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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1955
Page
2
A chaotic mosaic of crime, social critique, and newspaper rhetoric. The piece recounts the Wilma Allen kidnapping and murder, laments urban danger, and muses on civilizational progress, crime, and media sensationalism with varied anecdotes and reflections.
A column notes a headline claiming coffee breaks would vanish by 1980 but argues the idea fades as long as any workers remain. It discusses office automation, robot desks, and the few button pushers needing breaks, alongside reminiscences of American film stars from Jane Russell to Marilyn Monroe and evolving public taste.
Auld Lang Syne shows Harold Miller and Benny Gilmore with catfish from Lone Star lake fifteen years ago. Today heavy rains ease western Kansas dust bowl as Joe Stephenson and James Clark fish at Gardner lake. Gardner P. Walker puts up a new store sign.
Gettysburg residents welcome President Eisenhower as a part time neighbor. They note his attraction to the town boosts tourism and golf, while respecting his privacy and daily routines. The community remembers Lincoln and smiles as Ike visits.
Col John K Arnold, a top HW airman released by China, asks for a quiet homecoming with no ceremony. His wife said he wants to arrive unaccompanied and not be met at the Montgomery airport. The anonymous note accompanies details of his overseas call and return plans.
Horace G. a 31 year old single man, lives at home and argues that there is no God. His mother seeks religious and psychological explanations, noting his atheism as a symptom of inner conflicts and suggesting self examination and reading material on sex problems. The piece ends with a sales notice for a booklet and a psychological chart.
Rep Avery of Kansas on the House floor praises film actress Rosalind Russell for helping raise funds to aid survivors after the Udall Kansas tornado disaster. He notes Russell’s role in supporting rebuilding efforts while she filmed the movie adaptation of Picnic.
Fragmented OCR text shows garbled advertising and notices likely from a advertising manager line with partial dates and durations. The readable bits hint at a three month or six month schedule and an annual or yearly term without clear specifics.
Television listings for Kansas City Topeka and area show block by channel with programs such as News Caravan Frankie Laine Disneyland The Millionaire The Tonight Show and Late Show. The scan ends with a Georgia homicide rate note comparing 1952 figures to Vermont.
CBS What's My Line panel guessed the slim dark haired man was an elephant handler. In Royal Oak Michigan two viewers misidentified him as an FBI agent. Snow disrupted reception and prompted advice to call a TV service man.
Secretary of the Navy Thomas will personally review the record and decide on Eugene Landy after his Naval Reserve commission was denied because his mother was once a communist. The review emphasizes presidential discipline and policy standards in personnel decisions.
Tina Brodrick, director of internal revenue at Wichita, reports Kansas federal tax payments for the first seven months of 1955 totaled 214,427,180.65 dollars, down from the 1954 period by about 13 million amid a slight upturn in other federal income tax collections.
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