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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1959
Page
3
A grandmotherly speaker argues households protect children from many hazards like matches, pills, and cars yet resist plastic bags. She praises adult vigilance and compares plastic risk to familiar dangers, urging careful handling to keep kids safe.
A brief devotional note cites Galatians 6 1 urging spiritual readers to restore a fellow believer who slips in a spirit of meekness, while guarding against personal temptation. The verse emphasizes humility and mutual accountability within the church.
The column humorously contrasts presidents and politicians with pocket combs and air conditioners. It predicts Stevenson Kennedy and Humphreys as Democratic derby favorites for next year while joking about portable home comforts and a public affection for Harry Truman at 75.
The column stitches together short jokes and quips from Kansas papers. It includes satire on prices and trends, a minister’s rebuke of a rich mink buyers, highway fantasies, work ethic humor, a doctor’s misgiving and a pun on mixed greens with a nod to banknote lineups.
A resident lauds Chief Tom Morehead of Chanute for his four year tenure, recounting how he helped prove an innocent person’s case, defended the falsely accused, and protected the public, calling his resignation an awful blow to the area.
Chanute and nearby residents will celebrate Decoration Day with ceremonies at Flinwood cemetery led by Rev. Donovan W. Smith. The town reports pavement completions on highways 73W K-16 and South Santa Fe, a new short route between Kansas City and Tulsa, park improvements, and the seasonal pool opening. Oil-field activity continues with several rigs active. Chanute students Lacey Mae Erickson and Raymond B. Russell graduate from Pittsburg State College with bachelor’s degrees.
James Marlow reports that the May 27 deadline over Berlin faded into a personal milestone as Secretary of State John Foster Dulles dies. Gromyko attends the funeral after Geneva talks pause. Dulles had shaped a Western stance, sought talks, and battled Berlin pressure amid his illness and repeated hospital visits.
In Washington, Costa Rica’s Jose Figueres Ferrar peers at Caribbean democracy with Luis Muñoz Marín and Venezuela’s Betancourt. He touts a four‑leader group as key against communism, noting oil firms now back Betancourt for stability. Figueres recalls Cuba talks and a warning to Latin America to side with the United States in a future struggle.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff roles including publisher manager James F C Sheridan advertising Dwight Wallingford and editor Nellie Hollenehead with offices in Chanute Kansas. It notes postal and circulation details and subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties with various mail options and prices.
Five South Kingstown Town Council members volunteered for a lie detector test after questions about Monday night drainage pipe purchases. The test asks if they have been aware of or involved in dishonest transactions over town contracts. Former Houston Mayor Holcombe halves uncashed checks backlog, totaling 35,950 from a 42,400 1956 57 salary. Ronald Colman estate valued at 1 088 234 filed in Santa Barbara Superior Court. Harry Johnson faces up to three years in prison with Marlin Mitton a former revenue officer.
Tuesday and Wednesday schedule snippets list U.S. Border Patrol shows Jimmy Dean and The Price Is Right amid a long slate. Programs include Garry Moore, Red Skelton, Bob Cummings, Love of Life, and late movie time slots across KOAM KOTV WDAF KODE networks.
Oklahoma City police recovered 2000 dollars in United Fund checks after a convict tipped off officers about a falsification ring. A man was arrested on a city larceny complaint and a rewrite man was convicted of burglary. the case touched the convict and his destitute wife.
In Little Rock Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus faced defeat as three segregationist members of the school board were recalled by voters 13 347 to 11 855. Moderates retained their seats amid a recall driven by opposition to the firing of 44 teachers and calls to ease desegregation. The Pulaski County Board now must fill vacancies.
Report notes tensions among six school board members after split over integration and the closure of four public high schools. It details vote counts for Laster Rowland Tucker Lamb Matson and remarks by segregationist leaders amid federal intervention and upcoming awards night with honor rolls and student recognition.
St. Patrick’s Junior High hosts Achievement Night to honor students for attendance and scholastic work, presenting awards and recognizing top performers in a school assembly.
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