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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1957
Page
4
Views of the News discuss how parents face fines up to 500 dollars or 90 days in jail if they let a minor drive unsupervised. Restrictions allow 14 or 15 year olds to hold licenses for limited hours and school trips only, with liability for damages.
The treasury faced higher borrowing costs last week with 3.489 percent on 90 day notes and 4.173 percent on an eight month loan totaling $194 billion. Officials note the rise follows a policy shift from long manipulation to market-driven rates, contrasting with earlier decades of lower costs and higher fixed expectations.
The piece Playful notes on aging Bermuda shorts in attics and the lag of automation. It jokes about officials, the Abel spy case, TV network woes, and hurricanes shifting targets while mocking ads like The Strapless that Stays Up.
The piece surveys reactions to radio and television's rise, noting initial newspaper fears were unfounded. It highlights rising circulations, the enduring appeal of print, and the complementarity of media with households often owning multiple radios and TVs as program formats shift.
Dr. Crane counsels heart attack sufferers to lie flat and breathe deeply to raise oxygen and calm fear. He likens the heart to a damaged auto and urges faith in God to reduce terror, arguing religious calm lowers blood pressure more than sedatives. He notes neurotics spend millions on pills and promotes sending for his booklets via Hopkins Syndicate.
The annual bean night in Erie draws a steady crowd despite rain. About 800 pounds of beans were eaten, prepared by the American Legion auxiliary led by Mrs. Gertrude Salle with Legion members serving. Hollis Dunham chaired the reunion as post commander, and amateur hour capped the event. Visitors from Alameda California and others from Pampa Jasper Tulsa Burdette Kansas City Jasper Missouri joined local residents for the reunion and bean supper.
An authority recalls how cooking chores 166 years ago differed from today with no can opening or freezing. A Wichita Eagle note observes porch fashion changes in hot weather before television. A farmer and an agricultural college graduate spar over cultivation methods and apple yields, ending with a pear tree joke.
Independent gubernatorial candidate Dr. J R Brinkley arrives in Chanute aboard his ammunition train No 1 to urge tax relief lower auto tag prices and free school books as the Chanute tax rate stands at its lowest in 15 years. Milton Lofgren and passengers escaped injury when the DeSoto overturned east of Rural School. Elmer Strake and family visit from Omaha. Revs Earl A Blackman and Bernard J Hale are appointed chaplains of the Kansas City Fire Department.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson outlines five instances where the Justice Department delayed or avoided taking positions on civil rights measures between 1955 and 1955. He cites Senate Bills 903 906 904 and 907 and notes repeated refusals to commit or respond. The piece portrays the department as delaying actions to push a stronger bill later.
A detailed daily broadcast grid lists multiple daytime and evening programs across networks. Notable entries include Arthur Godfrey, The Price is Right, Truth or Consequences, Love of Life, Search for Tomorrow, and The Big Payoff with various time slots and channel markers.
Four families from Copan Oklahoma Chanute and Topeka joined residents for a reunion with Mrs Jennie Richardson and Merle Smith and family. They included Mr and Mrs Alva Mann and daughter Kate Mr and Mrs Don E Wells Mr and Mrs Don McAllister Mrs Nelle Weller Mrs Lloyd Sands and Mrs Monty Mudd and children.
A compact guide presents four items. It gives a spoken request a young woman wishes to talk with you and explains pronunciation for vital words. It defines Necessarily and explains how coercion in voting was exercised by the assembly.
A quiz asks five items: identify the issue in a sentence, provide vitriol pronunciation, pick the misspelled word, define coerce, and supply a word beginning. It tests grammar, spelling, and word meanings with concise prompts.
Publication statement notes evenings except Sundays and second class postal matter at Chanute Kansas under the March 3 1879 act. It also lists membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and Association of Independent Press and AP republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
The piece notes that walrus hard tusks serve as good ivory tools if encountered. It emphasizes practical uses and the value of tusks in traditional craftsmanship.
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