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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1956
Page
3
The TB hospital opens next July six months early, pushing a strong spring housing push. City builders report solid demand and need for housing for hospital staff, with 165000 dollar first year payroll and key positions arriving before opening.
The Department of Justice secured consent decrees with AT&T and IBM ending long standing practices. AT&T will license many old patented processes on reasonable royalties. IBM will divest patent advantages and offer machines for sale rather than lease only. The actions span Truman to Eisenhower eras, showing steady anti trust enforcement beyond party lines.
A lyric about a girl unnamed in the parents lives drives a tale of a 1947 Oldsmobile. The fragment suggests a personal, intimate bond and a car as a symbol in a family narrative.
Twenty five years ago three candidates filed for school board seats Hugh T Jones B M Dunham and D O Shuttle Erie traffic was detoured as contractors tore out culverts along US 173W for highwater grading and overflow structures L E Ivy touted as Chanute leading weather optimist said he has planted potatoes across the Back Fence a Chanute man attending church infrequently was persuaded to join a service and learned important things Mrs O H Bates visited from Benedict while Mrs Grant Bond returned from six weeks in Denver Mrs C R Fanatia of Shaw ill with pneumonia improved electric link between fire headquarters and water works was completed enabling instant alarm signaling T H Schultz traveled to Topeka fatal horse disease spread in the county Frederick Gilson north of St Paul lost the last of four horses and mules. a neighbor lost six horses this winter.
A youth gains praise for turning snow shoveling into earnings, knocking on doors to offer walk cleaning without fixed prices. He recalls old times when snow days brought steady work, the value of hard effort, and the modest pay that felt like riches to young laborers.
Prime Minister Eden seeks Eisenhower action against Aramco over alleged Saudi royalty funding of unrest in the Near East. British intelligence cites US oil royalties helping pay for arms to Egypt and Saudi subsidies to Jordan, with intercepted messages alleging influence operations tied to King Saud and Ibn Saud.
Case Q-361 describes Della M 32 mother of two who seeks hypnosis for asthma blamed on nerves. The piece notes hypnosis growing in popularity, cites the British Medical Association urging student courses, and explains asthma worsens with tobacco irritation and nighttime dehydration.
A compilation of phrases people love includes I love you Dinner is served All is forgiven Sleep till noon Keep the change Here s that five The quotes reflect affection humor and casual remarks across daily life with playful exchanges and schoolroom moments.
Funeral services were held today for Merritt L. Beeson 77 a leading authority on western Kansas history He operated a Dodge City museum and is survived by his widow and two daughters Beeson died Saturday He was the son of Chalk Beeson noted in pioneer day stories of Dodge City
Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams says he will not back Adlai Stevenson for the Democratic presidential nomination unless Stevenson presents a forward looking and progressive program. In a television interview Williams states he would support Stevenson if his campaign outlines a plan meeting current needs.
The City of Chanute Kansas invites sealed bids by 5 pm February 9 1956 for furnishing all materials and complete construction of Sewer Project No 1956 1 plans are on file at the City Clerk office and bidder sets may be obtained from the clerk. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Jan 16 1956. Last Published Jan 30 1956.
Williams notes Stevenson remarks suggest a less aggressive, forward-looking plan. He recalls comments hinting at a more cautious stance and questions whether a decisive, hard-hitting strategy is being pursued.
The text notes that Stevenson indicated he is going to have that and hopes to proceed. No further details are provided in the fragment.
The report shows receipts and balances across city funds as of September 30 and December 31, with warrants drawn in several funds. Notable figures include Parking Meter and Airport funds, Special Bond Fund, Industrial Fund, Memorial Park Cemetery Fund, Civil Defense, and Community Building Fund balances, ending with Wayne Umbrager as City Treasurer.
A dense schedule lists TV programming across channels including 4, 6, 7 and 12. Notable items feature I Love Lucy, Amos and Andy, Today shows, various game shows, soaps like The Guiding Light and Love of Life, and late night programs such as Milton Berle and The Passerby. The log covers from 7:00 pm to after midnight with sport and weather updates threaded throughout.
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