City expands parking in Ottawa business district
An editorial praises the addition of a new 200 block South Hickory municipal parking lot and nearby free lots, increasing capacity to hundreds of spaces within two blocks of downtown. Widened Hickory street and over 400 Main street meters further ease parking as the city eyes a west of Main street lot to boost access for trade area customers.
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South
Hickory
Ottawa
Montgomery Ward
Hickory Street
Main Street
City Commission
Hmm This and That in a Times of Laughing Light
Satirical miscellany notes absurdities from a Cadillacs to gondola progress and editors. Nostalgic quips include Gen Custer pants at Kansas museum and a jab at Readers Digest trims. Final line hints history where nations nearly pay war debts before last.
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University of Kansas
Gen. Custer
Sitting Bull
Time Flies Toward Christmas and Vacation Ideas
A nostalgic column muses on December’s approach and the idea of vacations. It contrasts past vacation costs with current prices, noting the lure of travel versus the appeal of staying home. The piece weighs economic conditions, DIY home projects, and the question of where to take a vacation.
Window unveiling for Christmas Jubilee opens merchants event
Fifteen years ago Forty four local merchants planned to take part in the window unveiling as part of the Christmas Jubilee. The forecasted temperature expected to drop near ten tonight. Night classes were popular at Ottawa High School. Ottawa High School rented a harp for music students. Mrs W W Elliott spent the day in Kansas City. F A McCoy obtained a permit to enclose his lunch counter at Forest Park sales pavilion. Fifty years ago the mercury dropped 53 degrees in 17 hours here. Hugh Means of Lawrence was in Topeka yesterday and filed incorporation papers for the Lawrence World. G C Smith attended the Woodward sale near Centropolis today.
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The
Mercury
Ottawa High School
W. W. Elliott
Kansas City
F. A. McCoy
Forest Park
Hugh Means
Lawrence
Topeka
Lawrence World
G. C. Smith
Centropolis
Ben Franklin Was Fortunate To Escape With His Life
New York columnist recalls varied trivia from 28 million Americans playing music to Franklin’s kite experiment, noting dangers of lightning and a mix of quirky statistics on breakfast, taxes, beer feats, Mesopotamian beer tubes, mental illness rates, and consumer habits.
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Ben Franklin
New York
Morning Mail
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Ben
Teutonic Knights
Mesopotamia
Woodward Will Is Probated In New York Surrogate Court
The fourth and last will of William Woodward Jr dated 1948 was admitted to probate. The widow receives a life income from one third of the roughly 10 million dollar estate, two thirds go to a trust for the Woodward children, and her cash legacy is 2500 dollars.
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New York
William Woodward, Jr
Woodward
Girl Adopted Male Garb in Self-Defense
Beth G. a 20 year old college coed overcame an inferiority complex linked to her looks by abandoning masculine attire and speech. A childhood remark by her grandmother led her to seek acceptance through academics, now she embraces femininity with beauty aids and is described as charming. Dr. Crane notes her transformation and offers further psychology charts for a fee.
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Dr. Crane
s_h_e
Beth
Veteran trainers lead Hialeah winter season horses
Veteran trainers at Hialeah this winter will be led by Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, 81, heading the 3 year old Nashua. Ben Jones is next at 72 with Pres ton M. Burch 71. Frankie Ruff, 23, is the son of a New York City subway conductor.
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Hialeah
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Nashua
Ben Jones
Preston M. Burch
Frankie Ruff
Boxer
New York City
Television Schedule and Program Listings for Evening
A fragmented TV guide lists shows from early evening through ten o clock, naming programs such as Three Star News Hoedown Mama Our Misa Brooks The Crusaders and The Line Up. It includes News broadcasts from WDAF and KMBC and ends with a church of your choice promo for next Sunday.
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Church of
Channel 5
Channel 9
Channel 4
CBS
ABC
NBC
Chance of Lifetime
Ted Mack
Europe
Margie
Pinky Lea
Paul
Johnny Coons
Afden
Molon
Roy Tagers
George Gobel
Christophers
Christian Science Playhouse
Industry
University of Mo
the Pastor
Winky Dink
Wild Bill Hickok
Fire Chief Uses Helmet Light to Rescue Deaf Woman
Dallas Battalion Fire Chief A D Marable helped evacuate 20 residents from a burning rooming house. When a 45 year old deaf mute woman would not respond to shouts, he flashed the helmet light on the lettering, woke her, and she escaped wearing a robe. No one was harmed.
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Dallas
A. D. Marable
Marable
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Guy Bnedaker
Don Huls
Don Shipman Roward _Hoadley
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Aix Mont
Hollidaya
Kas
Mechanica
Alee
Arco
R Ates
Ares At
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Froltics
Mama Our
Misa Brooks
the Crusaders Playhouse of
Stara
WDAF
Morgan Beatty
KNBC
KMBC
Sound Mirror
Tibber McGee
Dilson
Carte & Harriet Crossroads
Channel
Super Circus
Roy Bean
Jimmy Lloyd
RADIO
Wda—Monitor
Dancing Party
Jubilee
9Isu
Dixieland
Tre Money
Mmonit
Acon
Karbe
WLAF
E.C
Wbdaf
U. S
Wide World
Capt. Gallant
Tom Harmos
Television Playhouse
Television
Loretta Young
Dour
Star Grain & Lumber Co
4Th & Walnut
Ottawa, Kansas
Pontiac
Lontinc
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