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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1959
Page
4
Editorial notes highway workers near here face a troublesome situation as fresh pavement remains uncured and bears the marks of heavy vehicle traffic, leaving the route bumpy and undesirable for motorists.
A blend of travel observations and political asides, noting jet airliners with higher passenger capacity but modest restroom gains and varied views on leaders and budgets. Local highway work on K-39 prompts caution as motorists risk surface damage during two weeks of oiling and grading.
A Bible verse from Romans 8 28 is printed with the message that all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to his purpose. The notation emphasizes faith and providence in daily readings.
Hutchinson News notes 407 KU juniors and seniors took an English proficiency exam last month. 162 failed. The author argues the high failure rate shows Kansas schools fail their primary function, tracing problems to early grades and insufficient drill in basic language skills.
Max S. Huebner elected president of the Chanute Teachers Association at a Wednesday night meeting. Jeanette Wikstrom named vice president, Louise Loy secretary, and Howard A. Jester treasurer. Installation of a pipe organ at First Baptist Church approved for soon. Seven Neosho County students among KU degree recipients June 11. The list includes Virginia Arnold, George Ashley, Martha Everitt, Paul Petit, Clair Anderson, Eric Rash, Major Swan, Wilbur Cauble, Katherine Shotts, Emma Dillon. New Mother's Day stamps go on sale at Chanute post office with 1 750 sold first day. first purchaser Lee Arnold Cofer. J D Tyler brought a groundhog west of Shaw, suggesting a zoo for Monkey Island.
A collection of witty lines from multiple papers notes a private man living over a garage, a grouchy husband, a sick wife, a hospital hall tree marked doctors only, and a quip about the head being mostly empty space per science.
James Marlow cites courage and vision in Truman and Churchill with an extra attitude guiding their wartime leadership. Churchill’s plain speech rallied Britons to victory while Truman’s resolve expanded aid to Western Europe and led America into conflict to halt communism, shaping postwar history.
Washington Senate Interstate Commerce Committee hears Dr David Inglis, Argonne Laboratory scientist, testify against Adm Lewis Strauss amid cross examination. Inglis defends Oppenheimer associations while facing questions about subversive groups and McCarthyism as political pressures loom.
The Chanute Tribune lists publishing house Chanute Publishing Company with Ernest W Jenneon as editor and publisher and staff for advertising news office circulation and mechanical departments. It includes subscription rates for local readers in Wilson and Woodson counties and outside counties with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual terms.
A dated listing of daytime and evening programs across multiple stations with shows such as The Price Is Right I Love Lucy The Californians and Wagon Train. Includes times and channel numbers across a dense grid of soap operas game shows westerns and news briefs.
A writer learns Dr Inglis held a Q clearance the government’s top secret level. The article casts him as if he had committed a crime despite his high security access and suggests scrutiny of his actions at the secret laboratory.
West Berlin struggles for full recovery from wartime losses. Despite Marshall Plan aid and rising output since 1950, critics say trade with the United States remains weak and American firms stay cautious amid Berlin crisis and Red pressures. Dr. Paul Hertz notes a December and February surge in orders tied to Western drive against Russia.
In Neosho County Kansas the probate court to hear a petition by guardian Robert Pennington to sell Lots 7 and 8, Block 1 Grandview Addition Chanute to pay debts and support for Dora Reece an incompetent. Hearing set May 20 1950 at 10 08 am in Erie.
In Neosho County Kansas Loretta Armstrong widow heir and legatee petitions to admit the authentic copy of William A Armstrong last will to probate in Erie Kansas. Written defenses due May 28 1959 at 10:00 am before Judge Sherman Jr. in Chanute Kansas.
A $300 bank draft carried by Mrs. Lewis A. Denison was blown into a drug store display sign and remains inaccessible. Authorities say the sign would have to be dismantled to retrieve the draft.
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