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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1957
Page
4
Mrs George Tier, longtime Teen Canteen supervisor, reflected on her twelve years guiding teenagers as a gracious hostess confidante and game director. She built a wholesome, welcoming space rent free for the community, leaving a pattern for successors and rewarding work shaping young citizens.
The Goodlander hotel will be torn down in Fort Scott to make way for a modern hotel as Southeastern Kansas towns prove community efforts spur upgrading facilities. The Pittsburg Headlight notes Parsons Tioga Inn Chanute Tioga Dale Besse show the civic model. Generations change yet the need for lodging endures.
Mr and Mrs Merle Harner thank The Tribune for prayers gifts and letters to Betty Harner a 13 year old polio survivor at the University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City Kas in a body cast awaiting spinal surgery The family from Hum boldt Rt 1 expresses gratitude for the community kindness
An eclectic opinion piece mocks grandiose architecture and media stunts while poking fun at corporate firings political names and international diplomacy. It questions ostentatious displays and ends with a wary note on hydrogen bomb cleanliness for survivors.
A dozen recruits arrive at Great Lakes for boot training in casual attire. Nine weeks later a group of home state boys graduate as polished sailors led by a capable brigade commander. The parade honors, band, and drill team showcase pride, discipline, and potential futures in the navy.
The Chanute T Jensen & Sons plant begins killing dressing and shipping poultry enabling about 25 new jobs with potential to rise to 35 or more. Other items note political speak by Dr John R Brinkley in City Park, a new Legion march On to Topeka, and Parsons stockyards opening with 8000 in attendance. A fresh supply of Washington bicentennial quarters arrives at First National Bank and Santa Fe Railways to begin switch work near Ash Grove site.
Washington report credits Senator Hubert Humphrey with aggressive push on the Civil Rights Bill while highlighting Vice President Nixon as the backstage force delaying action. The piece notes Nixon urging lawmakers to block changes and delay beyond the current session, amid broader party maneuvers and lobbying from Senate leaders and House conservatives.
In Case V-365 Deborah D., 20, seeks help for a social life disrupting fear of body odor. The doctor finds no medical odor, ties the phobia to puberty and a school hygiene lesson, notes two types of sweat, and advises regular bathing, deodorants, baking soda, and social activities to shift focus.
The article argues women secretly fear cigars as a rival to their influence, citing literary quotes and social dynamics. It notes Wake Island as an isolated fueling station with 550 residents and reinforced brick housing designed to minimize typhoon risk.
Chanute Tribune records publication info for Chanute Kansas with daily schedule, editor Ernest W. Johnson, and ads manager James E. Sheridan. It lists subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties including monthly three month six month and yearly prices.
An Irishman explains an anniversary invitation using a joke about a floor and elbow taps. A friend wonders why use the elbow. A minister attends a dinner where a child quips about bravery to meet a gun in the pulpit and a drowned choir amid a chaotic service. The plumber vents over a lazy assistant as tensions rise.
Dighton Herald quotes joke lines about kitchen accidents and drivers licenses. A man jokes about husbands eating accidents while a woman motorist is asked about a road white line and a woman with a new evening gown seeks fashion fitting advice.
Design shown in maroon color to be released by the Post Office Department. The new 30 cent special delivery stamp will go on sale September 3 in Indianapolis Indiana and later nationwide.
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