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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1958
Page
4
A compact editorial notes Morocco’s post colonial transformation with new highways railways and power plants alongside continuing poverty and social contrasts in the country within the wider North African region.
A brief scripture note quotes Psalm 121 verse seven about the Lord preserving the faithful from all evil and safeguarding the soul. The line emphasizes divine protection and spiritual endurance.
A column of quirky notes on fashion, labor, safety, gardening, and public life. It jokingly laments recession impacts on hats and wages, hints at Air Force base hiring, car seat safety, and peasant gardening. It comments on Morocco’s potential, literacy, and regional tensions shaping North Africa’s future.
A column notes that about one million people vanish yearly in the United States, mostly men. Tracers Company experts say 4.5 million wives and children suffer abandonment. Middle aged men face the greatest danger with critical years from 35 to 45.
A Texas woman said the pistol went off during a struggle with her husband. The Pittsburg Headlight probes who wanted the gun and for what. Meanwhile a Stafford Courier quip notes a corner elder prefers senior citizen yet rheumatism remains.
Letter argues the Labor-Management Relations Law protects workers while criticizing union pressure on non-union contractors. The writer urges freedom to join or not join unions and says unions exert undue force on employment, citing Chanute incidents and calls to shield laborers from union control.
City officials move to prevent overproduction of cotton as favorable weather yields abundant seed pods on cottonwood trees. Three trees are ordered removed to reduce excess cotton fallout.
Drew Pearson surveys postwar Italy noting freely conducted elections and broad political participation, plus rapid economic gains. He highlights Italy’s rising gold reserves, modern infrastructure, punctual trains and expanding aviation as signs of a modern miracle achieved with energy and national resolve.
Evelyn G age 17 describes a Young People Society project in which 18 members track daily compliments to three people. The effort aims to put Christianity into daily use by boosting happy moods and improving home atmosphere through praise and practical psychology.
Published evenings except Sunday and entered as second class matter at the Chanute Kansas post office. Rates listed for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson Counties by mail. Monthly and yearly prices shown with variations for outside counties.
Billy Glenn Newhouse 21 surrendered late Thursday after a spree of crimes including the killing of his uncle James Huskey 58 and the kidnapping of Linda Rawlins Archie Moore Jr. 25 and two others One kidnapping victim was stabbed and another woman was raped Newhouse and the hostages traveled from Flat River Missouri to Memphis Tennessee Clarksdale Mississippi and Newport Arkansas before Tubbs a filling station attendant was stabbed during a robbery.
A dense listing outlines TV and radio programming from Saturday through Sunday May 17 to 18, detailing time slots, program titles, and channel numbers. It lists dozens of shows across stations KOAM, KOTY, WDAF, KODE including news, dramas, comedies, Westerns, sports, and variety programs with multiple airings.
A man escaped his captor at a restaurant, staggered outside, and was rushed to a hospital for treatment. Police are investigating the incident and reviewing surveillance footage.
Denver postal inspectors say 71 year old Rufus Lingle admitted stealing and cashing 52 checks over two years after being released from Leavenworth. He is jailed on a $1000 bond and faces federal warrants from Nebraska Iowa Missouri and Oklahoma. An $87.50 old age pension check was among the stolen items.
Kansas City police move to hire 25 women for meter maid duty in the downtown area. They will wear uniforms, carry change, and issue tickets to violators while freeing motorcycle officers to monitor parking near the business district. William E. Parker, acting chief, notes prior use of uniformed women at school crossings.
Mrs. Julia Thompson reports a dognapper seized her German shepherd Rex and is demanding a ransom. Three weeks after the theft a call sought $100, later rising to $125 with a threat to kill Rex, with the dog’s chain and tags left at her door as proof.
The St Louis district saw department store sales drop nine percent in the latest week from the same week a year earlier. The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis also reported the four week period ending last week showed a continued decline.
Week sales fell 9 percent from 1957 levels with Memphis down 13 percent, St. Louis 9 percent lower, Louisville 6 percent, seven smaller district cities averaging 5 percent, and Little Rock down 2 percent.
A substitute mailman was bitten by a mailman s dog as he tried to deliver to the home of the man he was working for. The regular mailman reportedly watched the attack from the porch.
First Lady Mamie Eisenhower wrapped up a five day visit with her mother in Denver. She traveled with her sister and entourage aboard a special car attached to the Union Pacific City of St. Louis on the way back to Washington.
In Annapolis Maryland an otter moved along a street and was struck by a vehicle. The incident highlights that otters are rare but present in Maryland with pelts valued higher than mink.
The Northern California Peace Officers Assn closed its Fol som Prison session with inmate musical entertainment. The finale honored Warden Robert Heinze and State Adult Authority members as inmates performed Ive learned a lesson Ill never forget.
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