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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1959
Page
4
A gloomily toned speaker told local businessmen that a solid future isn’t measured by property wealth but by a good education passed to their sons, offering a hopeful prospect for lasting family value. The address linked educational investment to enduring success beyond mere assets.
A collection of tiny items spans international diplomacy humor and local life. It notes diplomats in Geneva, a cautious optimism about the Big Four exchanging Christmas cards, a humorous innkeeper contrast with bankers, a bachelor’s night with a dead battery, Bob Hope’s alleged overwork illness, a Midwestern boat maker eyeing Arizona, banks versus credit unions in lending, an African Violet Society electing Mrs. Grubb, and a principal who left three farms to his widow.
The piece argues education, faith, and responsibility exceed material wealth. It notes businessmen focus on tangible property while intangibles endure inflation and upheaval. It insists bonds and pensions shrink, factories fade, yet intangibles remain valuable through political and economic uncertainty.
Surveyors find nearly half as many appendectomies as a decade ago with doctors delaying surgery. Reasons include stronger drugs and antibiotics, better diets, and a shift to surgery as a last resort. Economic well being and insurance may influence self care.
An excerpt presents the verse Matthew 28 19 calling followers to go and teach all nations and baptize in the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost. The line reflects a religious commission and Christian doctrine.
A father notes his son saves allowance in the bank then asks Dad for small change, a grandmother recalls burdens while telling a bride her future may mirror past hardships, a Florida woman seeks a phonograph record and finds a bar offers a Beethoven joke, and a line on aging women ends the column with a playful quip about lavender.
Dr. Fred Shaw and five First Presbyterian Boy Scout members returned from a nine day Neosho River journey to Little Rock Arkansas. D D Mitchell escorted them home from Little Rock. The party included Bryce Woodward Warren Welsh Kenneth Mitchell Bob Phillips and Donald Gibson. The trip covered about 1000 miles by water and took seven days with no travel on Sundays.
Senate approves a tough labor control bill 90 to 1 but House action stalls as committees hold hearings. Eisenhower and Mitchell pressure for tighter provisions on blackmail picketing and secondary boycotts while AFL-CIO NAM Chamber of Commerce clash over effectiveness and scope. Hoffa faces controversy over a threatened nationwide strike if Congress passes a bill he dislikes.
Senators scrutinize Lt Gen Emmett Rosy O Donnell's promotion as Maj Gen Margaret Chase Smith questions training records and prior tours. Smith cites Johnny Stewart and John Alison cases while noting O Donnell altered Pentagon testimony. O Donnell faces confirmation for full general and Pacific air command.
The Chanute Tribune masthead lists Ernest W Johnson as editor and publisher with staff including James Sherman, Wallingford, Nellie Hollenshead, and Ward. The paper is published evenings except Sundays and is a member of the Associated Press. Subscription rates and mailing details are provided for Wilson and Woodson counties and outside areas.
Dr. George W. Crane discusses why students may post low grades for reasons other than IQ. Factors include emotional friction with teachers, uncorrected vision or hearing problems, and frequent moves that disrupt learning progress.
A dense listing of a week’s TV and film programming across KOAM and CBS affiliates shows a mix of westerns, dramas, comedies, game shows, and news. Programs include Confederate era titles like The Linups and Perry Mason alongside modern shows such as News and Sign Off, with multiple channels listed for varied time slots.
A doctor describes testing Tina with the Binet IQ test showing about 105 and notes reading difficulties stem from a prior classroom fear. He outlines rapport building and flashcard drill methods to raise a child’s school performance, promising a return to average within weeks.
United Presbyterians adopt a resolution from their 171st general assembly endorsing medically approved contraceptives as contributing to the family’s spiritual, emotional, and economic welfare. The move aligns with other Protestant churches amid Catholic opposition to artificial birth control.
Jackie A. Myers 22 of Joplin Missouri avoided a preliminary hearing in the Hollon murder case and the charge moves to district court. Authorities say he picked up Josephine Hollon in Idaho, bludgeoned her with a rock after a confrontation and dumped her nude body near Wendell. Myers, an airman second class based at Mountain Home AFB, returned to the U S about three months ago.
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