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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1955
Page
4
Views of the News contrasts Italian innovation with American focus on advanced tech. It highlights a revolutionary Italian motor shoe with a rubber spur aiding accelerator use and argues for practical urban footwear suited to the 40 hour work life.
Four years after a tariff rise, American bike makers cut output from a 1948 peak of 2.8 million to 1.7 million and 36 percent fewer workers. Foreign imports rose to 41 percent of the market while domestic share fell from 39 to 11 percent earlier, yielding a Pyrrhic victory for protectionists.
John Eklund of Rt. 1 asks The Tribune to share facts on consolidation and school buildings, junking options for others, and bus costs. He notes farmers cannot bear higher taxes without price support and urges clear information before any decision. He mentions Benedict as a nearby option and questions bus and driver expenditures versus teacher salaries.
Senator George of Georgia aged 78 announces for re election under the slogan Let George keep on doing it He once backed mandatory retirement for Supreme Court justices at 70 The column mixes political notes and social quips about stock sales gift ties and Iceland travel.
Congress approves a measure authorizing grandfathers to wear service stripes. The law clarifies eligibility and sets wearing standards for veterans and relatives honoring prior service.
Uncle Zeb jokes about paying for a Model T and a half billion foundation. The Arkansas City Traveler notes a man who feels like a lost dog when away from home. The Augusta Gazette mocks long chats about psychic ether and chit-chat, preferring to bail out.
Twenty five years ago police pursued a 1927 Buick coupe owned by L. R. Bair stolen from a Highland parking spot. The thief passed through Leanna with the car tracked to Hiattville. A separate vehicle stolen from Kenneth Locke was found abandoned in town. W. C. Penfield announced retirement as district manager and planned to run for mayor. Across the Back Fence notes a Chanute woman moving to Oklahoma to test mistletoe superstition. Ellen Bristow returns to work after diphtheria confinement. John McCall is among 22 applicants for Kansas Bar exams in Topeka on January 19.
A nostalgic column looks back at 1955 with humorous regrets about driving missteps non smoking efforts morning alarms and DIY bathroom fixes. The writer muses on what they would change including golf yard work overspending and wiser stock choices while noting the year’s idiosyncrasies.
Senator Kefauver discussed with Senate colleagues the idea of appointing special Senate counsel to investigate the Dixon-Yates deal and related conflicts of interest. He cites Brownell’s alleged failures and past precedents, including Brandeis and Rob erts, as justification for bypassing the Justice Department in this probe.
Dr George W Crane offers guidance for parents of a 12 year old boy with slow reading and inferiority. He suggests home tutoring using comic books, two person chores, flash cards, and a game like approach to rebuild self esteem and reading ability within weeks. He promotes keeping tutoring light and rewarding to boost ego and interest in school. He mentions his booklet How to Tutor Your Child at Home for further advice.
A booklet offered by Dr. Crane through the Hopkins Syndicate Inc. Mellott Indiana promises to influence a child’s future career for twenty cents and a turn envelope. Readers are instructed to write for information and specify the matter of interest.
Global briefs report an intense yellow jaundice outbreak in New Delhi with more than 20 deaths in the past week and over 100 hospital visits. Medical teams conduct house to house checks as the city faces a regional health emergency.
The Chanute Tribune lists subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties and outside areas. Details include monthly and annual prices and mail delivery options.
Fishermen and sailors are missing after a storm that lashed the sea with sixty five mile per hour gusts. crews of craft were reported caught in the tempest off Algiers as nationalist tensions escalate with renewed calls for higher measures.
The Chanute Tribune reports on January 2 violent incidents in French Algeria during parliamentary voting in France. Guerrilla clashes reach five more dead as rebels kidnap four people and French forces seize 25 Algerians in a bloody North African territory.
Apparent low bid of 1 626 225 from Martin K Eby Construction Co Wichita for 126 Army housing units at Ft Riley. Government estimate 1 691 993 Col E C Adams Army district engineer said.
A fragmented TV schedule lists 7:40 pm and 7:00 pm slots with programs such as Dragnet Ford Theatre and George Gobel Show. It names KOAM TV channels and a string of afternoon and evening airings including Bright Days Pinky Lee News Caravan Buckskin Billy Smith and Superman with times ranging from 2:30 pm to 10:50 pm.
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