Tour of Chanute Highlights City Progress and Pride
Editorial praises Chanute for modern hospital facilities FAA weather station and airport as key links to the region. It notes water utilities, new water tank and treatment plant, city wide warning system, new fire truck, dam project, business buildings, housing growth, school expansion, and planned downtown parking. It also calls Chanute the area headquarters for the telephone company's latest dialing equipment and affirms a secure future.
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Romans Verse Encourages Mutual Faith Sharing
Daily Bible verse from Romans 1 12 notes we may be mutually encouraged by each other s faith and ours. The message emphasizes inspiration through shared belief and spiritual support among readers.
Kansas Ponders Uniform Textbook Rental Amid Long Debate
The piece recalls early 20th century fights over free schoolbooks in Kansas and notes the governor's push for a statewide uniform rental plan. It questions why Kansas delayed and suggests students may soon rent books statewide while asking why desks, blackboards, and other classroom tools aren’t similarly charged.
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Gas price hike reaches Chanute area. rates released
A half cent per gallon rise takes effect on all gasoline grades in Chanute and surrounding territory. New price schedule lists high test at 18.7 cents, regular at 16.7 cents, competitive at 14.2 cents. Meanwhile local items note an old 1693 violin owned by M O Sheffler with 140 years of family ownership and claimed near perfect playability. Mark Eaton joins Sigma Tau Gamma at Pittsburg State College. Municipal heating woes prompt SOS to electric officials as city hall and library contend with heat loss. City council sees no action on request to allow a pool hall for Black residents at Amyx Hall amid ordinance concerns.
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Sheffler
Mark Eaton
Pittsburg State College
Pittsburg
Epsilon
Sigma Tau Gamma
Pearl Hallenberg
E. A. Pearce
Inaugural Ball Jokes and Quick Takes from JPH
A humorous column notes eight years since a Democratic White House occupant and riffs on topics from minimum wage to the Kansas Turnpike and buckwheat harvests. The piece criticizes unemployment pain, home life, and the growth of initialisms in headlines, ending with JFK QED PDQ as a playful forecast.
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Channel No. 5
Eisenhower Budget Seeks 81 Billion For State Costs
The 1962 budget request calls for 81 billion for all government spending, with military outlays at 42.9 billion. President Eisenhower projects a potential 1.5 billion surplus if revenues rise and taxes are adjusted, while Kennedy plans may exceed these figures.
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Demos Reward Enemies and Kick Friends Faces in Inaugural Affairs
Washington columnist Drew Pearson details Democratic missteps in inaugural planning. He cites Charles Patrick Clark as Franco lobbyist steering Franco grid to clout congressional appropriations, and Maj. Gen. Charles Willoughby and Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughn in decorum and policy debates. The piece also covers the white tie revolt led by Sen. Gale McGee and the endgame involving Sen. Eugene McCarthy Sen. Pat McNamara and others who faced pressure from spouses to wear formal dress, leading to a split in the Democratic ranks and outfits.
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Quentin Burdick
North Dakota
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Alaska
Chanute Tribune Publisher and Circulation Details 879
The Chanute Tribune Chanute Kansas announces publishing by Chanute Publishing Company with Dwight McCreight as publisher. Managers include James Sheriden advertising Dwight Altingford news Fay Clopine circulation Word Dorsey Osborn press. Subscriptions listed for local and surrounding counties with annual and monthly rates and sales tax notes.
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Clips and Quips Across Modern Medicine and Life
A collection of brief quotes from multiple papers including the Wall Street Journal Florence Bulletin Augusta Gazette and Emporia Gazette. Items touch on medical progress nightlife in Havana taxes and wit in medical care.
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Emporia Gazette
Auto makers trim January output below forecasts
Detroit AP reports three major car makers may cut January production beyond expectations. Total for the month around 450000 units, the lowest since 1952, with General Motors Ford Chrysler American Motors below plans while Studebaker Packard and GM near projection. Industry output for January to March is seen at about 1.7 million, over 27 percent below last year.
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Studebaker
Television Log Listings and Channel No. Tickers
A dense schedule of programs across KOAM KODE KOTV and WDAF stations for January 1961 with numerous time slots. The page lists daytime soaps, game shows, Westerns, news, cartoons, movies, and theater ads alongside channel identifiers and times.
Dear Dr. Mother On Fat Weight And Quitting Smoking
Reader questions cover fat from excess intake not appetite, heredity in eye color, post mastectomy swelling with lymph and circulation recovery aided by movement and physio therapy, quitting smoking by gradual steps or cold turkey, Pellagra causes due to vitamin B2 deficiency, and dietary sources to restore health. Dr Molner notes varied responses and stresses patient commitment and proper nutrition.
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Joseph G. Molner
M.D
E.M
Taxmen seize gaming devices in Neosho County Kansas
Treasury Department notice lists seized gambling devices including Jennings and Mills slot machines and a cigarette machine in Neosho County Kansas for 24 U.S.C. 7202 violations. Claimants must file a cost bond or petition by February 10, 1961 or forfeiture will proceed. Ralph R. Lashbrook, supervisor, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax, Kansas City Missouri.
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Internal Revenue Service
Neosho County
Kansas
U.S.C
Jennings
Jonel
Seria
Ralph R. Lashbrook
Kansas City & Missouri
G. B. Gardner
Seid
Erie
Empire State Building Antenna Reaches Four-State Area
The large television antenna on the Empire State Building serves all seven New York City stations and broadcasts to a four-state region, reaching about 15 million people.
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