Welcome Neighbor Oklahoma State University Gains Big Seven Status
Views of the News notes Oklahoma A and M's name change to Oklahoma State University and its admission to the Big Seven as a milestone for the region. The piece emphasizes growth in higher education parallel to statehood progress, while acknowledging fiscal limits and broader societal impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma A & M
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Great Plains
From Home to Paris Ill in One Pax Flight
A travel sketch follows a transatlantic air journey from Gander Newfoundland to Paris Orly. The piece contrasts wartime airfields turned refueling hubs with the modern nonstop Atlantic crossing, capturing crowds at Gander, in-flight routine, and a springtime Paris arrival. It notes long miles, time shifts, and the welcome of landing in France.
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Paris
Ill
Gander
Newfoundland
New York
Atlantic
Ocean
England
Eiffel Tower
Orly Field
Armand
Clipped Opinions and Quips From Various Kansas Papers
A mosaic of brief quotes from Atchison Globe to Lawrence Outlook notes editors shy from print, UN actions in Egypt unsettle peacemaking, rising comic costs hit Americans, and Wichita Eagle foresees river levels dropping while gasoline and beef prices remain high. KU student recalls a Topeka trip with a quirky phrase about the highway ride. The piece hints at a new 70 mph speed limit influencing travel.
Drivers Slow Near City Limits Spark News Debate
The News says Wellington drivers must slow leaving the city. The State Journal reports Topeka police found home brew during a raid at a residence. The Atchison Globe suggests a woman need not object to being called a hen as she is peaceful and useful and does not appear aged.
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Wellington
the State Journal
Topeka
Arkansas City Traveler
Atchison Globe
Twenty Five Years Ago Vacation Bible School and School Diplomas
Twenty five years ago the Nazarene Church began a two session vacation Bible school led by Rev G Bix Wilson with Mrs Ester Percy and Vera Beck in charge of beginners and primaries. St Patrick’s church hosts a 9 30 mass with Fr Andre of St Paul followed by diplomas from St Patrick’s school for ten eighth graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Nazarene Church
G. Bixby Wilson
Ester Percy
Vera Beck
M. H. Hummer
Bessie Yarnell
Ethel Swanson
Don Helm
Lanah
Wilson
Edgar Kustandorter
Crystal Trent
Fther Andre
St. Paul
St. Patrick's Church
John J. MacInerney
St. Patrick's School
Robert Driscoll
Robert Collette
Eugene Collette
Caterine Verdin
Marjorie Berthot
Catherine Fickel
Genevieve Nolan
Francis Elsenraat
Helen Francis Chambers
Lillian Hill
West Main Park
Chanute
Bartlesville
Knot Hole Gang
Down on the Farm Is Good Vacation Spot
E Lawson May surveys farm vacations offering affordable stays under 50 dollars per person weekly. Farms advertised include a 7 acre blueberry site, a 12 000 acre Montana ranch, a pony farm, a maple syrup operation, and an Indiana stock farm near a lake. Notes promise modern amenities like phones radios and television and vivid rural chores and meals for vacationing families.
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Montana
Indiana
Bulb Doctor of Holland Inspires Tulip Exhibit Visit
In Lisse Netherlands the renowned bulb expert and college professor known for disease resistance and climate adaptable bulbs spoke with Rotarians at the exhibition gardens. He described bulbs as a hobby, planned retirement to devote time to it, and toured a bed of Harry Truman tulips as spring bloom began near Amsterdam amid large piles of discarded blooms and canal barge traffic.
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Lisse
Netherlands
Holland
van Stogteren
Heemstede
The
Chanute
Agricultural College
Amsterdam
Alice
Republicans Rescued by Ike Now Oppose His Budget
President Eisenhower faces opposition from two groups he helped. Old Guard Republicans and Big Business once backed him yet now attack the budget, favoring further tax cuts over schools and defense. Critics predict shifts in GOP leadership as the budget battle reshapes party control.
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Washington
Ike
Big Business
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufactures
Congress
Palace Guard
Old Guard
Knowland
California
Bridges
New Hamphire
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
Charley Halleck
Indiana
Eisenhower
Republican Party
Bill Knowland
Nixon
Dr Crane Advocates Newspapers Steering Public Thought
Dr George Crane argues newspapers should elevate readers toward higher levels and not merely mirror reality. He cites Mrs Harriet Toner of Anderson Indiana as a crusading publisher and discusses editors as steeering society, not photographers, with statesmanship guiding public opinion even when unpopular.
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George W. Crane
Harriet W. Toner
Helen Rogers Reid
New York Herald-Tribune
Early New York elevators of 1857 featured luxury interiors
The first NYC elevators in 1857 showcased rich carved panels, large mirrors and plush sofas along three sides, reflecting opulent design in early urban transit.
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New York City
Price Support Set for Wheat 1958 Crop
Ezra Taft Benson announced national average price support for the 1958 wheat crop at not less than 1.78 per bushel if farmers approve marketing quotas. The plan sets 75 percent parity with possible increases if July 1 1958 prices and supply relations justify higher support. Quotas voting June 20 determine the level, with 50 percent parity if quotas fail. Loans and purchase agreements run from harvest to January 31 1959. E L Meehan notes support via loans and warehouse storage.
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Manhattan
Ezra Taft Benson
U.S
E. L. Meehan
Neosho County
Chanute newspaper reader rates and postal details
Published evenings except Sunday and entered as second class matter at Chanute Kansas. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations Associated Press rights stated. Subscription rates listed for Wilson and Woodson counties by mail and outside four counties with monthly and multi month options.
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Chanute
Kas
Wilson and Woodson
Spring Panty Raid at Southern Methodist University
About 200 male students mobbed seven sorority houses on the SMU campus in the first spring panty raid. Police in University Park said the raiders chanted around sorority house lawns for 90 minutes but left empty handed when seven officers broke up the disturbance. No entries occurred and no arrests were made.
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Dallas
Southern Methodist University
University Park
Oklahoma Gas Tax Hike Takes Effect June 1
Oklahoma motorists will pay an extra penny per gallon for gasoline starting June 1 under a new tax law approved by the Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Evening Radio Schedule with Multiple Programs
A dense list outlines the day's broadcast lineup from 7:00 pm to 12:45 pm, featuring game shows dramas and movie slots across stations. Notable titles include This Is Your Life Dr. Christian Ford Theater and Queen for a Day alongside Matinee Theatre and Welcome Neighbors.
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Ford Theater
Highway Patrol
Garden Gate
Bob Crosby
Studio Kitchen
Miss Brooks
Jimmy Dean
Dr. Ventor
Showtime
Phog Allen
Doug Edwards
Dinah Shore
Sgt. Preston
Lone Ranger
Captain Gallant
Peoples Choice
Ozzie and Harriet
Bob Cummings
Playhouse
Sportfight
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J.p.h
Stafford Courier
United Nations
Egypt
Israel
Wichita Eagle
Emporia Gazette
K. U
Lawrence Outlook
Lewis Edwards
Erie
Charles Whaley
Galesburg
Edwards
Mrs. Stone
Mr. Wells
S. Henry
E. Lawson
Gingely
Tulips
E. W. Johnson
the Tribune
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Everett Dirksen
Ilinois
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Dirksen
Crane
Hopkins Syndicate Inc
Mellett
Ind
Dr. Crane
Jocal
Automobile Insurance
Bob Allen Agency & Loan Office
Formica
IT Lumber CO
South Forest Chanute
Kansas
Lassman
Steeves
Chanute Tribune
S. Highland
Chanute, Kas
Daily
Member
Audit Bureau of “Circulations
Associated Press
Southern Methodist
Light of Life
CBS News
Richnut
Gary Moore
Armed Forces
Arthur Godfrey
Search For Tomorrow
Guiding Light
CBB News
Koam-Tv
KOTV
Wdaf-Tv
Kode-Tv
Elizabeth
Club 60
Sa. Nawa
Margie
Cisco Kid
Laurel and Hardy
Philco
Pioneer
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