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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1961
Page
2
The Ottawa Recreation Commission funded by a one mill tax levy reports demand for up to two additional lighted softball and baseball diamonds. The current field at Forest Park hosts a 12 team Church Softball league plus 132 games and multiple youth leagues, with schedule pressures and mismatches to official Little League standards.
Ottawa Recreation Commission and city leaders, aided by Jaycees Rotary Club and parents, plan a second lighted baseball field. They note lack of playing space hindered forming senior boys and American Legion teams while baseball and softball gain local interest. Funding would rely on donations as tax limits constrain municipal recreation.
Dear Dr Mother advises older readers to stay active without overdoing it. He urges downsizing domestic duties, pursuing small pleasures, and avoiding fatigue while maintaining movement to keep joints flexible. He also notes nervous bladder causes from anxiety and suggests medical advice for persistent symptoms. He signs off with a plan to send a leaflet on leg cramps and foot pains.
The piece notes only 19 of 1525 NYSE issues pay regular dividends since a century began, questions Cuba’s status after Gagarin’s Havana visit, and quips about Elizabeth II’s lunch, Kansas State dorm policy, and memory of old cartoons. It blends satire with stock talk and world events in a dated newspaper voice.
New Delhi AP report details India's third five year plan aimed at lifting per capita income from 69.30 to 80.89 dollars by 1966, with reduced targets, delayed self sufficiency, and emphasis on curbing population growth. It notes U.S. aid totaling 4 billion dollars since 1931, much as loans repayable in rupees, and U.S. leadership in rallying other nations to support the plan.
TV guide notes Channel 9 features Focus on Ameri History of San Francisco Bay and Rifleman plus Bugs Bunny cartoons. Channel 4 presents Laramie Alfred Hitchcock Thriller Wyatt Earp and Playhouse 90. Channel 13 shows Jim Backus O'Toole and My Three Sons repeats. Tonight includes Alcoa Presents and a late 1938 film The Mad Miss Manton.
AP correspondent sums up five weeks across Europe observing Hollywood films. He cites waning American influence, European cinema vigor, rising creativity, and censorship concerns, noting English and Italian trends and the lingering appeal of classic U.S. productions like Gone with the Wind and Ben Hur.
A devotional verse from Psalm 56 3 and a prayer expressing gratitude for God s care. The prayer seeks guidance to do Thy will faithfully in Jesus name Amen.
U S District Judge E Thomason convened a special grand jury session in El Paso to consider indictment of Teen Bearden and Cody Bearden for hijacking a Continental Airlines jet. They face kidnapping and interstate transportation charges with possible life terms under the Lindbergh Act and up to five years under the Dyer Act.
Subscription rates listed for trade and outside areas. Editor Robert B Wellington and Guy Snedake noted. Paper is a member of the Associated Press with rights to publish local news and AP dispatches.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Freder ik Lightle at 431 8 Poplar. Harold son of Mr and Mrs Enos Horn. Miss Lucy K Forbes moved her music studio from 312 S Main to 721 S Cedar. D Seevers spent the day in Kansas City transacting business. M F McCarthy traveled to Kansas City to arrange shipment for a bowling alley planned in Ottawa. Ned Cone of Ransom and Cook Contractors was at his remount at 217 Locust.
In Hollywood studios the Danny Thomas Show is produced with factory efficiency and deep personal effort. Cast rehearses, performs before a live audience, and the team endures heat and fatigue to deliver weekly on the live-on-film set. After filming, the group analyzes takes in Thomas’s air conditioned room with spouses nearby. The star says the work is hard but rewarding when the show goes well.
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