Market and commodity notes from Harwood and Kansas City
Wheat prices quoted at 2.11, corn 1.08 and 1.13, soybeans 2.35, oats 0.75, barley 1.00. Weekly USDA-like grain details, eggs dairy and poultry prices, cattle hogs sheep markets, and wheat futures drift lower with mixed U.S. stock action in New York and Chicago trading.
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Memorial Hospital Admits and Births Reported
Memorial Hospital lists admissions including Lois Goff Maggie Hays Adrian Fishburn Mary Wilson Patricia Black Sara Seltzer Marlyn Brown Dolores Parker and others. Dismissals include Bennett Milligan Peggy Ashe Eva Anderson and Shirley Moore and baby boy. Births note Mr and Mrs Love Sparks welcome a daughter today.
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Mass
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Tenn
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Perry
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Tonganoxie
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Mitchell Rd
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Valleyview
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R. I
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Marlene Miller
Ariz
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Ousdahl
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Learnard
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Freda Roskahr
Mich
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E. Glenn
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R. LE
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Baby Boy
Kansas City
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Ottawa
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Eudora
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Williamstown
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DeSoto
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Lindenwood Lane
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Stouffer Place
Turnpike Toll Hikes Likely At State Meeting
TOPEKA AP The Kansas Turnpike faces a toll increase discussed at a State Turnpike Authority meeting in Wichita. Addison Meschke state highway director and authority member says a hike is certain though modest, affecting trucks as highway use fees. The turnpike was financed by $160 million in bonds sold in 1954.
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Prayers of 900 Nuns With First Negro Spaceman
Sister Martin Mary of Leavenworth says 900 nuns will pray if the first Black trainee to the U S space program boards a capsule. The Dwight family ties Kansas City Kansas to the space effort as Edward J. Dwight Jr. completes training at Edwards AFB.
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Martin Mary
Air Force
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Dwight
Edwards Air Force Base
California
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Kansas City
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Ward High School
Mar
Tin Mary
Fairfax
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Trainee Eyes Space Program Path After Graduation
Dwight pursues a goal to join future space programs after graduation. Trainees anticipate potential missions including lunar travel. His sister expresses strong confidence in his success, believing he can achieve the milestone.
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Kaiser Workers Get Fat Bonus
Kaiser steelworkers split nearly a million dollars in a new cost-saving plan. About 3,930 employees covered by the program shared 312000 in March savings with average bonuses around 80 dollars and some near 200. Union officials commented on the sizable payout as workers reacted to the extra pay.
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Riverside
Kaiser bonus plan yields 962000 March savings at Fontana plant
Kaiser says the Fontana steel plant saved 962000 in March based on 1961 production costs. Under the December formula the company takes about two thirds of the savings and workers share the rest. the bonus averages 95 cents an hour plus 315 regular pay for eligible workers. Other industry players are watching the plan’s outcome.
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Fontana
Department Store Sales Fall in 10th District Week
Department stores in the 10th Federal Reserve District saw last week sales 10 percent below the prior year week, with Easter shifting the comparison. The district reports a 5 percent gain for the year, while national sales fell 12 percent for the week and rose 3 percent for the year.
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Federal Reserve District
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