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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1956
Page
2
The piece argues more than half the nation’s farmers are in debt, but notes many townspeople share high debt through homes, cars, and appliances. It suggests debt signals confidence in a booming economy and a hopeful future, even as both farm and federal debts loom.
Baked potatoes are always in season and should be eaten hot with skin for best taste. The piece notes a shift in calendars toward religious and hunting themes, while undressed calendars may soon disappear. Publishing trends show magazines dipping, with TV blamed for fewer magazine sales and a move toward paperbacks in place of hardbacks.
A quirky, dated column riffs on cars and society. It jokes about Ford lines between Mercury and Lincoln and teases pop culture figures like Elvis Presley, while mixing gossip about social life, sororities, breakups, and quirky observations on daily habits and fashion.
A special officer for the Santa Fe railroad delivered a turnip weighing 31% pounds to the Herald office. Pomona 4-H club members gathered including Lynn Hoopes Robert Schendel James Abel Beth Abel Dale Hoopes Floyd Flager Fern Flager Willene Wiggins Beverly Wiggins Ferna Rosenbaum and Joe Blackwell.
A whimsical column lists odd facts about daily life cites tallies on clothing weight, breakfast habits, shoe consumption, traffic deaths, and other trivial curiosities. It notes a White House milk cow, caesarean rates, a huge highway plan, and cultural quirks from Alaska to Denmark, finishing with remarks on arthritis prevalence.
The Department of Agriculture set a base rate of 1.20 dollars per bushel for wheat under the soil bank acreage reserve. It aims for 12 to 15 million acres in the program and announced payments and goals for corn and other crops for 1957. The department seeks a minimum of 20.3 million and a maximum of 25.365 million acres removed from production across wheat, corn, cotton, rice, and tobacco next year.
A dog owner recalls dogs sensing impending death. Fox terrier Trixie died after seeking comfort from a family member. Wolfe, a long-lived collie, showed distress when his owner prepared to travel, then died that night. The piece explores how dogs perceive dying and communicate their needs.
Carl Miller of near Lawrence files in Topeka district court seeking 3400 dollars from the Kansas Turnpike Authority claiming turnpike construction dried his spring fed pond. He says he must build another pond and haul water.
Subscription rates listed by mall trade area and by mail include one month options, three and six month plans, and annual terms. Prices differ for in-area versus outside-area subscriptions, with all options available by mail for long term commitments.
Last minute changes affect the accuracy of table listings for Monday December 3. Programs show shifts across stations including KCMO WDAF KTJO FM with News, Music, and entertainment segments featuring Top of Evening Melody Beatty Amos and Friends.
A fragmented radio grid lists programs across stations KTJO FM KCMO WDAF WDAYF and WDAF. Entries include music news Dragnet World Tonight Bold Venture and Ted Heath with times around 9 to 10 a.m. The legibility is poor and several callsigns appear garbled.
The Richmond area reports honor roll recipients across grades at the high school and a string of social activities. Hostesses at St Therese Pinochle club, church gatherings, dinners at Homer Miller home, Leisure Hour club meeting, PT C program with a speech correctionist, and various visits, travel, and hospital news fill the page. Boxing Day in England is noted as a legal post holiday gift tradition.
Ministers eligible for optional Social Security coverage must decide by April 15 or lose the right forever. The 1954 law allows coverage for retirement, death, and disability, with self employed tax rules and quarterly filings. Ministers may obtain Form 2031 at a Social Security office and file with the IRS district office.
Phillip Di Paola was strangled by a loose clothesline rope while playing cowboy near his home in Olathe Kas. A neighbor found him hung from a tree limb as other children played nearby and did not witness the looped rope around his neck.
A simple lunch idea features stuffed baked potatoes filled with flaked salmon or tuna or crisp bits of cooked bacon, offering a hearty option for a family meal.
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