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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1962
Page
4
President Kennedy cites Bud Wilkinson on pilot studies showing about a quarter of American schoolchildren fail a basic fitness test. He urges schools to start daily physical education programs this fall and asks parents to promote walking to school to boost overall fitness.
A report notes Congress is expected to repeal the wartime 10 percent tax on train tickets, a levy intended as an emergency measure that would end after the war. The passage of repeal is anticipated as part of postwar fiscal plans.
A jumble of remarks touches on rail fare politics and a dropped fashion trend. The text mocks fare hikes, notes spikes in decor, and jokes about the Peace Corps while skewering media and a football coach in effigy. It also contrasts dining preferences and hints at Italian influence on White House menus.
Twenty five years ago Chanute was named one of five division headquarters for the state highway patrol. Superintendent Jack Jenkins announced in Topeka that Chanute would be housed in the division highway offices on the city outskirts. Also noted Dr. Fred Shaw and Boy Scouts returned from a 4000 mile Canada trip with no tire problems. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Mills. Tony Alberts visited from Urbana to reclaim a cigar box casket made of hedge wood with 370 pieces built in 26 days. Mrs. Harry B Williams won Chanute Country Club women’s golf title defeating Mrs. Dave Petterson.
A brief scripture excerpt from Romans 8 28 is shared as a spiritual reflection. The line asserts that all things cooperate for good for those who love God and are called according to his purpose.
The Senate backs loans to religious colleges while the House favors outright grants. Key figures include Oregon's Morse and Green, Alabama's Hill, and Pennsylvania's Clark. Republicans Javits, Goldwater, and Prouty push for grants despite opposition. The debate centers on whether tax dollars should support Catholic and other religious schools and whether aid is constitutional.
Answers clarify grammar usage and pronunciation. The sentence should read Everyone of you should be careful of his clothes with pronoun capitalization. Ad valorem is pronounced add vah lo rem with stress on the third syllable. The misspelled word is dermatology, not one listed. Sonorous means loud or full in sound as in a sonorous voice. A word starting pree meaning indicating something to follow is precursory.
Dr Molner answers readers on vegetarianism noting humans adapt to mixed diets and that there is no evidence that vegetarianism is better for health. He says meat eating groups tend to be more aggressive, vegetarians may need more volume and dairy aids protein, but he sees no harm in the practice. He also cautions cabbage juice for ulcers lacks conclusive proof and urges sticking to proven treatments.
HAL BOYLE profiles Charlie Garland known as the Iron Man of the Mountains at the 10th National Hillbilly Homecoming in Maryville Tennessee. The piece contrasts old porch country life with modernization as mountain people, tradition, and education shift amid new roads power lines and televisions.
Urbana community notices list numerous visitors and travels. Ralph Robertson and family hosted gatherings with El Dorado and New Port guests while extended kin visited in Parsons Chanute and Wichita.
Rates shown for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and for Kansas outside these counties. Details include monthly and annual figures with several line items and small print values. The text lists amounts such as 38.06 and 2.50 and notes external areas with higher prices.
A dense listing chronicles noon to late afternoon programming on KOTV KODE TV WDAF KOAM including soaps News Weather and a mix of game shows dramas and cartoons. Notable items include As the World Turns Password The Millionaire and To Tell The Truth with lineup reflecting 1950s mid America television.
A sequence of Elsmore social events lists picnics at Allen Bourbon Lake with numerous Kansas City and Humboldt attendees. It notes cookout dinners at Moran and Fewins households, church funeral services for Frank Brinkman in Humboldt, and various birthday and Independence Day gatherings with extended family and neighbors.
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