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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1957
Page
3
The Ford Foundation funds experiments using television to aid classroom teaching in Wichita and other cities. The piece notes TV can expand teacher reach, help handle rising student numbers, and allow teachers to focus more on individuals, while stressing that machines cannot replace the human element.
In Paris fifty editors and correspondents from Britain, France and the United States meet under the International Press Institute. They seek fuller, more accurate cross reporting of each nation’s news amid divergent views on Western world events and the Suez crisis. The conference emphasizes understanding over immediate consensus.
A Spit and Argy club member once known as Dry Bones had his nickname changed to Mildew at around noon Thursday. The vignette reflects local humor as the group relays its four to five year joke in El Dorado.
Twenty five years ago a county and city Washington bi centennial committee would meet tomorrow to plan the Fourth of July events. Lincoln PTA served 140 lunches to needy Lincoln school children over the past three weeks prepared by PTA mothers. Erie primary petition filed naming Probate Judge C C Yockey for renomination as a Democrat. Across the Back Fence notes a youthful generation mocked as sissies. County Superintendent W A Sailors visited from Erie. At the Peoples Theater The Wiser See with Claudette Colbert Melvin Douglas Lilyan Tashman and William Boyd. Fifty years ago Coffeyville Vitrified Brick Company to resume Chanute plant after two and a half weeks car shortage. Mr and Mrs S Hodgkinson acquire Morrill Hotel from Dille Sisters who plan a Clay Center hotel venture.
A reminiscence of memorable meals from farmyard corn and fried chicken to shrimp feasts and formal dinners in Shanghai. The narrator recalls family dinners and everyday home cooking as the most satisfying, noting the ritual of dining and the comfort of home meals over grand occasions.
The piece recalls Amsterdam as a city of bicycles with a half million riders amid canals and dense traffic. It contrasts Dutch bike culture with Venice’s carless charm and notes frequent canal accidents, canal lanes, and customs like right of way for cyclists. It also mentions travel from hotel to station by gondola or taxi and an interview from Chanute, Kansas.
Senate debates over cutting the U S Information Agency budget reveal Johndon Kennedy and Clark complaining they had little time to read the 1 231 page hearing record. Johnson pressed for votes, vowing to push the measure through while most lawmakers received the report only hours before voting.
Dr. Crane recounts a Davenport lecture aided by a thoughtful sales office. Flowers sent to Mrs. Crane illustrate courtesy in salesmanship and the seamless link between empathy and civilization. The anecdote ends with a nod to the late Dr. Glenn.
A retired ad copy critique argues that St Paul used church groups as early sub sales teams and sent morale boosting letters to spread the gospel. The piece compares clergy to salesmen and suggests readers send for a pamphlet on advertising psychology from Dr Crane via Hopkins Syndicate Inc.
Final plans are set for the midwestern premiere of Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days at The Tower theater in downtown Kansas City. Workmen and officials have prepared an extended run with activity intensifying over the past week.
Classified ads in the Tribune promise daily reading for enjoyment and potential earnings. The brief note frames ads as a source of pleasure and financial gain, inviting readers to explore offerings.
The notice details subscription pricing by region and period, listing rates for Neosho Wilson Woodson counties and four outer counties. Rates shown include monthly, quarterly, and yearly options, with totals reflecting the postmaster class publication status.
Orvel F. Smith of rural Earlton was fined 150 dollars plus 125 for driving while intoxicated and 25 for transporting an open bottle with 5 dollars costs after pleading guilty in city court. The charges followed a Tuesday night accident on US 169 three miles south of here when his pickup overturned.
The article honors Memorial Day, urging remembrance for all those who touched our lives and served. It reflects on honoring grandparents to soldiers, noting that flowers and prayers sustain memory even when graves are unknown. The piece highlights collective public memory and continued tribute.
A dense schedule lists multiple TV programs by time and channel including Caesar's Hour Gale Storm Hey Jeannie George Gobel Jackie Gleason and The Tonight Show lineup. The log notes news weather sports and variety shows with several films and serials across prime evening hours.
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