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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1955
Page
2
July saw 130000 licenses expire and drivers given 60 days to renew before birthday month deadlines. About 750000 licenses issued with 450000 renewed. many motorists risk arrest after the September deadline unless they pass examinations. Advocates say periodic testing improves safety though costs and staff needs rise.
A narrator visits a Colorado mining town revealing a proud widow supporting her brood through stints at menial work while shunning charity. Her youngsters beg for coins from rock pieces sold in town as the liquor store owner drinks on the job and diners swap tales of wasteful gas and rising uranium prospects.
A string of quirky notes ranges from a possible moon trip and moonshine joke to a nickname for Eisenhower and a reference to Congress as a Hall of Frame. It mentions a nudist camp report, weather deemed uncoolth, Europe disappointment, and lines about Ben Hogan and Leonardo da Vinci. Also includes past items: Rantoul Old Settlers Day, 400 pounds of clover honey, wheat at 59 cents, local city visits, and theater stink bomb incidents.
The article reflects on the presidency as a constant public glare. It notes the privacy loss, the Secret Service guard, and the press scrutiny that follows every move. It asks why anyone would seek the burdens, given the lofty roles and a high but taxing duty.
The Herald reports new subscriptions and renewals across multiple towns. Ottawa includes Frank Morgan Ted Barnhart Jodia Cole Elroy Kaub Loy Law and Mrs. Alice Wright. Richmond lists L N Tice and Pat Campbell. Rantoul shows C W Finch Mrs Martha Coffman and Harry Greenup. Williamsburg features Karl Ehman F R Herron Wendell Davis Raymond Mulcahey Howard Salsby and W T Hopkins. Pomona adds Ray Reed D M Barnhart and A K E Wards. Princeton Henry Brown and August Schon. Wellsville lists Ralph Overstreet Emma Moldenhauer Jack Seyler Frank Brady and V Trusheim. Baldwin records Ralph Kline. Overbrook lists Alice Crawford Art Clark and Ray Anderson. Garnett lists John Poss Ernest Pickett and Dr A L Wrath. Waverly notes Charles Arnett. Quenemo shows Albert Macenthin.
Dr. Lucille J a 48 year old Chicago physician recalls a situation where delivering troubling news about a child’s rickets was met with offense from a wealthy mother who preferred another pediatrician. The piece discusses tact in criticism and shares a historical example with Dr Robert H Gault about deaf education and resistance to new methods.
Pencil manufacturers say a seven inch pencil can be sharpened seventeen times and still write about forty five thousand words, indicating increased durability and efficiency in everyday use.
Channel schedules for Tuesday and Wednesday August dates feature a dense list of programs across KFEQQ TV WDAF TV KMBO WIBW TV and related stations. Entries include news weather comedies dramas variety shows game shows and children's programs with times from 8 PM to 10 PM and into late night, noting hosts and program titles such as Doug Edwards News Superman My Little Margie Disneyland and Ive Got a Secret among many others. The document lists station numbers and program blocks in a tabular format typical of mid twentieth century television guides.
Radio schedule fragment lists programs and times across KMBC WDAF and related stations for Tuesday and Wednesday August 16 and 17. It includes news shows Dan Morgan Beatty and Ernie Tenn, baseball updates, Dragnet, Groucho, Quiz Bowl, Truth or Consequences, Orchestra, and Keys to the Capitol with various station prefixes.
Kansas City report notes about three million dollars of the 714 million appropriation to resume Tuttle Creek dam work in Kansas. The first contract will cover outlet structure concrete work west end of the dam. New land policy limits outright purchases to about 29 000 acres with flood easements for land above 1100 feet.
Ft Leavenworth honors Korea war death. a wreath is laid at Ft Leavenworth National Cemetery for Cpl. Delbert Vogeli of Sacramento, first soldier killed in Korea buried there. Lt Gen Kim Chong Oh, RoK Army student at CGSC, places wreath on Vogeli’s grave on Korea Independence Day observance.
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