This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1975
Page
3
The Kansas Farm Bureau reports a short term drop in beef prices led by a 5 cent fall for T bone steak to 1.96 per pound. Prices for potatoes white and red fall. pork prices mixed with sirloin roast down while ham and bacon rise. Some dairy and egg items edge up as bread remains steady.
Twenty school cooks from USD 413 attended a Murray Hill School workshop to learn bake scale methods and time saving tips from a statewide food service program in Parsons. Mary Etta Taylor Cleo Barnhart and Dora Alger led demonstrations of breads pastries and healthier menu options. June Kiddoo noted menus meet a third of daily nutrition with the four food groups emphasized.
Don Kennedy praises cooperation and stresses membership and the Voice of Democracy contest. Tillie Allen delivers 35 dozen cookies three pounds coffee and clothing to Leavenworth VA Hospital. Members approve 200 to hospitals 25 to endowment. Charter draped for Marie Rumble. Helen Carter honored for 1000 volunteer hours. Next meeting September 8.
The Christian Women’s Fellowship at First Christian Church showed the film Future of the Family on Wednesday. Mrs. Dick Crown spoke on the Caring theme, with devotions led by Mrs. Jim Catterson. Mrs. Charles Arnett donated a library book in Ruth Shannon’s memory. Twenty eight members attended. Doughnuts and coffee were provided by Circle 2 members.
Construction of an 11 acre Fredonia shopping center is set to begin about September 15. The project will include a 15000 square foot T G Y store a 12000 square foot Foodtown and 8000 square feet for other tenants Developers are M K Gentry and Jacobs Construction of Wichita.
Social events calendar lists We Who Club meeting at Sawyer Hall 1:30 p.m. on Friday August 15 followed by Chanute Country Club bridge 1:30 p.m. and Ladies Fellowship at Bethel Baptist Church 7:30 p.m. on the same day. On Sunday August 17 United Transportation Union Local 44 holds a gathering at Carpenters Hall 3:30 p.m.
Descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs. O C Cunningham held a family reunion at Central Park Building with an 80-person basket dinner. Eight living children attended with their spouses and families. Plans were set for another reunion in August 1976.
Do not open warm bottles or cans of paint remover. Many are highly flammable and must be stored in a cool place. Buy only what you need at one time. When opening, cover the cap with a cloth and point the opening away from you.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.