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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1966
Page
10
Wheat at 1.85, yellow corn 1.32, milo 1.90 from Bowersock Mills. Harwood's Market reports eggs grade A large 35, med 24, undergrades 18, receipts 24. Kansas City AP: Wheat 235 cars 1% lower to % higher. corn 90 cars % lower to 2 higher. soybeans 3.56%3.71. wheat futures closed % to 1% lower. New York AP stocks higher.
Kansas City wholesale prices show large eggs at 80 percent A 43 to 44 cents per dozen, mediums at 80 percent A 3839 cents, and butter unchanged with grade A quarters at 83 cents and grade A at 82 cents. Provincial market notes AP report from the city.
The Dow Jones industrials declined 6.29 to 38.53 as the AP 60 average fell 2.1 to 2. Of 1,365 issues traded, 761 declined and 337 advanced. Volume contracted to 5.3 million shares from 6.27 million Tuesday.
The market declined Thursday for a fourth consecutive session while color television and other electronics posted gains. Industrials fell 0.62 to 837.91 as reported by the Associated Press.
The 60 stock average fell 9.0 to 302.3 as 1301 issues traded. Declines reached 811 while 480 advanced. Volume rose to 0.7 million shares from 0.3 million on Wednesday.
AP report from Kansas City notes cattle 200 and calves 30 with no test. Hogs 2 500 with prices 25.00 to 26.00 for various weights, sows 18.50 to 22.50. Sheep 50 cataloged with cull to good shorn ewes priced 0.50 to 6.75.
In New York AP reports a week’s first rally with glamor shares leading late afternoon gains. Volume reached about 6.6 million, up from 5.7 million Thursday as color televisions electronics and other glamour names propelled the market. IBM rose about 9 percent while Corning Glass Xerox Fairchild Camera and others gained 3 or more points.
Albert Davis of Route 1 Eudora died Thursday night at Santa Fe Hospital Topeka at age 86. Funeral services set for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. H G Barr officiating. Burial in Ada. A retired railroad engineer, Davis belonged to Ben Hur Masonic Lodge 322. Survivors include daughter Miss Minerva Davis of 2151 Mass two sons Joseph Davis Route 1 Eudora and James Davis China Lake California, along with four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Four Kansas teenagers escaped with minor injuries after a three car crash on U S 50 near Garfield in Chaffee County. Arvid Jensen 22 of Blackfoot Idaho rear ended Ronald Chambers 18 of Clearwater Ran, pushing the Chambers car into a dirt embankment and overturning. Jensen then crashed head on with a third auto killing Fred Tisdale 50 his wife Adelle 47 and their 7 year old son David of Texas.
Firemen were called at 10 40 this morning to extinguish a trash fire behind the Kansas University Military Science Building. There was no damage.
Allen Meyer owner of Meyer's Dairy announced the purchase of the Chamney Dairy retail delivery route. Chamney, in business over 50 years, will keep selling bulk milk to processing plants. The change takes effect Monday and Chamney customers have been notified.
Meyer credited community support in Lawrence for acquiring Chamney's retail route. He notes nine years ago he bought Fritzel- Jayhawk Dairy after moving from Basehor, with a family dairy background spanning 40 years and three brothers in the business. He emphasizes they are the last locally owned dairy in Lawrence and pledge continued service and good products.
Lawrence Shrine Club holds its annual family picnic Saturday at the Lone Star Lake cottage of Mr. and Mrs. Emory Scott beginning at 2 p.m. Families are invited to enjoy the gathering and activities hosted by local Shriners.
A long OCR fragment lists Memorial Hospital and many individual residents with street addresses across multiple states. Names include Kristen Reiber Gordon Gustafson Marty Alexander Jaroslaw Piekalkiewicz Verne Lenz Diane Lenz Edith Moses Fay Jost Emma Hoskinson Lola Smith Fern Falk Ruby McPherson Mary Krenshaw Elena Anderson Karin Kanzig Randall Parker Alberta Rowe Henryetta McLemore Gregory Crew and others with various routes and streets.
Wilma Ray of 1327 Brook and Ike Taylor of Baldwin welcome a daughter and Verne Lenz of LaGrange Park reports a birth. Mrs Barbara Halverstadt of 2402 Danbury Pi and Mrs Lola Smith of Route 3 share in local births. BIRTHS Mr and Mrs Richard Harden of 1336 Mass St announce a son born Thursday. Mr and Mrs William Ahern of 1319 W 19th St announce a son born Thursday. Mr and Mrs George Woodyard of 2204 Ala St report a son born Thursday.
Kansas City AP reports Jack Becchina deputy Jackson County Circuit Court clerk surrendered to a grand jury indictment alleging theft by deceit. Eight counts accuse falsifying court records and pocketing fines from traffic appeal cases totaling 745 dollars. Attorney General Norman H. Anderson cited discrepancies in traffic violation records and missing state file entries.
Police Court in Richland cites John A. Mont foort over stop sign violation with a $15 fine issued to Susan M. Roper of Stouffer Place referenced in the docket.
A compiled list shows numerous speeding tickets across counties with fines from 5 to 50 dollars. Entries include offenses for speeding at various streets and intersections, stop sign violations, no driver's license, reckless driving, and related infractions. Some cases indicate appeals to district court and county court actions including drunken driving and indecent exposure.
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