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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1956
Page
2
The text argues for shifting from heavy reliance on real estate taxes to indirect revenue to fund city services, noting homeowners pay little tax relative to services and advocating annexation of industrial areas to distribute burdens. It warns against taxing industry too heavily or too lightly, stressing fair shares and preventing industrial flight.
A collage of light jokes and quips about daily life and public figures. Observations on consumer habits about hot dogs. Remarks about Truman’s upcoming honorary degree and royalty. Hint of political trivia and satire about health and media.
The fragment lists events such as a pony theft near Ottawa and Richmonds Ford, plans to form a Franklin County Medical Association, a boy breaking a bank window, high priced city horses, estate matters in Mort Holman and Chicago purchases, wolves preying on county sheep, and lamb losses with a farmers’ hunt along Hight Mile creek.
Two initiatives by Ottawa organizations seek civic improvement. A new garbage disposal system to replace the city dump and a city beautification program by garden clubs aim to remove health hazards and eyesores. A public meeting is set for next Wednesday at Memorial Auditorium to outline facts amid flood protection bonds of 770000.
A reflective piece on springtime joys and small rituals including iced tea without sugar, iced coffee, top down sports cars and breeze, yard work and weed removal, kids at ice cream stands, blooming trees, early flowers, and the first summer flies.
A garbled column fragment surveys diverse topics from disguise with contact lenses to historical dress customs, American travel spending, vision statistics, algae acts as athletic pose, and various curious facts. It references Annie Oakley, fashion exchanges across the Channel, and shifts in potato markets, all in a disjointed, incomplete style.
Dr. George W. Crane offers guidance on effective teaching by tying material to students immediate concerns. He cites Professor Mackey and journalist Joe Bunting as examples of educators who spark interest by transposing lessons to the pupil s present reality to boost motivation and learning outcomes.
Listings show April 23 24 with uneven channels KTJO KMBC WDAF and mixed program names Dinner Music Nowa Show Time Beatty Taylor News Symphony and special Telephone Hour plus baseball and U.N. Story items. The fragmentary schedule references audience ages and multiple local stations KTJO KMBC WDAF WDADP and WDAF.
A fragmented Radio KMBC schedule shows multiple stations KTJQ WDAF WDAP and KMBC with time slots including news, music, sports and talk. Entries mention campus news, nocturnal programs, a dragnet segment, a dinner segment, and want ads.
A devotional prayer quoting Matthew 16 24 asks followers to deny themselves and take up their cross. It asks God to count the faithful among those whom life and salvation come through personal obedience in Jesus name.
Orson Welles Desilu venture aims to create faithful stage play adaptations on film with Welles guiding narration and Lucy and Desi in some projects. Desilu salaries in 1955 reached 5.909 million as the studio expands its TV ambitions. Kathryn Grayson debuts live TV May 1 with Bob Hope. Jack Webb pursues Pete Kelly’s Blues film role with Bob Crosby. NBC plans Cadfar’s Hour as top summer project. Ed Wynn and Edie Adams eyed for summer CBS shows. Wally Cox’s Hiram Holiday pilot completed. Fritz Little noted in public affairs. Savings bonds highlighted.
Among 28 varieties and hybrids tested over two years, one produced 1,011 pounds from 29 vines in 1955. The fruit is extra large, smooth, and high quality. Call your dealer for this selection.
President Eisenhower's Commission on Veterans' Benefits proposes to file pensions with special security payments and gradually eliminate them. The 70 recommendations cover GI insurance disability compensation survivor benefits widows' pensions readjustment benefits VA structure discharge benefits GI loan privileges and servicemen's benefits. The suite of changes aims to lower or cut many current payments to veterans servicemen and survivors.
An automobile struck the abutment of a railroad overpass south of here last night killing three men and injuring a fourth critically. The dead were William Johnson Fisher 23 and Ralph Edgar Finnis 45 both of Kansas City Airman 8c Robert H. Lynn 24 Grand View Air Force Base. Airman 20 Clarence Eldridge 28 Grandview was in poor condition at Menorah Hospital. The accident occurred on U S Highway 71 south of the city limits witnesses said the car was going at high speed when it crashed.
Ft Leavenworth hosts the diamond Jubilee of the Command and General Staff College in May 7 with Wilbur M Brucker, former secretary of the Army, named as principal speaker.
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