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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1960
Page
4
The piece notes rapid changes in daily life as progress with new gadgets like hibachis replacing electric appliances and luxury cars with rear doors opening from the front. It observes scooter owners occupying car spots and suggests youths prefer horses over cars, asserting progress brings extremes.
A Bible verse from Psalm 69 30 is cited to praise God with song and thanksgiving while a local Woods County Oklahoma Enterprise item mentions shaving bumps from pickles. The note suggests advance publicity for the related event.
Adelaide M. Lewis urges city residents to back the 1961 Centennial project. Appointed promoters will recruit helpers, organize pageants and pioneer teas, and mount window displays from historic articles. Cooperation between groups aims to stage a memorable celebration on Main Street.
A local geezer tests friends on Lumumba with odd guesses about a juke box record a back pain and a horse name. Meanwhile a city nightlifer soaks her strapless gown in coffee to keep it up all night.
A collection of light quotes from Tribune Files and notices in small papers, including jokes about lawyers, taxes, generations, and daily life. It mirrors humor and civic chatter across Lebanon Times Hoxie Sentinel Clark County Clipper and related papers with brief witty lines and hints of local concerns.
The Junior class at Senior high school announces leading roles for next Friday night. Thelma Johnson and Bryce Benedict will headline the annual class play. In other social notes Mr and Mrs W W Bass hosted a faculty party at 812 S Evergreen with many faculty members attending. Auxiliary items list visits and community events including Chanute Aerie Eagles officers elected for the coming year.
A fragmentary column blends quirky ideas on beer packaging with social asides. It mentions pretzel dough containers for beer, a first date ride home, and a Caesarean birth joke by a high school girl. It cites British scientists on male redundancy and Goldwater quips about fraternities.
Soviet activities in Africa and Moscow pressure on leaders threaten the United Nations, risking a weakened body and possible regional upheaval. The Kremlin courts Nasser, Algeria, Ghana, and Guinea to undermine Western influence, while African leaders seek power amid Cold War rivalries.
In Washington D C Michael Mahoney age 3 grandson of Florence Mahoney visits the president elect Caroline Kennedy and learns about steering a new car while economic notes alert to rising U S direct investments abroad and the impact on exports. Military families may be shifted back to the United States to ease dollar strain as commerce foresees trillions in foreign investments and tax dynamics.
American investors increasingly move dollars abroad to buy foreign stocks and bonds as brokers set up overseas branches. The NYSE lists multiple foreign issues, but many markets restrict direct U.S. trading and require local brokers. Currency exchange limits and withdrawal rules remain hurdles though England Germany and Italy have eased these curbs.
Chanute Tribune Chanute Kansas publisher Dwight McCreight department managers James Sheridan advertising Dwight Wallingford news Fay Clopine city circulation C Ward mechanical Dorsey Osborn press published evenings except Sunday entering 3 second class matter at Chanute post office under March 3 1879 with Associated Press membership and audit bureau circulations subscription rates by mail in Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties and Kansas outside four counties year 8.00 four times monthly 4.50 six months 2.50 one month 1.00 sales tax indicated
TV schedule fragment for Friday to Sunday December 9 to 11 lists KOAM KODE KOTV WDAF and others with multiple show titles. Highlights include Cartoon Carnival Sunset Strip Detective KOTV Western Twilight Zone Eyewitness to History Big Picture Coronado Travel Time Weather News Teen Hop Mr. Wizard This Is the Life Law and Mr. Jones Western Adventures in Paradise Saturday Matinee Jack Paar Basketball Movie Go Getter Bowling Stars District Attorney Captain Gallant Amateur Hour GE College Bowl Community Jammoree Wild Bill Hickock Wizard of Oz Today on the Farm Saturday Prom Walt Disney Rocky and His Friends Maverick Death Valley Days Serenaders National Velvet Cartoon Carnival News weather sports Ed Sullivan Joe Palooka Ozzie and Harriet Tab Hunter Life of Riley Polka Parade Dinah Shore Cartoon Time Sportsman's Friend GE Theatre Perry Mason Jack Benny Shari Lewis Show Bonanza Loretta Young Captain Kangaroo Donna Reed Candid Camera King Leonardo Checkmate What's My Line Deputy This Is Your Life Fury Grand Jury Magic Land Have Gun Will Travel News Lone Ranger Gunsmoke Mighty Mouse Roaring Twenties Islanders Sky King Two Faces West Wrestling True Story Pony Express People Are Funny Tales of the Vikings Port of Hell Sword of Venus
Washington reports the United States bought 300 million dollars in bullion from the International Monetary Fund to raise its gold reserves. The IMF sold gold to obtain dollars for short term Treasuries, lifting U S supply from 17.882 to above 18.177 billion. Foreign buyers had totaled about 1.4 billion since June, prompting concerns of a gold run.
Rutherford L. Ellis of the American Cancer Society says a leukemia cure is possible in one to five years. Ellis, an Atlanta insurance executive, spoke in Dallas at a press interview Thursday night about the first major breakthrough likely to come in leukemia.
The report notes a shift in buying behavior, with highly sophisticated American traders previously dominating activity, while more recent purchases come from less sophisticated buyers. This change signals evolving market dynamics and the spreading influence of American traders in the sector.
HOLLYWOOD AP Red Skelton will undergo major surgery Monday for correction of a diaphragmatic hernia. The procedure aims to relieve the condition affecting his breathing and health as details remain limited.
Multiple legal notices from Neosho County Kansas. Sheriff to auction real estate December 21 1940 at Erie courthouse at 10 am. Property: S 1/2 of SW 1/4 Section 22 30S 20E. Also probate hearing for Claudia A Nation estate set for December 21 1960 in Erie with administrator Richard L Ashley filing final accounts and requesting heirs determination.
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