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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1959
Page
2
The piece compares New York City power failures to Ottawa, noting eight hours without power and a large Con Edison crew restoring circuits. It highlights urban dependence on electricity, with subway stoppages, traffic jams, and fear, while Ottawa views outages as minor nuisances and a family barbecue replaces city chaos.
Kansas Fifth District Congressman J Floyd Breeding, a Democrat from agricultural Western Kansas, voted for the Landrum Griffin labor bill despite party opposition, pleasing many constituents but risking party loyalty. Newel George supported labor and voted against the bill, tying him to union labeling in his stance.
A satirical column reflects on modern trends in cities and culture. It laments nostalgia for the New Deal era, jokes about book bans and readers, and comments on trailers becoming mobile homes. It notes Queen Elizabeth II’s expected pregnancy and a mother’s view of a six month vacation while predicting tourists will see fur coats and air conditioned cars.
A brief prayer asks mercy for sins and guides believers to amend their ways toward purity of heart in Jesus' example, ending with Amen.
The column answers that a woman aged 52 who has had partial or complete hysterectomy can marry and lead a normal marital life. Childbearing is no longer possible after hysterectomy, but this does not affect overall marriage happiness. Disclosure to a future husband is optional, though honesty is preferred if the topic comes up. Adoption remains a option for those desiring children.
A dense historical TV grid shows Channel 4 NBC Channel 5-13 CBS Channel 9 ABC and many time slots. Programs include Keep Talking The Price Is Right Wheel of Fortune The Late Show and various dramas comedies and news segments across days with multiple recurring hosts and marquee titles.
Theodore Rau wins a toy Model T in a supermarket raffle and drives it home along Manchester Avenue at rush hour, with onlookers cheering as he jokes about the slow speed. He and his mother in law lift the toy car indoors to protect it. A separate note recalls General Randolph Pate’s flag swiped from a Marine Corps depot in July.
In San Diego eleven Marines were fined a stripe apiece for stealing the flag of a general. The case notes disciplinary actions within the Marine base, with a quick summary of the punishment and the context of the incident.
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