Labor and CIO expand Kansas teaching scholarships
The Kansas CIO funded six 150 scholarship grants for high school graduates entering Kansas State Teachers College at Emporia. The Kansas Federation of Labor will join, aiming for at least 100 scholarships annually. The piece notes broader pay increases and school improvements under Emporia State’s John King, urging communities to keep teaching attractive and accessible.
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Kansas Cio
Kansas State Teachers College
Emporia
CIO
Kansas
Kansas Federation of Labor
State
AF of L
Teachers College
John King
Emporia State
Chain of Chanute marks tuberculosis hospital start
Parsons Sun notes the groundbreaking for a new state tuberculosis hospital in Chanute serving Southeast Kansas. Officials highlight the facility will ease travel to Norton and provide timely treatment for local patients, with completion anticipated to benefit the region after years of等待.
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Parsons Sun
Chanute
Kansas
Norton
Southeast Kansas
Kansas City meters hike sparks debate on revenue motives
The piece notes Kansas City raising parking meter charges to a dime and installing many new toin-grabbers for revenue rather than traffic control. It bounces through cultural jabs on Bowling Green Kentucky style anniversaries, Marilyn Monroe risks, and playful observations about gifts for graduates.
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Kansas City
Clips and Quips Farmer Delivers Double with His Horse
A bystander noted the farmer engaging in a double with his horse as a scene began to unfold. The report captures a curious rural moment without sensational detail.
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Deving
Time and Dry Weather Fatal to Favorite Tree
The old crooked tree in the front yard, a family landmark for 30 years, has fallen due to time and drought. It shaded the porch, hosted neighborhood kids for years, and its decay worried us about injuries. The plan is to burn the logs for next winter’s fire.
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R. N. Allen
Allen
Christian Church
G. W. Kitchen
Moberly
Slow Move to Second Grade Hurdle
A farmer struggles to move a horse a short distance as the animal stops repeatedly. A bystander asks if the horse is sick or bulky, and the farmer explains the horse fears being commanded to stop. A first grader asks how to reach the second grade and is told grades A B and C are needed.
McQuin Returns to Duty After Fire Alarm Surge
Twenty five years ago Charles N. McQuin, injured fighting the Mercantile Building blaze in January, resumes duties at the fire station after a record April with eighteen alarms. J E Irwin transfers to construction as resident engineer. Ben Litwin hosts Litwin Department Store staff dinner. Gilford Gray wins high pinoche score.
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Charles N. McQuin
Mercantile
J. E. Irwin
State Highway Office
Construction Department
Ben Litwin
Litwin Department Store
N. Forest
Gilford Gray
Rex Truitt
Robert Ward
Gray
Dean L. Geeding
Loren Bristow
K. C. Snyder Motor Company
Sarah Jane Patton
Earlt
Walter Green
Unsung Rhesus Hero Behind Salk Polio Vaccine
Washington columnist Drew Pearson argues the Indian Rhesus monkey played a pivotal role in developing the Salk polio vaccine. He notes Harvard and Enders contributions, the reliance on Indian monkeys, supply challenges, and the shift toward commercial monkey farms to accelerate production.
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Washington
Salk
India
Harvard
John F. Inders
Enders
National Foundation
Bluffton
D.C
The Worry Clinic: Bust Size Not Key to Popularity
Dr. George W Crane counsels Deborah D. that a small bust does not limit popularity or happiness. He endorses selfconfidence, a cheery smile, and strong personality over physical size, notes that breast size largely hereditary, and suggests exercises and uplifting bras as minor aids. He urges readers to seek his 200 point Tests for Sweethearts via Hopkins Syndicate Inc.
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Deborah
Dr. Crane
Searc
Hopkins Syndicate Inc
Erie Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings
This week in Erie district clubs meet at Masonic Hall and Federated church including Rainbow Girls Finesse Club CES WSCS Service Guild and Circle Six. The WSCS district conference occurred in Parsons with several Erie members attending and the annual athletic banquet set for May 11 featuring KU coach Dick Harp. Local residents relocate businesses and travel for events while rookie Bill Virdon reflects on a high school track season.
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Rainbow Girls
Masonic Hall
Finesse
Elvin Lamb
CES
WSCS
Service Guild
Federated Church
Circle Six
John Hines
Blue Bag
W. L. Oliver
K. G. Hoag
Parsons
Methodist Church
Erie
J. M. Torrence
J. A. Colaw
Mable Colaw
E. O. Olson
Charles Steinman
E. R. Belt
W. M. Kimmey
Rosa Morrison
T. E. Archer
L. J. Heaton
Keith Richey
Chamber of Commerce
Bill George
Dick Harp
Roy Crawford
Topeka
Crawford
Crawfords
Craven
A. F. Redmond
Cottonwood Falls
Don Lawrence
Emporia
Lawrence
Evie
Clark M. Fleming
Ivan Green
Wichita
Wichita Bank For Co-operatives
Maude Daggett
Wheat Ridge
Col
How to Pick Superintendent For Schools
Louisville report on a panel of five presidents of state associations of school administrators details evolving superintendent criteria. They emphasize public education commitment, broad qualifications beyond buildings and budgets, and skills in public relations and community involvement.
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Louisville
Henry L. Willett
Richmond
American Assn
Will Crawford
San Diego
Calif
University of California At Los
Connecticut
George R. Champlin
Willimantic
Dean A Trigg
Ventura County
Small Metal Cylinder Found After Threat at Radio City
A metal cylinder found under an orchestra seat at Radio City Music Hall after an anonymous threat led police to clear Manhattan Bridge traffic for the object's move to Ft Tilden for examination. Cleaners recovered a cylinder inches long and 2 inches wide wrapped in a sock. a 90 minute search followed the prior call to the New York Herald Tribune. The audience remained unaware as a similar crude device exploded last year, injuring two.
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New York P
Radio City Music Hall
Manhattan
East River
Ft Tilden
Rockaways
New York Herald Tribune
Air Force Rescue Teams Continue Search for Missing Trainer
An Air Force rescue unit in Prescott Arizona persists in locating an Olathe Kansas Naval Air Station TV2 trainer reported missing since Friday night. On board were Cmdr. Jeremy Morrison and Lt. (jg) Robert Wickham. The aircraft vanished during a flight from a Navy base.
Chanute Tribune May 2 1955 local notices and rates
Local page notes publication details for The Chanute Tribune dated May 2 1955 including publisher names Ernest W. Johnson and James Fehrenbach. It lists subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties and outside counties with monthly and longer-term plans.
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Chanute Tribune
Daily Timesett
Chanute Publishing Company
Highland
Chanute
Kas
Ernest W. Johnson
James Fehrenbach
Mgr
Neosho
Allen Wilson
Woodson
Bay Mail
Better English and Pronunciation Quiz Answers
1. I admit that I do not know much about it, but I'll attend to the matter within a week. 2. Pronounce second a as in ah, preferred. 3. Contemporaneous. 4. Abuse, blame, severe censure. 5. Fastidious.
Tonight Highlights and Daytime TV Schedule Listing
A dense TV schedule for May 3 lists programs across the day from 7:00 PM through 2:50 PM, including Love Lines, Robert Montgomery, Hollywood Playhouse, Star and the Story, and various noon to afternoon youth and soap operas. Mentions of news, weather, markets, and talent parade segments populate the lineup.
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Robert Montgomery
Hollywood Playhouse
Star and the Story
Hollywood Star Playhouse
Sheilah Graham
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Guiding Light
Joplin
Robert Q. Lewis
Ted Mack
Bob Cros
Miss Marlowe
Bob Crosby
Mr. Sweeney
Circle 6
Corral
Western Theatre
Dinah Shere
Doug Edwards
Jonnny Kem
Nowa
Kcat Bat
Spofte Pinal
Eperts
Vinal Sccre
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Norma Jean Baker
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Davy Crockett
Saltham
E. Lawson
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Zira Kahn
Vianka
New York
Drew Pearson
George W. Crane
Deborah D
Erie & Vicinity
George Highfill
Springfield, Mo
Bill Virdon
Cardinals
Martin Essex
Lakewood
Ohio
Essex
Automobile
Bob Allen Agency
Loebsack
Oldesloe
Germany
C. E. Eklund Agency
Air Force
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
Membeh
Associated Press
Las Vegas, Nev
Amarillo
Texas
the Tribune
Excelsior Institute
Excelsior Instiute
Underwood
Charute Business Machines Co
W. Main
Wdaf-Tv
Kotv — Channel
Koam-Tv
Kswm-Tv
Tipin
Wits
Midnig
Family Theatre
Stafford
Milton Berle
Ivy
Mayer
Louisiana
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Camain
Pioneer
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