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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1959
Page
3
In a travel influenced tale the narrator contrasts a live Koala with a teddy bear. A seat mate, a toy maker, accompanies the narrator high above the ground on a commercial airliner.
In Him we live and move and have our being from Acts 17 23. This concise verse reflects on divine presence guiding life and purpose within creation. It reminds readers to seek meaning through faith and alignment with God.
A mosaic of notes and quirks on taxes for atheists housing, aging populations, perfume sales, cricket trivia, Rockefeller praise, a shopper neighbor, nickel tablets, flag stars rising to 50, and labor secretary praise for steel strike coverage.
A toy maker reveals koala likenesses made from kangaroo hides in Hawaii and sold in West Coast airports. Australia guards the live animal, but kangaroo skins move to Hawaii where finished bears reach eager markets. The venture tackles limited supply as demand grows. EB. J.
A montage of humorous snippets and quips from Emporia Gazette and other papers. Jokes touch on idioms, gardening slang, and barroom misfires, with lines about a neighbor’s house, top soil myths, and a Capitol roof leak sparking mop work.
The Kiwanis Club wrapped a two week country visit with a dinner at Friends Lutheran in Savenburg then heard Dr Paul M. Dawson. RB Reeves of Chanute reports two new municipal pools at Oswego and Carthage, Mo. Notables include anniversary celebrations, a Lopeman reunion, and plans for two Main Street business buildings. A rainbow trout shipment for Danville Creek is planned with bass and crappie from Pratt hatchery sought.
James Marlow argues the Soviet Union and Red China seek global domination through aggression and subversion. He warns the West must accept limited peace as only a temporary outcome while Khrushchev and Eisenhower may meet for talks. The Senate committee backs the view of a relentless Soviet aim.
Speaker Sam Rayburn vented anger after learning Hawaii delegate Jack Burns was not invited to the White House for the statehood proclamation signing. Burns urged Rayburn to attend, stressing Burns’ pivotal role in Hawaii’s statehood effort. Rayburn initially refused the presidential pen, then accepted it to give to Burns after all.
Erratic OCR fragment outlines newspaper staff roles and publication details for The Chanute Tribune 1919 from Chanute Kansas. Includes department heads and office locations, publishing schedule, and Associated Press affiliation with subscription pricing garbled.
Buffalo residents vote to hold the annual Homecoming on September 26 at City Hall. Committees named for bands parade races concessions evening program team pulling donations with members including Gene Hickey M F E Me Gregor Max Deets Bill Landrith Ed Bowman Mrs George Cox Kate Childs Mrs Lloyd Krepps and Mrs Tony Richards.
A dense listing surveys KOAM Channel 7 and others with program times from morning to late night. Shows include Truth or Consequences, The Guiding Light, Captain Kangaroo, Looney Toons, The Price Is Right, Love of Life, and many Westerns and game shows.
States faced reduced budgets in 1959 with deficits looming as fiscal conditions shifted from a rosy outlook in 1957 to tighter funds. The Tax Foundation reports 111 major changes across 38 states, including tax increases and new levies, as counties seek to balance budgets amid rising costs and demand for services.
Legal notices list two hearings in Erie Kansas. Hazel Rhodes seeks probate of Hattie Reynolds will dated March 6 1959 and appointment as executrix without bond. Clifford R Holman seeks final settlement of Anna Holman estate and heir assignment. Court dates set for September and September 18 1949.
The text notes a repeal in Kansas of the oil and gas severance tax after it was ruled unconstitutional. It mentions reduced rates ordered by Louisiana on pariMutuel pools Montana on corporate income Oregon on public utilities and on some manufacturer's equipment.
Augusta Kan AP firemen abandon efforts to extinguish a 55000 barrel crude oil tank fire started by lightning. The blaze threatened 11 other tanks at the Socony Mobil tank farm near Augusta for a time. Officials estimate losses around 225000 dollars.
Twenty seven Westminster College faculty members swap textbooks for work clothes and brooms to cover for striking maintenance staff seeking Teamsters Local 774 recognition. President Davidson joins in mowing and supervising as others handle moving furniture and cleaning dorms on campus. A Japan railways sign update noted in the same report.
A Knute Rockne memorial will be built on the Kansas Turnpike six miles from the crash site where Notre Dame coach and seven others died. The monument commemorates the 28th anniversary of the accident.
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