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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1963
Page
16
Kansas City AP reports commodities listing Wheat at 1.85 and Corn 1.17 to 1.22, Soybeans 2.35, Oats 70, Milestones for eggs and poultry prices, Butter steady at 67 to 68 cents, live cattle and calves spotty with hogs active and lambs at 19 to 20.50.
In New York the stock market advanced late in the day as anxiety eased after the SEC final investigative report. Volume reached about 3.6 million shares with gains in selective issues outside leading names. Sentiment improved as the report’s neutral tone reduced prior uncertainty.
Stocks moved unevenly with Parke Davis leading gains while Kress and Geneseo posted modest drops. Polaroid and Nerox rose sharply as US Steel and American Telephone edged up. Wheat and corn futures closed mixed across Kansas City trading with no2 hard grain firming slightly and soybeans holding around 2.50 a bushel.
Memorial Hospital and area residents welcome newborns. Dale Strella and spouse have a daughter born Thursday at 1121 W 22nd. Robert Wethington and spouse have a son born Thursday at Stouffer Place. Richard Schall and spouse have a son born today at 1809 Barker.
Mrs Florence Lockwood 75 of Forte Scott died Thursday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a brief illness while visiting her son Robert T Lockwood of SSR Ala St. Survived by two other sons Mark Lockwood Jr of St Louis and James E Lockwood of Kansas City six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services and burial at Fort Scott. The Cooper Warren Mortuary in charge.
Harold M Chamney 79 died Wednesday in Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral at Plymouth Congregational Church Saturday at 2 p m with Rev Harold G Barr presiding. Memorials preferred to Plymouth Congregational Church. Charles Alexander Petrie 59 died Thursday at his Route 3 farm home. Funeral Monday at 2 p m Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev Ira Brammell. Burial McLouth Cemetery. Survivors include wife Ruth Petrie son Robert Petrie daughter Mrs Georgie Stebbins five grandchildren and siblings.
Rep. Robert F. Ellsworth announces three Army appointments to the United States Military Academy West Point for 1964. Interested candidates should submit requests to Ellsworth promptly with a deadline of October 15.
Rev C J Knox will deliver the sermon at Wesleyan Methodist Church at 9th and Madeline Lane at 10 50 a m Sunday. There will be no evening service while Rev Lorin Miller attends the annual Conference at Miltonvale.
Glen W Dickinson Sr aged 71 of Fairway Kansas City died Thursday at St Luke’s Hospital after heart surgery. He chaired Dickinson Inc a theater chain owner with about 35 theatres and earlier ran Dickinson and Varsity theatres in Lawrence. Survivors include two sons three daughters a sister and eight grandchildren Funeral at Village United Presbyterian Church Saturday at 3 pm with burial at Johnson County Memorial Gardens.
AP reports bids for general construction of a speech and music center at Port Hays State College were rejected by the State Purchasing Department on Thursday as incomplete or unacceptable. The project is estimated to cost about 1 million dollars.
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