Republicans and circulate a petition opposing Robert F. Kennedy's candidacy for the U S Senate from New York. The 150-signature petition was mailed to Kenneth Keating, Kennedy's Republican opponent, from Prairie Village. The organizers say a non resident candidate undermines democracy and concerns them about similar actions in any state.
A fire flood oil recovery project in Kansas is on the itinerary of the Kansas Oklahoma Water flood Association tour, conducted by the Bureau of Mines. The project, in Allen County, uses underground combustion to boost oil flow toward wells. The tour also visits three other waterflood test sites in Allen Wilson and Anderson counties.
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