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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1957
Page
2
The piece questions Kansas boast of wheat leadership amid drought, winds, and low yields in North Dakota. It notes Kansas may produce about 200 million bushels next year, much stored to worsen surpluses, and suggests changing the slogan from The Wheat State to The Surplus State or The Storage State.
The National Safety Council warns of a deadly crash program on U.S. roads during the Christmas holiday. About 180 people may die in a 30 hour period amid heavy traffic and winter hazards, with some incidents linked to intoxicated drivers. A weather check and careful planning as 45 million travel begins could cut the toll.
The column now goes on record opposing motor car crashes after noting a crash occurred. It emphasizes continuing stance against crashes and reiterates prior positions.
A reflection on car crashes advising drivers to prefer larger towns with insurers and repair shops, carry insurance and license, be polite to police, and aim for non injury accidents. It warns against crashes in crossroads towns, emphasizes daylight, and notes insurers may declare a car not repairable while cautioning that speed and alcohol are not sole causes.
A Kandyan dance troupe performed at a hotel ballroom last night with a five piece orchestra. Dancers in white sarongs and turbans displayed stylized ballet like movements while singing in unfamiliar tones. The music featured long wooden drums and a conch shell with a nasal flute across a 14 hour tradition, delivering a colorful but exhausting contrast to television entertainment.
The Chanute Tribune and Dorado Times crossfire with light jabs and a 100th birthday toast from a Fredonia resident. Avery Hillis offers a cheeky moral rhyme echoed by the Manhattan Mercury and a note on Fredonia being a desirable place to live despite age.
Auld Lang Syne notes visitors from Olivet to see Mr. and Mrs. Judd while City Clerk Crater returns to city hall after illness. Main sewer work resumes after cold weather delay. local neighbors exchange fruit from Florida. A Nelson Store site gains a modern front as the New York Racket Store prepares to move. New signs in the Missouri Pacific Depot call attention to sanitation rules. Ottawa Dye Works under Fred Steele to be remodeled with new machinery. W. R. Constant showcases celery from 42 Poplar.
A devotional prayer asks God to complete the good work begun in believers and to shape their lives toward God’s will. It invokes Philippians 1 6 and asks forgiveness for imperfect surrender, ending in Jesus name Amen.
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An excerpted critique discusses psychological traits labeled negative protest and compensation. It centers on a physician named Dr Crane offering self analysis and a booklet on sex differences while urging readers to reduce social friction. The piece frames male vanity, sexual insecurity, and bravado as lifelong patterns. It notes an HIV tone?
Maj. Gen. Rinaldo Van Brunt and Lt. Gen. Edard J. Williams were fined $25 plus costs in U S District Court for failing to contest charges of illegally hunting wild geese over a baited area. Van Brunt testified about the hunting party’s plans and timing at the Martin Co lodge on Maryland’s eastern shore.
The Army announced Maj. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker will become commanding general of the 20th U.S. Army Corps (reserve) in March. The transfer occurs as Maj. Gen. Martin J. Morin departs to join the 9th U.S. Infantry Division at Ft. Carson, Colo. Zwicker had been a target of Sen. McCarthy’s Army investigations and heads reserve activities from Ft. Hays, Ohio.
Green Bay men Ronald King, 19, a parolee from the state reformatory, and Walter Kalk of Menominee Michigan, were accused by a Green Bay woman of taking $20. King claimed innocence but a crumpled moist $20 bill exposed in the jailer’s office led authorities to seek revocation of his parole.
The Daily Herald reports Princess Margaret, 27, has received a recording proposal from Tops Record Co of New York for an all nations jazz album. She, recently honored by London University with a doctorate in music, is described as a jazz enthusiast and pianist. Royalties would go to a charity named by Margaret. Buckingham Palace would not confirm the offer.
Milkmen in Charlotte report earlier deliveries are ending sooner than planned as a note of caution and possible disruption affects daily routines. The terse update hints at adjustments in local milk distribution practices and community impact.
Newark police report James Bryant said an intruder robbed his apartment before dawn but he chased him from the premises. He noted modern refrigeration and pre-dawn deliveries have reduced the need for horse and wagon delivery services.
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