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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1957
Page
2
Editorial urges realism about tornado danger as spring brings twisters. It cites recent deadly events, notes emergency networks and federal guidance, and outlines safety actions for open country, towns, homes, and schools to reduce casualties.
Governor Docking announces a commission of top political legal and professional talent to study revising the 1861 Kansas constitution. The move marks official recognition that pioneer era provisions do not fit modern industry and urbanization. The panel faces a huge task to draft modernization and persuade Kansans to support it amid entrenched interests.
Winfield Kansas Courier reports Behnken named Johnnie Prexy in a local business note. The piece lightly critiques federal treasury woes and jokes about a tax bite and digestive discomfort. It also praises the Ford Foundation for generous giving and imagines future medical tech like glass and rubber hearts.
The piece reflects on how people judge others by appearances and beliefs while recognizing two sides to every argument. It notes our contradictions in condemning others for quirks we may share and ends with a humorous resolve to avoid heated disputes, preferring to discuss doughnut glaze.
The Ottawa Herald lists pricing for local and out of area subscriptions. Rates cover by mail one month to one year with prices ranging from 85 cents to 10 dollars, underlining daily publication excluding Sundays and holidays.
Auld Lang Syne Ralph Gonce of 708 Olive suffered a severe lacertion of the right hand when cranking a automobile. The motor kicked, hurling his hand against the license plate. Several stitches were necessary. Ottawa University tennis players defeated Baker University on Ottawa courts. Players named were Prentiss Pemberton James Ingle La Doit Gerhold and Kenneth Senter. A classified ad in The Herald offered to buy all pups brought to the Ottawa Market Sale at 50 cents to $1 each. The Nelson junk yard opened with Charles Williamson as manager in the coal office on North Main Street. Dr. Harry Fessenden injured his foot when a baggage truck ran over it at Kansas City while waiting for a train. A stranger showed interest in attending the Elks Club minstrel advertised on hand bills. the show had been presented the previous November but some bills remained.
A devotional prayer urges readers to maintain urgency in Thy work among men. The supplicant acknowledges each person as a link in life’s chain and asks for guidance to connect future efforts with timeless values through Christ our Lord.
A fragment listing TV programs and air times across stations including WDAF KCMO KTJO WRAT and KTIO. Entries show news, entertainment, biographies, and talk segments with specific show names and host or segment notes. The text reads like a station grid with nine to ten o clock slots and afternoon cartoons and games noted.
A fragmented schedule shows radio programs on KTIO FM KCMO WDAF and others with music theatre news and talk. Listings include dramatic sketches and comedies like Amos n Andy and hour specifics in a chaotic mix of call letters and times.
In Church Point Louisiana a family disturbance led to a Easter shooting spree killing estranged wife Rena Daigle 35 their daughter Nettie 14 and two officers Police Chief Wilbur Laundry and Assistant Chief Burley Cormier were fatally wounded Raphael Daigle 37 the husband and alleged shooter died by suicide after the rampage State Police said the violence followed a visit from Daigle to his wife at her home Triggered during reconciliation talks the gunman opened fire then killed himself.
Pratt Kansas forestry and game commission authorized director Dave Leahy to conduct an engineering feasibility study of a proposed state lake site 17 miles west of Topeka in Shawnee County. The commission stressed no commitment to building the lake, only to determine cost for a 115 to 140 acre lake.
Michigan State University professor Dr. Fred G. Alexander studied a session of the Michigan Legislature and found that of 784 bills presented, lawmakers debated only about one in four. The report highlights limited discussion despite abundant proposals.
Case U-362 presents Dr. George W Crane arguing nagging wives fail to gain affection and often seek stronger masculine actions. The piece cites Lois and various scenarios, comparing nagging to provocation and suggesting relief through affectionate, decisive response and likely a booklet for further advice.
The Ottawa Herald advertises a non profit scientific aid titled Sex Problems in Marriage. It claims wives are created for their husbands and offers a booklet with a stamped return envelope for 0c and address to Dr Crane in care of The Hopking Syndicate Nelott Ind.
A western Kansas blackout after 20 000 crossarms fell prompted a massive Bell response. About 1 400 workers and 500 vehicles from ten states flocked to restore service, arriving by truck car bus train and plane. The emergency force packed restaurants and hotels as the repair drive began.
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