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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1957
Page
4
Views of the News defend State Senator Joe McDowell of Wyandotte County while endorsing a plan to build a Southeast Kansas wine industry using grapes grown in old strip coal pits. The piece notes Kansas soil and water concerns and highlights wine as a potential regional solution.
This travel sketch surveys Colombo and Galle Face Hotel in Ceylon. It notes monsoon rain, sea walls, and busy street life with ox carts and buses, describing attire, dress, and local customs. It highlights rubber and tea plantations, cool 7000-foot mountains, and elephants in the countryside as a traveler wingnut.
A rich dog fancier posted a $100 reward for his missing dog. He checked the newspaper office the next day and found only the aged janitor, who said everyone else was out searching for the dog.
A burglary at the West Main grocery resulted in losses estimated at 25 to 50 dollars for owner Arthur L. Davis, including a Christmas feast, candy, and tobacco. Nearby, brisk Christmas commerce and clear skies marked a busy Saturday with one store serving 4 100 customers.
A firsthand account of Bourbon Street in the French Quarter New Orleans detailing multiple strip tease joints. The piece notes no cover charges, onstage performances above bars, varied drink prices, mixed Dixieland bands, and late night hours from 6:30 p.m. to dawn.
Washington column summarizes the Gaither report warning the United States is on a path to second class status due to missile lag. It urges public defense education, predicts USSR ICBM megaton capability by 1959, and calls for expanded SAC reach, hardened bases, and a five year defense spend plan totaling about 20 billion dollars.
Dr Cranes advice uses a real life example Mrs Crane from Indiana applies the sandwich method to give feedback. The piece argues praise plus criticism yields better behavior and cites psychology as supporting evidence for business education and humane store practices. It concludes with how to contact Dr Crane at Hopkins Syndicate Inc Mellette Ind for booklets.
Thanksgiving Day gatherings in Eureka and Earlton feature Mr. and Mrs. George Hogan and Wesley with E C Bishop family, plus multiple regional visitors from Kansas City and Springfield. Ray McNary remains ill but improving at home as Earlton social circles report visits from McLaren, Kistler, Hollis, Clawson, Scribner, and others.
A reader asks how to stop holes and runs in baby stockings from diaper pins. Answer advises sewing a wide tape loop at the top of each stocking and threading the pin through it to extend wear.
The sentence uses correct tense and structure but the phrase we are returning same to you is awkward. Omit into and herewith and say we are returning it to you to improve flow.
The editor notes publication timing excludes Sundays and indicates second class mail status at Chanute Kansas under the March 3 1879 act. It also mentions membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
A dense listing of daytime and evening programs with multiple networks and times. Notable items include Scrappy and Krazy Kat, Price Is Right, Truth or Consequences, Love of Life, Search for Tomorrow, Garden Gate, It Could Be You, and various theatrical matinees and game shows.
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