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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1959
Page
4
Seven people died in a Sunday highway disaster described as the worst mass slaughter on Kansas roads in years. The victims were unnamed in the available fragment, with authorities investigating the crash details and causes.
June shipments show eighty four carloads of hay from Chanute on the Katy and preparations for the Neosho county fair August 6 to 10 with about 100 horses expected for two harness races. Also notes about local water safety and recent travels and honors.
A brief biblical quotation notes there were six stone waterpots used for purifying the Jews with two or three firkins each, as described in St. John chapter 2 verse 6.
A compilation of humorous quips from multiple papers notes how spouses, neighbors, and observers view marital and social cleverness. The quotes mix wry takes on control, perception, and long term implications within communities.
The text notes a 1959 federal employment drop of 118 workers, with 2,366,986 paid on June 30. While defense cuts reduced service strength by 18,945, civilian agencies hired nearly as many, signaling a rise in non military government employment despite overall declines.
The column notes that what was worst in Hollywood twenty years ago is now best on television. It jokes about Rockefeller’s possible presidential bid, Kilroy’s wilderness sign, an old college mate who died, and digs at traffic rules, hot water flower boxes, and long engagements in marriages.
An Associated Press analysis explains Khrushchev’s Berlin pressure and the prospect of informal talks with Eisenhower in Washington and Moscow. It notes the risk of a blockade escalation, the Allies’ unity, and how a formal summit may be avoided while deadlines loom for a broader peace plan.
Washington report details lavish Army Association Convention hospitality suites and cocktail parties funded by GE, General Motors, Hughes Aircraft, Sperry Gyroscope United Aircraft and Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone. The piece argues such entertainment favors large defense contractors, boosting their share of Pentagon contracts and employing many retired officers.
The Chanute Tribune is published by Chanute Publishing Company. Staff members include James F. Sheridan advertising Dwight Wallingford news Nellie Hollenshead office Way Clapine circulation T Ware mechanical and Dorsey Osborn press. Published evenings except Sunday and entered as second class matter at Chanute Kansas post office.
The notice lists AP rebroadcast rights and subscription rates from Mall for Wilsoe and Woodson counties. Rates cover one year, three months, and one month options, with pricing details partially unreadable due to damaged text. The document appears to be an old publication with garbled OCR.
Southeast Kansas notes Cherryvale candidates Dixie Bussert Nancy Heilman Nancy Jacobs and Beverly Atring vie for the 4H Fair Queen Aug 11 at Logan Park. The queen will reign for the horse pulling contest and free barbecue the next night.
A dense TV grid lists programs across KOAM KOTV WDAF and KODE channels for Tuesday and Wednesday. Shows include Border Patrol Steve Canyon To Tell The Truth Bob Cummings Spotlight Playhouse Andy Williams and more with daily morning news cartoons and late-night movies.
Public interest rises in developing the historical Fort site as planners consider preservation options and community input. Local authorities seek stakeholder feedback and outline potential projects at the historic fort.
In Albuquerque, William H. Suggs, a retired Army sergeant, received two Army letters. One offered condolences while another urged processing insurance claims on his death. Suggs, a 33 year old janitor, had retired in 1958 with a 100 percent disability and said the notices caused panic for his wife who believed he was dead.
A wooden playhouse in Nampa Idaho burned Monday killing Mary four Mark five and Kathy Bryant six children of Mr and Mrs Jesse Bryant Neighbors rushed to help but firefighter Willard Bradbury who lived next door said he kicked in the front door but it was too late Parents were at work and a babysitter cared for three other Bryant children in the house No cause for the blaze was given
Pueblo Colorado State Fair manager Clyde Fugate says blue jeans and slacks are acceptable on the farm but not at the fair and directed changes to the dress code.
Women are reminded to wear dresses for the fair opening on August 2. The only exceptions are girls competing in a milk maid contest.
Cleveland Mc Carty, 26, a Denver dental student at Washington University in St. Louis, is four days ahead of plan in his effort to summit all 54 Colorado 14ers in as many days. He has reached 31 peaks in 27 days.
Answers cover punctuation emphasis correct pronunciation of why the second syllable and a corrected spelling miscellaneous definition recalcitrate meaning to resist or oppose and a be starting word meaning bombastic. The text notes the US Navy Department was formed in 1798.
Linda Berry, the 21 year old Maid of Cotton, is home in Stillwater Oklahoma. She plans to enroll for her senior year at Oklahoma State University after seven months of publicizing cotton.
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