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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1955
Page
2
Editorial summarizing Congressman Errett Scrivner view that the nation’s farm crisis stems from overproduction and lack of unified remedies. Hearings show confusion among farmers, with rising surpluses and low prices. Many favor removing federal farm support after 25 years of temporary relief.
A columned Christmas story follows Little Sammy Jones who learns Santa Claus exists after a classmate’s hushed claim. He argues with himself and praises Santa’s early gifts, then welcomes an unconventional uncle with a car and a troubled holiday backstory. The tale ends with “To be continued.”
A travel sketch through Zurich and Swiss countryside depicts open waters in December and springlike fields. It lauds grand barns and a perpetual manure economy driving richer hay, better livestock, and continued prosperity, with no surplus risk to government markets.
The article argues Nationalist China blocked a UN expansion plan that would add 18 nations, noting Mongolia's admission and contrasting potential gains with Soviet backed candidates. It praises compromise and laments loss of a Geneva spirit, blaming a government fueled by US support for derailing negotiations.
Inclement weather slowed projects 15 years ago while Mr. and Mrs. I W Merrill visited Ottawa. Dr and Mrs W H Webster of Baldwin were here, and A Streebin traveled through Coffey County on business. Uncle Joe Beets was ill, and Jed Caldwell supervised hog killing time at Homewood.
Mrs. Newton P. Leonard urges teaching children to prize reason and to be exposed to facts on communism and sex. She notes 15,500 Women's Clubs support sex education and graduation credit. The piece discusses the columnist Dr Crane's aim to reduce delinquency and promote happier homes through print media.
A fragment describes the female Splendid Bird of Paradise wearing drab plumage as if in mourning while her mate is adorned in iridescent red bronze with sparkling green and blue coloring, highlighting stark plumage contrast.
Publication masthead shows staff roles and subscription rates by mail for in and out of area. Names listed include Guy Snedaker Edstom Publisher Don Huis Managing Editor Don Shipman Advertising Manager Howard Hoadley Mechanical Supt. Rates: one month to one year in trade area. Outside area prices shown.
A TV schedule notes evening lineups with programs such as Dinah Shore News Caravan Milton Berle Fireside Theater and Dragnet. It lists show times across KTJO KMBC WDAF and mentions top of evening events including People Are Funny and Bishop Sheen plus Christmas programs and offbeat features.
A compact radio grid lists programs across KTJO KMEC WDAF and EMBC stations including Christmas features, campus news, talk shows, and music blocks. Highlights include KTJO Cleasie Corner WDAF Nite Life and WDAF Truth or Conseq with late night anchors, plus Capitol EMBC News and campus briefings.
Miss Dorothy Duke daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Duke of Garnett will wed Eugene Brock son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Brock of Richmond in Anchorage Alaska next week. She left Kansas City by train to Seattle then will fly to Anchorage arriving Tuesday. Mmes Paul Davis Logan Forney and Lawrence Dillon hosted Fort Nightly Christmas at A O Sigler home with carols, readings and buffet. Numerous members attended and a gift exchange followed. January 6 meeting planned at Mrs Davis with Mrs Sigler hostess.
Alta Carnes and Cecil Carnes of Iola were Friday dinner guests of Er nest Van Wies. Dan Laws of Lebo visited the Joe Kueser family on Thursday. The Coleman family and daughters spent the weekend with Frank and H. S. Dietrichs. Sunday they joined the Dietricks in Kansas City. Eunice Severns of Manhattan plans to visit her parents Abe and Mrs Severns Wednesday. Frank Hahner spent Sunday with his parents in Shawnee. Mrs Florence Walter, Lawrence, reports she is at Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo New Mexico helping care for her grandson Paul Wilson Walter born December 3. The Mershams will go to Caldwell Friday to spend Christmas with Ed Thomas’s mother. Delmar Bowman hosted the Progressive Bridge club Thursday evening with Bob Brown Melvin Stockard Herb McClure Allen DeGarmo and John Craycrafts attending. Sir Edmund Hillary says Ama Dablam, 22310 feet, is the most fantastically difficult peak ever seen by climbers. It seems unclimbable.
The schedule of visits by security representatives for the first three months of 1956 in this area lists Ottawa city hall at 9 a. m. sites on January 4 11 18 25 February 8 15 24 29 March 7 14 21 28 Paola post office 8 30 a. m. January 12 26 February 9 23 March 15 29 Osawatomie City hall 2 p. m. Garnett court house 8 30 a. m. January 19 February 16 March
Major oil companies are in a record lease boom across southeast Kansas led by Chautauqua County where old producers thrived fifty years ago. While Peru sands at 1600 to 1700 feet yielded oil, excitement centers on potential finds in Mississippi lime at 1800 to 1900 feet and Arbuckle limestone at 2300 to 2400 feet, with prolific wells already drilled just over the Oklahoma border.
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