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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1960
Page
4
The Tribune presents the city commissioners’ report in simple form to show how Chanute uses money and how utilities support lower taxes. The four center pages contain pictures and figures, with extra copies available at the paper office.
Pocketbook curiosity rises as Kansas circulars advertise lower liquor prices from a Missouri chain druggist. The prices show substantial markups in Kansas due to government control. The piece argues price ceilings lower competition and raise wholesale margins for Kansas sellers.
A collage of witty lines from small papers like the Atchison Globe and Hays News hints at communal humor. One item notes a race horse drawing crowds, while 4H fair pigs draw attention and a lively exchange over leave shows a sergeant and private in a playful mix.
Tribune notes the Brady Shoe Store will relocate from 3 E Main to new quarters in the Mercantile building after Christmas. Also dated items cover Mrs. T J Sparks birthday party at 810 S Malcolm with many relatives and friends in attendance. Fifty years prior J J Gaughan visits Roswell and Brazil plans listed for Canton Chanute ICCF candidates.
President elect Kennedy nominates Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams as assistant secretary of state for Africa. The Congo crisis and Soviet influence loom large as Nigeria and Ghana vie for leadership, with independence movements pressing forward and Western powers seeking stable paths forward.
Washington report details a high stakes clash among Phillips Petroleum Union Oil and Gulf Oil. It notes Clark Clifford’s influence on President-elect Kennedy, Phillips stock purchases, and Gulf Oil’s ownership stake while outlining ties to Mellon and Nixon era benefits.
The Chanute Tribune publisher Chanute Publishing Company headed by Dwight McCreight lists staff including James E. Sheridan and Dwight Wallingford with circulation and printing details. It notes postage, printing terms, and Associated Press affiliation and outlines subscription rates by mail in Kansas and surrounding counties with tax and duration options.
Chicago AP Dispatch reports Republican national chairman Thruston B Morton guides investigations of vote fraud amid a city and county ballot recount. Nixon gains noted in early precinct tallies while Kennedy holds an 8 849 vote statewide margin. Illinois Electoral Board may delay certification. Stratton chairs board. Also Switzerland maintains a 600 000 strong reserve army ready for mobilization.
A dense schedule fragment lists KOAM KODE KOTV and WDAF stations with extensive Saturday Sunday time blocks. Notable items include prime time lineups featuring Gunsmoke and Perry Mason, plus cartoons, Westerns, travel and sports programming across multiple networks.
Humboldt area notes cover United Presbyterian plans for a mission study course in March and two short term Bible and prayer courses in January and February. Rev. Robert E. Osborne outlines details to be approved by session. Also reported are PTA executive meeting actions, holiday decorations, BYF skating party at Humboldt schools, guest minister Rev. Jim Eckles, visits by area residents, Venus Rebekah lodge officers, a Dec. 10 soup supper, and a note on the U. S. $100000 bill with Woodrow Wilson portrait.
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