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Newspaper

Chanute Tribune

Location

Chanute, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1956

Page

4

Federal Aid to Education Claims and Counterpoints

The piece presents figures from the Congressional Record on a proposed 400 million dollar yearly federal education fund. It explains redistribution from states with higher taxes to those with greater educational need, noting New York would net 32 million while Kansas would gain 4.7 million and Mississippi 6.5 million. It discusses overhead concerns and asks whether the wealthy should aid the poor.

New York Kansas Mississippi

Community weighs Santa Fe Park investments and safety

Don Randles questions city spending as Chanute grows, noting park improvements, a caution light after a Santa Fe and 14th Street accident, and potential speed restrictions near the park entrance. He compares local amenities with Humboldt and suggests tennis courts could add value without large tax increases.

the Tribune Santa Fe Railroad Santa Fe Chanute 14Th Katy Park Humboldt Don Randles

Liechtenstein’s Independence Guarded by Its Impotence

A profile of Liechtenstein, a 60 square mile principality between Switzerland and Austria. It has no military routes or products, resisted absorption, and famously withstood Nazi pressure with minimal force. The prince rules 15,000 subjects from Vaduz with a solitary street of commerce and a town hall that doubles as a bank.

Vaduz Liechtenstein Alps Upper Rhine Switzerland Austria Hitler Job

Vaduz Quiet hotel life amid bands and buses

The Vaduzerhof Hotel in Liechtenstein sits opposite the town hall with 30 simple rooms and five baths. A Germanic proprietor and family staff run dining, bar, and lodging as locals crowd in for Saturday weddings and a Liechtenstein band concert, before the night quiet and a high $23,000 naturalization fee for outsiders.

Vaduzerhof Hotel Vaduzerhof Liechtenstein National Band Vadererhof Vaduz

Two Officials Die In Highway Vehicle Crash

Twenty five years ago Foster A Johnson and Arthur Kerschner died from injuries after a motor car overturned in a highway ditch east of Shaw Mexico. The men, both 35, worked in district highway maintenance and supervision. The Chanute Kiwanis Club heard a consular remark praising Mexico as a land of romance and productivity.

Foster A. Johnson Chanute Arthur Kerschner Moran Shaw Mexico Senor Carlos M. Gaxiola Kansas City Chanute Kiwanis Club Frank Young Tyler Tex Standard Oil Company of Kansas East Texas Thayer Martha Baird Kimball J. O. Johns

Quips From Clips Grandma and Boy on Train

A sequence of light vignettes with Grandma Jackson and her grandson on a train one moment waking to a terse conductor cue and the next a joking bidding scene about a lost wallet. A roadside tale of a tired road user and a driver tending another’s distress ends with a wry remark on the dime’s persistence.

Grandma Jackson Oshkosh

Summer Bachelors Uneasy With Time on Their Hands

The author notes two summer bachelors visiting with their wives in Colorado, finding themselves bored and restless when apart from home. They discuss whether couples should vacation together, and observe that husbands often seek freedom while wives may take short trips, with mixed feelings about joint travel.

E. Lawson Colorado

Worry Clinic: Doctors Show Social Fame and Facade

Dr. Mary Karp, head of anesthesia at Wesley Memorial Hospital in Chicago, is praised for brilliance yet socializes away from medicine. Dr. Eloise, equally talented, coolly explains medical terms to laypeople and seeks ego through status. The piece labels “fishing” for recognition and social climbers who flaunt wealth to gain acceptance.

George W. Crane Mary Karp Wesley Memorial Hospital Chicago University of Minnesota Medical School Lahey Clinic Boston Jackson Clinic Wisconsin Chicago Society of Anesthetists Eloise

Thayer Wedding Shower and Local Visits Highlight Social News

A Thayer wedding shower for Mr and Mrs Jack Colborn occurred at the Christian Church with a Sunshine Class refreshments committee serving about 25 guests. The item also notes multiple visits among residents, travel to Bloomington Indiana, Chanute and Parsons, and reports illnesses and hospital stays, including Rucker in Independence and Loyd’s heart attack.

Thayer Jack Colborn Christian Church Junior Raida Delbert Jeans Francis Henderson Chanute Carl Studebaker Luraine Whitman Jesse Johnston Bill Brewer Parsons Ed Brown Russell Deckard Bloomington Ind Vernon Gildart el Dorado Arthur Gildart Marilyn Bowers Wichita Gloria Hastings Ted Riggin H. M. Minnich Jean Dale Minnich M. F. Minnich Cherryvale Minnich Harry Rucker Morehead Rucker Independence Thomas Loyd Edna Woolery Arthur Woolery Halstead Dick Hastings Topeka

Gas conversion bids invited for Chanute school project

Sealed bids to supply and install complete gas conversion units at the Senior High School Junior College in Chanute Kansas are due by July 16 1956. Bid documents Blueprint and Specification Sheets available at the Superintendent of Schools office. The Board reserves right to reject any or all bids.

Chanute Tribuné South Highland Superintendent of Schools Rubirintendent Aid of Education Board OF Education Chanute Kansas Floyd W. Naff Attest Evelyn C. Woodruff

Neosho County to Vacate Road in June 1956 Hearing

Neosho County Kansas Board of County Commissioners in regular session on June 18 1956 closed and vacated a road described as starting at the northeast corner of section 8 in township 28 range 21 and running north half a mile between sections 28 and 27. A meeting to view the road and hear objections is set for Friday July 13 1956 at 1 50 pm at the north end of the described road.

Chanute Tribune Board of County Commissioners Neosho County Kansas Board of County Commissoners H. Pruitt Dwight C. Diver Lee R. Francis P. W. Kyle

Dinner guests from Edna and Wichita visit locals

Dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Jim Hannon with Wade and Justin of Edna. Mr and Mrs Tom Hannon of Edna also attended. Mr and Mrs Ralph Bowers and family from Wichita visited relatives and friends here recently.

Jim Hannon Wade Justin Edna Tom Hannon Ralph Bowers Wichita

Free Food and Drink for Alert Parade Watchers

Kansas City hosts the Parade of States with free cheese and beer for spectators. Milwaukee delegates supply 6,000 beer bottles and 1,000 cheese boxes, Florida brings grapefruit, and Nevada offers 10,000 silver dollars to participants.

Kansas City Milwaukee Florida

Preliminary Held On Murder Charge in Dodge City

Rudolfo Barron, 25, had a preliminary hearing on a first degree murder charge in the death of waitress Fern Crossley, 27, whose body was found near Spearville. City Judge Keith Wilcox planned to rule Thursday on whether Barron will stand trial in district court after testimony from Dr. George Mandeville. Barron denies shooting Crossley.

Dodge City Rudolfo Barron Keith Wilcox Barron Fern Crossley Spearville Here George Mandeville Flic Barron

Correcting English and spelling questions

1. Say Neither you NOR I ever GO there, and I am very MUCH disappointed. 2. Pronounce financier with the stress on the last syllable. 3. Bankruptcy. 4. Temporal means limited by time. 5. Coincide with coi that means to agree.

Temporal Support Acknowledged Amid Transient Concerns

A brief note expresses gratitude that the situation is only temporary and short lived despite ongoing concerns. The statement underscores resilience and hope during a temporary period of uncertainty.

Toll Road Income Ahead of Schedule

Oklahoma City report shows turnpike revenue for the year ending in May at 2,650,375 dollars, nine years ahead of schedule. The 88 mile Turner Turnpike and Tulsa-total route exceeded earlier forecasts set before the road opened.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Turnpike W. D. Hoback Turner Turn Tulsa

Chanute newspaper subscription rates and notices

Published evenings except Sunday and entered as second class matter at the post office at Chanute Kansas under the act of March 3 1879 Member Audit Bureau of Circulations MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper as well as all AP news dispatches Subscription Rates in Wilson and Woodson By Mail one month By Mail three months By Mail six months By Mail one year Subscription Rates for Four Counties By Mail one month Veosho Alles Counties

Chanute Kas Associated Press Wilson and Woodson

Crude Production Gains for Week

The Oil and Gas Journal survey shows a weekly crude oil and condensate production rise of 5 850 barrels to 7 063 200. Kansas led gains up 5 300 barrels to 343 800 while Oklahoma posted the largest loss, down 4 200 to 599 800. Nebraska and Colorado also rose, with Arkansas and other states recording declines or smaller gains.

Tulsa Oil and Gas Journal Kansas Oklahoma the Journal Nebraska Colorado Arkansas

Crime Bureau Head Quits in Oklahoma

Ray Page a 35 year old inspector in the Oklahoma Crime Bureau resigned yesterday to take a post with the National Board of Fire Underwriters. A former Tulsa homicide detective, Page joined the bureau five years ago and helped the Nannie Doss murder case in Tulsa where the widow admitted poisoning five husbands and is serving a life term.

Oklahoma City Ray Page Oklahoma Crime Bureau National Board of Fire Underwriters Page Tulsa The Crime Bureau Nannie Doss

Television Log Highlights for Wednesday June 27

A compact rundown lists Today in the Four States at 7:26 am and 7:30 am, Ding Dong School, Garry Moore Show, Ernie Kovacs, Arthur Godfrey, Make Room for Daddy, I’ve Got a Secret, This Is Your Life, 20th Century Fox, Crossroads, Screen Directors at 9:00 pm, and late evening slots including 10:00 and 10:30 pm programs.

States Joplin Garry Moore Ernie Kovacs Arthur Godfrey Daddy Crossroads

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