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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1956
Page
2
Kansas City market closed with hogs up to 25 higher and cattle mostly steady after early losses. Wheat and oats moved mixed while soybeans edged up. U SDA hogs numbered 2,335.4-7s and trades showed mixed grades and weights across regions including Parsons and Chicago produce notes.
Wheat prices range from 2.19 to 2.30 for various grades with slight gains. Corn shows mixed bids around 1.46 to 1.56 for No 2 and No 3 types. Soybeans sit near 2.18 to 2.21 per bushel with other grains and hay receipts noted as unchanged or unlikely changes.
Royster Junior High elects student council representatives across ninth eighth and seventh grades. Installation will occur at a candlelight service at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. Council executive committee leads include Larry Thompson president Jim McCune vice president and Mary Truitt secretary treasurer.
New York stock market fell modestly in late afternoon trading as aircraft and steel shares improved while overall volume reached about 1.9 million shares, up from 1.869 million yesterday.
A two year old in Waynoka, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Arnold Jr., gnawed a live electricity cord and bit through to the wire, burning the mouth. In Chicago wheat prices rose slightly with no serious injuries reported.
Roy H Browning died unexpectedly at his home 425 S Kansas with funeral details unavailable. David Lloyd Overbay a longtime Chanute resident and AT SF conductor died at Neosho Memorial Hospital after long illness. He was born April 18 1904 married Leota Carmel in Fre donia March 12 1938 survived by wife two daughters two stepdaughters parents and brother. Katrina Stoelzing 75 a retired teacher died today at Wesley Hospital Wichita previously taught in Colorado and lived with brother Arthur Stoelzing in Wellington since 1956. Burial Elmwood Chanute. Mrs C S Hazen Ward former Daisy Benson of Chanute died in Agenda. funeral at Wayne. Sunflower Chapter 147 CES meets Sept 12. Various community notices and local visits follow. Minor traffic damage reported in downtown.
Shaw reports expenditures totaling 1161.32 for the Republican governor race while Woodring lists 1269. No statements yet from Docking or Hall. State law requires filing within 30 days after the election with 10 days notice to proceed and 10 more days to file.
Grassy Meadows Guardian leads North Carolina senior two year old Holsteins with 19,1359 pounds of milk and 656.2 pounds of butterfat, produced on twice a day milking.
Britain and France warned Egypt they may use force to protect canal rights. Eden and Mollet said they will bring the Suez dispute to the United Nations and consider options to place the issue before the Security Council or seek condemnation of Egypt for nationalizing the canal.
The report notes that the largest U.S. aircraft carriers cannot pass through the Panama Canal due to size and draft limits. It highlights ongoing discussions about canal expansion and military implications as navies seek access to global routes.
Lloyd and Pineau attended talks with Mollet as Britain and France face U N pressure to slow policy on Egypt. Washington rejects Egypt's call for a new international conference, deeming it unlikely to help.
Kansas drought worsened last week with dryland sorghum failing to head across western two thirds and some irrigated fields late. Eastern sorghum matures quickly with early fields harvested. corn yields in eastern quarter listed fair to good except far north. Non irrigated areas mostly did not grain, seedbed prep for 1957 wheat advancing, but dry soil slows seeding.
Daily hospital listings show Monday admissions for Mr and Mrs James C Pullman Humboldt medical and Betty Brown Buffalo medical. Births noted for Clarence Walters Humboldt and for Melvin Dauman Eric and Robert Boyd Humboldt. Dismissals include Maude Ditmars and Mrs Franklin Russell. Multiple moves and traffic citations recorded. Fire runs reported in Chanute and a chicken coop fire. Deeds filed in Humboldt area.
The Chanute Tribune lists numerous land transfers and deeds across towns including Iola Humboldt LaHarpe and Lola. Names include Gerald W Campbell Katie Weber Willard Horde Thomas Orrin Frevele Francis Lea Smith Herman Geffert Ginnie Moy Edgar Lane William Moy and others with parcels described by block and lot numbers across multiple towns.
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