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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1955
Page
4
Editorial argues a bill to extend Phog Allen’s tenure to age 72 contesting the 70 year retirement rule for Regents staff. It supports the measure as popular with fans but warns athletics excess shapes higher education policy, noting Allen’s wins and Field House opening.
Washington's birthday sparks humorous musings on appetite, lawmaking, and aging. The piece critiques overlong statutes, antitrust rulings on prizefighting, and shifts in bread and stock prices, blending satirical whimsy with social observations. It recalls a photo of a historic rail doodlebug and muses on one-man rail concepts amid unions and policy.
An eyewitness story traces how a worn twenty avoids cashing in New York City and elsewhere. It recounts repeated refusals for change at various shops and a taxi, suggesting counterfeit risk and the moral that a twenty may be hard to cash in big cities. Prior experiences show merchants wary of counterfeit currency.
A look back across the years notes tax season memories from 15 years ago with church service changes at the Sacred Heart after a recent fire. Tomorrow marks observance of the World Day of Prayer. Also recalled is a burglary at Pomona High School with about 150 dollars missing and a county corn contest result.
HAL BOYLE recalls how joining the Boy Scouts shaped his life and saved him in war. He notes the movement's 45th anniversary, its growth to 3.7 million members, and credits Scouting with teaching courage, discipline, and gratitude. He recounts a WWII river crossing near Morocco where a fellow soldier helped him reach safety.
Dr. George W. Crane offers views on how young men win a sweetheart. The case recounts a 19 year old's reverence for a college classmate, a shift after seeing a flashy salesman, and the idea that boldness and wit replace excessive gallantry. Crane promises more in tomorrow's Case Record.
U S Southwest Bell Telephone Co cleans up after last week s ice storm described as the worst in 25 years. Twenty extra crews replace 100 poles 500 crossarms and miles of wire between Winfield and Wichita. European packaging notes on collapsible metal tubes appear in the article.
Newspaper staff and subscription lines list roles and rates with names such as Don Hula Guy Snedake editor and Howard Hoadley. Includes managing editor business manager advertising manager and subscription details for trade area 39 mall and mail rates. The fragment ends with unreadable figures and prices.
Television schedule notes programs on air for Channel 2 KFEQ TV and others including Captain Video, News, Weather, Sports, classic dramas, game shows, and late night features. Entities include stations KFEQ TV WIBW Topeka KOMO KC KC KMBO WOAF, programs like Captain Video Gunsmoke and Perry Como, with time blocks from 5:00 p.m. to 10:50 p.m. across channels.
A scrambled OCR style grid shows multiple stations KMBC WDAF WDAR KTJO and others listing programs by time such as News, Sports, Dragnet and Amos and Andy. The fragment hints at a local broadcast guide with names like Morgan Beatty and Tenn. Ernie and shows a mix of daytime and evening lineups across several stations.
A 14 month old Pee isctor hatte ite was in West Sacramento when a large wooden box lid fell on her neck after reaching into a neighbor’s toy box. Peggy stayed with a neighbor while her mother shopped, and Mrs. John Allen was nearby.
Los Angeles reports the National Assn for Better Radio and Television selected television's Disneyland and radio's Man's Right to Knowledge as the top programs of 1954. The announcement highlights the awards for the two media platforms and notes the association's ongoing effort to elevate quality broadcasting.
A letter from Mrs. Deck Jones of Princeton RA argues the Ottawa police fined her son $50 for a reckless driving incident on icy streets after he hit a parking meter. She notes he was returning from work and contends peers drafted into service influenced the outcome, urging consideration in judgment. She also references unrelated broadcasts and awards from TV and radio history.
Subscriptions and renewals received by The Herald feature names by town including Ottawa Charles Hull Mrs E H Adamson George W Studebaker Mrs Frank Brown Earl Pope Lee Peterson Maude Evans Williamsburg Emmett McEvoy Richmond Josie Brown Willis Yerkes Wellsville Bill Garrett Marvin Boyer Joe Dulmeier Pomona Harry Tesar F E Zimmerman Jaal Frank Crammer Homewood William Haag Princeton F A Warner Baldwin C B Gilliland L A Reeder Quenemo George Niehoff Kenneth E F Miller Overbrook Charles Fawl Michigan Valley Mrs Maggie Shoaf Melvern V Y B Gragg Waverly John Ore Charles Clarkson Ten pounds of air at 86 degrees Fahrenheit can hold 3 1 2 ounces of water compared to 2 1 2 ounces at freezing.
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