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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1963
Page
3
Market news notes wheat at 2.35 and 2.32 for No 2 hard and No 3 in Kansas City. Corn quoted at 1.24 to 1.31 for No 2 white, with other grades around 1.19 to 1.28. Soybeans listed at 2.54 and bran at 36.00 to 36.75 per unit. Wheat futures close mixed with May at 2.15 and Dec near 1.99.
AP reports various market quotes for eggs poultry dairy and livestock. Prices listed include large eggs 29-33 cents, medium 26-31, small 17-21, wholesale eggs 80 percent at 32-34, poultry weights and prices for hens ducks and capons, cattle calves slaughter steers and heifers with ranges, hogs barrows gilts sows, and sheep slaughter lambs ewes with price ranges. Also mentions New York Stocks.
In New York the market rose late in the afternoon with fair activity and about 4 million shares traded. Key stocks advanced from fractions to over a point while gains spread to Motors steels tobaccos chemicals and electronics. Great Western Financial United Financial of California and Sunray DX Oil rose about a point or more.
The Kansas Power and Light Co. announces a $25 million atomic research reactor project with Southwest Atomic Energy Association and Karlsruhe Laboratory to study fast breed reactor operation. The facility near Fayetteville Arkansas aims to aid future cost competitive atomic power with federal support from the AEC.
Miss Mae Wright 48 native of McLouth dies in Topeka hospital after living there 22 years. Funeral at Penwell Gabel Topeka 9:30 a.m. Wednesday with Linwood Cemetery burial. Survived by mother Maud Wright Topeka two sisters Beulah McFaun Emporia Stella Vandike Saint Francis Kan and brother William Wright Culver City Calif. Graveside today for Elmer S. Riggs 94 Bartlesville Ohio a KU graduate paleontologist 1942 1946. Surviving sons Calvin Riggs Bartlesville and Robert Riggs Port Arthur Tex. Rev. Edwin Price officiated Cooper Warren Mortuary in charge.
Funeral services conducted at Rumsey Funeral Home for Mr. LaRue who was a member of the Eudora Masonic Lodge and Eastern Star. Survivors include his wife Qohel LaRue, two sons Glen and Wilbur, a brother Elmer, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Birth notice lists Bowen Parkins and a daughter born today.
Memorial list shows admissions for Betty Cannon Claude Landon Sr Don ald McDow Warren Sullivan Emma DeShazer Robert Rhodes Sr Thelma Dailey Kent Balyeat Harry Wise Jean Giffin Grace Bagby Robert Johnson Marc Engle Berniece Moser Elizabeth Johnson Marilyn Kruse plus dismissals Bruno Vesco Emma Simmonds Karl.
City Manager Harold Horn outlined 195000 for fencing and maintenance gear for a new pool. A vacuum cleaner, beach furniture, loud speaker system, and outside walkways are not included and may be bought later. The pool would open in 1964 with funds from advance ticket sales. A water line and sewer lines cost about 22000 and 10000 respectively and must be installed before park development.
The first University Press is established at Cornell University in 1869, marking a milestone in academic publishing and scholarly dissemination.
Charles E. LaRue aged 62 of 1824 Harper died at home today. Funeral services are set for 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Evangelical United Brethren Church with Rev. Paul Hett presiding. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in WaKeeney. Friends
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