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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1958
Page
4
The Lawrence Journal World urges acceptance of two major parties under the names Conservative and Liberal. It notes Governor George Docking speeds the trend, asserting his clear stance on the matter. The piece suggests the governor signals his position without ambiguity.
A devotional line urges readers to be transformed by renewing their minds, reflecting on inner change through faith and spiritual growth.
A travel column contrasts Madrid's slow cycle of meals and work with American expectations. It notes late dining, mid afternoon naps, and extended social hours shaping daily life for Spaniards and visitors alike, then shifts to U.S. political commentary on labor issues and a proposed “People's Party” with Clyde Reed as a potential candidate.
Tribune Files notes the October Lincoln PTA meeting led by Mrs. Leif Ericson with a health play by Bertha Kernon's fourth graders and a Bernice Carter second grade class demonstration at Cross PTA. Nearby residents report new addresses and rabies cases prompt inoculation warnings amid kennel incidents. World’s Fair visits by Mrs. W. J. O’Neal and Carl, Chanute couple M. T. Britton, and trips by the Pennington and Sleeper families are listed in social notes. Fifty years ago a gas well by Dennis & Rickel expands the west field with new drilling and Kansas Oil Refining Co. builds a headquarters office at 16th and Steuben.
A Cherryvale hunter left his dove's caller number after a fall shot. Professors crack jokes about students as freshmen mistake aloha for a berth and a geography misstep leaves a junior puzzled. A Kingman quip notes growing taste in men from muscles to wallets. A Nepal Snowman gag tips, while cautioning that the disguising chamber official risks tourism.
Washington column details claims of bias at the Justice Department under Brownell and Rogers. It notes Republican accusations of selective indictments and describes a grand jury action targeting Baron Shacklette and others tied to GOP investigations.
Dr. George W Crane argues apathy among American youth mirrors a broader global trend. He cites French and U.S. youths showing reluctance to risk lives for defense or liberty, urging renewed zeal for free enterprise and republican ideals.
In a reflective piece Saul Pett writes on bowling as the epitome of togetherness eroding American individualism. He critiques team pressure, shared spaces, and the social ritual, contrasting past solitary pursuits with modern collective sport and its pressures. He notes the human costs of performance and the illusion of healthful exercise. The essay closes with a historical aside on John A. D. McCurdy’s 1909 Canadian flight milestone.
The paragraph notes the Chanute Kansas newspaper is published in the evenings except Sundays and entered as second class mail. It cites the Associated Press and grants exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
The Chanute Tribune lists KOAM KOTV WDAF and others with a dense slate of daytime and prime time programs. Notable items include Wagon Train Decoy The Price Is Right Rescue 4 Millionaire and The Rifleman alongside Today Guiding Light and World Series Baseball schedules.
Industrial output rises as productivity surges 10 to 12 percent a year while unemployment remains stubbornly high. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York credits modernized plants and leaner workforces for the gap between rising production and job gains. It notes the jobless rate fell only due to summer layoffs, with ongoing six month plus unemployment climbing.
Neosho County Kansas will hold a special bond election November 4 1958 to issue up to 225000 General Obligation Bonds to acquire site build equip and furnish a Home for the Aged. Polls open 8 am to 6 pm at regular general election places. Dwight C. Diver Lee R. Francis Board of County Commissioners. Marion Showalter County Clerk.
Riggle and his wife hosted a community gathering with county candidates and Wilma Charlesworth of Coffeyville, candidate for state superintendent. The Thayer school band performed a short program and a 4-H square dance group entertained attendees.
The Kansas-Oklahoma Waterflood Operators Assn. will hold its season opener at the Booth Hotel Independence with dinner at 6 30 p m on October 15 A paper by Bob Johaansen Bureau of Mines Bartlesville on The Effectiveness of Sodium Tripolyphosphate in Changing the Wetting Tendencies of Crude Oils will discuss measurement and potential impact on injection rates and oil recovery Reservations for dinner should be made with J P Powell Bureau of Mines Bartlesville by 10 am Monday
The Neosho County Democratic Club sponsors a Sunday basket dinner at 6 30 p m in the Erie Legion hall. This third dinner follows events at St Paul and Thayer with 125 attending the Thayer gathering. Mrs. Floyd N Kelley urges open attendance. Kenneth George and Mrs Carolyn are noted in the report.
San Francisco report quotes Dr. Loren L. Stephens of Arcadia on posture. He says slouching into a chair creates a forward curve that reduces disc pressure, while a ramrod straight posture increases spinal strain and is labeled malignant. He adds that crossing the legs at the knees may benefit the spine.
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