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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1956
Page
2
A citizen group opposes the proposed new trash disposal system arguing the current method suffices. Officials call the project essential for Ottawa's growth after the flood control bond, asserting the city must modernize sanitation to attract new residents and compete with other cities.
A satirical collage recalls Eisenhower’s promotion and party tailcoat imagery, jokes about eggheads, a local woman’s shoe habit, a chicken’s road crossing, summer gear, labor’s holiday shift, and regional age contrasts with a pun on women in business.
Johnson county has quadrupled in population since 1940 and nearly doubled in six years yet has no city and no statewide coverage. The state faces a looming legal mismatch as special laws built for Topeka assemble around a growing urban county. Legislators will consider scrapping and rewriting rural government statutes to fit Johnson county.
A settler on Eight Mile reports a calf shot and killed last week. Suspicion points to local sportsmen hunting chickens in the area. Ottawa notes announce school openings and attendance, police chief change, and Governor Capper’s Osawatomie visit with a bronze battle tablet dedication by Boy Scouts Morris Branaman, Sheldon Tallman, and Robert Luce.
September notes recount calendar facts and events from 1666 to 1936, listing fires in London, Harvard founding, Howe’s sewing machine, Kansas opened 1866, Washington's farewell in 1796, and later milestones like Oklahoma land openings and the 1906 Cuba intervention, with light anecdotes about people and places.
A Miami mother shares how nightly 15 minute at home study sessions with her son Billy, aided by Dr. George W. Crane’s tutoring booklet, improved his English and spelling. They used a typewriter, finger chart, and family participation to raise Billy from near failure to top quartile, boosting confidence and future earnings potential.
Pleasant Valley residents reported a Sunday picnic at Baldwin Lake with many neighbors joining meals and calls. Guests included Miss Margie Murphey Mrs Wanda Good Mr Wayne Scott and Mr and Mrs Paul Heckman. Other gatherings featured Carl Scott Bert Broer Ralph O Connor and Stacy Williamson with relatives from Nevada and Drexel Missouri.
Schedule shows multiple stations Channel 4 Channel 5 and Aug 31 listings with programs including Mickey Mouse On The Trail Eddie Fisher News Caravan Early Show News Movie A Museum Topper Doug Edwardes Flicka Death Valley Radio and sports, news, and variety shows across KMBC WDAF and related stations with time slots ranging from 6:00 to 10:00 PM and monitor hours.
Pete Wiseman drove to Drexel Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jet Wiseman then to Osawatomie to see Mrs. Walters at Herman Walters home. Ted Higbie and Harry Hanson hosted family visits while Hanson mowed lawns biweekly through summer. Higbie shows improvement as Ruth Rudell and relatives dropped roses. Church attendance urged next Sunday.
In a Q and A from Scranton Pa a reader notes earning about 50 per month after turning 65 and receiving Social Security payments. The answer states no refund is possible and confirms every wage earner covered by Social Security must pay Social Security tax regardless of age or retirement entitlement.
Questions and answers on Social Security eligibility and benefits are presented from readers in various locations. Topics include first monthly checks timing, eligibility for children and survivors, proof of records, work credits for minors, newsboys exemption, and death benefits, with guidance to visit local offices and bring proof.
Australian press reports Ambassador Douglas Moffat died of an embolism at St Vincent's Hospital yesterday. He was 74 and had been ill since last month, though his death was unexpected.
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