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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1956
Page
2
Editorial argues two British aircraft carriers carry commando battalions toward the Mediterranean while units of the American Sixth Fleet set out for routine maneuvers. The piece critiques peacetime show of force as a long standing tactic to pacify and influence nonwhite nations, questioning its effectiveness and intent toward Egypt.
A collage of remarks on fame, travel decisions, language quirks, and cultural shifts. Notes Ike’s enduring esteem for retirement on endorsements, a woman switching to air travel, college-educated writers, schottische versus rock and roll, and the magnet line by Christian Dior.
A motorist argues against strict speed limits and cites crashes caused by driver carelessness. The letter challenges both speed and drunk driving theories, claiming most crashes stem from carelessness across age groups and typical driving errors such as failure to signal, improper lane changes, and zigzagging.
Auld Lang Syne reports Ottawa youths forming the S. G. C. mystery group, rumored as Silly Girls Club or Soft Gum Chewers, with no clear aims. The piece notes Ottawa's oldest resident at 118, who claims West Virginia roots and recalls songs like Old Riddley, Dan Tucker, and Blue Tailed Fly. Court attendance of farmers and a special session of County Commissioners after a muddy spell are mentioned.
New York reports Miss Jaye P Morgan a top national song belter who grew up vaudeville in the West. Born in a Colorado log cabin she rose after a year to stardom, earned two million records and about $250000. She dreams in Technicolor, fears darkness, and seeks a permanent NBC spot while cherishing a first home with her husband.
A federal judge in New York ordered consolidation of all damage claims arising from the collision of the Swedish American Line liner Stockholm and the Italian liner Andrea Doria. Total suits against the two lines have reached about three million dollars.
CHICAGO The president of the American Football Coaches Association calls for uniform recruiting and subsidizing rules for college athletes. He cites the Pacific Coast Conference code as unworkable and unrealistic. Jess Neely of Rice Institute praises the Southwest Conference code which covers tuition room and board plus $10 a month for laundry and limits year round work to holidays.
Gloria B a 17 year old college freshman fears losing mind as she feels the city skyline and familiar streets shift into a fairyland scene. Dr Crane counsels, helps adjust with social clubs and church groups, warns of unwary escape fantasies, and urges supportive therapy.
Program grid shows 10:00 10:32 10:45 times for channel 4 with names Doug Edv Filcka and Early Show referenced for news and segments. Details are fragmented but suggest a brief station schedule snippet.
A partial programming listing shows KTJO dinner music at 6, KMBC and WDAF feed the evening with news sports theatre and fan clubs. Baseball games on WDAF at 8 and 8:30, job clinic at 9:00, Nevva Dilson show at 10:09, and a fan club segment before late night. Saturday includes WDAP news 3:30, WDAF monitor and KMBC news.
Jim Williams of Clay Center Kansas finished seventh among 50 competitors in the fifth annual Teenage Road-e-o. Results were announced at a banquet after four days of tests on driving attitudes road rules and car handling.
Ten states will send representatives to the third annual Missouri Basin Research and Development Council conference at the University of Wyoming August 15 to 17. Theme is coordination of research activities. Milward L. Simpson will greet members. Speakers include Walter Kellmorgan of Kansas University W Paul Brann of Arkansas and Wilbur T. Billington of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
Ellis County residents urged to spray mail boxes after several rural boxes were swarmed by wasps. Assistant postmaster Herbert Chittenden warned carriers face frequent stings and joked they would rather befriend a dog than a wasp.
Thousands in bright regalia parade through Anadarko to inaugurate the 25th annual American Indian Exposition. Indians from the West have camped at the city’s edge as the eight day festival, a major Indian show, begins its three day longer run than in past years.
A buffet party item describes serving cold salmon ringed with jellied consomme madrilene. The madrilene is selected for its red hue and flaked with a fork to form a quavering glistening mass. Garnish with water cress or parsley.
A series of reader inquiries from across the United States explains eligibility rules for survivors benefits and retirement payments. Topics include who may receive benefits after a death, remarriage and eligibility, finding a Social Security office, overseas beneficiaries, earnings limits, and dependent parents’ eligibility under various family circumstances.
A reader asks how the Social Security earnings limit is counted for part time clerical work. The answer: all total earnings are counted toward the 1200 yearly limit, regardless of taxes or deductions. The note invites writing to Ray Henry with a stamped self addressed envelope and 25 cents.
In Franklin County probate matters two notices appear. The first concerns Alvilda E Thayer deceased with petition for administration and appointment of an administrator set for August 22, 1956 at 9:00 A.M. in Ottawa. The second announces John N Wassmer appointed executor of J L Wasemer deceased with nine month claims period and legal notices from Franklin County Probate Court and legal counsel Anderson and Byrd.
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