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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1956
Page
4
Emporia Kansas town leaders split on long term water supply plan as sewage disposal delays risk Neosho River contamination. Voters refuse bond for a municipal swimming pool by more than two to one, prompting questions about the city’s direction and its nickname Athens of Kansas.
The essay notes Dr. Alfred Kinsey faces U S Customs resistance over importing erotica for his research. It reflects on how time dulls his prominence and compares him to other cultural fads, recalling Elvis Presley, Gamal Nasser, yogurt and elm blight as items faded by history.
A Tribune letter highlights the Electric Plant reaching 6 000 kilowatts amid only 10 700 kilowatts in generators. The writer notes efforts to obtain land for Santa Fe park, references a gravel dam built two years ago to back sewage discharge, and predicts another sewage dam due to drought. He urges publicity to attract industries, citing water supply optimism.
A reflective piece contrasts pioneer life and aging with today’s high earners and taxables. It cites 127 Americans with incomes over a million, notes Los Angeles’ movie industry pull, and humorously skewers political fervor in Kansas. The fragment ends with a vacationing brother composing pieces.
E Lawson argues New Jersey vote on moving holidays to Mondays for long weekends. Veterans Day should stay near Nov 11 due to WWI armistice, while others like Christmas and Thanksgiving remain flexible. The piece notes cost, travel, monotony, and the newspaper’s own work constraints.
The piece notes Senator Kefauver as a rare candidate who acted quickly to enter the presidential race, avoiding the usual delays and missteps that irk Stassen and others. It contrasts life in the White House with the need for some restraint amid vacationing pressures and mounting headlines.
Twenty five years ago Harry H. Williams of Santa Fe suffered a wrist fracture falling from a train at Garnett. A state investigator arrived in Chanute to aid a committee studying unemployment relief. A Grant Avenue Baptist Church boys class picnic at the east river bridge featured swimming and watermelon. Local residents transacted business and visits included Mrs Dean L Geeding to Eureka and Mr and Mrs Robert Larson of Savonburg.
Chicago convention scene features Kefauver and Stevenson in talks that yielded no exchanges. Kefauver outlined weak delegations state by state while Stevenson listened. Lyndon Johnson rushed to enter the race after Truman signaled Harriman support, disrupting plans and reshaping delegate dynamics.
Dr Crane argues water fluoridation reduces tooth decay with minimal risk, citing Deaf Smith County Texas as a case and contrasting mob pressure with scientific proof. He warns against overreaction and urges readers to support fluoride in public water.
Princess Anne celebrated her sixth birthday with a private family party aboard the royal yacht Bri Queen Elizabeth. The royals, including the Duke Jannia and the Edinburghs, cruised Scottish waters visiting the Western Isles as the young princess earned her nickname Little Miss Mischief.
In Little Rock Arkansas voters backed Rep W F Norrell of Monticello and Rep Brooks Hays of Little Rock for new terms in the Democratic preferential primary. Democratic nomination is the election in Arkansas, and no Republican contests were held.
Washington three House members paid farewell tributes in the Congressional Record for Rep Hope of Kansas who retires Jan 3 after three decades in Congress. Teague praised Hope as a champion of farmers while Hill lauded his work on the Agriculture Committee and ties to farm groups and consumers. Avery said Kansans are proud of Hope though glad he will return to Kansas for now.
Miss Patricia Nelson 21 testified she was grabbed and thrown to the ground by a Ft. Lee soldier who apologized as she freed herself and ordered him to pick up her belongings. The man was fined 250 dollars and sentenced to 12 months on an assault charge.
A voice informs that John Smith is sick and cannot attend classes today, with a roommate identifying themselves. A professor asks for the caller’s identity while two salesmen recount a successful day and social connections made for the company.
The notice lists Ernest W. Johnson as editor and publisher with James Fehrenbach as advertising manager. It notes publication schedule, post office registration, and affiliation with the Associated Press. It includes subscription rate tables and publishing details for the Chanute area.
Harold notes no sale occurred. Captain asks if a fortress is harder to silence than a fort. Stade imagines a fortress would be more difficult to silence.
A list of times appears in the OCR fragment including 115 a.m 10:30 a.m 19:45 a.m 11:00 a.m 4:00 p.m 6:15 p.m 6:30 p.m 7:00 p.m. The sequence shows inconsistent formats and one invalid 19:45 a.m. entry.
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