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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1955
Page
4
The piece argues farming blends labor with business and technology. It praises farmers adopting hybrids, farm records, subsidies, and machines. Diesel fuel electricity and gasoline empower modern farming while attracting young people to vocational programs 4-H and college study.
A Bricker Amendment push aims to curb treaty power and curb UN links. Critics say it ignores public demand for flexible policy amid NATO SEATO ties. Supporters claim it protects independence. opponents warn it could hinder U.S. foreign policy in a changing world.
A column lobs playful questions about alternate histories from Lincoln’s assassination and Salk serum to Roosevelt’s term limits and Eden’s house decor. It riffs on foreign aid, Red Cross fundraising, Edison patents, and Sen. Knowland’s presidential ambitions with a jokey regional voice.
The passage argues that the strongest case for his occupying the White House is his wife. It notes that a guest’s indeterminate visit fuels enthusiasm, especially when the guest inquires about a good laundry.
About 150 Chanute residents are to appear in the upcoming Passion Play sponsored by the American Legion and Legion auxiliary next Monday. Also in Chanute, flyer Jean LaRene arrives from Kansas City en route to Los Angeles with a special American Eagle plane. At Plaza Theater the film Swellhead headlines with a talkie, plus a comedy and a serial. Miss Cloe Wing and W. Dahlstrom wed recently at Grant Avenue Baptist Church parsonage. Strawberry prices fall to about 20 cents a box as season advances. Hospital reports W. E. Carpenter recovering from a broken hip after a barn ladder fall.
A light anecdote on the common husband plight of choosing a wife’s anniversary gift. The narrator recalls the cycle of gift nerves shopping failing to find novelty then reverting to hosiery and a nightie which pleases the wife and proves the old pattern repeats each year.
Dr. George Crane explains that chest hair or a bald chin does not affect virility. He notes variation by ancestry and family, adds that a cigarette or liquor can seem more masculine than facial hair, and advises Henry to ignore dorm teasing while embracing his athletic status.
Public notice states Neosho Memorial Hospital trustees seek $99 000 bonds to add and equip a hospital expansion. Protests by 25 percent of electors must reach the county clerk within sixty days after first publication. otherwise bonds will be issued.
Army engineers plan an under icecap tunnel in Greenland in a summer project named operation icecube. A six officer and 172 man volunteer crew, led by Lt. Col. Elmer Clark, will drill 100 feet beneath the ice with 60 arctic scientists supervising to connect remote outposts with fast electric trains. Construction could start near Thule Air Force Base in July with cost comparable to a two lane highway.
Navy patrol bombers landed yesterday at Whidbey Naval Air Station as six more aircraft arrived marking the first naval squadron to circle the globe. The 72 men aboard included Lt. (jg) Edgar H. Preston of Emporia and AM3 Clemith L. Lakey of Mulberry. The Chamber of Commerce will honor the squadron tomorrow night before the 12 planes depart for Whidbey.
Washington reports AFL and CIO talks on a unified labor group hit a snag over the new organization’s name. AFL wants to keep its own name while CIO favors a fresh title such as the American Congress of Labor. Meany warned of possible trouble but predicted a settlement before conventions ratify the merger.
Portland police investigated a $10,000 extortion threat against Fred Meyer Inc, Portland’s largest supermarket chain. A package ordered for delivery to a northeast Portland contact point was found missing. Two 17 and 18 year old youths were detained after speeding from the area, with names withheld pending inquiry.
The city faced a new extortion threat after a bomb exploded at a Portland department store. Meyer and his wife, touring Europe, were targeted as a large grocery and variety chain faced potential bombing. Since April 15, schools, businesses, and households have been threatened.
The New York Times reports the United States will train selected Royal Air Force bomber crews to operate American atomic weapons. Weapons would be supplied from U S stocks in Europe only on presidential order under the McMahon Act framework.
The notice states published evenings except Sunday and second class mail at Chanute Kansas under the 1879 act. It also mentions the paper as a member of the Associated Press and grants AP exclusive rights to local news republication and AP dispatches.
Congress amended the McMahon Act to authorize the President to share limited atomic information with allies for defense planning and training. The change permits but with safeguards that avoid top secret material, reflecting a shift in how allied nations may engage with U S nuclear knowledge.
A dense TV log lists daytime and late shows across stations, naming programs like Truth or Consequences, The Mayor of the Town, Hollywood Star Playhouse and guiding notes on Weather and News. It catalogs daily air times, channel numbers, and a mix of serials, dramas, variety and public affairs.
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