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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1957
Page
4
S D Flora longtime Kansas state forecaster known as Frosty died this week after 44 years guiding forecasts and tornado science. He shaped public understanding of rain and snow and left a front page footprint unmatched in the state's history.
A Coffeyville prank ends in death when a shotgun blast aimed as a scareback shoots a bystander. The incident follows a planned badger game gone wrong as youths simulated a father’s anger at an abandoned farm, with tragic consequences for an unwitting observer.
This column ridicules modern life from salad dressing to air travel and the Great American Novel. It muses on editors, publishing, coastal moves by sports teams, and the quirks of aging while poking fun at social trends and media.
Twenty five years ago municipal bonds totaling 46 172 19 dollars will be delivered that day to fund street construction a storm sewer and a sanitary sewer R E Cooper city clerk said. Fifty four bonds comprising the issue will be sold to raise funds for local public works.
A humorous diary style piece by E. Lawson May on dieting woes and the temptations of social events. The narrator describes 1400 calorie limits, monotony, forced menu changes, and advice from a doctor and wife. The excerpt ends with a stray phone joke about a game warden and party planning.
Dr George W Crane offers a lay explanation of what to expect at first birth. He describes the baby’s position in the womb, the rhythmic contractions, cervix dilation, hospital procedures, and an episiotomy, emphasizing preparation to reduce fear and pain.
Washington based column notes widespread grassroots opposition to Hoffa within the Teamsters and doubts about Jack Shelly's candidacy. Shelly recalls past clashes with Beck goons at Long Beach and faces a Hoffa-dominated machine, making his draft uncertain. Also reports unanimous bank support for William A. Burkett as FDIC head, despite Eisenhower's appointment of Jesse Wolcott.
A comic courtroom exchange has a prisoner named Sparks claiming to be an electrician and charged with battery. The judge orders him placed in a dry cell with a quip about arsenic and a cynical line from Si Perkins about rain and lining.
Notices in Neosho County Kansas probate court announce hearings on estates of Edward M Schoepflin and L Annie Schoepflin and Dan Bower. Roy E Schoepflin seeks descent determination for real property. Arleta Hanson seeks final settlement as executrix. Court in Erie, Kansas. dates September 4 1957 and September 13 1957.
A humorous column panel blends ads and anecdotes about home life and quirks. It includes a statistic on a survey asking who people listen to with most replying their wives, a door to door sales line, a psychologist quip about well dressed women, a farmer’s line about germs, and a schoolboy essay on geese with a playful twist.
Page four of the Chanute Tribune dated August 28 1957 lists publishing staff Ernest W Johnson editor and publisher James E Sheridan ad merch and notes the paper is a second class mail publication with subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties and an out of town mail option.
Daniel C. Rodgers, chairman of the Missouri, outlines planned talks amid a power and light strike negotiations.
In Neosho County Kansas a suit is filed in Chanute district court by M C Johnson and Viola P Johnson to quiet title to Lots 35 and 36 in Block 4 Rutter Central City Addition Chanute. Respondents must plead by October 7 1957 or a default judgment will be entered. Attorneys for plaintiffs are John N Sherman Jr and Robert N Allen.
State Mediation Board said it would press for new negotiations today between Kansas City Power and Light Co and about 2000 striking employees. Rogers returned from Jefferson City where he met company and union reps and Lt. Gov. Long. Long said progress was made and both sides are ready to yield a little. The company offered 5 percent wage increase while the union seeks 8 percent. The strike began Monday.
The page lists an extensive array of TV and radio time blocks across many shows and stations, including programs like Millionaire City Detective This Is Your Life U.S. Steel Hour Highway Patrol Meet McGraw Truth or Consequences Valiant Lady Love of Life Guiding Light Accents and afternoon Matinee Theatre and Movie options. It notes air times, channel numbers, and a dense sequence of daily segments across different programs.
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