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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1956
Page
4
The Tribune reports on Kansas speed law sentiment from over 100 interviews. Voters favor daytime 65 and nighttime 55 speed limits with a 40 mph minimum to curb highway slaughter. They acknowledge widespread speeding elsewhere but remain hopeful speed limits will improve safety.
The article urges placing two divisive measures on the ballot. It argues right to work, opposed by Governor-elect Docking, should go to a statewide referendum. It also suggests the severance tax, long debated, be decided by voters who mostly do not own oil or gas wells.
A reflective column by J. P. H. ponders political fortunes after elections and public mood. It notes aging voters, idle lines at stations, and shifting demographics while mocking postwar politics and the idea of a future female president.
An American journalist describes how British divorces, often granted swiftly, hinge on statutory adultery. Courtrooms rely on hotel registers and scandal photography, with high profile cases like Anthony Eden cited as examples of divorce-driven social shifts.
Twenty five years ago proposed sites in this division for a state highway department warehouse and shop were inspected by highway director Guy T Helvering commissioner Carl V Rice and engineer W V Buck Erie Jay Kyle of Erie son of Mr and Mrs P W Kyle named private secretary to Congressman W P Lambertson of the first district Mrs Lizzie Fackler of near Earlton received treatment for a broken needle fragment in her hand at a local physician's office Baptism at Centerville was postponed due to high water The Business and Professional Women's Club plans its annual Christmas party for Wednesday night December 16 Mary Ryan will chair the entertainment committee and Mrs Roy S Gibson chairs the decorating committee The Stark area notes that bad roads kept many locals from disturbing Hollis Dunham and his bride during their homecoming celebration
In a playful exchange Clarice notes Gaybird’s wife suing another woman for alienation of affections reveals she values his affections at $100,000. The banter then veers to absurd homely ideas like crossing electric blankets with toasters and popping people from bed.
A Washington column links Irv Swanson and his wife to past Bramblett salary kickbacks and notes their current roles with the U S delegation to the Inter Parliament Union in Bangkok. The piece also reports a nationwide drive by cleaners to aid Hungarian refugees, with New Jersey and North Carolina groups offering free services.
Dr George W Crane presents a dehydration diet that he claims can extend a day from 24 to 25 hours by reducing calories to 1200 for men and 800 for women and cutting fluids. The case study features Bert G a 41-year-old executive who loses weight and wakes earlier as his body clears waste and adjusts sleep.
A 39 year study from 1915 to 1953 by the University of Kansas Governmental Research Center shows public welfare costs in Kansas rising since 1937. Welfare outlays grew from 4.39 million in 1938 to 39.20 million in 1953, with local distributions rising from 3.61 million in 1938 to 30.17 million in 1953, and state aid shares increasing from 30 to 50 percent.
Chanute Tribune records publishing details for Chanute Kansas with staff roles and AP affiliation. It lists subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson Counties and outside the four-county area with monthly and multi month prices.
A city ordinance requires stray animals to be booked and sold at auction if not claimed within five days, with Hampshire noted as an example of the vague wording.
A 200 pound hog was docketed at Little Rock Police Headquarters under law enforcement procedures. The case paperwork indicates the animal was seized and will be processed following standard legal steps.
The listing outlines a dense TV timetable with programs from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. including Disneyland Wyatt Earp Highway Patrol Millionaire Ford Theatre I ve Got a Secret This Is Your Life U S Steel Hour Twenty One and more across CBS NBC and independent slots.
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