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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1959
Page
5
Soviet accounts describe a flying laboratory equipped with orientation and photo television gear to photograph from space. The system reportedly processed film automatically and operated at distances up to 290000 miles, though the timing of film transmissions to Earth was not specified.
Tass reports Lunik III transmitted photographs of the moon's far side showing mountainous regions and few craters. The mission launched October 4, photographed October 7, then returned October 18. Names for features include The Sea of Moscow and The Bay of Astronauts.
The Walnut Library Board met at the library with Mrs. Margaret Foster presiding. Members include Vi ola Carson Orlean Harding and Bertha Smith. September checkouts totaled 189 periodicals and 85 books. donations came from Harold Jones and Keith Bohlander. Marilyn McClung, 16, was named a Crawford County 4 H conference delegate to Kansas City October 18 20. The Twentieth Century club met October 15 with speaker Howard Woodworth. A birthday supper honoring Mrs Clarence Shively was hosted by Mr and Mrs Henry Shively of Chanute with guests from Walnut and Chanute.
The Fall Gymkhanna at Chanute drew fourteen entries from Pittsburg Leon and Wichita. Hugh Berthot won the under 1500 cc class in a Sprite with 7 40 9. Bob Ward took second in a Renault 7 44 1. M L Morton finished third in an MGA 8 44 3. Dale Larson and Charlie Larson won the over 1500 cc division in Austin Healys with 8 46 3 and 8 56 4. Greg Schultz won the grand touring in a Ford 11 17 4. Lois Morton captured the ladies division in an MGA 8 18 0. The event featured three phases football baseball and bowling as cars navigated pylons.
The Metropolitan Opera opens its 75th season with Il Trovatore featuring Giulietta Simionato in her debut as Azucena. The gala draws stars including Greer Garson Rosalind Russell Van Cliburn Hank Greenberg Bob Feller and Hope Hampton, adding glamour to the return to the old New York house.
The Met staged a fashion parade style opening night with brocades satins and mink on display. Patrons dressed in glittering outfits as the season kicked off, drawing an estimated 86 000 dollars for the opening night.
The Agriculture Department projects a 7.2 percent rise in hog production for the marketing year ending next Oct 1, forecasting about 106,123,000 hogs to be raised and fed, compared with the prior season.
South Carolina faces lengthy economic impact from Hurricane Gracie. Officials estimate 98,709,000 in season end losses and reference forestry and term trend factors while offering no firm future forecast. Local authorities note the storm’s broad damage.
Economists expect livestock prices to ease in 1960 despite talk of higher costs. The state reports 500000 trees felled on Sept 29, risking about 10 million dollars in timber and pulpwood losses. Thousands of pecan trees were blown down as insects threaten healthy trees next spring.
Deborah Minardos Power, widow of Tyrone Power, married film producer Arthur Loew Jr. in Las Vegas. Power died of a heart attack in Spain on November 15, 1958, and a son was born to his widow two months later.
A tank truck ruptured in Eagle Pass spilling 95,000 gallons of molasses and blocking three blocks of a dirt street. Local authorities worked to clear the sticky mess and restore traffic flow after the incident on Monday.
Chanute Tribune reports local events from Tuesday October 27 1959 with brief notices and a look at community happenings in Chanute and nearby areas. Details cover civic, social and school matters shaping daily life for residents.
City workers battled a sticky syrup disaster after a molasses spill affecting Eagle Pass officials. The Southwestern Osmond Molasses Co. estimated losses near $100,000 as crews used a dump truck to haul in rocky soil and cover the syrup.
Several women have visited the Antarctic but none has yet set foot on the South Pole. The remark highlights evolving exploration roles and the historic hurdle of achieving the pole landing.
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