Views of the News Taxpayer Beware
An editorial in the Kansas Government Journal criticizes a proposed tax plan from the League of Kansas Municipalities. It warns lawmakers to resist new revenue schemes until laws are enforced and assessments equalized, noting potential heavy burdens on property taxpayers and urging realistic budgeting next session.
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League of Kansas
Kansas
Kansas Government Journal
League
Advisory Committee
County Commissioners
State Tax Commission
Citizens Commission
That Day of Infamy and Other Quick Observations
A concise, period style column notes the “day of infamy” remark, questions a Congress inquiry into two lawmakers detained in East Berlin, calls the educated class eggheads, and jokes about a labor-saving device causing a coffee break delay.
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East Berlin
Byrd Remembered as Man Who Reached Far South
The speaker notes Admiral Byrd may be long remembered as the man who went farther south than anyone. He could do in two what used to take ten minutes of work, yet the national conference on education seems to have achieved little beyond renewed debate.
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Admiral Byrd
Ship by Rail Club re elected for coming year
Twenty five years ago all officers of the Ship by Rail Club were re elected to serve the coming year at the election held yesterday afternoon. G W Edgerton is president G R McGuire vice president and P N McQueen secretary treasurer. Chanute High School debate squad competed at Emporia finishing fourth in a field of eighty schools with members Bernice Anderson Walter Lapham Loren Stanton Veneta Daniels Cecil Hollenshead Joyce Rettig Arnold Levi Carl Weiner Charles Irwin Donald Anderson. Notice Automobile owners to wait until January 1 1931 to apply for tags as sale cannot occur before then O M Johnson county treasurer. Across the Back Fence: free lunch of buns and ham for shoppers Saturday noted but foresight could have added loaves and fishes. Fifty years ago James Ward and John Camac moved Ruth livery stable to Nowata Indian Territory. Charles Harkness bought three mule teams for 1800 total. Sixty three wagon loads of corn were brought to the Galesburg market Saturday.
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Ship By Rail Club
G. W. Edgerton
G. R. McGuire
P. N. McQueen
Chanute Senior High School
Max 8. Huebner
Emporia
Bernice Anderson
Walter Lapham
Loren Stanton
Veneta Daniels
Cecil Hollenshead
Joyce Rettig
Arnold Levi
Carl Weiner
Charles Irwin
Donald Anderson
James Ward
John Camac
Ruth
Nowata
Indian Territory
Grant Avenue
Charles Harkness
Howard
Galesburg
Heated debate on office temperature and warm feet
A columnist recounts a discussion about office warmth with 68 degrees as the boss’s baseline and 72 advocated by others. The piece notes cold feet affect overall comfort and mentions heating systems, rugs, and personal preferences, ending with a nod to carpeted floors and slippers.
Clips and Quips: A Savenburg Student Speaks on Debt
A Savenburg schoolboy delivered a speech on the national debt arguing that the nation faces a heavy burden for future generations. The brief remarks critiqued spending and urged prudent fiscal policy.
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Savenburg
Mixed anecdotes in a church and town life column
A humorous essay features a Chanute mother teaching her son the golden rule, parishioners reacting to sermons, and town anecdotes. Dialogues include a remark on legal tender, a mountain town mayor querying a preacher, and a movie ushers’ warning about a noisy baby.
Knight seeks GOP nomination and VP ticket in 1956 bid
California Governor Goody Knight campaigns for the presidential lead and explores a Knight McKeldin vice presidential ticket. McKeldin doubts the emissary’s claim, while New York Governor Harriman confirms a call. GOP plans include a $10 million TV drive using major ad firms, facing network resistance to political programming.
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California
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Ike
Maryland
Ted McKeldin
McKeldin
New York
Ave Harriman
Goody Knight
Republican National Committee
Congressional Campaign Committee
Citizens For Eisenhower
Madison Avenue
Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn
Selvage and Lee
Carl Byoir and Associates
J. Walter Thompson
Carl Byoir
House Committee
Selvage and
Lee
Jim Selvage
New Jersey
Clifford Case
Eisenhower
Worry Clinic Advice on Feeding an Appetite Shy Child
Dr. Crane counsels parents facing a feeding problem with a three year old girl Rita. He urges outbluff tactics at meals, avoiding coercion, and using outdoor play and mild competition to restart eating. He notes that missed meals rarely harm health and suggests social cues with other children.
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Daddy
Newspaper masthead and circulation note from Chanute issue
The Chanute edition lists Ernest W. Johnson as editor and publisher James Fehrenbach as advertising manager and notes publication schedule evenings except Sundays and post office classification under the 1879 act It also shows Associated Press affiliation and subscription rates by mail for various durations for local Allen counties subscribers and similar details.
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Ernest W. Johnson
James Fehrenbach
Mgr
Chanute
Time Out for Ginger staged by Junior Class at High School
The Junior Class presents a three act comedy Time Out for Ginger at the Senior High School auditorium on December 19 and 20 at 8 15 PM directed by Robert L Martin. Cast includes Tom Olson Karen Penner Claudette Judy Joyce McClaren Helen Dean Tim Boydston Robert Baughn Laura Ridden and others with production crew members listed.
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Ginger
Robert L. Martin
Howard Carol
Tom Olson
Karen Penner
Claudette Judy
Joyce McClaren
Helen Dean
Carol
John Boydston
Robert Baughn
Laura Rediden
Bob Byers
Mike Harris
Sharon Shively
Marilyn LaRue
Suzy McNeal
Doris Halverstadt
Susan Francis
Sandy Nicewaner
Sheila Bray
Richard Fehr
Bill Eltzholtz
Juco Players
New York
Melvin Douglas
Chicago
First Oval Office Flight by F D Roosevelt Opens Era
President Franklin D Roosevelt became the first sitting U S president to fly in an airplane marking a milestone in presidential travel as airborne diplomacy and executive reach expanded during his term.
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F. D. Roosevelt
U. S
Russia and America Have Super A Boms
Kansas City reports atomic scientist Dr. Ralph E. Lapp says Russia and the United States possess super weapons of equal power. He criticizes the AEC for downplaying Russia’s test as smaller than America's hydrogen bomb and cites Tokyo meteorological lab analyses of radioactive dust supporting similar results.
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Kansas City
Russia
United States
Ralph E. Lapp
Atomic Energy Commission
America
Tokyo
Central Meteorological Laboratory
Lapp
U. S
City Buses Boycotted Bullet Misses Driver
A bullet narrowly missed a Montgomery bus driver H A Burks and his family as shootings noted during a bus boycott that began last Monday. A side window was broken near the driver while his wife and two children were aboard. Police reported two shots had been fired.
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Montgomery
Ala
H. A. Burks
Burks
Bus Shooting Report Ties to Rosa Parks Segregation Boycott
The Chanute Tribune reports a bus shooting after a driver saw six flashes near a street corner. The boycott over segregation stems from Rosa Parks arrest last week for refusing to sit in the segregated rear section and her appeal of a $14 fine.
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Are
Rosa Parks
Publisher-Broadcaster Cleared of Red Charge
Edward Lamb of Toledo Ohio was cleared by a government examiner of involvement in Communist activities. He must wait 40 days to learn if his Erie Pennsylvania television station WICU can have its license renewed.
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Washington
Edward Lamb
Toledo, Ohio
Erie
Correcting Common Grammar and Vocabulary Errors
The exercise answers five questions: 1 change to He wants you and me to come into the house. 2 archaic pronounced ahr kay ik with emphasis on the second syllable. 3 misprint is meneal. correct menial. 4 quixotic means romantic to extravagance. 5 sup prefix word meaning haughty is supercilious. The Tribune item presents a brief Q&A style.
Television Log Highlights for Thursday Schedule
The page lists a dense April style TV guide with times and programs across stations KOTV KOAM KOAM TV and others. Entries include Dragnet The Doctors World Theater Love of Life Guiding Light and various matinees and talk shows with time blocks from early morning to late evening.
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