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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1958
Page
4
The piece argues that after visiting Russia one should reassess American methods across professions from meat cutting to candle stick making. It suggests adopting Russian efficiency and quality rather than clinging to homegrown methods, noting the value of learning from others and avoiding provincial thinking.
A mid 20th century column notes broad federal income tax regulation changes and rampant search for loopholes. The piece riffs on Hoover's stance, the cold war rhetoric about Russia, labor picketing near Detroit, and debates about education and foreign ideas. It cautions against praising international quos.
A 1960s style item notes teenagers view Sherlock Holmes as a fuddy duddy while a movie spokesperson promotes the detective as a model of a posteriori reasoning. The piece contrasts youthful tastes with older generation perceptions of Holmes and logical deduction.
A daily verse invites readers to seek the ancient path and walk in it, citing Jer 6 16. The message emphasizes choosing the good way and following spiritual guidance.
Rand- 3 Holes in One Lake Norris of Decatur Ga. receives a patent for a compact golf course where one tee and one fairway serve three holes. The nine hole course saves acreage and time by grouping three holes per tee, with players sinking three balls into three greens in sequence before the next group tees off.
Meeker school taught by Gladys Hobson takes first place in rural school exhibits at the county fair. Summit Hill led by Vera Seidl finishes second and Union Valley led by Mabel Taylor takes third. Ralph McGinty of Roxton Dairy Farm sells three cows at $75 each to an out of town buyer. Santa Fe clerical workers from Chanute attend quarterly meeting in Independence with F. E. Armstrong as chair. Pleasant Valley family reunion honors Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Wiggans and relatives. Louis Markham, fairgrounds guard, bitten by a concession stand dog. treated at Johnson Hospital. Fifty years ago James A. Reed named manager of Dubach Lumber Co. to succeed J. W. Martin Jr.
Washington column recounts how the atomic submarine Nautilus allegedly sank a British carrier task force during NATO drills last September. The story notes Eisenhower’s cutbacks on submarine programs and links Hoover to race tensions, plus a village political anecdote about Carole Ann More and Blubbery Barney Baker at the 1956 Chicago Democratic convention.
Dr George W Crane compares alcoholism to a fire escape in a burning building, advising not to pull it down before extinguishing the flames. He details Hal B s struggle with drinking after 40, failed to face reality, and the impact on his marriage while offering guidance and a booklet on preventing impotence.
Published evenings except Sunday and entered as second class matter at Chanute Kansas post office under March 3 1879. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Press. Subscription rates listed for Neosho Allen Wilson and Woodson counties by mail monthly quarterly semiannual and yearly ranges. Outside counties rates incomplete in OCR.
A collection of light quips from Norton Telegram Augusta Gazette Jewell Republican Lawrence Journal World and Coffeyville Journal. The clips poke fun at politics fashion vacations work and odd sayings reflecting local humor and wit.
A bull being led to pasture fatally gored Fred Froelich, 57, at his farm near Maud, south of Hamilton. In Hollywood Mae West signs to return to films in Klondike Lou with Steve Cochran directing. A Missouri officer reports a woman ran a school crossing stop, then backed up when approached.
Friday September 19 1958 listings detail KOAM TV KOTV WDAF KODE and Channel 7 4 6 12 programs across day parts. Notable items include Undercurrent Gunfire drama Western Theatre Perry Mason Perry Como Show and Howdy Doody among many afternoon and evening airings.
A Pan American transatlantic plane with 72 passengers made an emergency landing in Gander Newfoundland after one engine failed three hours from New York. The aircraft was en route to Duesseldorf Germany. In Buenos Aires the United States offered Argentina two submarines and a destroyer on a lend lease basis with acceptance reportedly ready.
The Defense Department says American air crews may pursue Chinese Red jets that fire on U S forces, even into Communist China. The policy extends beyond the Korean War Yalu River limit, though no attacks have been reported yet.
Washington reports the Business Advisory Council sees ongoing gains for the steel auto and textile sectors. Secretary Weeks noted executives expect improvement through fall into next year as stocks rise and production rebounds.
A reader asks how to stake a tree to avoid wire cutting into it. The answer suggests threading the wire or rope through a short length of old garden hose to cushion and protect the tree.
U S Vice Consul John Page Wentworth was shot three times in his garden in Nicosia by a young gunman who fled. Wentworth, 33, remained in dangerous condition at a British military hospital after the attack that also wounded a British airman and two Turkish Cypriot police. British authorities imposed an overnight curfew.
The report notes an all male curfew affecting Greek Cypriots across the region, with no fixed end date. Details on enforcement and exemptions are unclear from the fragment.
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