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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1958
Page
4
The piece argues that relative safety favors the United States over Russia, citing a margin of 69.5 to 64 in life-safety comparisons. It frames life quality as better in America compared with Russia.
A Kansans safety note cites Chanute as especially safe for pedestrians based on traffic safety education and accident records. The remark notes Kansas overall is safer than other states and that relative gains are not easily measurable, yet Chanute’s pedestrian sense of safety remains strong.
A biblical quotation from Romans 1 16 states I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.
A collage of brief observations notes Drake Hotel motto satire on class, Starkweather’s death sentence description, car production trends of 1957 to 1958, and small-town travel oddities. It lampoons status, progress, and misperceptions while sprinkling local color from Marion and Paducah.
Rand notes that about one fifth of a housewife’s food spending goes to taxes and argues taxation now exceeds food costs. He compares 1929 and 1957 tax and defense costs, highlights rising government employment, and warns about future generations burdened by debt. A cremation joke closes with a jab at government reach.
In a rebuttal to a Dave Garroway TV quip, El Dorado Times defends small towns. The column denounces TV elites and praises American life in small and mid sized communities as alert and informed, condemning condescension toward rural America.
Tribune Files recalls a flourishing 1870s lager beer business on Village Creek near the Katy bridge started about 1872 by Marcus Muntz and Vincent Hartman. The site left a bluff cache as evidence, while the firm shipped beer to local saloons and towns like Fredonia.
Washington column compares free hotel bills tied to Sherman Adams and Donald Dawson. Adams’ expenses at the Sheraton Plaza Boston Waldorf Astoria and other hotels totaled over $1,300 paid by Bernard Goldfine, while Dawson’s 1950 stay at the Saxony in Miami Beach cost $660, prepaid. The piece notes investigations into Goldfine’s funding and other SEC officials’ perks, including Andrew Orrick’s stock trades and free trips.
Dr. Crane outlines mutual ratings by Ned J. and Grace on 50 common merits and faults of boy and girl friends. He lists faults such as indecision jealousy and halitosis for men and snobbery profanity and gossip for women. The piece promotes dialing for the complete Tests for Sweethearts for church groups and socials.
Arthur F. Evans is assigned as field representative for Labette Cherokee and Crawford Counties at the Chanute district office of the State Department of Social Welfare. He arrives from Colorado after earning a master’s in social work at the University of Denver. Evans and his family reside at 125 N. Forest. Two other field reps operate from Chanute covering additional counties.
The National Safety Council reports over ten years motor vehicle accidents totaled 91,050,000 with 357,805 deaths and 12,550,000 injuries. Economic loss nears 37 billion dollars. Governments spent 58 billion to improve roads and streets.
Thursday highlights show a dense channel lineup with Richard Diamond You Bet Your Life Dragnet Climax and more. The schedule includes Sea Hunt Playhouse Tenn Ernie Ford Rosemary Clooney and news weather sports segments across KODE-TV channel.
NY AP reports industry leaders name farm equipment, construction, housing, highway building, and home appliances as likely drivers of a coming rebound. Detroit optimism centers on 1959 model unveilings while tax reform and consumer spending are debated as catalysts, with uncertainty about timing.
A historical newspaper fragment notes Chanute Kansas mailing details and classifieds rates. It references the Associated Press and local circulation terms in Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and hints at broader economic commentary on federal pay boosts and fashion trends.
In Reed Kentucky 13 year old Joe Billy Knott watched State Police and other officers search for a body reportedly seen near the railroad tracks by a conductor who described a man in a yellow shirt lying beside a rifle. The search continued as authorities investigate the incident.
Police discovered Joe Billy in a yellow shirt with a BB rifle, revealing the supposed dead man was actually alive. The incident prompted an investigation into the earlier sighting and the circumstances of the death claim.
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