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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1955
Page
4
Army engineers near a final decision on Neosho dam site as river flow dwindles. A year delay on Strawn reservoir altered by potential $10 million savings prompts urgent Congress action for winter water and flood relief. The river’s stop in winter would threaten valley towns without rapid planning and construction approval.
The El Dorado Times notes The McPherson Republican warns Kansans to keep eyes open for hidden taxes in the January budget session. It challenges the claim that twenty million dollars a year will come from severance or sales taxes, arguing sneaky taxes could bite readers with high costs and pain.
The column mocks Soviet humor and history notes, recalling Congressmen in East Berlin, Churchill, vodka as a subversive influence, Browning, calendars, and aging comforts. It contrasts old dogs with electric blankets and jokes about buying cars for cheap replacement fenders.
Clips and Quips urges bigger breakfasts before work per Wichita Eagle. Sublette Monitor hints diplomacy tops trick or treat season. Abilene Reflector Chronicle notes party life favors loud talk. Lawrence Outlook lauds women as smart, dining then rummage sales fatten old man. Jewell County Republican quotes a boy saluting the flag praising Republicans. Auguste Gazette quotes a single girl wary of men, Emporia man referenced.
A roundup of brief, varied notes from small papers. Amusing lines about shoes, a post office visit, a frightened grade school crowd, and a humorous court-damages tale from France. Peoples' quick takes reflect light local color and gossip.
Chief John F. Lindquist notes eight officers on the payroll the most in city history. He aims to deter criminals drawn from larger cities as he expands the force. Local officials also set deadlines for Christmas gift distribution and elected new Hulda Parker Chapter OFS officers.
A quirky column offers early holiday reminders about Christmas cards due timing, misaddressed mail, and card types. It advises on choosing stockings and personal items, hints at wives’ reactions, and notes mistletoe as a seasonal purchase for older men seeking courage, all with a humorous tone.
Column notes playful White House squirrels exploiting Ike’s illness era absence. Writer contrasts squirrels’ boldness with guarded staff, mentions Murray Snyder’s quip on four culprits and their relocation. Mentions Curtice, McKay, GM battle, and T. Coleman Andrews linked to a $206 million tax refund at IRS.
Dr George Crane argues Christianity is rooted in Judaism and asks readers to compare any future messiah with Jesus. He cites Isaiah’s prophecy and examples of Christian social works, urging readers to judge by fruits and preachings, then write a character sketch of a superior Messiah.
Chicago authorities widen inquiry into records of Alex Louis Greenberg a 64 year old brewer and former Capone adviser shot beside his wife after dining on the South Side. Asst State's Atty Irwin Block obtained access to records while widow Pearl and three sons in law consented hoping for clues. Relatives call the shooting a bungled robbery attempt.
The items address pronoun agreement, standard English usage, and vocabulary. 1. Replace anyone with anyone of you people thinks this is true he is wrong. 2. Guerilla is pronounced geh rill uh with stress on the second syllable. 3. Magnesia is the misspelled word among the options. 4. Gullible means easily deceived or cheated. 5. A word starting with oir meaning to surround by stratagem is circumvent.
The Associated Press reports a broad cold front pushes temperatures below freezing from Maine to Florida. Cross City Florida sees 31 degrees, Jacksonville 36, Savannah 32, with Florida generally 20 degrees cooler and Miami 51. Cold persists across most of the nation outside coastal Southeast and Gulf areas.
Authorities explored a possible second suspect in the slayings of Lebanon couple Harold and Mrs. Smith. Fillmore Young, already charged with murder twice, claimed he acted alone as Sheriff Reinhardt noted Young used we while describing acts. prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty.
Secretary of Agriculture Benson backed continuing the 5 million dollar hog purchase program to bolster pork prices but urged farmers to reduce pig production next spring. He said breeders should adjust to market demand and avoid excessive farrowing to gain from higher hog prices.
The plan targets reducing the pork surplus by paying farmers premium prices for female hogs marketed in a defined period. The policy aims to shift supply by incentivizing removal of breeding sows to tighten the market.
Elmer Kimbell, 35, faces a Monday hearing on charges he killed Clinton Melton, 33, a service station attendant. Melton, a father of four, was shot last Saturday night. Milam, his friend, owned the car used. Milam was later acquitted in the Emmett Till case.
Fredonia will host two extension schools next week announced by Lester Griffith county agricultural agent. A tax and social security session for farm families starts Monday at 1 p.m. in the Methodist Church basement led by Bill Guy Kansas State College extension specialist. A livestock school follows Friday at 1 p.m. above the International Implement store with Wendell Moyer Kansas State College livestock specialist speaking on management and feeding.
The Civil Aeronautics Board said a defective engine cylinder on an American Airlines Convair likely caused the Aug. 4 crash at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri that killed all 30 aboard. The faulty cylinder had been installed the day before the accident and was inspected by American Airlines mechanics.
Public notice lists subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties. Rates shown include mail options for one month three months six months and one year with charges in each category.
The CAB said the crew used visual checks rather than instruments during overhaul. Corrective action followed immediately after the accident. Town is noted as a leading beef cattle state with an average of 82 head per square mile.
A jumble of program titles and times lists soaps game shows and dramas across daytime and late night. Entries include Secret Storm First Love World of Mr Sweeney On Your Account and Adventures of Robin Hood among others with scattered times from morning to after midnight.
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