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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1957
Page
3
A flood swept into hundreds of Topeka homes exposing widespread damage and salvage work. Waterlogged belongings and ruined appliances filled basements as residents faced cleanup with no flood coverage. The piece argues for flood insurance or government protection against such abnormal risks.
The piece argues civil rights fights in Congress will decide whether 19 million Americans gain chances for better lives or remain second class. It warns the Democratic Party risks losing the South if civil rights pass and losing urban voters if they are sidetracked, likening both major parties to obsolete ideologies.
A satirical collection of quips on money, healthcare charges, shared home life, and government aid. It riffs on rising costs, patient value, and industry publicity while noting a mock Army court martial and a wish for safer scientific advances.
Miss Vendla Kjellander and Miss Lucille Seaholm returned from Minneapolis after two weeks at the national convention of the Baptist Young Peoples Union. Also noted are birth at 618 S Evergreen and a flax dealers meeting in Memorial building offering Kansas City Chamber medals and cash prizes based on the 1932 crop.
A collage of playful quotes on language games and social graces. A spoof on puns from Mr Webster’s Bloomer, plus Dr George W Crane’s Compliment Club scheme inviting daily cheerful remarks. A reader vignette includes a teacher name mix up and a chemist’s self help note.
A Leavenworth Times note shares a columnist's tale of a 30 day experiment in paying compliments inspired by Dr. Crane. The habit transformed attitudes at work and at home, boosting morale and prompting a company to start local club units for happier working conditions.
President Eisenhower and Senate GOP leader Bill Knowland discuss how a prolonged civil rights filibuster could shelve other measures such as the School Bill and tariff changes. Knowland cites a possible compromise to set a January debate date, while the President weighs changes to section 3 amid troop-usage concerns.
In Neosho County Kansas probate court a petition by Margaret Wagner Nelson heir requests descent of Roy E Wagner real estate including Lots 19-24 and 27-29 in Block 22 Gaiesburg and undivided interest in McCormick’s Subdivision Cherryvale The hearing is set for August 5 1957 at 10:00 AM in Erie Kansas.
District Judge Howard C. Kline recessed the witness inquisition in the Wichita disbarment case. Attorney General John Anderson Jr. said no further questioning is planned for now. A public hearing against Judge John Stice and Roy Trail will resume Monday as they deny conspiring with criminals to obstruct justice.
Humboldt Homebuilders class of the First Baptist church met Thursday night at Community Park for a picnic supper and planned to adopt a little Indian girl from the Murrow Mission orphanage in Muskogee Oklahoma. The gathering drew 39 attendees including visiting Hawley family from Denver Jimmie Hawley and relatives of J A Van Nice.
In Neosho County Kansas on June 28 1957 Clark A Rowley was appointed administrator with the will annexed of Esther Augusta Rowley deceased and letters issued. Creditors must file claims within nine months from first publication or be barred. Charles F Henshall attorney for the administrator.
In Neosho County Kansas Oscar Smith seeks Executive Clemency before the Governor in Topeka on July 25 1957 for grand larceny two counts. Victor Edwin Drury and Eugene O Berckefeldt request parole at Lansing on August 6 1957 following sentences in Neosho County for burglary and wife child desertion respectively.
Friday events centered on Mr and Mrs Herman Crawford with guests including J A Van Nice Minnie Towles and children. Hawleys traveled to Denver after visits in Lawrence Omaha and Eu dora. Annette Schmidt RN visits from Wichita. Harwood family returned from Mt Vernon Illinois with Parsons family. Presbyterian church trustees met to discuss Manse repairs. Mrs John McKinley traveled to Seattle to visit her son Jack and family.
Two Sumner County jail escapees Ernest Fleming aged 20 and George Woetzig 35 were captured in Wichita by Highway Patrolman Jack Thomas. A third escapee Clinton Pearson 32 was seen at a trailer camp earlier. Fleming faces burglary and larceny charges, Woetzig jailbreak, Pearson car theft.
A man learns his contents policy may severely undervalue his belongings across the house. The adviser urges a rapid room by room inventory to determine true coverage needs and to consider increasing the policy. The exchange ends with the promise to reassess tomorrow.
A guidance note on earning goodwill through genuine liking. It argues that trying to win affection by force backfires and that sincerity matters. Citing Will Rogers, it emphasizes focusing on others and finding qualities to like in associates rather than forcing acceptance.
A brief note states The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news content and dispatches republished by the newspaper. The text mentions a figure of 37.00 and a name or term Above, with unclear surrounding details.
William Randolph Compton 91 a pioneer investment banker of the Middle West died yesterday in a New York hospital. He worked in banks at Arlington Kansas and Macon Missouri before moving to St Louis where he specialized in farm mortgages and municipal bonds. He was born in Lockport New York.
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