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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1958
Page
4
The El Dorado chamber states support for ending the city's remaining passenger rail service which has been losing money for the railroad.
Daily verse from Psalms urges blessed living by avoiding ungodly counsel and sinful paths. It cites walking not standing with sinners nor sitting with the scornful.
A rainy afternoon aboard a houseboat turns tense when a 300 pound black bear appears on the gangplank. Chum the husky scares the bear up a tree as readers remain distracted from a whodunit. The scene ends with the party returning to popcorn, a blaze, and a cozy reading niche.
The El Dorado chamber supported a decision to end 75 years of passenger rail service, framing it as a civic battle won by accepting the loss of the facility while keeping rails and bridges intact. The move sparked respect for a city willing to invite industry to it, shaping the atmospheric response more than the practical impact.
Dag Hammarskjold at the United Nations proposes that outer space and celestial bodies should belong to no nation. He argues space should be treated as common property and notes the idea is timely even though the threat to world peace is not immediate.
A classmate astronomer at a Cambridge party proposes a playful law about population density inversely varying with distance from the cocktail table. Other vignettes include a bored listener at a party, insomnia tips, and a quip about talking to yourself. The narrator also mentions a divorce case pending and a remark by the American Medical Journal.
City officials in Neodesha inspect a planned water softening plant after a two year installation. Chanute Community Sales to operate in city starting Oct 2, with J M Holmes taking over from I S Childers and using Heminger grounds for the sales. Lightning damaged a home six miles west of Barker corner with light overall damage. Kansas Natural Gas Co reports arrival of forty carloads of pipe for a trans Neosho field extension nine miles of line to serve new wells in Big Creek area.
The judge asks about the husband's claim of seeing his wife with another man. The husband repeats the exchange and quotes the wife's cutting remark that she feared neighbors would learn of the affair, highlighting the sting of public shaming.
Washington reports the Adams exit worsens a job problem for Sherman Adams as about 20 firms pass on offers. The piece links gifts and an oil lease to Ellis Slater, a friend of Eisenhower, amid lingering questions about influence and the Farmington wildlife refuge lease.
Dr George W Crane argues vaccination in childhood prevents insanity like schizophrenia. He explains neurosis as a guard against psychosis and urges parents to teach teens to love external reality. He cites Lola G a seventeen year old as example and promotes a booklet for prevention.
Publication details show the Chanute Kansas newspaper operates as a second class matter with Associated Press content. Subscription prices are listed for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson Counties and outside areas, including monthly and yearly rates.
Johnny Bill McClintick, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill McClintick, exhibited a 900 pound Hereford calf for the Walnut Wonder Workers 4-H club at Pittsburg. The entry earned reserve champion with sale price 46 cents per pound among seven entries.
A dense schedule listing KOAM KOTV WDAF and other stations with prime time lineups. Shows include Restless Gun Burns and Allen Tales of Wells Fargo Masquerade Party Twenty-One Lucy Show Zorro Frontier Justice Wyatt Earp Amos N Andy Our Miss Brooks and more, plus daytime and late night options across networks.
A humorous survey notes psychiatrists prefer patients sit upright in posture chairs while dentists favor reclining couches. The piece blends trivia on Lincoln’s Dixie song, Genesis popularity, Buddhism, the Boeing 707, New England forests, Rome’s baths, European influence, and historic marriage phrasing with a wry closing quote from George Meredith.
Families gather for the ZurBuchens picnic at Halstead on August 31 with extended relatives from Dodge City and Erie. Delayed travel updates include Gahagan returning from Fort Bragg and McClung planning to attend Regis College in Denver. A Fort Scott birth adds Susan Kay, weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces, to the Keller family with Bert Reeves as maternal grandfather. The Poe and Bohlander households host weekend gatherings and visits, while Lathrop and Leritz share Kansas City ties.
Clyde Hodgen went to a Kansas City hospital Monday for medical treatment. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Thurman and Tommy McDaniels attended the State Fair in Topeka Thursday. Larry Taylor spent a week with his grandparents Mr and Mrs George Duleavy while his parents vacationed in the east. Mr and Mrs Sumner Stricker took their daughter Ellen to McPherson Saturday. She is a McPherson College sophomore this year. Elizabeth Jones attended the State Fair in Topeka Sunday. Esthe Hodgen and Mr and Mrs Ralph Hodgen and Bonnie were Saturday dinner guests in Wichita en route to McPherson where Bonnie is enrolled at College. Brethren Church youths held a watermelon feed last week at Marion Dorris. Mrs Alan Krone and Sandra Jo spent Tuesday with her parents Mr and Mrs Horace Jones and family.
Two more U S Marine battalions depart Lebanon as the Navy says most of the 2012 men from the 1st and 2nd battalions of the 8th Marine Regiment ship out today. Loading of equipment began Sunday while a Marine battalion remains in place with the U S 6th Fleet.
Wichita motorist Johnnie Eli, confused by circle drives at the municipal airport, found a DC6 on takeoff aisle near his car. The pilot slowed when warned by the control tower and narrowly avoided collision. Eli was jailed for drunken driving.
AP reports Harry Stevens a Hutchinson plumbing and heating contractor was elected president of the Kansas Builders Forum, announced in Wichita.
An advertising guide highlights steps to protect buyers from scams. It emphasizes researching sellers, verifying product details, and keeping records to ensure safe and informed purchases.
The Banner-Wide Awake Unit gathered at Roper Church Friday for a picnic supper with members and families. Guests included Mr and Mrs Hubert Weaver at a Sunday dinner with her sister and Mr and Mrs Tom Gilles.
Wichita Kansas AP reports Dr. James Haddock of St. Louis is elected president of the Mid-Continent Psychiatric Association at the two day convention or meeting held yesterday. The Tribune by carrier lists a weekly delivery price of 30 cents.
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