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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1958
Page
4
A young umpire draft by a school game found himself in the middle of a heated dispute over a mis-called decision. He enjoyed the experience and remarked that these young players clearly care about the game.
A curious column juggles varied notes from 4th of July zeal to court rulings and thrift. It references tornado losses near El Dorado, a $25 savings bond found, depreciation of sleeping cars, and how real estate prices rise with secondhand homes. It also notes a lack of city baseball fields for youth and the community’s call for more sandlots to keep children active this summer.
Angelo Scott of the Joia Register reads about a Kansas City dentist whose tree houses and pea nuts lure squirrels. He asks for building plans and gets the full works. Dr. Forbert H. Brown recalls practicing in Chanute 1933 to 1942 and shares his hobby insights.
At a Harvard reunion Dr. Howard F. Root notes life expectancy rose by 14.2 years since last gathering and cautions that auto accidents and tranquilizers pose risks. Dr. J Warren White discusses lumbar spine wear and jokes about future rigid spines while noting aging is relative. Augusta Gazette quotes Oliver Wendell Holmes at 93 and lampoons rising taxes.
A severe sweep of heat hit Chanute with a 109 degree high, the hottest July reading on record, while a small twister touched east of town and a wagon shed at Lee Lasley farm was blown down. William Neff, electrician, suffered a deep cut in a shop accident. Funeral services for Neil S. Jones, 54, Bank of Commerce president, are planned. Fourth of July business slows with banks closed and varied hours, plus ball games, races, a wrestling match and a band prize contest in Chanute.
Washington column reports Bernard Goldfine registered as Bernard Sawyer at the Sheraton Carlton in May to warn Sherman Adams about a probe. The piece details hiring and dropping of lawyers, Adams' influence, and shifting Albany and New York political prospects as Nelson Rockefeller looms in a governor race pitting Harriman against Rockefeller.
Dr. Crane argues Americans rely too much on listening and media. Clarence B. Randall of Inland Steel is cited for valuing self expression and English proficiency. Readers become leaders, while listeners follow, so families should foster reading with books dictionaries and encyclopedias and request Dr. Cranes booklet by mail.
A collection of humorous quotes from Coffeyville Journal Emporia Gazette St John News Augusta Gazette and Independence Reporter playfully skewer domestic life dust depth of rooms car comfort and Father’s Day grace periods. The remarks offer a snapshot of early 20th century humor in local journalism.
The items cover a usage fix for a sentence, a pronunciation guide for heroine, identifying magnesia as misspelled, defining aberration, and giving solecism as a term for an ungrammatical phrase.
A dense schedule listing prime time to late night TV across multiple days. Programs include Richard Diamond You Bet Your Life Dragnet Sea Hunt Buckskin Playhouse 90 Price Is Right Music Bingo Union Pacific Jefferson Drums Ozzie and Harriet Zane Gray Phil Silvers Cavalcade of Sports Undercurrent M Squad Mickey Spillane Captain Kangaroo Howdy Doody Ruff and Ready Mighty Mouse Jim Dean Fury Andy's Gang Time for Richut True Story Big Picture Baseball Ray Milland Western TV Playhouse Movie Educational Series Baseball etc.
The piece surveys six veteran slogans as the United States faces modern economic and foreign policy realities on the eve of July 4. It notes growing government intervention in prices and supply, regulatory oversight, and expanded American global involvement since Washington’s era.
Kansans in military service must file Kansas income tax returns each year, said Atty. Gen. John Anderson. The Legislature rescinded a rule that allowed personnel to delay tax payments until one year after discharge.
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