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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1956
Page
4
The piece urges voters to support Congressman Myron George in the coming election. It praises his steady work in Congress, his seniority, and party loyalty, arguing absence from campaigning should not deter appreciation of his record and service.
A skeptical view argues the 10 cent per hour wage for steel workers and $10 per ton mill price will lift costs across goods from autos to nails. As prices rise, fixed incomes and social welfare recipients bear the heaviest burden, with living costs climbing and bondholders and widows most harmed.
This column blends home life anecdotes with sharp quips on campaigns and modern life. It mentions a maternity clothes sale, roaming Truth Patrol orators, Bridey Murphy serials, and contrasts Ike with Adlai in a playful national politics snapshot.
A father buying a birthday doll is told it closes its eyes like a real child. He retorts that the saleslady has likely never had a real little girl. The clipping notes a stage troupe's decline with a dismissed veteran and a rookie cast in smaller towns.
In a tense scene a manager urges a rookie to perform boldly before an audience as the team faces an acute financial crisis. A high school class discussion on vocabulary reveals a girl repeatedly saying Tom in a humorous aside.
Twenty five years ago Ralph Leonard Jones eight suffered facial neck and left hand burns from an oven explosion in a Chanute home. J E Lindquist police chief urged weed cutting near properties to curb fire hazards and protect health. Dr and Mrs Robert Cartwright and son Bobby Lee visited from Hominy Oklahoma. Kimball Lloyd Audis had a fall from a horse injuring his shoulder. Mrs T A Haynes visited friends in Iola. A red sunset and sun dogs were observed.
A lighthearted essay traces time slipping from Christmas spending through February bills and spring chores. The narrator recalls vacation thoughts, grass seeding, car expenses, and holidays from Memorial Day to the Fourth of July, ending with the realization that more bills will follow as Christmas nears.
Dr. Crane explains how patients can request his booklets, like Sex Problems in Marriage, through plain outside envelopes to avoid local embarrassment. He notes editors forward mail unopened, protecting anonymity, and urges using plain stamped return envelopes for privacy.
Column argues the United States moved from a hard line in the 1930s to a softer stance amid Middle East tensions in the 1950s. It cites Benson and Dulles over cotton policy and claims Jefferson Caffery influenced control of the Suez Canal toward Egypt, amid British tensions.
Clergymen and medical professionals annually request the educational mail by product. Dr. Howard's plan prompts doctors to order booklets for patients and parishioners, saving 15 to 30 minutes per visit. The booklets are non profit, with no earnings for The Chanute Tribune, and a 20 cent charge covers basic costs.
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