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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1964
Page
6
Humboldt city workers refreshed City Park and the Biblesta parade route with fresh white paint on tree trunks as preparations ramp up for the weekend Big Day celebration. 27 float entries have been registered for Biblesta. Rotary, Legion Auxiliary, and local church groups held meetings.
Washington talks feature Robert F. Kennedy still listed by The Social List while Mrs Kennedy relocates to New York. Sue Lyon and Hampton Fancher II separate. Hedren weds Noel Marshall in Sherman Oaks. Henry Cabot Lodge to receive Dooley Foundation award in San Francisco. Truman honored in absentia in New York. Local social notes mention Marge Little visit Kansas City and hospital transfers in Fort Scott.
Global briefs report Polish Communist party claims Catholic hierarchy disobeying laws while demanding loyalty and order. Nile floodwaters recede near Abu Simbel but threaten temples for two weeks. Italy sees a 48 hour farmhands strike led by Communist Federation of Labor amid protest over pay and land reform. Cardinal Bea meets Greek Orthodox leader Chrysostomos in Athens in a historic Vatican outreach.
U S government data show licensed oil imports averaging 1,866,061 barrels daily in July, up from June and July 1963 levels. Overland imports under the import control program averaged 314,275 barrels daily, with Canada supplies at 284,274. Mexico imports held near 30,000 barrels daily. A second item notes Denmark peat cutters uncover ancient bog bodies with preserved skin and hair intact after 2,000 years.
A long, name rich column lists visitors and relatives from Walnut area towns. Marilyn Carroll of Fort Scott returns from Belem Brazil after three weeks visiting cousins and papal volunteers. Many others from Pryor Las Vegas Wichita and Kansas City visit relatives, attend weddings, or stay overnight with kin and family in nearby communities.
Mr and Mrs Henry Watkins hosted twenty UNESCO board members and guests at a home near Erie. They planned a float for the Biblesta Parade in Humboldt and announced the Round the World Dinner on Oct 24 at Hut ton School at 6 30. Foreign students at Pittsburg State College will present the program. Mrs Leon Carroll Mrs Clyde Russell and Mrs J Jeroy Barker were named to the nominating committee.
A Central Airlines DC3 carrying two passengers made an emergency landing after a faulty warning light triggered a false alarm Saturday night. Investigators blamed a short circuit in the emergency warning system.
Louis Braille born in France in 1809 developed his reading system for the blind before turning 20. Though slow to gain acceptance, his method endured after his death, remaining virtually unchanged and widely used today.
New officers were elected at a recent meeting of the Jolly-Go Getters 4H club with Cecelia Olson as president Roger Elliott as vice president Karen Hiebert as secretary treasurer Marcia Walters as reporter Paul Alford as song leader Linda Smith as pianist Debbie Olson and David Hawkins as parliamentarians Allen Crim and Roland Olson as recreation leaders Marion Alford as council member
Charles Gilbert Johnican, 31, a paroled convict, was shot in the forehead and lower back during an argument in his car early Sunday in Kansas City. Mrs. Gladys Dantzler, who was with him, said a drunkenly pretending man offered a ride home, then attacked and warned he had waited to get him. Johnican had served time for fourth degree manslaughter.
Erie residents note the Craigs built Erie’s first home swimming pool with its own filter for year round use and ice skating in winter. The Eastern Star hosts a family covered dish dinner at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Masonic hall.
The Thomas H Bowlus Fine Arts Center in Iola Kansas was dedicated Sunday. Bowlus an Iola banker before his 1960 death donated the building to the city. The center features a 750 seat auditorium a recital hall and music departments for the Iola Junior College high and junior high schools. H Roe Bartle former Kansas City mayor gave the dedication address praising Bowlus for loving his neighbors and wanting to do something constructive.
A legendary claim ties the founding of Damascus, Syria to Noah’s grandson after the flood. The tale reflects ancient mythic tradition rather than verifiable history and appears in classical lore.
The Chanute Tribune issue dated Monday September 28 1964 presents local news briefs, community notices, and regional updates from Chanute Kansas. Includes civic, school, and business items reflecting mid autumn events and ongoing local developments.
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