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25 years ago (1984) A long stretch of zero-or-below temperatures has left many local residents with frozen water pipes. One local plumber said the situation is the worst he’s seen in 20 years in the business. 50 years ago (1950) The new Fairfield consolidated school was formed from students of the former Harmony, Cremona, Leanna and Union school districts, and is not part of the Chanute school system. The school’s new building was put up ...
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25 years ago (1984) Grocery stores advertising in today’s Tribune include Disney’s, 1116 N. Santa Fe; Rooster’s, Main and Plummer; and Town and Country, 511 W. Main. 50 years ago (1959) Students are attending classes today for the first time in the new Fairfield school east of Chanute. The district has four rooms, housing 99 students from all eight grades, and taught by four teachers. 75 years ago (1934) Harvey Wood has opened a grocer...
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25 years ago (1983) A feature in the Tribune shows Fred Holmes of Thayer and his vast collection of Kansas University and Jayhawk memorabilia. 50 years ago (1958) Mr. and Mrs. Arch Somers, 421 S. Kansas, were honored recently on their 50h wedding anniversary with an open house attended by 225 guests. 75 years ago (1933) WAHINGTON – More than 60 businesses and industries across the nation have been cited for violations of the National R...
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25 years ago (1983) Two new businesses are going in downtown. Ronnie and Pat Burns have opened Ronnie’s Shoe Repair at 326 W. Main, and Curtis Weiland is opening the M.S.C. computer store at 116 E. Main. 50 years ago (1958) Eli Wiss celebrated his 96th birthday with a family Christmas dinner at Bryant’s Rest Home, where Wiss now resides. He said he spent all his working life as an employee of the Missouri Pacific railroad. 75 years ag...
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25 years ago (1983) Rock musician Lance Powell is to give a live performance this weekend at Gator’s club, south of Chanute on highway 169. 50 years ago (1958) A Tribune story and photos shows Mrs. Sam Casey, R. 1. The woman has a house furnished entirely with antiques, including a melodeon more than 100 years old. 75 years ago (1933) For sale – Two good milk cows, $40 each; also 17 thrifty shoats, $100. 100 years ago (1908) H.P. Far...
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25 years ago (1983) Sports pictures in the Tribune include shots of wrestler Sonny Manley and basketball player Dwayne Crismas. 50 years ago (1958) Floyd Stacy, 72, co-owner of Nation’s Cleaners, died unexpectedly on Dec. 24 of a heart ailment. 75 years ago (1933) Poultry thieves made a second attempt to steal chickens from the Jack Evans farm, four miles southeast of Chanute. This time the thieves got away with 40 Rock Island hens, de...
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25 years ago (1983) The Montgomery Ward store is advertising a 6-quart slow cooker, $25; pine breadbox, $15; and a one-third horse-power sabre saw, $24. 50 years ago (1958) Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Johnson, 212 S. Kansas, will observe their 60th wedding anniversary Sunday. The couple lived and farmed in numerous places in southeast Kansas before moving to Thayer in 1943, and to Chanute earlier this year. 75 years ago (1933) The city commi...
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25 years ago (1983) A Tribune photo shows local people filling up Christmas baskets for the needy. Pictured are Evelyn Boone, Ron Cary and firefighter David McLaren. Several firefighters have volunteered to deliver the baskets. 50 years ago (1958) In a ceremony recently, Eagle Scout badges were awarded to brothers Alvin and Larry Seefeldt, R. 1, and twins Ron and Bob Wulf of Humboldt. 75 years ago (1933) Mrs. Jane Latham of Ottawa has resumed...
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25 years ago (1983) Monte Bright, 417 N. Garfield, was winner of the new 1984 Ford Escort which was first prize in the Christmas drawing sponsored by local merchants. 50 years ago (1958) A Tribune photo shows student participants in Alcott school’s Christmas program. Pictured are Susan Coots, Janette Chandler, Dorothea Dannenberg, Paulette Bowyer, Ernestine Freeman and Shirley Dillow. 75 years ago (1933) Earl Trammell, east of Chanute...
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25 years ago (1983) Anniversaries to be celebrated this weekend include a 30th anniversary for Franklin and Bernice Shields, and a 50th anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. William Wiggans, R. 1. 50 years ago (1958) Harold Williams, Chanute city commissioner, has received an award from Burlington Mfg. Co., for his efforts in helping procure a location for the company to move into. The firm has leased the structure at 111 W. 3rd, which is owned by...
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25 years ago (1983) Tribune basketball coverage of last night’s games includes photos of Sherri Vanderford and Chad Elliott. Chanute won the girls’ game, 59-46, and also took the boys’ game, 64-41. 50 years ago (1958) ALTOONA – A new agricultural marketing facility is to be set up near Altoona. The Kow Town Milk Pool will provide board and room for milk cows, giving the cows’ owners the advantages of bulk sales of milk and bulk purchase ...
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25 years ago (1983) A Tribune photo shows five-year-old John Harris as he wrestles on the lawn with his pup. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Harris, 612 N. Forest. 50 years ago (1958) ERIE – Residents of Erie and St. Paul were at the county commission meeting Friday to protest locating the county home for the aged in Chanute. 75 years ago (1933) A new attraction is coming to City Park. A monkey island, surrounded by rock walls and a ...
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25 years ago (1983) Pictured in today’s Tribune as they decorated widows at Modern Office Systems, 112 E. Main, are Bethany Cross and Jill Shepherd. 50 years ago (1958) Patricia, Mike and Linda Ashley are shown in the Tribune as they play in the three inches of snow which fell here overnight. Parents of the children are Dr. and Mrs. Glen Ash ley, 627 S. Highland. 75 years ago (1933) Neosho County farmers who signed up to reduce wheat ac...
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25 years ago (1983) Litwin’s store, 120 E. Main, advertises western boots, $54 to $90. 50 years ago (1958) A Tribune photo shows Mrs. Lewis Stroh of Humboldt and her twin daughters, Connie Sue and Bonnie Jo, who were born Wednesday at Neosho Memorial Hospital. 75 years ago (1933) A charity football game at Royster stadium resulted in injuries to four players. Robert Bradley suffered a broken ankle, while Quinten Allen, John Wiggans and ...
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25 years ago (1983) A Tribune photo shows Mike Criger, a client at Tri-Valley Developmental Center, and Dusty Neely, fifth-grader at Hutton School. In a joint program, Tri-Valley clients and Hutton students made Christmas ornaments together Wednesday. 50 years ago (1958) There are 62 families on the list of needy for Christmas adoption. The list was provided by Les Matthews of the Chamber of Commerce, and verified by Mrs. Margaret Wood, ...
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25 years ago (1983) The feature in the Tribune’s weekend magazine is about the so-called “Vegetable Colony” established between Chanute and Humboldt during pioneer times. Pictured in front of the historic stone house where they were raised are siblings Mildred Grenell and Harold Dickerson, descendants of Samuel Stewart, who came to Kansas as one of the original members of the colony. 50 years ago (1958) EARLTON – Thieves got away with $16...
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25 years ago (1983) Today’s Tribune has a photo and story about two-year-old Tera Van Gotten, who is to have surgery for a heart problem. In the photo, Tera is getting a hug from her twin sister, Tiffany. 50 years ago (1958) The county commission has taken an option on property which would be used as a site for a county-owned home for the elderly. The property is owned by D.A. Finney, and is west of his home at 301 S. Plummer. He is offering ...
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25 years ago (1983) The Southeast Kansas Shavers Barbershop quartet will participate this year with the St. Cecilia Music Club in the club’s annual Christmas concert. 50 years ago (1958) A photo and story in today’s Tribune features Mrs. Seth Nation of Erie, with some of the many paintings she had completed as a hobby. Mrs. Nation does both portraits and landscapes. 75 years ago (1933) The national prohibition against alcoholic beverage...
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25 years ago (1983) Chanute High School cheerleaders Rosie Culver and Angie Howell are pictured in the Tribune as they performed during a CHS wrestling meet. 50 years ago (1958) Tribune photos in a Christmas theme show Robert Ortiz, 5, as he looks at a display of toy trucks in a local store, and Mrs. Dale Wiltse and six-year-old son Glen, of Altoona, as they pick out a Christmas tree. 75 years ago (1933) New officers of the King David...
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25 years ago (1983) Chanute’s Santa Fe depot is now officially on the market. The asking price is reportedly in the $150,000 range. 50 years ago (1958) Thieves got $167 in cash and merchandise in a break-in at the A.R. Brant service station at the south edge of Earlton. 75 years ago (1933) The district conference of the Girl Reserves is to be held in Chanute, and nearly 300 girls are expected to attend. (Editor’s note: The organization...
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