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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1968
Page
4
President Mrs Floyd Russell chaired a Monday PTA meeting with group singing and flag salute. Devo tions were given by Mrs Melvin Carson and a program by second grade students led by Rosa Mae Carlson featured three musical selections. Discussion covered 1968 and 1969 legislation. Refreshments in the lunch room.
The Chanute Choir of 25 students performed a brisk program at the Rotary meeting last night at the Tioga Hotel. Harold Tarpley directed. Visitors included Gene Shirk and D. J. Jansen of Independence, Fred Harris, and Peter Sandwall from Sweden living with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams. Burt Campbell presided as president.
AP reports wholesale egg prices with large eggs at 80 percent A range 36 to 39, mediums at 80 percent A range 30 to 33. Butter remains unchanged with grade A Ib solid 79 and grade A Ib quarters 80.
Chicago AP summarizes dairy and produce grading with percentages for butter eggs and grades A B C. Butter double digit scores and eggs show high A grades while other standards and checks fall in the thirties.
Chicago grain prices list Wheat No 2 yellow hard 1.32 n No 2 soft red 1.25 n Corn No 2 yellow 1.05 Oats No 2 extra heavy white 61% n Soybeans No 1 yellow 2.4542 n No 2 yellow 2.43% Soybean oil 7.23 n.
Wall Street rose at the open in a record noon Dow jump of 5.28 to 960.59 amid rumors of a bombing halt. First-hour volume hit 7.66 million shares, a new intraday high, as traders speculated despite President Johnson denying a halt.
Daily Transcript reports visiting hours 2 to 4 p m and 6 30 to 8 p m at Neosho Memorial Hospital with a census of 64 adults and children plus three infants. Wednesday admissions include Mrs Galen Smith and several others. births include a boy to Mr and Mrs Miles Rickart. Dismissals and today's admissions list multiple residents with names and addresses across Yates Center Humboldt Poplar Heights Thayer and nearby areas.
The Apollo 7 crew described themselves as three squirrels in a cage while producing Episode 4 of their space TV show. They photographed Hurricane Gladys and drew LA area watchers as the capsule flashed across the sky at 17 500 mph. All three crew members battled colds but felt better and eyed a quick return as they neared the halfway point of their 11 day mission.
Readers are advised to reach the Tribune via the carrier and, if unavailable, call HE1 3400 after 6 PM for assistance. The notice directs after hours contact through the listed telephone line.
The Altoona school band joined the Homecoming parade at Fredonia on Saturday. Christi Nunnenkamp was named Altoona princess. The senior class operated a food stand on the square's west side.
The Junior High Student Committee and Chanute Recreation Commission plan to rent Murray Hill School gym on busy Friday evenings to ease crowding at the Launching Pad. This week 7th graders go to Murray Hill, 9th graders to Launching Pad, 8th graders may choose, with rotations over a four week experiment.
Twenty five people searched Tuesday night for Mike McCarthy aged 17 after he did not return from a hunting outing. He walked home Wednesday with a four point deer.
Police report notes a burglary at Alberta Sea 1413 8 Central where a thief or thieves took 30 dollars from a billfold kitchen and dresser drawers on Tuesday evening.
Parents' night at Buffalo Methodist Church featured Steve Ward as presiding officer. New members James Adams David Adams Chaun Uden and Sabrina Uden were welcomed. Officers were installed and program numbers included Raymond Clinesmith beef talk a Stephen Foster film and a Brown spiders talk. Recreation was led by Mrs. Pat McGregor with refreshment duties by Kathryn Robinson.
Detroit artist Devon Cuningham plans a 24 foot ceiling mural at St. Cecelia Roman Catholic Church. A black Christ will be surrounded by diverse angels rising from a Detroit skyline with portraits of dead leaders including Kennedy, King, Gandhi and Gandhi.
Actor Lorne Greene sues contractor Warren Nathanson for 23700 claiming overcharge on a Mandeville Canyon home remodel. Nathanson counters with 10291.93 owed. total bill cited at 33610. The appearance occurred in Los Angeles Superior Court.
The memorial service for David Francis Knox was conducted Wednesday afternoon in Gibson Koch Chapel by Rev. Bert Sutton of the First Christian Church. Organ selections were played by Dean Kincaid. Burial followed in Elmwood Cemetery.
A third man, Douglas Mark DeWitt of Topeka, was ordered to undergo psychiatric examinations in Shawnee County District Court. Earlier rulings ordered tests for Dale Chase of Topeka and Kenneth A. Roth of Canton, Ohio. They are charged in the murder robbery of taxi driver James Long, who was forced to drive into the country and slain.
Chris Walker of Mayetta was reelected national director of the National Farmers Organization at the state convention in Salina. Vince Kostell of Abbyville and Ron Burnett of Thomas County were also elected. Don Evertson of Melvern did not seek renomination as another directorship was added after the NFO expanded to 72 Kansas counties.
AP reports Kansas Association of School Boards fall delegate assembly to discuss 1969 legislative policies with emphasis on school finance. Meeting scheduled in Topeka on October 26 and 27.
A special and sincere thank you is expressed to all blood donors and volunteers for helping to make the October visit a success, from the Neosho County Chapter of the American Red Cross.
A compilation of local happenings includes opening hours for Royal Burger Bar at La Rose Motel, antique show swap meet at Neodeska and National Guard Armory events in Iola and Oct. 26 27. Red Wiggans rejoins staff at a Tioga barbershop. Lost items include a Waltham watch and a red dachshund. Also listed is a job ad for an adjuster at American Family Insurance in St. Joseph Missouri.
A long time established wholesaler announces an opening on a sales route covering Chanute and surrounding territory. Interested candidates should call for an interview at 316-231-8001.
Advertising styled as a press campaign promises to turn economic strain into growth. The note highlights advertising as a tool to boost business activity and public perception in a challenging market landscape.
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