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25 years ago (1983) A Tribune photo shows local art instructors Mary King, Bob Cross, Alicia Fickel and Rick Bushnell as they set up this year’s USD 413 art exhibit. 50 years ago (1958) New, modern equipment to be installed at the local telephone office will mean an end to hand-cranked phones served by the local office. About 100 phones are served on the line west of town which is the last one using hand-cranked phones. 75 years ago (1933...
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25 years ago (1983) A feature in today’s Tribune tells of the tarantulas which Nancy Toomey keeps as pets. Toomey said tarantulas are native to the midwest, and she found one of her pets at Buffalo Lake. 50 years ago (1958) Newly-elected student council officers at Senior High are Mike Jordan, Larry Phil Thompson, Judy Smith and Deanna Dunham. 75 years ago (1933) A.N. Curtis, 70, 501 W. 5th, a prominent oil man in the Chanute field, died...
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25 years ago (1983) A Chanute High School class in television production has proven so successful that there are plans to offer the class again next year. Patty McDonald is the instructor. 50 years ago (1958) The Humboldt Union, the oldest newspaper in this area, has been sold to Malcolm Higgins of Topeka. Emerson Lynn Jr. had published the paper the past seven years. 75 years ago (1933) Carl Weiner, Chanute oil producer, is one of...
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25 years ago (1983) A fire Sunday destroyed the Joe Haviland home southwest of Earlton. No one was home at the time of the fire. There were no injuries but nothing was saved. 50 years ago (1958) Pictured as the Tribune's calendar girl for May is Jeannene Meyer, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Meyer, R. 3. 75 years ago (1933) A special feature of the Chanute Days event this weekend will be an appearance at the Chanute Municipal Airp...
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25 years ago (1983) Tribune photos from the SEK League track meet show Chanute athletes David Gossett, Susan Taylor, Dwayne Crismas and Tracy Dickens. 50 years ago (1958) SAVONBURG - Local resident Tom Johnson celebrated his 99th birthday yesterday. Johnson came to Kansas in 1881, and neighbors report he is still healthy and active, and often saws wood as a pastime. 75 years ago (1933) Conklin's Jewelry Store advertises "Give her t...
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25 years ago (1983) A Tribune photo of new physical therapy equipment at Neosho Memorial Hospital also shows volunteers Jean Widener, Ella Ranz and Louisa Poor, physical therapist Antonio Zuloaga, and patient Duard Murray. 50 years ago (1958) A 70-page report has been made about the event in late 1956 and early 1957 when extreme drought forced Chanute to treat and recirculate its waste water for household use. The report says the water...
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25 years ago (1987) Chanute students who made a recent trip to Spain are pictured in the Tribune. Shown are Doug Turner, Sharon Conant, Kathy Barr, Jill Hilton, Janet Brady, Laura Izon, Suzanne Miley, Michelle Rose, Christine Pfaltzgraf, Doug Hutton, Heather Steffen and Jennifer Lowe. 50 years ago (1962) Following a ceremony at Fort Scott, the Nicholas Nooteboom family are now full-fledged, 100 percent Americans. Nooteboom and his wife, Cathe...
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