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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1956
Page
2
Editorial lauds Ottawa voters for approving a $770,000 flood control bond by a large margin. It notes the measure clears a major hurdle to a permanent flood control program, with Congress already backing river valley protections. The win rekindles civic spirit and a hopeful, proactive future for Ottawa.
Edward R Murrow earned 316076.12 from CBS last year, $34522.96 more than the company president. The column riffs on salaries taxes pens and oddities like Colorado pigeon repellent and a Georgia man’s game show stumble.
A fragmentary chat at a coffee counter covers travel wishes and burdens. Two men debate vacation choices, mountain drives, fog and smog, and the perils of Los Angeles freeways. They reminisce about Trail Ridge Road and Mexico City and joke about Marilyn Monroe in New York.
A 15 year old note recalls Cook Construction ready to start on the highway park near town, alongside a six passenger pickup crash into a porch. Also mentions long past visits and moves, frost forecast, and local residents like Mrs. Cummings, Mrs. Cohen, Mrs. Stewart, and Peter Shiras with street dragging schemes 50 years ago.
Nassau reports a boom spurred by tourists and tax-friendly policies drawing capital from wealthy visitors seeking to avoid inheritance and income taxes. The piece notes rising arrivals from 32,018 in 1949 to 132,434 in 1955, with spending increasing from 10.4 million to 26.35 million dollars, and describes how real estate and light taxation fuel investment while some fear a Miami-like drift. It also mentions residency rules and the appeal of Bahamas as a tax haven for international capital.
A description of a three-drawer chest pattern from Ruth Wyeth Spee. The chest uses white pine and 44-inch plywood for economy and easy construction. Frame making follows perspective sketches. drawers use %-inch plywood with block fronts fixed from inside. Pattern 282 mailed for 25 cents. included in Bedroom Furniture Pack with related patterns.
Horace M. 47, typical of America’s hypochondriacs, compulsively checks body parts for symptoms and panics at every twinge. The piece urges sober thinking, faith, and cheerful giving, urging readers to bank moral credits in heaven and join the Compliment Club. It praises Dr. Crane and notes the Kansas Directory of Manufacturers listing 3,200 plants plus over 100 branches. Buy U. S. Savings bonds.
A dense listing of channel lineups, shows, host names, local news anchors, movie slots, and public notices across multiple stations. Includes program names such as News, Tonight, Lux Theatre, Ocean shows, game shows, and theater films with times referenced, plus local public notices and ads for plenty of programs and events. The item blends schedule data with station identifiers, hosts, and program titles, reflecting a midcentury broadcast guide style.
A coroner reports Mayfield, a May 1 Democratic primary renomination hopeful, apparently shot himself in bed during the night. A pistol was found nearby amid a prayerful note referencing scripture.
Montgomery Alabama Justice James J. Mayfield of the Alabama Supreme Court was found shot to death at his home yesterday. Coroner M. B. Kirkpatrick said it was obviously a death by own action. The coroner noted the death was caused by a single pistol shot.
Daily except Sundays and holidays entered at the postoffice at Ottawa Kansas with second class matter. Hiditor Publisher Managing Editor Advertising Manager and Mechanical Supervisor listed.
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