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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1957
Page
2
An editorial praises Walter Reuther for urging a $100 cut on 1958 model cars to curb inflation. It calls the plan positive yet warns broad union action could spark further inflationary spirals, risking production and jobs as demand shifts. The piece likens Reuther to a cautious leader trying to avert a parade of price hikes.
Capt George B Chafee commander of Hutchinson Naval Air Station says eighteen year olds in uniform cause 90 percent of disciplinary problems on and off bases. He urges Ottawa and area authorities to welcome servicemen, study the issue with schools churches and police to reduce incidents.
A lighthearted column notes racketeers plead the Fifth rather than confess, jokes about bank merges next month in Topeka, and mocks rising prices. It compares old franc value to today’s money, cites a 1927 French life policy now worth about 300, and ends with a wry line about a large family’s hand me downs.
The Ottawa Herald provides current subscription pricing for in area and outside trade area. Rates show by month three months six months and one year options with differing costs.
The piece discusses writing bread and butter notes to hosts with a mix of informal charm and subtle humor. It contrasts informal and formal thank you notes and notes the varying practice of tipping, favoring hometown courtesy over streetwise city expectations. It highlights personal relationships with local waitresses and critiques in large cities where tipping becomes transactional.
A town Almanac entry recalls Cecil Detwiler undergoing a tonsil operation in Peoria while J E Stotler and Raymond Lucas traveled to Kansas City to fetch back a newly bought car. Phillip Sweet and Fred Harris joined Franklin County Chapter of De Molay. A night blooming cereus owned by Mrs T J Williams east of Ottawa bloomed. The Royer Garage was being painted at 119 E 2nd in the Stucker building. Also noted: Ira Webb returned to Beaver Falls Pa to resume factory work, Rev W H Chaffee and Nelle Chaffee traveled from Fredonia after preaching, ongoing work on South Main between 7th and 11th, and a push to open an indoor horseshoe pitching parlor on the Kaiser Pharmacy building’s second floor.
A devotional prayer quotes John 12:33 and thanks God for eternal life. It asks guidance in the light, contrasts with darkness, and ends in the name of Christ the Light of the world.
A brief column notes how children observe their parents and how outcomes influence them, with a wry tone about expectations and the difficulty of reducing those effects. The piece reflects social humor on family behavior patterns.
Listed broadcast times for Channel 4 NBC 4 and Channel 9 ABC with show names across morning to late night. Also fragmentary ad copy urges readers to budget for marriage finances and mentions sending for a booklet by Dr. Crane at The Hopkins Syndicate Melott Ind.
Dr George W Crane argues parents should adjust gifts to a couple’s income and avoid creating a dependant in law. He suggests a baby bonus and down payments on modest housing to stabilize finances without inflating the couple’s lifestyle. Gwen G’s case illustrates a $100 weekly income versus $1,000 in-law earnings.
In Covington Kentucky a man asked Willie Jackson the time on a downtown corner. As Jackson showed his watch the stranger grabbed it and fled into the crowd. Police investigation continues.
In Chattanooga Oklahoma Floyd Bryant, whose skin condition forced him off sun exposure, continues farming with a custom metal cab mounted on his tractor and a refrigerated air conditioning unit. Built by Ansel Manufacturing Co. for about 700 dollars, Bryant calls it worth every cent.
The Ottawa Herald reports multiple 1957 deeds including Mila C. Taylor to John A. Banks in Lane County section 34 18-21, Vincent Is Johnson to Teresa E. Bogle for lots 141-143 on BA Street Pomona, Edward J. Hunkeler and Edith M. Smitherseter transfers in Hutchinson and Richmond additions, George Cade to Charles W. Cade, Williamsburg transfers, and several other lot and tract conveyances across Univ Add No. 2 and Twyman's subdivisions, with various remainders and fractional interests.
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