Santa Fe and SP seek control of Western Pacific railroad
Editorial notes Santa Fe and Southern Pacific both aim to gain ownership of Western Pacific stock. It argues railroads appear financially strong, questions the public benefit, and asserts the case tests federal interest in maintaining competition versus allowing bigger consolidations. Western Pacific opposes SP bid. WP offers north to Portland and east to Salt Lake City with Rio Grande.
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Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Western Pacific Railroad
Western Pacific
San Francisco
W. P
Portland
Salt Lake City
Denver & Rio Grande
Denver
S. P
Figures Lie About November Unemployment in America
The article argues that unemployment figures mislead when viewed alone. It notes over four million jobless and 6.3 percent of the workforce idle in November, compares with the UK and West Germany, and warns that context and percentages matter due to population, industry, and inflation factors.
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United Kingdom
West Germany
Daily Bible Verse Scoops and Light Quips
A compact page notes Galatians 6 10 as a call to do good to all. It typos a venturous quip While shepherds washed their socks by night. It also cites a mother remark I didn't raise a boy to be a bartender reflecting on wary career choices.
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Manhattan Mercury
Wellington News
Wry News Snippet on Space, Names, and 1960s Jots
A humorous montage notes Russians sending dogs to space and questions how a dog lifts a leg in orbit. It mentions Eisenhower memorials and a proposed golf course, worldly nicknames for Santa, heaven humor, a New Year robin goal, gadget gifts, a dim cabinet prospect, Vatican Havana strains, and Cuba Fidel Rome burns.
Whimsical Clips From Small-Town Newspapers
A collage of light humor and quips from rural papers. Anecdotes include dress shortages for girls, cautions about getting excited before knowing details, a story about an 80 year old man who abstains from smoke drink and profanity, a tombstone epitaph joke, and a brief note about a Christmas chorus boy.
Benedict Visitors and Local Scout Opossum Hunt
Mr and Mrs G E Cauble and Mrs Homer Swiler visited Benedict relatives including C E Cau ble and Mrs Swilers daughter Mrs Ralph Ruggles and family. Odell Herron led Christian church Scout troop on an annual opossum hunt at Big Creek with Bill Crane Gerald Jordan Guy Esten Charles Elsten Robert Siler Tommy Smith Junior Smith Alfred Jones, led by Carl E Jones and Earl Young. Barbara Koch first high school rifle club member to hit five bulls eyes, club directed by Mary Roy and Charles Yoos. E P Bodle and B W McFarlane attended Gas Belt Brick Makers Association meeting in Independence. S S Osborn Chanute and Joe Knoche of Kansas City sold gas property near Chanute to eastern capitalists. sale includes leases on 928 acres, four wells, 542 miles of 55s gas main, and gas sale contract to Portland Gas and Pipe Line Co.
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Odell Herron
Christian Church Scout Troop
Big Creek
Bill Crane
Gerald Jordan
Guy Esten
Charles Elsten
Robert Siler
Tommy Smith
Junior Smith
Alfred Jones
Carl E. Jones
Earl Young
Herron
Barbara Koch
Norman Koch
N. Steuben
Mary Roy
Charles Yoos
Miss Koch
Lacey Burris
Miss Burris
Sarah Ellen Freidline
E. P. Bodle
B. W. McFarlane
Independence
Gas Belt Brick Makers Association
S. S. Osborn
Chanute
Joe Knoche
Kansas City
Eastern Capitalists
Osborn
Portland Gas and Pipe Line Company
New President Kennedy Faces Changes and Challenges
James Marlow profiles John F. Kennedy's looming tasks as he inherits a world of rapid, disruptive change. The piece contrasts Eisenhower’s era with Kennedy’s upcoming presidency, noting decolonization, shifting warfare, and rising Cold War tensions across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, plus ongoing regional instabilities and Cuba.
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John Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Eisenhower
West
Soviet Union
Korea
United States
Indochina
Congo
Laos
Algeria
Cuba
Latin America
Television Log for Dec 16 1960 Chanute Tribune
Program grid lists daytime and evening airings across multiple stations with titles such as Western Movie Here We Live Blue Bennett Bowl and Mr District Attorney. Schedule includes Cartoon Carnival Today on the Farm Lassie Perry Mason Dana Reed and Gunsmoke among others with dates December 16 1960.
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Chanute Tribune
Camera Three
New Horizons
Wdaf-Tv
Roberts
Captain Gallant
Wild Bill Hickock
Chet Huntley
Buddy
Dennis the Menace
Joe Palocka
Ed Sullivan
Tab Hunter
Jon Gnagy
Donna Reed
Dinah Shore
Shari Lewis
GE Theatre
the Islanders
Liberty Bow
Christian Science Dawn
Benson Is Most Traveled Of Eisenhower's Cabinet
Secretary Benson, not Herter, led travel among Eisenhower aides visiting 42 countries since 1955. His family accompanied him on voyages costing taxpayers about 181,444.45, with trips to Tokyo, Paris, Madrid, Moscow, and Latin America, amid praise for American influence and foreign trade outreach.
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Herter
Benson
Bensons
Paris
Rome
Madrid
Moscow
Athens
Cairo
Hong Kong
Tokyo
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Fijis
Kennedy
China
Japan
Ike
Latin America
Reed
Bonnie
May
Russia
Beverly
Roosevelt
Tuberculosis as Health Menace and X Ray Guidance
A health guidance column discusses TB as a persistent threat, stressing routine chest X rays for exposed individuals and family risk assessment. It advises low exposure imaging, outlines monitoring intervals, and notes TB can affect bones such as the heel via osteomyelitis-like presentations.
Chanute Tribune Publisher and circulation details
The Chanute Tribune of Highland Chanute Kansas lists publisher Dwight McCreight and department managers James Sheridan, Dwight Wallingford, Fay Cippine, and Dorsey Osborn. It notes postal and circulation figures, associate press usage, and subscription rates by mail in Kansas and nearby counties with tax details.
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Chanute Tribune
Highland
Chanute
Kas
Chanute Publishing
Dwight McCreight
James ©. Sheridan
Dwight Wallingford
Fay Cippine
T 6
Viard
Dorsey Osborn
Press
Neosho Allen
Wilson
Woodsor
Kansas
Rough Time for Suburbanites With Snow Blocking Passes
New York AP report profiles Ronald Halfacre, a suburbanite facing a brutal commute in winter. It chronicles his two to three hour trek to work, layering to endure freezing temps, and the long journey from home to office with frigid, humorous detail.
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Hal Boyle
New York
America
Ronald Halfacre
U.S
Daniel Boone Himsel
Ronald
Army
20Th Century Pioneer
Care hints on heel pain and rubella note
The text suggests managing heel pain through weight reduction and cushioning the heel, noting bursitis as a possible injury. It also clarifies that German measles and rubella are the same condition, advising reassurance on this point.
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J.L
Diabetes The Sneaky Disease booklet offer
Encourages readers to request Dr. Molner’s booklet Diabetes- The Sneaky Disease. Instructs to send a long self addressed stamped envelope and 25 cents to cover handling, addressed to Dr. Molner care of Box 158 Dundee Illinois.
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Dr. Molner
Dundee
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Israel Joins United Nations in May 1949
Israel became a member of the United Nations in May 1949, marking its entry into the world body after decades of conflict and statehood. The historic admission followed diplomatic efforts and recognition by member states, establishing Israel as the 59th UN member.
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Israel
United Nations
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