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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1968
Page
4
Cattle receipts about 5500 head and calves 250 with demand steady to strong. High grade steers bring 28.00, primes 25, feeders 25.25 to 28.50, cows 17.00 to 18.00. Hogs 5500 head steady to strong with 210 to 260 pound hogs at 19.75 to 20.00. Sheep 600 head steady with spring lambs 25.00 to 26.00 and ewes 5.00 to 15.00.
Grade price table lists cattle hogs sows boars bulls and sheep with ranges for weights and classes including grain fed steers US choice heifers crepe and stocker calves and yearling feeder stock, plus prime good and commercial lambs and cull ewes. Prices span from about 4.50 to 35.50 per hundredweight depending on category and quality.
In Kansas City the AP notes wholesale egg quotes with large eggs at 44 to 49 and mediums at 33 to 38 per dozen while grade A butter remains unchanged at 79 for a pound and 80 for a quarter.
Chicago wholesale live poultry prices were unchanged to two cents higher. Roasters ranged from 24 to 26 cents per pound and special fed white rock fryers from 20 to 22 cents.
Wall Street extended its advance into a sixth consecutive rally, with gains outnumbering losses by about 330 on the New York Stock Exchange. At noon the Dow Jones stood at 924.91, up 3.66, surpassing the 1968 record close of 923.82 set July 15. The AP average rose 1.1 to 342.2, led by industrials and rails while utilities slipped slightly.
Three people died in Kansas traffic crashes over the weekend. Timothy M. Scott, 23, of Crestline, was killed Saturday when a pickup struck a utility pole on K26 about 32 miles south of Crestline. Fern Brannan, Meade, Kan., was killed Sunday when a car she rode in collided with a pickup on U S 54 two miles east of Meade. Gregory Evans, 19, Kansas City Kan., died Sunday when his car hit a telephone pole in Kansas City.
Mrs Tipton Erie Reporter compiles weekly calendar of Erie town events. Includes school activities Erie city government and other communitywide happenings. Tribune will send a reporter each Wednesday to cover county commissioner meetings and county government activities.
Two committees of the Cha nute Area Chamber of Commerce have meetings scheduled this week. The Safari Museum committee will meet at 8 o clock tonight and the conventions tourists and recreation committee at 4 p m tomorrow, both in the chamber office.
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Obituaries detail funeral services for James E. Hines 59 of Yates Center and Maud Shaw 78 of Galesburg along with the Stoll and Byram notices. Services note locations at Smith Funeral Home Clearwater Clearwater Cemetery Galesburg Methodist Church Mt Hope Cemetery Humboldt and Earlton Swede Center. Survivors and spouse lists accompany each notice with multiple children and grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs A R Stub Brant were held at Otterbein United Methodist Church with Rev LeRoy Bott officiating. Wichita minister former pastor of the EUB Church at Earlton led the ceremony. A quartet sang In that Beautiful Land and Rock of Ages while the Botts performed Whispering Hope. Mrs Merle Ely accompanied. Honorary bearers included Orville Killian Forrest Chickadon z Raymond Fickel Claud Carter Ivan Fail and Roy Babcock. Active bearers were Brant nephews Vernie Umbarger Leo Umbarger Chester Umbarger Wayne Umbarger Gerald Umbarger and Irvin Umbarger.
Police received a 3:45 a.m. call from Grace Ham sher 23 S Forest stating she fell and injured her ankle and was taken to Neosho Memorial Hospital by City Ambulance Service. Don Wyatt reported a motor crankshaft found on Main at the Santa Fe crossing, likely dropped from a truck. Larry Jones reported theft of about half a tank of gasoline from his car with hoses cut to create a siphon, leaving a device behind.
Mrs. Wilma Ross aged 37 of Kansas City Kansas died early today after a car driven by her husband struck a utility pole.
Dr. Lynn Taylor chaplain of Doane College Crete Neb will speak at a Chanute Crusade series to be held Thursday Friday and Saturday at 7 30 p m First Presbyterian church Main and Steuben. Local church choirs will provide music with Rev Myron Slater and Mrs Slater to sing. A book shop will operate before and after the services.
Ten year old Harry Salzwedel, son of Mr and Mrs Harry R Salzwedel, was treated at Neosho Memorial Hospital after a tree climbing mishap near Arland Hicks residence. He suffered a head cut and possible hidden injuries, while Calvin Hicks was helped down from the tree. Firemen aided the rescue as the youths tumbled from a tree over a drainage ditch.
A Baldwin Kansas power plant generator failed causing a 30 minute blackout in Baldwin Sunday night. Attendant Bernard Stiles escaped injury while trying to shut down the burning unit as firemen battled the blaze. The generator had been in service about five years, said plant superintendent Bill Randall.
The Yates Center Ministerial Alliance sponsors a teachers reception Thursday at 8 p.m. in the First Presbyterian church. It is an informal gathering with teachers and church representatives for renewing old friendships and making new contacts.
In Washington the fate of the administration's farm bill hinges on passage of the food stamp program. Urban lawmakers clash with rural members over soil bank provisions and commodity distribution, with conferees from Senate and House to craft a combined bill. Rep. Leonor Sullivan backs strict soil bank limits and four year food stamp authorization, while rural critics resist.
Kenneth Streets son of Mr and Mrs Reed Streets has completed the graduate school of banking at the University of Wisconsin Madison. A Altoona High School graduate he is employed by the State Bank of Fredonia. He is married and has two sons Bradley and Jeffrey.
Elaine Buttermore directed special activities at the senior high youth camp held at Camp Webster in Salina during August.
ERIE Gary Jobe age 26 of Erie was taken to Labette County Medical Center for examination of facial cuts after a collision near St Paul at about 6 10 p m Saturday. Cooperating drivers D Cooley 28 Chanute and Elmer Barnes 37 St Paul drove Plymouth and Ford cars that were total losses.
Peggy Scott 17 of 504 S Evergreen and William R Roberts Jr 21 of 1114 W 5th collided in a driveway at 417 W Main around 12:20 a.m. Scott’s 1966 Buick sustained $50 damage to the right front fender and side while Roberts’s 1966 Corvette had $300 left front damage. A second minor accident occurred at 5:45 p.m. when Mrs Robert Joy’s car hit Chuck Busse’s from behind, damaging his rear bumper.
The Associated Press summarizes political developments with Democrats led by Hubert Humphrey accusing Nixon of exploiting law and order fears while Muskie urges restraint. Nixon calls for re-evaluating U.S.-Soviet accords amid Soviet actions, Agnew hints at Communist involvement in demonstrations. Wallace to name running mate likely A B Chandler.
Attendance through the first three days reaches 253 759 as the Mid-America Fair continues in Topeka. Today's program features a horse team pulling contest band concerts and exhibits with a Grand Ole Opry performance scheduled for the Grand Stand tonight.
Al Jones director announces enrollment for two extension courses at Neosho County Community Junior College tomorrow night from 6 30 to 7 30. Geography of South America 413 and Group Dynamics 654 offer three hours credit. Enrollment in the arts and sciences lecture room, NCCJC campus, tuition 15 dollars per hour graduate credit and 12 dollars per hour undergraduate credit.
Daily Transcript notes visiting hours 2 to 4 pm and 6 30 to 8 pm. Census lists 57 patients including adults and pediatrics with two babies. Saturday and Sunday admissions include Edward Olson R 2 medical and others. discharges list several residents by address. Police and fire activity referenced with arrests, summons, a car fire and injuries reported.
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