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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1956
Page
2
A historical note on teacher shortages suggests extending the school year to 11 months. It argues use of existing teachers through sabbaticals to reduce gaps, increases in staffing by two ninths, and cites nine months as the traditional length tied to harvest cycles.
The column surveys varied topics from Truman memoirs to Ben Utz’s award winning photo, Teamsters at a circus, and a note on aging newsroom tech. It also jokes about editors, typesetting costs, and the chilly chili season amid farm bill debates and surplus forecasts.
The essay notes vacation pleasures and perils as spring arrives. It contrasts the costs and hassles of travel with the joy of recalling trips at gatherings months later. It highlights sharing memories, viewing photos, and postcards as lasting enjoyment of vacations.
Auld Lang Syne recalls Bill Jones and Henrietta Hudelson as king and queen at Ottawa high school fifteen years past. Clean-up week rolls through the city. A Franklin county soil conservation district referendum passed yesterday.
Former champion Tommy Loughran, now a Wall Street sugar broker, reflects on a boxing life spent largely in the shadows of promotion. He argues modern boxing relies too much on television and unscrupulous managers, noting fighters rise too fast and old days disciplined training faded. Loughran, who fought 227 bouts and earned well over a million, praises Dempsey and Greb while highlighting Rocky Marciano’s one punch power. He remains devoutly private, modest, and cautious off the ring.
Nora G aged 29 married five years credits Dr Crane booklet Sex Problems in Marriage with averting divorce and improving happiness. Column promotes psychological guidance via mail service and urges readers to request the booklet for 20 cents, enclosing return envelope. Also notes UK and US population growth and radiator water flow facts.
Late changes hinder full accuracy in listings. On The Trail program note appears for Channel 4 5 9 and 13 with April 16 NBC CBS ABC blocks. Studio 13 at 3:00 features Meet the Brass segment.
TV Guide reports CBS courting Nanette Fabray while George Gobel appears on Today Tonight and The Gary Moore Show to promote a new film The Birds And The Bees Ethel Waters may star in Take A Giant Step on ABC Theaters Guild next fall Julie Harris in Playboy Of The Western World Alan Ladd to lead a new weekly Western on ABC Liberace loses money on Sincerely Yours and Ben Alexander faces a motel owner suit
A condensed listing of radio programs across KTJO KMBC WDAF and other stations for Monday and Tuesday April 16–17. Entries include news Shows Music Dramas and ads with times from 6:00 to 10:00 PM and later night segments.
The passage emphasizes God's love shown by sending His only begotten Son so believers may live through Him. It prays for belief in Jesus to unite love and faith for God's glory and the Redeemer.
A ship dispute sparks talk of turning the incident into a television Dragnet episode. Questions arise about who wakes the bugler as CBS shows interest in Lynn Dollar hosting a wake-up program before Will Rogers' Good Morning Show. Phil Silvers plans top CBS stars as guests next season. Jackie Gleason Ed Sullivan and others could be featured in a Benny/Red Skelton style platoon skit. Is this the army or show business?
Statisticians report manufacturing employment in the Tennessee Valley up 88 percent since 1929, compared to a U S average of 52 percent. Most locomotives are overhauled every 60,000 miles, trucks 20,000 and planes 30,000.
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