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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1959
Page
4
The piece argues drivers stretch an arm from open windows after winter, believing it a signal. It notes the habit caused by warm weather, but warns that arms can be torn off in crashes or by close passing. Caution advised for following drivers as arm signals may mislead.
The verse relates how Jesus appeared to disputing brethren, urging reconciliation. It quotes Acts chapter seven verse twenty six, urging unity and condemning mutual wrong. The brief excerpt emphasizes brotherly conduct and peace among followers.
A cheeky radio host promises 60 seconds of news interrupting ads. A traveler from New York notes a quick taxi ride across town beats a long walk if late. Washington hovers quiet during graduation season as senatorial hopefuls tour forPresidential races. Moths threaten billions in woolen goods.
Sen Johnson of Texas argues the party must win the presidency to end divided government. The piece notes a decades long pattern of alternating control between Democrats and Republicans since 1947 and suggests public preference leans toward checks and balances, with history favoring ongoing divided government.
Tributes note 55th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Goss at 212 N Evergreen with no celebration due to absent children. Goss ran a soft drink bottling works for 19 years, selling to William Seay five years ago. Also includes notes on orange gift from Glendora resident, a Mother's Day puppet show at Roosevelt School, and senior class strike at Vilas High School with details on the arrest and trial of three students and colors raised on the flag pole.
A collage of brief quips and jokes from multiple papers. Radar speeding joke and a hay gate gag mix with playful lines about aging and a big stick. A tongue in cheek note on women’s eye makeup ends the brief item.
James Marlow reports that Khrushchev’s push for a summit overruled by a ministerial meeting devolved into a cosmetic argument over a conference table. Gromyko’s insistence on full participation by East and West Germany and Poland and Czechoslovakia stalled sessions, signaling Soviet disdain for the ministers format and delaying Germany talks.
Rayburn drives push for a federal bill banning alcohol sales on commercial airlines after a disruptive in-flight incident. He presses Inter state Commerce Committee chair Oren Harris to move the measure, backed by most pilots and stewardesses. Thurmond cites Lee and Lincoln at a private prayer breakfast, praising humility and restraint.
Chanute Tribune publication notes list editors and staff, office contacts, and circulation details. Includes publishing schedule, postal information, Associated Press affiliation, and subscription rates by mail for Allen Wilken and Woodson Counties.
Gov. Price Daniel signed a bill moving Democratic primaries from July August to May June enabling Lyndon B. Johnson to seek reelection before the July 1960 Democratic National Convention. In Massachusetts a Springfield man offered a hospital phobia alibi in a District Court car crash case, Lloyd Casey, 48, was fined $35 for reckless operation and given a three month suspended sentence.
Hollywood AP Fred Astaire plans to return his best actor Emmy from 1958 to clear up confusion over the category. A spokesman for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences says the award was won fairly and remains Astaire’s. Critics like Ed Sullivan argued a dramatic performance deserved the honor.
In Walnut Creek a car trunk trapped three boys aged about five and six during a pool party. Debbie Wilson, five, heard muffled cries and alerted Mrs Harry Hemstalk, owner of the car and pool. Hemstalk freed Kip, Stephen Fredericka, and Robert Perona. The parents awarded Debbie with ice cream and cake for her perseverance.
TV guide style listing shows a dense schedule across KOAM-TV and KOTV channels with daily programs. notable items include Wagon Train Death Valley Days Flight The Price Is Right U S Marshal I’ve Got a Secret This Is Your Life Armstrong Circle Theatre and more. late night offerings include Jack Paar Show Edge of Night and News at 11.0 0 p.m.
Dr George W Crane warns against judging men by handwriting spelling or grammar arguing many successful professionals display poor writing yet excel in their fields. He urges women to overlook nitpicking about literacy and date prospective partners long enough to learn true character.
Mary Wood, 16, a Cha nute High School junior and daughter of Mrs. Margaret Wood, R. 1, has earned a bronze medal for a short story she authored. The award was presented by the organization unnamed in the available text.
Read Magazine annually awards a bronze medal to one entry from each school judged worthy by a panel of three local impartial judges from 25 Chanute submissions. Miss Wood’s entry was chosen, the finish note detailing how contestants complete the story under given rules and a cast of characters. Miss Wood also enters the National Council Teachers of English award contest with three original pieces plus plans to teach, not PE.
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