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Newspaper

Chanute Tribune

Location

Chanute, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1956

Page

4

Agile Hat Promoters Light Up Maytime Sales

Views of the News notes hat sellers and car dealers riffing on seasonal wear. It praises straw hats as light and airy, arguing tradition keeps men buying hats each May despite other changes in fashion. The piece humorously links promotion skill to summer confections of style.

Four States Joplin Ernie Kovacs Arthur Godfrey Guiding Light Jack Paar Q. Lewis Ifi

Opinions of Others Morally Wrong

Hutchinson News Herald criticizes Kansas Turnpike Authority for spending on attorney fees mainly for right of way. It notes payments to legislators and urges stricter interpretation of a law barring lawmakers from being paid by state agencies for work tied to laws they helped pass. The piece deems the arrangement morally indefensible.

Hutchinson News-Herald Kansas Turnpike Authority Warren Shaw Kansas Turnpike Authority

Local musings on love and uniforms in skeptical tone

This column joke list surveys topics from young love and marriage debt to military waste and air conditioned uniforms. It references Major league umpires wearing glasses, old school obituaries, amateur athletics, and Nixon’s likely acclamation. It ends with a quip about Red China and a UN population figure.

Army

Farmer questions Congress after paying taxes

Atchison Globe notes a local farmer from Atchison who after paying federal income tax doubts he can afford more government aid. The snippet begins with a quip about bravery and volunteerism, then mentions his origins as an unwanted child and ends with an incomplete line.

Atchison Congress Atchison Globe

Mocking Birds Poker Echoes Through Spring in Dodge City

The Dodge City Globe notes birds are singing in spring as a playful scene unfolds. A 19 year old figure linked to multiple states is mentioned in a curious, nonliteral context. The piece blends local color with a quirky metaphor hanging on the season.

Dodge City Globe

Gough Leads Chanute Seniors With 220 Yard Dash Win

William Gough of Chanute high school tops sectional meet at Pittsburg with first in 220 yard dash and another win in 100 yard dash. His century time was 10.4 seconds and 220 yard time 22.9 seconds.

William Gough Chanute High School Pittsburg Gough W. E. Johnson & Company West Main Julia Northrup New York City Southhampton England William Morgan Cannwick Staffordshire Chanute Kansas State College Manhattan George Gorrell Biles Lowell Jacob Burghart Ruth Starkweather Garrison Adolph Helm Jr LeRoy Francis Kepley John Thielen of Vilas Frances Coker Stewart's Lake Mary Deitle William Penny Mable Martin Jessie Jennings Jennie Purdy Edna Portsmouth Marie Heller Mary Davis Effie Hall Florence Hemphill Nellie Dyer Ralph Moore Fred Fortney Arthur Hall Willie Work Claire Hanna I. F. Yockey South Steuben Ave

Traffic Laws Violated By Thoughtless Drivers

FE Lawson discusses common traffic law violations and misconceptions. Pedestrian right of way at intersections and crosswalks is emphasized, along with stopping for school buses, not running red or yellow lights, and speed expectations. The piece urges drivers to follow speed limits and obey signaling to avoid law enforcement trouble.

Main Street Elm Dave

Worry Clinic on Parenting Church Attendance and Inoculation

Dr. George W. Crane argues it is harmful to shield children from church life or medical inoculation until age 21. He compares parental restraint in religious instruction to delaying essential nutrition, urging early exposure to moral teaching and science to foster self reliance and balanced development.

George W. Crane Frank F Frank

Mothers Day Reverence Across the World

The piece celebrates motherhood and universal love, praising mothers from all backgrounds. It urges honoring mothers not only on a single day but throughout the year, with prayers and acts of care. It notes sacrifices of mothers and the need for staying connected despite busy lives.

Funds of Friendship 7 esti Help Build French Hospital

Nine years after the Friendship Train aid effort, France dedicates a French American hospital near Saint-Lo built with both nations’ funds. The project honors Allied WWII actions and includes remarks by diplomats and media figures at the dedication event.

Friendship 7 Esti Drew Pearson Washington U.S.A Chambers of Commerce Europe France Saint-Lo Normandy Omar Bradley

Chanute Tribune Publishing Details and Rates

The Chanute Tribune notes its publication format evenings except Sunday and its Chanute Kansas base. It lists editorial staff Ernest W. Johnson and James Fehrenbach and notes AP affiliation and circulation audit. Subscription rates shown cover Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties by month or year and extend to four surrounding counties.

Chanute Tribune Highland Chanute Kaa The Daily Timesett Chanute Publishing Company Ernest W. Johnson James Fehrenbach Mgr Neosho Allen / Wilson Woodson

Instructional plea to join moral nurture centers via Dr Crane booklet

The excerpt urges sending to Dr Crane at the Hopkins Syndicate Inc in Mellett Indiana for a booklet on moral nurture for youngsters. It mentions using a 3 cent stamp, a self addressed envelope, and 20 cents to cover typing and printing costs. It frames centers as free and suggests neutral observers may attend with restraint.

Crane Hopkins Syndicate Inc Mellett Ind

4 Run Homer By Bill Grogan Opens Baptist Lutheran Softball

Bill Grogan hit a grand slam in the second as the First Baptists defeated Lutherans 12 to 1 in the opening game of the church softball double feature at Highland Park. EUB rallied to beat Knights of Columbus 9 to 6 in the nightcap. EUB remains undefeated after three games.

Bill Grogan First Baptists St. Patrick's Nazarenes Sinclair and Storck Leroy Jerome Seger Evans Robison

Augusta Wins Regional On Fredonia Track

Regional high school track meets were held at Beloit Fredonia and Scott City to qualify entrants for the state meet in Wichita next weekend. Augusta topped Class A with 5214 points and Leon won Class B with 56 percent, six Class A records and one Class B mark fell amid hot windy dusty conditions.

Associated Press Beloit Fredonia Scott City Wichita Augusta Leon Goodland Miltonvale

Classified Page Notice Ad Pricing Details

The Tribune lists cash terms with a 10 cent discount for payments by 1 pm on day of first insertion. Blind ads cost 25 cents extra. Errors are not the responsibility after first insertion. Six month contracts available, out of trade area pricing 6 cents per word with a 73 cent minimum. Phone 17 or visit The Tribune office by 10 am for same day publication. Deadline for contract classified space is 3 pm the preceding day.

Tribune

Americans Buy 120 Million Toothbrushes in 1954

The American Dental Assn reports Americans purchased 120 million toothbrushes in 1954, a year with 158 million people aged over two.

The American Dental Assn

Political Announcements for Marshal and City Court Seats

A list of Republican candidates for city and county offices includes Merrill Moore for City Court Judge Robert Pennington for Probate Judge Louis J. Eaton John G. Hemphill Elva M. Wo Francis Dwight C. Diver Walter H. Chappell Bernice A Land B. M. Dunham Marion Showalter Charles Nation Nellie H. Stevens and others. Also a business notice from Evans Music Company offering piano service and tuning by Canatsey.

Noontime Schedule Entries for Joplin Area Programs

A listing of daily broadcast times and programs includes News Markets Weather Noontime in Joplin Liberace and Art Linkletter with multiple time slots from morning through late evening, plus News Caravan Homemaker and additional showings.

Joplin Liberace Art Linkletter

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