Editorial on confusing Asian Flu and vaccine progress
The piece mocks the naming shifts for Asian flu from Asiatic to Asian and notes early skepticism about a vaccine, then reports that Britain developed a vaccine quickly. It explains the Surgeon General now calls the illness similar to common flu but warns carriers can spread it unknowingly. It highlights vaccine distribution plans and questions the burden of another needle round.
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Associated Press
Europe
England
Ike
Leroy Burney
Franklin County 92nd Annual Fair Opens Today
The Fair opens today for a three day run showcasing 4-H exhibits livestock entries and county farmers produce. A television broadcast adds a new feature to highlight residents growth and activity while the fair reflects the county at its best and deserves public support.
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Franklin County
This And That Column Highlights Yarns and Changes
A Pennsylvanian woman bears twins for the third time while a ballooning Air Force doctor hovers high about 100k feet. Bernard Baruch, nearing 88, reflects on wealth from youth. A Russian spy case stirs sympathy as era cloak and dagger tales resurface. Other items recall a boy hauling a watermelon, rising letter rates, cigarette versus cigar risks, culinary skills, and fathers gin-making in kitchens.
Laft-A-Day Column Finds Old Books On Week’s End
The Laft-A-Day Literary column recalls several antiquarian volumes unearthed last week. The narrator notes titles, authors, and the charm of faded bindings while reflecting on literary history.
Re-reading reactions to classic island tales and dog stories
A reflective critique noting Robinson Crusoe as the original DIY man and talker to his parrot. The piece mocks modern reading tastes preferring action, crime, and sex and lists other titles with skeptical commentary on their appeal to contemporary readers.
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Robinson Crusoe
Bob
Crusoe
William Allen White
PTA
Hereford and Hereafter: Fair Wins and Local News
A 20 year look back covers George Sherman resuming his Santa Fe engineer duties after a 20 day leave on the Burlington line. Virginia Wagner takes top prize in baby beef and lamb at Richmond fair while E J Russell of Waverly Gazette undergoes tonsil surgery. Elmer Richardson buys a new 125 horsepower gas engine for Ottawa city plant, and George W. Lathrop advertises leather trimmed top buggies at 37 dollars. Congregational Church ladies host a lawn social at Mrs. David Miller’s home with leaders Mollie Wilkinson, Lath Forbes, Carrie Dean Alice Bugis, Marian Stratton, Ruth Gray and Charlotte Smart.
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Congregational Church
David Miller
Mollie Wilkinson
Lath Forbes
Carrie Dean Alice Bugis
Marian Stratton
Ruth Gray
Charlotte Smart
Olathe Centennial caravan praised by Ottawa officials
Mrs. Peg Nichols of Olathe writes that Ottawa police and civil defense aided a weeklong centennial caravan Sept 1-7. She commends the efficient, courteous help and notes the generosity was especially notable since the group was late.
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Ottawa
Olathe
Police Department
Civil Defense Organization
Peg Nichols
Ottawa Herald subscription rates page listing options
The Ottawa Herald presents varying subscription plans with in area and out of area rates. In trade area by mail one month eighty three cents three months two dollars six months three dollars and seventy five cents one year seven dollars. Outside trade area by mail one month one dollar three months three dollars six months three dollars and thirty cents one year ten dollars.
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Ottawa
Kas
Rupert B. Wellington
Sscceseeneeseees Dior
Guy Snedaker
Waaieublisher
Ottawa Herald
Franklin
Miami
Anderson
Douglas
Osage
Kansas
Political quips and shirt makers draw derisive lines
The Augusta Gazette notes a politician’s fence mending as straddle talk while Horace Jones of the Lyons News targets summer shirts with a single pocket. If he steps aside, the El Dorado Times hints at taking aim at his rivals.
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Augusta Gazette
Horace Jones
The
Lyons News
Horace
el Dorado Times
Prayer for Today Reflects on God's Presence in Trials
A devotional prayer invokes God's nearness in every hour of temptation and suffering. The text asks believers to look up in faith and feel Christ's saving presence, concluding with amens and a plea for guidance and grace.
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God
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Television Schedule Snippet From Local Station Rundown
A readable fragment lists TV and radio listings for Channel 5 13 CBS Channel 9 ABC Lombarda Church with morning programs Top of Morning Saturday Serenade Weather Roundup News and Markets. It includes time slots 6 30 9 00 Hymn Times and various programs like Yester Years Reserve for You and Sundown Serenade with notes on News Weather and special segments.
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Lombarda
Mkts
Wihr
Errett P. Scrivner
Os—Wyester
Girl Is Jealous Of Her Handsome Policeman
Dr. George W. Crane advises wives to understand male psychology and feed their husbands with affection and attention. He argues most jealousy stems from the wife’s own insecurity and urges wives to reinforce marital devotion through compliments and shared meals. The column promotes his booklet Sex Differences in Marriage and directs readers to write to The Hocking Syndicate for it.
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Crane
Jerry
Mary
Pr. Crana
Hocking Syndicate
Melott
Lad
Blind Evangelist Builds Own Home in Charlotte
The Rev. Milton Hulsey, blinded in 1947, is constructing a three bedroom house in Charlotte guided by sound and touch. He learns tools at the North Carolina Preconditioning Center for the Blind and works nightly and on weekends with occasional family help. He stays active as an evangelist and runs a candy stand while pursuing his personal project.
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Charlotte
N.C
Milton Hulsey
North Carolina
Halsey
Williamsburg Area News Snapshot
Mrs. W. V. Horne spent Sunday and Monday with the Robert Horne family in Quenemo. Ruth Horne left for Louisville, Kentucky, and Nancy Horne visited Bob Adams in Wichita for a few days. Names listed include Decker, Wiscombe, Davis, Bond, McMillan, Doncaster, McMillan, Trabert, Hal, Robbins, and Maureen Moats. The ladies served refreshments.
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W. V. Horne
Robert Horne
Quenemo
Ruth Horne
Louisville
Nancy Horne
Wichitas
Bob Adams
Decker
Frank Wiscombe
Frank Davis
Forrest Bond
Vena McMillin
Alfred Doncaster
Etta McMillan
H. N. Trabert
Hal
W. E. Robbins
Maureen Moats
Community Notes From Ottawa Herald Dated August 29 1957
Weekend gatherings at Silkville and Valley Falls as the Eldon Koons family and Junior MYF hosted a hayrack ride and weiner roast. Dinners and visits span Garnett Topeka Lawrence and Herington with many local families including Timberlakes Andersons Ackleys and the Shofners plus the Timberlakes children and Bonnie Goodwill. Mrs Gentry sponsor stated. birthdays celebrated. museum visit in Lawrence. patient update on Mrs. Nora Edmundson and Mrs. George Jensen's relation details noted.
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Silksville
Eldon Koons
MYF
Valley Jride
George Koons
Weiner
Mir
Henry Putthoff
Ernest Gentry
Gentry
D. A. Timberlake
C. H. Anderson
Garnett
Robert Jeffersons
Mrs. Timberlake
Owen Youn
Harlan Young
Donald Ackley
Ottawa
Marion Ackley
Don Ackley
Florida
Shofner
Trabert
Nona Barrett
Sur- Bee Ie
Eee
Jesse Edgecombe
Timberlake
Bonnie Goodwill
Street Bonds Defeated in Fredonia Special Vote
A proposal to issue up to 100000 in bonds for repairing 30 blocks of Fredonia streets was defeated 173 to 262 in a special election. Local officials framed the measure as improving city infrastructure and road safety.
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Fredonia, Kas
Fredonia
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