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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1961
Page
7
In a wartime Christmas reflection ex servicemen recall past battles and the loneliness of home seeking comfort in peace and kinship. They speak of platoon as family, front line ordeals, and the rare gifts of mail and meals amid stars above battlefields.
In Humboldt area, Branch Milton Wainwright and Ernest Co Anderson were bound over for trial on third degree burglary and grand larceny in a case involving about 4500 dollars worth of furniture taken from an Overland Park home. Wainwright faces two additional grand larceny counts for clothing from a car and a refrigerator.
The freshman and sophomore classes at KSU placed fourth in the contest. Each finalist won 5 dollars sourced from the E. E. Woods memorial endowment to Kansas State University for Larry Woods, a speech major who died in World War II. Robert Works of Humboldt, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Works, graduated with honors from Humboldt High School last spring.
In his fourth Christmas message Pope John XXIII urges rulers to avoid force and to pursue equitable sharing of global wealth. He calls for those controlling the economy to balance progress with welfare and security, stressing brotherhood, forgiveness, and hope amid global tension.
Two Springfield teens will have a hearing on December 26 on a charge of armed robbery for a $50 holdup at a dairy food stand the previous night. The youths were held by the juvenile court after their arrest, and the owner of the stand, Mrs. Etta Aulick, was cited.
Local Chanute Tribune page seven reports community news and announcements from December 22 1961. Short items cover school activities church notices and city briefs with dates and local names.
A female victim was robbed and her 16 year old daughter Lenetta was held hostage for a period, details indicate a threatening confrontation and police investigation underway.
The Bureau of Mines reports a weekly drop in US petroleum stocks for the week ending December 16 with total domestic and foreign crude at 245.59 million barrels. Domestic crude fell 107 thousand barrels while foreign crude declined 987 thousand. Kansas stocks stood at 8.907 million barrels, down 339 thousand, and Oklahoma rose 144 thousand to 17.586 million.
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