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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1956
Page
4
Judge Clark Wallace of Kansas 24th Judicial District ends the ban on courtroom news photos. An experiment with Pratt Tribune using camera without flash showed photos do not harm decorum and support freedom of speech and press. The ruling establishes precedent to bridge old bans and modern transparency.
Kansas editors debate media impact after the primaries. Bill White notes newspapers favored Fred Hall in 17 of 20 counties while Hall surged in TV ad saturated areas only to lose others. Angelo Scott argues TV buys time but loses viewer trust. editorials may influence turnout and judgment if editors are honest.
A 1956 Tribune piece features a humorous Peoples Forum entry by Arthur A. Cockran urging water use to keep gardens and bluegrass lawns alive in hot weather. The poem warns against overuse and implies the consequences of drought while offering practical tips.
The column notes 51 percent voter turnout in 1948 rising to 65 percent, with 1880 turnout at 78.4 percent. It links changes to farmers and small towns and cites postwar GI bill effects, college life shifts, and cultural markers including Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth. George Meany of AFL CIO is mentioned after a hospital stint.
A collage of quips on labor leaders Churchill and B and K, a Buchanan retirement stamp, and a jab at modern bridal gifts. The piece imagines a 1900s style political scene with Republicans gathering at San Francisco’s cow palace to “rope the fatted calf and throw the bull.”
D. E. Minton Parsons contractor offered 1.55 per square yard for six inch paving from 10th to 11th and won the bid. Lightning struck near the city fire and police stations, damaging a chimney at 201 S Lincoln. Local residents and farmers from Chanute visited the area with several names listed among travelers and visitors.
Time for College Again reflects on how college preparation and enrollment have changed from earlier days. It notes mental tests high grades early town enrollment rushing fraternities car allowances and new student rituals, contrasting past simplicity with present expectations and preparations.
The author compares old and modern college life noting similar study burdens and changing routines. They suggest today’s students face similar challenges as earlier generations and that modern methods may be as effective or better. The piece reflects on culture and daily life across eras.
A lyric exchange sounds from a wartime clip as a soldier recalls a shrapnel wound. A young lawyer defends a foreign client in court as the case turns and the room grows tense with a black outlook for the foreigner.
A defense attorney and his client emerge victorious as the defendant is acquitted after a lengthy fifteen minute closing. The scene includes a cordial yet awkward handshake and a quip about the judge’s “noise.” The jailer explains the real event: the freed man happened to be nearby when a man named Gyp the Blood attempted murder and remains a witness.
A political analysis from San Francisco examines Eisenhower Nixon dynamics at the GOP convention. It compares Eisenhower’s public relations with FDR’s 1940 tactics, noting party bosses backing Nixon and Wallace’s loyalty, and Roosevelt’s cautious stance on renominating Wallace while hinting at Truman and Douglas.
In a letter column Dr George W Crane discusses Dorothy M a 29 year old mother of two who nearly divorced over sex matters. He promotes his booklet Sex Problems in Marriage as a remedy noting readers must cover costs. He cites marriages salvaged by informed guidance and warns that ignorance leads to divorces and unhappy life partners.
An offer invites readers to obtain a pamphlet titled Problems in Marriage by writing to Dr. Crane at the Hopkins Syndicate Inc in Mellott Indiana, enclosing a stamped return envelope and 20 cents for postage.
East Germany's Communist authorities announced the conviction of two German citizens on charges of spying for the United States. The report marked a tense note in Cold War era proceedings.
A brief broadcast discussed gathering versus sewing in a craft repair context but offered no specifics on materials or glue. The snippet ends without technical details or follow up information.
SAN FRANCISCO GOP chairman Leonard W. Hall pledged a free and open convention to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates and adopt a platform. He said delegates will choose the nominees and the platform, with Eisenhower expected to be renominated and Nixon likely to run again despite Stassen’s push for Herter. He also jabbed at Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver, recalling their primary clashes.
Willard Murphy of Kansas City an AFL CIO representative has been appointed chairman for labor activism in national efforts. The announcement highlights Murphy leading organizing drives and coordinating union actions across multiple industries.
A fragmentary notice shows price figures such as 0.75 2.00 and 33.50 with unclear context. The readable items imply a monetary listing or sale but lack full details.
An advertisement urges people aged 60 to 80 to mail for a $1,000 life insurance policy from Old American Ins. Co. in Kansas City. No obligation and no calls, just mail name, address, and age to 3 West 9th, Dept. L815B, Kansas City, Missouri.
A jumble of times and show titles outlines a daytime and afternoon US television schedule with programs like As the World Turns News Johnny Carson Life with Elizabeth and Brighter Day listed among others. The fragmentary list hints at a typical weekday lineup with talk shows game shows dramas and soap operas across channels and times.
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