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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1957
Page
5
The GOP-Dem rights coalition backing a civil rights bill suffered a major setback as the Senate 52-38 vote cut enforcement provisions, leaving only voting rights protections. Southern opponents hailed the result while leaders eyed future recovery and new votes on related contempt cases and jury trials.
The VFW and auxiliary held one of their biggest family gatherings in years at the clubhouse northwest of town on Tuesday night. About 150 adults and children attended with Clark M. Fleming heading the food committee as VFW members, including wives and children, served fried chicken and ice cream.
A brief note mentions a person visiting yesterday with friends while traveling for a feed company he has worked with at various times over the past several years.
A Humboldt watermelon party for members and families was held in Lincoln Park on Tuesday evening after a business session led by Mrs. P. E. Weldon. Plans surfaced for a Legion hall lawn picnic supper on August 27 with fried chicken and homemade ice cream. Attendees included P. E. Weldon Harvey Bogert Harold Williams and families R H Johnson Karl Hauser Lawrence Rinehart Darrell and others.
After a visit with their grandmother and Mrs A D Coe Mrs John Coe returned Tuesday afternoon They attend a congregational meeting at the Presbyterian church after morning worship to elect a trustee to fill Clarence Williams death vacancy The Bartholomews of Chanute were guests of their daughter Mrs C Van Nice and family Fred Geffert family left for Reading Pa to visit relatives Barbara Wulf Mary Morelan and Karen Taylor left for Norman Okla for a cheerleader clinic at the University of Oklahoma The E J Lombard family returns from vacation Mrs C G Puckett dismissed from Allen County Hospital Iola to home of her parents in Humboldt
The article notes that high living costs and peso devaluation have rendered the centavo obsolete. A peso equals 100 centavos, but centavos, once copper button sized coins, are now rarely used as change AS stores shift to gum as currency tokens.
Premier Bulganin accuses the West of delaying disarmament talks to aid Adenauer’s election. In a 6000 word letter to Prime Minister Macmillan he proposes mutual pledges to withhold aid from aggressors and argues for progress on disarmament despite political issues.
Kansas Board of Tax Appeals said yesterday a case of double taxation against the Union Pacific Railroad would be ended. Perry Owsley, chairman of the agency, announced the action and explained the ruling.
When feet are dry and harsh causing a burning feel, rub olive oil into the skin thoroughly for softening. For scratches on dark oak furniture apply boiled linseed oil and rub until the marks fade away.
A recipe snippet from the Chanute Tribune suggests mixing chunk style tuna into tomato sauce and serving over spaghetti to create a quick dish.
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