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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1961
Page
4
Editorial promotes the State College at Pittsburg announcing a new auto body repair course starting next month. It highlights the need for skilled work training beyond white collar careers and predicts growing demand as more families buy multiple cars, making the program likely to be oversubscribed.
The United Mine Workers pension plan funded by a royalty on coal faces cuts as demand weakens. Retired miners now receive $75 a month for bituminous and $50 for anthracite, down from earlier levels. The piece argues pensions depend on ongoing business, not just past gains, and warns against complacency.
A collector of snatches reflects on the passing years from Honolulu to a floral wreath memory. He riffs on 1961 versus last year, Metrecal satire, aging, penmanship shifts, greeting card choices, Kennedy pensions, Nebraska Missouri pay votes, and a faded military service memory.
Clip from Wellington News laments TV football as inferior to live games and ribbing from fans. Concordia Blade Empire notes fashion trends calling knee-length bifurcated garments resemble old ladies drawers. Parsons Sun adds a quip about aging and insurance costs.
Daily verse notes include Genesis passages about responsibility and creation. Encourages contemplation of moral duty toward others and appreciation of the world God declared good.
The Neosho county district court opens February 11 with a jury panel selected by undersheriff J. R. Sample and justices B. B. Fitzsimons and W. H. Nation. The list includes G. W. Palen, O. C. Fuller, A. H. Bass and others from Chanute to Erie. Bank of Commerce directors reelected with H. C. Bodley as president and F. L. Breyfogle as VP. Cold weather slashes city water pressure, taps run to prevent frozen pipes, gauges show 18–22 pounds while usual is 45. Water was previously unmetered at a flat monthly rate.
Sen. Mike Mansfield of Montana, new Democratic Senate leader, predicts harmony as Kennedy cabinet nominees face quick scrutiny. Key fights loom over Chester Bowles for undersecretary of state and Robert Weaver for Housing and Finance, with Southern Democrats opposing Weaver over race and policy.
Washington dispatch reports about 2700 delegates to the White House Conference on the Aging with about 40 percent chosen to oppose Kennedy's medical aid for the elderly. AMA officials shaped state delegations through doctors, insurers, and business groups, sidelining social workers and courting Mary Pickford for propaganda.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff roles and publishing details including publisher Dwight Sees news Fay Clopine and other department managers. It also shows subscription rates for Kansas and nearby counties with varying terms and taxes.
A long list of New Year and Christmas dinner guests from Elsmore, Chanute, Wichita and nearby towns, with families visiting relatives and attending funerals and events. Also mentions a hospital visit for Harry Stewart and a birthday celebration for Mrs. Gerald Johnson. Scientists note limited understanding of how the electric eel generates electricity in living tissue.
A dense TV guide listing channels KOAM KODE KOTV WDAF with dozens of programs. Highlights include Tropic Fury movie, Tales of Wells Fargo, Perry Mason and Alfred Hitchcock Hour style entries alongside cartoons, game shows, and news.
Dr Molner presents formulas to estimate adult height and weight for boys and girls using early measurements. Alternative methods include parental heights and heredity patterns, noting variability and the human mix of dominant and recessive traits. Readers are invited to request a calorie pamphlet by mail.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced it purchased film rights to William L. Shirer’s The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich. The studio plans to use Shirer as narrator for the movie.
State of Kansas Neosho County probate court notices petition for final settlement of Grace Smith and EC Smith estates. Administrator B T Baughn requests heirs be determined and property assigned. defense due February 3, 1961 at 10:00 AM in Erie courthouse. Balch & Bailey represent the administrator.
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