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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1958
Page
4
The editorial argues Wilt Chamberlain’s departure from Kansas offers a case study in fame value. It notes his college support at Lawrence and the potential 250000 dollar earnings from pro tours, writing, and endorsements, contrasting college life with high income. It questions the tradeoffs of pursuing instant wealth over a traditional college career.
A medical view suggests mild illness strengthens health by training the body to fight bugs and viruses. A magazine quotes an authority, but warns that surviving requires knowledge and action, or one risks staying unprotected.
The verse from Proverbs 25 21 appears as a religious quotation in today s issue urging charity to enemies with bread and water. It is presented in a brief devotional context alongside other religious content.
A local wife buys a new washing machine from an independent dealer while the Chamber of Commerce shines in town. The piece pokes fun at taxes on cars and excise taxes, notes stamps and space-travel chatter, and quips about France's new premier amid inflation and talk of the moon.
Rand Man warns of a new theory from Dr Lawrence Dillon of Texas A and M claiming humans and all animals descend from seaweed and are modified plants with legs. He notes plans to raise baboons in San Antonio with a $50 000 grant from the Texas Heart Association to study monkey biology and disease.
Tribune Files recalls a 25 year old remark praising real estate wealth as protection against inflation and politics. Bakers Mfg adds 20 night workers due to rising business. Clyde Dowling rents Santa Fe Plunge pavilion for summer dances. A beer garden reports dull sales at 25 cents per bottle. Mary Hayes elected secretary treasurer of College of Emporia senior class. Vert Clemans to Birmingham to visit sister. 1908 high school class presents The Heiress Abroad at Hetrick theater. Board of education approves $2.50 monthly raises for most grade teachers with lower starting pay for inexperienced staff.
A collage of brief newspaper quips from several Kansas publications noting social and economic topics. Snippets touch on temptation with age, rising living costs, school meals, and local humor about salaries and job ties to bonuses. The pieces mix satire with commentary from multiple papers including Cherryvale Emporia Jewell Hays Coffeyville.
The Chanute Tribune notes publication dates and legacy details for a local paper with advertising rates for Neosho and nearby counties. It lists subscription options and pricing for mail in various counties and time spans.
Drew Pearson describes a Prague visit showing how travel and commerce cross the Iron Curtain with ease. He notes visa-free transit, crowded hotels, and American tourists as a soft power, citing a Czech wool salesman who says currency and purchases drive steady textile production behind the curtain.
Dr George W Crane argues college raises lifetime earnings by about 25 000 per year of college plus broader horizons. He cites census data showing high school graduates earn about 49 000 more than grade school grads. A humorous tale illustrates know how matters, then invites readers to request his Vocational Guidance Booklet.
Richard Condra's 1957 model car suddenly accelerated and rammed a house, pushing it three feet off its foundation. Condra and companion Charles Foley, 24, were injured but not critically, while Moses Smith and his family inside the home escaped unharmed. Condra said the accelerator jammed as he swerved to avoid another vehicle. The piece also notes an unrelated detail about a 30 foot stegosaurus with heavy armor and a small head.
A rundown of prime time and daytime broadcasts listing show titles and network channel placements. Notable entries include Restless Gun, Burns and Allen, Danny Thomas, Wyatt Earp, Truth or Consequences, The Price is Right, and Love of Life across KOAM, KOTY, WDAF, and KODE stations.
A quirky roundup by HAL BOYLE summarizes curious facts from readers. It notes costs to mint money, diesel locomotive efficiency, double cinema seats in Canada, misnamed sparrow hawk, hunting in America, vending machine hen fruit value, pork consumption in Chicago and St Paul, dairy farm milking, U S newspapers ads, vegetable diseases, elephant teeth growth, Bob Bobo spelling, Sinclair Lewis on human nature, a birthday candle meal trick, porpoise oil uses, and Wilson's quote on fame.
In Kansas City a homemade rocket exploded in a basement workshop injuring Marvin Gross 19 who lost fingers and suffered extensive wounds and Kenneth Mitchell 14 who sustained fragment wounds to the hands face chest and abdomen. Mitchell said they tamped propellant into a steel pipe and a cap was being screwed on when a flash occurred. Gross operated a chemistry laboratory in the basement.
Rutgers University traces its origins to 1766 when it was chartered as Queens College. The institution later adopted the Rutgers name, becoming a leading public research university.
In San Francisco Bay the Coast Guard saved two youths when their runabout overturned for the second time in five years. Five years earlier the coast guard towed the leaky boat to shore and rescued Sam Cuschieri then 14 and Frank Bertoni then 13.
A civil action in Neosho County seeks to quiet title on Lat Fifteen Block Seven Popular City Addition Chanute Kansas. Plaintiffs A R Hudspeth and Verna Hudspeth plead ownership in fee simple and ask the court to determine adverse interests and bar claims. defendants and unknown parties must answer by July 7 1958. Clerk Merie Fates.
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