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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1957
Page
4
Guest Editor argues that completing high school and pursuing college or work requires a solid basic education in the three R's. He warns against reliance on teachers and stresses personal effort, parental support, and lifelong learning as the foundation for future success, noting long-term implications for descendants.
Granada Spain andalusian Spain showcase cross sections of civilization from Roman relics to Moorish Alhambra and Generalife gardens. Arabs as builders shaped Alhambra Alcazaba Toledo Alcazar with restorations a tour of Spain's imperial arts and the Armada's decline. Queen Isabella and her jewels marked a fading era.
E. Lawson May recalls the closure of the last Harvey House on the Santa Fe in Kansas. Once multiple Harvey Houses served Chicago to Los Angeles trains with dining rooms, lunch counters, immaculate linens, and prompt meal service. As faster trains introduced dining cars, Harvey Houses gradually closed while town patronage kept others alive.
The excerpt notes that Isabella faced a missed opportunity to build a vast colonial empire, while the queen's successors failed in the same task and no one blames Isabella for the outcome.
A collection of light anecdotes and observations on culture crime and politics from a 20th century newspaper column. It includes a whistling dentist violinist and trombonist in a Kansas City concert and a comment on Boston bookies bookshops and boiled beans. It also mentions a 10 year old TV winner and U S Middle East stance.
The century old Harvey House chain loses its Kansas presence as the last local outlet shuts. Afterward diners seek meals in Southwest resort hubs like Winslow and Albuquerque where dining rooms remain open.
A rural district southwest of Chanute will gain city-quality facilities as a new water main on West Fourteenth and South Plummer is approved. paving on Country Club road from Main and Plummer to the municipal airport will be let May 25 in Columbus. City welfare reports 12 239 noon lunches served to needy children in a three month period ending May 1 through Community Betterment Association and Chamber of Commerce cooperation.
Fifty years back nearly 200 singers gathered at the library auditorium to organize the Chanute Choral Society. Officers elected include Leader T A Jeffers President H R McKeen secretary treasurer Mrs Hattie L Emerson executive committee Mel Roberts I A Hunter H L Freeman. The Rev Thomas Gray, a Chanute native and former Chanute High student, has just returned from seven years missionary work in the Caroline Islands.
A lighthearted quip from a factory superintendent who felt unpopular prompts the old worker to joke that leaving would earn a gold tea service, not just a silver teapot, highlighting workplace morale in a humorous exchange.
A closed Senate Foreign Relations session saw a delay tactic over Ambassador McLeod to Ireland. Johnson and Knowland reportedly struck a secret deal to confirm McLeod, despite Green’s efforts to delay, highlighting Democratic leadership tensions with the Eisenhower administration.
Dr. George W. Crane discusses Charley N a 47 year old life insurer sales manager. Cranes advises dieting over quitting smoking and alcohol, noting weight 196 pounds at 5 10 tall with 40 pounds to lose. He recommends gradual tapering with 800 1200 calorie daily intake and a 10 day plan to drop about 10 pounds including fluid restriction and ice water tricks.
The Chanute Tribune lists publication details and subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties with rates by mail and duration. The item notes offices in Highland Chanute Kansas and credit to Chanute Publishing Company with Ernest W Johnson as editor and James E Sheridan as advertising manager.
Instructions describe soaking washed fabrics in four quarts of water with a trace of sugar or lead for about 12 hours, then rinsing and drying in shade. Velvet cleaning calls for applying French chalk to spots and brushing with a stiff brush to lift dirt.
Doan's Pills claim three advantages for bladder irritations and associated aches. They ease bladder irritation, relieve backache headaches and pains, and act as a mild diuretic to increase kidney output. The copy promotes a large economy size and over 60 years of use.
A dense, period TV guide fragment lists prime time and daytime programs across stations KOAM TV channel 7, KOTV channel 6, WDAF TV channel 4, and KODE TV channel 12. Programs include Millionaire, Dr. Christian, Highway Patrol, Truth or Consequence, Love of Life, Guiding Light, As the World Turns, and Cartoon and Kids shows, with brief time blocks and channel notes. The log spans morning to late night with news, weather, sports, and feature films interspersed.
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