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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1959
Page
2
Editorial notes hay fever season in Ottawa, blaming giant ragweed and lambs quarter for allergic reactions. Readers share symptoms, including watery eyes and nasal congestion, while noting air conditioning and antihistamines bring relief. The piece also comments on August's timing, the impact on daily life, and the paradox of more leisure time with a shorter work week.
A collection of light notes from August 13 1959 covering Khrushchev politics and a humorous take on retirement cars and leisure. It includes odds and ends on Hawaii voting habits road trash management modern living and a prayer segment with local snippets about a broadax display a 1100 pound hog shipment railway thefts picture sales and fishing trips in Missouri
A reader letter urges psychiatric help for emotional problems and shares positive life changes after seeking care. Molner notes treatment varies, not all cases require hospitalization, and early action improves outcomes. He explains hepatitis basics, activity limits by case, and vitamin awareness through a reader inquiry about oleander and nutrition.
Miss Blanche Perkins, who attended summer school in Maine, has returned home. The Clarence Spongs and Stafford spent the weekend with her mother Mrs Ruth Atchison. The Raymond Kippers of Kansas City and Miss Ann Kipper visited the Al Picketts and Al Nilges. Patty Burns of Pittsburg, Vernon Pickert of Gardner, and Jerry Kippers with Mrs Ernest Pickert and Carl were also mentioned in the local notes.
TV listings for Channel 4 5 13 across prime time with notes on shows like Zorro McCoys and Beaver. Local society items report visits and moves including Miss Ann Kipper resigning at Anderson County Hospital to join Carmelite Sisters in Nebraska.
Ground breaking ceremonies occur today for the 320 million dollar Narrows Bridge linking Brooklyn and Staten Island. The span will be the world’s longest suspension, at 7200 feet total length with a 4260 foot clear span, surpassing the Golden Gate.
The Ottawa Herald lists publication details and subscription rates for local and trade-area readers. It outlines daily publication excluding Sundays and holidays, mailing addresses, publisher names, and monthly to yearly pricing for subscriptions by mail inside and outside the trade area.
An Ottawa pastor writes from Berlin about East and West Berlin after World War II. He describes burned buildings, rubble, inflation, and contrast between zones. He notes coffee prices, car costs, and postwar reconstruction, including a cathedral ruin left as a grim reminder of war. The piece reflects on German fear of the Russians and the pleas to keep West Berlin open.
New York AP. Joan Crawford recounts her life after Alfred Steele, PepsiCo board chair, died of a heart attack. She speaks of grief, resilience, and returning to work while becoming a Pepsi director and pursuing film and TV roles. Her four adopted children stay with her in California while she maintains a Manhattan apartment.
LOS ANGELES AP Teacher Tom Kelly, 28, a fifth grade teacher at Lowville Academy, spends summers as a circus clown with Cristiani Bros. Circus. Opening Aug. 20 in Los Angeles, he teaches circus children each morning while on the road, blending education with performance.
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