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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1959
Page
4
Editors note that minor car damage from Halloween pranks drew little violence, while serious acts prompt police action. In a town coffee break, business leaders discuss Democratic hopefuls with no clear favorite, while Republicans are led by Nixon and Rockefeller. The piece links sentiment to the upcoming nominating season.
A brief line exhorts readers to be strong and of good courage, avoid fear, and not be dismayed as guidance for daily life.
A mishmash of remarks covers quiz show rigging rumors and Congress probes into prize money validity in Confederate currency. It notes bank heists, a dubious bourbon product, ducks in hunting season, a Birmingham loan theft dubbed by some as a model wife, smog and brush fires in Los Angeles, and a Kansas City teen incident.
A montage of satirical lines from various papers. The Democrats accuse Republicans of stealing their platform while a playful domestic exchange hints at affection and mischief. A local man reportedly lost 112 pounds and a father critiques a son’s grade card amid humorous observations.
L H Petit predicts 2000 to 2500 teachers will attend the Chanute session ranking third behind Topeka and Kansas City. Funeral traffic to Pretty Boy Floyd's burial drew about 20 000 cars eight miles from the cemetery. Junior Hi Y members collected three quarters of a barrel of walnuts during a hike.
James Marlow analyzes Fidel Castro's push for reforms amid growing turmoil in Cuba. He notes executions by firing squads, suspended elections, and military trials as Castro seeks mob approval while denouncing the United States. The piece cites resignations, infighting, and shifting leadership fortunes.
CBS learned in 1958 that Wilton Springer and later Rev. Charles Jackson received advance winning answers for the $64 000 Challenge. The network, led by CBS-TV president Lou Cowan, stalled action and pursued sponsors, prompting congressional scrutiny into financing and ownership of the shows.
A group of Albuquerque small firms including Applied Research Associates Bandelier Films Machine Engineering and Ward Anderson Printing won a 1 250 000 Air Force contract to write and print secret manuals on operation of aircraft and special weapons systems.
The term Portland cement derives its name from its resemblance to the stone quarried on the Isle of Portland in England. The comparison highlighted its gray, durable appearance akin to Portland stone used in landmarks.
The Chanute Tribune TV log lists prime time and daytime lineups across KOAM Channel 7, KOTV Channel 6, KODE Channel 12, and WDAF Channel 4 for Thursday and Friday October 29 1959. It covers Betty Hutton Show to Late Movie with notes on daily morning and afternoon programs and sports.
The Chanute Tribune provides Department managers and staff credits, subscriber rates for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson Counties, and mailing details. It notes publication as an evening paper excluding Sundays and lists the publisher Ernest W. Johnson and Associated Press affiliation.
The 21 year old Robert Dee Erwin was killed by two Kansas City police officers after he fired at Detective Jack Brady and missed. He had a lengthy arrest record and was driving a stolen car when spotted. A bracelet found on his arm bore the inscription Mad Lad and contained pills.
Utah Governor George D. Clyde and former congressman William A. Dawson each received nine votes from Young Republicans after speeches in Salt Lake City. Former Governor J. Bracken Lee led the poll with thirteen votes, though he had left the party in 1956.
AP analysis recalls the Oct. 29 1929 crash and its long aftermath. Brokers note reforms from the 1930s, the SEC and exchange policing, and higher cash requirements to curb speculation amid a booming market today.
A city wide anti-polio program in Joplin Missouri administered 1087 shots at little or no cost. The tally includes 749 pupils 147 pre schoolers and 191 adults with options at 50 cents per shot or free. The drive ends today.
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