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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1957
Page
4
A front page photo shows Jess Kuhn of Chanute harvesting his backyard tomato crop. The image offers welcome relief amid reports on civil rights, taxes, weather, H bomb tests, civil defense, and violent crime.
Last week Kansas City Salina and Wichita faced a simulated enemy air strike from Canada with sirens and emergency workers at posts. Citizens paid roughly 40 billion dollars annually for defense and foreign aid and mostly carried on with daily life despite the alarm.
A column noting nervous rookie pitching for the Cardinals and broader social musings on Edsel promotions, atomic age mishaps, electric razors, campus job hunts, women’s fashion sales, teen dating, and cover girl culture. The piece links changing times to consumer trends and youth attitudes.
A mix of quips from various papers cites playful phrases about cold boiled ham beings and a joke about Americans growing taller yet facing high taxes. It notes a joke about a jazz player on TV as a channel cat and remarks on friendliness and sharing troubles. The fragment ends with a common trivia claim about Earths surface.
A young woman resigns from her secretarial position and states her motive will soon be clear, while a man intends to divide his time between fishing and plowing, three times as long fishing as plowing.
Twenty five years ago the region endured a heat wave with a 103 degree reading. Corn in Western Kansas suffers as thieves hit two local businesses for clothing. Mrs Klingner and Miss Flinn head to Tulsa for the weekend while other locals plan trips to Canada and Los Angeles for vacations and events. Fifty years ago J R Meredith buys out partner in the Main and Lincoln jewelry store and Chanute Elks plan to attend the Philadelphia national convention in a delegation led by Cunningham.
A humorous look at dieting challenges when eating at cafes. The author details how home meals meet a 1400 calorie goal while dining out forces sacrifices like avoiding fried chicken potatoes and gravy. The piece contrasts easier home dieting with social eating and notes a doctor’s warning about reducing belly size.
Senator Richard Neuberger of Oregon urges Congress to remove tobacco from the six basic crops eligible for government price supports citing Public Health Service warnings that cigarettes cause lung cancer. He contrasts tobacco with healthful crops and notes Secretary Benson may oppose the move. The piece also mentions Mrs. Merwin Coad and an incident involving bare feet in a Maryland supermarket.
Dr. Crane counsels Jerry to assert dominance over Janet to win her back. He urges grabbing, kissing, and even light paddling to curb nagging and rekindle affection, predicting the tactic may restore passion and lead to reconciliation.
Massachusetts considers federal aid and cloud seeding to halt an eight week drought harming dairy farmers. Governor Foster Furcolo plans a meeting with Dr. Wallace E. Howell to decide on weather modification. Rhode Island declares disaster and seeks regional aid from Massachusetts and Connecticut. RI losses cited at least seven million dollars.
Camden Ark businessmen offer a $1000 reward for information leading to the March 2 disappearance of Mrs Maud Crawford a 60 year old Camden law firm member with Sen John Mc Clellan as an inactive member of the firm. Japan leads fishery production with 17 percent of the global catch.
Senate members demand details on a Pentagon order for a 100000 man cut in the armed forces while House leaders largely approve. Defense Secretary Wilson and President Eisenhower say the 1957 end date will save about 200 million dollars with minimal impact on overseas deployments. Army to absorb 50000, Air Force 25000, Navy 15000, Marines 10000.
Walter R. Hoffman, superintendent of the Daytona Beach humane society, is charged with second degree murder after admitting he injected his wife with two doses of an anaesthetic used to kill small animals. He said the act followed a day of beer drinking and claimed no reason for the act.
The Chanute Tribune notes comments from Allen Hoffman the city dog warden and recounts a shooting case. Mrs. Hoffman died an hour after injections used to euthanize animals. Hoff man says guilt over humane sleep of animals haunts him and seeks an answer from the Lord.
In Topeka, disbarment hearings against John Stice of the Wichita Court of Common Pleas will be resumed Thursday. State Supreme Court commissioner Lester Goodell oversaw questioning after witnesses were examined. Stice is charged with conspiracy to impede justice and has denied the charge.
The list details a dense TV guide with multiple channels and time slots. Programs include Flicka Millionaire City Detective Ive Got A Secret This Is Your Life Ford Theater Highway Patrol Vic Damone Hollywoods Best Stand Up and Be Counted Coffee Break Life with Elizabeth Club 60 Our Miss Brooks and more across afternoon and evening blocks.
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