Pledge of Allegiance origin tied to Cherryvale tale
The article traces the pledge’s origin, noting a Cherryvale contest winner Frank Bellamy from 1890 and how his words influenced the later 1898 wording. It mentions Bellamy’s death from tuberculosis in the Philippines and his unmarked Cherryvale grave.
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Frank Bellamy
Woman’s Relief Corps
McKinley
Homer Hendricks
WRC
Cherryvale
Bellamy
Philippines
Tremor Rattles Chanute Residents on First Recorded Local Shudder
The November 23, 1939 news item reports a brief earth tremor felt by many in Chanute at 10 15 am the first on record here. Mrs S G Ashley noted rattling windows while Dr G L Ashley described items shifting in the Barns building. Dr L D Johnson attending at Johnson Hospital interacted with Mrs Ema Hoshaw over a toe incident.
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S. G. Ashley
Dr. Ashley
W. Main
G. L
Johnson Hospital
L. D. Johnson
Ema Hoshaw
Survey Sidelights on TV Football Calls
A humorous survey notes best times to call relatives during college and pro football games to avoid dropped connections. It warns that long distance lines clear on Saturdays and Sundays and that water pressure in cities dips during commercials as bathrooms fill with viewers.
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Tumacacori
Walla Walla
Floating gasoline tanks disrupt remodeling plans at Yates Center
Two buried service station tanks, 10,000 and 6,000 gallons, containing about 2,000 gallons of gasoline each, surfaced after being displaced by earth and a concrete slab. They forced aside nearly three feet of soil and are to be reset in sand and strapped down to prevent future floatation.
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Yates Center
George DeTar
Elm Creek
Mrs. Cantrell
Hutton
Sally
Harold Gay
David Cantrell
Cantrell
Chanute Raises City Ambulance Subsidy Amid Wider State Study
Chanute increases monthly subsidy for City Ambulance from 700 to 1500 dollars as part of a two year agreement. The Kansas Government Journal notes 115 cities subsidize private ambulances with varied amounts led by Kansas City and Chanute, while 31 cities run their own services with widespread losses and rising costs from safety rules wage laws and Medicare billing.
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Chanute
Kansas City
Marvin Gregg
Gregg
Reuben J. Burkman
Kansas Government Journal
Kansas Cities
Atchison
Emporia
Garden City
Hutchison
Independence
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Marysville
Osborne
Ottawa
Parsons
Journal
Pittsburg
Department of Transportation
Fire Department
Police
Intercepted Letter Cites Tornado Safety Tip
A fragmented excerpt shows advice on tornado safety suggesting the best place to be is somewhere away from the current town. The note ends with a closing Yours followed by a signoff.
Endorsement Highlights Local Candidate in Chanute Tribune Contest
A reader offers a brief, heartfelt endorsement for the candidate in the Chanute Tribune contest. The note states the person is pleasant and nice and adds the phrase he is my son, underscoring familial support in a local political feature.
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The
Chanute Tribune
Clue Hunt in Iola Slayings Draws Sheriff and Agencies
IOLA The Allen County sheriff Iola police and Kansas Bureau of Investigation officers are searching today for clues in the slayings of a girl and a woman. Authorities are reviewing leads as investigators press residents for information.
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IOLA
Allen County
Iola Police
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Stamps go on sale Oct 14 in Abilene on Eisenhower event
Abilene post office braced for a possible first day record with the Eisenhower commemorative stamp. Postmaster Henry Smith cites expected sales over half a million, with a temporary sub-post office on the Eisenhower grounds near his burial site.
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Abilene
Kan
Eisenhower
Henry Smith
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Smith
Gen
Buffalo Homecoming parade and events planned October 18
Buffalo prepares for a full Homecoming schedule with an 11 a.m. parade on October 18 led by co chairmen Walter Davis and Joe Hake. Activities include a noon bean feed, turtle and chicken races, a penny scramble, kids races, a horse pulling contest, a 1:30 p.m. Midway Sing-out, a 4:30 to 6:30 spaghetti feed, a 7:30 variety show at the gym, and a 9 p.m. youth center dance with music by the Premiers. Prizes for floats total 15 10 and 5 dollars.
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Buffalo
Walter Davis
Joe Hake
Cochairmen
Midway
Buffalo Youth Center
Methodist Youth Fellowship
United Methodist Church
House passes 21.35 billion military bill amid bitter fight
The House approves a 21.35 billion military spending package including Nixon's ABM proposal after a year’s fiercest public clash. Senator Percy suggests Nixon may fear his Vietnam protest repudiation and a rail labor showdown is postponed for at least 60 days under Railway Labor Act action. The AFL CIO expels the International Chemical Workers Union amid escalating labor tensions.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Lawmakers Ask Judge To Block Out Of Court Auto Antitrust Deal
Forty six congressmen urge a federal judge to block the Nixon administration from settling out of court an antitrust suit accusing major automakers of conspiring to curb motor vehicle air pollution control equipment. Israel joins the United States in pressuring for U.N. action to halt plane hijackings.
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Los Angeles
General Wheeler Arrives in Saigon for War Zone Tour
Gen Earle J. Wheeler chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff arrives in Saigon to visit the war zone and predicts a new round of fighting will end the current lull in the conflict.
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Saigon
Earle J. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Public Shelters Designated as Tornado Precautions in Chanute
Chanute officials designate public buildings as potential tornado shelters for residents without basements or private shelters. Shelter sites include four school gyms and the Neosho Junior College library basement, with sirens coordinating opening. Authorities caution about brick structures and urge preparedness before spring season.
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Chanute
Lige Matlock
Matlock
Howver
Alcott
Hutton
Murray Hill
Royster Junior High
Neosho Junior College
Post Office
Memorial
West Cherry
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