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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1957
Page
4
Car makers are reportedly trying to cure the odor problem caused by exhaust fumes also called halitosis. The piece notes no toothpaste helps and urges safer driving as fumes impact pedestrians and air quality while a solution could improve life expectancy and happiness.
A Salina airman and his wife were abducted and crammed into the trunk of their car after picking up a hitchhiker. A pistol was pointed at them but did not fire. they survived and warn others never to pick up hitchhikers.
A column observes modern racketeers plead the Fifth rather than speak out. It notes Topeka banks plan a merger next month with cost cuts but unchanged depositor charges. It also muses on inflation and aging generations, ending with a wry arithmetic about clothing worn by three sons.
In a light column a child practices piano as the family dog howls while a father pokes gentle fun. A quip notes communities split into workers and those who work it, and a Sunday morning ice man kiss leads to a puzzling domestic moment.
E Lawson May shares views on bread and butter notes to hosts and tips for service. He distinguishes informal and formal notes, notes usefulness, and contrasts local courtesy with larger city tipping, advocating minimal tipping for hometown waitresses while noting higher expectations in big cities.
Dr. Crane counsels Gwen G a 23 year old with a rich Chicago family to avoid coddling newlyweds and to begin life on the husband's $100 weekly income. He suggests parents help with small affordable down payments and baby bonuses while earnings remain devoted to necessary living costs.
The passage concludes that the ice man’s wife should wear a robe similar to his. It implies a matching attire guideline likely tied to social or ceremonial expectations of the period.
City commissioners after a north central Kansas tour with Gov. Woodring said state officials will start immediate steps to improve highway 73W south of Chanute. Woodring tentatively approved using federal funds for a municipal swimming pool project.
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover presses Congress to pass an FBI bill reversing a Supreme Court ruling in the Jencks case. Once keeping a non political stance Hoover has publicly allied with Attorney General Brownell to attack Truman in the Harry Dexter White case.
A lighthearted column notes various curiosities and trivia. It cites a statistic that five percent of American women are tattooed and includes quirky facts about dogs in churches, Governors Island passes, and fish-to-meat consumption ratios.
Erie and Vicinity notes report Larry Scoville has recovered from months of illness and will join Chanute Legion players for a one game event. He recently enrolled as a sophomore at Kansas State College in Manhattan and plans to play baseball for the K State team.
Mr and Mrs Elza Edwards of Leavenworth visited Erie for the annual reunion and to see Clifford and Mahlon Edwards. Roy Crockett and son Larry Joe returned from Garden City. Erie Legion figures plan to attend the Hutchinson state convention with Charles Forsyth and Ted Kyle. Inez Ashcraft completes summer work and plans to teach in Galena. Steve Prickett of Parsons and John Ochs of Ottawa visited Erie. Mrs Ochs is Leslie Scoville's sister.
Patricia Naff, employed in Chanute, visited with her parents Mr and Mrs Keith Naff and will attend Chanute Junior College this fall. Patricia was an outstanding graduate of Erie High School last spring. Lorna Lee Ashcraft, living with her grandparents Mr and Mrs T E Archer, planned to attend Pittsburg State College after a trip to Pittsburg Saturday.
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