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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1956
Page
2
An Ottawa editorial criticizes the driver who struck 3 year old Rita Clark on a rainy Friday. The piece laments the delay in reporting the accident and calls withholding identity a crime deserving severe penalty. It notes the driver knew the location and insists on accountability.
The Next Governor Warren Shaw vows a fast campaign pace while George Docking matches him step for step. Kansas faces years of tough choices as enrollment rises, welfare costs grow, highway construction expands, and school funding pressure climbs. Taxes likely rise or services shrink, making the job unpopular.
Auld Lang Syne recalls a grateful gesture for corn from Mr. Griffin whose absence did not dampen thanks. Title defects on Indian land create farmbuying trouble and higher costs. E T Brey's new goods arrive with cheap tailor-made suits. Ottawa Public Schools start the 15th next month, not September. King Bridge Co agents visited Ottawa to settle township and county matters. Judge Hanway and W S Hanna visited. Hanna impressed with the paper. Wolf Creek Grange urged to watch their charter.
A column of casual chatter cites business declines for fairs and carnivals, crediting bad crops tight budgets and television. Motorists report tubeless tire issues as heat pushes routines aside. Civic clubs seek speakers while locals cope with a steamy summer and a heat weary lifestyle.
A satirical column surveys magazine text and social observations from mid-century culture. It references Atlantic magazine pieces on Japan's size, Stone Age horse breeding, politics, golf culture, and a supermarket showroom of exposed femininity, ending with a quip about lawn socials and funeral home chairs.
It was cool in Alexandria with R W Haggard sending for his overcoat while visiting. District Judge C A Smart expects to hear April term matters then adjourn. fall session opens September 11. C W Norton reports crops could be worse, Ottawa area. City signs ordinance led to missing signs along business streets. streets soon clearer. A lineman on East Second Street opened a cable box causing an ignited smudge with inflammable material. Bees swarmed in large numbers.
Dr. George W. Crane urges teachers to use armchair tours, bird watching, and prize-contest strategies to boost motivation in class. He suggests student captains to guide geography tours, with crews asking questions, and promotes his home-tutoring booklet to help backward pupils.
Cessna Aircraft Co said its new model 620 four engine pressurized executive transport plane made a successful first flight Saturday. Taking off from McConnell Air Force Base it stayed aloft for about an hour as tests will continue through the summer.
The fragment lists names Guy Snedaker Don Huls Don Shipman Howard Hoad and notes Exca Exrtered at tl Kas. as a partial readable item from the O Daily.
Wa Herald lists Bundaya and Holidays Postoffice at Ottawa with conch-class matter. It shows Altar Publisher recovering Managing Editor and Advertising Manager. Mechanical Supt. and subscription rates in trade area. Rates include mail one month and longer terms. area rates show distinctions by time and by mail.
A dated schedule lists KTJO KMBC WDAF programs from dinner music to news and sports. Notable items include KTJO Roger Fredrikson baseball coverage and KMBC baseball updates, with WDAF and EMBC segments interleaved and an open house note.
George Murphy will be a California delegate and coordinator for between speeches entertainment at the San Francisco Convention. Irene Dunne Rosalind Russell Ginger Rogers John Wayne and other stars are expected spectators. Governor Knight invites Art Linkletter to emcee the Governors Ball opening night. Prince Mike Romanoff touts free food for Betty Furness demonstrations while she promises promo mentions for his San Francisco restaurant. Robert Montgomery, Eisenhower TV adviser, faces off in convention TV plans as networks adjust remote trucks for safety.
A dated Upper Room prayer asks divine forgiveness for doubt and belief while seeking God’s footprints through life’s mysteries. It thanks Jesus for near presence and asks guidance and comfort in faith.
NBC plans to invite Tass representative to discuss Convention highlights with foreign newsmen. CBS will run an automatic tabulator covering up to 12 candidates for state delegate votes. Sig Mickelson joked that the gadget might be superfluous for Republicans. Savings Bonds are tax exempt. May
Hollywood bets on three costly epics adapted from Melville Moby Dick Tolstoys War and Peace and The Ten Commandments to lure audiences back from TV. King Vidor, who spent years on War and Peace, argues the era of cheap grind films is over and cites language, casting, and production hurdles as he aimed to outpace Todd Selznick and DeMille in creating a colossal, memorable screen event.
Kansas City reports the UA 27th convention urged expanded training to curb annual losses of journeymen from death and other causes. President Peter Schoemann cited 25 percent more apprentice instructor enrollments at Purdue, a new apprentice training department in Washington, and more coordinators. Purdue winners in the training contest earned prizes of 1000, 500, and 250 with scores listed for John Meier of Kansas City and Robert D. Smith of Topeka.
Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia, restored to its 18th century state, welcomed more than 100000 student visitors from 2200 schools across the United States during the 1955 56 period.
The Social Security bill allows women to start retirement at 62 with reduced benefits, while men’s 65 age remains unchanged. Widows receive 62 benefits equal to 65 rate, with exact amounts detailed for various start ages. Experts estimate hundreds of thousands may opt to retire before 65 under the new rules.
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