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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
4
Views argue Kansas misjudged self supporting vacation complexes. Oklahoma shows risky bond funded lodges. seasonal booms mask revenue gaps. Kanopolis Lake eyed for luxury lodge yet unlikely to pay for itself. private firms would seek lakeside motels if feasible.
RAPALLO Italy explores the Italian Riviera from Genoa to the French border. The road threads cliffside coves with pastel cottages and flowered promenades. Italians travel by bus or train, and foreign tourists crowd the resorts, enjoying sun and simple meals.
A humorous exchange shows a farmer guest joking with a hotel clerk about waking at 3 a.m. and the clerk seeking help from the porter. The moment captures a lighthearted interruption as a congressman stands nearby.
A Western post office scene shows a cowboy handing his horse to a Congressman and joking about roles. The exchange ends with the Congressman asserting his status and the cowboy moving on, while a garden quip about neighbor's chickens winning a fair rounds out the note.
Twenty five years ago the Chanute city board of commissioners discussed continuing a taxless city government for another year, believing utility revenues would cover all expenses. Also in the 25 year review a bicentennial Independence Day event was canceled by city and county committees, and a local picnic honored Mrs Bruner Bell of Ogden.
E. Lawson May argues newspapers should give more attention to scholastic achievement beyond athletics. While sports dominate coverage, many students excel academically and deserve recognition for grades and effort, even if their daily acts lack dramatic action.
Dr. George W Crane details how Eli Miller 94 received a birthday greeting from Mamie Eisenhower, a surprise prompted by a church member’s tip to Mrs. Eisenhower. He highlights Dr Karl T Waugh's League of the Golden Pen encouraging weekly cheer letters to seniors, praising Mrs. Eisenhower as a model member and inviting readers to join.
Nobusuke Kishi the Japanese prime minister visits Washington the first such meeting since Pearl Harbor. The article notes his past as a wartime minister and his push for democracy and strong Japan US friendship. It also mentions anticipated tough talks on H bombs test suspensions Okinawa status and trade with China.
Erie social calendar lists Rain Bow Girls initiation at Masonic hall tonight. Tomorrow Kiwanis Club meets at First Christian church at noon. CES hosts social tomorrow night and Finesse Club meets with Mrs Harold Heaton. Wedding shower for Mrs Vern Heilman at Mrs Clark Fleming’s home Friday night.
Erie spraying begins to combat flies and mosquitoes as crews start in the season. Chanute Legion baseball players including Fulkerson Showalter Sears Clark Hudson Stephens Strange travel to Wichita for a weekend with the team. Families Dalton Marnell Hanback visit Kansas City for a baseball game. Nearby trips include Grand River dam area fishing and Missouri Arkansas Ozarks outings.
Saturday in Lawrence for business matters and visiting Kansas University. Brien was a member of this year's EHS class, and hopes to attend KU next school year. Mrs Gene Beard and children are here from Bur dette for a short visit with her parents City Clerk and Mrs Harvey Steele, and with his parents Mr and Mrs Walter Beard. Mr and Mrs Earl Robinson and children spent Father's Day with relatives at Columbus.
The Agriculture Department will end the egg buying program after final purchases tomorrow. The program, begun last fall to lift sagging prices, bought nearly 15 million dollars worth of shell and dried eggs for donation to school lunch programs, public institutions, and needy individuals as prices were expected to rise with the seasonal upturn.
Global brief reports torrential rain and floods across Turkey over the weekend causing deaths and property damage. Three drownings are reported at Aksehir with eight missing, plus another drowning in Eskisehir province amid disrupted rail traffic and ongoing searches.
Beckenham, England reports the death of Dorothy M. Richardson, the English novelist who published her first work The Quakers Past and Present in 1914 after a lingering illness.
The article notes uranium, a raw material of atomic energy, exists in minute amounts within the human body. It discusses its presence alongside other elements and hints at implications for physiology and science.
The listing shows a dense evening lineup with programs like Twenty One Love Lucy Robert Montgomery Outdoor Life Science Piction Talent Scouts Dr Hudson Frontier Wells Fargo Queen for a Day Brighter Days Secret Storm The Edge of Life Modern Romance Comedy Time Jimmy Dean Show Our Miss Brooks Matinee Feature Waterfront Dr Vennor Welcome Neighbor Bowtime Matinee I Married Joan Chuck Manwell and more across several time slots.
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