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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1957
Page
2
The Kansas decline in traffic deaths by 27 percent over the last three months is praised. The new speed limits, increased state trooper presence, better roads, and the turnpike contribute to safer travel, though 147 fatalities in May through July remain a concern.
Hurricane Jackson recovers from a brutal beating by Floyd Patterson in a 10th round stoppage. The piece criticizes the referee and blames the International Boxing Club led by James D. Norris for controlling the sport. Patterson, praised for skill, faces limited opposition under TBC influence and warns boxing risk of collapse without reform.
A column notes baseball attendance down 5.4 percent since 1950 while pro football rises 40 percent. It jokes about changing baseball to the game of the week, demonstrates gadgets, mocks car habits, and cites a fund looting case in Indiana. It ends with a sobering obituary-ready update.
Post rain areas report hundreds of small frogs along highways shortly after showers. Many hatch or emerge within hours, prompting questions about their origin and fate if rain had not occurred. The piece notes weather-linked amphibian bursts and speculates on survival without rainfall.
Police report the theft of ten window shades from an empty house at 513 S Cedar. Bert Ross shows an interesting rock display found in the 22 foot ledge of the Ross Quarry. Ottawa Chamber will skip its luncheon due to the primary election. G D Wellepp at home with a foot infection. A contractor builds a vault at Ottawa University. Ottawa motorists ignore caution to protect frightened horses. Ottawa Produce Co ships a carload of eggs to New York City.
El Dorado Times notes Rep Kenneth B Keating of New York suggests four strikes for baseball while Abilene Reflector quotes two wheat farmers The first warns I may rob a bank if the wheat crop fails The other jests about congressional discipline in the same breath
A devotional prayer asks for divine unity and guiding love. It echoes Philippians 2 5 urging believers to be of one mind and to advance the Master’s prayer for the world to believe, asking God to use us to fulfill that unity.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area by mail: one month eighty five cents, three months two dollars, six months three dollars and seventy five cents, one year seven dollars. Outside trade area rates: one month one dollar, three months three dollars, six months five dollars, one year ten dollars.
TV listings detail daily programs across CBS Channel 3 ABC Channel 4 NBC Channel 5 13 including News Weather Tops in Pops Masters Commentary Concert Hall and local church services with times and brief program labels.
The August 11 Uniform Sunday School Lesson centers on Hannah from 1 Samuel 1 2 1 6 21, highlighting a vow kept under pressure. It contrasts family strife in polygamous households with Hannahs faithful pledge to dedicate her son to God, teaching that true prayer requires not my will but Thines.
The Kansas Corporation Commission spent $200,000 less than its $1,125,700 spending limit in the fiscal year ending June 30, with total expenditures of $925,700.
Community church listings across Pomona and nearby towns detailing pastors, Sunday schools, morning worship times, and evening services. Includes Antioch Baptist John Butler. Saint Anthony's Rev George Klasinski. St Joseph's Rev George Flasinski. Union Chapel Methodist. Interdenominational Parish. Quenemo groups. and more with varied service times and youth programs.
Carolyn W a 27 year old newlywed with persistent ailments fears pregnancy and hides a family history of insanity linked to syphilis. Dr Crane analyzes maladaptive behavior, suggesting subconscious motives shape her symptoms while noting hereditary concerns.
A 1957 advertisement promises a cure from continual ailments by a “scientific truth” and offers a booklet titled How to Prevent a Nervous Breakdown. It requests a stamped return envelope and 20 cents, directed to Dr. Crane via The Hopkins Syndicate in Melott, Indiana, with a non profit note.
Topeka report: National union president urged local and national letter carriers to pause for prayer seeking divine aid for a pay hike currently pending in Congress. The call frames labor action in spiritual terms as Congress weighs the proposed increase.
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