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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1962
Page
14
Derby Grain Co reports Wheat 1.88 Corn 1.04 Soybeans 2.18 and other grain prices. Kansas City AP notes various grade prices for consumer goods and poultry, with butter Grade A at 69.4 cents per pound and related butterfat ranges.
New York markets show a higher but irregular advance with mixed bond gains. Commodities report mostly lower cotton and weak wheat with liquidation and hedging. livestock ranges include hogs steady to 25 cents lower and cattle steady to 50 cents higher at Chicago and Kansas City.
The stock market moved higher in fair activity with about 4 million shares traded. Blue chips led modest advances, Union Carbide up over 2, Du Pont, American Telephone, and General Motors post fractional rises, U.S. Steel near 1 point, Johnson & Johnson up 5 points, Polaroid and Lit ton Industries gaining as well.
Woolworth added weight to the gain on average tacking on well over a point while Sears Roebuck rose a full point. TXL Oil edged up a fraction and Texaco steadied as Amerada rose more than two. Prices generally moved higher on the American Stock Exchange.
W. D. Snodgrass, 1960 Pulitzer winner, will headline the Kansas University Poetry Hour at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Kansas Union. He will read from and discuss his work, including Heart's Needle, with public attendance invited.
Doctors provide mixed views on The Twist. Some chiropractors warn that excessive twisting stresses the back especially in older people, while others say it can benefit youths with caution. A few practitioners report limited Twist related injuries among older patients but no widespread harm yet.
Susan M. Myers age 87 of Route 2 Baldwin died this morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She is survived by two daughters Marie Hunter and Murial Carpenter seven grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending with Rumsey Funeral Home in charge.
Senate inquiry led by Stuart Symington on stockpiling of strategic materials may reveal unsettling findings about past administration practices. Sen. Humphrey hints at indicting disclosures while noting no illegalities yet. GSA reports feather sales raise questions on excess materials disposal.
Commissioners weigh widening North Park Street from Vermont to Massachusetts to add 10 to 12 angle spaces near the South Park baseball diamond at about 400 dollars each. They will revisit with the street resurfacing proposal next Tuesday. The north city lot near the Methodist church will be paved lit and perhaps metered with 18 spaces.
City commissioners plan to hire Charles Wells to direct a new safety program for city employees amid several accidents raising insurance costs. They signaled intent to meter the lot, rejected a church cooperative arrangement for now, and set bond sale publication for 430000 in last year's internal improvements.
Memorial Hospital records list births and dismissals in Baldwin and nearby towns. Entries name parents, addresses, and infant sexes including a birth to Mr. and Mrs. Byron Hodges and multiple dismissal notices for adults and babies across Tonganoxie Eudora and surrounding areas.
Ben Barteldes of 1745 Ind. St. is re-appointed for three years to the advisory board of the Greater University Fund at Kansas University. Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe announced the action. Dr. Robert M. Carr of Junction City chairs the advisory board. The fund, run by KU Alumni and Endowment Associations, channels annual gifts to support needs not covered by state funds.
The advisory board expands with Barteldes, first appointed in 1959. Other Lawrence residents on the panel include Palen C. Simons Jr. of 2425 Vt and Skipper Williams of a ae Street.
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