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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1966
Page
2
Livestock prices show cattle 2,200 head, hogs 3,500 head and sheep 800 head. Cattle steady to 25 lower with high grade steers around 25.75 to 26.10. cows 17.75 to 19.00. calves 100. Hogs down 25 on barrows and gilts, sows steady. Sheep weak to 50 lower. spring lambs 23.00 to 23.75, ewes 5.75 to 7.00. Butter unchanged.
U S grade ranges for hogs cattle veal cows bulls and sheep. Prices cover weights from 120 to 270 pounds for hogs and various weights for cattle including grain fed steers choice 23.75 to 25.00 and stocker calves up to 32.00. Veals 27.00 to 30.00, cows 15.00 to 21.50, bulls 18.00 to 24.50, sheep lambs to 22.00 and feeders 17.00 to 20.00.
Kansas City AP dispatch reports wholesale egg prices for large eggs at around 80 percent of market value with industry notes on supply and demand dynamics affecting the trade. The brief mentions market conditions and price benchmarks for the day.
In Chicago, butter and eggs prices remained steady with no changes observed. Live poultry also reported unchanged market activity as trading continued.
Wheat prices listed by class and quality in cars traded, with No 2 and No 3 designations and varying price ranges. Corn and oats show bids and ranges, along with rye barley soybeans and byproducts with quoted prices.
Wheat No 2 hard trades at 1.81 and oats at 75 cents per bushel. Corn No 2 yellow hits 1.45 and soybeans around 3.03. Prices end December futures down 4 to 5 cents across wheat corn and oats with soybeans up 1 to 1 1/2 cents.
In New York the stock market slipped to finish with modest gains after a fairly active session. Volume was about 6.2 million shares, up from 4.97 million on Monday, with many leaders advancing fractions to one or two points.
The Young Republicans of Neosh County held a Monday evening meeting after the Republican dinner. Officers elected were Ben Barber as chairman Bob Reynolds as treasurer and Ben Pearman as member at large. A resolution expressed full support for Gov. William Avery U S Sen James Pearson and Congressman Joe Skubitz for their contributions to Kansas. Skubitz spoke on government changes in 30 years and urged voting in November.
Harry Pack father of Morris Pack of R3 died Monday night in Kansas City after a brief illness born December 9 1889. Survived by Ed Pack Los Angeles Leona Modlin Burbank and others. Burial at Mt Carmel Cemetery Kansas City. Madge Miller 606 S Santa Fe died unexpectedly Monday. Funeral arrangements by Johnson Mortuary. James Leo Weiner funeral held Monday at St Josephs Church with Rev Downs. Burial at St Josephs Cemetery. Rosary at Price Funeral Home Humboldt Sunday.
Funeral service for Mrs. Anna Laura Prather was held at Johnson Chapel Monday evening with Rev Dale Sneeringer officiating. Mrs C H Pankratz sang Old Rugged Cross with Hazel Slane accompanying. Bearers were Oren Baugh Charles Chandler Paul Dent Paul Coats Walter Hartman and Gerald D Williams. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery.
The Wichita board of education voted to appeal Judge Howard Kline's ruling on the 65 retirement policy. If no new trial is granted, the board will take the case to the Kansas Supreme Court, challenging the district policy aligned with Topeka and Kansas City, Kan.
The Chanute Tribune announces subscription rates for various regions including Neosho Wilson and Woodson counties and Chanute post office boxholders. It lists staff roles including Dwight McCreight publisher Dwight Wallingford news editor and John Hovorka advertising manager. The paper notes AP membership and exclusive local news republication rights.
Buford Anderson, a senior at Anderson High School, won 5th place and $25 for a four wheel wagon project made in the shop class taught by Charles O. Carter Jr. The James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation announced the awards. Johnny Phelps of Erie High School also earned 5th place and $25 for a 3 point hitch boom project guided by Wilbur K. Buntin.
Lawrence Sheppiser said a district court ruling hints at erosion of school control as statutes set 70 for some districts while others in Kansas outside metropolitan areas may retire teachers at 65. The case centers on statutory retirement norms.
A concise consumer advice item urges shoppers to use advertising as a guide to safe purchases. It outlines checking seller credibility and comparing offers to avoid scams and faulty products.
Forrest Hintz Wichita news man spoke to the Lions Club about his Viet Nam assignment. He argued education against poverty and disease offers the West’s best hope to defeat communism in Southeast Asia. Hintz returned from Viet Nam in April and noted combat observations, including accompanying an advance patrol. He and pilot Bill Schultz, son of Chanute residents, were among those in his unit.
Monday admissions include Mrs. Robert Stout and Charlotte Dunham among others. Dismissals listed include Mrs. Ray Osborn and Lorietta Harrington. Birth recorded for Mr. and Mrs. Paul Whitworth a boy.
A Newton woman reports a prowler outside her window in the early hours. Two officers respond and confront the intruder, but back away and make no arrest. The would‑be menace proves to be a skunk.
All boys of the high school senior class and Neo sho Junior College will take a vocational and educational guidance test Wednesday from 1 p m to 3 45 p m in the Little Theater. Known as the airman qualification examination it is a guidance test provided by the US Air Force. It is useful in all future career planning not limited to air force screening. When results are returned to the school by the Air Force interpretative interviews are held for the students to explain the findings.
Lewiston board votes to bill the White House 784.77 for extra lighting of a 25 minute August 20 speech at City Park. Kerr Electrical Co. of Auburn installed bandstand lights and power cables after a request from the presidential advance party.
A pickup truck collided with a Rock Island freight train Monday about nine miles west of Topeka, killing the driver Vernon L. McLaughlin of Summerfield, Kansas, in the wreck at the crossing.
Readers are advised to contact their Tribune via the stated phone for carrier issues. If the primary line is unreachable, call HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Blanton and son Jimmy of Springfield Missouri visited relatives here over the weekend at the homes of his mother Mrs Clyde Blanton at 620 West Central and her mother Mrs C C De Bolt at 416 West Fourth.
Mr and Mrs H E Carlson of Tulsa spent Saturday evening with her mother Mrs Isis Stanfield at 1003 S Central. Mrs Effie Deweese of 418 S Malcolm visited over the weekend with her sister Mrs Frankie Fahrken in Denton. Two other sisters relatives and friends attended.
An explosion and ensuing fire leveled a service station and garage in Montezuma Kansas. The blast happened as a gasoline transport truck was filling an underground tank at the station.
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