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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1956
Page
4
The piece argues cities must fund major traffic arteries with public funds, not rely on neighboring property owners. It cites Third Street and a Santa Fe crossing as examples of essential, high-traffic routes needing general-benefit improvements.
A House approved exemption bill would raise the second class postal rate by 50 percent over five years, but guard papers under 5,000 circulation. The McPherson Daily Republican with 5,036 subscribers would face higher costs and may refund prepayments for the 40 distant readers to dodge higher charges.
Annecy in France notes a ritual breakfast of strong chicory coffee bread butter and jam. The piece follows two moustached men at Auberge de Savoie sampling aperitifs then asparagus trout a cheese sauce mushrooms crayfish, and finally malt filet steaks with buttered greens and fries.
A traveler laments the urge to bring back souvenirs for relatives and describes common items from trips such as huaraches, Indian jewelry, and postcards. He recalls Albuquerque and Highway 66 souvenir shops, noting the pressure to buy during travel and the habit of writing postcards first.
Dr George W Crane argues that psychology teachers should act as educational salesmen to boost student interest and enrollment. A dean rebukes this view, prompting a debate on competition, value, and the purpose of higher education in a promotional context.
Two French businessmen take a three hour lunch in France featuring salad, seven varieties of cheese on bread, and a pastry tray. They finish with French drip coffee and brandy as they note the time and return to work.
A Twenty five Years Ago item reports the sale of Latham & Son Packing Company poultry and egg plants at Chanute Ottawa Burlington and Yates Center to Swift & Co of Chicago. Separate notes cover a 12 year old boy fishing at Big Creek and a mop up tale of a barber chasing a flea from a West Main resident’s hair.
A. F. Randolph leads a four man party in an auto trip of about 3000 miles starting shortly after noon. Passengers include Randolph at the throttle, Guy Atkinson, Mike Pancoast and J F Allen who plans a short local run before returning by train. Destination is Washington D C with an arrival around the first of the month.
Five people travel together and fill the car with souvenirs from mountain regions. They discover gift shopping in the back country where even small shops sell rocks and stones, attracting steady buyers despite scarce food stores.
A collection of humorous exchanges features a vacationing manager returning to work, a dimwitted local asked about an eye named George Simpson, a Seattle Bremerton Ferry misdirection about Honolulu, and a father in law bargaining with his son in law over supper club tickets.
Federal Power Commission files reveal private utilities paying lobbyists including ex Senator Guy Cordon to block Hell's Canyon public power. Idaho Power and Washington Water Power list Cordon and Parry Keenan Robertson Daly as recipients. Cordon receives a $10,000 annual retainer starting Jan 1955 after leaving the Senate. Portland General Electric also retains him.
A weak tremor centered 55 miles northeast of Athens was recorded by the Athens Observatory seismograph with no damage. In Bonn Valerian Zorin, the Soviet ambassador to West Germany for seven months, flew to Moscow today to assume a new post.
In Tokyo the first Japanese allowed to visit relatives held by Chinese Communists left for Red China. The 19 member group includes 5 year old Rie Yoda Kikuchi, separated from her father since she was two days old. In Seoul President Syngman Rhee offered amnesty to North Korea’s leaders for reunification under the South Korean flag, but there was no sign of acceptance.
Answers cover correct phrasing avoids, pronunciation guidance, misspelled choice with withal, aversion meaning mental opposition, and a me starting synonym for oily unctuous.
Tonemaster Mfg. Co. of Peoria unveils a transistor powered hearing instrument worn completely on the ear. No cords or headbands, no bulky amplifier, and the device sits discreetly at the ear for both men and women. Write Dept. 100, Tonemaster, 128 So. Monroe, Peoria, Ill., for details without obligation.
A dense schedule lists 7:00 p m programs including The Millionaire Prom Hollywood and We Got A Secret. Other slots cover This Is Your Life Highway Patrol Waterfront Rosemary Clooney Show and Today with various morning and daytime airings in Joplin and surrounding markets.
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