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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1961
Page
3
Dr Leslie J Nason argues listening is a crucial yet hard skill for students and parents alike. He notes many mistakes stem from not following instructions and stresses the need to balance listening with discernment to succeed in school and life.
Return from honeymoon for Mr and Mrs Ronald E Sims. PTC meeting featured Mrs Charles Edwards review of The Hidden Persuaders. Grades 7 and 8 present a musical program. Kindergarten mothers served refreshments. Principal James Cochran announced health checks this week. George C Dietrich entertained bridge club. Family dinner honored 45th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Anthony Rocker of Garnett with several relatives present. Hospital and travel mentions follow including Ottawa St Louis Columbus and Kansas City. Births funerals and hospital updates noted plus local gatherings and visitors from Salt Lake City and Mankato.
New York welcomed the Grand Old Opry troupe from Nashville's WSM for a benefit concert. The hall rocked with banjo ballads hillbilly stomping clog dancing and fast fiddling as a sell-out crowd approved the first New York appearance by the group.
Gov. John Anderson cancels a planned two day Washington trip to attend a meeting of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Affairs. He will stay in Topeka to prepare his 1962 fiscal year budget recommendations for the January legislative session.
At the Ark-Walnut River Basin Association meeting in Augusta Kansas Maj General Robert J Fleming Jr outlined two proposed new reservoirs larger than Fall River. The Whitewater West Whitewater basin near Towanda and the El Dorado area would include 80 and 90 foot dams respectively with flood control and water supply aims. Local officials from Wichita El Dorado Winfield and Arkansas City attended along with Senators Carlson and Breeding. Proponents seek congressional authorization within three years.
The grand champion Aberdeen Angus steer, weighing 930 pounds, sold for 14 a pound to Stock Yards Packing Co. of Chicago. Iowa State’s Ames team exhibited the steer for a total of 13020, setting a record context while noting past top prices and a previous year’s 15-year-old exhibitor from Mount Auburn, Iowa.
Carl W. Glatt director of the Kansas Civil Rights Commission is the top candidate for Colorado anti-Discrimination Commission director. Salary concerns may delay agreement as Colorado offers 7,536 dollars starting with a top 10,600 dollars. Glatt has led Kansas since December 1959.
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