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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1960
Page
2
The piece argues that Ottawa’s move from the Northeast Kansas League to a weaker Eastern Kansas League reflects deeper issues. It cites a status quo preference after a poor football season and criticizes the superintendent for making the league change Oct 20 and informing the board only Nov 22, urging the board to oppose what it calls a dictatorial action.
A collage of quirky lines on the birth of the President-elect's son Jack Kennerly Does splennedly and on Ben Hur as epic or ordeal. It also pokes at ads for cars easier to enter, a drunken driver with eight prior convictions, a Gazette MCMLX editorial, and humorous price logic for hotel rooms with adjoining spaces.
City commissioners call for bids on globes and fittings for new street lights along South Main Street. Meanwhile local notices report illnesses and community events including a rabbit drive by Odd Fellows in Homewood, and a funeral in Willow Springs.
Dear Dr Mother explains spastic colon vs colitis, causes, and treatments. It stresses relaxation and patient action, notes diagnostics to rule out other diseases, lists factors like nervous tension and diet, and previews tomorrow’s discussion on treatments. Epilepsy questions and sinus trouble booklet mentioned.
A brief religious prayer notes the biblical sign of the babe in swaddling clothes in Luke 2 12 and thanks God for Christmas meaning. It asks eternal Father to reveal His mind heart and purpose through the gift of His only begotten Son. Amen.
A dense list of programs across networks features news by Harald Mack and Don Harrison, varied entertainment from Wagon Train to Perry Como, cartoons, romance dramas, and late-night movie blocks. Key entries include The News, Wagon Train, The Price Is Right, The Tonight Show blocks, and late cinema programs such as Destination Murder and Dancing in Manhattan.
Cynthia Lowry reports a toiletries sponsor and independent producer created a temporary nationwide network by arranging with individual stations to air The Race for Space after networks rejected the project due to policy requiring network supervision. The effort demonstrates persistence to get space coverage despite broadcasting constraints.
A special documentary airs this evening on Channel 9 at 16 00 about a roadhouse murder involving a deputy. Channel 4 features Mickey Rooney’s son Teddy in Wagon Train. The listings note a mix up in a deal and other program offerings.
Hollywood notes report Frankie Vaughan returning to cinema, shooting a major role in a 23 day schedule for 20th Century Fox. He faced rough cuts on Let’s Make Love but now stars with Juliet Prowse and Martha Hyer in a brisk production, as Fox backs affordable, widely released cinema and Vaughan headlines a new wave of self made promotion via TV and radio tie ins.
A reader’s quick rundown lists Channel 4Juliet Prowse on Perry Como and Channel 9Hawaiian Eye with brief mentions of Ive Got A Secret and Closeup documentaries. It notes film slots on Channel 5 Lost Horizon 1937 and Channel 9 Never Say Goodbye 1946 with Errol Flynn, plus Lock Up and garden club election notes.
Kenneth Jones, Gardner city councilman, sponsored a tea shop law ordinance in Gardner. He pleaded guilty to letting his dog run free and was fined $7.50 in police court Monday night.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area and outside area, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options in dollars and cents. The paper notes editorial and staff details and credits the Associated Press for local and AP dispatch news.
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