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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1957
Page
9
Grace Metalious, famed for Peyton Place, visits Hollywood to finish filming notes and discusses fear, gossip, and the clash between small town roots and celebrity life. She reflects on fame, money, and the pressures of public scrutiny.
Kansas retail tax figures show February sales totaling 3,215,153 dollars, up 10.9 percent from February 1956. Statewide, 56 counties posted gains while 49 declined, with the strongest increases in food, automobiles, and general merchandise.
Secretary Benson told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that his proposed farm program revisions will be submitted soon. He urged more flexible lower price supports, expanded production, less government planting control, and reestablishing world price competitiveness amid debates on a five billion dollar farm bill.
Quick relief for backache headaches and muscular pains plus bladder irritation and mild diuretic action. The ad promotes new large size Doan’s Pills claiming fast relief and improved sleep after over sixty years of use.
Benson cites reports that the secretary may seek to scrap most of the current parity protections. The remarks imply a potential shift from 75 to 90 percent coverage toward much lower levels.
Abilene report notes Texas dogs lead in the National Spring Futurity as the spring meet enters its fourth day. Two Fulton kennels from Corpus Christi, Vedabell and Blond Mistress, remain among seven greyhounds in the quarter finals. The National Sapling event narrows to 45 pups, the Waterloo Cup for all ages draws 50 entries, with consolation races for early round losers also scheduled.
Henry Burden, a Scottish immigrant who invented the plough and cultivator, also designed a machine that produced horse shoes at sixty per minute for the Union Army during the Civil War.
The Royster Junior High girls glee club directed by Mrs. Barbara Chambers plus assisting groups present Moments of Music at 8 p.m. Friday in the school auditorium. Dress rehearsal is tonight. Tickets sold will fund robes. Over 100 students participate with 15 glee selections, three by the girls ensemble, and the boys glee club directed by Glenn D. Peak. Featured numbers include Skip to My Sou with eight dancers and Valse Charlene a piano solo by Sharon Cooper.
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