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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1956
Page
4
The piece jokes that voters are weary after a brutal back-biting campaign. It suggests the outcome may be shaped more by indifference than recent rhetoric, invoking the see no evil hear no evil speak no evil trio as a commentary.
The article argues Nasser’s nationalization of the Suez Canal faces Western sanctions including asset freezes and an oil embargo. It notes the canal’s status, limited international options, and the risk of widening Middle Eastern oil disruption while predicting minimal immediate remedies.
In the column by J. P. H., a new law authorizes capital punishment for narcotics sales to minors. The note recalls the Lindbergh law's era and notes broad support for severe penalties in crime policy.
A boss frets over office shortages while his secretary and his wife collide in the workplace. He dictates a blunt note about running with one chair as costs loom large. The scene centers on domestic tension and comic misfortune.
E L Lawson May notes farm auctions resemble fiestas with neighbors, lunches for organizing groups, and heightened sentiment driving prices. He recalls bidding experiences, quirky items like a bicycle sold for 1.50 and a girl’s bicycle at 7, plus suitcases’ contents and other odd finds at sales.
Dr. Crane counsels calm firm response to a bully in personal life and family. He notes Dr. Tom should marry Marcia, and if her domineering mother refuses to compromise, elope. Parents should prepare children for marriage and avoid idleness in later life. seek diplomacy and wise choices.
A playful dialog depicts a professor who retired after 40 years of teaching mathematics and built a mountain lodge named After Math. A mild observer visits an income tax inspector and a punchy exchange ends with a quip about bright eyes signaling curiosity.
Twenty five years ago a conference was planned for next Monday to seek city wide cooperation in addressing unemployment with Mayor H W Loy announcing a call for proposals. A kiddies bathing beauty pageant at Fox Peoples Theater August 13 and 14 features about 30 girls ages two to twelve. Camp Cauble opens today for 4 H club members from across the county with seventy participants nearing a three day stay. A frog leg dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Rolla B Stebbins entertained local firemen and Mayor Loy Saturday night.
Congressmen push bills as session ends. Klein secures House passage to allow General Public Utilities to keep Manila Electric Company against SEC orders, with Duff steering the measure through the Senate on the final day. The piece notes aggressive tactics and rushed votes as lawmakers near adjournment.
Letter to the editor argues against spending on Chanute airport publicity and airline operations. The writer says funds would better serve street resurfacing, park improvements, or industrial development benefiting the majority, urging reallocating 48 000 dollars toward broad city improvements.
The piece compares finding value in driftwood with recognizing hidden good in people. It argues some individuals enhance others and objects by looking beyond surface appearances and restoring or repurposing what might fade away. The text emphasizes fulfillment in discovery and restoration of both material and human worth.
Mrs. Charles Rubow urges city investment to improve Katy Park alongside Santa Fe Park. She argues for funds to upgrade grounds, build dressing rooms, and mark Katy Park for tourist use, noting many local youths play baseball and track and the need to maintain parks in good repair. Public support for allocating 48 000 toward worthy industry is discussed.
Former President Herbert Hoover argues that with sufficient psychiatrists American hospitals could discharge half of mentally ill patients within a year. He cites states assigning one psychiatrist per 15 to 20 patients and notes the U S has about one psychiatrist for every 300 mentally ill patients. Hoover turns 82 on Friday.
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