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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1957
Page
3
Kansas banks line up for time deposits of idle state funds totaling about 72 million dollars while the state expects 560 thousand dollars in revenue from the new one percent rate. Banks say higher returns lure bids though critics argue 4 percent could yield over 2 million for the state.
Coffee drinkers may be consuming more water than coffee as per capita cups rise from 2.38 in 1950 to 2.82 today. Adults 25 to 49 average about 3.4 cups daily. Importers defend the trend while aiming to sell more beans. some shops have already watered down servings beyond acceptable levels.
A playful portrait of San Francisco is offered with wry observations on urban quirks. The piece notes open windows for air, crowds at Top of the Mark, fashion trends, and the city’s mix of culture from Chinese staff at the Tea Garden to taxis and tourists shaping prices. It closes with a humorous image of a dairy princess and a modern calypso movement.
A local man suffered a severe ear laceration at a Chanute area compressor plant. A Kansas City hotel night clerk was shot and killed in a robbery motive case. A raid south of Chanute yielded honey but distributors were stung. A missionary play with 65 cast members was set for Central park. Santa Fe clerks' Independence picnic drew various local workers. Fifty years earlier Elite theater was sold and Southwestern Traction prepared new offices. Vacations and schoolhouse moves were noted for Petrolia area.
A trio of nearby colleagues debate their summer getaways with tight budgets and tough criteria. Banff seems pricey, Sun Valley risks scarce snow, and Broadmoor hosts only honeymooners. One man worries about cabin meals and kids, another faces wife and mother visits, while the third cannot secure time off.
Dr. George Crane explains two love types in a reader case: love at first sight and earned love. He notes the risk of sudden romance, especially with an unsuited partner, and describes how familiarity and dating can shift feelings, with a follow up promised tomorrow.
Washington column notes John Kasper close to Ezra Pound and his Harlem ties as it covers House Veterans Committee actions on veteran estates and a stalled civil rights filibuster. It details Republican resistance to cloture, Knowland’s pledge, and Nixon’s mediation amid Southern strategy.
A collection of humorous exchanges and captions including a fainting admission of care, a mirror and breath check, a piano for sale sign, a dentist date mix up, a golfer missing shots, a department store cigar gag, a political recount joke, and a bank account pun about overdrawn and underdeposited spouses.
Answers review the pairings for grammar and pronunciation. The sentence should read that was frank and disinterested. Chasten is pronounced chass'n. Damask, dafodill, dachshund, dalmatian misspelling is daffodill. Cessation means the act of stopping or discontinuing. An im word meaning unimportant is immaterial.
The Chanute Tribune issue lists editorial staff led by Ernest W. Johnson with James E. Sheridan as advertising manager. It notes publishing schedule evenings except Sunday and postal service classifications, plus Associated Press affiliation and subscription rates for local and surrounding counties.
Walnut Osage Petroleum Corporation of Bartlesville plans five producing wells and twelve injection wells on its waterflood project in Crawford County East Walnut pool. English Drilling of Kennerd Texas has drilled ten wells recently using new techniques. The Bartlesville sand lies 360 to 400 feet deep with Arbuckle water at 965 feet.
The House passed and sent to the Senate a bill to give postal employees a 546 per year pay raise. Democrats for include Breeding Bolling Brown Cannon Carnahan Christopher Hull Karsten Moulder Sullivan of Missouri Albert Jarman Morris Steed of Oklahoma Gathings Harris Hays Trimble of Arkansas. Republicans for include Belcher Curtis Scrivner. Democrats against Mills Norrell Jones Republicans against Rees Smith Kansas.
An old Doan’s Pills advertisement touts three benefits for bladder irritation and related pains. It claims soothing relief for bladder irritation, fast relief for back and muscle aches, and a mild diuretic effect to increase kidney output. The copy invites readers to try the new economy size.
P A Ft. Riley helicopter crew on training flights assisted fires in six days. They helped extinguish a tractor fire at Arthur Martin farm and joined firemen at a burning trailer on U S 40 near Ft. Riley. Martin, 46, escaped after his clothing ignited while cleaning a gas line.
Warrant Officer James F. Cain and crew chief Sp.2 C. Jack R. Baynes helped fight a tractor fire with dirt and extinguishers as a helicopter made a training pass. Pilot Warrant Officer George F. Ellis continued the flight after the blaze was out. Martin received medical treatment in Delphos for burns to his right arm and hand.
A detailed TV guide lists daily time slots and programs across morning to prime hours. Notable entries include Millionaire, City Detective, This Is Your Life, Highway Patrol, Vic Damone, CBS News, Today, Captain Kangaroo, Price is Right, Truth or Consequences, Edge of Night, Our Miss Brooks, and various matinees and cartoons, reflecting a full day of network and local fare.
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