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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1964
Page
2
A Chanute Tribune excerpt from 1963 features readers seeking Ann Landers guidance on a 15 year old with a 19 year old, a hurtful affair, and concerns about in law gifts versus parental affection. The column advises counselor help, privacy, and that parental love matters more than gifts.
The piece argues vaults or concrete liners should be chosen by those arranging funerals. It notes vaults protect the burial receptacle from earth weight and prevent sunken graves, with options in concrete or metal. Johnson Mortuary leaves the final decision to those responsible for arrangements.
Kansas State University will grant nearly 1,800 degrees in its 101st year including more than 1,000 at May 31 commencement. Dr. E M Gerritz says 323 degrees were awarded last August and 433 more in January.
A petition led to a ballot question for the August primary on the flooridation of Humboldt city water. Leonard Ford won the Lincoln school property bid at 5125 dollars and plans to build a new home on part of the site. Chester E. Stovall, director of welfare in St. Louis, will tour the Holy Land July 13 for a month, studying with 40 leaders and enrolling at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. His trip includes Jordan, Athens, and related sites. William Johnson Jr., son of Mrs. Dorothy Stovall Johnson, returned from Yaounde in Cameroun and will receive a Harvard PhD in June, then teach at MIT in International Relations and African Politics. WSCS circles met, planning for Daily Vacation Bible School snacks and June meetings, with devotions and lessons on Women of the Methodist Church. Seventy-four sick calls were reported. gifts were given to departing members and hosting circles.
TOPEKA AP. Assessments on oil and gas production for the state Conservation Division will be cut sharply starting July 1. William L. Mitchell, chairman of the Kansas Corporation Commission, announced the cut on Thursday. Gas assessments will drop 50 percent about 150000 annually and oil assessments 25 percent about 35000 per year.
Wichita AP report notes coin collecting fueled a nationwide shortage with bankers voicing concern at the Kansas Bankers Association convention. Frank Borgna of Labette County State Bank says collectors have gone wild and pennies are scarce. Ray Baxter of First National Bank of Topeka cites a $100 daily penny supply.
Buffalo alumni banquet Saturday night at the community building drew 169 attendees served by WSCS ladies. The gathering honored the school’s first graduate, Mrs. Meta White, present with many out‑of‑town guests from Chanute, Mayberry Hemet, Kansas City areas, Derby, Wichita, and beyond including California and Oklahoma delegates.
Local page from the Chanute Tribune dated Saturday May 16, 1964 features brief notices and community items with names, dates, and small events. Readable entries cover civic notices, social notes, and regional happenings in Chanute and surrounding areas.
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