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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1959
Page
3
An editorial lauds Kansas for switching to a 3 percent tax on intangible earnings or 50 cents per $100 on total intangibles. Early reports say the state will collect $2 million less than last year, yet honesty improves as intangibles are properly reported. The piece argues the reform is fairer and treats all taxpayers equally.
A short devotional note quotes Ephesians chapter six verse one urging children to obey their parents in the Lord as the right behavior for believers.
The narrator tours postwar Berlin returning after 13 years, noting the Hilton and Tempelhof, widespread rubble, salvaged bricks, and new barracks like housing. A new 12 story office block rises amid gaps where vanished businesses have not yet returned, with the Insulaner rising 250 feet as a future park site and a sparkling new business district taking shape.
A humorous collection notes a hillbilly’s trouble marrying off four daughters, a frugal man who buys a shotgun yet fails to use it, and a quip about a wife driving from the back seat versus a husband cooking from the dining room table. The brief also cites a mother’s worry when a son picks a wife, reflecting lighthearted family skirmishes.
Census figures show Savenburg up 9 to 148 Humboldt down 9 to 2388 Elsmore down 3 to 136 and Lola capital Iola rising 106. Iola’s total sits at 6999 with one more resident needed for 7000, much to Lolans’ dismay.
Sebastain County Medical Society hosted Dr James A Butin as guest speaker in Fort Smith Arkansas discussing obstetrical practice. City commissioners approved a bill to remove spoiled meat from 104 West Main building after complaints from residents above the Great House Meat Market, which had recently closed.
Sen. McClellan and Sen. Goldwater halted Bob Kennedy's bid to summon 169 Teamsters for a highly public Senate hearing. Most subpoenas had been issued. only about 40 remain active as illness claims and withdrawals shrink the effort. The piece also notes Nixon upset over Milton Eisenhower joining his Moscow trip and Eisenhower era German political tensions.
government uses a small, scientific sampling by the Census Bureau to estimate total employed and unemployed. About 600 part time workers visit 35,000 homes in 330 sample areas to gauge job status, while the Bureau of Labor Statistics cross-checks with factory payrolls, hours, and earnings data.
Prospects of a summer boom lift American business hopes amid fears of tight money and a steel strike. A July 1 wage dispute deadline looms as United Steelworkers reports a deadlock. Steel shutdowns threaten production while stock and bond markets show mixed gains and consumer spending exceeds forecasts.
Tired of cramped living yet want value for money. An older but substantially built home offers space with modern remodeling. 24 by 15 living room with fireplace 13 feet of kitchen cabinets with double sink 1% baths. Corner lot with landscaping and double garage. No obligation.
A Monday and Tuesday TV schedule lists multiple shows across channels KOAM TV KOTV WDAF KODE, with programs including The Texan Father Knows Best Tales of Wells Fargo Peter Gunn Wyatt Earp Highway Patrol The Price is Right Love Lacey Concentration Top Dollar Tic Tac Dough Love of Life It Could Be You The Guiding Light Our Miss Brooke Weather News As the World Turns Queen for a Day House Party Young Dr Malone The Big Payoff Verdict Is Yours Truth or Consequences Edge of Night County Fair Showtime Matinee Star Performance Buckskin Jack Paar Show Movie Hollywood Showtime News and various game and talk shows throughout the day and evening.
The Chanute Tribune is published in Chanute Kansas by Chanute Publishing Company. Ernest W Johnson serves as editor and publisher with department managers James F E Sheridan advertising Dwight Wallingford news Nellie Hollenshead office Fay Clopine city circulation T O Ward mechanical and Dorsey Osborn press. The paper is a second class matter and a member of the Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations. Subscriptions are listed for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson Counties with various monthly and yearly rates.
Lois G a 24 year old wife seeks help for constant bad breath and fear of offending her husband. The piece offers seven steps to prevent halitosis including tongue brushing, hydration, tonsil checks and dentist visits. A separate brief notes police investigated a break in at Rosen Candy Co with money stolen and candy scattered.
In Providence three boys aged 10 to 13 planned to steal candy on Sunday but the effort failed. Police reported the youths were taken into custody or questioned after the botched attempt.
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