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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1957
Page
5
Community briefs note a Sunflower Chapter rummage sale at the Masonic Temple on August 15 16 and 17 with ads and local notices mentioning visitors and family events at the Emmitt and related households in the area. The item lists local residents visiting from Parsons and Topeka plus family reunions and travels involving Osage and Neodesha connections.
A Kansas group attends a funeral in Mexico Missouri for Arthur Neill. Separately Velma Anderson Esther Clark and Carrie Clayton return from a four week eastern states and Canada tour sponsored by Emporia State College earning three credit hours. Donna Lee Morris injured in Wichita auto crash. Army Pvt Jerry O Myers to complete eight weeks of artillery training at Fort Chaffee Arkansas. Mrs William Gilmore to Paris France to join husband in the Army. Pvt Gilmore serves with the 70th Engineers Construction Battalion in Toul France for about 16 months.
The Buffalo WSCS gathered for morning coffee at the Methodist Church with Mrs. Loren VanHoozer and committee hosting. Vice-president Mrs. L. M. Braman led the business session as Mrs. Dean Blackwood reviewed a missionary trip lesson.
Altoona residents and surrounding area report frequent travel and visits. Helen Cranor attended a Southeast Kansas district school in Neodesha. Numerous families from Altoona and nearby towns visited relatives and vacationed in Colorado Oklahoma and California.
The article notes the son from Wichita purchasing the former Myrta Chamberlain home and plans to move in soon. Benedict neighborhood residents recall past years there. A visit from Pearl Demaree Winita Oklahoma with Rev A P Cummins and Mrs Cummins is mentioned. Little League beat Thayer on the local diamond Sunday afternoon.
Continental Airlines reported record operating revenues for the first half of 1957 totaling 10.25 million dollars, a 13 percent rise from 1956, while net operating income fell from 636,942 to 404,473 dollars and net income dropped in the same period.
A Hong Kong report cites a mainland businessman saying Mao Zedong expressed readiness to step aside after more than two decades as China’s guiding figure. The informant says Mao named Chou En-lai or Liu Shao-chi as potential successors and framed the February speech as a call for constructive criticism within the party.
Phoenix report says a farmer and his hired man guard a 76 acre watermelon patch with shotguns. Thieves face $10 settlement or jail. farmer claimed profits up to 150 dollars per night with no jail outcomes.
Report notes that Mao Zedong left Peiping amid a Red Parliament meeting and is said to retreat to a central China mountain site. editors caution the story is unconfirmed and that Mao may be withdrawn from active party leadership for the time being.
Erie readers learn Marjorie Price guidelines for jelly quality including texture and flavor, fruit pectin balance, and cooking methods. Use equal parts green and ripe fruit for pectin and flavor, avoid overboiling juice, and test with thermometer or sheet drop test to reach proper jellying.
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