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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1956
Page
2
A reader notes unsafe driving habits on Ottawa streets including backing from curbs on Main Street and rushing through yellow signals. Pedestrians also ignore walk signals, risking accidents. The piece urges individual drivers and pedestrians to be vigilant, courteous, and follow traffic rules to reduce danger.
Old talk frames Mie Kansas highway money as political, noting chronic underfunding and annual decisions by commissioners to favor their districts. Communities praise favored projects while those by-passed suffer, with partisanship hindering cross party agreement on which roads are built or ignored.
A 1950s column notes Nebraska University student council’s vote against scheduling a commencement ad dresser yet says the senior prom remains essential for graduation. It surveys midcentury topics from Sunday dinners to Eisenhower travel, fashion editors, parking lines, and Hilton’s Grace Kelly wedding presence.
A humorous digression on aging and the small ironies of getting old. A barber, dentist, and tailor weigh in with quips about thinning hair and bad teeth while a reader offers a brighter note: staying active, avoiding morbid thoughts, and skipping endless retirement. There is a playful finale about dental cleanings and daily hygiene.
In April 1873 the College Park fence was finished and land prepared for crops. Wells were tapped by W B Crosset on Elm street, reaching solid rock at 60 feet. Des Moines ladies urged abandoned women to reform, facing a hostile retreat as skirts rose. New city council members were listed. The railroad reached the Indian country. A cow near Ottawa bore triplets. J R Daily moved to new rooms at 81 Main Street.
Tim J a Chicagoan plans to retire on Social Security by buying a 5 acre Indiana plot east of Gary. The piece outlines farm setup costs and outputs including a cow, sow, hens and garden yields to sustain a modest rural life. It advocates living cheaply with monthly expenses under $25 in fuel and taxes and staying connected via bus access and nearby city amenities.
SAN FRANCISCO. Charity funds totaling 75000 dollars have been embezzled from the Community Chest. Executive Director Harold E. Winey said a former bookkeeper has been questioned. No charges have been filed. Winey said the loss is covered by insurance.
Listings show KTJO KMBC WDAF and KNBC KAIBC schedules for Thursday April 7 and Friday April 27 featuringDinner Music News and various talk shows. Programs include News Hour Jazz Theater and Campus News with times ranging from 3:00 to 10:09 plus special sessions like Boxing and Fan Club events. Church of Your Choice is listed for next Sunday.
Richard W. Slocum, ANPA president, warned that U S newspapers have not gained in the battle for a free press. He pressed editors to scrutinize government information practices and to oppose harassment and interference with press rights during the year’s political campaigns.
A short prayer asks for closer fellowship with Jesus Christ and seeks a life so joyful that others will be drawn to share in His friendship. The speaker closes in Jesus name Amen.
In the Military Herald, Defense Minister Georgi Zhukov's official magazine, Stalin's conduct of World War II is sharply criticized for ignoring warnings of the 1941 German invasion and for exaggerating successes while suppressing troop failures. It cites intelligence reports and accuses him of faulty wartime leadership.
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