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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1958
Page
4
Editorial notes unusual weather kept farming under 7 percent of Kansas personal income last year. Per capita income fell below the national average but stood at 1787 dollars, portraying Kansans as hale and relatively wealthy despite farming’s small share.
A devotion presents I Corinthians chapter 12 verse 31 urging readers to earnestly covet the best gifts. The piece highlights spiritual gifts and their value for believers.
In Torrejón near Madrid, a U S and Spanish collaboration runs a front line SAC base housing B 47 bombers ready for rapid deployment. The facility blends American control with Spanish guards and civilian staff, showing how defense, economics, and local life merge in a transnational military footprint. The piece notes the high readiness level, housing, schools, shops, and the varying costs for personnel and dependents. It also contrasts regional economic strains in Arkansas and Mississippi with national defense realities.
The article notes jet travel reshapes meal times across continents with westbound flights delivering breakfast in London and the same day New York by morning. It urges travelers to consult doctors about diets alongside bankers and travel agents.
Tribune notes the 1933 Fall Homecoming in Humboldt sponsored by the Argy Duty post of the American Legion, with events daily and a closing Homecoming Day for old settlers. The Humboldt Chamber of Commerce cooperates with the Legion in organizing the celebration. Also mentioned is a 914 pound sweet potato brought to The Tribune office by Mrs. H. A. Bean.
The Larned Tiller and Toiler notes television and film revive the Old West while landmarks reopen as tourist draws. The paper humorously adds the test of authenticity is hearing a waitress called a biscuit shooter.
Virginia Governor J Lindsay Almond, pressured by Sen Harry Byrd and facing school closures, navigates a split in the Byrd machine and rural versus urban constituencies. Observers note massive resistance strains and potential political backlash as southeastern Virginia resists integration.
Dr. George W. Crane cites a university study where students chose a secure $4,500 yearly salary over risking a restaurant venture with profit sharing. He links tax burden to waning American zest and cites Ted Williams’ high tax bill as example.
The Chanute Tribune lists publication details and staff including printer W Johnson and editor James Sheridan. It publishes evenings except Sunday and provides subscription rates for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties and outside four counties.
A compilation of regional quips and jokes from Holton Recorder Cherryvale Republican Augusta Gazette Independence Reporter and Rooks County Record. The items touch on taxes nagging wives and humorous observations about daily life and school routines.
William Warren, Chanute business instructor, will join a two day conference on principles of management at the University of Kansas. He helped form the series with the Junior Colleges of Kansas and will report the proceedings. Materials from speakers will be condensed for business use.
TV listings from KOAM KOTV WDAF KODE and others show daily schedule details for Ames and Chanute Tribune readers. Programs span afternoon talk shows dramas game shows news and serials with times ranging from early morning to late night and include Today I Love Lucy The Price Is Right Price Is Right and The Rifleman among others.
AP News features writer Hugh A. Mulligan describes blimp walking as a potential craze surpassing the hula hoop. He recounts covering the Navy blimp Snow Goose near the Arctic, noting the complex mooring, the cast of crew, and the humorous dangers of guiding a giant helium craft.
Chanute District employees of Service Pipe Line Company received the API One Million-hour Accident Prevention Award and the Joseph A Holmes Award for 1,001,096 accident free man hours from May 19, 1954 to January 1, 1958. P A Hardman and Irvin Barnett accepted plaques from Independence. period ends with no disabling injuries to Chanute District staff.
Dell Reed dean appoints a committee to study the National Defense Education Act of 1958 loan program at Chanute Junior College. The local committee includes Eldon Penner Sarah Haller Robert Herman Marie Kyle Martha Stoltz and Dell Reed. They meet Thursday at 3 10 p m in room 207 of the high school to decide if the college should apply for federal aid and outline loan mechanics and matching funds.
The article explains a loan program where the school contributes one ninth of the total loan amount while the federal government provides the remaining balance. It outlines how the funds are distributed and the roles of the school and federal agency.
In New Britain Connecticut a grandfather Andrew Wysocki was about to turn when his car was hit by another vehicle. Inside the other car was his year old grandson Michael Wysocki. Mike's father said the boy probably released the brakes on the parked car.
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