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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1957
Page
4
Kansas university asked for bids to buy a piano under state law but specified a unique 57 inch height to favor a single maker. The state issued a directive against overly specific specs to assure taxpayer value and open competition, reducing favoritism in large state purchases.
Editors from 21 nations share impressions on living standards markets and politics. Remarks cover Moscow travel freedom and消费, Algeria, Nasser, Syria, Magsaysay, UK elections, Adenauer, Asia changes, travel rules, Eisenhower support, and fears of future war.
John speaks of marriage as a curse after two failed unions with a wife who takes all possessions. The Belleville Telescope quips about open-toe shoes and rubbers. Cottonwood river line remark hints at dual banks. Uncle Milt helps his wife with draperies and learns. A future where faulty hearts are replaced by glass and rubber is imagined.
A columnist warns that tranquilizers and alcohol should not mix and notes potential dangers from a tranquilizer alcoholic. The piece suggests a Tranquilizer Anonymous group may be needed and discusses crashes caused by careless driving versus drunken driving. The author urges caution and reflects on drinking and its effects.
A Lidice Ill baseball backstop marks a former monument to 173 Czechs murdered by Hitler after Lidice village was razed. Wendell Willkie and Franklin Roosevelt helped honor it, while a Czech refugee later visited Lidice to recall the pledge of freedom. The scene contrasts with cigarette butts and waste around the base.
A Los Angeles physician reportedly plans to hang a sign reading Cockles Repaired Here. The remark prompts odd humor about medical crafts and local business quirks as readers note the sign’s quirky tono and the piece reads like a society column gag.
Twenty five years ago George Varndell of Earlton died in an automobile crash near Bristow Oklahoma. Leona Berthot arrived from Lawrence Kansas to spend the summer at home. The McCunes returned from Roaring River Missouri and Rogers Arkansas. Three Chanute students Marguerite Chancellor Lyle Dean and Margaret Hoefer graduated from State Teachers College Pittsburg on May 26 as high honors. Mrs Fred Uthmann began work as a Rockne car saleslady. Chanute visitors included Mrs Blanche Wilkins Mrs J O Barnhardt and Marilyn Lee Barnhardt. Fifty years ago W S Barnes killed a 6 ft 2 in snake near the slaughter house. County farmers complain about autos endangering farm roads.
Vienna travel note describes European dishes and foods from Holland to Switzerland. It covers vegetables like zucchini and artichokes, seafood such as squid and seagull eggs, citrus like clementines and blood oranges, and pastries in France Italy Switzerland and Vienna. It notes local customs, markets, and cafe culture.
Dr. Crane discusses Hank T 37 a bachelor and successful attorney who never marries. The piece outlines psychological stages from egocentric infancy to parental dependence and peer group bias, suggesting Hank remains tied to his widowed mother influencing his life choices.
A New York special reports a healing substance named Bio-Dyne, marketed as Preparation H, that allegedly shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves pain without surgery. Case results claim noticeable reduction and relief, with a money back guarantee offered by druggists.
The Swanson families gathered for their annual reunion at the Friends Home Lutheran Church in Lavenburg on Sunday May 26. Attendees from Iola Bayard Manhattan Nickerson Denver Elk City and Stark included Roy and Royal Cox James McFadden Harold Swanson Leonard Carlson Penn Attaberry and many others.
Hereford Texas couples Floyd Boler Jr and La Vera Head wed in the Central Church of Christ. Their family hosts visiting relatives from Kansas to California. Local residents report hospital stays, alums attending Elsmore High School alumni banquet, and weekend visits by relatives from Great Lakes Illinois and other locales.
This item lists publication details and subscription prices for Wilson and Woodson counties. It notes second class postal status at Chanute Kansas and mentions Associated Press rights and circulation membership. Subscriptions by mail are shown for one month to one year, with rates varying by duration and by region.
Conrad Jackson chaired the gathering with Mrs. Carl Lindberg as toastmistress. The program featured an invocation by Roy Cox from Iola, a welcome from the class of 57 by Charles Olson, a response by Milton Dunlap, group singing led by Earl Ericson, songs by Vera Massey, a vocal solo by Mrs. Merle Bolander of Pampa, and Eu rope slides shown by Earl Carlson. Dancing followed as gym decor echoed a big top with balloons and circus motifs.
Hollywood 1 band leader Russ Morgan says he is developing a slide trombone that moves sideways to reduce shoulder strain for short-armed players. He claims the design would also protect musicians marching in front of trombonists in parades from danger.
A dense listing of daytime and prime time broadcasts for Monday and Tuesday, detailing shows such as Twenty One, Outdoor Life, Science Fiction, Dr Hudson, Wells Fargo, and news blocks, with times scattered and many programs partially readable. The column sketches a typical schedule with multiple network and local offerings across morning, afternoon, and evening slots.
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