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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1962
Page
5
The state highway department approves overnight camping in highway parks and rest areas with toilet facilities. Area motorists report large numbers of campers near towns, boosting local cash flow and prompting towns to seek nearby parks. Campers are not gypsies or poor white trash, and their presence does not reflect motel losses.
The piece notes rising camping interest across the nation and argues Chanute should designate a camping area at Santa Fe Park. It suggests private camping spots, federal rules, and potential earnings from added park maintenance while keeping sites clean and welcoming. It frames camping as a lasting growth segment.
A humorous note on a church minister resigning and seeking new challenges. It muses on balloons of reform, money saving as either misery or wizardry, and introduces a new pay telephone that replaces coin gongs with a speaking acknowledgment.
Twenty five years ago the Chanute City Commission decided to leave the formal opening of the new Santa Fe overpass on North Lincoln to the Chanute Chamber of Commerce. The report lists Chanute youths in summer training and details about local Boy Scouts and camp activities.
A brief verse note presents Proverbs 1 7 emphasizing that reverence for God begins wisdom and warns that fools reject instruction. It frames daily guidance with a religious proverb.
Dr Molner explains cervical arthritis treatment with home neck traction using a head halter and counterweight. Caution urged for violent neck manipulation. traction can ease early morning pain but requires doctor supervision if severe symptoms occur. Readers may request the leaflet by sending stamped self addressed envelope and 5 cents.
Three lawmakers from Mobile Alabama Tyler Minnesota and Missouri criticized and attacked this writer in varying ways. Frank Boykin defended southern causes while accusing Pearson of slander. H Carl Anderson denied a column about his mining stock sale to Billie Sol Estes and hurled insults. Clarence Cannon criticized the portrayal and delivered a crisp speech defending the status quo and calling Pearson an indispensable adjunct of our de facto government.
A Tucson AP column reflects on daily life with travel quirks such as baggage checks misnaming the city as Tuscan. It notes three congressmen: Boykin loses renomination in Alabama, Andersen pivots to independent run then seeks GOP return, and Cannon at 83 remains active with hopes for continued re elections.
Humboldt section notes eight youths and adults headed to Camp Chippewa near Ottawa for a United Methodist Youth Conference. Attending are Linda McCall, Suzanne McCall, Ginger Stange, Marcia Tinkler, Richard Googiins, Gene Lewis, and others, with accompanying church leaders.
TV listings from KOTV KODE WDAF KOAM show Perry Mason Tales of Wells Fargo Gunsmoke Have Gun Will Travel and more. The schedule details morning to late night programs including news, talk shows, dramas, games, and movies across channels 4 6 7 12.
Editor Mrs. Henry Watkins chronicles a July 14 boat trip from Vancouver to Victoria aboard the Princess Marguerite. The group tours Butchart Gardens, Parliament, and Stanley Park before returning to Seattle. News includes Vancouver landmarks and a ferry-bridge ride through Deas Island Tunnel.
4 H Club Jolly Go Getters met Tuesday with Mrs Charles Olson as Cecelia Olson demonstrated darts. Members Linda Smith Colleen Grizzle made pin cushions tea towels aprons Cecelia Olson wore a dress Nelda Roberts Nancy Rice and Karen Herbert made play suits dresses a suit skirts blouses shorts pajamas and house robes Classes were led by Mrs Earl Alford and Mrs Orlie Hieber t Refreshments were served by the hostess.
June 21 begins summer in the United States while it signals winter in southern temperate zones and in Antarctica, highlighting the seasonal shift across hemispheres.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff including John Hovorka and Dwight Wallingford. It notes publication as evenings except Sunday and provides subscription rates by mail for Neosho, Allen, Wilson, and Woodson Counties and outside four counties.
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