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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1957
Page
4
Views of the News urges Chanute drivers to stay cautious as schools reopen. The city has not recorded a traffic fatality in seven years since June 7, 1950, a record praised as safe driving but warned not to assume luck will continue.
Gene Lowther writes in the Emporia Gazette about a July flight from Emporia to Parsons over the Neosho Valley. He paints river lined farms, groves shading towns, and distant cement plants as three columns of smoke sweep the horizon. The trip lasts about 40 minutes with a head wind, 35 returning, ending with a homeward drive after a cautionary airport sign.
A column by J P H muses on inflation and happiness, Peiping visit postcards, labor parades disrupted by cars, life expectancy quirks between states, holes in ground delighting tots, auto market shares for General Motors Ford and Chrysler, polio shots versus Asiatic flu shots, medical school enrollment, Paulette Goddard’s matrimonial hopes with three previous marriages noted.
A playful exchange shows He complimenting She who boasts of a brown bread and water diet to enhance her looks. He questions the longevity of the diet and she answers indefinitely, leading to a marriage proposal.
The board of city commissioners passed an ordinance imposing a $120 annual license on local bakeries and out-of-town bakery trucks. Auction houses face a $5 per day license. The report also notes Shrine Ceremonial planning and various local notices across Chanute and surrounding areas.
A humor piece surveys departments from literature to motor cars, noting reading rooms at home and the benefits of good lighting, a pill for appetite, and practical tips on traffic, shoes, and cooking. It ends with a jokey letter about changing one’s mind.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson surveys chatter across groups. Mamie Eisenhower’s Walter Reed stay draws nurse affection and a $35 pillow. Vinson’s maneuver on a rival bill, Florida politics on race, kids at the Nature Center, and Latin American aid amendments all feature amid a sweeping mix of national concerns and press lobbying.
Dr. Crane explains that jealousy signals an inferiority complex in men like Alan Z 55 an advertising executive. The piece notes that such husbands suspect unfaithfulness due to insecurity, sometimes hiring detectives, and advises wives to restore their partner's erotic ego to ease the fears.
In St Louis Mrs Alben Barkley dismisses reports she might marry Speaker Sam Rayburn saying there is nothing to it. The report comes amid a broadcast discussion on personal conduct and rumors, followed by unrelated ad language and endorsements for a health booklet offer.
The Senate Public Works Committee convenes for what may be the final session on Arnold R. Jones nomination to be a Tennessee Valley Authority director. No action likely before Congress reconvenes in January as Republicans push for a committee vote. Senators Case Cotton and Ruckel urged moving the nomination to the full Senate.
A motorist faces a speeding charge in court but remains silent, while a quip about a wife’s opinion reflects a social gag. A professor criticizes a newborn’s name before the doctor suggests naming him Theophilus, prompting the professor’s pun.
Answers cover libel versus slander, correct pronunciation of fiasco as fee ass koh with stress on the second syllable, misspelled exstacy should be ecstasy, improvident meaning thriftless not providing for the future, and a ce word for certain ty meaning certainty.
TV listings show a dense Saturday lineup with film features and classics including Captain Gallant and Dizzy Dean, plus weather, news, and sports segments. Notable titles include Destiny, Undercurrent, and The Web alongside hourlong Westerns and variety shows.
Rayburn a 75 year old bachelor tops Chanute gossip as rumors swirl about a possible wedding with the widow of the former vice president. Mrs. Barkley dismisses the chatter, saying Rayburn is an old friend of Sen. Barkley and nothing more.
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