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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1956
Page
2
A Missouri Supreme Court ruling in a sheriff ouster case held that municipalities and civic groups may not violate gambling laws for charitable aims. The decision warns sheriffs statewide to enforce all gambling laws or face removal, effectively curbing bingo in Missouri and underscoring Kansas’ strict stance against illegal gambling.
A satirical roundup notes Congress approving a small special appropriation for an Ohio farmer’s whelps, Mississippi edging toward civil rites only, and a mix of opinions on cigars and junk dealers. It mentions Marines in SC swamps, drought, and local politics with neighbors urging a candidate to run.
The piece satirizes publicity firms pushing weekly themes like National Pickle Week and National Hot Dog Week. It notes newspapers mock such campaigns, editors hurling drafts into wastebaskets while industry brochures urge sensational framing. It questions dill pickle allergy impacts and the rarity of real Newspaper Week coverage.
Newly elected city officials listed include H F Sheldon as mayor M R Harris treasurer B P Jones police judge B C McQuesten treasurer of the school board S E Lemon marshal Asa S Lathrop clerk H C Mechem attorney E J Chamberlain engineer W H Clark assessor Joseph Marsh street commissioner KE Fish telegraph operator breaks ground for a large Elm street house A Franklin county party travels to Arizona territory Ed Smith of Ludington House refits billiard tables and serves fresh lager First issue of new London newspaper reaches Ottawa T R Wilkerson trades residence for store on Main street
ANKFURT Germany Keys are everywhere in German life and culture. A German household typically has many keys, and every door from entry to basement has a lock. Beer remains a national institution with 10 million gallons consumed in 1955 averaging 20 gallons per person. German sociologists link key consciousness to deep security awareness shaped by centuries of history.
Dr. George W. Crane advises Tim J. aged 64 to stay physically active to avoid dependence after Social Security. He suggests buying a 5 acre plot near town, living in a small farm cottage, and walking daily to maintain health and independence rather than retiring to an easy chair or bed. He stresses continuous movement as key to freedom and outlines a rural living plan.
Television listings show last minute program changes across Channel 4 through Channel 13. Listings include NBC CBS ABC and scheduled shows such as Disneyland Lux Theatre Night After Weather and Police programs with gaps and uncertain times.
The article notes that Germans tend to protect what they have amid surrounding hostiles with Austria to the south France to the west Sweden to the north and Russia to the east. It also states that more than two-fifths of U S foreign born people live in New York Pennsylvania Massachusetts and New Jersey.
The notice shows subscription choices for mail and outside area with durations of one month three months six months and one year and prices 1.09 5.50 10.00 for various plans. Names Guy Snedaker Don Hulse Ben Shipman Howard Hoadley are mentioned among the subscribers.
A segmented list of radio and TV timetable entries for Wednesday and Thursday April 26, detailing station calls, show titles, hosts, and times from KTJO KMBC WDAF AKMBC WDAF KMBC KTJO and related programs. The schedule includes news, music, talk, and entertainment blocks from 6:00 to 10:00 PM, with late evening want ads.
A home sewing ad promotes pattern 4783 for full and half sizes with simple lines, multiple sleeves, and illustrated instructions. It asks 35 cents plus 5 cents for first class mail to Anne Adams at Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept. The page also includes a collage of society quips about jewelry, babies, marriages, and Queen Elizabeth with Look magazine references.
Ruth Wyeth Spears offers a five position back rest chaise with rope foundation and a ready-made weather resistant pad sized 76 by 26 inches in colors. Finish options include natural wood stain or pad color coordinated paint. Pattern 315 ig priced 25 cents with a Lawn and Garden Furniture Packet of five patterns for $1 postpaid from Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept Bedford Hills NY.
EMPORIA KS seven teachers named Master Teacher Award winners at Emporia State Teachers College convocation. Recipients include Florence K Belding English Iola Junior College 1924 retirement. Jane M Carroll Pittsburg State Teachers College educator for 50 years with 35 at Pittsburg. Glifford H Dresher McPherson High School 45 years since rural start. John E Humphreys Ashland school superintendent 27 years. Mamie D Mellinger Walnut School first grade 51 years in Kansas and Oklahoma 39 at Emporia retirement next month. Katie Puls Attica first grade Puls Elementary named in her honor. Audrey Smith Sherman County Community High School 34 years.
A devotional note quoting Luke 14 27 invites readers to bear their cross and follow Christ. It includes a short prayer asking for strength and grace to be faithful disciples in His name Amen.
University of Colorado anthropologist Beth Dickey reports discovery of a giant imperial mammoth skeleton near Kit Carson in southeastern Colorado. Farmer and artifact collector Jerry Chubbuck found a broken tusk fragment and the fossil appears to be in exceptionally good condition with the entire skeleton possibly onsite.
Mansfield Massachusetts Benjamin A Rolfe 77 top orchestra leader in radio s early days died Monday at Pondsville Hospital He conducted the Lucky Strike Orchestra in NBC s first coast to coast commercial broadcast in 1928 He was a Metro Goldwyn Mayer movie producer for six years with Rudolph Valentino Ethel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore and Francis X Bushman
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