Clean-up plea for neglected Chanute properties along Santa Fe
Lois Meyers and Mabel Whitmer urge action on unsightly and hazardous properties in Chanute. They request a city ordinance or county health steps to compel cleanup, citing north Santa Fe approach and other neglected lots as health and aesthetic concerns affecting the community and potential industrial appeal.
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the Tribune
North Santa Fe
Chanute
North Santa Fe Street
Lois Meyers
Murphy’s Law as a Crowd Pleasing Workplace Caution
A reader mockingly invokes Murphy’s Law to argue automation will not render workers obsolete. He lampoons fragility of machines, cites costly repairs rounded to twelve dollars and claims Murphy could be a factory fixture. He warns against hiring Murphy as a night watchman near nuclear bomb storage.
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Jon
Murphy
Murphys
Fromm Tribune: Regional convention for Chanute trains leaders
Twenty five years ago Chanute prepared for a regional Kansas council of Christian education convention with nearly 400 workers and leaders registered. Sioux Falls Western league baseball club arrived for two weeks of spring training, making Chanute a diamond training base in Southeast Kansas. Buffalo post office robbery yielded 500 to 600 dollars in cash and stamps. authorities unsure of exact loss or method, with explosive entry suspected. The junior college spring prom crowned Thelma Johnson and John Mitchell as king and queen.
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Chanute
Kansas Council of Christian Education
Paul McQueen
Sioux Falls
Oriental Hotel
Kansas
The
Canaries
Buffalo
Archie Spillman
Spillman
Bible Verse: Give Glory and Offerings to the Lord
A devotional note cites 1 Chronicles 16 29 urging worship of God in holiness and bringing offerings to honor his name.
War on Poverty Bill Opposed by Halleck Aide Frelinghuysen
Washington report notes House Republican leader Halleck directs obstruction of Johnson’s anti poverty bill with Frelinghuysen delaying tactics after briefly endorsing it. A liberal Hunts for drama at the House restaurant includes Feighan plotting against Drew Pearson. Ed Johnson blasts Udall over Lake Mead water cuts amid record drought, threatening California irrigation while Hoover Dam’s reservoir shortfall grows.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
House
Charlie Halleck
Johnson
New Jersey
Peter Frelinghuysen
House Labor Committee
Halleck
Frelinghuysen
Estrey Oenet
Congressional
California
Bob Wilson
Wilson
Cleveland
Tito
Pearson
Charlie
Feighan
Charlie Vanik
Vanik
Ed Johnson
Colorado
Interior
Stewart Udall
Udall
Lake Mead
Los Angeles
Rockies
Hoover Dam
Secretary of the Interior
Glen Canyon
Problems With Contact Lenses Prompted by a Teen
Dear Dr Mother explains teen interest in contact lenses amid parental and doctor cautions about eye safety and fitting accuracy. The column discusses age, dedication, lens loss, cost, and potential eye damage, noting that lenses can require replacements and fitting changes over time.
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Joseph G. Molner
M.D
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New Lights Brighten Earlton Amid Storm Debris
Earlton welcomes new mercury vapor street lights replacing the defective old system. A recent hailstorm scattered birds and nests across streets leaving walnut sized hail holes in ground. Residents and officials, including Chanute workers and county officers, checked wires and repairs after the storm while families gathered for a Sunday reunion and dinner.
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Patricia
Jeff
Larry Bailey
Debbie
Tamara
Jim
Wade
Earlton
Fred McHenry
Linda
Chanute
Television Log for KOAM and Channel Listings
Chicago area through April weekend schedule lists daytime and evening programs. Includes Made in America Dupont Show 77 Sunset Strip Highway Patrol and classic bets such as Gunsmoke Jeopardy and Love Lucy with numerous time slots across Monday to Sunday April 26 27.
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Sunset Strip
Highway Patrol
Jackie Gleason
Fasom
Oslo
Ovie
Love Lucy
General Hospital
TV News
NBC News
Jimmy Dean
Mid-America
San Josia
Weat
Ben Robson
Bob Poole
Dixie
Rey Oral Roberts
Huntley Brinkley
World News
National International
Meet the Press
Danny Thomas
Andy Griffith
Ed Sullivan
Mitch
Johnny Holmes
Witty quotes from distressed citizens and editors
A clipped selection of quips and sayings from Wichita Eagle Blackwell Journal-Tribune Conway Springs Star and others. The lines play on taxes fatigue conscience and financial strain with cultural humor and regional bite, ending with a citizen’s joke about supporting two old wrecks.
Dighero Family Sunday Activities Noted Nearby
Leo Duggar and David of Bartlesville Oklahoma visited the Dean Dighero family Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs A R Brant hosted Sunday visitors. Neil Hamman and Sue of Eureka visited the Dighero family Saturday evening. Hamman and Dighero sisters. Church ladies quilted Thursday at the McLaren home. A J Elliott and Alva McLaren couples made a business trip to Fredonia Tuesday.
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Dean Dighero
Leo Duggar
David
Bartlesville
Okla
A. R. Brant
Neil Hamman
Sue
Eureka
Hamman
Mrs. Dighero
McLaren
A. J. Elliott
Alva McLaren
Fredonia
El Dorado Times Phrase Sparks Personal Dilemma
A humorous quote notes two modern woes to men: one keeps him from being a pedestrian and the other from being a bachelor, reflecting light social commentary in the era.
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el Dorado Times
It Seems a Shame to Do Nothing Holy Rood Gazette
A reflective note questions vice and virtue, contrasting desires to act with the claim that inaction can be sinful, reflecting a moral stance typical of the periodical’s tone.
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Holyrood Gazette
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