Holding the Professionals in the Armed Forces
Two months after a general pay raise and higher re enlistment bonuses, military retention improved sharply. In March 52 percent of eligible soldiers reenlisted and in May 83 percent kept their uniforms. Air Force rose from 27 to 31 percent. Navy and Marines showed similar gains. The measure proves pay hikes save more than the cost of training new recruits by maintaining experienced personnel. Long term, professionals build robust units for rapid expansion and stronger defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Defense Department
Consolidating Kansas Counties Faces Taxpayer Tradeoffs
The Topeka Capital backs a Chanute proposal to unite Allen Woodson Wilson and Neosho counties into one consolidated courthouse for safety and economy. It warns the move could spark political splits and cautions that reducing expenses must be matched by practical steps, not empty talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Topeka
Allen
Woodson
Wilson
Neosho
Kansas
Sunday Comics Popularity Survey and Curious Global Notes
A survey lists the ten top Sunday comics Blondie Dick Tracy Nancy Smiling Jack Henry Matt and Jeff Dixie Dugan Little Iodine Sad Sack and Fritzie Ritz. The column then adds quips on maraschino cherries and whale lassos, penicillin, Truman, and Kansas Governor fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blondie
Dick Tracy
Nancy
Smiling Jack
Henry
Matt and
Jeff
Dixie Dugan
Little Iodine
Sad Sack
Fritzie Ritz
Clips and Quips about Chanute man with extracted truth
Brief humorous items describe young men winning by wit, older suitors praising mink, and a Chanute man shown with a pictured quote acknowledging his revealed truth. The fragment hints at social commentary and local character cameos.
Missing Husband Case Inspires Sardonic Counsel
A playful court exchange features a woman asking if her husband’s disappearance belongs to the government and a judge quipping about ketchup as a solution. The dialogue includes a joke on husbands remembering birthdays but misremembering dates.
Collectible musket ties to Revolutionary era in Virginia
Mrs. C. W. Roberts owns a musket said to be used by her ancestor Peter Becraft of Virginia. She also has two Civil and Mexican War silver spoons once carried by her grandfather E. L. Gillham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Becraft
Virginia
C. W. Roberts
Dorothy Dean Laver
Kansas
Virginia Hannah
Kansas City
Mildred Jenkins
Barbara Sloan
Gertrude Miller
Goldia Crowl
Willene Henson
Robert Heller
Junior Rush
Ralph Parker
Blaine Marks
Robert Davis
Arnold Middleton
John Petterson
Norma Lee Mendenhall
Roscoe L. Mendenhall
Hodges
Ball Park
West Main
Robert Ward
California
Northwest
Worry Over Others Problems Mirrors Our Own Dilemmas
Column reflects on how people fret over others choices such as whether to take a lump sum of 32000 or an oil well with 2000 yearly income for 25 years. The piece argues personal decisions spark public judgment and stress, urging attention to individual autonomy amid media influence.
White House and Capital Hill Jockey Over Housing Program
Washington column details the struggle between the White House and Capitol Hill over funding public housing. The House Rules Committee split 6 6 on Ike’s plan for 35000 units, stalling about 2 billion in FHA loans. Key Republicans Leo Allen and Henry Latham opposed the bill, while John McCormack tried to influence Sherman Adams to sway votes. The White House then intensified efforts to win at least one GOP vote to unstick the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Capitol Hill
John McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Sherman Adams
Pearson
House Rules Committee
Ike
Senate
Eisenhower
Rules Committee
FHA
Leo Allen
Illinois
Henry Latham
New York
New York City
Latham
Leo
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Brown
Allen
Bob Taft
Taft
Adams
McCormack
Heaven and Earth
Hearing aids as gifts for elderly in Dr Crane column
In this Dr George W Crane piece an elderly man with severe hearing loss prompts advice to his daughter about gifting hearing aids dentures or new glasses. The column urges consistent use of hearing aids for seniors notes bone conduction and air amplification options and encourages testing to fit the deafness. Readers are invited to request Crane psychological charts by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Crane
Carl S
Dad
Crane
Hopkins Syndicate Inc
Mellett, Ind
Letter on language use and pronunciation in newspapers
A reader questions proper sentence construction and pronunciation in print. The letter discusses a garbled line about two boys helping a car and to wear a hearing aid, then asks about the pronunciation of long-lived for readers past middle age.
What does effete mean in context of a government line
The term effete in context means worn out with age and no longer productive. It is pronounced e fet with the first e like bet and the second like feet, stressing the second syllable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleslaw
Four New Filter Centers For Area Civil Defense
Four new filter centers in Kansas and Missouri will join 17 planned centers as part of the Ground Observer Corps system to boost air defense. Locations include Hutchinson Kansas St Joseph Missouri Joplin Missouri and Brentwood Missouri with the two states hosting three centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Central Air Defense Force
Ground Observer Corps
Hutchinson
Kas
St. Joseph
Joplin
Brentwood
Air Force
Baby Names Patricia Hileen Keys and Jenevieve Gurwell
The bulletin lists the births of Patricia Hileen Keys daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert L Keys of 1314 8 Highland born June 30 at Neosho Memorial Hospital and Jenevieve Lynn Gurwell daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert L Gurwell of rural Earlton born June 28 at Neosho Memorial Hospital. The Tribune by carrier only 80c a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Hileen Keys
Robert L. Keys
Highland
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Jenevieve Lynn Gurwell
Robert L. Gurwell
Earlton
Parole Applications Filed for Nichols and Smith
Norman Nichols sentenced 1949 from Neosho County for Forgery 2nd Degree will present his parole application at the Board of Penal Institutions next meeting in Lansing Kansas August 2 1955 Oscar Smith sentenced 1954 from Neosho County for Grand Larceny will present his parole application at the same Lansing meeting August 2 1955 Petitioner Oscar Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute Tribune
Norman Nichols
Neosho County
Board of Penal Institutions
Lansing
Kansas
Oscar Smith
Chanute paper masthead and publication info
Ernest W. Johnson editor and publisher James Fehrenbach advertising manager published evenings except Sunday and entered as second class matter at the post office at Chanute Kansas under the act of March 3 1879
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest W. Johnson
James Fehrenbach
Mgr
Chanute
Kas
TV Log Highlights Tonight Shows And Times
A dense listing of prime time and daytime programs with air times across the schedule. Notable entries include Eddie Cantor, Arthur Godfrey, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and Dinah Shore, with news, weather, sports, and variety segments interleaved throughout the day.
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J.p.h
Russia
Moscow
Harry Truman
Government
Hart Curtis
Helen Davis
Nina Tully
Hattie Dove
Grace Raymond
Kittie Morey
Ellen Allers
Norton
Curtis
Fay Hardesty
Byron Shinn
Murat Shinn
Robert Rogers
Dean Davis
Fred Dimmick
Earl Switzer
Edward Brazille
Agnes Lapham
Chicago
B. Lawson
Tv, Radio
Boy Jennings
Chalmers
Detroit
Lou
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
U. S. Air Force Academy
Precision Air Force
Luke Air Force Base
Phoenix
Ariz
Capital Hill
Jockey
Drew Pearson
GOP
Dr. Crane
Carl
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the Tribune
The
Chanute Tribunes
Chanute. Kas
Tim
Chanute Publishing Company
Member
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Nec
Wilson and Woodson
O. Alles Nties
Bob Allen Agency
Bldg. & Loan Office
Aecows
PACH
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
U. S
Chanute Bldg. & Loan
Oficers, Directors & Employers
Robert N. Allen
Gordon Barker
Erma Joe King
Sec
Harry Byers
Kenneth G. Horton
Seth B. Gray
Carl Haight
Tommy Anderson
Marian Shike
Ass't. Sec
Jean Mitchell
Ass’t. Sec
Charlotte Schultz
Robert Montgomers
Eddie Cantor
Ding Dong School
Sheilah Graham Snow
Arthur Godfrey
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Wdaf-Tv
Kotv — Channel
Koam-Tvy
Sporte
Tapom
Kswm-Tv
Search For Tomorrow
Guiding Light
Jack Paar
Robert Q Lewis
Art Linkletter
Ted Mack
Carouse
Kids Theatre
Range Rider
Kiddies
Doug Edwards
Melody Matinee
Philbrook
Ben Kenton
Arthur Murray
Stan Kenton
Spotlight Playhouse
Captain Z-Ro
Duffy's Tavern
Boldier Parade
Johnny Kemn
Europe
Boorts
Muate
Philco
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