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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1964
Page
2
AP dispatch from Kansas City notes cattle numbers around 2 000 and hog totals near 3 000 with mixed changes across classes. Slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady to weak, cows steady to 50 lower, calves steady, feeders weak, with various price ranges for slaughter and feeder categories. Sheep and lambs show declines for slaughter lambs while feeders remain firm in parts, and bulls and breeding stock hold steady or mixed.
Parsons Livestock lists hog prices by grade and weight with US No 1 and 2 at 16.25 to 16.50 for 19-240 lb, No 13 grades 230-270 lb 15.75 to 16.00, 100-200 lb 14.25 to 15.25, 400 lb down 13.50 to 14.75, sows 12.00 to 13.00, bears 10.00 to 12.00. Cattle values show steady trends with grain fed steers 600-700 lb US choice 22.00 to 23.00, 700-900 lb good 20.00 to 22.00, standards 17.00 to 19.50, stocker calves 22.50 to 24.00 for good, veal prime 22.00, good 20.00 to 21.00.
AP reports Chicago live poultry prices unchanged with roasters at 23 to 25 cents per pound and special fed White Rock fryers at 18 to 19 1/2 cents. Barred rock fryers fetch 22 cents in Chicago.
AP reports consumer eggs paid to producers hold steady with large eggs mostly 30 to 34 and medium 24 to 27. Wholesale large eggs around 38, mediums near 29. Missouri and Arkansas live fryers and broilers steady at form 12 1 2 to 13 1 2, plant 13 to 14. Butter unchanged with grade A ib solid 67 and grade A ib quarters 68.
Chicago grain closes with mixed moves across cereals. Corn futures rise modestly with December at $1.214 per bushel, soybeans gain up to 4 cents, wheat edges up to 1 cent, oats and rye show fractional advances. Soybean oil quoted at 10.60 per unit.
Joe Sutcliffe of Tioga Hotel was admitted to St Luke s Hospital in Kansas City yesterday. William Michael Gerardy a Chanute High School graduate enlisted in the Navy Sept 30 in Independence and has left for San Diego. Jim Blessing heads Neosho County Republican Voter Registration Drive. Ashby reports thefts from his car valued at 40 to 50 dollars. Susan Weiner reports damage to her car s right rear fender and door in downtown. Albert Barker reports theft of a tire and wheel from a 1955 Chevrolet station wagon. A rock broken back glass on a 1956 Nash used for grocery deliveries. Gary Fewins promoted Sept 28 to sergeant in Germany with Battery B 3d Battalion 17th Artillery.
Daily Transcript reports admitted patients Virgil Hanson Jewell Elder James Reeves Ora Montgomery Ann Elsten births to Clifford Heisler Leslie Purcell county traffic citation Philip Mathew posted bond Army service details Harold Luther Tripler Hospital assignment Donna Butcher placement in beauty contest New York stock market mixed with Ford Motor at all time high and 5.2 million shares traded
A school of instruction is scheduled Friday at 7 30 p m in the American Legion Auxiliary room of the Memorial building with third district president Mrs Rose Fultz to initiate new members. Mrs Ethel Mitchell of Benton Harbor Mich has returned home after two weeks with cousins Mr and Mrs George Bradley. The Home School Association of St Patrick School met Monday with Rev Vincent Brown speaking on Catholic education. Refreshments were served by third grade mothers. Mrs Carina Isham and Mr Charles Ward were called to Denison Texas by the death of Mrs Arthur Douglas, sister to Ward and Isham.
AP wire reports Kansas City grain prices show wheat with 117 cars traded, firm to higher for No 2 hard and dark hard at 1.61 percent, corn around 64 cars, mixed for No 2 white and No 3 numbers, oats steady, rye and barley around current ranges, soybeans near 42.78 percent with bran and shorts listed at 40.00 to 41.75.
C H Rankin 80 former Benedict resident dies at Wilson County Hospital Neodesha burial Conway Springs. Funeral at Cason Fredonia with Masonic rites. Survived by widow two daughters son and five grandchildren. Alphonso Knapp 78 died at Neosho Memorial Hospital buried Greenlawn Memorial Park. Memorial service at Johnson Mortuary. Survived by husband four children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Ten contestants from southeast Kansas cities compete for the Miss Soybean U.S.A. title in Fredonia Kansas. The winner will be crowned Saturday night by Rep. Joe Skubitz and awarded an all expenses paid trip to Chicago to be hosted by the Board of Trade and soybean industry representatives.
A covered dish dinner for 90 members and guests of the Veterans of World War I Barracks and Auxiliary was held Monday at the Memorial Building with attendees from Oklahoma and Parsons. A district meeting in Parsons on Oct. 16 was announced by 5B District Commander Grant Wilson. Separate meetings followed the dinner as Mrs. H. J. Rauhoff led the Auxiliary with remarks by district president Mrs. George Wilson and senior vice president Mrs. R. J. Sharshall. The group planned material donations for Veterans hospitals in Wadsworth Wichita and Topeka, and a sewing day was set for Oct. 15 at Mrs. Joe Jackson’s home led by Mrs. Ross Miller. Reports on the National Convention in Chicago were given by several members.
The Cheerful Workers Class of the First Baptist Church gathered Tuesday evening in the church basement with Mrs. Nora Ellison presiding. Devo tions were given by Mrs. Lois Cady and Mrs. Richard Worley introduced the Tioga Tones of the Sweet Adelines.
Wilson reports from the Lawrence council meeting note plans to enter a float in the Veterans Day parade. Mrs. Joe Rensing gave a reading. New officers to be elected at the November 2 meeting. Dinner tables decorated by Mrs. C. J. Anderson and Mrs. Roscoe Offenbacker. Kitchen duties managed by Mrs. Charles Hill and Mrs. William Rensick.
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