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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1961
Page
8
Gov. John Anderson told Kansas’s new five member Forestry Fish and Game Commission that its first task is selecting a director to head the agency. The post pays up to 12000 dollars yearly, with acting director Fred Warders, former Leahy aide.
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will host a morning general meeting at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday June 14. A panel of city officials including Mayor Ted Kennedy City Manager Harold Horn City Engineer George Williams and new traffic and planning commissioners will each speak five minutes about duties before a Q and A session.
Congressman Robert Ellsworth introduced a House bill to accelerate land acquisition for migratory bird refuges and waterfowl production areas. The measure would redirect funds from the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamps to be available now from the Treasury and repaid over years as funds are appropriated.
U S District Judge Randolph C Weber ordered payment of 64500 life insurance to Edna Ruth Bullock now Mrs Dean Cole of Overland Park Kansas, widow and aunt of Bullock. Claims by Bullock's aunt and a public administrator were denied after testimony from Iv an Deckard linking a supposed conspiracy to replace the beneficiary. Judge Weber found no overt act of conspiracy and ruled suspicion alone cannot convict.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrived in Czechoslovakia by train from Moscow en route to Vienna for talks with President Kennedy. Tass said the visit is at Prague's invitation and a Communist summit in Czechoslovakia could be held before the weekend meetings. He passed Kiev and Lvov and was due in Bratislava, staying until Friday. A CTK spokesman cautioned nothing is certain. Polish aide Kliszko reportedly flew to Prague amid summit speculation.
Theodore E. Hall, Garden City high school and KU senior, earns a Rotary International Fellowship of 1750 dollars for study in Denmark in 1961-62. He will pursue graduate architecture at the Royal Danish Fine Arts Academy in Copenhagen and graduates among KU’s top ten in 1961. Hall, son of Mr. and Mrs. A U Hall, has held multiple campus leadership roles and previously received an 800 dollar Voorhees scholarship.
Dr. Ewing C. Scott emeritus chemistry professor at Syracuse University will teach at International Christian University in Japan for one year starting September 1. A KU graduate student years ago, he is the son of former Kansas congressman Charles F. Scott and hails from Iola.
The first sugar beet to arrive in America was sent by Joel Barlow United States minister to France to Dolly Madison wife of the then president of the United States.
Market report shows stocks mixed with selective strength while bonds trade irregularly. Cotton undergoes liquidation and short covering. wheat in Chicago remains firm on exports. Corn and oats rise on short covering and demand. soybeans mixed with July contracts strong. Hogs mostly steady with top $18, cattle steady to 50 cents higher with slaughter steers at $25.50.
Drop a card to Paul Ford for basement and water removal work. Thirty years of experience, all work guaranteed, with 802 Oak Street as the contact point.
Kansas City wheat saw 84 carloads with prices ranging for No. 2 hard and dark hard at 1.884 to 2.1514. Corn traded around 1.22 to 1.40 for No. 2 white. Soybeans quoted at 2.79 to 2.9314. Wheat futures closed 1 to 2 cents higher, with Jul at 1.8614 to 1.8714, Sep 1.90 to 1.90, Dec 1.953 to 2.003, and Mar around 2.00.
Cattle 4 000 head calves 50 steers steady to 25 higher heifers uneven sows active steady to 25 higher vealers unchanged stockers feeders slow steady high good to average choice steers 22.00 23.25 good to choice heifers 21.00 23.00 utility commercial cows 15.75 17.00 good low choice vealers 25.00 28.00 good low choice stockers feeders 23.00 25.00 Hogs 4 000 barrows gilts strong to 25 higher sows steady 1 3 190 250 lb barrows gilts 16.50 17.50 1 3 270 400 lb sows 14.50 15.25 Sheep 1 800 lambs active strong to 25 higher ewes strong good prime lambs 17.50 19.00 cull good ewes 2.50 4.25 From Derby Grain Inc Wheat 1.79 corn 1.04 mile 1.62 Eggs Grade A large .17 Grade A medium Grade B 25 pul let undergrade .21 current receipts .24
Kansas City reports wholesale prices for eggs and poultry with various grades and weights, including consumer egg prices and butter figures. Wall Street closes mixed after early gains, volume around 4.2 million shares, with notable moves in American Cyanamid Texas Gulf American Telephone Du Pont and GM as markets edge down for nonferrous metals and bonds stay steady.
Multiple probate notices list estates of Mabel L. Potter John G. Arbenz E Lee Treece H Strong Anna M Albers and Frederick Arnold Foerster with appointed executors and administrators. Creditors and heirs are warned to file demands within nine months, else barred. Hearings scheduled for final settlement and fee allowances. Local addresses and attorney firms noted. publication dates May 24 1961 and May 31 1961 in Lawrence Journal-World.
In Douglas County Probate Court a filing by The Lawrence National Bank seeks admission of a will and appointment as executor for Emma A. Allison deceased. Defenses must be filed by June 9 1961 at 11 o clock a.m. in Lawrence Kansas. failure to do so may result in judgment. The petition names The Lawrence National Bank as petitioner with W D Haught as officer. Stewart Petefish & Postina represent the bank.
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