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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1958
Page
4
A rural editorial notes increased squirrel gnawing under Cha nute walnut trees as autumn comes, producing heavy walnut fragments. It praises the animals’ industry yet wonders at their growing numbers and possible motives behind the unusual activity.
After a mild Southeast Kansas summer, forecasters warn of a harsher winter with substantial food storage rising. The old saying about mild summers followed by severe winters colors pessimism, though many doubt anything short of record cold.
A biblical verse from Matthew 5 Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted presenting a religious message suitable for a devotional snippet.
A wry column notes the erosion of rail service across the country and mocks inflation, political missteps, and public figures. It references Joe Martin’s hospitalization, critiques Pentagon research on atomic war surrender, and jokes about cantaloupe, a talking dog, and union strength linked to Hoffa.
Rand remarks that Congress raises payroll taxes to fund seven percent boosts in Social Security for 11.8 million beneficiaries while 74 million workers and 5 million employers shoulder the added cost. The piece notes a spending trend and questions stability, then answers a reader's question on wife's survivor benefits with a given date.
Sp4 Gary L. Jenkins says a complete survey of out-of-state tourists was conducted by the Kansas State Highway Commission planning department in June through August 1956. He and seven college students gathered facts to prepare the report and invites inquiry on the survey method. He notes delays in mail to Germany and provides contact details.
Marvin Trembly and Bill Heller both 13 and nine other passengers rode a speed boat that caught fire a mile from shore. They wore life belts and were rescued by a Coast Guard cutter with no injuries reported.
A Kansas paper jokes about a child friendly phrase and a remark on air conditioning. Citizens note the new courthouse aesthetic and the cost, with counties spending millions for modern facilities after saving about $100,000 in the past.
Formosa dispatch reports that the Chinese communists have not massed a large invasion force to seize Quemoy and Matsu. Experts expect a gunboat invasion of a smaller island and possible airlift of up to 1.6 million reinforcements, but an amphibious assault on Formosa seems unlikely for now.
Dr. Crane channel discusses Wilton Hall twofold gift idea and argues revolving student loan funds yield lasting benefits. He warns outright gifts foster entitlement and welfare dependency, urging loans to teach responsibility. He praises former newspaper carriers as ideal loan recipients for practical money sense.
Ads announce six day publication of a resurfacing resolution on South Larson Avenue in Chanute Neosho County and a September 1958 probate hearing for the estate of Leo Nelson Young. The notice lists the city officials, dates, and required protests or defenses by interested parties.
A short Q and A set covers grammar pronunciation spelling and vocabulary. It notes the correct form for the sentence with very seld om, gives the pronunciation tie raid with emphasis on the first syllable, identifies corroborate as misspelled among morphine camellia corroborate counselor, defines vulnerary as a wound healing remedy, and provides fulminate as a fu word meaning to detonate.
The Chanute Tribune lists Wednesday and Thursday TV lineups with time slots and program titles such as Disneyland Ray Milland Tombstone Territory Johnson's Wax Theatre Millionaire Harbor Command Highway Patrol It Could Be You Steel Hour Broken Arrow Light of Life Today Sun Up Cartoon Time Adventure Time Garden Gate Dough Rest For Love or Money Treasure Hunt Price Is Right Godfrey Concentration Dotto Top Dollar Tic Tac Dough Love of Life It Could Be You Search For Tomorrow Guiding Light Kit Carson Afternoon Theatre Western Woody Woodpecker My Little Margie Popeye News Sports Phog Allen Doug Edwards Tic Tac Dough Trouble With Father Sgt Preston Richard Diamond Beat of Groucho Dragnet Verdict Is Yours People's Choice Sea Hunt Buckskin Playhouse 90 Price is Right Music Bingo Theatre News weather sports Jack Paar Show City Detective Movie Museum and more entries appear on the schedule for 1958.
HAL BOYLE argues that formal schooling ends as real education begins and questions who truly needs education. He claims the middle aged and elderly drive war and fear, noting outdated classroom knowledge and proposing sabbaticals to restart learning across ages to improve society.
Tulsa based report shows weekly crude oil and condensate output fell by 20 125 barrels to 6 850 925 for the week ended Aug 30 per Oil and Gas Journal survey. Oklahoma led decline dropping 11 000 barrels to 562 400 with gains in California 3 700 to 855 800 and Kansas 3 200 to 338 250.
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