This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1964
Page
1
The city plans revamping out dated traffic, plumbing, and electrical codes to keep pace with progress. Proposed changes include downtown parking, with earlier shifts toward one side of Main and Locust and a move to parallel parking to ease bottlenecks and improve traffic flow, offset by a need for off street lots.
The author notes a packed January calendar with events on New Year's Day including Haitian Independence Day and International Takes a Deep Breath Day, while others recover from New Year revelries.
A garbled list of cultural, national, and religious observances fills the page. The narrator jokes about fatigue from a month of holidays including Silent Record Week and National Winter Golf Month, with birthdays, anniversaries, and festivals from January 2 through 31 and a weary note about sleep and aging.
A Christmas health column warns readers to avoid common holiday dangers. It covers electrical fire risk from lights, avoiding overheated outlets, worn insulation, and keeping candles away from burnables. Advice includes water-filled tree stands, fireproofing spray, turning off decorations at night, and cautious handling of toys and sharp edges. It also includes light notes on prayers, safety with chemistry sets, and general household caution.
A dense listing of daily TV slots with titles and times from 5:00 to past midnight. The log includes numerous shows such as Yogi Bear, Andy Griffith, Gunsmoke, Lucy, Kirk Douglas films, news, weather, and various game and variety programs, reflecting a full network day.
TV listings show Story of Christmas on Channel 4-13 at 6:30 pm narrated by Tennessee Ernie Ford with the Roger Wagner Chorale and orchestra and children from several lands. Also featuring Masterpieces of the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance on Channel 4 at 5:30 pm. Andy Williams Christmas show on Channel 4 at 8 pm with guests. Channel 5 screens Christmas in Appalachia at 10:15 pm and Christmas in Connecticut on Channel 13 at 10:30 pm. Additional titles include Come to the Stable and Apache War Smoke among others.
Ottawa Herald lists publication details editor Robert B Wellington and publisher, daily except Sundays and holidays. Subscription rates shown for trade area by mail include one month to one year plans, with separate rates for outside trade area. Also notes Associated Press member status and exclusive use rights for local news and AP dispatches.
On December 21, 1620 the Mayflower arrived at Cape Cod on Plymouth Rock. Benjamin Franklin reached Paris in 1776 to seek aid. Disraeli was born in 1804. Radium was discovered in 1898 by Pierre and Marie Curie. Patton died in 1945 from auto crash injuries in Heidelberg. The 1951 West Frankfort mine explosion killed 119. Dulles in 1959 spoke on tactical atomic use. Nehru in 1964 agreed to talks with China. Johnson in 1963 ordered a study on arms reductions and defense spending.
AP reports the Oscar campaign season underway with December as the nomination cutoff. Most contenders must play in Los Angeles theaters before year end, with many musicals like My Fair Lady and Mary Poppins leading early momentum.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.