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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1955
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal advocates Governor Hal call a statewide conference of law enforcement officers, military base commanders, and National Safety Council reps to address rising highway fatalities. The piece urges bipartisan Legislature-backed funding and decisive action beyond meeting minutes.
The Lawrence Journal-World notes a geologist warning Kansas may experience quakes from the Nemaha Anticline. It contrasts past tornado resilience with new fears of ground movement and fallout, suggesting shelters lose appeal amid safety doubts.
In this column J P H surveys a transformed New York scene where cafe society wanes and night life depends on corporate expense accounts and tax incentives. He notes high demand and inflated resale for hit shows, rising Atlantic flight wait lists, relaxed parking controls, hotel doormen paying for parking, and higher meter rates as signs of a changing, less regulable city.
A fragment describes a public sale with pink silk dinner jackets pink cummerbands pink silk ties and pink cuff links with shirt studs. It notes ten horses pulling carriages in Central Park including one white one gray two black and the rest sorrel, all appearing old and tired.
A 40 pound groundhog was killed yesterday by J. W. Ellis of Shaw whose Airedale spearheaded the chase from the woodpile. Ellis reported a fierce struggle before the animal was subdued. In other news, 79 Civil War veterans led a parade at the state G A R convention here with 130 veterans in attendance. Mrs. Deila Wiltse was elected president of Vilas Rural High School PTA, with Zita McGinley, Agnes Wamble and Mrs. Travis in officer roles. Five Amamia Class members of First Baptist enjoyed a Highland Park picnic. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Haynie returned from Topeka. Stone mason Charles Phillips suffered a severe cut to his left hand while working on a Hugh T. Jones house on South Steuben.
In a broad fashion note readers learn that Dior’s flat look is abandoned after lawsuits and designer pushback. American designers and midwest women may embrace easygoing, informal styles with California trends and new swimsuits shaping summer wear.
A joke item notes that a bachelor is someone eager to marry yet aware of the madness. The comic line about a doctor after removing his barber's appendix adds a playful twist and a cheeky question about a liver.
A Parsons man meets a stranger in a hotel lobby and misidentifies him as an old acquaintance. Jokes advance on ambassadors and lions in Washington, a canning factory’s frugality, and a British visitor’s punch line about American wit. Final quip notes the enduring tug between earnings and a wife’s yearning.
Democratic governor Averell Harriman brings a long record of public service and executive experience to New York. The former railroad executive and diplomat has grown from a shy early career to a confident leader, showing courage to defend his principles and loyalty to allies despite rough political tides. Harriman's roles include Ambassador to England and Russia, Secretary of Commerce, European Marshall Plan coordinator, NATO representative, and Mutual Security Director, making him unusually seasoned for the statehouse. Temperatures across the region reached the 60s to 70s in many areas as the day warmed.
Dr. George Crane urges readers to write weekly letters or postcards to loved ones. He advises marking birthdays and holidays on a calendar, stocking cards, and sending notes even with simple jokes or clippings. The goal is to ease loneliness, especially for aging parents and away students or servicemen.
Rainy conditions continued across the Eastern half of the country with showers extending to the Atlantic Coast and from Massachusetts to South Carolina. Heavy rainfall was reported in parts of West Virginia Kentucky and near Washington DC. Snow fell at higher elevations in Montana Idaho Washington and Western Oregon with one inch of snow at Cutbank Montana.
Bliss Isely 74 resigns as publicity director for the Wichita Chamber of Commerce to devote full time to freelance writing. A newspaper man for 25 years, he ran a publicity firm 12 years before joining the CCC in 1944 and authored five books with five more to his credit.
In Dighton Kansas residents voted down a proposed 165000 dollar bond issue aimed at expanding the town's public facilities, triggering immediate debate over future funding and project timing. Local officials emphasized alternative financing options while residents cited tax concerns and fiscal priorities.
The local election resulted in the defeat of the proposed grade school building project by a 261 to 218 vote. The brief item notes Chanute Kansas community turnout and official post office placement.
A dense listing of daytime and prime time programs for KOAM TV Channel 7. The schedule includes Today shows, Today in the 4 States, News updates, Robert Q. Lewis, Ted Mack Matinee, Bob Crosby and Perry Como appearances, plus serial dramas and westerns, concluding with late night news and weather.
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