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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1963
Page
10
Wheat and corn prices listed with small changes. Harwood's eggs report highlights A grade and undergrades. Missouri Arkansas live poultry and butter unchanged. Hogs, sheep, cattle and calves markets in Kansas City show mixed but steady to higher tones with various weight classes and price ranges.
Wheat and corn datasets show mixed declines in Kansas City prices with No 2 hard and dark wheat at about 2.18 to 2.38 and corn at 1.30 to 1.39 for No 2 white. Soybeans around 2.69, oats mostly unchanged. Wheat futures closed down about 5 percent across contracts, with Dec at 2.14, Mar 2.13, May 2.04, and Jul 1.68.
The New York stock market rose in active afternoon trading with about 5 million shares changing hands. Chrysler and Xerox led advances after stock splits were approved, with Chrysler up about 4 points and Xerox headed for the day’s most active issue as tobacco issues also posted gains.
Hutchinson attorney Leland Hamilton will address the Phi Delta Phi professional legal fraternity at Kansas University this evening. A social hour at 6 precedes dinner at the Holiday Inn. Hamilton, former chief attorney for the Kansas Highway Commission, will discuss opportunities for young lawyers in the state. Lynnerson is president and William Haught is program chairman.
Chrysler stockholders vote overwhelmingly in Detroit to approve a second 2 for 1 stock split this year. More than 16.265 million shares favored the split with 29,039 opposed. the split becomes effective December 20. Townsend cites nine month sales of 2.2 billion dollars and profits of 100 million, noting Chrysler operations are profitable.
A 43 year old Lawrence man Willie Gallogly suffered a gunshot wound to his right arm when a revolver fell from a holster and discharged while he cleaned a township shop bench. He is in fairly good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Gallogly works for Wakarusa Township and the slug damaged a nerve near the shoulder according to Undersheriff Rex Johnson.
Memorial Hospital reports a birth and several residents and visitors named across towns including Manhattan Baldwin Eudora Perry Tonganoxie and Iola. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs James Kring in Eudora today.
A school committee will withhold ruling on the films Boy to Man and Human Growth until the Board of Education reviews sex education. The films, viewed at Central Junior High, are praised as teaching aids but not sole sources of sex education. A Jan 6 meeting will hear social workers physicians and educators discuss needs for sex education in Lawrence.
John Edwards aged 51 of Hamilton died Monday morning at Emporia Hospital after a long illness. He is a brother of Mrs. Charles Edmondson of 234 Nebraska Street and had visited Lawrence many times. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Hamilton Methodist Church with burial in Hamilton Cemetery. Contributions to the memorial fund at the Hamilton Methodist Church are preferred.
Funeral services for Harry J. Ponder 69 of 437 Ark St will be held Wednesday at Bowser Lee Mortuary with Rev W S Sims officiating. Burial is in National Cemetery at Fort Leavenworth. Friends may call Bowser Lee Mortuary 5 p m to 10 p m today and until services Wednesday.
Dora D Johns aged 95 of 2226 North H Street died late Monday evening at home. Funeral services are set for 3 PM Wednesday at Rumsey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Wesley Garrett officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Born March 8 1868 in Princeton Missouri she is survived by five daughters Lena Shepherd Martha E Childears Alta V Agee Ruby P Pierson and Anna Lee Rollo 15 grandchildren 28 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Funeral services for Christina Belle Fishburn 89 of Route 5 will be at 2 30 p m Thursday in Lone Star Church of the Brethren Rev Ira N H Brammelge Rev Phillip Mesner will officiate Burial will be at Washington Creek Cemetery Mrs Fishburn died Monday morning at Samaritan Lodge Memorial services for Joseph Mitchell Kellogg 78 will be at 2 p m Wednesday in Rumsey Funeral Home with Father Harvard Wilbur presiding The retired chair of the Department of Architecture at Kansas University died Sunday at Florida Avenue Rest Home
President Johnson signed a bill providing 95 million dollars over three years to help states and local agencies combat air pollution including automotive exhausts and industrial emissions.
Thirty four Iola merchants oppose a plan to reintroduce trading stamps redeemable for U S Savings Bonds. They warn the action could spread statewide and cite added costs to customers. The attorney general may seek a court test while some Kansas stores have signed contracts with the stamp company.
Representatives of the All-Student Council and Student Union Activities at KU have sent an invitation to Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York to speak on campus during the spring. The groups aim to sponsor a speaking engagement and are coordinating details.
A proposed project would extend the foot sidewalk the full alley length between 8th and 9th streets with an 8 foot canopy and integrate a 600 foot row of buildings. A parking lot with access at its north and south ends would relocate the alley westward six feet to serve loading unloading and pickup. The alley ends would close and be watered with plantings benches trees and ornamental walls to soften brick metal and mortar.
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