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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1959
Page
4
A historical column argues the farm has embraced a technological revolution boosting output per man hour by 80 percent since 1940 and per farm by 74 percent. The piece recalls a family migration from Indiana to a Chanute area farm in 1884, noting the transfer of ox yokes and tools.
Narratives contrast Vice President Nixon as a ballet fan with farm life past and present. The column recalls early farming hardships, simple tools, and the leap to modern machinery enabling two workers to earn a living, while highlighting the farmer as entrepreneur, engineer, and economist navigating daily decisions.
A Bible verse quotes Jesus saying he is the way to the Father and that no one comes to God except through him, from John 14 6.
A high school junior seeks a spring formal invitation and asks parents for help with funds and attire. A comic line about laying out a concubine and a mother locating a cummerbund follows. Snippets joke about mail slogans and television, with a bureaucratic tone and a quip about labeling something top secret. A closing note offers a compliment and a question about when to begin.
25 Years Ago W Blaine Hite was elected commander of the Harry Boerstler post of the American Legion. He will succeed Watt Johnson and other officers were elected as delegates to the state Legion convention in Wichita September 3 and 4. The slate includes Noble Cottrell, Dewey Maghe, Davidson, Wayne I Preston, J. O. Van Valey, George J. McCune, and Dr. I. Prindle. The Altitude Petroleum refinery manager nh OW. Lind will transfer likely to Texas as Altitude merged with Bell Oil and Gas. Chanute plant to pause operations temporarily. Water levels of Neosho River near Chanute remain above drought lows. Mrs. J. H. McSpadden to open kindergarten September 4 at 20 W. 7th for ages 4 to 6, with 5 years teaching experience. Chanute Window Glass Co. resumes after summer shutdown. now sole plant of its kind in the state, employing 160. Clark L. Porter sells interest in Chanute Pressed Stone Co. to J. W. Heminger. Neosho County shows a surplus of 100 school teachers per state superintendent F. T. Fairchild.
James Marlow analyzes 1959 as a year Ike Eisenhower asserted himself more at home while remaining defensive in foreign affairs. Loss of key aides Dulles and Adams, Democratic majorities, and looming budget pressures drive him to push back, balancing promises with rising costs and limited time left in office.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson reports that Georgia Congressman Phil Landrum embeds two sleepers in the Landrum Griffin Labor Bill. Section 101 allows Negroes to meet with white union members and express views, while Section 102 permits federal court injunctions to enforce union rights for all members. The piece notes southern lawmakers’ concern and contrasts with past Civil Rights Bill removals. It also touches on housing bill negotiations and Senator Paul Douglas’s critique of capitulation to the President.
Partial text from Chanute Tribune masthead lists staff roles and office details. Mentions publication by Chanute Publishing Company, editors and managers, and circulation notes with misspelled lines. Contains subscription rate garble for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson Counties.
Edmond C. Fletcher, once an Assistant U S Attorney General, died at 91 and lay unclaimed in Washington DC. A Kansas farm boy turned lawyer, his 1931 disbarment followed malpractice charges over a 1925 Cape May fee case. He died in DC General Hospital. his will left money to friends and asked ashes sent to Olathe Kansas.
A compact guide for buyers showing how to navigate sales and purchases. Tips cover evaluating products, negotiating prices, and recognizing scams while highlighting practical steps for shoppers and sellers. The piece emphasizes prudent decision making and awareness of market options.
Television schedule listed for KOAM channel 7 and others includes daytime daytime talk and game shows such as Today Queen for a Day and The Price Is Right, with evening hours featuring Wagon Train Gunsmoke and The Rifleman among others at KOAM channel 7 and neighboring stations.
AP analysis examines how a thaw in East West tensions from Eisenhower Khrushchev talks might trim defense budgets by about 10 billion dollars a year. It notes potential hits to defense industries, shifts in federal spending and taxes, and the possibility of revived civilian spending sustaining a strong economy if reliable.
Four members of The Platters a nationally known rock n roll group were freed on 1000 bond each after a vice squad raid in a downtown hotel. Also arrested were four women aged 19 two white and two Black and charged with prostitution. The singers had just finished a three day engagement at the Copa Club in Newport Kentucky.
A Navy Neptune patrol bomber limped 1100 miles on one engine and landed safely at Hilo after a seven hour fight to stay aloft. The aircraft, two engined, departed from Whidbey Island Washington and was en route from Alameda California to Barbers Point Naval Air Station.
Lt. Braden Briggs piloted a 10 man aircraft across 2,400 miles and faced engine failure mid flight. With one engine weak he used auxiliary jets to gain altitude, then relied on dwindling fuel and air cushion to reach Hilo Hawaii where three rescue planes guided his crash landing.
Kristiansand Norway AP reports Steven Rockefeller and his Norwegian bride Anne Marie Rasmussen Rockefeller plan a Wyoming honeymoon after Aug. 22. Upon return to New York she will enroll at Columbia University to continue art studies begun at the Metropolitan Museum. Steven intends to join the family administration business as he trains for the fortune’s management. The couple and Rasmussen parents left her home village of Sogne for a week of privacy.
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