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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1956
Page
4
The piece argues defeated candidates may run in the general election as write ins under certain conditions. It cites four reasons: indifference to time and money, willingness to bet on big odds, belief voters will take the general election seriously, and having a name easy to spell on a ballot.
A Kansas union spokesman says organized labor will largely follow party platforms on the right to work in the general election. He notes unions may influence members but historically labor votes have shown independence, and the secret ballot remains the key safeguard for good government.
A column lampoons prosperity rhetoric asking when the nation will reach two cabooses per freight train and two cars in every garage. It recalls Exsenator S Jones named after an ex Senator Smith, a golf caddy named Truman, and prefers the Sphinx as a quotable figure. The piece predicts TV ratings will lag 1952 and mocks advertising Reinventing vodka as American. The piece notes voters favor shorter oratory and hints at Republicans' mixed stance on Dick.
A traffic officer stops to hear an elderly woman’s soft message about fate as two dozen vehicles wait. The chat reveals a playful, evolving romance between Mary Henry and Henry and hints at a larger, humorous town dialogue with passing bystanders.
A grandmother stored food in a cellar to prevent freezing during harsh weather. A stark wartime exchange follows as a guard asks a prisoner for last words before execution and the prisoner offers his seat to a lady.
Twenty five years ago Chanute police searched state highways near here for three youths who robbed the First State Bank of Brazilian and escaped with about 500 to 600 dollars. The philanthropic committee of the Chanute Federation of Women's Clubs urged clothing for needy children. Mayor Loy planned three part time firemen to join the seven man force, paid by alarms. Sadie Allison hosted Chapter CD of PEO for a theater party. Local residents planned visits and trips to Kansas City and Joplin. Fifty years ago a macadam road between Katy railroad and east river bridge was completed. Six boys formed a camping party at Stewart's Lake last week.
E Lawson May muses on a late September vacation dilemma advising against long visits with friends or relatives. The piece favors hotel stays and short visits, proposing a sightseeing itinerary as a practical alternative for an autumn trip and offering two postcard mementos to supporters.
Dr Crane recounts a 1936 radio controversy over a network halting The Worry Clinic sponsored by General Mills. A European psychoanalyst allegedly influenced executives to cancel the program, illustrating how editors defend free press and resisting coercion. Crane invites readers to request his booklet from Hopkins Syndicate Inc.
San Francisco dispatch traces Dwight D. Eisenhower from a hesitant campaign start in Abilene to a poised press savvy president. It notes his early discomfort with the press, the turn after Scripps-Howard pressure, and his renewed moderation. The piece highlights health worries and the looming question of a successor after his heart episode and global tensions.
Democratic leaders in ten of eleven Southern states schedule a regional meeting with Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver in Knoxville Tennessee on August 30 to rally Dixie support for the November elections. The conference will discuss key Southern issues as Alabama faces a segregationist movement seeking a united front. Plastic optical lenses note remarks listed.
Oklahoma City reports state and Kansas officials seek to add U S 69 to the interstate system. Oklahoma Highway Director C A Stoldt doubts quick success. The route runs from Kansas City through eastern Oklahoma to southern Texas. The piece also notes Alexander Graham Bell’s long summer stays at Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, recalling Scotland.
The notice advertises long sleeve clothing offered in sizes 4 to 8 at a price of 2.98. It describes a sale event by a local retailer and lists available sizes and pricing details for customers.
A dense, fragmented TV guide lists 8:00 p.m. Video Theatre and 9:00 p.m. Groucho Marx along with assorted shows from 9:30 p.m. Dragnet to 12:00 midnight News. Includes daily spans for Today, Captain Kangaroo, Morning in Joplin, Farm News, Matinee Theatre, News, Weather, and numerous station identifications across CBS and NBC networks.
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