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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1956
Page
2
Editorial argues Kansas must show edu cational statesmanship to integrate junior colleges with the state system. The big state schools push growth and compete rather than cooperate, risking inefficiency as 50 000 Kansans are planned for college enrollment by 1978. The piece urges collaboration over rivalry to maximize quality and minimize cost.
A writer recalls a cold night spent tending a blazing fireplace with lumber, enjoying the mood and neighborly smoke, while joking about inventions to move wood upstairs and the TV deadline for a movie from 1929.
Republicans in the Kansas State Senate decided to curb Lt. Gov. Joe Henkle’s powers for the 1957 session. A special GOP committee will handle committee appointments and bill reference, sidelining the Democratic governor’s running mate. Docking may criticize Senate leadership when the governor takes office.
A collection of quips on wording and social quirks. Notes on Russians, snow shoveling, cosmetics taxes, air crashes, Elvis, work hours, doctors, and traits of women. Observations mix humor with social commentary, reflecting on language and public norms.
Auld Lang Syne The Jefferson Club members elected Leon Hatten as president Allen Tucker as first vice president Richard Jones as secretary treasurer Esther Garrison was ill at home. Williamsburg Future Farmers Club named Lawrence Akers Howard Miller Evan Piersol Lee Andrew Vincent Stoeckle Howard McMillan on its executive board. Charles A Deardorff Jr was named editor of the Jayhawkers annual. Ralph Page Earl Hill hunted with John Conard near Ottawa. A P Elder struggles with a faulty gas street light. Small boys throw rocks. Fred Brombacher and Thad Ashwill sick with mumps. Mr and Mrs Dave Ross P A Springer and Misses Madge Ruth Springer shopped in town. Mrs Doreas of Davenport millinery staff ill with mumps.
In Peiping traditional Chinese medicine doctors run a hospital alongside Western clinics, using tiger bone remedies and acupuncture. They claim high cure rates and say consultations mix both schools, with traditionalists performing most treatments while Western doctors diagnose and image.
In this column a high school senior asks for a psychological prescription for success. The advice urges aiming high, finishing tasks with a flourish, using an agenda, and practicing public speaking to build leadership. It cites Joseph in Genesis as a model and recommends attending college after high school for increased earnings.
Rates for one month three months six months and one year for mail subscriptions in the trade area. The figures shown include 08 1 00 3 00 5 50 and 10 00 likely representing monthly and multi month pricing. Details appear fragmented but indicate standard periodical pricing.
Broadcast guide notes last minute changes for Saturday and Sunday listings. Entries show channel and program pairings with multiple errors and disordered times, including WDAF News KCMO News 6:00 and ECMO Philharmonic segments.
Radio schedule listing December 17 on WDAF KCMO KTJO and WDAP with programs including Top of Evening News Symphony and Disc Jockey segments. Notable names include Beatty Lewis Amos and Bob and Ray. Local music and talk slots run across stations WDAF KCMO KTJO-FM WDAP and WDAP News.
The Franklin County Kansas District Court sees Ambrosia Hernandez and Isabel Hernandez as plaintiffs seeking a quiet title on the east property described as the east 50 feet of Lot 7 in Hone 41 Block 1 Fitts Place Ottawa. The Ottawa Building and Loan Association files a foreclosure suit against C O Smith Son Construction Co Inc and others over a Crestview Addition Ottawa parcel totaling 60 feet of Lot 3 Block 2, with a January 21 1957 filing deadline.
Don Shipman and Bill Ransom report Farm Finance Forum alignment with national farm finance thinking after attending the National Agricultural Credit Conference in St. Louis. Arno Johnson from J Walter Thompson calls for a 10 percent boost in selling and advertising to lift living standards, and expects consumption to rise with production. Ottawa winner Bob White earns Rose Bowl trip for top store manager performance. Christmas ads and greetings urged as merchants plan holiday promotions in the Herald. International Harvester tractors preview in Kansas City and price indices show a slight weekly rise in the Dun & Bradstreet and wholesale food measures.
The Rebekah lodge in Quenemo elected N. G. Loretta Poston W. G. Eula Hull secretary Fannie Bernard treasurer Thelma Nelson and appointed officers including Warden Essie Kitt Cond Sarah Cade Musician Coda Nicolay Color Bearer Eva Belle Criqui R.S.N.G Nelle White L.S.N.G Bernice Schirock Inside Guardian Nell Yockey C.G Emma Ragan R.A. Supp Pearl Matthews L.A. Supp Kate Owen R.S. to Chaplain Jessie Green L. S. to Chaplain Mary Wilson B.S. to P.N.G Elsie Patterson L.S. to P.N.G Mary McCloskey R.S.V.G Cornelia Hile L.S.V.G Myrtle Pinkston DC Pres for 1957 Eva Hughes.
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