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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1955
Page
4
Views of the News warn the local blood bank faces closure unless donations and funds increase. Regular donors and money from the canvass sustain it, while irregulars and token givers threaten its continued operation.
The piece argues against the claim that foreign aid buys friendship, noting the 89.9 billion distributed abroad and a proposed 3.0 billion for Asia. It contends aid often serves to deter enemies rather than empower soldiers, while acknowledging some waste and the need for economy but defending the underlying principle as sound and costly.
A playful column by J P H surveys oddities from business cards to weather myths. It riffs on a cloud seeder joke J Smith as Rainmaker, lampoons press power, car safety glass, square sausages, New Jersey turnpike traffic, a courtroom bartender connection, medical revolutions, and a two week old magazine find.
A breakfast moment reveals Mr Brown stunned by a newspaper death announcement. A jokey exchange unfolds with friend Smith Brown about the obituary misprint and a quip on future cars. The fragment ends with an irate hotel guest refusing payment.
A speaker from the country voices disgust at a cramped hotel space comparing it to a pig-sty with a folding bed. The exchange centers on the elevator area and a biting line about the relentless mosquito signaling trouble ahead.
Twenty five years ago an upgrade of the Neosho River crossing north of Chanute was scheduled with the contract to be awarded within 90 days as announced by J T Moore of the state highway commission. The item also notes local business gatherings and educator moves in Chanute and surrounding areas.
A writer laments covered dish meals hosted by women's clubs and churches. He recalls a church basement dinner with an immense table of meats potatoes salads and desserts. He admits loosening his belt after overeating and vows to diet again while arguing such events should be banned.
Washington reports Ike aides weigh appointing 77 year old Senator George of Georgia as Secretary of State to replace Dulles. Factors cited include George’s age and electability, Dulles shifts drawing fire, and a conservative Democrat option to share blame and blunt right wing attacks.
Dr. Crane outlines a yes but technique to stall teen romance and marriage while encouraging test based self assessment. Dorothy L. a 17 year old faces wedlock pressure. parents delay by using respectful opposition and the Tests for Sweethearts to reveal faults. The case ends with a postponed engagement and avoided marriage and divorce.
The Associated Press reports Missouri and Kansas will delay a second Salk polio shot following U S Public Health Service guidance. In Wichita 20 000 Sedgwick County children are postponed, with hopes to begin Wednesday. Kansas has about 70 000 children already dosed, and officials caution testing will take weeks.
1. Use with instead of to, and avoid gendered terms. say I was talking with a person who said he was there. 2. Pronounce auxiliary as og zil yer with both i’s like in it and stress on the second syllable. 3. Sabotage is the misspelled word. 4. Absolve means to set free or release from blame. 5. A word meaning learned with or is erudite.
The widow of Atchison's former city manager Earl Hellener died in Atchison Kansas yesterday. The notice notes her role as spouse of the city official and records the death in the local obituary column.
Chanute Tribune and Daily Timeset announce consolidation under Chanute Publishing Company. Editor Ernest W. Johnson and Advertising Manager James Fennenbach oversee a merged local news operation with standard AP content rights and regional subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and beyond.
Mrs. Gertrude Hellener, 58, died after suffering a heart attack on Thursday, occurring just a week after the death of her husband.
Jim Muck enthaler of St Mary High School was elected president at the Future Business Leaders of America third annual convention closing session in Emporia Kansas. Other officers named include Carol Jean Leichliter from Reno.
Imm ny high school Nickerson selects Conrad Ohm as vice president and Gerald Thomas as treasurer for St John s College Winfield. Pat Hill as historian Shawnee Mission High School. recording secretary and Robert Lafflin of Clay Center High School as corresponding secretary.
The Kansas Cow Belles, auxiliary of the Kansas Livestock Association, establish an annual 150 graduate scholarship for work in meat problems. In 1953 US steel works and rolling mills used 3,108,000,000,000 gallons of water.
A dense listing of network TV shows and times across channels KOTV KOAM KSWM WDAF. Notes include Today programs in morning blocks, afternoon matinees like Ted Mack Matinee and Howdy Doody, various soap operas, drama and action series, and late-night news and sports wrap ups featuring Tonight Dateline Europe and Final Scoreboard.
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