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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1959
Page
2
Editorial pieces from the Ottawa Herald dated August 6 1959 offering opinion on local and national issues. Reflections on civic matters and public policy with a конsistent editoral voice attributed to the writer.
Travel Exchange notes state Democratic chairman Frank Theis names Gov. George Docking as the Kansas delegation favorite son for the Democratic national convention. Some Kansas Democrats oppose the move and question Theis motives while Bishop Newell George and others warn of political maneuvering. The piece also covers U.S.–Soviet travel ideas, Nixon and Khrushchev visits, and local items on drought, theft, and flood impacts.
A reader seeks guidance on a grown daughter's bath anxiety sparked by fear of going down the drain. Dr. Mother advice suggests passive exposure and timing baths to ease emotion, sponge baths, and avoiding force. Also includes wrist ganglion note and reader confidentiality policy.
The Ottawa Herald listing shows publication details and subscription rates in the trade area. Editor Robert B. Wellington and Publisher Guy Snedaker are named with periodical phrases, including daily publication except Sundays and holidays and postal classifications. Subscriptions are offered by mail at monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual rates.
Television listings show Channel 4 NBC Channel 13 CBS Channel 9 ABC with half hour blocks of movies, dramatic series, news and weather. The dense grid includes shows like Beaver, Playhouse, The Bold Venture, News, Weather, Bandstand, You Bet Your Life, Bachelor, Love of Life, and Robin Hood style titles, along with sports and game segments.
An AP reporter tours NATO commands in Central Europe to describe the alliance’s air umbrella and striking power. He notes two Redstone missile groups, Matador missiles, a Mace-A near Sembach, and US and Allied aircraft, while warning that French non-integration and Soviet missiles shape a tense balance of power.
AP reports on the columnist life noting the myth of easy fame. It contrasts fantasies of penthouse perks with the real grind of daily writing and the occupations that accompany the craft. It cites Don Marquis’s view of writing as a daily grave and highlights the social perils and rewards of columnists including encounters with interesting people and the few perks that rarely materialize.
Hollywood AP notes Bette Davis and Gary Merrill will tour for ten weeks starting in October, performing readings from Carl Sandburg in college towns and major-city auditoriums to lure crowds back to live entertainment. Davis urges film makers to adopt lower prices to revive moviegoing habit.
Mr and Mrs C E Wustefeld are listed as Mr and Mrs Gene Rocker or on vacation in Minnesota. Lawrence called on Mrs Stella Os ward. Mrs Lester Hunt has been ill the past week. Mr and Mrs W C Gerheidt opened a shoe shop in the Wendle building and Henry Wensman Sr honored Mrs Laura Howell with a birthday dinner at their home.
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