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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1964
Page
2
Kansas City AP reports cattle scarce with calves none, hogs 3,000, bars and gilts 25-40 lower, sows 25 lower, barrows and gilts 190-260 lb 16.50-17.25, 260-200 lb 16.25-16.75, sows 970-950 lb 14.25-15.50, 350-575 lb 13.50-14.50. sheep 50, spring lambs 22.50-22.75, feeders 16.50-17.00. wheal 61 cars down, various No 1-3 bids 1.54-1.83 per bushel with dark and red varieties referenced.
Wall Street in New York edged higher for an eighth straight session with modest gains deepening into the afternoon. Volume neared 5.2 million shares versus 5.46 million Thursday, with many top stocks adding a point or more while the motors group lacked steam. Bonds mixed, government issues lower, Cape Columbia near Ellesmere Island noted.
Savonburg and nearby communities saw a flurry of weekend visits and gatherings. Carroll Stewart and family from Kansas City visited Stark relatives, while Vinita guests dined with the Larson and related families. A Stark group shared a birthday dinner in Iola, and many extended families welcomed new arrivals and hosted dinners and campouts across the area. A farewell party marked Mrs George Heckenstable’s plans to move.
Urbana area social notes list September activities and visits among residents. Among events are the Urbana Roy al Neighbors September meeting in Chanute with Mrs. Ida McCoy, Thayer Homecoming picnic attendees, and numerous Sunday dinners and hospitality at homes in Chanute, Er ie, Wichita, and nearby towns. Terri Daneen born Sept 7 at Neosho Memorial Hospital is noted.
Kansas City AP reports egg quality notes with large 80 percent A grades for sizes 36-38 and mediums 80 percent A grades for 34-36. Other produce remains unchanged.
Butter stays steady while eggs show irregular pricing with declines of up to 2 cents. Grade A whites command 36 cents, mixed 36, mediums 33, and standards 31 per dozen as of the report.
Chicago Apr futures show No 2 heavy wheat at 1.57 and No 2 red wheat at 1.48, corn No 1 yellow 1.30s, No 2 1.30 1/4, oats No 2 heavy white 70s, soybeans No 2 yellow 2.70n, and soybean oil at 9.45n. All soybean contracts gain the limit 10 cents. September bids rise across grains with mixed percent gains and September prices noted.
In Wichita two three year old girls Marchia Heibsch and Sherry Deaugh found a bottle of pills while playing nurse. Each girl swallowed one pill and were treated at a local hospital. Parents said pills were bought for the family dog.
Richard Cloke, 18, of 910 Plummer, had his parole application denied in district court today. The original sentence stemmed from highway patrol traffic charges issued two weeks earlier in Erie Justice Court. The youth sought parole to help clear the way to attend Pittsburg State College.
Rain last night forced the postponement of the game between St Patrick s and the Knights of Columbus for the Church Softball League championship. The tilt has been rescheduled for 7 30 Monday night at Highland Park. League and league tournament trophies will be presented after the game.
Police say Robert F. Murphy smashed his pickup into the house four times when his estranged wife refused to open the door. The truck finally crashed into the kitchen. Murphy, 35, was booked for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon.
In Lamar Missouri an unusual rural school shows a 1:1 student to teacher ratio as 6 year old Janet Buzzard is the sole pupil with Mrs Haubein teaching. The pupil appreciates personal attention and spends mornings on lessons then afternoons on arts and recreation activities.
Obits for George J. Longbine 87 Humboldt born Mendota Illinois died Neosho Memorial after illness. Survived by widow Ethel Jackson, son Leslie Biloxi, sister Girard, brothers in Bartlesville, Herington, Anthony, Salina. funeral at Price Funeral Home Humboldt. Also Robyn Carter 59 San Antonio died brief illness July 14 1905 Baker University graduate, private secretary. burial Elmwood Carpenter rites Allen W Carpenter 9 died Bryant Rest Home. burial Elmwood. service Koch-Skinner Chapel. Family notices urge Tribune readers to call carrier.
Mount Pleasant Michigan AP reports seven people died in a weather slowed two car crash ten miles southeast of Mount Pleasant. A six person vehicle skidded and hit another car on a wet road. all aboard perished including three sisters Linda 15 Therie 17 and Terry 2 and their brother James 16 Louis Davis 16 David Malay 18 and James Leonard 38. Leonard was alone driving home from St Louis Michigan after work.
Daily Transcript lists Thursday admissions at Neosho Memorial Hospital including Bob R Jones Edith McGinnis Andrew Glentzer and others with various addresses and medical or surgical notes. Dismissals include Mrs Russell Kern Frank Baughn Mont Brown and several Humboldt Arch Sommers and others. Admissions today include Gilbert Hartman Randall Black and Mrs Richard Lintner with surgeries noted. Marriage license issued in Erie for Bobby Leroy Wright and Sheryl McColm McCune.
Several young men at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity rush week supper in Lawrence fell ill. Eight were hospitalized but none serious. Initial reports suggested about 20 affected with stomach cramps, nausea and diarrhea. Watkins Memorial Hospital director Dr Canuts on said food served by a catering company was under investigation.
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