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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1956
Page
4
Robert Finney of Humboldt has been the region’s leading Topeka commuter this past year. He traveled extensively, spoke at events, presided over meetings, and worked as a public relations figure. As president of the state chamber of commerce he earned honors for his civic leadership.
A food industry leader predicts the home kitchen will shrink within 15 years to a warming oven. Meals will be factory prepared and sold at supermarkets in disposable, oven-safe containers. Only seven soft, savorless, cellophane wrapped meals will exist, with seasonal changes and higher nutritional claims, and a future of calorie tablets.
A local father learns his undergraduate son will work on a western construction gang this summer to trade his Studebaker for a Cadillac. A Kefauver visit in Washington highlights odd politics and vigilante anti crime efforts in rustic areas. A pig caper fools a roadblock and a prankish Johnson joke emerges. Colorado fishing license news and a fired schoolteacher who moonlights in a bar finish the items.
An amusing column argues for compromise in a hypothetical wife versus golf clash. It suggests flexible limits on playing time and storage, proposing quiet retreats to the back closet and club rules to limit golf talk at home.
The remark suggests the second barrel will be given to him if teaching is not deemed beneath a bartender’s dignity, a decision that remains unresolved.
A 25 year old model T Ford coupe driven by Worth Walter Mire of Urbana collided with a Dodge sedan driven by Mrs. Guy R. Buchanan on West Main yesterday afternoon. The Ford was demolished and the sedan suffered a badly damaged right side. no one was injured.
Washington report says plans for a September visit by wartime allies Marshal Zhukov and Marshal Ko nev to the capital before the election may go forward. Advisers split over the political gains versus risking military funding doubts.
Dr Crane argues movie houses and railroads lose cash by one size fits all menus and limited services. He cites Chicago area cinemas, TV competition, and a failing bus system as examples of poor sales promotion harming public choice. He urges frequent consumer surveys and better cross modal scheduling to boost patronage.
Wichita public schools adopt a tornado warning system. Severe weather alerts will be relayed from the weather bureau to the school administration and then to each school. Pupils will be directed to the safest in building locations by defense workers during alerts.
Answers include omitting together and using INTEND, autopsy pronunciation stressing the first syllable, supersede as the misspelled word, precept meaning a command or instruction, and a word starting with lt meaning lawless as illicit.
A collection of humorous quotes and brief skits on daily life. The items include a speed of sound joke about jets, a housekeeper who keeps the house after divorce, a drunken-claim exchange between defendant and judge, a pole-climbing joke involving a policeman, a disability claim gag by an insurance applicant, a hitchhiker as vocation joke, a Chanute car-buying quip, a wife’s motion about two problems, and a note on storms labeled hurricanes versus typhoons.
The Chanute Tribune notes the president established on Wednesday May 9 1956 a list of precepts to guide his people as part of a rule of conduct. The reference appears fragmentary and focuses on moral standards and behavior.
Ruth Stout of the Kansas State Teachers Assn tells the Wichita Council on Education that funds should be distributed on an equal basis, directing money to where children are. She argues the state can afford quality education for all if funds are allocated to need.
Kansas federal tax collections up over three million dollars from last year and in April 1956 exceed 1955 by about one and three quarters million. IRS district director Gus F. Koehler reports that total through April 1956 reached 22,445,968 dollars.
Wichita report states four years of litigation in the bankruptcy of Garden Grain and Seed Co. has ended. A final court ruling resolves outstanding claims and closes the case file.
Evening publication notes Bundayana not listed as a case to be entered. second case matter filed at the host office in Chanute Kansas under the act of March 3 1879.
A short AP style notice explains republication rights for jail local news and AP dispatches. The fragment references pricing and usage terms, noting exclusive identifying use and distribution constraints.
Final settlement approved yesterday provides common creditors with a 37.1 percent return on their claims, closing the matter. The agreement allocates funds to satisfy a portion of outstanding debts under the approved plan.
A brief consumer advisory highlights using ads as a tool for safe purchases. It urges checking seller credibility, comparing prices, verifying warranties, and avoiding high-pressure tactics. The notice emphasizes due diligence to prevent scams.
OCR fragment shows times 45 am and 11 00 acm with 5 30 p m. lacks context or entities to identify event, place, or participants.
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