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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1959
Page
4
The piece warns that Democrats controlling the Kansas Turnpike Authority risk politicizing its 277 employees and turnpike bonds. It notes private investors have $160 million in the project and that a default would harm Kansas credit and raise borrowing costs for cities counties and schools.
A devotional verse references Jesus in John 6 68 declaring followers have nowhere else to turn for eternal life. The line emphasizes steadfast belief amid doubt.
25 years ago checks totaling 53 096 70 will be paid to 973 Neosho County farmers as the first installment of the federal corn hog allotment program said Lester Shepard county farm agent James Criss 15 ate four pounds of canned pork and beans with cinnamon rolls and water to prove his capacity for food George Dunn a top peach grower harvested 15 bushels of mam moth White Champions from irrigated trees near Ash Grove farm theft struck a pasture near Galesburg slaughtering a steer. a church gathering at Mrs Adames home. and local band concert in Central Park concluded the day. A gas well was brought in for D W Fisher on the Albert lease northeast of town with plans for another well. Fisher sold Wilson County holdings for 30 000 after spending about 3 000. Lucy Burris returned from a month in Colorado Springs. When a woman suffers in silence it means her phone is out of order Parson Sun.
This column collects assorted notes on culture politics and society. It mentions a fancy train ad an egghead crowd a baby born at altitude Nelson Rockefeller debate over name and fan slogans a tobacco free cigarette king size wrap Las Vegas Desert Inn sale skirts length at Dior Owls study at Cornell and late nights versus sobriety.
A discussion cites statistics on American married women, noting about 41 million as of a year ago, up 11 million since 1940 and nearly 4 million since 1950. It highlights younger marriages, rising birth rates for later children, and one third of wives working, with two of five working at ages 45 to 54.
A traveler in a remote western village visits a rough tavern and notes sawdust on the floor. The bartender reveals the material is yesterday’s furniture. Witty quips follow about space travel and motel credit cards, echoing Concordia Blade and American Salesman lines.
AP News Analyst James Marlow traces Khrushchev’s rise from quiet 1953 coexisting rhetoric to a tougher line by late 1958 and 1959. The piece outlines his shift after Stalin’s death, Bulganin’s rise, Sputnik triumphs, space race boasts, and Berlin crisis ultimatums signaling he would push for power.
Friday and weekend listings for KOAM and local channels show a dense schedule of sports, Westerns, adventures, children's shows, and news programs. Notable titles include Ozzie and Harriet, Whirlybirds, Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, Lone Ranger, Dragnet, and The Rifleman along with church and movie segments across multiple stations.
Senator Lister Hill of Alabama, long seen as a liberal and former senate leader, faced a revolt from fellow liberals over blocking the Education Bill. Colleagues urged the Education Bill be moved from subcommittee to a full vote, citing urgent needs in education, labor standards, and juvenile delinquency prevention.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff roles including Ernest W. Johnson as editor and publisher and department managers for advertising news office city circulation and press. It notes publication evenings except Sunday and local circulation rates by mail for Wilson and Woodson counties with various term options.
Morse and Clark pressed Senator Hill on delaying the Education and Fair Labor Standards bills. Hill defended his stance as the subcommittee held to Senate tenure claims. The panel, prompted by the two lawmakers, reported a compromise education bill.
Par son s junior College will host Kovacs a Yugo slavian youth for two years. A friendship between Parsons women and his Yugoslavian mother grew after she thanked a Parsons woman for a postwar package. The Presbyterian Church sponsors Kovacs with underwriting from individuals and groups. His interests include electronics math and physics. He attends with community support.
Coffeyville residents face higher property taxes as the new Noel Missouri plant hires 160 to 170 workers. The valuation tax rate rises to 98.26 per 1000 from 93.96, increasing the levy for Coffeyville taxpayers.
Wichita University will stop offering home economics starting fall 1960 due to high costs and low enrollment. Students seeking instruction will be referred to Friends University across town, according to President Harry F. Corbin.
Raymond Nelson Standefer, ex-convict, pled guilty to a federal mail fraud charge in U S District Court. He ran a multi-city operation the Union Automobile Club and later the American Motorists Assn promising motorists coverage for 49 50 for two years and collected over a million dollars. Probation report pending. his police record dates to 1930s.
A planned balloon launch for cosmic ray study in Moberly Missouri was canceled as Air Force approval had not arrived. Previous tests released several balloons here last year under similar plans.
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