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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1961
Page
2
A dense list of TV programs with times and titles across channels, featuring games, news, dramas, cartoons, and variety shows from morning to late night. Entries include The Price is Right, Captain Kangaroo, Bonanza era dramas, News with Harold Mack, and various film and theater blocks.
Rev Leopold Hoppe of Grace Episcopal Church defends clergy against claims of promoting Communism in the Ottawa Herald letter. He cites Gibbon’s five causes of Rome’s fall, warning modern society faces divorce, taxes, frivolity, armaments, and religious decay, urging clergy as critics of error and guardians of moral leadership.
A doctor reflects on Battlethe Story of the Bulge and the cold weather struggles of troops. He notes trench foot remedies, newspapers wrapped for warmth, and old wives tales that persisted despite being false. The piece ponders how plausible yet wrong ideas spread and endure.
The column blends political jabs about Castro and Allen Dulles with quirky musings on fashion, cars, and journalism. It includes reader questions to Dr Mother about vocal cord polyps sacroiliac pain lowering voice leg cramps and foot pains, offering medical explanations and self care tips in a casual editorial tone.
Auld Lang Syne notes Glenn Ainsworth started Ottawa bus line. A child was born to Mr and Mrs Lynn Gambrill near Ottawa. A daughter blessed Mr and Mrs B Hurkland at 302 S Sycamore. T P Way, aged 66, died at home. Civil War veteran who settled Franklin County in 1867. Myrtle Brann returned to Kansas City after visiting Ottawa. John Shields and Ada Vincent married. they honeymooned here and he planned to resume studies at Ottawa University.
A devotional prayer thanks God for eternal life beyond daily blessings and praises His holy name through Christ Jesus. This short prayer expresses gratitude for the promise of a prepared place in heaven and divine mercy.
A federal judge held the hijacked Cuban freighter Bahia de Nipe is protected by sovereign immunity and must be returned to Cuba, but appeals must be exhausted first. Judge Walter E. Hoffman stayed execution to allow appeals to the 4th Circuit on Sept. 5, with possible Supreme Court review by claimants seeking to satisfy over $1.27 million in debts.
Channel 9 features Man From Cochise at 6 58, Hong Kong with Rhonda Fleming, Naked City with Roddy McDowell. Channel 4 books Wagon Train and Mystery Theater The House on Rue Riviera. Channels 5 13 Malibu Run and Armstrong Circle Theater, plus Danver Alan, Angel and Ive Got a Secret. Late film Tender Comrade stars Ginger Rogers and Robert Bean at 10 15 pm.
Hollywood AP report surveys actors writers producers and directors noting most TV creators rarely or never watch TV. Over four weeks the reporter spoke to scores who confess viewing their own programs is a chore or they boast they never even look at them.
Hollywood notes Rosalind Russell advocates waking half an hour earlier to gain calm mornings and a clearer day. She juggles three film roles in Majority of One Five Finger Exercise and Gypsy with civic work a writing career and family life including husband Freddie Brisson and son Lance 18. She cites a quiet routine at day’s end with cocktails and conversation with Freddie and notes the value of simple tasks to ease sleep.
Odd OCR text fragment outlines newspaper pricing and postal details for Ottawa Herald. Mentions subscription rates by month, three months, and annual terms, plus Associated Press rights and local news usage notices.
Norman Gentry departs for Han over to begin teaching duties. Several families visit relatives across states, including trips to Lake of the Forest Topeka and California. A mix of visits from Topeka Stillwater Marion Princeton Philadelphia and Spring Hill mark this week’s local journeys and homecomings.
The House approved 394 to 0 a bill to raise readjustment pay for long time reserve members released from active duty. The measure aims to equalize reserve and regular treatment and encourage longer active duty. Examples show significant increases for majors and master sergeants after 14 years of service.
The piece traces funeral customs from ancient roots to modern practice in the United States. It notes how care for the dead became a religious matter, the evolution from lay out to undertaker to funeral director, and the shift from home-based preparation to dedicated funeral establishments after World War I. It concludes with current trends and the Undertaking Company in Ottawa, Kansas.
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