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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1956
Page
4
City commissioners study adding two or three precincts to Chanute's map ahead of the presidential vote. 1952 counts show overburdened precincts and long hours for election workers, prompting calls to split wards and redistribute voters to prevent recurring election-day strain.
A Kansas industry seeking semi skilled workers with strong high school training warns shortages will grow as the state industrializes. The piece blames both schools for overcrowding and industries for opposing reform, arguing tax policies stall expansion and school growth.
A former State Department official recalls the postwar North Africa scene. Morocco faces fragile civil order with tribes resisting outside control while Tunisia teeters between revolution and independence amid French ties, and Algeria endures open revolt against France.
Twenty five years ago a dynamite blast killed thousands of fish in Stewart's Lake north of Chanute. Local attorney and angler T F Morrison posted a $25 reward for the arrest and conviction of those responsible. Morrison found 2 050 to 3 000 dead fish floating near the north bank. A refinery crew began operations south of Chanute with Altitude Petroleum Company planning full force within about ten days. Dora Dozier 13 will attend Copper spelling contest in Topeka with county officials. Erie Chamber of Commerce sponsors trip after she won county contest spelling Catawba. Verne Carstens airport manager flew to Des Moines on business.
May’s calendar notes key dates from 1621 Plymouth marriages to 1836 Pacific steamship tests and Byrd’s 1926 polar flight. It references Georgetown College founding, Minuit’s Manhattan dance, Nevada boundary changes for slots, 1911 NY Denver telephone link, Winslow marriage, Mexico war declaration, and Lawrence Kansas siege among others.
The text lists notable events and figures from 1586 to 1819, including Sir Francis Drake’s action at St Augustine, Patrick Henry’s birth, Washington’s Fort Necessity, and Whitman’s birth. It references nautical and financial milestones, and ties them to eras of American and global history.
A comic set of quips notes a new Washington congressman waking to a frightened wife who fears burglars in the house but the husband jokes about the senate and the house. The piece adds a Thayer couple learning to drive, the wife shouting to take the wheel as a pole looms.
The piece describes a looming clash between George Meany and Dave Beck over AFL CIO unity, noting Beck’s strikes and staff firings amid disputes. It covers leaks about Beck house purchases, involvement of Sidney Brennan and Tom Hickey, and potential referrals to AFL CIO committees. It ends with a Wichita honors convocation notice for Janis Rollow.
Dr Crane explains a dehydration based diet to lose 10 pounds in 10 days. He prescribes 1 200 calories for men 800 for women and a 3 glass daily fluid limit for the first 10 days. He urges protein intake and suggests requesting his booklet from Hopkins Syndicate Inc.
The New York Times reports a state by state survey showing Adlai E Stevenson leading rivals with a larger reservoir of indicated delegate strength. The finding highlights his early advantage in consolidating support for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Two women died when their car stalled on Lackawanna tracks and a 67 car freight train crushed it. The driver nurse Vida Frey 38 of Cedar Grove and passenger Mary Condon 44 of Montclair died after husbands and a bystander failed to pull them clear. Police say the driver may have panicked on hearing the train.
A fire originating near a cook stove swept through a second story apartment in Wichita killing Jack L. Byers aged 35 by asphyxiation and injuring Brown 20 with bruises and shock as he leaped from a window to escape. District Fire Chief Jack McKee said Brown woke to smoke and flames and could not reach Byers.
Hutchinson Kansas Sheriff Al Severson says he will seek re election despite ouster actions. Severson resigned Saturday with his term ending May 19 in a letter to Reno County Attorney John Alden while Attorney General John Anderson indicated Severson should be removed from office.
Consolidation between Highland Chanute Tribune and Daily Timesett announced by Chanute Publishing Company. Ernest W. Johnson editors outline merged operation and publication details. Subscription rates listed for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and outside areas. The AP News content remains exclusive to the Associated Press for local and dispatch reporting.
The attorney general informed Alden that evidence at a hearing showed the sheriff had been intoxicated in public, leading to Severson's resignation.
The nation's weather featured rain snow and unseasonable cold with heavy storms in Texas and the lower Mississippi Valley. Detroit and Gary faced flooding with evacuations and traffic tieups while Michigan Ohio and the Great Lakes saw light snow showers and below freezing temperatures across the central and northern plains.
The Most Rev Mark K. Carroll Bishop of the Wichita diocese led about 1,300 Kansas youths in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Kansas State Sodality Union in Wichita.
The probate court of Neosho County Kansas appointed a surviving partner to administer the partnership estate of Frank B Gibson deceased and Orval L Kepley doing business as Gibson and Kepley Hardware Company. Creditors heirs devisees and others concerned are notified to govern themselves accordingly. The appointment was made April 12 1956 and the surviving partner assumed duties April 13 1956.
Chanute Tribune lists multiple probate items from Neosho County Kansas. Audrey Gibson named executrix of Frank B Gibson estate with letters testamentary issued April 12 1956. creditors reminded to file claims within nine months. Also notices on final settlement hearing for G W Boerstler estate and guardianship termination for Frances Shewmaker with hearing set May 2 1956. Local attorneys Balch Bailey and Joan Neacmanlie noted.
A fragmented listing shows shows and times for a Monday lineup including Love Lucy December Bride Robert Montgomery Famous Playhouse and Science Fiction. It also mentions Today in the Four States Ding Dong School Arthur Godfrey Home Welcome Neighbors Strike WM Rich Valiant Lady Tennessee Ernie Ford Love of Life Feather Your Neat Search for Tomorrow The Guiding Light Jack Paar As the World Turns Robert Q Lewis News Cartoon Theatre Funnies Markets Weather Noontime in Joplin Art Linkletter Life with Elizabeth and various afternoon slots.
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