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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1957
Page
4
Harry Mallard argues parental selfishness and neglect drive youths toward weedlike behavior. He urges parents to provide love, understanding, and consistent guidance to build pride in self and community, and warns against ignoring children in favor of personal interests. The piece cites Tom’s commentary and local observations on youth, family life, and social trends.
The State Department touts a diplomatic win persuading Jordan to take 10 million dollars. A Missouri obituary remembers Duke Shoop, longtime Washington correspondent for the Kansas City Star, praised for his access to high-placed figures and scoops. A Liberace New York engagement ends early for lack of audiences. yet the critic notes his persistence in showbiz.
A driver found guilty of a traffic violation told the judge he needed his car to get to work, but the judge prohibited driving on Sunday. In a separate note a visitor to Augusta Gazette reported a hotel room in Texas with hot and cold running cockroaches and Medicine Lodge hosts a peace event.
In a Memorial Building ceremony Charles G Wood city clerk for 17 years-administered the oath to Ross E Cooper his successor. Wood retires tomorrow. Records and securities pass officially to the new clerk.
E LAWSON MAY discusses favorite words and their pronunciation, citing Tegucigalpa and Shoenchen as examples. He notes mispronunciations by announcers and editors, reflects on spelling errors in newspapers, and praises a new plant showing careful word handling. He ends by saying a person may wait years to use a favorite word.
Madrid notes describe new meal times and siesta customs as shops close midday then reopen in late afternoon. A Granada hotel menu features sardines and beef stew with peaches and pears while espresso proves strong for tourists adapting to continental timing.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson suggests Colonel Nickerson’s secret missile memo hints a broader political clash. He argues the defense department may shield top officials and contractor bosses, turning a court martial into a wider probe of Defense leaders and firms like General Motors, Bell Telephone, and Douglas Aircraft. He notes Nickerson accuses moves to place missile work under the Air Force in California, implying strategic plant targeting by enemies.
Dr. George Crane analyzes Sally and Paul in a family setting to show how mismatches emerge when a boyfriend lacks reliability and proper boundaries. The piece notes Paul's boastful manners, inaccuracies about sports, and disruptive behavior, suggesting how parental presence and social cues influence romantic judgment. It ends with a plug for the 200-point Tests for Sweethearts sent to Hopkins Syndicate Inc. for a small fee.
A county grand jury probes the Confidential magazine in a criminal libel inquiry. Maureen O'Hara and Liberace testified about articles on their lives, denouncing the publication as lies and asserting their civic duty to testify.
Chanute Tribune lists publication details for Highland Chanute Kansas and consolidation with The Daily Times et al. Editors and managers named. Subscription rates by mail shown for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and outside four counties.
A 25 million dollar libel suit follows a lengthy probe by the state attorney general and the Los Angeles district attorney. Officials say the investigation will lead to criminal libel indictments.
Nagging backache and bladder irritation can disrupt sleep and raise discomfort. Doan's Pills relieve pain soothe irritation and mildly diurese to help kidney function. The ad promotes new economy size and urges immediate purchase citing decades of use.
A dense listing of daytime and evening programming across networks with shows like Millionaire, This Is Your Life, and Dragnet. The schedule spans morning news to late-night features, including children's programs, game shows, soaps, and sports updates.
In Neosho County Kansas F L Manley files suit to quiet title and seek partition or sale of Lot 12 and 16 Block 27 New Chicago and Lot 8 Block 2 Allen's Addition Chanute against multiple defendants including Frank McIntyre John McIntyre Mary Barnes Drucilla Ryan and others. Defendants must plead by June 14 1957 or judgment will be entered.
Attorneys Balch and Bailey for plaintiffs Charles Eb Henshall for defendant Joseph Hurley Rush note Beal appears in the docket. Merle Hates Clerk of District Court attests to the filing and participation of counsel in the case.
Ted Dudley, sentenced November 16 1955 for burglary second degree and larceny in Neosho County Kansas, will apply for executive clemency to the governor at his Topeka Kansas office on June 27 1957.
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