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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1959
Page
4
A Humboldt farmer explains rising farming costs in 1959. Seed corn and fertilizer cost $7 an acre, machinery and land are expensive, and rent cuts the crop share. To cover higher expenses and taxes, farmers expand acreage and seek higher output, costing more per planting acre.
A Bible verse emphasizes the fool's denial of God and states that all deeds are corrupt and none do good. The passage from Psalms 14 1 underscores human fallibility and moral failing.
The piece jokes that independent voters will decide the 1960 elections while politicians fear their unpredictable stance. It riffs on everyday irritations, aging veterans, gendered comments, and media trends, ending with a light jab at TV westerns and sponsor recall.
A collage of brief quotations and quips from various papers comments on crime, politics, manners, and media. Notes include two Kentucky men shot in a craps game, a naval waste remark by Senator Byrd, a bosss secretary joke, college enrollment forecasts, and a Chinese puzzle remark.
The piece notes Congress has authorized $139 million for construction and the Air Force has obligated $197 million so far. It predicts a final investment around $269 million and a proposed $25 million field at a rocky foothills site, arguing the academy will outshine West Point and Annapolis.
R Z Rush reports thousands of pink peonies in bloom two miles east of Chanute inviting visitors to view them. The piece also notes other colors not yet open.
The AP reports broad gains in consumer spending across autos homes and retail with Ward's showing April car sales clearing 503 890 and auto output rising 87 percent year over year Sears and Montgomery Ward post record gains while Fed data flag stronger department store sales. Economists lift 1959 housing starts forecast to 1 300 000 though mortgage money risk lingers. A spring council meeting in Hot Springs forecasts continued growth but warns on auto steel wage price pressures and policy responses.
Journalist recounts Anderson’s history from Teapot Dome exposure in New Mexico to his later push on Dixon Yates. It notes Anderson’s role exposing corruption, his clash with Fall in The Journal, and the parallels to the Dixon Yates affair with Eisenhower’s lack of a special prosecutor.
A dense listing of daytime and prime time TV slots with titles such as Perry Mason Perry Como Wanted Dead or Alive Face of Danger Gunsmoke Modern programs including Lawrence Welk Show and The Texan appear alongside news weather and variety shows. Names like Jack Paar Danny Thomas Show Zorro and Wyatt Earp are referenced among late programs and sign offs.
The Chanute Tribune Chronicle from Chanute Kansas lists editor Ernest W. Johnson and department managers James F. Sheridan advertising Dwight Wallingford news Nellie Hollenshead office Fay Clopine circulation T O Ward mechanical Dorsey Osborn press. It notes publication as polished evenings except Sundays and second class post office entry. Subscription rates are provided for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and outside four counties with annual and monthly options.
The text ties late Sen. John B. Kendrick of Wyoming to the Teapot Dome scandal via his secretary Joe O Mahoney who later helped uncover the Dixon Yates scandal. It notes Wyoming's Gale McGee as a leading Democrat on the committee examining the Dixon Yates conflict of interest involving Adm. Lewis L. Strauss.
Norma L. a 24 year old school teacher laments mothers who smoke and drink at Sunday night parties while their children imitate them. The piece urges mothers to model virtue for their impressionable youngsters and includes praise for teachers and religious sisters as positive role models.
A piece discusses the variance in motherhood, warning that not all mothers are good parents. It cites Ingrid Bergman and biblical Rebecca as examples of selfish or deceptive behavior. It urges mothers to focus on early childrearing, moral instruction, and practical skills, and promotes a “Tests for Good Parents” program via the Hopkins Syndicate.
Altoona report notes Postmaster Earnest L. Scott conducted the annual inspection of mail routes one and two early this week. Phil Kelly died suddenly at his home Saturday evening with a funeral service held Tuesday at the Christian church led by Rev. B. A. Koch.
Burial of an Altoona resident occurred at Altoona cemetery under William Fawcett Funeral Home direction. survivors include wife Stella and extended family. Mrs Floyd Bowers funeral held in Altoona with graveside service. survivors include husband and three daughters. Various local visits, hospital admission, and fishing trip noted among area residents with names and relations.
The piece recalls how Mother's Day began with Anna Reeves Jarvis and her daughter Anna in West Virginia after the Civil War. It notes the first service at Grafton Methodist Church on May 10 1908 and the 1910 West Virginia proclamation plus national adoption by The Methodist Church and President Woodrow Wilson.
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