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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1955
Page
2
Views of the News criticizes the city for a meager eleven-block paving effort while many streets remain unpaved. It urges officials to survey needs street by street and secure owner cooperation via petitions or direct appeals to finally begin overdue improvements.
A deponent laments small group gatherings where decisions arise from ritual debate and unrecorded consensus. He mocks formal procedure and urges simple rulings like just writing it down.
A playful Louisville style column reflects on clubs and social quirks. It jokes about society orders and a St Louis couple welcoming twins while noting humorous domestic observations and a light take on politics and burnished Kremlin chatter.
A very young clergyman makes his first parish call to admire a ten week old baby. The mother says the child is ten weeks old and asks if it is the youngest while six year old Dora returns from school and rings the doorbell.
A humorous scene shows a woman calling to her mother after finding no one at the door. The punchline contrasts a child declaring she is not the installment man with jokes about ancestors and immigration laws. Nearby papers add a grouchy husband and a tart reply about a grocery bill.
Twenty five years ago five state horses competed in harness races at City Park while Richard Hablitzel topped the health judging with 99.6 percent. The event week noted a 106 degree heat reading as C B Stone visited relatives in California. Other items recalled fifty years ago include home grown ice, a giant 11 pound radish, and Neosho County wheat yields averaging 20 bushels per acre.
A newspaper column argues entertainment can succeed on stage without profanity. It recalls Mr. Roberts in film and theatre, noting mild, inoffensive humor can entertain. The piece questions why writers rely on swear words and sordid themes and suggests a cultural swing toward cleaner entertainment.
Norman R. Hagen of the U S Weather Bureau challenges the idea of cooler past summers and deeper snows. He cites 1930 Washington as a 11 day stretch above 100 degrees and notes opinions vary on warming due to human activity and natural cycles.
Clarice J seeks guidance after her 4 year old son Jackie is diagnosed as mentally retarded with an IQ of 75. Dr George Crane explains brain growth, prognosis, and the need to set realistic, loving goals while emphasizing early stimulation and proper health care. He notes many factors affect outcomes and advises supportive training.
Thayer American Legion auxiliary met at Mrs. Mont Gelwix residence with president Mrs. A J McCready presiding. Minutes to be read by Gelwix. Picnic planned for Aug 18 at 6 45 p m at the Gelwix home. Homemade cookies to be sent to the hospital for the August project. Mrs Eva Pownall hosted the Ladies Bridge Club with a dessert course and two tables played. High score went to guest Mrs Joe Gelwix and second to Mrs Jim Hoover.
The notice lists Finest W Johnson as editor and publisher James Fehrenbach and advertising manager roles. It notes publication as evenings except Sunday and second class post matter at Chanute Kansas. It includes Associated Press membership and local circulation districts and subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties and outside four counties.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Stafford and daughters from Tulsa visited his mother Mrs Cleo Stafford and other relatives. Mr and Mrs J L Johnson and family from Wichita visited her father R C Gilmer.
A tribute to postal workers, detailing their daily routes in all weathers. The piece notes the emotional impact of mail on families and friends, theBond between postmen and children, and the dogs that greet them. It emphasizes dedication, reliability, and the essential nature of postal service.
This item presents five language questions about grammar pronunciation spelling and word roots. It asks to correct a sentence, provide conch pronunciation, identify the misspelled word among Galvanize galaxy gallant gallosh define insipidity and find a rec- word meaning hidden from sight with a note about verb tense.
The fragment from The Chanute Tribune includes a list of vocabulary prompts with pronunciations and definitions, mentioning words such as knogk galosh insipidity and recondite, and notes a phone line 17-THE TRIBUNE.
A dense TV guide lists Channel 12 programming from morning to late night, detailing shows such as The Millionaire Today News and Weather updates, soap operas Love of Life and The Guiding Light, game and variety hours, and late night programs including Bob Crosby and Matinee.
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