Challenge Commencement Speakers Highlight Small Kansas Schools
Views of the News notes commencement speakers will urge high school seniors to become future citizens and leaders in a progressive nation. It discusses the impact of tiny class sizes on education, social contact, and faculty workloads in several Kansas towns, and questions funding and curriculum adequacy amid teacher shortages.
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Kansas
Board of Education
Bank of Commerce
J. E. Plummer
E. J. McCune
W. O. Davis
H. P. Butcher
Argentina
J. H. Adams
Chanute
R. A. Light
Kansas City
Kansas Medical Society
Doubts and Digressions Fill A Page From The Times
A columnist notes public irony from Secretary Dulles's Bonn visit and probes American confidence. The piece touches on daylight saving time in many states, the FBI list, upcoming heat records, Central American tensions, and shifting farm assets as the class of 57 faces an awkward education ahead.
Clips and Quips of a Weaving Week in a Small Town
A wedding photo moment yields proofs and baby studies in a large envelope. A new play pen arrives after the fifth birth as a grateful mother reads daily. A heredity joke notes a two year old toe mystery. A fruit stand dispute ends with a shopper’s admonition to her dog Rover. A Chanute man hears of his wife’s Florida trip.
Fragmented dialogue scene from a newspaper page
A clipped slice shows a manager, a waiter, and a voice over wire announcing a husband’s fatal road accident during a bridge party, with reactions about expense and care. The text hints at a serialized or column-like fragment from a larger piece.
Twenty Five Years Ago Chicken Thief Strikes Olson Mercantile
A petty thief stole five spring fries from the Olson Mercantile chicken coop last night leaving two hens unharmed. Other brief notes include local travels to Wichita Pittsburg and Rest, with a new curbside service planned at the Legionnaire and insurance agent convention visits.
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Olson Mercantile
Henry Biele
Wichita
G.A.R
John P. Nation
Pittsburg
Legionnaire
T. H.cronemeyer
West Maple Grove
Herbert Laude
Blaine Marks
Stark
Advice to New Husbands Remember Anniversaries
Practical guide urges husbands to honor wife anniversaries with simple remembrances. Key dates include meeting, birth, wedding, and first child's birth, followed by a thoughtful gift or note. Speaks to wives about reminding husbands and managing finances for gifts.
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E. Lawson
Madrid Notes on Elevators Burros and Gibraltar
In Madrid and Granada the writer notes one way elevators in offices and hotel shutdowns for fuel saving, describes patient burros as Spain's commerce workers, and compares them to bikes. A 45 mile coastal ride reveals Gibraltar as a prominent landmark near the entrance to the Mediterranean, illustrating Britain's naval reach.
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Madrid
Spain
Associated Press Office
Louis Nevin
Grandada
Malaga
Alice
Gibraltar
Eiffel Tower
Empire State Building
Ash Grove
Britannia
Ike Must Win Two Battles When Facing Nation Tonight
President Eisenhower must win two televised battles to keep control of the Republican party. The first is the budget clash with Congress. the second is preventing the regular Republicans from taking party leadership, with Knowland and Dirksen figures shaping 1960 control. The White House expects a hard fight as GOP factions push for their own agenda.
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Ike
Nation
Drew Pearson
Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
Congress
George Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
White House
Goldwater
Knowland
Bill Knowland Ior
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Eisenhower Republican
Dr Crane on the Worry Clinic fish out of water advice
Dr George W Crane counsels parents to use the yes but technique to steer Sally N 18 toward her suitor by exposing him to family church and social circles. He urges inviting the couple home and highlights how a match may fail when the partner is out of the familiar environment.
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George W. Crane
Sally N
Sally
Dr. Crane
Polly
Sandra
Hopkins Syndicate Inc
Mellett, Ind
Mother's Day Sermon Echoes at Federated Church
A large Erie congregation heard Rev J M Torrence deliver a Mother's Day sermon. Contests honored oldest mother Mrs J A Colaw at 85 plus, youngest mother Mrs Paul Beard at 22, and three largest families with Mrs Marvin Huffman, Mrs E C Bryan, and Mrs C P McKinnie each grouped with their children. Senior Class of EHS planning reunion May 25 and 26.
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Federated Church
J. M. Torrence
J. A. Colaw
Paul Beard
Thhree
Marvin Huffman
E. C. Bryan
C. P. McKinnie
A. W. Swanson
Eric's
First Christian Church
EHS
Better English and Vocabulary Questions
1. The sentence misuses swim swam and has. should be He has swum the river a number of times, but neither of his brothers has. 2. Exuberance is pronounced eg-ZOO-bə-rəns. 3. Bucaneer is misspelled. the correct form is buccaneer. 4. Repletion means fullness or abundance from eating. 5. A slo word meaning lazy and slipshod is slovenly.
Class of 1907 loses graduate Charles Hall in Los Angeles
By April 23 all 14 members of the class were living but Hall, a 1907 graduate, died of a heart attack at his Los Angeles home. Of the remaining 13, most plan to attend the upcoming reunion this month. Several families and relations visit for Mother's Day, including Olson relatives from Wichita, Swan and Dill families in town, and Pierce, Dunham, and Highfill households. Local residents, including Emery Wilson and Heady relatives, hosted gatherings and dinners, while county officials, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Steele, joined Parsons visitors for a Mother’s Day event honoring Mrs. Hickey.
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Charles Hall
Los Angeles
Calif
Eugene Olson
Wichita
Ken
Emery Olson
Frederick, Swan
Tommy
Jil
Fred Swan
Loyal Lowe
Earl Robinson
Columbus
Mr. Robinson
Ellen Robinson
Robinson
Harry Dill
Mrs. Robinson
Roscoe Pierce
Emery Wilson
Margaret Dunlop
Blaine Heady
Glen Dunlop
Ivan Green
R. A. Cottey
Parsons
James Pierce
Alfred Thomas Lare
Rolston
Okla
Vearl T. Heady
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Heady
Thomas
Harvey Steele
Steele
James Hickey
Archie Borger
Borger
Chanute Tribune Briefs May 14 1987
Local page compiles short notices and briefs from Chanute area events. Reports highlight community happenings, appointments, and upcoming social or civic items in concise summaries.
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The
Chanute Tribune
False teeth powder promises firm grip and fresh breath
An advertisement touts FASTEETH non acid powder for false teeth. It claims to prevent plate slippage and embarrassment, improves comfort, and reduces odor. Available at drug counters.
Television Log Highlights Include Classic Shows and Game Shows
The schedule lists daily and evening lineups with titles such as Phil Stivers Wyatt Earp and Broken Arrow plus shows like $64,000 Question State Trooper Mickey Rooney Panic and news blocks. It also notes a May 15 Wednesday lineup featuring cartoons weather and multiple soap opera and variety programs.
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Phil Stivers
Wyatt Earp
Broken Arrow
Spike Jones
Mickey Rooney
Panic
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Empire Homemaker
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Disneyland
Last of the Mohicans
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