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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1956
Page
2
The editorial argues for a stronger vice presidency to aid a growing state government. It cites Governor-elect Docking’s budget work and praises lieutenant governors as potential capable, adequately paid aides. It warns the current setup treats the lieutenant governor as a figurehead and urges reform before succession crises.
The Home Visiting Section of Santa Clauses Anonymous held an emergency session to address youngsters leaving food for Santa on Christmas Eve. They urged parents to inspect mantles and trees to prevent the myth from being broken and to ensure children still believe in Santa as gifts are placed.
A British decision to delay withdrawing forces from Egypt stems from the belief that otherwise Arabs would see John Bull as unreliable. News commentary notes the stance amid other quirky items from pop culture to campus events.
United Presbyterian church staged The Wist Men Came pageant with a long list of child participants led by Lillian Burns Eugene Peterson Thurston Vaughn Loren Latimer Ruby Paul Eugene Smith Loren Gentry Vehna Brown Beverly Powers Vivian Brown Eunice Bell Ruth Lare Lyle DeTar Calista Caleb Roberta Bell Andrew Gilliland Pauline Plake Lucille McFarland Idella Woodcock Bernice Brown Ruby Plake Martha Hopkins Allie Plake Hallie Plake Irene Brown Russell Bridwell Maxine Hammerman Imogene Plake. Local residents traveled to Iola to visit relatives. Charles Blum returned to Ottawa from Philadelphia where son Robert Blum attends the University of Pennsylvania. Maude Merriman and Florence Robinson teaching in LaCygne came home for Christmas. Captain J H Ransom went to Welda to inspect ongoing construction of a large Santa Fe reservoir by Ransom and Cook Ben Henthorne. An Osawatomie asylum attendant on vacation was noted. Pug Monroe of the university went to Topeka for the holidays.
Leaves from a sunburned notebook describe Florida in the 1940s style real estate surge with tourists arriving daily and thousands of families settling monthly. It contrasts millionaire memory with daily double bets at racetracks and notes Miami’s booming metropolis alongside rising farm ventures and housing projects as quick profits.
United Nations General Assembly elected Colombia Iraq and Sweden to two year terms on the Security Council replacing Peru Iran and Belgium. Philippines also seated for one year to replace Yugoslavia. Other members Australia Cuba and the five permanent members United States Britain Soviet Union France and nationalist China.
Stage and screen director Eli Wallach, born in Brooklyn and a University of Texas graduate, says he moved to Texas for a good life at moderate cost. He notes Texas offers a simpler, affordable lifestyle and invites readers to attend church next Sunday.
Dr George W Crane argues against censorship of comics while noting parental concern over crime and vulgarity in the medium He cites enduring youth reading habits and stresses adult behavior as a key influence and warns against overreacting to sensationalized fears.
State Sen. Paul Wunsch told the Pratt Board of Education he would actively support a proposed program of state aid for junior colleges when submitted to the Kansas Legislature in January. Wunsch, president pro tem of the Senate, called the plan justifiable and said it’s unfair for parents in Kingman Barber and nearby counties to send their children to Pratt Junior College for two years and bear the full tax bill.
The Ottawa Herald listing appears with masthead details and department roles including Editor Publisher Guy Snedaker Managing Editor Don Shipman Advertising Manager Howard Hoadley and various subscription rate notes. The fragmentary OCR shows distribution information and miscellaneous lines about trade services and circulation.
TV guide notes last minute program changes may affect accuracy for Friday listings. Shows include Dr N Ventor Ser Tut Friday Dec 21 at 5:00 and 5:30, Western News Tonight Early Show Friday Dec 1 at 8:00, KCMO News and WDAF Top of Evening 6:30, plus WDAF Bob Hope Tau Amos and Andy features, Robi Lewis, and Fan Club segments with sports and boxing entries on WDAF channels.
A roundup of questions about Social Security and railroad retirement payments. Topics cover lump sum versus monthly benefits for widow spouses, coverage for wives working for husbands under certain partnerships, eligibility for veteran and VA hospital care, home visits for applications, and how a daughter’s marriage affects a mother's payments with guidance to contact Ray Henry for personal inquiries.
Wayne Pennsylvania A county court upholds Radnor township ordinance, allowing Mr and Mrs George Kerr to keep Sparky a terrier mix and Nellie a short haired collie variation while their two unnamed puppies must be removed. Also notes a salvaged diesel engine from the German battleship Tirpitz powers Honningsvag Norway.
Montgomery Alabama leaders asked police vigilance to head off possible violence when Negro boycott leaders return to city buses under a federal injunction ending segregation. The injunction takes effect once a Washington letter confirms the Supreme Court ruling, signaling a transition to integrated buses after a year and 16 days of protest. Two mass meetings were planned to discuss the shift and a letter to city officials announced the return date once the decree is issued.
A new flame orange and black spotted oriole has settled near Miami, a species previously found only in Mexico and Central America. The note suggests unusual distribution in Florida alongside a prompt to invest in U. S. Savings Bonds.
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