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25 years ago (1985) Tribune photos taken at the state Special Olympics show Wayne Hoag and Dennis Puckett in their moments of glory. The team from Chanute brought home a total of 34 medals. 50 years ago (1960) A Tribune photo shows two families picnicking at Santa Fe Park. Shown are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Solomon and children Shelly and Brian; and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dewitt and daughter Diane. 75 years ago (1935) The newly-organized band o...
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25 years ago (1982) Today’s Tribune has a photograph of the Altoona-Midway Homecoming Queen, Tonja Harvey, with her escort, Tom True
25 years ago (1982) Today’s Tribune has a photograph of the Altoona-Midway Homecoming Queen, Tonja Harvey, with her escort, Tom True. 50 years ago (1957) Judson Gordon Gray, 57, died of a heart ailment Thursday. A war veteran and an engineering graduate of the University of Kansas, Gray had owned and operated the lumber yard at 420 E. Main for the past 25 years. 75 years ago (1932) Several Chanute couples have returned from a week in Col...
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25 years ago (1984) Reigning at the Chanute Fall Festival were the Little King and Queen, Jeff Turnbull, 5, and Crystal Abigail Adams, 6. 50 years ago (1959) Chanute businessmen pictured as they took part in a farm tour are Tom Durkin, E.E. Rosenthal, Sheldon Propst, Emmet Bolze and Glen McLaren. 75 years ago (1934) A proposal to build a second lake at the Chanute Country Club is being pushed by Dr. I.O. Prindle, who is soliciting contributio...
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25 years ago (1984) Christine Hernandez of Chanute was crowned queen of this year’s Mexican Fiesta, the 67th annual local celebration of the event. 50 years ago (1959) A Tribune photo shows junior college students Delene Lieurance and Anita Rutledge, wearing sweaters as they walk to class. A cold snap overnight reminded local residents that summer is on its way out. 75 years ago (1934) The 79th annual harvest festival at the old Campbell hom...
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25 years ago (1984) The feature in the Tribune’s weekend magazine is about John Schultz, his hobby of flying airplanes, and the new ultralight plane Schultz recently purchased. 50 years ago (1959) Pictured in the Tribune are Joan and Jean Ashley, and Mrs. Robert Allen and Mrs. William Gray Jr., winners in team play at the Tri-State Golf Tournament. 75 years ago (1934) Thornburg neighborhood news-Elmer Wiltse cleaned out the cistern at t...
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25 years ago (1984) Sam Hodge and Ray Belflore have purchased the manufacturing facility at 720 W. Cherry, most recently owned by Pennine Resources, who purchased it from Jerry Phillips. The industry will now be called Chanute Precision Machining. 50 years ago (1959) Reproduced in today’s Tribune in an architect’s drawing of the new Ashley Clinic building which is to be constructed at 501 S. Plummer, just north of Neosho Memorial Hospita...
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25 years ago (1984) The Autrey family of Chanute has a long history in the care of the elderly, beginning in 1959 when they began taking in boarders in their home on South Highland. After years when family members have built more than 60 nursing homes in Kansas and Missouri, Leah and Ottis Autrey are again taking boarders, this time in their rural Chanute home. 50 years ago (1959) A photo taken at the 11th annual children’s watermelon fee...
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25 years ago (1984) A photograph taken during enrollment at Hutton school shows five-year-old Andrew Condon being enrolled by his mother, Annette. School secretaries in the picture are Janet Wilkening and Rosemary Greenwood. Sept. 4 will be the first day of school. 50 years ago (1959) Aspiring young actor Tom Hatcher, now a resident of New York City, is here visiting his parents and brother, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Hatcher and David, 612 S. H...
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25 years ago (1984) Work is progressing on the addition to Lincoln school. The expansion will provide space for music and art classes and for a new library. 50 years ago (1959) THAYER – Voters here have approved a $130,000 bond to pay for construction of a city water system. Included in the construction will be a dam and reservoir, treatment plant, water tower, and distribution lines. 75 years ago (1934) R.B. Stebbins is retiring as ...
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25 years ago (1984) Celebrating their 50th wedding anniversaries this weekend will be Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Johnson, 515 W. 7th, and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hobart of Humboldt. 50 years ago (1959) A photograph taken during exams for entry into Chanute Junior College shows Donna Lucas, Judy Reed and Phyllis Carder as they work out answers to the problems. 75 years ago (1934) Nine-year-old John Thielen Jr. died Saturday, three weeks after being bit...
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25 years ago (1984) Ella Ranz, 1021 S. Tennessee, is the cook featured this week in the Tribune. Ella said she likes to recreate the cookies and other desserts from her childhood in St. Louis. Among those who enjoy her creations are her son and daughter, Ed and Susan, and her four grandchildren. 50 years ago (1959) HUMBOLDT – The new $211,000 building put up by St. Peter’s Lutheran church in Humboldt was dedicated last Sunday. 75 years ...
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25 years ago (1984) Rooster’s Thriftway, Main and Plummer, advertises bacon, 89 cents a pound; cabbage, 10 cents; grapes, 59 cents; margarine, two pounds $1.00. 50 years ago (1959) As part of the Tribune’s Back to School edition, an article and photos tell of Altoona’s new high school building. The new structure replaces a two-story brick building which served the town for 58 years. 75 years ago (1934) The entertainment put on Tuesday n...
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25 years ago (1984) Jim and Norma Laymon are pictured in the Tribune behind the bar of their new business at 314 E. Main. Double J’s will feature cold beer, pool tables and snack foods. 50 years ago (1959) Mayor R.D. Churchill has tendered his resignation, citing reasons of health. Dave Evans of Evans Music Co. has been appointed to succeed Churchill. 75 years ago (1934) Earl Wertz reports that the Chanute Packing Company has contracted to do...
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25 years ago (1984) A Tribune photograph shows Ricky Greenwood as he tries out one of the 20 exercise stations recently installed on the campus of Neosho County Community College. 50 years ago (1959) A photo taken at the Neosho County Fair shows Jim Neely and Harry Guy as they groom a calf for showing. Parents of the boys are Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Neely and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Guy, all of R. 1. 75 years ago (1934) Blaine Hite has been elec...
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25 years ago (1984) Self Service Grocery, Main and Evergreen, advertises pink salmon, $1.99 a can; ramen noodles, 6 packages $1.00; bananas, 3 lbs. $1.00; cabbage, 13 cents a pound; and red onions, 3 lbs. $1.00. 50 years ago (1959) Pictured in the Tribune are winners of trophies and awards at the junior golf tourney at Chanute Country Club. The winners include Rickey Alexander, Ken Malson and Dale Steinman. 75 years ago (1934) A governm...
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25 years ago (1984) Rick and Lou Ranabargar, husband and wife umpiring team, will be umpiring at the Slow Pitch Softball Tournament next weekend, Rick in the men’s division and Lou in the women’s division. 50 years ago (1959) Donaldson’s Food Center, 1715 S. Santa Fe, advertises red potatoes, 10 lbs. 29 cents; sugar, 5 lbs. 39 cents; pork sausage, 3 lbs. 89 cents; fresh pork shoulders, 25 cents a pound. 75 years ago (1934) The Santa F...
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25 years ago (1984) Photos taken at the Neosho County Fair include pictures of Diana and Susan Golay, Lora Kilgore, Todd Johnson and JoAnn Haviland. 50 years ago (1959) Cecil Fowler of the Fowler Transport Co. has been named one of the top winners in a sales contest among distributors for the Derby Refining Co. of Wichita. Fowler and his wife have been awarded a four-day trip to Las Vegas. 75 years ago (1934) What is thought to be the f...
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25 years ago (1984) Mel’s Smoke Shop located in the Tioga Hotel. The business has new owners, Melissa, Ed and Pam Taylor, and a new name, the Tioga Pipe and Tobacco Shop. 50 years ago (1959) C.A. Parrish, 73, 425 W. 5th, retried today after 54 years’ service with the Santa Fe railroad. As a machinist, he rose to the rank of chief foreman. 75 years ago (1934) A new Studebaker agency has opened in Chanute. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Carter, who had op...
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25 years ago (1984) The Tioga Hotel is again wearing its historic name, after several years of being called the Continental Inn. The hotel is under new ownership, and has undergone extensive renovation. 50 years ago (1959) Floyd Potter has been elected president of the Chanute Board of Education, and Paul Brennecke is vice president. The two new board members are Mrs. John Nation and Mrs. Edwin Bideau. Returning board members are Dr. E.C...
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25 years ago (1984) Pam Goodeyon of Chanute took medalist honors at the Southeast Kansas Women’s Golf Tournament with a score of 38. 50 years ago (1959) Workers are pictured in the Tribune as they do concrete work for the new Southwestern Bell Telephone Company building at First and Steuben. Shown are Guy Clairborn of Coyville, and Ray Dougherty of Thayer. 75 years ago (1934) The Night Owl dance hall at 324 E. Main was shut down by p...
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