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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1955
Page
4
A local man found 57 fresh copies of The Tribune along the roadside south of Humboldt. The incident delayed subscribers until a substitute bundle could be delivered, marking the first disappearance in over a year of air delivered papers in the area.
Kansas reports rising tax collections with first11 months nearing a new record. Sales taxes up about8 percent, income taxes up3.3 percent, motor fuel taxes up about5 percent and May totals 16.6 percent higher than last year. State remains solvent and ready to fund high school aid and new services.
The piece contrasts Amsterdam with Venice noting canals as atmosphere not transport. It describes canal rings dividing the city into communities with shops cafes and neighborhoods. It praises Rembrandts Hals in the national gallery, modest old buildings, friendly policing, abundant food and moderate prices, and a love of children and dogs in a solid Dutch city.
A farm diary notes wary pond fish snubbing worms while a long list of chores unfolds. Calves and hens thrive as haying worries fade. a roadside rodeo delights the daughter and a looming circus remains uncertain. Water in the reservoir overflows the dam for the first time in two years.
The article notes though Hol land lost its Indonesian empire politically, sentiment lingers in brown-skinned residents, street scenes, and restaurant menus reflecting South Seas influence.
A drunken Yale student reads a Providence sign showing New Haven 126 and Cambridge 54. The moment triggers retorts from onlookers as a girl smiles and the scene shifts to playful banter about trimming rivals.
A city fire truck swerved to avoid a careless motorist and broke a water plug at Main and Lincoln. Water shot 10 to 15 feet, drenching two student nurses Ursula Shields and Vonzella Jackson. Other notes include local visits and organizational plans for the Chanute Trapshooting Association.
India's Prime Minister Nehru told the State Department that Red China will demand the end of the economic blockade on China as the price for a cease fire around Formosa. Chou En Lai pressed for lifting the Western ban while Krishna Menon spoke in Peiping. The piece notes crossfire of comments among U.S. officials and other political chatter.
Dr. Crane analyzes a Chicago Temple usher who received a $20 offering from a Great Lakes sailor. He argues the act suggests the sailor’s background includes Scouts, a religious home, and potential leadership. Crane invites readers to submit for psychological charts.
In Erie and nearby areas, 30 attendees approved a $140000 school budget for the coming year and re elected Lee Clark and Virgil Moody to the school board. A Blue Bag Club bridge gathering hosted by Mrs Cora Miller yielded high and low score prizes. Clyde Beard sustained severe eye injuries at Fischer Machine Shop. Mercy Hospital reports serious damage to the eyeball. Masonic Lodge holds a fish fry and Past Masters night with several graduates planning to enlist in the armed forces. Leslie Scoville announces a summer instrumental music school for Erie youths.
Larry Coker of Osawatomie was elected master councillor of the Kansas Association of DeMolay at the group’s 33rd annual convention. Topeka was chosen as next year’s convention site.
The Chanute Tribune lists publication details for its consolidated edition with The Daily Times and notes editor Ernest W. Johnson and publisher James Fehrenbach. It also shows advertising, postal classification, and subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and outside areas.
Erie county offices switched to a dial system with new prefixes. The list includes County Attorney Social Welfare County Clerk Clerk of Court Commissioners office County engineer County Farm County Jail Extension Council Probate Judge Register of Deeds Sheriff County Superintendent County Treasurer and other offices, each with new direct lines. A later line offers a caution about a lump of asphalt and thumb pressure.
Delegates at the Kansas Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment elected Clyde W. Blackburn Leoti as commander Morris J. Krause Wichita was named senior vice commander Frank N Fisero Jr Wichita titled Mr WEW of Kansas to win a trip to the Boston national convention in August Mrs L H Gilliham Olathe elected president of the Auxiliary
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