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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1956
Page
4
In budget hearings Col. Tom Glasscock proposes adding 100 troopers and training 25 new men every six months for two years. The plan costs about $1 million annually and would raise total troopers to 240, enabling at least one patrol car per county as Kansas faces a near 700 yearly traffic death toll.
The Tribune prints a subscriber's water plan for Chanute urging citizen ideas. He suggests drilling a 1000 to 2000 foot experimental well through salt water, casing it, and drilling deeper to find fresh water, then pumping if needed. He also proposes salt removal devices, additional lift pumps, and river dams to save piping costs. He invites further submissions.
A playful J P H column lampoons city visits and dog breeds while noting the Olympic appeal in Australia. It cites Joh Ben Gurion in Egypt, a university dorm arson, and grave highway fatalities on Christmas. A neighborhood quip ends with a child’s witty baby arrival tease.
E Lawson May humorously recalls writing gift lists like Santa. He mocks receiving unrelated items from ads and outlines what he does not want this Christmas, including face lotion, talcum powder, electric razors, and other clutter. He notes wives prefer practical gifts like hosiery and purses, and suggests listing desired items eases holiday shopping.
Dr. George Crane argues that teen bravado and sexual boasting signal inferiority not maturity. He urges teens to pursue real adulthood through earning money, public speaking, sports or clubs, and college plans, contrasting with dangerous “normal” trends such as petting, smoking, and fast cars. He advertises a 200 point test for sweetheart suitability.
Petroleum Products Co. filed incorporation papers and took title to property from H. B. Williams P. F. Mote and Frank Young. A large benefit card party is planned by Neosho County Tuberculosis and Health Assn with about forty tables booked for Friday at the Memorial building. The Holiday Ball and Card Party is set for December 29 to raise funds for the city employment fund. Popularity Queen entries were announced by Mrs. William M. Gray with eight contestants and gifts valued over 100 dollars. Also note visits by Paul Haight and Carl Hoffmans from Burlington.
Washington report details a shift in U S foreign policy under Eisenhower with a large scale global spending program aimed at the Near East Asia and Europe to recapture prestige and power. Governor Herter to lead the program with Dulles sidelined and Nixon courting isolationist Republicans.
A collection of humorous exchanges and cartoons recounting light moments in daily life. A wife plots a clever gift of cigars, travelers seek water with witty banter, and townsfolk share playful gibes about army fitness and social pretensions.
George Gunn a GREAT BEND policeman rescued four year old Greg Skelton from a burning bedroom. Gunn collapsed from smoke after reaching safety and was taken to a hospital. Mrs Velma Harris was in the home with two other children at the time.
Independence court sentenced motorist Neil Clifford to a year in county jail after the death of a passenger who had been injured. The report mentions an early U.S. census data and lists 3,929,214 inhabitants in 1790.
Local page notes December 1956 events in Chanute with short items on community happenings, civic updates, and upcoming meetings. Read as a compact snapshot of municipal activity and public notices.
Published evenings except Sunday I entered as second class matter at the post office at Chanute Kas under the act of March 3 1878. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Member of Associated Press The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper as well as all AP news dispatch ca.
Craig 38 of Cherryvale faces negligent homicide charges after a fatal crash in which his car collided with a pickup. The deceased passenger is Clarence Edward Johnsen, 39, of Independence. Craig had pleaded guilty earlier to driving while intoxicated.
A detailed TV schedule shows daytime and prime time listings with stations 4 7 12 and programs from Producer's Showcase to News and Weather. It notes time slots for shows like Captain Kangaroo The Price Is Right Search for Tomorrow Guiding Light and Edge of Night plus variety and sports segments and a Santa Visit.
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