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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1957
Page
4
The article calculates that a student’s 14 year education costs taxpayers $4 054, distributed as $1 812 by the school district $1 158 by the state and $1 084 by the county. It compares education cost to a medium weight chrome trimmed car and notes lifelong implications.
The text notes Governor Docking questioned the turnpike route saying it should have been closer to this area yet he concedes traffic is heaviest where planned. It accuses him of criticizing management while his appointees supported it, implying his remarks were not backed by action.
The author describes Manila as familiar yet distinct, noting English as the official language and a street scene like Havana. Landmarks include Luneta, Manila Bay, Cavite base, Corrigidor ruins, Bataan, the old walled city, the Philippine White House, Santa Tomas University, and wartime memories of internment. Jeepneys dominate local transport in vivid multi color styles.
A collection of short items by E Lawson May critiques deer hunting risks, media image of stars, and social frictions. The writer laments violence in hunting and calls for modesty in appearances while reflecting on civic effort and generational changes.
A vivid corner of urban myth recalls drivers driven by madmen, ignoring traffic rules, offering rides at trivial cost. Travelers beware of pickpockets aboard these dubious conveyances as they whisk you to unknown destinations.
Twenty five years later the city plans extensive grading for Memorial Lawn cemetery south of Elmwood with pools driveways and land leveling. Neosho County hikes relief funds to 14308 for projects including Erie Walnut road bridge water main county farm street resurfacing ditch cleaning and park drainage at St Paul. KU track captain Richard Priest visited from Lawrence.
The statement notes that the complexes have become so intricate that items are discarded into the wastebasket. It highlights organizational challenges and calls attention to inefficient handling of materials. Additional context is not provided.
A local man says his wife is wonderful and she agrees it’s mutual in a light column. The Augusta Gazette notes gossip can harm more than careless runners. A gold brick glints just before you swipe it. The fisherman who boasted about last summer’s catch now recounts new tall tales.
A collection of witty lines and limericks from several small papers notes humor and social quips. One item jokes about daylight smuggling past a rooster while another quip ponders labor saving devices. A brief exchange about a mistaken wife dowtown adds a punchline.
Navy initially refused to accept a nose cone developed by Dr. Edward Condon after a loyalty investigation influenced by Richard Nixon. Condon later regained clearance and the Navy finally accepted the cone, which became the basis for present day missiles.
Dr Crane argues grandparents should favor books and reading games as gifts for children to foster a love of reading and future college aspirations. He highlights classics illustrated series, biographies, and Bible story books, noting how reading supports language skills and morals while suggesting a typewriter and dictionary for teens.
The Governmental Research Center at the University of Kansas finds city operated utilities in nine Kansas first class cities from 1953 to 1955 can create surpluses transferred to general funds to lower property tax rates. Coffeyville's power plant funding covered 38 percent of its general operation budget while hospitals generally ran deficits.
The study shows Coffeyville derives 76 percent of receipts from sales and services while Lawrence gets 53 percent. Atchison and Hutchinson rely little on these sources, with less than 4 percent and 16 percent respectively. Property tax remains the largest revenue source at 36 percent, with sales and charges at 35 percent and state payments at 11 percent.
Local section notes municipal funding details including parking meter receipts and pension payments. Mentions city funds invested in bonds and emergency borrowing. Also states Borger Texas hosts over half of the world’s carbon black production with a population of about 10,018.
A dense listing of television airings across the day including Climas and Groucho Marx at 7 12 pm, Dragnet Tenn Ernie Ward and Playhouse 90 at 9, Lux Show at 11 30 am, Big Payoff Matinee Theatre Studio Kitchen Verdict Is Yours Brighter Day Queen for a Day and other programs. The page lists multiple time slots and program titles with cryptic formatting.
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