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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1956
Page
2
An editorial advocates a government backed loan program up to 7500 with 60 percent underwritten and 20 year repayment to help youths finance college. It argues more trained scientists are needed and suggests reviving a wartime Students Army Training Corps model with campus barracks to develop soldiers and scholars.
A reflective column jokes about mistletoe as an impotent holiday tradition and notes its fading relevance. It quips that modern kissing happens freely while mistletoe remains a humorous social prop, with asides on New Year parties and magazine publishing shifts. It closes by asking who sent a mysterious holiday ecard from Helen and Bill.
Virginia Wagner of Richmond won a gold medal as Franklin county 4-H livestock champion awarded by Thomas E. Wilson of Chicago Packing. Ottawa reported a mild Christmas with country club golfers and frogs reportedly singing in the lake. Families exchanged holly and fruit from far away, and a Christmas Day 1906 weather note closed the item with a retrospective.
A nostalgic satire urges early Christmas planning with quirky items and outrageous prices. It teases impractical gifts from an unpublished hunting manuscript to a $5,000 gold sewing machine, all riffing on year ahead shopping and lavish, improbable presents.
Local shoppers are urged to support Ottawa merchants by investing in U S Savings Bonds. The campaign promotes discounts and bonuses for participants, with participating stores displaying the bond logo and offering guidance on purchase.
Subscription rates listed for trade area and outside area. In area prices show one month three months six months and one year. outside area prices listed for one month three months six months and one year. Figures: 4.60 appears for outside area.
Dr George W Crane analyzes Bert Z a 37 year old ex salesman driven to drink. The piece discusses causes like guilt punishment provocativ e acts and seeks to promote a booklet on impotence while urging readers to write for materials through The Hopkins Syndicate Melott Ind.
Deeds recorded include Geo S Mounce dec and Walter McMillen admr to Carl Bennett trustee NE% See 216 20 Blanche Stucker to Roderick Cupp Lot 16 Rockwood Acres Virgil Ecord to Lyle J Cordle N125 NE% Lot 7 Baldwin & Taylors Add Roy C Travis to Virgil D Ecord NE% Lot 7 Baldwin & Taylors Add Harry B Marsh to Fred E Hornecker N42 Lot 39 Lot 40 S% Lot 41 Block 2 Hamblins & Walton Add Frans E Anderson to Vernon J Anderson Lot 23-25 Block 129 Orville Cordell to L A Reeder NW% Sec 21 15-19 Edna Gunn to Melvin Barton Tr Sec 11 16-18 Roger D Neighbors to Grover P Nutt Jr Lots 31-83-35-37 Block 5 Garfield Add except Nos 90 and 38 Lester Link to Lindel Chism Lots 2-4-6-8-10-12 Block No 3 Sheldon Add J F Barr to Lucille S Perkins E% NE% NEW SE% Sec 10 19-20 Kenneth B Crouse to Leroy Crouse Lots 23-25-27 Block 114 QCD
About 22.3 percent of all families in the Federal District of Mexico City which corresponds to the District of Columbia in Washington D C have television sets.
Program changes affect accuracy of Wednesday December 26 listings across time slots from 6:00 to 9:00. The guide notes Dr. M Ventor and the Today program alongside NBC channel details.
A scanned listing shows a collage of historical radio times and program names with stations KCMO WDAF KTJO FM WDAK WENO and others. Programs include News Music Talks sports comedies and old time radio favorites like Amos n Andy and Boston Blackie with various hosts and fictional segments.
Mrs Ira Dean reports visits and gatherings in Peohaimes area. Families including Finch, Peggy Sue, and Grace visited Meers. Ottawa callers from Hilton, Meisel, and Preston dropped by Dec 19 to see Alta Conley. Christmas shopping in Ottawa. trips to Lenexa to see M L Dean and deliver gifts. Birthday supper for Mary Mack and Ernest Lawrance families hosted by W H Williams and Richard Williams. Numerous visits to relatives in Harris and Ottawa. several calls by Ira Dean to Bertha and Bell Richard and Will Meyersick.
Morning visitors from Ottawa Peoria and Kansas City filled Sunday at the Lovell Reed and Gibson homes. Connie and Linda Altice of Ottawa joined Mike Lovell for Tuesday evening visits. Ira Dean and Adell Dean hosted their family Sunday. Peoria Ladies pause quilting until after Christmas and plan a session at Alta Conley’s home. The Peoria Christmas church program occurred Christmas Eve at seven.
The United States Treasury collects over 100 million dollars annually from grazing and timber rights in national forests. Kuwait allocates substantial sums to government officials to keep them above temptation and avoid bribes.
Werner E. Brockmeier, 31, a welder, died Saturday from injuries after being struck by a 60 pound weight on Thursday in an accident. The report notes the incident occurred in Topeka. The second sentence references historical political details about Russia under Lenin and Stalin.
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