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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1959
Page
2
AP report from Kansas City shows cattle and hog prices sliding with varied ranges. Cattle, calves and vealers endure declines while hogs dip modestly. sheep also steady to lower as slaughter lambs and ewes feature mixed quotes.
Livestock prices show hogs U S No 1 and 2 190 240 lb at 13 00 13 25 with other weights down to 12 50 13 00 sows down to 9 50 12 25 heavier bears 4 00 7 00 cattle steady to mixed grain fed steers 600 700 lb 25 00 27 00 prime and choice calves 500 lb plus 26 00 27 50 stocker calves 30 00 33 00 yearling stockers 20 00 23 00 cows steady to 25 cents lower utility 16 50 18 06 bulls 20 00 25 00 sheep choice lambs 17 00 18 50 breeding ewes 6 00 12 00 steady prices across species.
Wholesale eggs and butter prices shown for Kansas City and Chicago markets with changes noted. Neosho Memorial Hospital lists recent admittances, dismissals, and a birth: Mrs Maude Moore and others admitted. Dwayne Hase discharged. a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Sam Henderson at 414 E Chestnut.
The report shows prices for AA 63 4, 92 A 62 4-63, 90 B 60s, 89 C 59 and car prices 90 B 61, 8 C 60. Egg receipts at 8,000 lbs with wholesale buying prices steady to 2 lower. Grades A white 65 or better 43, mixed 40, mediums 31s, standards 25, dirties 22.25, checks 21.
AP reports Monday wholesale live poultry receipts at 84,000 lbs with prices unchanged. Caponettes over 4 to 4 1/2 lbs quoted at 27 to 27.5 cents per lb, white rock fryers 18 to 19.5 cents, and hen turkeys 26 to 26.5 cents.
In Chicago, grain quotes show no wheat oats or soybeans. Corn sample grade yellow stands at 93. Soybean oil trades at 9.00. Barley offerings vary with making choice 1.15 to 1.20n and feed 88 to 1.05n.
Kansas City AP reports wheat prices for 43 car lots with various No 2 and No 3 grades showing mixed quotes around 1.95 to 2.01 per bushel. Corn, oats, milo, kafir, rye, barley, soybeans and byproducts also listed with bid ranges. Wheat futures closed higher by percent.
The funeral for Mrs. Charles Foster will be at 2 30 p.m. Wednesday at St Peter's Lutheran church in Humboldt. Interment follows in Mount Hope cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge.
Mrs. Henry W Schmidt aged 78 died about 1 a.m. today at Bryant Rest Home. Born February 25, 1881 in Floyd Virginia, she was a Methodist and member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Order of Railroad Conductors and Brakemen. Survived by husband, daughter Mrs. Maxine Moynihan of Denver, grandson Patrick Moynihan, and brother Gilbert Haynes of Chanute. a son Junior preceded her in death. Funeral arrangements awaiting Moynihan’s arrival. Johnson Mortuary listed.
RUMMAGE SALE at Christian Church Annex 102 North Grant October 2 and 3. Booster Night observed at Rural Grange open meeting Thursday. Basket dinner served at 6 30 p.m. program starts at 8 p.m. Attendees should bring table service.
David Gough has enrolled in a pre medical course at Stanford University in Palo Alto California. His parents Dr and Mrs Dean Gough returned home yesterday after accompanying him to California.
Mr. and Mrs. Collie Chambers of Benedict visited Sunday afternoon with his sister and brother in law Mr. and Mrs C B Hively of Independence.
Charlies Orr came back to his Benedict residence Sunday following a three day visit with his niece Mrs. Thelma Miller and her mother Maude Wilson at 215 North High Street.
Harry Orendorff and Owen E der of Benedict are spending Tuesday and Wednesday on a fishing trip to Roaring River in Missouri.
Mr and Mrs W C Guenther of 20 N Plummer called Monday in Benedict to see his sister and Mr and Mrs A J Ambrose.
Marine Rodney C. LaRue returned Sunday to Twentynine Palms California after a 30 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Max LaRue and sister Lou in Chanute Also visiting were T Sgt Eddie R LaRue Mrs LaRue and Randy Lynn of Dyess Air Force Base Abilene Texas Randy’s first Chanute visit He was born Aug 6 Rodney has served a year with the Marines and Eddie six years with the Air Force He spent 19 months overseas He is a pilot and a candidate for OCS this fall The brothers also visited their brother Mr and Mrs Max Earl LaRue and their grandmother Mrs Cora McKinney Eric and other relatives
Santa Fe weekly carloadings for the week ending September 26 reached 25,016, down from 26,692 in the prior year. Cars received from connections were 11,686 versus 12,233 a year ago. Total cars moved are 36,702, down from 38,925 last year, while prior week totals 36,546 cars.
A Kansas Veterans Commission representative will be at the Chamber of Commerce Memorial building on October 9 and October 19 from 9 a.m. to noon to assist veterans and their dependents or survivors.
Jeanie Brazil visited here with her parents Mr and Mrs W A Brazil at 917 S Highland. She is an elementary education student at St Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City.
Mr and Mrs Nels J Nelson of Chicago Heights Illinois arrived today for a visit with Mrs Nelsons sisters and brother Mattie Wolf Dr Margaret Wolf and John Wolf at 317 North Highland.
Clyde Wilcox begins constructing a filling station at the Erie Parsons road junction near K-57 to St. Paul on the Lembach land, with Wilcox a building contractor doing most of the work himself. Local social notes report En tre Nous Club and Pinochle Club meetings with guests, prizes, and plans for future gatherings, plus visits from Chanute, Parsons, and Iola residents and a note on Baker University student Sarah Wright.
The New York stock market stayed higher late in the day with active volume around 3.1 million shares. Key stocks posted modest to brisk gains while more issues showed declines. Bonds firmed slightly as investors reassessed profits. In other notes, Rev. Robert E. Osborn attends a church camp director training near Arkansas City for the Neosho Presbytery’s next summer camp at Camp Mears near Ottawa. Humboldt Sportsman club announces Oct 4 trap shoot at Bill Hall place, with Brig Massey as chairman. Lincoln School principal Jesse Wilson and teacher Rita Beth Ling attend Zone school events.
Humboldt John C. Medcalfe editor of Background Washington will headline the Talk of the Month meeting at Tic Tok October 1 at 6 30 p m. His talk Where Are We Going will cover background on national and world affairs and a recap of his European tour through Scandinavia Central Europe the Mediterranean and Great Britain. He met with cabinet ministers party leaders foreign editors and U S diplomats abroad and is a noted Washington radio commentator credited with breaking major stories. He has won awards including the National Headliners Plaque Norway s St Olav Medal and the Chilean Legion of Merit for journalism.
Typhoon Vera devastates Nagashima Nagashima a 7000 resident farming town between two rivers flooded 95 percent of the area. Bodies foul flood waters and stench of death pervade. Nationwide death toll rises to 1710 and 1980 are missing as rescue teams struggle to reach isolated pockets four days after landfall.
Kansas and Missouri teachers spent a quarter of Monday on anti liquor work as Frances E. Willard Day was observed. Officials admit mass violations of the law no longer receive strict enforcement, though Frances E. Willard grade school in Kansas City marked the occasion with its principal noting the tribute.
Oklahoma contributed the heaviest gain to a 26 240 barrel rise in weekly crude oil daily average, per the Oil and Gas Journal survey. The week ending Sept 26 shows total daily average at 6 853 430 barrels, with Oklahoma up 19 300 barrels to 517 900 barrels.
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