Fort Scott Sees Community Push for New Hotel
Editorials report businessmen and citizens in Fort Scott forming a development company to buy the site of an existing hotel and attract investors for a new facility. They argue a downtown hotel at lower cost could spur travel, conventions, and trade, but caution rising construction costs and Kansas hotel experiences raise questions about viability. A wooden motel option with modern amenities is also suggested.
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Fort Scott
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Boy’s hot day prank ends in tears and mixed lessons
An 11 year old Pittsburg boy dumped his bicycle on a road and lay in weeds. A motorist stopped to call an ambulance. Police and ambulance crews arrive, the child cries, and authorities threaten a paddling if repeated. Adults reportedly laughed about similar deeds in youth.
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Pitlsburg
Car washing woes and wardrobe thoughts across seasons
A reflective column lays out frustrations with modern car sizes and the extra upkeep they require, noting longer vehicles strain garages and cleaning chores. The writer muses on garage space, bargain buys like a garage stretcher, and shifts in attire from summer to fall, joking about hats and formal wear returning with seasonal changes.
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Jong
This And That from a 20th century column
A miscellany of observations on fashion, travel, economics, and opinion. Notes on June brides, turnpikes, radio monotony, Harding and Grant as presidents, a craftsman striker, a North Carolina girl rewarded for silence, a pony gift, and postage stamp pricing.
Prayer for Today Faith and Patience Theme
A devotional prayer asks for patience and love toward all neighbors, following Christ as a model. The text cites James 1:3 and requests guidance in righteousness for God's name. Amen.
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Ottawa Herald subscription rates and format note
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details and subscription pricing. Within trade area by mail rates are 85 cents for one month, 2 dollars for three months, 3.75 for six months, and 7 dollars for one year. outside trade area rates are 1 dollar for one month, 3 dollars for three months, 5.50 for six months, and 19 dollars for one year.
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Robert B. Wellington
Essseeseees
Guy Snedaker
Ates
Ottawa Tales Recall Pups, Spikes and Windmill Hopes
Auld Lang Syne notes Jerry the dog poisoned at the Lymans. D H McCullough suffers a stroke. L P Moree injures stepping on a spike on county bridge. S Hull, 73, survives tussle with a Shorthorn bull. Ottawa club kisses ice cream on courthouse steps to fund windmill factory draw. Brick wheelers strike for higher pay. seven to eight workers fired for demand.
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Local Clippings and Quips Roundup of Witty Lines
A collection of short quips from various papers mocking summer pests social grids and political gibes. Jokes touch on bugs in summer events deluges local misprints and marital names, with sharp lines from Augusta Gazette Wichita Eagle Lawrence Journal-World and others.
Television Programs on Channel 5 13 CRS
Channel 5 13 CRS presents a lineup of television programs. The listing notes program slots and scheduling order for the regional CRS channel, highlighting the sequence of shows for the day.
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Lane Area Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Mrs. Bert Martin and families hosted Garnett visitors while Mrs. Eileen Phillips and Therasa of Kansas City stayed with Mr. and Mrs. John Brownlee. Numerous relatives from Garnett Ottawa Topeka Pomona and Lawrence gathered for dinners dances and church activities. The Lane MYF held a hayride and picnic with about 24 members. a Gar nett swimming party and picnic involved nine Lane Junior Bible class members.
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Beets Clinches Amateur Contest at Rantoul Fair
Connie Beets won first place in the amateur contest at the Rantoul Fair held Sunday. She sang a popular song as part of the event while Billy Burns prepared to leave Lane.
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Sterility Questioned as Cause of Inner Torment in Woman
Dr George W Crane reports case of Hilda K 29 whose sterility was an inner torment driving alcohol use. He explains ovulation timing on 28 day cycles and, after medical reassurance, prescribes baking soda douche to aid conception. The couple, advised to relocate and resume church activity, later hoped for a first baby within five months.
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Local church aids former drinker in family renewal
An account from The One Herald notes Hilda, once a regular drinker, stopped attending after years of drunken sprees and bore a baby boy. She and her husband joined a neighborhood church whose members eschew liquor, easing her recovery. The piece links sexual inferiority fears to male drunkenness and promotes a pregnancy facts booklet via The Hopkins Syndicate.
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