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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1967
Page
2
Do it yourself bag with a hand towel becomes a beach bag with drawstring eyelets and initials. Tips cover packing for trips using plastic bags for loose items, refreshing upholstery with removable coverings, keeping a blender clean with cracked ice, and adding red hot candies to pies for extra zip.
Social gathering details show the Current Event Club meeting with Mrs Ariel Kindrick Friday afternoon. Local visitors—Mr and Mrs E E Summers and Mr and Mrs C H Scott—visited the R D Scott home. Residents report light wheat harvest due to wet ground and road work near Roper with a bridge being built. Families dig potatoes and can beans corn and pickles as neighbors travel for visits and business in Wichita and neighboring towns.
A three foot alligator that escaped Nay Ang Park’s zoo is shot to death by zookeeper George Lowry with a .22 rifle in woods near the Roaring River adjacent to the zoo. The incident closes the escape case and confirms the reptile’s death.
The Associated Press states it holds exclusive rights to publish local news and AP dispatches in the newspaper. This notice marks AP ownership of content for republication and distribution rights.
Mr and Mrs Joe Peters Becke and Dan and John Peters returned home after a ten day Gull Lake vacation near Kalamazoo where they rented a cottage and boat. They attended a Bible convention with six missionaries including Harold Lovestrand and Peter Deyneka. Several hundred attended and tours included the Kellogg Cereal plant in Battle Creek. A separate note records Nancy Bets birthday swimming party attended by LeAnna Cravens Debbie Frevele Karen Thompson Lori Wiles Jane Mueller Marsha Hattler Dana Homewood Cindy Lassman and Cherry Miller. Art Jackson and Herman Steinbuchels families plan to move to Washington DC July 21 for government employment.
The Gibson family reunion gathered at Community Park shelter house with a noon basket lunch and a group blessing by Albert Lassman. Attendees included Fern Lassman and many descendants from Iola Bronson Fort Scott LaHarpe Humboldt Topeka and Wichita. The group voted to hold yearly reunions on the first Sunday of July at the Humboldt shelter house or a chosen site.
Earl Louderbaugh and his son Ronnie suffered injuries when a power flash struck as they loaded alfalfa bales on a farm near Yates Center. Earl received a heavy jolt and concussion, Ronnie a bad shock. Randy fled to help and a doctor and ambulance were summoned. Earl was sent home from Allen County Hospital in Iola after treatment.
The Women's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church met Wednesday afternoon at Maude Snowden's home with ten women and two children present. Mrs. Russell Bishop led a lesson on Christianity facing Communist challenges in Cuba Indonesia and Panama. The Rev. Walter Everhart announced his resignation as pastor effective August 7 to take a new charge at Kimball Nebraska. Two local baseball games were played Wednesday night with Yates Center Wildcats defeating Parsons Legion B 9 to 6. R Lauber allowed 3 hits 3 walks and 3 runs.
Wichita AP reports the State Conservation Commission estimated a drop in Kansas crude oil pipeline runs by 10,523 barrels a day from last week. For the week ending July 10 the average runs were 270 352 barrels daily, with the July allowable set at 290 000 barrels a day.
Florida Education Association says public schools will lack about four thousand teachers this fall due to low salaries and sanctions by the National Education Association urging teachers not to take Florida jobs. A separate note from Atlanta reports bank checks must carry machine language starting Sept. 1 for processing. In Chanute, a robber threatened George Simmons during breakfast, but returned $2 after Simmons argued he needed the money for his meal.
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