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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1963
Page
4
An official review costing 35268 dollars checked aid payments for dependents in Kansas. It found one case of a boy staying on rolls after obtaining a job, drawing 198 dollars, but otherwise concluded the program was administered scrupulously. The editor argues the outcome reduces doubts about public welfare integrity.
The Tribune prints an open letter to Mrs Madeline Murray, Baltimore woman planning an atheist center in Kansas. The writer, I M Gamble of Altoona, mocks her views, warns against fundraising, and predicts a reaction from religious groups while noting the heat and joking about children and fresh air.
A satirical column cites a billion dollar claim to California land, recalls Manhattan’s price, and notes shifting political chatter in Washington. It jokes about banking profits, a local bank’s dollar sale, and TV pundits joining political campaigns while quips about aging readers and ear health close the piece.
In letters to Dr Molner readers ask if weight loss gets tougher with age. The doctor argues that fat gain comes from habits and slowed metabolism, not age alone, and offers practical tips to cut calories, avoid nibbling, and maintain exercise. He warns against pessimistic myths about female operations and aging.
Erie community scenes feature Mrs J M Crapson honored at 89th birthday with guests including Clark Fleming and C C Smith of Neosho Valley creamery. Local dinners, picnics, and birthday events noted along with visits from relatives and trips to Kansas City for the Chiefs Bills game. Neosho county fair influence and farm agent Bill Dickson highlighted.
Washington Oregon Senator Wayne Morse denounced the oil and gas industry’s political influence on the Senate floor, detailing campaign contributions and bribery attempts aimed at cowing lawmakers. The piece notes several rejected offers and questions how many politicians have been hooked.
Tribune Files notes from 25 years ago. wheat in four county trade area expected to yield 1,653,000 bushels this season, down from 2,100,000 last year per federal and state agriculture reports. Local golf fans attend Chanute country club’s first nocturnal match using torches. teams led by David McCune and Ralph Alexander with Me ne team victorious. City work crews repaint Main street parking lanes as auto club cautions about state tag enforcement starting tomorrow. water supply remains steady for Neosho river cities, unlike Coffeyville and neighbors relying on Verdigris. The verse from I John 1 7 closes the item.
National news column notes shifting odds of marriage for women at ages 21 to 45 with percentages. Includes aside on dog lifespans, peptic use by gender, National Sandwich Month, lightning risk months, barbecue tips, a Thomas Wolfe quote, breathing fatigue causes, and nuclear waste storage concerns.
A brief column notes that listening to the elderly is a powerful kindness as psychiatrists stress the need for an audience for memories. It also mentions gender differences in coping daily annoyances and crises, a humorous hotel remark, and a Farmer’s Almanac adage about kneeling. It ends with a note on James Wilson, Bradford VT, as America's first globe maker.
Internal Revenue Service will sell a 1956 four door Ford, VIN MGKT127809, at public auction for cash on August 12 1963 at Crescent Oilline Garage Independence Kansas at 10 30 a m. Highest bid wins and bids may be rejected and property could be confiscated under U S C 26 7325. Ralph R Herook supervisor in charge Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Kansas City Missouri.
The log lists programs for WDAF TV Channel 12 KOAM TV Channel 7 KOTV Channel 6 and Channel 4 KOTV with time slots at 7 30 and 8 pm in color status indicated as (C) Color for the evening schedule
Evening newspaper publishing details list department managers and staff such as John Hovorka advertising Dwight Wallingford news Mrs Leland Loewe city circulation Ben 8 Nicholas mechanical Dorsey Osborn press. Published evenings except Sunday entered as second class matter and postage paid at Chanute Kansas. Subscription rates by mail in Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson Counties four months one year outside Kansas rates listed.
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