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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1963
Page
4
A 23 year old reporter and 25 year old assistant minister reveal a citywide laxity as 35 bars admit liquor openly, seven show gambling, lavish furnishings, and minors present. Church leaders urge action, worldly factions feign shock, officials face challenge to curb conditions.
A skeptical diary style passage predicts ongoing official inquiries and periodic raids in Leavenworth. It suggests fines for small owners and brief jail terms for a bartender, with conditions gradually returning to prior norms to sustain the local trade and jobs tied to soldiers veterans and public employees.
A fragmentary column notes Frank Sinatra selling Nevada gambling interests and singing for his supper. It mentions the cost of wealth and many ways to give away money. It observes colleges barring student cars and calls for an extra course titled Elementary Walking.
A fragmented snippet recounts Kansas wheat origins with Mennonite Russian seeds and notes poetic justice in grain shipments to Russia. It also mulls a future crime boss as a musical metaphor and jokes about honesty versus insurance sales pitches.
Tribune Files notes that Chanute’s general election registration reached 6 640, surpassing 1936’s high of 6 632. Also mentions James Melton the tenor visiting Chanute on Nov 12 and prior Revelers performance in 1928. Halloween party at Petrolia school and sacred chautauqua announced by Rev. Hubbard. Fifty years ago weather, travel, and local visits reported.
Today’s verse presents Colossians 1 16 about creation through Christ. It emphasizes that all things in heaven and earth, visible and invisible, were created by him and for him.
Chicago crime lore cites 976 gangland killings since 1919 with only two solved. Joe Valachi testified on underworld immunity while officials failed to capture most murderers. The Ragen slaying and Guzik mob ties underscored law enforcement’s limits, despite efforts by Lt. Drury and Capt. Connelly. Continuous threats and internal betrayals hampered witnesses and investigations, including Kefauver’s probe.
A letter explains cerebral palsy is a group of disorders and not curable, with permanent condition yet treatable through therapy, training, braces, and sometimes surgery. It urges seeking local CP organizations and professional support for affected children and encourages hope and resilience for families.
New York AP column recalls nostalgic scenes from midcentury life. Vivid vignettes contrast dreams and realities through memory, listing small universal moments such as garden hose treats, marble wealth, seating in plays, and simple comforts. The piece blends humor and reflection on changing times.
Miami Heart Institute unveils a space age electronic monitoring system for critical patients. Four electrodes feed an electronic ECG and heart rate display at a central station with alarms, lights, and nurse response within seconds. Dr. Nichol notes 30 to 50 percent of critical cardiac cases may be saved.
The notes describe a journalist launching and publishing a sequence of columns on organized crime prior to Kefauver beginning his investigative hearings. The publication timeline emphasizes early focused coverage and editorial stance before the Kefauver inquiry formally commenced.
Big blue and white Bicycle Safety Route signs line quieter roads south of Miami to warn motorists of bikers and provide children safe paths to school and elsewhere.
Publication details show department heads and staff names for different sections, printed evenings except Sundays. It lists two class matter entry and postpaid mailing, Chanute Kansas, with AP and Audit Bureau memberships. Subscription rates are given for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson Counties with yearly and monthly options.
TV listings from WDAF KOAM KOTV and others show prime time fare including The Virginian Donna Reed Ben Casey Beverly Hills, General Hospital Truth or C Mid-day in Mid-America Melody Matinee As the World Turns The Doctors The Match Game Price Is Right Dr. Kildare Perry Mason Hazel The Nurses Kraft Suspense Theater Tonight Show and Twilight Zone with local news blocks and weather throughout the day.
The Erie HDU elected Mrs. Floyd Ruble president, Mrs. Ed McGowen vice president, Mrs. Max Teeter secretary, Mrs. Chris Stanley treasurer and Mrs. John Harris public relations chairperson at a Thursday gathering at Mrs. Ruble's home. Twenty three members attended with two guests. Current president Mrs. McGowen is retiring. A fourth Family Life lesson was presented and a white elephant sale funded the project. Visitors included Mrs. Effie McReynolds and Mrs. Nellie McReynolds, with extended family guests Gail Newlin and Sharon, students in Pittsburg and Wichita respectively.
In New Jersey the alcoholic beverage control laws restrict bar rooms from selling gum chewing gum life savers and digestive aids.
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