False Economy in Chanute IRS Office Closure
Views argue that closing the Chanute zone IRS office is a false economy increasing taxpayer travel and time. Nearest offices will be Emporia Wichita Independence and Pittsburg, raising mileage and reducing in-person help after a new revenue code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute Zone
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Emporia
Wichita
Independence
Pittsburg
Congress
Chanute Office
Chanute Post Office
Kansas extends grace period for driver license renewals
Kansas faces a backlog as 750 000 new licenses issued contrast with 450 000 motorists who neglected renewal. A 60 day grace ends September first with exams required for those seeking renewed permits. Proposals call for periodic testing to ensure safe driving, despite higher costs and staffing.
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Kansas
This & that by J P H
A miscellany of quick district notes and wry comments on moon trips back room politics nudist camps and weather terms. The column riffs on Eisenhower politics Hogan and Geneva while mixing casual observations about age ambitions and humor.
Laughs Turn Tide as Island Says Hello to Humor
Clips and Quips recalls Jeanette MacDonald amused by a small European island. An elderly English gentleman explains to an American friend how English customs differ from those in the United States during a lively exchange on manners and tradition.
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Jeanette MacDonald
Europe
United States
English Customs in Phone Talk Prompt Laughs
The Wichita Eagle humor piece contrasts American and English phone etiquette. A man jokes that in England the question “Are you there?” ends conversations when the line is not answered. A neighborly oil gift prompts a sharp exchange about nocturnal singing and lawn care.
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Jerry
Campbell
City moves to widen Santa Fe from Seventh to Fourteenth
City commissioners approve a resolution to widen Santa Fe Street from Seventh to Fourteenth. Local notes report residents traveling and visiting relatives, a ship voyage for Dr. L D Johnson, and community events including reunions and hospital stays.
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Santa Fe
Ernest Smart
Elsinore
L. D. Johnson
Pacific Ocean
Japan
China
Phillipine Islands
Australia
New Zealand
Hawaiian Islands
Johnson
Harry Halligan and Son
Howard
F. F. Plank
Denver
Wilson Berger
St. Paul
Fred Strasser
Strasser
France
S. T. White
Buffalo Stockman
C. E. Barnes
Thayer
Passing Characters and a Colorado Mining Town
In a Colorado mining town a widow with six children rejects charity and works odd jobs while her sons beg in the street. A liquor store worker reveals cheap liquor, rising costs, and talk of uranium finds as chain of conversations fill a tourist’s visit.
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Colorado
Governors Seek Adlai's Nominating Support In Chicago Visit
Democratic governors from Texas Louisiana New York and Wisconsin met in Chicago to back Adlai Stevenson as the 1956 presidential candidate while criticizing rival approaches and noting shifts among colleagues. The piece also covers tailing rumors about Kentucky delegates and Talbott's Pentagon departure.
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Washington
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Libertyville
Ill
Shivers
Texas
Kennon
Louisiana
Eisenhower
Harriman
New York
Kohler
Wisconsin
Leader
Pennsylvania
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Adlai
Adijai
Pawbue
Happy Chandler
Kefauver
Kentucky
Stevenson
Happy
The Worry Clinic Advice Requires Tact To Avoid Offense
Dr. George Crane recounts how tact matters when giving medical feedback. A Chicago physician recalls advising a rich North Shore mother about her child’s rickets, sparking offense before a second doctor confirmed the diagnosis. The piece connects to broader themes of patient reception and professional communication.
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George W. Crane
Lucille J
Chicago
Local Newspaper Masthead and Postal Info
The piece lists Ernest W. Johnson as editor and publisher James Fennenbach as advertising manager. It notes publication evenings except Sunday and post office registration as second class matter at Chanute. It includes Associated Press credit and subscription prices by mail for various durations.
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Ernest W. Johnson
James Fennenbach
Mgr
Chanute
Principles of accounting and word quiz
The correct items: 1 The principles of accounting. 2 The pronunciation uses the a as in at with stress on the second syllable. 3 Momentarily is the misspelled option corrected to momentarily. 4 Objurgation means a strong rebuke or reproof. 5 A large dangerous fish beginning with thar is barracuda.
Flight Surveys Missouri River by Kansas Water Board
Six members of the Kansas Water Resources Board flew the Missouri River from Atchison to Ft Randall Dam in South Dakota to study flood control works and river improvements. Brig Gen W E Potter said dams turn the upper Missouri into five lakes with 17 million acre feet, rising to 72 million after Gavins Point Dam. He said 75 percent of summer flows near Kansas City come from lake storage and a 1952 flood could now be contained.
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Talbott
Wilson
Harold Talbott
Pentagon
Jack Peurifoy
U. S
Thailand
Senate
Ford Company
Peurifoy
Washington
Ike
Air Force
Savannah
Pinecastle
Fla
Langley
Wright Field
Ohio
Missouri River
Kansas Water Resources Board
Army Engineers
Atchison
Ft. Randall
South Dakota
Sioux City
Iowa
W. E. Potter
Omaha
Missouri
Rivier Division
Great Lakes
Gavins Point
Potter
Kansas City
Water Resources Board
Hall
C. Y Thomas
Kas
R. M
Dick) Seaton
Manhattan
Don Christy
Scott City
Arno Windscheffel
Smith Center
Milton C. Cummings
Effingham
Lyman Wooster
Hays
Robert Ballon
Redecoration Bid Leads Topeka Contract Award
TOPEKA bids opened yesterday for a redecoration project with Thacher Inc of Topeka submitting the low bid at 12400 dollars, beating a second bid from another firm.
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Topeka
Thacher Inc
Television Log Highlights and Schedule Snippet
A dense listing of TV programs and air times across multiple stations including channel lineups for WDAF TV4 KOTV6 KOAM7 KSWM12. The log items cover shows from morning to late evening with titles such as Truth or Consequences The 64 000 Question Ding Dong School and Bob Crosby plus news and weather updates.
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Sheilah Graham
Arthur Godfrey
Guiding Light
Jack Paar
Joplin
Robert Q. Lewis
Art Linkletter
Ted Mack
Bob Crosby
Studio Kitchen
Oklahoma
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J.p.h
Coolidge
Geneva
Ben Hogan
Leonardo di Vinci
England
Wichita Eagle
W. E. Reynolds
Erie Township
H. G. Lawrance
Erie
E. Lawson
Dan Tuffluck
Anotrker
Tuffy
Marilyn Fay
Wiltshire RD
Brighton
Mass
AIN
Drew Pearson
Chandler
Judge Combs
Pearson
Lucille
Robert H. Gault
National Research Council of America
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Gallaudet College
New England
Dr. Gault
Dr. Crane
The
Chanute Tribune
Highland
Daily Timesett
Chanute Publishing Company
Associated Press
Neosho
Allen Wilson
Woodson
Mai
Robert N. Allen
South Santa Fe
Warren Hayes
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Vogue
Hayes
Ion
Fred Hall
Freeport, Kas
Freeport State Bank
Hearing Aid Authority
Tioga Iin Chanute
James G. Bennett
Beltone
Hearing Service
West Walnut Street
Springfield
Charate Schools
Prang
Vernon's Sporting Goods Co
E. Main St
York
Wdaf-Tv
Kotv — Channel
Koam-Tv
Kswm-Tv
Mr Sweeney
Carousel
Encore Parade
Circle 6
Corral
Western Theatre
Kids Theatre
Superman
Royal Playhouse
Mat Dennis
Doug Kdwards
Doug Edwards
Julie Lakes
Pam
Homemaker
Frankie Lane
Manign
Duffy's Tavern
Frankie Laine
Jonny Kem
Patty Page
Siath Row Center
Philco
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