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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1959
Page
2
Ottawa Herald argues against chasing only large industry urging support for small plants. It cites a 15 worker shop paying about $90 weekly and notes a $70 000 annual payroll circulates through local grocers clothing stores car dealers and builders. The piece endorses diversified economy over a single big employer.
Robert F. Ellsworth of Lawrence, 33, becomes the first Republican to announce a bid to unseat incumbent Newell George, a Kansas City Democrat. Editor calls Ellsworth a vigorous young attorney and notes strength needed for a campaign, with party organization key to victory. December 15, 1959.
A column notes rising space ambitions and Darwin era ideas, mentions a prolonged steel strike, and jokes about Mamie Ike’s trip. It recalls bone weariness s Jacobs and a 87 year old couple killed in a nearby auto crash. A Rolla Clymer tribute and Kennedy campaign musings close the piece.
A devotional prayer asks God to end restlessness by accepting Christ's gift of peace. The text cites Matthew 11 28 and the promise Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you. It concludes with Amen and a plea for inner quiet through faith.
Dr Molner advises limiting X ray exposure for children to only when essential and using modern or modernized equipment to reduce radiation. He compares cautious radiography to using needed sedatives and urges minimal exposure to protect lifelong health. The column also notes local public notices and community updates on health and civic matters.
A dense OCR filled page outlines Channel 4 NBC CBS and ABC programming with Bandstand Fun Time Rin Tin Tin Take Five News Weather Rocky Jones Laramie Dennis OKeefe Fibber McGee Wyatt Earp Art Murray Tightrope Star Time Red Skelton Garry Moore State Trooper News Weather Sports Jack Paar Movie Hawaiian Eye Sign Off and late shows across Tuesday and Wednesday with numerous time slots, program titles, and host names.
A New York AP piece playfully lists office Christmas characters as the yearend orphan, the human marshmallow, the calculating cuke, the crooner, the public breeder, the bonus breeder, the head starter, the big spender, and the wistful dreamer. It notes festive quirks and office antics as the season approaches.
The Ottawa Herald lists its address at 106-108 Main, Ottawa Kansas, notes daily except Sunday and holidays, with Robert B. Wellington as proprietor and Guy Snedatter as editor and publisher. Subscription rates show monthly and yearly mail options within and outside the trade area, with prices ranging from 8 per month to 15 per year, plus various three and six month terms. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and reserves exclusive republication rights for AP news dispatches.
Rear Adm. Allen Smith Jr. head of Naval Air Reserve training wrote 5000 letters to parents and wives urging safe driving for relatives on holiday travel. Letters mailed from 18 command stations across the United States to stress road safety.
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