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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1958
Page
4
Editorial says the proposed Kansas right to work amendment could be seen as a memorial to Jimmy Hoffa and his ambitious associates. It notes Kansans have little reason to oppose unions as labor-management relations have generally been positive and union leadership has shown discipline and courage.
The article notes Kansans will decide on a right to work measure in November, with long debate in campaigns and legislative sessions. It contrasts opposition to unions with prounion positions amid tensions over strikes and labor influence.
The writer recalls the Folies Bergere closure rumor and its wartime fame, then notes its temporary shutdown as a management ploy to placate staff. Casino de Paris is recommended as superior for the season. The piece critiques the show’s sensual acts and cites Jimmy Hoffa's influence on union reform and the need for political solutions to labor issues.
Chanute prepares to welcome a new dining and dancing venue the Night Owl Winter Gardens at 324 E Main operated by Carl Quarnstrom of Spokane Washington son of Chanute resident Mrs Gertrude Tweddell. Hoosier picnic set for Nov 2 at First Presbyterian with committees named. County pasture contest results led by George W Johnson Chanute with Diediker Parsons O'Brien Vogel Jr. and Donald Rice in top five. Neosho County Farmers Institute agenda set for Erie Dec 2 3 with speakers on road drainage hills and farm improvements.
A set of reader quotes reflects on public behavior and politics with satirical takes. The Augusta Gazette cites powder on a coat lapel as a loud explosion. The Cherryvale Republican suggests separating politics from economy. The Wichita Eagle rewrites sin as delinquency and immorality in modern terms. The Lyons News jokes about small towns shaping turmoil around a parking meter.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson targets Rep. Harry Haskell Jr. of Delaware over his links to Greenhill Dairies Inc. and a government milk contract for Walter Reed Hospital and the old soldiers home. Pearson notes the federal conflict of interest law and questions Haskell’s biographical claim of operating the firm.
Dr George Crane argues that God’s sacrifice of Jesus redefined religion by showing divine love rather than needing human atonement. He notes historical shifts from punitive deities to a God who sacrifices for humanity, contrasting ancient and Hebrew practices with the Christian crucifixion.
Elsmore families attend the wedding of Larry Everts and Marie Rose Perket in Kansas City First Presbyterian Church. Obituaries note James Colwell’s funeral at the Methodist church. Local moves include the Modlin family to Iola and Kinney family into a new house. A Junior class plays in planning, and James Daniels from Fort Riley visits.
Publication note states evenings except Sunday and second class post office entry at Chanute. It credits March 3, 1879 as the member of Associated Press and reserves AP republication rights for local news and dispatches.
TV schedule dense with channel listings across KOAM KOTV WDAF KODE for Saturday night into early Sunday. Programs include Perry Mason Gunsmoke Gale Storm Steve Canyon Have Gun Will Travel and Boots and Saddles among others with later late night news and variety shows.
Shirley Boler was crowned queen at the homecoming game with LaHarpe, Friday evening. Attendants were Kathy Baker and Betty Eisenbrandt. Elsmore won the game, 64 6. The MYF entertained groups from Humboldt Moran and Bronson with a panel on Youth Wants to Know. Esther Ericson and Willard Gay attended Porterville Church 75th anniversary dinner. Sunday services at Elsmore Methodist and a baptism at the Friends Home Lutheran Church featured Rebecca Sue Carlson.
Queen Frederika of Greece planned a brief visit to General George C. Marshall at his retirement home in Pinehurst North Carolina. She was touring the United States and would travel from Washington this afternoon with an Air Force plane to meet Marshall and his wife. The Queen's brother visited the Marshalls last Thanksgiving during a tour of the country.
Cheryl Crane, 15, Lana Turner's daughter, is a student at Beverly Hills High School after fatally stabbing Lana's companion Johnny Storm Panato six months earlier. A school official says she is quiet and apparently happy there.
Fragmentary sentence describes a person praised as a good student, with no other readable context or identifiable names, places, or events available for a fuller summary.
Tom Davis of Hugoton Kansas was chosen Ugly Man of 1958 at the University of Wichita campus. The event, a penny-a-vote gag to raise funds for United Fund, raised 264 dollars. Davis, a 21 year old senior, competed with five other fraternity nominees.
A tale of a hunter and a lion shows the danger of underestimating small tasks. The narrative argues that small actions matter as much as big ones and that mastering little details can save lives in urgent moments.
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