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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1959
Page
3
A reader asks how to escape boredom despite parenting. Ann Landers suggests joining clubs, volunteering, and reading groups, then offers a practical 10 point program with ideas like visiting hospitals, hosting elderly neighbors, and supporting community activities to bring purpose and happiness.
The engagement of Sue Ann Allen to Bill Schabel of Wichita is announced by her Havana Kansas parents Mr and Mrs M B Allen. Schabel is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Schabel of Independence and former Chanute residents. Miss Allen, 1959 Havana High School graduate, works for Bison Oil Co in Independence. Schabel works for Banta Construction Co in Wichita. The wedding is set for August 13 at Sacred Heart church in Caney.
Mrs Truitt and Rex Wood won low score in a 10 couple Scotch Four- some Friday at the country club with a 42. Second place went to Mrs Dennis Mills and Rex Truitt. Awards also went to Mrs Al Endres and Glenn Shook for birdie on five and to Mrs Gerald Endsley and Al Endres for most sixes.
The Sunflower chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star invites past matrons patrons and their families to a 6 p.m. picnic Monday at the North Shelter House in Santa Fe park.
Donald Hawk farm director of a boys school in Honduras presented a film on the school to Chanute Prayer Band members at Adelaide M. Lewis home. Also noted are visits and travel of local residents including Mrs Frances Wells, Mrs H Hadine, Mrs David Heilman, and others with family movements and local work updates.
The Gossett siblings Karla Kayda and Kevan and their family, recently moved from Main to Lincoln Nebraska, are spending a week in Erie visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs Ed Gossett and Mr and Mrs O W Smith, along with Marvin Huffman and other relatives and friends.
The High Prairie Pioneer 4-H Club met at Mrs. Lee Campbell’s home. Cheryl Campbell demonstrated X-stitch and machine hemming stitches. Carolyn Wing led four judging classes in clothing and foods. Elma Jean Wiltse demonstrated proper table setting. Refreshments were served.
VFW Auxiliary reports no meeting. Sunflower Chapter CES past matrons invite families to annual picnic at North Shelter House Santa Fe Park. Duplicate Bridge at Tioga Hotel 1 30 pm Chanute Ladies Encampment Odd Fellows ball at 7 pm.
Earle J. Richey visits Erie from Lowell Massachusetts with family before heading to Montgomery Alabama for Air War College. Also reported are Jerry Stillwell ill in Tyler Texas, LaVonne Atterberry opening a Stark beauty shop, Percy Green back at Olson meat dept, and local moves and Saddle Club events.
Moscow first deputy premier Frol Kozlov called New York City subway conditions lousy and dirty saying Gov Rockefeller should fund subway rebuilding with air raid shelter money. Nixon expected in Moscow as VP heads to Poland later.
The Humboldt Jeddo Social Club met at Mrs. Gary Lower's Iola home with ten members and seven children present. In the absence of officers, past president Mrs. Dale Hobart presided and the group arranged an August family ice cream social at Community Park. The Sunshine gift went to Mrs. Lower. Refreshments were served.
The Power Commission authorized Cities Service Gas Co. to build 8.217 million dollars of natural gas pipeline facilities in Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma Part of the project is the development of a new gas storage area in Elk County Kansas.
Two traffic incidents were investigated by Chanute police. Grace H. Fegely of Humboldt faced a reckless driving arrest after a 1958 Chevrolet collided with a parked car near City Cafe. The other crash, near Donaldson's Grocery, caused minor damage when Grace L. Timmons backed into Larry L. O'Connell's Opel.
Kansas state revenue officials report a sales tax cushion of over five million dollars for the year ending June 30. Total collections including the compensating use tax reached 72,022,009, surpassing estimates by 5,022,009 after the 2 to 2 1 2 per cent rate hike. The half-cent increase yielded 14,404,402, above the 13,400,000 forecast. Revenue Director J. E. Kirchner said conservative estimates were set during the 1957 58 recession and Kansas tax receipts stayed steady while other states lagged.
Yesterday Admittances include Mrs Kenneth W Wright Alan Morrow and Mrs Ray A Russell. Dismissals listed Hal Sinclair Mrs Harold McNeal and Mrs Herbert Keighley. Births reported to Mr and Mrs Loise Cole a girl and Mr and Mrs Lester Seamster a boy. Today Admittance Mrs B J Carver. Traffic citations for Lester G Cantret Humboldt and Roby Acree noted with $85 bond each. READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS
Cadet Lyle F. Clum 21 son of Mr and Mrs Walter D Clum Humboldt is in six weeks of ROTC summer camp training at Fort Riley scheduled to end July 31. He attends Kansas State University Manhattan and belongs to Eta Kappa Nu Sigma Tau and Alpha Phi Omega fraternities. Humboldt High School graduate 1956. Billie D Day son of Mrs Ida M Day Buffalo USN torpedoman's mate second class served aboard USS Jarvis during a full scale naval review in San Francisco July 17 20 after major exercise off the California coast. The Martins of Chanute area visited before leaving for Colorado Springs. William A Sailors Kansas Farm Bureau district director attended a four day education conference at the University of Utah Salt Lake City with 250 Farm Bureau leaders from the western U S. Workshops covered education problems and FARM Bureaus potential roles.
In San Antonio Warren Watson faced the loss of a barn and two tons of hay to a fire caused by his sons Morty 2 and Bud 4 who confessed with a line Dad they set it on fire with matches. The father estimated the damage at 1800 dollars and said he would take no disciplinary action, pleased no one was hurt.
In Buffalo the Navy sailors from the USS Macon could not land due to high winds. Army cooks and hostesses took over with 150 pounds of roast beef, 23 dozen rolls, and 115 hostesses for a USO event. A second party is planned.
As the Big Four talks enter the ninth week, Western and Soviet blocs clash over how to ease Berlin tensions. Secretary Herter may seek a long recess unless Moscow drops its push for an East West German committee to negotiate a peace settlement. Gromyko presses for the committee while Lloyd Murville and others confer in London Brussels Paris.
Boeing Airplane Co said pay hikes under employment contracts add more than three million dollars to the Wichita payroll. Affected are 21,300 Boeing-Wichita employees in the Kansas-Oklahoma region, including 12,572 in the IAM bargaining unit, 1,422 in the Wichita Engineering Assn., and 7,373 salaried office and technical staff.
The Dallas post office received its first Christmas card of the year from the dead letter section. The card, sent Friday, bore an illegible hand resembling a child’s and had no return address with 153 shopping days left until Christmas.
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