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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1958
Page
7
Kansas City market report shows cattle 15,500 head and hogs 4,000 with gains across categories. Cattle prices range from 18.00 to 33.00 for various grades, hogs up to 25 higher, sheep steady to 50 higher, Parsons and regional listings note mixed gains and steadier cows and bulls.
In a heavy session on the New York market, leading stocks edged below record highs as motors and other sectors moved irregularly. Losses were small, with some gains in autos, while rail and steel shares remained brisk. Broad profit-taking appeared despite favorable general business news.
Kansas City markets show wheat mixed with futures up to a cent. corn and soybeans seek steady to higher bids. Rural school teaching appointment noted near Cherryvale. WSCS district seminar attendees listed. Local moves include residents relocating, medical updates, and a new mosaic stone block venture by Chanute producers.
Chanute Junior College Student Teachers group members joined 90 officers from 22 Kansas colleges in Topeka for the First Annual Student KSTA Officers Workshop. Attendees included Joyce McLaren as president and Dr Ruth A Stout as keynote speaker outlining the rising role of teachers in society.
Altoona notes the birth of Sterling Bruce Collins to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Collins on September 10 at Wilson County Hospital Neodesha. Other items include vacations by Mr. and Mrs. Gene Beaty in the Ozarks, Eastern Star meetings led by Mrs. Bessie Russell and Harold Rollins, and upcoming guest and friendship nights with Chanute’s Sunflower chapter.
The funeral for Minnie Agnes Knetzer will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Johnson Mortuary with Rev. Paul Life officiating. burial in Shaw cemetery. Johnson Mortuary in charge. Alex Schleicher, 85, died Saturday at McAfee Rest Home in Iola after three years as patient. Born Dec 5 1872 in Humboldt. survived by five nieces and a nephew. Funeral at Johnson Funeral Home Humboldt with Rev. Paul Carpenter. burial in Mount Hope cemetery.
John L. Lewis and Edward Fox near agreement on a new industry contract as the government publishes a 50 cent per hour wage increase for coal produced for government purchase. The move raises the minimum to 2.745 an hour with a proposed 1.20 daily rise and 50 cent per ton to the union welfare fund plus holiday pay and shorter hours.
The United Auto Workers restarts negotiations with GM and Chrysler in Detroit amid a looming strike threat. UAW seeks wage equity and leverage against a Sept 30 deadline while urging differences with Ford settlements as GM and Chrysler offer three year contracts.
Leila Sain of Lawrence visited her niece and family at 630 S Highland. The Chanute PTA Council meeting was postponed to Sept 29 at 7 15 p.m. at Murray Hill School. Weekend visitors included Mrs F V Connor Marilyn Connor Joe Connor Carolyn and Mary Katherine from Kansas City. Sorghum Valley Grange will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday to work on first and second degrees with a pot luck.
Skipper De Vere Baker 42 and three crewmen arrive in Maui aboard the Lehi IV after a 2100 mile Pacific drift from Long Beach. The party including Larry Foglino 31 Don McFarland 27 and Ed Kekuala 27 were towed to Kahului. They survived on four cans of spinach and tomatoes and praised Coast Guard support.
County Attorney Roy Bulkley said he would file manslaughter charges today against Arnold Hoddison 26 in the death of Velma Williams 28 whose common law wife Hoddison admitted beating during a quarrel Saturday night Hoddison is identified as a Negro and the scene is a trailer home in Topeka AP report
President Eisenhower ordered a 20 percent reduction in lead and zinc imports to ease genuine distress among U S producers. The action targets a crisis in domestic mining and manufacturing sectors facing price and supply pressures.
The Community Council will resume its monthly meetings tomorrow night at 7 30 in the commissioners room at the Memorial building after the summer recess.
Top U.S. Pacific commanders discuss offshore island crisis with Nationalists as Red bombardment of Quemoys continues. In Warsaw U S and Red China talks yield no result while Moscow criticizes the U S rejection of Khrushchev warning. A crisis peak looms with doubts about peaceful diplomacy.
TOPEKA AP Kansas traffic fatalities listed by the State Accident Records Section show 0 in the last 48 hours. To date in 1958 the total is 382, compared with 396 in the same period of 1957.
A remodeled downtown San Diego hotel bar adds safety belts at each stool to reduce alcohol related hazards. The feature aims to prevent falls and injuries while patrons drink. Local management says the belts are a precautionary measure for a safer social environment.
The Rev S G Rogers says a child told him Okemah has two water towers one for hot water and one for cold water. The remark highlights a humorous or mistaken belief about municipal infrastructure in Okemah Oklahoma.
A list details admittances on Saturday Sunday and today including Jack M Van Wickle Lewis Dillon Tomy Morehead and others with medical surgical notes and addresses. Dismissals Sunday and Saturday include Mrs Fred Bower Wayne Lope man Hershel Eagle and more. Births this week report a girl to Mr and Mrs George Gregory Jr and a boy to Mr and Mrs J E Dryden.
The Atomic Energy Commission conducted a safety explosion at a 500 foot shaft at the Nevada test site to study failure modes of warheads and storage. Observers watched from 244 miles away as the device disintegrated its housing and produced flame and smoke with only negligible released radiation.
Orange Texas endured torrential rain with fourteen inches in nine hours isolating the town and forcing about 150 residents from homes. Eagle Pass and Beaumont also faced dangerous roads and flooding with hundreds of homes affected and National Guard assistance reported.
Ernest E. Breeden age 49 of Wichita died in a two car collision at the Oliver and Harry intersection in the southeast part of the city.
The atomic powered submarine Skate returns to Boston from a 31 day polar voyage covering 8000 miles without surfacing. Rear Adm. Hyman G. Rickover and other officials greet Cmdr. James F. Calvert and 92 crew members after stops in Norway Netherlands France and Belgium before resuming to Groton Connecticut.
Fred M. Gann 35 formerly of Cherokee Kan drowned while fishing at Weatherby Lake Parkville Mo. Mansel Stewart 43 nearly drowned when Gann stood to reach a bait bucket and fell overboard dragging Stewart under. Stewart freed himself and called for help. Gann's body was recovered in 12 feet of water.
A note suggests planting a rose geranium in the garden and adding a leaf to each batch of apple jelly for a fragrant, flavorful result. The guidance emphasizes a pleasant aftertaste from the herb.
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