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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1958
Page
4
Editorial praises Kansan hosts for two days of events that brought over 50 Fullbright guests to town. Plain speech and warm hospitality helped build friendly ties, with social sports and music forging cosmopolitan vibes. The Tribune thanks all who entertained and notes guests learned harmless idioms.
A devotional note citing Psalms 68 19 praising the Lord for daily blessings and benefits received. The message emphasizes gratitude and divine sustenance.
A fragment from a columnist notes a quirky local character and general social commentary. It cites democracy in 47 states, U S influence, mosquito spraying, and a punchy line comparing a drug firm executive murder to a Frankie and Johnny verse along with a Budget Bureau quip about a neighbor returning from vacation with five children 13 cents and 1 gallons of gasoline.
The column notes a slump spurring sales by creative means. It mentions a Knoxville incident where a 24 year old teacher allegedly swapped grades for trading stamps and a mortician using trading stamps in a coffin campaign to drive revenue. It cites Britannica sales of 61 million dollars nationwide and a door to door selling surge. A store clerk remark on showroom timing ends with a sales meeting in progress.
A 16 foot 6 inch sunflower with a small bloom was brought to The Tribune by Sherman Cawthorne of 601 W Olive. The plant volunteers in the garden and grew tall without watering or care.
A collection of witty quotes from multiple Kansas papers. Items note a high school grad returning to work counting worms for a dealer, Texas players joining Oklahoma, a census joke about living within income, a quip about children and homes, a Republican governor candidate once a music teacher, and a joke about a piccolo soothing a beast in Topeka.
Washington notes three spectres looming over U S foreign and domestic policy. First, scientists and missiles like Sputnik weigh on diplomacy and U S strength. Second, the science scholarship bill triggers partisan sniping as critics call it a hydra headed monstrosity. Third, Lyndon Johnson and lawmakers push to extend sessions and education bills amid debate on funding and support.
The column discusses a wife named Mabel and her husband Dr Crane using Kinsey data to claim women’s erotic hunger is less than men’s. It argues female appetite is overestimated by some surveys, citing caloric analogies and urging readers to request a booklet on sex problems in marriage. It notes a follow-up on divorce factors.
The Chanute Tribune lists subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties and nearby mail options. Rates include one month at 75 cents and one year at 7 dollars with variations for outside counties and moving notices.
Local families travel and host in Erie and surrounding towns. L R Rogers and children leave on a two week Colorado Utah Arizona trip visiting relatives in Tucson. Several guests and relatives gather for dinners, picnics, and family reunions across Kansas and Missouri.
A dense schedule lists programs across KOAM Channel 7 KOTV Channel 6 WDAF Channel 4 and KODE Channel 12 with daily lineups. Highlights include Mr Adams and Eve The Investigator Andy Williams Dotto to Tell The Truth Mr District Attorney and The Honeymooners across prime time with morning and afternoon totals from CBS News Liberace and Captain Kangaroo to a full slate of daytime game shows soap operas and westerns.
Gloria Safier, a top New York theatrical agent, runs a high‑end bistro with 62 partners including Lena Horne Jerry Lewis and Henry Morgan. Launched with 50000 in stock from 100 to 10000 shares, the venture aims to profit through a glamorous meeting spot for the who’s who of theater and media.
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