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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1956
Page
4
The columnist praises Kansas turnpike for a 155 mile ride noting its scenic Blue Stem country and smooth divided highway. They admit envy of others who will travel it but criticize its location for Kansans wanting frequent use and direct routes to Lawrence.
A proposed rollout of 625 egg factories across Kansas would employ 1,680 robot hens per site in climate controlled facilities. Each factory would process eggs from nest to consumer with $11,000 invested per plant, backed by feed processors, equipment makers, and lenders.
A Terre Haute undertaker rides a boat down the Mississippi to escape taxes but faces a future encounter with an internal revenue agent. The column riffs on news, oddities, and current affairs with wry humor.
Twenty five years ago a state survey party prepared preliminary plans for a subway on South Santa Fe near Chanute city limits. The project would be used if the state highway commission decides at a later date to approve it.
A 4 H Club Dress Revue will debut at the County Fair Friday afternoon before the grandstand as announced by Sara Jane Patton county home demonstration agent. P A Swan begins as a Sifers Candy salesman in Iola and the Swans previously ran the Seventh Street grocery for six years. Blume Revival begins Sunday at the Baptist Church with Mrs Roy Rogers in charge after a successful trial sermon. At Peoples Theater Secrets of a Secretary stars Claudette Colbert Herbert Marshall and a bright cast. Police notes from Chanute recall a three man force with Patrolman Hamilton noon to midnight and Harry Hedrich on night watch while I I Yockey maintains morning calm. Larry Orr returns from San Francisco and Mrs Ed Caldwell of Petrolia is ill with typhoid fever. Wilbur Blackwood of Spokane visits locals.
E LAWSON MAY muses on Elvis Presley drawing massive teen screams and big earnings for brief TV appearances. He contrasts youthful mania with media coverage and notes parallels to mob dynamics during integration debates and partisan youth reporting.
A first officer orders a deckhand to break up a crap-game. The crewman reports back he started with two bits, delaying his return as he attempted to end the game. The exchange ends with a humorous tone about luck and resourcefulness.
The article relays a since unseen Cairo speech by Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser detailing how a Washington message from George Allen and a implied Dulles ultimatum tried to pressure Egypt. It argues the episode shows U.S. policy backing Nasser and its consequences, including arms shifts and the Suez crisis backdrop.
Dr. Crane recounts a safety talk showing how anger at home spills into driving causing near and real wrecks. He urges calmer mornings, courtesy on the road, and not venting anger at cars. He cites the National Safety Council on human error and urges readers to seek his booklet.
U S Senator Andrew F Schoeppel asserts Republicans improved American living standards in peacetime while Democrats relied on wartime conditions He criticizes Adlai Stevenson for giving comfort to Moscow in speeches blaming poverty on the Eisenhower administration and calls for credit to GOP policies.
The Chanute Tribune printing and publishing details list editors and staff, with publication notes and circulation pricing for Neosho Allen Wilson Woodson counties. The page shows rates for subscriptions by month, three months, six months, and one year, plus similar rates for outside counties.
Secretary Benson announced a new Eisenhower program to protect and improve 31 small watershed projects with about 200 more in planning. He urged cost sharing among federal, state, and local agencies and highlighted coordinated Great Plains efforts to combat drought through enhanced soil and water conservation programs.
St Patrick’s Junior High School elected four ninth graders to Sodality offices for the coming school year. Russell Corbitt was chosen prefect Mary Casey vice prefect Judy Ward secretary and Don Papst treasurer. Leadership school at Pittsburg State College on Oct 14 will organize the year’s program.
After Hurricane Diane struck in 1955 New England faced equally devastating floods. Officials monitor swollen rivers and record property losses as communities assess damage and begin recovery plans.
A dense schedule lists programs across late evening and morning blocks including Summer Originals, The $64,000 Question, Crossroads, Noah’s Ark, Captain Kangaroo, Today in the Four States, Ding Dong School, Garry Moore Show, Love of Life and Guiding Light. Programs feature guests and time slots from 7:30 p.m. to 12:00.
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