Traffic study urges upgrades on US 59 169 to Chanute
The Kansas highway survey shows US 59 169 near Chanute carrying 4060 vehicles daily at one checkpoint, up from 2050 in 1950. Growth exceeds several interstate candidates, with improvements to Oklahoma line upcoming to ease congestion and avoid town bottlenecks.
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Highway Department
Chanute
Iola
U.S
Yates Center
Oklahoma Line
Kansas City
Tulsa
Federal credit tightening raises debt costs and inflation impact
The government lifted the one year security rate to four percent, doubling the previous cost of short term money. Critics note a $5.2 billion annual debt carrying charge while claiming tighter credit partly curbed inflation, though not eliminating it. The policy is debated against Western peers facing inflation.
Flying Over Oregon to Portland with Clouded San Francisco Farewell
A travel sketch from Portland recounts a flight from San Francisco beneath clear skies with fog kissing the Golden Gate. The narrator views Shasta Dam and Mount Shasta, notes the Willamette Valley, orchards, and Portland outskirts as trees survive subdivision, while logs drift down the Columbia River.
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Portland
Mark Hopkins
Oregon
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Sacramento Valley
Willamette Valley
Willamette
Columbia River
Small Animals Trash Dumped Along Highways
E. Lawson May offers a quirky survey of human behavior. The piece recounts families discarding kittens and trash along roads, a country woman’s heart attack, a car hit with no note, and a town’s struggle to keep rubbish out of its yard. It shifts to a humorous aside about Kansas flies and regional differences in swatters.
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Kansas
Neosho County
Great Western Oil Refining Co
Erie
New Orleans
Hamburg
Germany
Clark Rowley
Colorado
Portland Port City Flair Amid Floral Charm
The piece notes Portland as a seaport inland by 50 miles with ships at anchor and passengers hurrying off. It praises the city’s cleanliness and abundant flowers while warning that the airport’s current view hides a new terminal planned for next year and calls Portland characterless after San Francisco.
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Portland
San Francisco
Twenty Five Years Ago Police radio tests and plans to seek federal permit
Preliminary tests of the new police radio signal system were satisfactory and city officials planned to apply to the federal radio commission for permission to operate the station. Prizes in the Pioneer’s Music Company puzzle contest were awarded to George Bower Edward W. Klager Opal Moritz Mrs Claude Roberts Marie Hansen Mrs Vincent McCune Mrs C E Howerton Chanute and Martha Jane Minnich of Thever. First prize went to Bower who received a cabinet radio.
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Federal Radio Commission
Pioneer’ Music Company
George Bower
Edward W. Klager
Opal Moritz
Claude Roberts
Marie Hansen
Vincent McCune
C. E. Howerton
Chanute
Martha Jane Minnich
Thever
Bower
Walter Cresey
S. Kansas
Robert Dean Bradley
Ardmore
Okla
Flies and Their Equal Buzz Across Regions
The text argues flies in the south and north produce the same buzz and energy, claiming a scientific report must be highly factual to be believed. It emphasizes the flies' in-house nuisance and universal behavior regardless of location.
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Kansas
Clips and Quips sparkups and springtime woes
The Downs News notes love brings costly blooms while the Gazette remarks on a once rakish figure now hen pecked. The Winfield Courier warns that those who flirt with power risk trouble as Rus sia’s high rollers draw risk. A local boy earns mention for an act of bravery.
Publicity and profit in old magazines
An assorted column notes varied lines from small papers. jokes about publicity use, a doctor or dentist remark, a dollar down, and a weekly payment. It cites Leonard Sekavee’s face value quote, mentions the Wellington News prize comment, asks about the Middle East, and mocks a hot dog dropped on ground. It references Kansas population rise and doctors' praise amid highway homicides.
Vogel as TVA Chief Becomes Congress Critic’s Target
Washington column accuses General Herbert Vogel of ego and missteps as TVA chairman. It recounts episodes of seating refusals at Meany dinner, dining room snubs, and detours during President Diem visit. It also notes Senate scrutiny of Arnold Jones’s ethics and conflict questions surrounding Eisenhower appointees.
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Washington
Eisenhower
West Point
Joseph Swing
Mexico
Herbert D. Vogel
Tennessee Valley Authority
Dolly Gann
Curtis
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Order of Mechanics
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Vogel
Howard Baker
Tennessee
General Vogel
Delta Council
Cleveland
Miss
Harvey Firestone
Rubber Company
Army Engineers
E. C. Itschner
Knoxville
Diem
Viet-Nam
Tennessee Valley
State Department
TVA
Arnold R. Jones
Jones
People of
Kansas
State Corporation Commission
Commissioner Jones
Yale pathologist doubts smoking causes lung cancer
Yale University pathologist Dr. Harry S. N. Greene told a House subcommittee that investigators have not proven a direct link between smoking and lung cancer. He criticized statistical methods, noting mouse studies vary by strain and some show no cancer, urging caution before extending animal results to humans.
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Washington
Yale University
Harry S. N. Greene
Department of Pathology
Yale Medical School
House
Greene
Worry Clinic makes romance safer with longer kisses
Dr. Crane explains goose pimples signal novelty in first serious romance. Charlotte shifts from sisterly to romantic feelings after a longer kiss, while Harry learns that quality and timing can awaken true love.
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George W. Crane
Harry J
Charlotte
Harry
Dr. Crane
Television Log Highlights On KOAM TV Channel 7
A dense list of TV programming across KOAM TV 7 and partner stations detailing shows from Bob Cummings to Dragnet and Climax. The schedule spans morning to late night with numerous time slots, titles, and channel references.
Docking in Hospital Until Saturday
Los Angeles report says Gov George Docking of Kansas is recovering from a hernia operation and expects to leave the hospital on Saturday. He stated he wanted to be discharged sooner but is to remain hospitalized until then.
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Los Angeles
George Docking
Kansas
Improving English Homework Questions
Answers address the five prompts. 1: Omit together and up in the sentence. 2: Pronounce swayth not swahth for spelling. 3: Misspelled word among options is felon. 4: Chicanery means deception or trickery. 5: A word starting with pa meaning rural life is pastoral.
Chanute Evening Paper Miscellany and Notices
Evening publication details list circulation notes and post office class, with a brief, fragmented line about a dictionary-like exercise and a historical remark on Thomas Jefferson's party shifts. The text offers no cohesive event or story, only metadata and stray sentences.
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J.p.h
Shasta Dam
Mount Shasta
E. Lawson
Boswcc
Longjohn Lingerie Company
T Hatka
Te Gerald Frank
Ocean Ave
Brooklyn
Horten
Longjohn Lingerie
The
Downs News
the Gazette
Holyrood
Nasser
Winfield Courier
Russia
Wichitada
Eagle
Burns News
Leonard Sekavee
Holyrood Gazette
Wellington News
Middle East
Abilene Reflector Chronicle
Census Bureau
Lyons News
Gen. Vogel
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Baker
Bob Cummings
Oerie and
Harriet
Playhouse 9
Lux Theatre
Climax
Light of Life
Captain Kangaroo
Richnut
Gary Moore
Douglas Fairbanks
Joplin
Guiding Light
Clvac
Liberace
Koam-Tv
KOTV
Wdaf-Tv
Kode-Tv
Garden Gate
Bob Croaby
Studio Kitchen
Bob Crosby
Miss Brooks
Dr. Ventor
Bhep
Showtime
Chuck Maxwell
Margie
Melody Matinee
Laurel and Hardy
Crusade Rabbit
Doug Edwards
Helen O'Connell
Superman
Mr. Adams and
Eve
Soldiers of Fortune
Schnitz Playhouse
Big Moment
Martin Kane
West Point Story
Destiny
Red Barber Corner
Blondie
Dick Powell
Croasroada
Death Valley
News
Hollywood
Public Defender
Sportigat
David L. McCune Insurance
S. Steuben
Chanute Tribune
S. Highland
Chanute, Kays
Daily Timeserg
Chanute Publishing Company
Ernest W. Johnson
James E. Sheridan
Mgr
Kas
Member
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Neosho
Allen Whison
Woodson
Thomas Jefferson
Mary Alice Watts
Santa FE
Chicago Organ Co
Singer
Richard L. Ashley
Neal McCoy
Phone
Neenbian
Aucoumr
Kenmore
Firestone
Duncan Phyfe
Bob Hosack
Robert N. Allen
South Santa Fe
Home Loan Headquarters
Chanute Building & Loan
Main & Santa Fe
Philco
Pioneer
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