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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1956
Page
4
Views of the News predicts Chanute voters will approve two special ballot issues next Tuesday. The city will expand the Santa Fe park without a bond, funded from current budget, and authorize a $48,000 airport bond to match federal funds for airport upgrades. This ballot steadiness reduces election uncertainty.
Kansans face a three way choice for attorney general with Jim Putnam Frank Eckdall and John Anderson Jr. Anderson, serving since an appointment, is praised by editor Whitley Austin as a first rate lawyer with independence and fairness though not a smooth campaigner.
A column note by J P H reflects on quirks of professions and a rented European car with a weekly winding clock. It laments modest dress in lawn care and cites soda bottle size boosts and network costs for convention coverage.
The column suggests ties will turn strategic like the World Series as TV rights are auctioned. A quip about Gisele MacKenzie credits a stolen violin in her rise, while a coffeehouse observer jokes that if sea water becomes drinkable his wife would want a salt water bath.
E G Buchanan Santa Fe foreman at Thayer completes 42 years with the company and begins a 60 day vacation with Mrs Buchanan and grandson Eugene Buchanan of Chanute traveling west. Also notes the 17th annual Harmony Grange ice cream social next Tuesday with local dignitaries and the Humboldt band performing. Prices for Arkansas Elberta peaches are $1.50 per bushel as housewives prepare for winter.
A reflective utopian piece presents multiple campaign voices. It contrasts No 1 and No 2 candidates praising each other, No 3 downplaying accusations, and No 4 discouraging rumors. A voter declares informed support, while a newspaper editor questions rumors and a candidate admits high campaign expenses and promises full disclosure.
Dr. George W. Crane advises that sharing small truths from his column can help others. Karen L., a 56 year old widow, praises his scientific sex education booklets and their non profit educational role in promoting family harmony through the Green Bay Press Gazette column. He notes Wisconsin's progressive stance and the wide circulation of Sex Problems of Young People among high school youth. Education spreads as readers pass booklets to friends and relatives.
Washington column notes two Philadelphia events touching rights and the Fifth Amendment. Quaker leaders urge the House Un-American Activities Committee to stop intruding on library decisions, while Hollywood releases Storm Center dramatizes Librarian Mary Knowles's firing over communist ties. The piece contrasts Quaker resolve with McCarthy era pressure and includes a side note on Congressman Dorn and his children observing Congress.
Use T-4-L for 3 to 5 days to slough away tainted skin and reveal healthy skin. If not pleased with the powerful instant drying effect, your 40c back at any drug store.
Oklahoma City officials say a 35 year old Kansan found near Syre last week apparently died from nonviolent causes. OKBivins head of the Oklahoma department stated no evidence of foul play.
Oklahoma Crime Bureau said there was no evidence of murder in the autopsy of Sylvester J. Miller of Jetmore. Pathologist could not determine poison involvement due to advanced decomposition. Miller vanished July 18 and was found last Friday partly buried in sand near the Red River west of Sayre. Kansas investigators assisting.
A Brooklyn teacher tests a pupil with a sentence using bewitches. An old lady asks about a ship in distress while a surfman reassures. A mad bull charges a milking Betty. the animal halts near mother-in-law cow and departs after fear.
A fragmented listing shows multiple time stamps and program names such as Johnny Carson Liberace News Farm News and Matinee Theatre across noon to evening slots with unclear ordering and missing details. The entries resemble a broadcasting grid with shows like Tennessee Ernie Ford House Party and Noontime in Joepiin amid sporadic times.
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