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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1956
Page
5
Christian church Dorcas class will meet with Mrs Emmet Bolze at 2058 Lafayette Tuesday afternoon.
Memorial Hospital patient movements include Admittances Saturday and Sunday with names such as Mrs. Leslie L Crow Enfield Camm and Mrs Cecilia Hight along with surgical and medical notes. Dismissals Sunday and today list individuals including Eugene Evans L R Fillman and Mrs Guy Sell with births and recent moves noted plus numerous property transfers and deeds recorded by Lola Abstract Co.
Jay Taylor president of the American National Cattlemen's Association warned at the opening of the association's annual convention in New Orleans that every cattle price support plan risks hurting the industry. He called support-control programs a denial of liberty and enterprise and likened them to a dam on the Mississippi River unable to stop the ongoing flow.
4 H Club High Prairie Pioneers distributed record books graded good or excellent by Mrs Philip Wing at the church meeting Wednesday night Sharon Nelson presided and the skating party was cancelled. The program included group singing led by Carolyn Wing a project talk Room Improvement demonstrations on gun safety breakfast table setting teeth care parliamentary practice safety quiz piano solo and recreation led by club members. Chili was served.
Gov Hall's 1957 budget lists 3.627 million for educational construction with 1.159 million immediate funding and 2.468 million carried from 1955. Major allocations cover Fort Hays State College, Kansas State College, Emporia State Teachers College, Pittsburg State, KU, and the KU Medical Center, plus various building and remodeling projects and new facilities.
The Kansas Press Association authorized a permanent committee of newspaper men to monitor government secrecy. Fred Brinkerhoff, Pittsburg editor, urged the panel to safeguard the public's right to know and report secrecy attempts by agencies anywhere in Kansas. Hutchinson was chosen for the 1957 convention to be held in January with dates to be announced.
In New York the stock market showed a slight uptrend with a broad mix of gains and losses, trading about 2.5 million shares. Am Tel & Tel and Colorado Psychopathic Hospital officials plan to seek more time to determine if Graham was sane at the time of the November airliner bombing.
The National Geographic Society states Egyptians began using stone in building around 2750 B.C. This marks early architectural use of durable material in ancient construction.
Kansas City market reports show cattle and hog prices mostly steady with mixed futures. Cattle demand steady to strong for prime steers and heifers, while weaker grades soften. hogs fair to strong with barrows and gilts under 230 pounds steady and sows firmer. sheep generally steady with lambs softer than Friday. Parsons and regional reports mirror the trend across feeders, stockers, and calves with price ranges for multiple grades.
Live poultry receipts steady with 820 total in coops, prices unchanged. Hens 22.5 to 26 for heavy birds, 17 to 18.5 for light hens, broilers 24 to 25, old roosters 14.5 to 15.5, caponettes 25 to 26, over 45 pounds 30 to 34, young tom turkeys over 20 pounds 25 to 26. Kansas City grain prices include wheat, corn, oats, soybeans, and hay with mixed car counts and ranges for No 2 hard, No 2 yellow, white oats, and soybeans.
Kansas City ad invites readers under 80 to apply for a $1,000 final expense policy from Old American Ins Co. The transaction is by mail with no obligation and no calls. Send age plus contact info to 3 W. 9th Dept. L115B Kansas City Missouri.
Garden City janitor 55 year old P Roy Johnston died Saturday from injuries after a 40 foot fall while on duty at Garden City High School. Police investigation ongoing.
The Civil Rights Congress, once on the U S attorney general list of subversive organizations, voted to dissolve at its convention in New York. The group cited persistent persecution by reactionary forces in government and noted pressure from multiple agencies. The decision covered 19 chapters in various cities.
Rural Earlton and surrounding communities share holiday gatherings and family events. Families welcomed new son born Dec 28, plus relatives and friends from Neodesha Thayer Kansas City Humboldt Parsons Kimball Wichita and other towns visited over Christmas and New Year.
An old advertisement touts CYSTEX as a remedy for frequent night urination and bladder discomfort. It claims strong, cloudy urine and common irritations stem from bladder weakness and urges readers to ask their druggist for CYSTEX under a money back guarantee. The copy asserts a long safety record with a billion tablets used over 95 years and promises improved feeling by tomorrow.
A Chanute Tribune brief notes that on New Year’s Day 1956 the family attended church at Earlton after morning services. The item records a simple observance tying the holiday to a local church event and a short travel detail.
Hartford Connecticut State Rep John M Lewis sponsored a bill to impose a 25 dollar fine on people who deliberately mutilate license plates or render them unreadable, aiming to curb illegible plates.
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