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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1968
Page
9
Kansas City AP reports wholesale eggs and dairy prices with wheat at 1.47 and corn at 1.07 per bushel. Eggs Grade A large 22 and 25 28 cents per dozen for 80 percent, mediums 22 25, large B 22 23, cur rent receipts 16. Butter unchanged grade A one pound 77 and quarter 78.
Cattle 700 head with calves none and feeders to dealers. no single class enough for price test. Hogs total 3,500 with barrows and gilts steady to 25 lower. 1-2 200-230 lb hogs 19.75 to 20.00. 1-3 230-260 lb 19.00 to 19.75. 260-280 lb 18.00 to 19.25. 280-300 lb 18.00 to 18.50. sows steady with 300-400 lb at 16.75 to 17.50 and 400-600 lb at 15.50 to 16.75. Sheep 150 with choice wooled lambs steady at 26.50.
Wheat and corn prices and futures activity reported with varied price ranges for No 2 and No 3 grades. Futures closed mixed with March to December contracts showing small upticks and downticks amid volume of 63 car wheat and 73 car corn trades.
New York stocks edged lower in moderate trading while cotton showed mixed results. Chicago wheat rose on gold buying, and corn oats and soybeans followed with gains. Hog receipts reached 4,000 with butchers steady to 21.00 top. Slaughter steers held steady to 25 higher with 4,500 receipts and a top of 30.75.
New York stocks closed lower in moderate trading with the Dow slipping a touch. Gold mining issues were strong while blue chips offered some support. Losers outnumbered gainers about 2 to 1 as glamour stocks sagged on long term profit taking.
The Senate again blocked a cloture attempt to end debate on a civil rights bill in a 59 to 35 vote, four short of the two thirds needed. Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield obtained unanimous consent for a Saturday session and filed a new cloture petition with Dirksen and 16 others.
Loring McAllister a Kansas University psychology doctoral candidate spoke to about 20 attendees at the New York School for the Children's Hour Head Start Parents Group on parent child relationship problems. Charlene Coleman and Ruth Unz helped prepare the program with Kyra Reed. Oletha Blevins will speak March 27.
Lula Cabbell 91 of Kansas City Missouri died Thursday morning at Douglas Hospital in Kansas City Kansas. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Monday at First A M E Church Kansas City Kansas with Rev Elmer Newton officiating. Burial in Kansas City Kansas. Survivors include two sons B B Watson and G C Watson four grandchildren five great grandchildren and cousin Mrs Gertrude Clark. Mrs Cabbell born in Leavenworth.
Henry George Pippert aged 88 of 1840 Ohio died this morning at his home. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at the First Nazarene Church with Rev. Dale Galloway officiating. Burial will be at Worden Cemetery. Surviving are one son Alvin Pippert of the home, three sisters Mrs. Ella Foster Salt Lake City Mrs. Alvena Barnes Pasadena California and Mrs. Louise Conrad Kansas City Mo, two granddaughters Mrs. Bonnie Taylor Route 3 and Miss Barbara Pippert 1840 Ohio, and two great grandchildren. He was born March 16 1879 in Douglas County and was a lifelong resident and retired farmer. Friends may call at Rumsey Funeral Home until noon Monday.
The document records multiple traffic related fines including speeding and stop sign violations for Albert L. Wright Bob J. Flint Caroline Richards Christopher Strong John Towner and Jennifer S Teters with various fines from 5 to 20 dollars plus suspensions. Non traffic entries show petty larceny charges against Janie E Meyer Karen Bozeman Beverly A Wesley Rhonda M Hayward and a suspended assault sentence for William F Hermann.
City officials will take bids March 19 for demolishing the vacated Elks Lodge at 725 Wt St to create space for about 160 public parking spaces. The Barlow Building nearby was razed last year and the new lot will run from the police-fire building north line to the former John Waddock Ford lot south line with metered parking.
A partial reading shows a series of personal names and scattered street addresses including Mrs Glenda Reneau Mrs Helen Hays Dennis Odle Larry Craig Baldwin David Housworth Nancy Banning Ann Hopkins George Schomberg Laurel Diaz and Frances Preyer among others. The fragmentary text also references Ottawa Eudora Baldwin Baldwin Route 5 and 1125 Tenn with several missing details.
Local notices list dismissals for several residents including Mary Ann Mills and Olie Parsons. Birth announcements include a daughter for Elmer and a daughter for Thaine Streit? and a son for Eugene Riling and a son for William Edmonds.
Firemen answered a single call at 1625 Del. St. when a furnace motor overheated. Damage to the motor was $10. The incident was logged at 2 16 a.m.
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