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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1956
Page
2
Ottawa praises its city government for tackling trash disposal as a long standing health and fire hazard. Acknowledges public effort varies and notes the flood protection project will eliminate the current dump on First Street, a key indirect benefit. The piece emphasizes the scale of refuse and disease risk in a city of about 11 000 people.
A 19 year old youth is killed when his car plunged into a dry creek bed around 9 pm. His mother, worried after he failed to return home by midnight, searched and found him at 4 am. The story reflects on parental worry and changing late curfew norms across generations.
Fragmentary 1873 clipping recalls April 27 events with eccentric town tidbits. Names like Smith, Dill H James, Harvey Clement, J yde Clement and John Hutchinson head for Colorado via North Platte. Local hens strike for sun and higher egg prices as officials at the Insane Asylum are mentioned amid a sale of a house and lots for 41,800 dollars.
Washington critic notes Adlai Stevenson's appearance and delivery at a editors' convention. He calls Stevenson an outstanding Illinois governor and suggests strong fits for prestigious posts, but questions his appeal to general voters and his potential as a U.S. president.
Adlai Stevenson urges canceling H bomb tests planned in the Pacific, arguing it could ease global tension and put Soviet motives on display. Critics call it wishful or counterproductive, while supporters see potential for peace and a stronger world stance if Russia explodes no more bombs.
Dr. Crane outlines classroom and PTA based “Fear Party” methods to ease children’s anxieties. Teachers confess fears to prompt student confessions, reducing perceived abnormality. Suggested panels with fathers and grandparents foster openness. yearly fear parties may prevent later mental health issues. send for 200 point tests for parents and a stamped return envelope.
Robert Maples, a 52 year old Kansas State Prison inmate who escaped from an outside dormitory on April 13, was captured in Oklahoma City and sent back to the penitentiary. He had been imprisoned since November 11, 1954, in Shawnee County for grand larceny and was serving a 15 year sentence.
The Mulwa Herald lists subscription prices by mail for varying terms including one month three months six months and one year. Names like Guy Snedaker Don Huls Don Shipman and Howard Hoadley appear as staff roles such as editor publisher managing editor and advertising manager with the text ending in trade area rates of 3.75 and 7.00.
Last minute changes complicate accuracy for these TV listings. The schedule shows times from 6:00 to 10:09 with KTJO KMBC WDAF WDAY WN AF channels and programs including Dinner Musica News Show Theater Music Hall Fan Club Job Clinic Orchestra Boxing and Jazz.
A Saturday and Sunday radio schedule lists program times and stations KTJO, WDAF, KMBC, and WNAF. Notable items include Dinner Moule, Grand Ole Opry, Jubiles, News, Dixieland, Walter Winchell, Baseball Roundup, Monster Story, Think, KC Hour, and Hour of Decision.
Prayer asks for willingness to be true disciples. It seeks patience peace love loyalty vigor and victory in Jesus Christ. The benediction requests spiritual steadfastness and guidance to follow in Christ's footsteps with faith.
Senator Jack S. son urged Britain to speak frankly before Congress debates foreign aid about plans for more trade with Russia. Senator McClellan said Britain should reject Moscow’s $2.8 billion five year offer, noting about half the items are strategic and embargoed. Secretary Weeks announced 700 items in 57 groups are being simplified for licensing to the Communists while the overall ban on shipments to China and North Korea remains unchanged.
SAN FRANCISCO Editor John William Powell was indicted under the government’s first use of a 1953 sedition law. He is charged with using his China Monthly Review in Shanghai to thwart American military progress in the Korean War. Powell, his wife Sylvia, and Julian Schuman of New York are named in one indictment with twelve other counts against Powell alone. The charges allege the Review claimed the United States pursued a morally unjustifiable foreign policy, sought to exterminate Koreans and Chinese with germ warfare and poison gas, tested weapons on prisoners, and spread smallpox in North Korea, all statements the indictment says Powell well knew were false.
A list of Sunday schedules for Wellsville and nearby churches with pastors, service times, Sunday schools, MYF youth groups, evangelistic services, and midweek prayer meetings. Includes Wellsville Methodist, First Baptist Quenemo, Union Chapel Methodist, Princeton Methodist, Olivet Baptist, Interdenominational Parish, Rantoul Methodist, Spring Ridge/ Btanton EUB, Peoria EUB, Free Methodist, Richmond community, Seventh Day Adventist, Quenemo Federated, Homewood Christian, Centropolis Christian, Wellsville Baptist, Williamsburg Methodist, Richter Methodist, St Therese Richmond, Greenwood Baptist, Pomona Methodist, Centropolis First Baptist, Centropolis Baptist, New Hope Ruhama, Princeton Christian, Antioch Baptist, Appanoose Baptist, Waverly St Joseph's, Homewood St Anthonys, Agricola, Tony Baptist, Pomona Assembly of God, Lane Methodist.
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