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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1955
Page
3
The piece argues for converting the temporary fifth cent gas tax into a permanent levy and adding a new one cent tax, citing highway aid funding and revenue needs while noting potential relief if motorists accept higher taxes or alternative fuel efficiency. It contrasts Kansas with higher taxes in other states and nations to fund road improvements.
A reflective column surveys a new 30 year government bond issue selling well amid talk of future stability. It weighs grinding concerns about Communists, census mistakes, and social shifts, then pivots to light anecdotes about inches, credit, tubeless tires, Formosa, pioneers, bleacher seats, and trailer living.
New York City visit yields mixed impressions with thousands of residents many unaware of one another and skeptical about social connections. The remarks reflect on urban life, anonymity, and public behavior in a densely populated locale.
Fire gutted Sacred Heart church and plans to rebuild were made immediately. More than 200 people were expected to attend the Lincoln Day dinner next week. Colder weather with snow was forecast for this part of the state.
NEW YORK The automation era reaches bars as Eustace Scannell unveils a metal liquor meter to pour fixed amounts, cut spillage, and standardize martinis. He explains settings for extra dry drinks while asserting gin remains essential to a true martini and notes pilots for hotel chains already adopting the device.
Dr. Crane discusses evaluating a fiancé before marriage using a 200 point Tests for Sweethearts. Larry, a 23 year old Army lieutenant, ends his engagement over unchanging faults, illustrating how pre marriage judgments save future heartbreak. Readers are urged to request the tests via Hopkins Syndicate for guidance.
The document lists 3 F Harris Ben Huls Guy Snedaker with editorial and managerial roles including editor managing editor and advertising manager. It also references Sy Alail and Hales in the trade area with subscription options and rates for one, three, and six months by mail, with outside area prices.
A dense listing of Monday February 7 television lineups across KFEQ WDAF KMBC KTJO and KMLO style columns detailing channel numbers program titles times and block schedules for news sports cartoons dramas and variety shows at stations in Kansas City Topeka and St. Joseph with numerous still images and cross-promotions for shows like Perry Como Captain Video and Lucy among others
A fragmented list shows staggered broadcasts across KMBC, WDAF, KTJO, WDAP and others. Programs include Stop the Music, Dragnet, Amos and Andy, Perry Como, Dinah Shore, and Navy Show with varied times and stations, reflecting a busy midweek Radio lineup.
A series of reader questions covers independence for a 24 year old son, private lives of I Love Lucy actors, police training paths, how long to keep records, and cowboy stunt doubles. The column answers advise firm boundaries with grown children, list universities for criminology, note record retention varies by state law, and recount Tom Mix as an example of a stunt double era.
Lawrence Special reports that the University of Kansas will have a spring enrollment of 1,000. At regular registration 6,728 students enrolled, 359 more than in 1954. Late enrollments expected 250 to 300. Lawrence campus attendance is 6,073 with 650 at the Medical Center in Kansas City.
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