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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1968
Page
10
Wheat at 1.44 and yellow corn 1.05 with milo 1.73 reported from Bowersock Mill. Harwood Market lists Eggs Grades and current receipts, with Butter and Grade A prices at Kansas City. Wall Street advances with 8.71 million shares traded in first four hours as Vietnam peace talks boost utility and high yield stocks.
AP dispatch from Kansas City shows cattle with prime steers at 27.50 and heifers at 26.00. Hog totals around 4,000 with barrows and gilts under 230 pounds mostly 25 lower. 200-230 pounds 18.50 to 19.00. 230-250 pounds 17.25 to 18.00. 250-310 pounds 16.00 to 17.00. Sow prices 12.50 to 15.00. Sheep none.
Wheat and grain prices rose modestly with No 2 hard and dark hard up to 1.63 and 1.62. Corn and soybeans showed smaller gains while futures for March May and July contracts closed higher across the board.
Douglas County Commissioners awarded the low bid of 20 490.35 from Wenco Inc for construction of sewers in sub-district No 1 of Wakarusa Main Sewer District 10. Wenco has 45 days to complete the work. Ernest Klooz Howard Wiseman and Donald Dowers were appointed to appraise the land.
Funeral services for Martha Louise Gruber 74 of 731 Church St. Eudora will be held 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Family Catholic Church in Eu dora with Father Joseph La Gue presiding Burial will follow in Holy Family Cemetery A Rosary is planned for 7 30 p.m. Sunday at Warren Mortuary Chapel Survivors include husband William J Gruber and one daughter Mrs William
Kelly Jr. of Eudora left two sons John E. Gruber and Paul E. Gruber both of Eudora. Surviving sisters include Elizabeth Dotson Glendale California Ella Burlingham Ottawa Nebraska Margaret Cowan Falls City Nebraska and Georgia Bergerhaus Denver Colorado. A brother Joseph E. Bergerhaus Prairie Village and nine grandchildren are listed.
Private funeral services for Mrs. Alice Virginia Wright age 52 of 1228 La St will be at 10 30 a m Saturday at Rumsey Funeral Home She died Wednesday evening at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Father Harvard Wilbur will officiate Cremation will follow She is survived by son Richard W Wright of Lincoln Neb a sister Annette Brashear of Columbus Ohio and her parents Mr and Mrs B F Reiter of Marietta Ohio Born Feb 4 1915 in Marietta she graduated from Marietta College with a B A degree She authored a book The Seed Is Blown She belonged to Chi Omega and Phi Beta Kappa Her husband J Wesley Wright died Dec 20 1967
Rosa May Brubaker 82 of 817 Maine died Thursday evening in a McLouth nursing home. Funeral services at 1 30 p.m. Monday at Warren Mortuary Chapel conducted by Rev Harold Hamilton. Burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Globe. Survived by four daughters, four sons, 29 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Lived in Lawrence 22 years and belonged to First Methodist Church in Michigan Valley.
Roy Stockwell 80 of Alexandria Va died Thursday night at Walter Reed Hospital Washington D C Services and burial will be Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery Survivors include a son Rob Roy Stockwell of Alexandria two brothers O H Stockwell and I J Stockwell both of Carlsbad N M and a sister Mrs Karl Kreider of 1109 W Hills Terr He was a former Lawrence resident and a 1911 Kansas University graduate with frequent returns to the area
Municipal Court cases include Lori Nessel reckless driving fine 50 dollars and 10 days with 10 days suspended and others for speeding no driver’s license and traffic signals. Non traffic notices list multiple residents with names addresses and births or new arrivals spott ed throughout the community.
Memorial Hospital admissions include Matt Mulkey Sunflower Village Mrs Anna Denholm Tonganoxie Roy Axline 210 Mich Ira Dodson Eudora Mrs Carol Walker 1745 W 24th Mrs Opal Underwood 623 Mo Charles Vaughn 2230 La Wilbur Summy 2136 N H Mrs Ida Goodman 1506 Oak Hill Mrs Mary Arnold Baldwin Mrs Bessie Canavan 215 W 23rd Mrs Martha Gruber Eudora Edward Ireland 306 Elm Dismissals Patrick Nitcher Perry Mrs
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