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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1962
Page
4
Editorial notes Missouri moves to revive 19th century blue laws banning non essential Sunday sales. Clerks and store officials face arrests as pressure from private business owners drives the test in Kansas, tied to a broader reaction to last year’s recession.
The piece questions the impact of enforcing Sunday blue laws on incomes as stores close and debates state and federal aid. It highlights a test centered on discount stores and asks whether centralized controls will extend beyond Sunday commerce to other days and businesses.
The article argues that unlimited nuclear war could end human life and destroy national security, suggesting nations be eliminated as protectors. It notes a new laughing gas used by the Comicat Warfare Corps to demobilize enemies with humor. Ex-President Eisenhower visits Disneyland and expresses a witty motto about preferring freedom over the presidency.
A ragged op-ed fragment questions guilt and responsibility in family tragedy and social behavior. It contrasts a teen's Christmas gift gun mishap with broader moral claims and satire about the Twist dance and collegiate life. The piece riffs on ego, choice, and unsettled space both inner and outer.
Tribune Files notes from 1936 showing more automobile accidents and fewer cars stolen in the year. AME church community chorus plans to enter a Parsons contest. St Paul reports completion of mains and a water tower as workers leave. A pot luck birthday supper honors Elsie Cunningham Frances Reynolds Lou Agnes Reynolds and Mrs Francis Yeoman with guests Clarice Jones and Madge Winfree. Gas lines frozen plague city departments as commissioners deny adulteration charges.
Washington rumors swirl as the Senate Armed Services Committee reviews John A. McCone’s selection to head the CIA. Bridges accuses McCone of conflict of interest over Kaiser-Frazer flying boxcar contracts while undersecretary of the Air Force, with Kaiser overbilling the government and benefiting from a quick three week deal.
The passage from Deuteronomy 1 10 speaks of God blessing Israel with a great multitude as numerous as the stars in the sky. It emphasizes divine abundance and promise to the people.
Dr Molner notes recovery from mononucleosis varies by case and cautions against expecting a fixed eight to twelve month cure. He emphasizes patience, adequate diet, gentle exercise, and avoiding infections while the patient is weak.
Dr. Nason argues for multiple reading methods rather than a single phonics focus. Teachers use phonics and recognition alongside context clues and pictures, with most pupils benefiting from a flexible approach rather than one sanctioned system. The piece urges ongoing search for better reading strategies and invites readers to write Dr. Nason.
The Coldwater Star quotes a quip about an oldtimer who recalls when a job was the first steady commitment. A brief nostalgia vignette reflects on changing work attitudes and memory.
A Chanute Tribune editorial discusses the word recognition method in reading pedagogy, noting critics have targeted it as sole teaching approach. It argues teaching requires multiple methods adapting to individual learning needs and compares to medical practice using more than aspirin.
Mrs Ira Uden led the WSCS prayer service and Mrs E M Kamm presided at the Buffalo meeting held Wednesday afternoon. Devotions by Mrs Bill Hempen on Alcohol ism. participants included Roy Robertson Ronald Hempen Bill Brown and others. A March of Dimes gift was given and refreshments served. Local residents hosted guests from Wichita Eureka Nevada and Missouri.
In the Neosho County Kansas Probate Court a petition by Acey and Lola Welch seeks adoption of Willa Wyonna Gravitt and name changes to Terry Lee Welch Accie Leroy Welch FaunDa Jean Welch and Willa Wyonna Welch. A hearing is set for February 21, 1962 at 10:00 AM in Erie with defense to be filed.
Local listing outlines primetime and daytime broadcasts across stations KOTV KODE TV WDAF KOAM and others. It includes Perry Como Dick Van Dyke Naked City Weather News Bob Newhart Zanzibar film and morning shows like Today Captain Kangaroo and Love of Life with times and channel assignments.
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