Coffin Corner Hazards On Seventh Street Highlighted
A trailer truck barely clears the curb at Seventh and Lincoln revealing a dangerous bottleneck on U S Highway 169 in Kansas. State Highway Commissioner J R Cheney and local officials call for a survey to straighten the bend before spring crocuses bloom.
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Seventh
Lincoln
J. R. Cheney
Ottawa
Cheney
Chamber of Commerce
Seventh Street
Kansas
Coffin Corner
Apropos reflections on campaigns and civic duties
A columnist muses on campaign signs left up, tax gaps from tips, and signed receipts for internal revenue. It critiques party platforms as warped, notes a Meet N Eat club meeting with pinochle but no refreshments, and remarks on election losses pleasing a mother in law while mocking egg-related sayings.
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Internal Revenue Department
Independence Reporter
Meet ‘N’ Eat
Quips and Rural Banter Across the Divide
A collection of humorous rural exchanges features a gate sign about vegetarian dogs, a father boasting of controlling his son's spending, a mule trade dispute, and a sleepy husband. The snippets capture North American small town sentiment and enduring tensions between neighbors and guests.
Bear Strikes Car In Michigan. Chicago Woman Injured
A Chicago woman was injured when her car struck a bear on a Michigan highway. The newspaper quips that the bear likely violated traffic rules by leaving the scene of the accident, a wry aside from the Pittsburg Sun.
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Chicago
Michigan
Pittsburg
Oil debut locally as road surfacing material on Capital Highway
Twenty five years ago oil was used locally for road surfacing with the opening of Capital Highway from Yates Center to Neodesha. The piece notes accompanying items: a film preview at Peoples Theater praised by about 30 locals for Bad Girl starring Sally Ellers and James Dunne, a registered buck bought by E H Tanquary after a dog attack injured six ewes, and a city commission report on one block of concrete paving equaling 420 work days. Also mentions Mr and Mrs Dunakin’s 75th birthday reception and updates on local residents Swank and Michener returning to former jobs.
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U.S. No. 75
Yates Center
Neodesha
Peoples Theater
Sally Ellers
James Dunne
E. H. Tanquary
J. F. Byers
Frank Byers
Board of City Commissioners
O. P. Dunakin
S. Evergreen
Harvey Markle
Patsy
Humboldt
C. G. Wood
C. W. Penfield
Unsolved Problems From a Toothpaste Tube Top
A reader laments lost toothpaste caps and other small inconveniences from daily items. He cites survey stats on tube trouble and praises an offered prize for a foolproof cap design while noting similar cap issues with powders and shaving canisters.
The Worry Clinic Suggests Chores Boost Elderly Activity
Dr George W Crane cites a case from Rev Glenn Henriksen of the Netherlands Antilles Mission showing elderly grandfathers staying alert via daily tasks such as clipping and sending the Columbus Citizen. The piece promotes the Compliment Club booklet and links daily reading to church work and moral enterprise.
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George W. Crane
Glenn P. Henriksen
Netherlands Antilles
West Indies
Lumbus
Ohio
North Carolina
Robert Robine
Columbus
The
Citizen
Curacao
Grandpa Morgan
Columbus Citizen
Grandpa
Gideon
Jesus
God
Henriksen
Compliment
YMCA
CYO
Crane
Hopkins Syndicate Inc
Mellott, Ind
Truman to Travel Abroad Amid 1956 Campaign
Ex president Truman plans a trip to Australia and Asia starting September 18 aboard Pan American Airways, a move seen as his response to campaign questions about supporting Adlai Stevenson. The trip follows his recent return as a private citizen and aims to weigh foreign policy experiences against Eisenhower era peace hopes.
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Brew Pearson Washington
Truman
Australia
Pan American Airways
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Asia
Chicago
Missouri
Axiomatic diction and archaic terms unfold
The list presents five items including a phrase for emphasis My son is so IMAGI NATIVE and a pronunciation cue for reez-zill i-ent with the accent on the second syllable Muscatel and a definition describing axiomatic as self evident with His statements were of an axiomatic nature Infatuation remains listed as a term.
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Muscatel
Humboldt Notes On Visits And Community Events
Humboldt residents host guests from Wilmette Wichita and Greeley while plans move forward for a swimming pool and community building. Naomi circle WSCS met at Commun ity Park with Fern Perkins and Mrs Nickey outlining September plans. Mrs Beulah Baldwin returns to Humboldt to resume duties at Dr Westle’s office after Colorado trip.
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Grover H. Fox
Mike
Scotty
Wilmette
Ill
W. R. Kent
Humboldt
Mr. Fox
Colorado
Akey
Manitou
Walter Doepke
William A. Byerley
Wichita
W. A. Byerley
Beulah Baldwin
Greeley
Colo
C. E. Westle
William Feeney
Moran
Dave Hansen
Feeney
Agnes Nickey
Jake Thompson
Naomi Circle
WSCS
Methodist Church
Community Park
Nickey
Fern Perkins
Dale Collison
Miss Perkins
Jack Peterson
Hepler
Humboldt News Briefs Include Travel and Local Moves
Friday night overnight guests arrive with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Crawford and Betty. The sisters fly from Humboldt to Omaha to visit Mrs. Richard Colburn and Lt. Colburn, returning Sunday night as Neva heads to Wichita for work. Douglas Kent trains at IBM in Chicago after four years in the U.S. Air Force. Charles W. Strieby and Russell Goes travel to New Orleans for a weekend visit. Rev. Robert F. Todd and wife enroll at Manhattan Bible School and plan to begin work at Kansas State College September 5, with weekends at Humboldt. Humboldt Christian Church will hold regular services during the school term. A note states there are about 950 grizzly bears in the United States.
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Herman Crawford
Betty
Kansas City
Omaha
Richard Colburn
Colburn
Humboldt
Neva
Wichita
Douglas Kent
W. R. Kent
IBM
Chicago
U.S. Air Force
Charles W. Strieby
Russell Goes
Iola
New Orleans
Robert F. Todd
Todd
Manhattan Bible School
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Humboldt Christian Church
Language Quiz: Spelling Pronunciation and Meaning
The prompt asks five questions about English usage. They request identification of a misworded sentence and a misspelled option, the correct pronunciation of resilient, the meaning of axiomatic, and a word beginning with a given prompt.
Notice of Final Settlement in Pugh Estate Hearing
In Neosho County Kansas Probate Court a petition for final settlement has been filed by John N Sherman Jr administrator of the George Harlan Pugh estate. A hearing is set for September 11 1956 at 10:00 a.m. in Erie Kansas. Defenses must be filed in writing prior to the hearing.
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Chanute Tribune
State OF Kansas
Neosho
S&s
George Harlan Pugh
Kansas
John N. Sherman, Jr
I George Harlan Pugh
Erie
Rockefeller Center land largely owned by Columbia University
Most of the land occupied by buildings in New York's Rockefeller Center also known as Radio City is owned by Columbia University.
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New York
Rockefeller Center
Radio Icity
Columbia University
Television schedule highlights for the day
The listing shows a dense, era style TV guide with program times and channels from 7 a.m. to midnight. Featured items include The Tonight Show with guests like Tony Bennett, multiple soap operas such as Guiding Light and Search for Tomorrow, variety shows, game shows, and late night fare across channels 7, 12, and 4.
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J.p.h
Altoona
Jeff
Petrolia
Africa
McCune Herald
P. S
C. P. Swank
Bluffton
Lakes
William S. Michener
Murphy-Mills
E. L. Dimick
Fred
Huntington
Neb
E. Lawson
Society For the Advancement of the
Safety
Ae Crane
Edward Morgan
Rev
George Washington
Dr. Crane
Miss Grindstone
Yais
Charlie L. Burch
Granite City, Th
Eisenhower
Marshal Zhukov
Russia
White House
Ike
Korea
Bulganin
Khrushchev
Eee
United States
Len Hall
Curley
Boston
Averell Harriman
Pearson
Robert N. Allen
South Santa Fe
David L. McCune
S. Steuben
REAL
M‘coys
Schultz & Judy
S. Highland Phone
Chanute Insurance Board
ELY Bros
Earlton
Guy Short
First National Bank
Chanute, Kansas
F.D.I.C
Highland
Chanute
Kas
Daily Timesett
Chanute Publishing Company
Ernest W. Johnson
James Fehrenbach
Mgr
Member
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Alles Wilson
Woodson
Dean Skinner
Koch- Skinner Memorial
Screen Director's Playhouse
Festival of Stars
Russ Morgan
Encore Theatre
Adventure Theatre
Joplin
Johnny Carson
Liberace
Koam-Tv
Kotv — Channel
Wdaf-Tv
Kswm-Tv
Matinee Theatre
Studio Kitchen
Bob Crosby
Dr. N. Venter
Bob Cummings
Terrytoons
Zeta
Roy Rogers
Gene Autry
Homemaker
Doug Edwards
Movie Museum
Western Marshall
Famous Playhouse
Robin Hood
Joan
Charlie Farell
Robert Montgomery
Vic Damone
the Pendulum
Studio One
Amos ‘Ny
Hollywood Playhouse
Ernie Kovacs
Bob Cromby
Sparta
Star
Armed Forces Reserve
Grand Ole Opry
Sixth Row Center
Philco
Pioneer
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