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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1956
Page
2
A letter from A Burns of Osakis Minn criticizes farm lobbying for artificial prices and highlights a Scott City cafe incident with no butter or cream. The writer argues farmers must focus on increasing local consumption of dairy products and questions the effectiveness of national advertising.
A Treasury of snappy quips from two Arizona lawmakers on car horns, governors on engines, Gaza strip jokes, a cheese souffle mishap, trench coats, hail dent tips, Democratic critique of Ike opponents, wedding register woes, and Russian jokes about amateur athletes.
George H. Cheever, formerly Ottawa Journal editor, now a Galaxy rooms proof reader in New York earning $2000 yearly. W B Silver to perform at Sheldon Hall next week. Lyndon bonds vote $2000 to fund a steam flour mill project costing about $8000. Dick Russell and Louis DeMott take over Ed Smith's meat market. Henry Dally's saloon on Main Street sells imported wines and Kentucky whiskey. Fourth street sidewalk collapse near Col Mason. George W. Hamblin visits Chicago. The Great Trans Atlantic Circus visits Ottawa. Keokuk presbytery suspends several communicants for joining secret societies.
Editorial notes a shift away from bright, garish car colors and loud neckties toward black and subdued tones. The author asserts a forthcoming return to sanity in consumer tastes, hoping for similar restraint across merchandise.
HAL BOYLE reflects on travel revealing character, noting that journeys expose true natures more than hometown life. He argues trips test will, expose pretenses, and that meeting people yields lasting memories beyond museums and tourist sights.
Deeds filed include Robt. Luce transferring multiple lots in Blk 117-119 to Lillard McClay and Louis Klatte. Elmer Shea to Harold Van Horn for NW of Sec 3-178-18E. Neal Baxter to Gene Miller for multiple Pomona parcels on E Belle Street. Lawrence Day to Lamar Fowler for Blk 24 BS&T. Henry Hill to Joe McCullah for Sec 29. Martha Venard estate to J.S. Hartley for Wellsville lots. Leo Miller to Eugene Heathman for Lockwood and Fitts Place holdings. Fred Johnson to Alvin Horberger for Richmond blocks. Anton Strafuss to Frank Kirkland for Franklin Co. M. P. Mapes to Joel Towner for BS&T ADD lots. and other fragments of similar deeds.
Dr. Crane offers a dated viewpoint on curfews for high school and college girls. He compares high school limits to Northwestern University dorm curfews, advocating strict nightly check-ins and penalties for violations to instill adult responsibility. The piece promotes a mailed propaganda chart and urges readers to request Dr. Crane’s materials.
Weather report with times 4:00 6:18 6:30 6:45 and 12:00 12:30 on Wednesday April 25. Mentions Tenneseve Ernie Feather Your Nest Feather Your Neat in the readable fragments.
Dougal transfers Lots 12 18 14 Block 11 to Betty Stevens in Kas. Rex Adkin transfers Lot 8 8 Block 4 Devoirs Addition Lane to Eddy O Brien. Gene Paul transfers Lot 18 North 15 Feet of Lot 20 Block 61 to Arthur Wiswell.
The National Geographic Society notes a time when a million sod houses stood across the American plains, reflecting early settlement building practices and frontier life.
A fragment lists by mail options for subscriptions including three months six months and one year. Names like Don, Shipman, Huls, Shedaker, Howard Hoadley appear as signatories or contributors in the OCR snippet. The text suggests a mail subscription program but provides few complete details.
Last week’s Credit Bureau bulletin lists removals and disconnections. Individuals moved include Adams Wm F to 919 Cypress Burgoon David from 326 S Oak to 322 S Oak Close Wm J to 316 Walnut Campbell Fred from 426 S Oak Dodgen John from 927 S Sycamore to 1028 S Sycamore Hornberger Wilma from Emporia Kansas to 507 N Main Hughes Alline to 126 Willow Hin kle Frank from 754 Pecan Lewis Ralph from 1028 S Sycamore to 927 S Sycamore Malone Beulah to 326 S Oak Mearks W J to 727 Pecan Rinehart Bill from 215 Red Jacket to Pomona Kansas.
Captain James Cook, the British explorer, pioneered using citrus juice to combat scurvy aboard ships, marking a key advance in maritime health practices.
A fragmented listing outlines a Tuesday and Wednesday broadcast schedule across KTJO KMBC WDAF and KMBC stations. Programs include dinner music news Dragnet Roger Fredrikson and campus news with various times and show titles.
A devotional excerpt cites Matthew 19 22 about wealth and sorrow and prays thanking God for sending His Son to save from sin. It asks believers to live heroically, embrace discipline, renunciation, and steadfastly pay the price of discipleship through Christ. Amen.
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