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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1961
Page
2
Valley Stream New York AP reports Brooklyn Avenue School third graders age eight wrote anonymous comments on parents and teachers, school life, and themselves revealing mixed feelings about love, discipline, understanding, learning, and self-esteem.
In Louisville, Kentucky, A C Gandy operates an honor system selling fishing worms from an outdoor table. Boxes of worms remain for customers to service themselves day or night with trust in honesty. Third graders and younger pupils are praised by Mrs. Higgins for their progress and reliability in this simple, trusted setup.
Phi led concessions with chaperones Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Friederich and Bob Fullerton. The armory supplied at no cost. Officials report about 900 of the souvenir half dollars were kept after the turnout deadline out of 1,250 issued. The wooden nickel turn-in was to be finished today with fewer withheld. The guest book shows over 150 registered from Kansas and Chanute area cities and visitors from 16 states plus the Canal Zone including New York Florida California and Washington.
Cattle and calves steady while hogs fall at Kansas City and Parsons markets. Grain fed cattle 600-700 pounds 22 to 24 dollars, sows and boars vary by class. prime lambs and feeders also noted. Produce and grain quotes show mixed changes across Chicago and Kansas City markets.
Wall Street in New York closes mixed after an early gain. Trading slows with about 3 million shares changing hands versus 3.43 million yesterday. Fractions to about a point shifts mark many key stocks while government and corporate bonds trade irregularly lower.
A sunny afternoon parade along Main Street drew scores of youngsters, who received free soda and 54 in prize money at the fire station before a Memorial Building show featuring Rex King. Winners span Centennial, Pets and Vehicles divisions with multiple grades and named youths. a later indoor rock n roll show at the National Guard Armory drew about 40 youths, organized by Brian O Haller and Sam Dixon with support from the Chanute American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Yesterday at Neosho Memorial Hospital admissions included Mrs W H Wilkins Idla medical Jess Carder Humboldt medical Mrs Russell Brown 401 S Highland medical Debra Cook R 2 surgery Dismissals included David Woods Humboldt Mary Rutledge Earlton and Mrs Paul Harris 329 W 5th Admissions today list Roman Turner 708 N Highland medical
John Gray and Jude Gray of 101 S Ashby Bentonville were arrested last night on intoxication charges, pleaded guilty in police court today and were sentenced to 15 days in county jail. The item also notes campus theater activities at Emporia State College and other local notes.
A long OCR fragment lists a mix of names and actions including medical dismissals marriages birth and death notices court actions and property deeds. It records marriages in Parsons Chanute and Austin Texas and a fatality from a shotgun incident near Thayer, plus funeral details for Glen Wheeler of Thayer and a note on local building permits and deeds in Allen County.
Pittsburg Kansas AP Dr Delta W Gier is named chairman of the department of physical sciences at Pittsburg State College succeeding retiree Dr Leon C Heckert. A PSU and KU graduate, Gier comes from Austin College Sherman Texas where he has served two years after teaching at Park College Parkville Missouri.
Shawnee County District Court heard arguments on a challenge by L. F. Cushenberg over no general reapportionment since 1886. Senators Wunsch and Mitchell urged dismissal claiming no court jurisdiction over the legislature, which they said enjoys sovereign immunity. Cushenberg warned the court must enforce constitutional duties, noting potential unequal pay or bonuses if the legislature ignores the constitution.
Rains delay ripening and harvesting in Kansas fields as the harvest labor control office reports no serious shortages yet. Wellington needs more combines and men, while Sumner Pratt Kiowa Barton Pawnee Rush counties anticipate wheat cutting starting soon with June 24 readiness in the Dodge City region.
Manhattan AP reports President James A McCain announces the retirement of M A Durland from his post as dean of the Kansas State University school of engineering and architecture. The notice confirms his departure from the deanship.
A lightning strike hit a golf foursome in Palatka Florida killing Paul Aliano 44 restaurant manager. Three other golfers were stunned but not seriously hurt.
Seventeen distillers claiming to control 75 percent of Kansas distilled spirits filed to overturn the state’s new price fixing law set to take effect August 1. A Shawnee County court froze enforcement pending a July 14 hearing on a temporary injunction, citing police power limits and ambiguity in mandatory affidavit filings. Plaintiffs include James B. Beam Distilling Co. and Glenmore Distilleries Co. among others.
This item lists five language questions with compact corrections. It notes omitting every, corrects pronunciation to li-brett-oh with stress on the second syllable, identifies annuity as misspelled, defines biennial as occurring every two years, and gives ratify as the ra-starting sanction word.
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