Editorials Mail Politics: Postmaster Row Echoes
The piece cites Rep. Errett Scrivner blaming a Democrat Congress and Clarence Cannon for funding delays that affected postal service. It argues politics and pressure from the public influenced Congress to release funds despite Cannon’s reluctance. It asks what next year will bring for the postmaster general and lawmakers.
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Errett P. Scrivner
Summerfield
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Cannon
Scrivner
Congress
Colorado Tightens Driving Rules Amid Fatalities
Colorado issues a May 1 effective order banning license suspension for two moving violations within six months, with no exceptions. Gov. McNichols seeks tougher highway safety amid recent fatalities. debate notes Kansas 6 month suspensions and enforcement limits. The piece also critiques policy, travel costs, and public services in sharp, opinionated fashion.
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Colorado
Steve McNichols
Kansas
New Clothes Drive Spring and Autumn Enthusiasm
The essay argues the thrill of spring and fall stems from new clothes rather than weather. It notes Easter and fall outfits push fashion, while some people skip new purchases, sticking to last year’s outfits. It also mentions winter ski trips and summer vacations as alternate pleasures.
Prayer for Today Raises Hope in Doubtful World
A fragmentary prayer passage invokes eternal Father to ground believers and grant eyes to see and ears to hear amid a doubting world. The text references Jesus and a biblical verse, with garbled phrasing and capitalization.
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Jens
Auld Lang Syne 25 Years Ago in Ottawa and Area
A concert by pianist Willam Harms son of Mr and Mrs W H Harms of Ottawa. Bowers suggests planting a delphinium bed and a rose garden at Forest Park. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs James Howell southwest of Ottawa. Attendees at the Second District American Legion convention in Lawrence included Mr and Mrs G D Weilepp and son Edward and Dr and Mrs C A Scrivener. J R Barnett of Wellsville bought lime in Ottawa. Alf Carter left Rod gers and Sullivan for a fence factory job. John Nelson sent furniture to a Baldwin family and dispatched plumbers to connect stoves. Ottawa sportsmen complain of nets across Marais des Cygnes river. Mrs Henry J Allen visited Wichita and Law rence with her children from Nurman home Circleville.
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G. D.weilepp
Edward
C. A. Scrivener
American Legion
Lawrence
Henry J. Allen
Wichita
Nurman
Circleville
Ottawa Herald Local Rates and Mailing Details
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates by area and terms including in trade area by mail. Rates show monthly and yearly options as one month 85 cents, three months 2 dollars, six months 3.75, one year 7 dollars, and outside trade area one month 1 dollar, six months 5 dollars, yearly 10 dollars.
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Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
Kas
Cepita
Robert B. Wellingtons
Vtesseass Tv
Guy Snedeker
Historic TV Schedule with Daily Channel Listings
Readable OCR fragment outlines Saturday Sunday and Monday TV slots across Channel 4 NBC CBS ABC with show times including wrestling, Westerns like Roy Rogers Gunsmoke Hickok and late night talk and drama. Notable programs include Lassie Bonanza Dragnet and Hollywood films with varied morning to late night airings.
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Geo
Gobet
Fuatore Buudio
Frontiers
Hickok
Lamp
Christophere
Laniet Pi
Mr. Wizard
Can
Radio Schedule Fragments From 1940s Kansas City and KOFO
A jumble of radio listings shows programs across stations WDAF WDAY KOFO and KCMO with news weather tunes religious segments and live jamborees. The document preserves station names times and show titles from an era broadcast lineup.
Docking Names Prison Director topekan appointment announced
Gov. George Docking announced Guy Rexroad of Centralia as state director of prisons with Rexroad set to take office July 1. Edward J. Miller of Leavenworth was offered the post but cited health reasons and will not serve. Rexroad, a former Hutchinson resident and 1982 Democrat state senator, was deputy warden at Leavenworth’s Federal Penitentiary annex before resigning to run for the Senate. Docking also named former Sen. Sam Brookover of Eureka to the State Board of Tax Appeals effective July 1, with two more Democrats to be named later for the three member panel.
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Rexroad
Hutchinson
State
Senate
Federal Penitentiary Annex
Leavenworth
Docking
Sam Brookover
Eureka
State Board of Tax: Appeals
Junior-Senior banquet features Hawaiian theme and skits
In Richmond the Junior-Senior banquet at the high school included a tropical menu with coconut pie and mango ice cream. Rev Cecil Orr gave the invocation and Barbara Robertson led the welcome and song while a pantomime and performances followed.
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W.S.C.S
Cecil Orr
Barbara Robertson
Terry Cox
Johnny Milliman
John List
Hong Hase
Father Owen
Cote
Ike Dulles Confer On Silverdale Club Meeting
Augusta Ga May 6 President Gretencord and George Atchison Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles discussed the Jordan crisis by telephone for the third day in a row with Mrs Chester Wagner. Other attendees included Mrs Carl Anderson Mrs Orie Higdon Raymond Wagner Ernest Van Wie Joe Milchelt Fredi a Lo Mergman Nash Hutchison Antone and guest members.
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Silverdale
Carl Anderson
Orie
Higdon
Raymond Wagner
Ernest van Wie
Joe Milchelt
Fredia Lo Mergman
Nash Hutchison
Antone Augusta
Gretencord
George Atchison
Eisenhower
Bible as Tool and God’s Truth Clash in Sermon
Dr George Crane argues that some churches worship the Bible more than God, urging readers to read scripture with awareness that biblical writers reflected their era. He cites Moses and pork, eye for an eye, and the evolving ethics toward the Golden Rule, urging discernment between form and substance.
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Almalf
Moses la Re
Crane
God
Moses
David
Peter
John
Melott
Earth
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph
Ottawa Kansas resolves street improvements on Seventh Street
A 1957 Ottawa Kansas city resolution orders grading guttering curbing paving and widening Seventh Street from Cherry Street to Burrough Street and includes street alley intersections. Funds to cover the project will be levied as special assessments with construction aligned to city plans and state statute provisions.
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Wich- Ottawa
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Cari Cherry
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Victor Warren
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Harry A. Bolle
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Hillside Drive
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Franklin County
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Christie
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District Court
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Hia Accounting Agj
Ittawa
Seage
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State of Kansas
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Kanenu
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Thomas I. Barlow
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