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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1962
Page
4
A Tribune item notes drive by mail drops near the east post office box cause comic chaos. Citizens park in various ways to drop letters, prompting jokes and proposals to relocate or redesign the box for easier use.
A special Chamber of Commerce committee named to study the monument proposes erecting a memorial for Octave Chanute after whom the city is named. The panel includes George Pfundstein Roy McCune and Charles F Jones.
A brief devotional note invites readers to pray for the spread of divine word and for its clear teaching to reach hearts, citing II Thessalonians 3:1 as a guiding verse. The message emphasizes faith, reflection, and uplift for the community.
Anthony J. Celebrezze, elected mayor of Cleveland five times, explains his success through proximity to voters, honest administration, and progressive policies. He outlines redevelopment near Lakeside and Ninth, predicting major tax increases from new office and apartment projects. He notes Americans seek modern urban living and faster transport as Cleveland renovates.
The Chanute Tribune is published in Chanute Kansas by Chanute Publishing Company with Dwight McCreight as publisher and department managers and staff listed. It notes publication as evenings except Sunday and second class mail status with subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and outside four counties, detailing yearly and half year pricing.
A collection of humorous items from multiple papers. The Army chaffs about ditching trays for dishes and bread pudding with sauerkraut. A Kansas University visit note jokes about multilingual mix. A clerk and customer tease about a college son and a convertible. A Teamster quip links Christmas taxes to a Tobacco Road wardrobe.
From To Your Good Health, Dr. Molner explains that prostate enlargement does not imply cancer, surgery can prolong life when urgent, and that fear of surgery is often exploited by advertisers. He advises on cancer detection timing, sex relations after gland removal, and urges careful decision making rather than avoidance.
John H. Doub of Walnut Kansas invented and marketed one of the first automatic clothes washers known as Doub’s Family Washer. A carpenter and cabinet maker, he built a tub and dasher device sold in the late 1800s with flexible trade, even accepting pigs or poultry as payment. The plant once employed six, later sold, and Doub pursued other ideas such as a clothes dryer but with limited success. Some original washers still exist as antiques or novelty planters.
Editor note introduces George F. Eisele Jr a Kansas State graduate and IFYE delegate sharing experiences in Argentina from October to April He describes his role in the Kansas Extension Service 4 H program and his observations on local traffic customs and driving practices during his stay in Argentina.
Daily station rundown lists early morning broadcasts from KOTV KODE TV WDAF and KOAM. Highlights include College of the Art and Continental Classroom programs with a noted 6:30 start and a 12 15 p m block.
A traveler notes Buenos Aires traffic at night uses lights only at crossings, with few traffic signals yet low fatality due to slower speeds. Old cars from 1908 to 1925, Model A and T common, and highways are dirt with limited modern roads. The city plans rapid highway expansion while horse carts fade out.
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