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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1956
Page
4
Ema Hoshaw, well into her nineties, found purpose in caring for stray alley cats. Her apartment housed a dozen contented felines, all named and cared for, reflecting a life of devotion to pets and community.
The 88 mile West Virginia turnpike opened in 1954 at over a million dollars per mile yet traffic and tolls lagged forecasts. Passenger use reached 92.7 percent of estimates while trucks were 37.3 percent. Overall tolls paid only 53.3 percent of projected. Bonds price at 72.1 cents on the dollar amid questions on tax support or defaults. Kansas awaits two years to judge similar promises.
A collection of quick quips on aging hair, a banker’s $10,000 necktie, a dieting RSVP, congressional incapacity rules, tiny A bombs, White House clerks, and a New York elopement, all in a breezy early 20th century voice.
The passage notes it is unlikely she will ever be guest of honor at a golden wedding anniversary party, suggesting a night prior involvement with another man affects future recognition.
A stylish young woman enters a western city post office and asks for stamps. The clerk hands a sheet of two cent stamps, which she inspects before choosing one in the center.
A petition circulated by Dr J E Showmaker and C M Brobst asks city commissioners to repair the Central Park pavilion, build a new grandstand in City Park, and widen South Santa Fe at city expense while opposing razing the Central Park pavilion. Chanute scouts total 101 members across five troops, each growing by over 50 percent this year. J M Long takes over as manager of the J J Newberry store, replacing Frank Gearhart. Business and Professional Women's Club features a World Court debate on war and a jury service question with Ethel Davidson and Pearl Johnson. An Orin Cross horse named Stark was shot by an unknown person last week. Fifty years ago Chanute high school beat Parsons Business College 13 to 5 in the first girls basketball game. players listed. F M Dandy ill with pneumonia.
A writer recalls finding a long-unused fountain pen in a top drawer and later five more in another. None are workable. several are original fountain-pen models with rotted rubber sacs. Ball points are all functional after new innards bought last week. Four souvenir pencils found. many friends may receive pens or pencils for holidays.
Dr. George W. Crane counsels parents to drop self blame for children’s missteps. He cites Clint R. as a widower raising three daughters and notes that even with effort and church guidance some youths rebel. He warns against perpetual parental guilt and urges acceptance of imperfect outcomes.
Secretary of State Dulles delivered a somber country-by-country briefing to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee noting Communist gains in the French General Assembly, realignment in West Germany, and Eden's slipping prestige in England. He warned of tensions in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Far East, while defending a GOA statement aimed at pleasing Portugal and provoking India.
A federal jury in Kansas City ruled against a $98,697 damage claim by Mrs. Melvin Tolliver alleging negligent treatment at Holton Hospital during the birth of her second child on March 5, 1952. Doctors Ernest Moser Roy Moser and Ross Moser were found not negligent.
A United Air Lines DC6 with 68 passengers and four crew escaped injury after its nose wheel collapsed during an emergency landing at Stapleton Airport. The plane, en route to Omaha, tilted forward. investigators found a sheared pin in the nose wheel.
A list of five English usage queries with proposed fixes. 1 asks correct punctuation for a sentence about receiving money. 2 requests the pronunciation of literature in four syllables. 3 identifies the correctly spelled word Gondolier. 4 defines beguile as to while away, with example usage. 5 seeks a det beginning word meaning that which prevents, answered by Deterrent.
A 44 page illustrated book explaining arthritis and rheumatism causes, effects, and neglect risks is mailed free to readers who write. It describes a drugless treatment method used in thousands of cases and asks readers to request the free book without cost or obligation from The Ball Clinic, Ex' celsior Springs, Missouri.
A dense list of programs across KOtv KOAM and KSWM channel slots shows Caesar's Hour I Love Lucy Amos and Andy Science Fiction and Today morning block with Captain Kangaroo and Arthur Godfrey. Afternoon features World Report Riders of the Purple Sage and Modern Romance while evening offers News Weather Sports and a late movie lineup.
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