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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1955
Page
4
Frances Bera’s stunning victory in the Powder Puff derby brings national recognition to Chanute's AeroDuct, Inc. She is toasted for achievement and courage, marking a historic fast national championship run and changing local perception of success.
The article notes General Motors stock rose from 40 book value to as high as 127.75 after a three for one split recommendation. It argues the surge is driven by speculation, not intrinsic value, and calls for cash-only purchases to curb rapid rises.
A light column notes local quirks and puns from community life. Jokes about a married person seeking lunch at a counter, a shoe salesman fainting at a shopper, and a cat socialite fitting homes for 57 kittens are mixed with jokes about wheat fortunes and a sheriff beating a reporter.
Twenty five years ago the Searab players troupe, in town for a firemen benefit, spent the night on the Memorial Building lawn after their manager left in haste during the performance. J B Thompson a 52 year old colored employee at Uncle Jimmies Place on West Pine died suddenly about 3 10. Marriage licenses issued to Luther Norman and Jane Harris Chanute Carl A Nelson and Clara Agnes Cox Chanute H Arnold Murdock and Velma H Sweet Walnut. The Cremona Sunrise Club met with Roy Maynard Monday with Chester Male Harold Lewis Wayne Lewis and Gerald Ben among those present.
At a quarterly bank directors meeting E Ward announced his resignation as cashier of the Bank of Commerce, after selling his interests. Ward has long served as a bank director. George Fabian was among local farmers who reported wheat market activity at 75 to 80 cents a bushel. Altoona post office became a third class unit with a $1200 annual salary for the postmaster, appointed by the president.
A collection of items notes a parakeet that can say Davy Crockett in Kansas and cautions about hair trends such as long hair and the pony cut. It also covers debates on the Davy Crockett myth and signals drought forecasts for the Midwest with expectations for rain in spring 1957.
A hotel dining room scene features a scientist and a witty landlady dispute over marriage after a three year stay. A Chanute hostess entertains a friend’s child while family banter plays with a Yule log joke. Nearby, Andy Haskins, a veteran river fisherman near Fox River above We dron, reflects on decades of record catches.
A Chicago couple camps at a luxury lodge above Haskins. a baby weighs 35 pounds on a scales owned by Andy Haskins after big fish catches. The collection also includes jokes about love, charity, popularity, birds, money, and quirky neighbors told in a vintage newspaper tone.
Congressional wrangle pits Senator Hill against Representative Fogarty over an expanded 24 million program to fund medical research and train more doctors. Senate approved the increase to 139.6 million. House resistance centered on Hobby’s lower figure, with broader stakes for cancer heart disease and other killers.
Dorothy Good, chief technologist in Fargo Clinic pathology, recalls how Dr. George W. Crane’s text, praised by Concordia College students including Dr. Burgess’s class, revived engagement with applied psychology through vivid quotations and accessible writing. The account credits the printer James T. Greenlee for printers’ input shaping the book.
The Chanute Tribune, published by Chanute Publishing Company, announces editorial leadership changes and AP affiliation. The notice lists editors, advertising manager, and subscription rates for local and distant readers, noting evenings publication except Sundays and post office classification.
The article quotes Dr. Harold K K Fink of New York City and Dr Crane on writing for 18 year old students, praising clarity in textbooks and newspaper style. It promotes a Dryden Press booklet to help professors writing textbooks and urges send for the self inventory test enclosed with a stamped return envelope and a dime.
The note urges sending evaluations to Dr. Crane in care of Hopkins Syndicate Inc Mellot Indiana. It frames student feedback as useful to measure education quality and calls for anonymous ratings from students.
Questions ask about a sentence punctuation pronuncia tion spelling error and word origins. They request correction for a mixed list including "If anybody objects, will they please raise their right hands" and the phrase charge d affaires, plus a misspelled option reminiscence recompose? condensation preponder ance and a definition of anim ity and a word starting with ot meaning celestial or spirit like.
A fragmented text passage lists a ceremonial prompt for objection, a phonetic pronunciation guide for a four syllable name, two obscure terms Reminiscence and Tl will with hint of active enmity, and a quoted question on why hostility exists among individuals and nations lasting 65 Ethereal.
The piece notes that greetings like Hello and its contraction Hi carry happiness. It emphasizes that delivery matters more than words, with tone and a smile signaling genuine sentiment.
A dense list of TV offerings shows daytime and evening blocks across multiple networks. Programs include The Millionaire, Today in the States, Arthur Godfrey Talent Parade, Love of Life, The Guiding Light, Jack Paar Show, Weather, News, Ted Mack Matinee, World of Mr Sweeney, Howdy Doody, Western Theatre, Hollywood Playhouse, Adventures, and final scores.
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