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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1955
Page
3
Editorial urges Kansas to allow a one mill tax for two years to fund a statewide textbook rental stock, arguing it will lower costs and equalize education. It notes city progress, urges prompt adoption, and critiques car travel, trains, planes, and buses as transportation options with pragmatic observations.
A quirky column by jo. pokes fun at contemporary trends and social quirks. It notes impatience in a rising tree over the roof, critiques taxes as a powerful additive to gasoline, and lampoons teen life, teetotalers, bullfighters, Eisenhower era politics, and a playful take on elephants in India versus parking meters.
Learned discussion on three methods of modern travel with recent experience. Motoring travelers see more but end up worn out. The piece compares efficiency comfort and practicality across options.
A look back recalls a Kansas Federation of Womens Clubs convention, Skilton Club hosting music clubs, and local business notes. JH Bean of Pomona visited on business as Mary Okeson had her tonsils removed. A J A Stoner real estate firm sale and moves by L H Crouse and W S Jenks are noted along with a 90 degree day and corn planting milestones.
New York feature with Mindy Carson explains Rock n Roll as a beat and feeling that makes teens dance. It contrasts Dixieland and the new rhythm, noting the craze spreads through supper clubs, with Mindy describing the elusive essence and impact on youth culture.
Appanoose High School enters fourteen students in the district scholarship contest on April 14 at Lyndon. Participants cover English I IV, American History, biology, science, math, agriculture, health, and typing, with several named students advancing for individual and group honors.
Dr Crane counsels Myra L. to drop sleeping pills and alcohol, urges facing problems honestly, and seeks Bible reading and prayer. He argues pills and drunkenness mask guilt and worsen distress, advises talking to clergy or doctor, and stresses natural sleep without drugs.
Irregular OCR fragment from Ottawa Herald front matter lists staff roles and subscription rates. Mentions editor, managing editor, business manager, advertising manager and mechanical staff. Includes scattered subscription pricing lines and mailing terms with corrupt wording and repetition.
A dense overnight to prime time grid lists programs across KFEQ TV and affiliates in Kansas City Topeka and surrounding markets for Monday April 4 1951. It includes Captain Video Crusader Rabbit News Weather Doug Edwards News Burns and Allen Doug Edwards Studio One Hollywood Playhouse Boxing and Police reports along with theater and variety shows, soap operas, and late night features. The long timetable names many shows and time slots, indicating a busy local television lineup.
Readable items show a cluttered television and radio grid with station calls, hosts, programs, and times. Notable names include Morgan Beatty, Henry Taylor, Perry Como, Rosemary Clooney, and Freddie Martin across WDAF KMBC KTIO WDAPF KNMBC and others.
The report highlights athletic performance and alumni sharing current lives. A 6'2" center scored 346 points in 22 games for 15.73 average, with 38 fouls as 1.73 per game. Alumni updates list several class members in Columbus, Ottawa, Topeka, and Fort Riley, with spouses, jobs, and addresses. Military notices include Pvt. Keith Barnhart at Camp Chaffee and Pvt. Vernon Clark at Fort Riley, plus Carl Hickenberger at Fort Riley with rifle expert score. The piece ends with a Sergeant author note and a light Dragnet reference.
The week’s Credit Bureau bulletin lists removals and disconnects with several address changes. Entries include Baston, Bishop, Butson, Campbell, Caudle, Hotaling, Winderliter, Harvey, Higgins, Jones, Martin, Miller, Nichols, Reardon, Sehriver, Squaw Talk, Stewart, Winslon, Westover, Wright, plus others. A school-Appanoosee Winslon entry and notes from local crime reports mention a March sequence of arrests and suspected thefts at Appanoose High School and area burglaries.
Norman-Bruce Drake, Oklahoma's basketball coach, earned three letters as an undergraduate and starred in basketball football and track, one of the few athletes in Sooner records to excel in multiple sports.
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