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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1957
Page
4
In Chanute a housewife endorses a loaded pistol as a deterrent to persistent door-to-door salesmen. The piece humorously catalogues old and new household items as possible defenses, concluding that a pistol delivers conviction while other methods vary in practicality.
Oklahoma Senator Robert Kerr attacked President Eisenhower on the Senate floor alleging he lacks brains in finance. Kerr, a multi millionare, noted Ike previously avoided wealth in cattle and oil and kept a modest military stipend.
A collection of short quips on everyday misfortunes and oddities. Notes on cow values after a freight hit, curved car windshields costing 158 dollars to replace, a 25 cent lawnmower sharpening rise, and more. The piece nods to the Kremlin puzzle, parking woes, fashion trends, the IGY, a California officer resigning to avoid shaving, and a chigger blood transfusion joke.
Daniel D. Nolan 73 prominent oil operator died at his home at 3:35 yesterday after periods of angina. He leaves wife Alpha, two sons James D. Nolan and M. H. Nolan Tulsa, and eight grandchildren. James has worked with him for 15 years.
A Newspaperman recalls a tough week in reporting and editorial decisions. Readers debate liquor advertising, the limits of keeping names out of stories, and the shift of ads to radio and TV. Letters warn of insults to the city, unsigned grievances, and a late obituary illustrates timing issues in publishing.
A secret Democratic liberal meeting reveals Peterson style rifts as Wayne Morse, Paul Douglas and others split with Knowland leadership over Civil Rights Bill strategy. Anderson warns against GOP-linked tactics and urges following independent liberal logic rather than recent Republican converts.
Dr. Crane notes Jim W a 34 year old insurance salesman who cannot support his large family and should consider factory work while building clients. He cites sales as essential to modern life, urges appreciation for agents, and frames selling as a moral act. He promotes his booklet and the League of the Golden Pen.
Dialog sketches reveal bachelor Jean and social scenes with playful jabs about married life. Exchanges cover jealousy nosy neighbors and lovers in a city setting, with punchlines about dance plans and mismatched appliances. The tone resembles comic strip humor from a mid century page.
Consolidated with The Daily Timeset published by Chanute Publishing Company Ernest W Johnson editor and publisher James E Sheridan advertising manager published evenings except Sunday entered as second class matter at Chanute post office rates listed for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties by mail monthly three months six months and yearly with outside four counties options included renewal not specified due to OCR fragmentation
The sale of the 2,100 acre Wildwood ranch in Newton and Jasper counties set a record in Newton County's recorder's office. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Elkan of Bartlesville Oklahoma purchased the property from Mr. and Mrs. George Potter for $155,000. The Elkans plan to move their registered Hereford herd from Coffeyville Kansas to the ranch and operate a commercial Hereford operation.
Kansas liquor sales rose in June after the repeal of the two-quart law. William Murphy, director of alcoholic beverage control, said the state’s two per cent enforcement tax on liquor contributed to the increased collections.
The text notes a $2,430 year over year increase from June last year and mentions the 1957 Legislature repealing a law that allowed Kansans to possess up to two quarters of liquor on which the Kansas tax had not been paid.
The Chanute Tribune notes that the term frank used for free mail derives from the French coin franc meaning free. The explanation appears in an article on page 4 of the July 19 1957 issue.
A dense Saturday schedule lists daylong programs from 7:00 p.m. through late hours across channels with numerous titles including Soldiers of Fortune Mr Adams and Eve West Point Story Sports Blondie Undercurrent Crossroads Pantomime Quiz and more.
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