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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1956
Page
4
The piece Reflects on how Adlai Stevenson defeated Harry Truman reshaping the senior statesman role. It notes the statesman can be seen heard and honored yet must recognize limits when directing political dramas.
The piece notes the airport as the official thermometer site amid hot runways and sunlit pastures. It contrasts the blistering 109 degree airport readings with cooler city shade, joking that the thermometer’s placement can skew perceptions of personal heat.
A column reviews延期 a new interstate rule banning refrigerators that cannot be opened from inside. It delays two years, pending junking existing stock. It ponders Civil War pensions, a Kansas primary ad pairing with an undertaker, pregnancy news, tornado fears, and political jokes about bald candidates.
A sequence of comic quips and quick lines with punchy local humor. Lines about job loss jealousy a wedding meal shortage and a deathbed widow reflect everyday lives. The snippets capture small town chatter and rustic wit with playful misfits and longing for comfort.
A fragment describes the scent of ham boiling in the kitchen and a wife named Arrah urging patience. The speaker asks for ham to be shared for a purpose and hints at a religious or ritual motive.
Mrs Pansy Williamson will leave tonight for Estes Park Colorado for a two week vacation. A wiener roast at Highland Park featured many couples and individuals. Dr J W Graybill urged old soldiers to keep head cool feet warm and mouth shut at the Neosho County reunion. Juvenile bathing beauty winners were Rose Marie and Mary Lee Haight. About 25 contestants competed. Mrs W S Michener left for a Colorado vacation. Fifty Years Ago Chanute hosts coursing fever and a display of greyhound pups at A B Simmons home. Chanute Zinc Company overhauls its smelter with no layoff risk.
A columnist argues against scolding modern youths and highlights shifting social norms. He cites studies on college women and men, engagement and marriage trends, and notes fewer juvenile crashes despite doomsaying elders. He concludes youngsters are doing all right.
Broadside on the Democratic primary system notes internal party power. Lyndon Johnson uses a Texas gas lobbyist as campaign manager John Connelly linked to Sid Richardson and Elmer Patman amid gas bill battles. Harriman supporters question convention funding while delegates debate money from big donors. Congressional and state-level figures including Harry Truman Adlai Stevenson and Gov. Happy Chandler are cited as financiers and players in the convention.
Dr. Crane addresses the Merico Young Adults at the First Christian Church in Santa Ana California. He notes the column targets the 30 year old married adult with two children as the readers and explains the case material is drawn from his practice. The piece defends frank discussion of psychology and invites readers to write for booklets.
Chanute Tribune details its publishing info including editors Ernest W. Johnson and James Fehrenbach, editions published evenings except Sunday, and association membership. Rates are listed for Neosho, Allen, Wilson, and Woodson counties, with mail options for shorter and longer terms.
Topeka Kansas Highway Patrol promotes Trooper Allen C Rush to captain and places him in charge of safety and training. Col Tom Glasscock says Rush replaces Capt Carl Harder who retired last month. Rush, based in Wichita, has been an instructor at the Kansas police school at the University of Kansas for four years.
The article notes that the naturalization process can be shortened for certain U S military veterans. It explains that specific requirements are waived for eligibility, highlighting accelerated paths for eligible servicemen and veterans.
Royal Trower, a 34 year old truck driver, waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to District Court on felonious assault with intent to kill. He was held on a $2000 bond after allegedly firing a shotgun at his wife and five children in a car, injuring Mrs. Trower and two children.
L N Vincent division highway engineer said the State Highway 7 bridge over the Kansas River at Bonner Springs will be closed next week for about 10 days to rebuild the bridge floor. Independence Hall Philadelphia undergoes a 30 million restoration project to preserve the 1776 Declaration site.
Cash sale terms will be handled by H and H Agency in Chanute Kansas. Contact phone number 869 for details and arrangements of the public sale.
The Chanute Tribune carries probate notices for Julia Effie True and Dan Bower estates in Neosho County Kansas with hearings set August 1956 in Erie. Hazel Kilroy seeks descent determination for property in Chanute while Arleta Hanson seeks probate of Dan Bower will and executrix appointment.
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