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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1961
Page
4
Editorial notes farmers are missing from Chanute during harvest which reflects a national pattern. It praises farmers as a key asset to local business and urges Chanute to attract them with inviting advertising and prices to keep trade robust.
The narrator describes Cyprus with two mountain ranges and a central plain, noting dust brown fields renewed by emerald irrigation. Villages show mud brick houses, tiled roofs, and a cafe as community center while farm life blends hand harvests with tractor threshing and windmills.
Loyal Workers class of First Christian Sunday school held a swimming party at the municipal pool Monday evening followed by a picnic supper on the bath house in honor of Betty Whitworth's birthday. Attendees included Martha Jane Drake Phyllis Markham Betty Lee Drake Ruth Rhodes Cora Martha Drake Mrs Maud DeHart and Vernon DeHart. Agricultural prices report lists potatoes blackberries cherries pineapples gooseberries currants green gages apricots beans cantaloupes watermelons spring chickens and eggs with varying per peck and per dozen costs.
A brief note quotes Colossians 3 2 urging readers to set their affection on things above rather than on earthly matters, emphasizing spiritual priorities over material concerns.
Washington reports that President Kennedy and labor secretary Arthur Goldberg weighed Taft Hartley before invoking the act to end a maritime strike. They warned wage-driven subsidies keep U S lines afloat while seamen push for crewmember staterooms and first class travel. The dispute centers on Liberia Honduras and Panama vessels and a two leader rift between Joseph Curran and Paul Hall amid fierce union competition.
The column answers readers on glaucoma risks and cataract outlook. It explains glaucoma may affect one or both eyes, stresses early detection and treatment to prevent blindness, and notes cataracts can stagnate or slowly progress. It also addresses common questions about causes cure and neglect, and offers advice on diet and headaches.
AP notes a repeating Berlin standoff as Khrushchev sets a six month deadline, echoing 1958 59. The piece outlines parallels: free city proposal, Berlin rights at risk, calls for a 26 nation peace conference, sovereignty claims, and warnings of war if forces push to Berlin.
New York AP reports a favorable near term outlook with more jobs higher take home pay and abundant bargains. Risks include bigger tax bills costlier services higher interest rates and lingering unemployment among unskilled workers. Long term views split between a strong rise next year or a delayed inflationary boom.
The clip cites design bottlenecks in modern mouse traps, material shortages, patent suits, strikes, bid collusion, and tax issues. It notes high living costs push people to question fair wages and worth in Coffeyville.
A detailed Thursday through late night schedule lists shows on KOTV Channel 6, KODE TV Channel 12, WDAF TV Channel 4, KOAM TV Channel 7 includingsports, comedies, dramas, game shows, news and weather. It also includes morning, afternoon, and prime time lineups with titles like The Real McCoys My Three Sons Untouchables Groucho Show Price is Right and Route 66.
Evening edition of the Chanute paper notes second class matter status under the 1879 act and post paid at Chanute Kansas. Mentions staff roles include James E Sheridan and Dwight Wallingford with Leland Lowe and O Ward. Advertising, mechanical Dorsey Osborn, and press staff are listed along with circulation notes and AP affiliation. Subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties are shown.
Congress rushes action on Kennedy housing bill now ready for signature and raises the debt ceiling to 298 billion dollars to cover temporary needs. Space program authorization advances with hopes for a manned moon landing within a decade. The wheat export and feed grain programs are discussed amid farm policy adjustments.
Dodge City Kansas AP Senator Frank Carlson says wheat and feed grains are the only major issues left in the farm program while noting that price supports for dairy tobacco cotton rice and peanut sectors remain.
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