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25 years ago (1983) Dorothea Ferguson, office manager at Lamco Energy services, 1310 S. Santa Fe, was chosen as Woman of the Year by the Business and Professional Women’s Club. 50 years ago (1958) John Morris, 17-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. E.O. Morris, has been named as a semi-finalist in the 1958-59 National Merit Scholarship competition. John is a senior at Chanute High School. 75 years ago (1933) The executive board of the BPW met...
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25 years ago (1983) A Tribune photograph shows children playing outdoors in the lovely fall weather. Shown are Kenton Bowman, 3; Michelle Tinsley, 4; Rebecca Freeman, 4; and Rosie Freeman, 3. 50 years ago (1958) Senior Class officers at Chanute High School are Carolyn Thompson, Jeanie Brazil, Suzy Greve, Nancy Willcott and Janice Jordan. 75 years ago (1933) The room in the Fidelity Building formerly occupied by the Bigus store has been leased...
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25 years ago (1983) The grand opening is today for a new store, Sunflower Specialties. The store will sell appliances, electric fans and similar merchandise. 50 years ago (1958) Supermarkets advertising in today’s Tribune include Donaldson’s, Olson’s, Foodtown and Self Service, all in Chanute. 75 years ago (1933) The lowest total tax rate in Neosho County this year is in Galesburg. It was explained that the community has sufficient mone...
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25 years ago (1983) A Tribune photograph shows Dick Kelly as he competes in a golf tourney at Safari Golf Course. Marvin Seger took first place in the event with a 36-hole score of 143. 50 years ago (1958) Cheerleaders at Royster Junior High are Sherril Rush, Mary Browning, Sydney Naughton, Sharon Cooper, Myrna Haines, and Janie Biele. 75 years ago (1933) Calvert’s department store is sponsoring a two-day showing of fur coats by the Wil...
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25 years ago (1983) Thayer high school instructor Joann White spent more than a month this summer in Rochester, New York. White was one of 15 teachers chosen to take part in an intensive study of the works of Chaucer. 50 years ago (1958) A Tribune photograph taken during a Republican meeting at the Tioga shows Chamber of Commerce officers Howard Jester and Murlin Blackstun. 75 years ago (1933) Among the officers for the city-wide PTA c...
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25 years ago (1983) A Tribune feature tells of Wes Dewey, one of eight Kansas artists chosen to participate in an exhibit of wildlife art in Wichita. 50 years ago (1958) Bumper crops of mile and corn are being harvested in this area. A Tribune photograph shows William Stich of rural Earlton, as he finishes harvest of one of his fields. Stich said some milo and corn has been run as much as 100 bushels to the acre. 75 years ago (1933) MEM...
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25 years ago (1983) Lori Cox is pictured in the Tribune as she takes advantage of the lovely fall weather by doing her homework while sitting near the main entrance of Chanute High School. 50 years ago (1958) Pioneer Appliance Co., 1 E. Main, advertises it is “headquarters for Browning guns.” Hunters will be interested, because dove season is already open, and quail season will be coming up soon. 75 years ago (1933) Wiley Post, the aro...
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25 years ago (1983) Grandparents of students at Murray Hill are visiting the school this week to share their skills and accomplishments with the youngsters. Pictured in today’s Tribune is Edward McKinsey, who played his harmonica to entertain his granddaughter, Samantha Ellis, and her classmates. 50 years ago (1958) The new $105,000 church building put up at 7th and Kansas by the Evangelical United Brethren, is to be dedicated Sunday. 75...
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25 years ago (1983) Landscapes, Inc., 1227 S. Steuben, advertises a Yellow Ribbon sale, with all trees and shrubs now 30 to 50 percent off. 50 years ago (1958) Chanute attorneys John Sherman and Robert Briley are pictured in the Tribune as they attended a citizenship coffee held here recently. 75 years ago (1933) Merle Smith of Chanute crashed his Travelaire plane northeast of Colony while giving rides at the Colony Fair, but Smith and h...
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25 years ago (1983) Jeff’s Foodliner, 102 W. Main, advertises bulk sales of beef. A half-beef, about 230 pounds, is priced at $1.19 per pound. 50 years ago (1958) Five paper carriers for the Chanute Tribune have been awarded a trip to Kansas City to see the Athletics play the New York Yankees. Making the trip are Lynn Defebaugh, John Tiegreen, Tom Tiegreen, Roy Marks and Larry Dobson. They will be accompanied by Fay Clopine and Jim She...
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25 years ago (1983) CHS volleyball players Laura Robb and Melissa Garcia are pictured in the Tribune as they celebrate after their team took first place in a recent triangular meet. 50 years ago (1958) Foodtown supermarket advertises pork shoulder roast, 25 cents a pound; pork steak, 49 cents; center cut chops, 79 cents, and sausage, three pounds for $1.00. 75 years ago (1933) Chanute school children will be given a half-day holida...
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25 years ago (1983) Randy Raida and Wes Solomon, employees of Kraft Construction Co., are pictured in the Tribune as they tear down the old band shell at Royster Stadium, making way for a new track surface. 50 years ago (1958) STARK -- The Stark State Bank invites the public to its 55th anniversary party. Officers of the bank are Harry Rash of Thayer, president; and Melvin Morley, Erie, cashier. 75 years ago (1933) The city governm...
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25 years ago (1983) A Tribune photograph shows Betty Potter, as she starts her 26th year as a kindergarten teacher. Of those 26 years, 20 have been in USD 413. 50 years ago (1958) SAVONBURG -- Subscribers of the Savonburg Farmers’ Mutual Telephone Company voted last night to sell the system to the Craw-Kan Cooperative Telephone Company of Girard. The Savonburg system has 130 subscribers. 75 years ago (1933) The few remaining reside...
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25 years ago (1983) A Tribune feature story tells about Birdview Communications. The company plant on West Cherry manufactures the large metal “dishes” which can be used to captured satellite television signals. The plant has 300 employees. 50 years ago (1958) A Tribune photograph taken during production at The Kansas Boats manufacturing facility at 202 S. Evergreen shows company president W.L. Ramey and employees Ray Mansell and Larry...
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25 years ago (1983) The unseasonably warm weather is making it hard for local students to attend classes at Chanute schools, which have no air-conditioning in the classrooms. 50 years ago (1958) Cynthia Erickson, two-year-old daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Kile Erickson, is pictured in the Tribune as she shows off her talent with the hoola hoop. The tiny girl can outdo many adults at keeping the hoop spinning around her waist for minutes at a t...
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25 years ago (1983) Golden Bow, a gift shop at 102 E. Main, advertises among its wares, a variety of teas, coffees, nuts and other snack items. 50 years ago (1958) Enrollment at Chanute Junior College stands at 192. Of that number, 135 are from Chanute and 57 are from nearby towns and rural areas. 75 years ago (1933) Alan Kaemmerling, 11, Chanute child acrobat, is a member of a professional troupe of entertainers. The group will perform ...
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25 years ago (1983) Lea Anne’s Fabrics, 106 E. Main advertises that the shop has “the latest fabrics for the latest fashions.” 50 years ago (1958) A Tribune photograph shows four members of the Royster Junior High football team. Shown are Jim Fuller, Mark Steeves, Herbert Vance and John Hunt. 75 years ago (1933) Nine assistants started work today to help Mrs. Dwight Ryborn assess the needs and qualifications of more than 1,000 families sa...
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25 years ago (1983) A Tribune photo shows five-year-old Melvin Massey, holding up a picture he drew while participating in kindergarten orientation this week. 50 years ago (1958) Connie Schleicher is pictured in the Tribune with the two trophies she won last week in a golf tournament in Kansas City. The 15-year-old golf whiz is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Schleicher, 915 W. 9th. 75 years ago (1933) W. M. Barbee has retired af...
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25 years ago (1983) Evans Music Co advertises that it is in its 36th year of business in Chanute. The firm also has a store in Iola. 50 years ago (1958) Clara Agnes Bradshaw, a 1958 graduate of St. Patrick’s High School at Walnut, has joined the Tribune staff as a photographer. 75 years ago (1933) An Independence youth was killed and two other people injured when an auto missed a curve and plunged into a rock quarry pit near Monarch cemen...
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25 years ago (1983) Wives of three police officers are working part-time with their husbands, as members of the police reserve. Barbara Day, Ann Emerson and Pam Taylor are among the 10 members of the police reserve, all of whom have completed the 160-hour training, and all carry guns while on duty. 50 years ago (1958) A Tribune photograph shows Thayer High School drum major Nancy Heilman, and twirlers Riche George, Sharon Rehmert, Pat ...
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