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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1961
Page
2
Page Four Editorial notes the northern Great Plains endure a long drought despite green fields nearby. It cites maps of hard hit areas, with reports of crop withering and cattle shipped to market, and asks readers what they did in past Kansas droughts.
Farmers in hard hit areas say they did what they could, harvesting even tiny crops or forage. They fear a potential drought cycle next year while hoping for more of the resort weather that has kept Kansas summers favorable for promotion and vacation travel.
A second column explores chronic fatigue and the gap between intelligence and emotions. It argues that satisfaction comes from recognizing limits, finding personal purpose, and avoiding unrealistic hopes for medicine or psychiatry to fix everything. The metaphor of frogs in puddles illustrates contentment in one’s own life.
A collection of brief, opinionated items covers old and new mail routines to ease service strain, plus quips about public health, jet travel, exercise in schools, and colorful anecdotes about Ty Cobb. It includes letters on ear drum travel safety, hemorrhoids, oil health claims, and local 25 years ago community happenings in Ottawa areas.
Prayer asks divine blessing on builders of Christian homes and enshrining Christ’s life, death, and resurrection in households. A brief invocation prayer in a church or devotional booklet framing a home-centered faith.
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication except Sundays and holidays with staff including editor Robert B. Wellington and publisher Guy Snedaker. Rates are shown for trade and non trade areas by mail: one month 85 cents, three months 2 dollars, six months 5.75 dollars, one year 7 dollars. outside trade area one month 1.50 dollars, three months 4.25 dollars, six months 8 dollars, one year 15 dollars. The paper is a member of the Associated Press with AP news dispatches and local news rights.
A dense television schedule lists channels, show titles, times, and featured programs across the day. It includes news, sports, drama, cartoons, movies, and specials with numerous repeats and crossovers among classic 1950s to 1960s offerings.
TV guide style listing across channels featuring Westerns mysteries and dramas. Notable items include Man From Cochise Rawhide Insight Manhunt and various theater films. Local sports telecast Philadelphia Eagles vs All Stars and a two part Dutch Schultz gang saga are noted alongside late movies Champage Waltz and other features.
Hollywood reports Polly Bergen, cast as a nurse in Wagon Train in color, fell from a horse and suffered pulled muscles in neck and shoulders. She has doctor's clearance to work but relies on pain killers and a neck brace between scenes. The CBS shows Life with Father stars Leon Ames and Lurene Tuttle discuss crossing career paths.
Dr Davis drew large crowds forcing seating to spill into walls windows platform and porch. To erect a larger space the Ladies Social Union obtained a corner lot at East A and 4th Streets paying 200 with records dated September 2 1892. Women’s initiative faced some male criticism yet spurred further effort.
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