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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1956
Page
4
Views of the News praises the city for a long crime lull with no traffic fatalities in six years and a history of few murders. It credits luck, residents, and especially Chief Tom Morehead and the police force for keeping life and property safe.
Topeka Capital discusses distribution of Kansas water supplies and the need for intense study and action. The Water Resources Council and State Water Resources Board emphasize cooperation among agencies and the legislature to develop a state wide water resource program amid varied rainfall and terrain.
Annecy France. The cafe terrace at Hotel Spendide hosts seven high school youths and a late joiner. A parade of locals and visitors moves through with cars, a traveling bus, a dog, gendarmes, a priest, children, a grandmotherly seller, and a distracted mother as a lively street tableau unfolds.
A bearded man in a square-cut suit studies a cafe menu then moves on. Young men favor long hair black turtlenecks and khaki shorts. A balding man with a beard walks with his knapsack while a couple tours Europe. A cyclist carries a packing case on the bars and a truck bed holds a dog. A child bicycles through rush hour as a driver ignores a no-parking sign, while French life is celebrated.
Nimrod Tavenner, veteran of the Union Army who witnessed General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, died yesterday afternoon at his daughter Mrs. C. M. Phillips’s home in Chanute. He was 86. The item also notes various local notices including theater listings and community farming updates.
A compilation of brief regional observations: New York writers warn of Puerto Ricans encroaching on Harlem and other city areas as workers migrate seeking earnings. Pittsburgh notes steel strike effects will hit in about a month, cutting trade and boosting movie profits for workers. New Mexico reports strong tourist jewelry demand from Indians in Albuquerque. A railroad executive sees growing passenger travel by train this summer due to road dangers. A Kansas fisherman reports good walleyes on a Minnesota lake and a sporting goods merchant notes a drop in gun sales.
The average man struggles to find duck hunting grounds with posted lands and costly access. Farmers post fields, limiting options as fall approaches. Also noted is the rising cost of stocking cigarettes with about 40 brands on the market and frequent requests for unavailable brands.
A clipped OCR fragment shows Little Hattie claiming Lincoln was born February 12 1809 in a self built log cabin and a separate line of a mother overhearing her son Frederick praying. The text ends abruptly with an incomplete quote.
A jumble of short, witty exchanges ranges from domestic tension as a husband faces threats to burglars and a wife urging caution, to a voter dismissing a politician. Interleaved lines feature a sailor seeking fortune told by a swami with two holes in a crystal ball and a quip about junk kept for years before disposal.
Washington dispatch details a split White House approach to the steel strike with Eisenhower aides seeking to avoid disruption while Labor Secretary Mitchell signals potential government nonintervention. The piece notes inaction by the federal mediation service and hints Treasury head Humdrey's hesitance, amid broader Taft Hartley Act constraints and labor concerns.
Dr George W Crane argues small colleges can survive taxes by boosting enrollment per faculty member. He cites Indiana and Chicago examples, notes higher ratios raise tuition revenue, and proposes a second evening educational shift to boost profits and salaries while preserving college independence. He promotes sending for his booklet via Hopkins Syndicate Inc.
Hutchinson Kansas Gov Fred Hall urged increases in welfare payments during a television broadcast. He pledged to push his administration to raise aid to the needy and to advocate for that goal in state government.
Published evenings except Sunday and entered as second class matter at the Chanute post office under the act of March 3 1879. Member Aedit Gareas of Circulations. Member of Associated Press the AP. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all local news printed in this newspaper as well as AP dispatches.
FBI agents and Nassau County detectives report no new development in the 13 day old kidnapping of six week old Peter Weinberger. A grand jury in New York City is expected to act tomorrow in the case against two Queens men charged with attempted extortion and giving false information.
Police said two men aged 27 and 24, among several suspects, confessed to a hoax and harassment against Mr. and Mrs. Morris Weinberger. They were arrested July 9 after allegedly demanding $5,000 ransom for the baby. If indicted and convicted, they face 10 to 25 years imprisonment.
Ottawa Kansas George Docking seeking the Democratic nomination for governor said a special employment service for older persons should be set up in Kansas. He criticized insufficient attention to the state’s elderly and urged repeal of the lien.
The Chanute Tribune notes a July 1956 clause requiring individuals to sign over property to the county before qualifying for old age assistance, outlining the process and eligibility implications.
Salina reports Joe L. Rueb 25 of Kansas City died in a hospital yesterday from injuries suffered in a Saturday accident. Police investigate the crash and determine the exact cause.
Advert reads that many denture wearers suffer embarrassment when plates slip or wobble. It promotes FASTEETH as an alkaline powder to sprinkle on plates to hold teeth more firmly and improve comfort and odor control.
A dense slate lists daily television airings with times and channel cues. Entries include Lone Wolf, The Millionaire, Television Theatre, Burns and Allen, From Hollywood, This is Your Life, U.S. Steel Hour, Crossroads, Waterfront, Arthur Godfrey, Nations Press Conference, Highway Patrol, Rosemary, and more along with News Weather and Sports blocks.
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