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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1957
Page
4
Chief Tom Morehead of the Chanute police force investigated a forgery case and the wrongful imprisonment of a woman from another county. He freed her and pursued new leads, uncovering a Missouri suspect who confessed to forging checks. He urged reinvestigation and broad cooperation to protect the innocent and convict the guilty.
In a readers’ letter Mrs Effie Fritz of 323 West Third urges Chanute to install a ladies restroom in town. She notes many small towns have facilities and argues it would aid shoppers and farmers’ wives, and suggests a nearby lunch counter for coffee and sandwiches to boost local trade.
A humorous column mocks the term Register of Deeds in Kansas court houses suggesting registrars or registerers would be better. It riffs on mail waste, Nudist camps, Jph Boys, and overlong foreign policy repeats by the secretary of state. It predicts odd future baseball club names and laments Detroit car complexity.
A foreign diplomat meets President Lincoln as he polishes his shoes. The exchange turns humorous with the diplomat’s surprise at Lincoln’s self help. A joke follows about a woman saying she is tired and a doctor checking her tongue. Uncle Sam is pictured as better than Santa Claus. A boy named Johnnie wrote Santa Claus for three years seeking a soldier suit without response.
A brief, quirky line notes a man’s recent birthday and a humorous misquote where Unele Sam allegedly gave it him, implying a playful gift or phrase associated with the moment.
Twenty five years ago the Cecil J. Meeker post of Chanute was accepted as post 1654 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars during an installation ceremony. A parade and picnic preceded the event with Lester S. Welch named first commander. Star Bright set a state mile record at Winfield as Dennis Carr of Chanute owned the trotter.
The August elmanack outlines 31 days of historical notes from 1819 to 1857 including Herman Melville birth, Omaha express office opening in 1857, Scott’s troops movement from Puebla, US control of lighthouses since 1789, Overland stages starting 1857, Asaph Hall’s Mars satellite discovery, end of Seminole War proclaimed, Golden Lane lamps in 1807, Robert Fulton’s Clermont in 1807, Virginia Dare’s birth in 1587, Boone’s 1787 peace with Shawnees, 1857 Ohio Life and Trust Co failure, University of Michigan 1817, Ribault’s 1565 colony arrival, and light historical notes throughout the month.
The Natural Gas Bill, projected to add about 800 million dollars yearly to consumer bills, hit delays in the House Rules Committee led by Howard Smith. Indiana Democrat May Madden and Jim Delaney pressed for more time, questioning urgency as hearings stretched into adjournment week.
Dr. George W Crane cites a shoe store anecdote where a single word choice changed a sale. He warns that small linguistic details decide outcomes, citing historical misses from a rider’s nail to Hughes vs Wilson elections for context.
The item cites Charles Evans Hughes missing a greeting to a Republican senator during a California speaking tour. It claims the omission cost him the presidency and promotes a sales psychology booklet from Dr. Crane and the Hopkins Syndicate, Inc.
Boeing Airplane Co announces a planned cut of 9 000 to 12 000 jobs over six months in Washington state and Kansas. President William Allen cites completion of tooling, move of B526 production to Wichita, procurement policy changes, and usual poststart manpower declines as reasons. Washington losses total 6 000 to 7 000. Seattle-Renton, Moses Lake, Everett areas would dip to under 60 000. Wichita will see 3 000 to 4 000 fewer positions. The reductions will not mean...
The note states that layoffs will continue but employees who depart through normal turnover will not be replaced. This signals reduced hiring to fill vacancies, affecting staffing levels and operations. The policy emphasizes preserving existing headcount rather than expanding through new hires.
Ottawa reports the mines department promotes mixing radioactive antimony into dynamite to enhance safety. The government claims the processed explosive will be safer for workers and nearby populations.
Miners and handlers of dynamite will use a geiger counter to locate sticks that failed to explode or misfired. The department hopes this development will reduce deaths and injuries from dynamite explosions.
A dated advertisement promotes consumer safety in shopping practices. It highlights tips for evaluating products and sellers, urges checking guarantees, returns, and prices, and encourages readers to compare options before purchase.
A dense list of midweek to late evening TV slots including pucks, game shows, soap alignments, news, children's programs, dramas, and late night movies. Names and times are scattered with channel notes and program blocks across Wednesday and Thursday segments.
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