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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1959
Page
4
Hutchinson News notes repeated multi victim crashes with fatalities across cases in Newton and Missouri. It condemns drivers described as accident prone and calls for prohibiting manufacture of fast unsafe cars to reduce carnage and deaths.
The board enacts a dress and grooming policy requiring girls to wear dresses or skirts with blouses or sweaters and forbidding jeans shorts or trousers. Boys must wear slacks with belts and collared shirts. T shirts and sweat shirts are banned. extreme haircuts are prohibited. The move follows parent surveys.
The Ottawa Herald reports that the Board of Education at Garden City enacted new policy measures after a discussion labeled as an opinion of others. Officials outlined implications for staff and students during the session.
The verse Ecclesiastes 3 11 affirms God makes all things beautiful in their time and has set eternity in the human heart, guiding reflection on purpose and the divine timetable.
Young Chanute beauties will model the latest beach attire in a Kiddie Bathing revue at the Mainstreet theater tonight. Contestants are sponsored by local merchants.
A potpourri of political barbs and social witticisms about Russia the U S and domestic figures. Opinionate lines reference Symington Stu Steph and a possible Democratic nominee while joking about aging hair and neighborly tomatoes. The fragmentary items resemble a column of humorous quick takes from a past era.
A Las Vegas casino scene ends with a $1,000 bet and a tricky third dice hidden in a sleeve. The house returns two dice and allows a new roll, declaring the point as 15. A lighthearted tone percolates through clipped quips from regional papers.
AP analysis notes the Eisenhower administration released a 42 page booklet with government and industry data on steel wages profits and prices as the steel strike nears four months with no settlement. Mitchell says no conclusions are drawn and responsibility rests with management and labor. If the strike continues into September a national emergency could arise.
Drew Pearson argues that polio vaccine shortages and rising cases came from local medical societies opposing mass Salk inoculations. He cites Iowa and DC examples, notes doctors feared socialized medicine, and contrasts with states like North Carolina where mass vaccination had support.
The Chanute Tribune lists Ernest W Johnson as editor and publisher with department managers James F Sherman Dwight Wallingford Nellie Hollenshead Fay Clepine T Ward and Dorsey Osborn. It notes publication evenings except Sunday and postal eligibility under March 1878 act with Associated Press membership and subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson Counties and other locales.
The State Highway Commission says 21009 chauffeurs still need to apply for 1959 licenses. Renewal by Sept 1 requires a test by Highway Patrol or through county license agents, with a 50 cent penalty after July 1. This year ends fiscal year licensing. future renewals use a birthday system and automatic card processing.
Maple Park residents share gatherings and travel updates. Mrs Lewis Dorris and son visit her parents Mr and Mrs Marion Dorris. Lewis Dorris stationed in Germany with the Army. Albert Dorris returns from Fort Leonard Wood Missouri after military training. Mrs Bertha Clum travels to Erie on business. Julia Dorris visits Lansing family. Alan Krone and Sandy spend Sunday with Horace Jones family. California and Texas origins noted for Horace Jones.
A dense lineup of TV offerings and film showings across Thursday and Friday. Program entries include news, cartoons, dramas, game shows, and sports coverage from WDAF and KODE channels, with time stamps and program titles scattered throughout.
AP reports rising interest rates as demand for loans grows faster than savings. Analysts cite Treasury borrowing, refunding debt, and redemptions of savings bonds as pressure points. Banks say tight money stems from supply and demand, not just policy, with limited long term yield options.
A Hi-Fi Hop dance will be held at the Teen Canteen on Friday evening with proceeds aiding the Osa Johnson Museum. The event is sponsored by the Les Des club and supported by local residents.
Mrs George Docking notes community activity and a personal library expansion funded by friends. She lists new acquisitions including Toynbee history with Arnold Toynbee autograph, Rudyard Kipling verse, John Mason Brown autographed book, wildlife stamps, and Leaves of Gold. She recalls trundle beds and Venetian blinds linked to 13th century introductions.
The correct sentence prefacing uses that it rained and the second syllable stress is on re cent. The misspelled word is khaki not kahki. Splenet ic means peevish or ill tempered from spleen. A word starting ant meaning opposite is anti podal in context of mail boats.
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