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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1961
Page
4
Editorial notes a new farm bill moving to conference with a higher guaranteed wheat price from 1.79 to about 2 dollars per bushel. Producers must reduce acreage by five percent, or up to 30 percent for payment, provoking questions about quotas tied to bushels rather than acres. It predicts only minor output changes if weather stays similar and calls for policy based on measurable bushels to curb surplus.
A Tribune readers' forum argues the Hibbs family snake incident was exaggerated and that native non venomous snakes help farms by controlling rodents. The writer urges fair coverage and warns against unnecessary slaughter of harmless reptiles. He notes only copperhead and rattlesnake pose real danger and urges public education.
The article notes the new Miss Universe is a German fraulein with measurements 36 2 23 36. It mocks judges sharp eyes and references a bridal shower gift idea and a Hers monogram washcloth with His towel. A local man kept a business appointment on time after walking six blocks.
Twenty five years back Willard Maher Merle Schooley Floyd Vandervort and Henry Smith bought Chevrolets. A July birthday picnic honored C P Mitchell at Community Park with locals from Chanute Johnstown and nearby. Walter Gray family planned Colorado vacation stop at Marshdale Park. A new brick pipe house is nearly finished by Frank Young at 17 S Ashby. Wilson County Old Settlers Society set September 7 reunion at Benedict with committees named for grounds lights finance decorations and more led by officers East Benedict and Gunby.
The verse from Isaiah 40 1 offers reassurance to readers, urging God’s mercy and renewed hope for those who feel afflicted or weary. It emphasizes divine comfort and a call to prepare for redemption.
The Boone Iowa preacher turned congressman Merwin Coad rose quickly on the agriculture committee and earned reelection, while balancing family life with a Washington whirl of politics, temptation, and public service as he entered his first term in the nation’s capital.
James Marlow notes that Britain under Prime Minister Macmillan signals interest in joining the European Economic Community. The piece contrasts economic pressures and political shifts with past rivalries, urging Americans to credit monetary forces for integration rather than idealistic schemes.
In a reader Q and A, Dr. Molner outlines why federal authorities require prescriptions for tranquilizers. He warns of side effects and dangers when misused, notes alcohol interactions, and cites driving impairment risks. The piece emphasizes patient protection and proper medical supervision.
Clips and quips survey: a silent alarm clock uses bed vibration to wake sleepers, marketed as a jolt to start the day. Also notes a moon camp plan to receive the first American visitors, with a lighthearted caution about a charcoal burner.
Tuesday and Wednesday guides list programs on KOTV KODE TV WDAF KOAM from 4:15 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. with shows like Father Knows Best The Rifleman Dobie Gillis Wyatt Earp The Thriller Playhouse 90 Stagecoach Wes Hawaiian Eye Alfred Hitchcock Jack Paar and Dark Streets of Cairo forecast. sports mentions are limited to brief entries.
Local paper lists subscription prices by mail for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson and Kansas outside four counties. Rates show 1 year 8.04 dollars, 6 months 2.50 dollars, and 1 month 1.00 dollar. Includes staff roles and post office classification details.
NASA scientist Dr. Eugene S. Love proposed bouncing space craft could reenter the earths atmosphere and then orbit 300 miles high to retry landings. He suggested throwaway compartments and chemical jets or flaps to lift during a skip reentry if a fault occurs.
The Orient Express was completed in 1888 following delays caused by a Serbia Bulgaria frontier war and a revolution in Eastern Rumelia.
The State of Kansas to multiple defendants and unknown heirs you are notified a petition filed in Neosho County District Court Chanute Case 558 by Verle B Dennis and Helen Dennis seeks judgment quieting title to the south half of the southeast quarter Section 17 Township 26 South Range 18 East Neosho County Kansas minus a highway strip and to determine descent of Howe Walker's interest. Plead by September 15 1961 or judgment will be entered.
The administratrix of Mattie M. Stewart's estate invites sealed bids for Lot 3, Block 2 in Truitt's Second Addition Chanute Neosho County Kansas. Bids due Aug 10 1961 at 2:00 PM at Cannon Stadier Humboldt. Rights reserved. if tie, by lot.
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