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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1956
Page
4
Views of the News notes the campaign clash between Democratic and Republican messaging in Chicago and San Francisco. It observes that convention debates spark public thinking about politics, with voters awaiting November answers as August discussions unfold.
The Kansas Turnpike will open mid October with a small Wichita ceremony and a button press. Gates at 13 entrances will open electrically. no grand ceremony is planned as motorists will already use the road, and Kansans will spread word of the new speedway through action and promotion rather than pomp.
A mixed column of social commentary touching on steno clerks editorial pages television ads and public safety. It notes political conventions media trends and a Missouri child death from an electric toaster incident.
The clip notes satire on party divides and social life. Emphasizes mutual opposition to communists and shared love of cocktails, with editorials from Emporia Gazette and Wellington News. Augusta Gazette hints at Kansas identity but truncates.
A family event at a home marked by Pop and Mom hosting relatives to hear Junior present his prize winning essay on the evils of alco colony. The Lyons News notes a cultural shift as finger bowls fall from favor but offers a tea stirring tip for iced tea using a short spoon.
Twenty five years ago committees were chosen to create jobs for the unemployed. The deepening of the Country Club lake started as a public works project. Other notes mention hats named after Empress Eugenia, a vacation return from Long Beach and Phoenix, a health update on Dr. H F Swain, Ozark trip plans, and various local movements. A rattle snake incident, Republican county committee attendance in Erie, and lumber sales for two eight room houses on West Fourth Street are listed.
Column humorously reviews flying saucer sightings and Colorado driver fatigue times. It offers reunion jitters about meeting many relatives, suggests larger name plates for easier reading, and compares homemade ice cream made by motor versus hand turning, preferring the crank method for the effort.
San Francisco columnist Drew Pearson reveals Nixon brokered a deal with Senator William Knowland to back Nixon in the Stassen-Nixon feud. The piece alleges a secret pact, pledging Knowland influence on foreign policy and a future secretariat of state, subject to Nixon becoming president, while detailing Chris Herter's alignment and Hoover’s potential replacement.
Dr. Crane explains that a child’s nearsightedness can cause withdrawal, shyness, and poor social interaction. Lois L. is identified as nearsighted, leading to isolation and reliance on reading. Emphasizes eye exams, front-row seating, and the “compliment club” to boost confidence and sociability.
In Baltimore a hitchhiking thief asked for the driver’s registration card and was handed the driver’s wallet by Roy Lenard of West Trout Louisiana. The thief jumped out with the wallet and disappeared, leaving Lenard’s wallet containing $162.
INDIANAPOLIS the television in Governor George N Craig outer office carried the Democratic National Convention last week as few employees watched. But during the GOP convention the set went blank, and the room turned to advertisements.
The remains of Leo B. Goodhart, a 44 year old Humboldt Nebraska rancher, were found in a remote Colorado ravine about 25 miles southwest of Boulder. A billfold identified the victim. his car was found near Coal Creek Canyon after he vanished Feb 19, 1954. Two boys hiking discovered the remains. no death cause determined.
Four inmates escaped the Larned State Hospital by sawing a dormitory window bar last night. Gail Kienar, 22, of Russell, was captured driving a stolen car about 17 miles west of Hutchinson. Remaining at large were Tony Phannanstiel, 41, of Salina Richard Stromel, 25, of Hays and Walter Thompson, 40. Police labeled Kienar, Phannanstiel and Stromel as criminally insane and dangerous.
Oil and Gas Journal survey reports the weekly average daily crude oil and condensate production rose 37 450 barrels with most gain in Oklahoma. Kansas output increased 1 200 barrels to 343 500 while the national daily average reached 7 123 975 barrels, lifting the 1956 production estimate to 1 651 674 920 barrels.
Consolidated with the Daily Timeset published by Chanute Publishing Co Ernest W Johnson editor and James Fehrenbach advertising mgr Subscription rates listed for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and outside four counties with monthly and yearly terms Printing and postal details noted.
The report shows Oklahoma advancing to 587 800 barrels with a rise of 27 100 from the previous year. Colorado increases to 158 800 barrels, Nebraska to 38 600 and Arkansas to 76 250 barrels. The figures reflect year over year gains across these states.
Patrolmen M L Everett and Gene Elmore, with Sergeant J Isiler and a SPCA man, responded to a police radio call about a bee swarm in weeds. A burlap bag was placed over the hive to evict the bees, and SPCA representative Johnny Lowe was stung on the finger.
The log lists tonight's TV lineup with shows such as Noontime in Joplin and Brighter Day. It notes times for programs like 64,000 Question and Dear Phoebe along with several other daytime and evening entries across networks.
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