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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1956
Page
2
The piece criticizes TV and radio public service programs that grill guests on air, noting sensationalism and coercive questioning. It compares the practice to a courtroom cross examination, likening the toughest interrogations to a third degree. The article recalls a Wisconsin senator as a chief interrogator in a prior show.
A quirky column notes the era’s odd ads and jokes about dominos in touring families, ironic birthday gags, illiterate officials, sewing clubs, Gina Lollobrigida’s TV buzz, and tax history. It quips on Lent advice from physicians versus pastors, winter mornings, and general social foibles.
Seventeen to twenty eight years ago a mix of local events is noted including a Coca Cola building roof being put on at Second and Walnut, Al Tucker’s reelection as Ottawa Hunting and Fishing Association president, Rev R L Mobley joining the Nazarene church, Judge Clive Owen in Lawrence on business, a local store advertising steak at 17 cents per pound, burglaries at Lane post office and hardware, Uncle Joe Beets visiting Paola, Mrs A Hester hosting the WCTU quilting party, and W H Helper becoming Homewood postmaster.
A clipping discusses a Post Office device that says Thank you for buying stamps when no money is inserted. It notes initial costs of four thousand dollars per unit decreasing to under one thousand, and imagines other phrases and features such as singing machines, poems, and even a coffee spigot to save time during stamp purchases. The piece satirically questions taxpayer burden and party politics in post office innovations.
A collage of notes from Boyle's Morning Mail highlights costs of parenting, office work shortages, and quirks of modern life. It cites a $800 annual baby cost for a $6,500 income, labor-saving gadgets, and random cultural observations.
New Orleans reports Donald Wyclskala of Bismarck North Dakota told FBI agents he killed a Seattle couple near McFarland California on Sunday because the man nagged him about his driving. He was arrested on a bus with the bloody hatchet in hand, after the double murder and related auto attack were confirmed by coroner Stanley Newman. The couple were struck on the head with the hatchet and their throats cut.
Dr George W Crane argues the salesman is the sparkplug of civilization, citing their role in popularizing household tech and mobilizing wartime production. He warns salesmen must memorize a canned talk and master pause and praise, offering a booklet and Psychology charts for purchase.
A chaotic OCR reel lists radio and TV figures and programs including Arthur Godfrey and Garry Moore, with a mix of shows such as Strike It Rich and Guiding Light. It reads like a local entertainment guide intertwining news, movies, and theater listings with station names Channel 9 Channel 4 ABC NBC and others.
Local radio grid lists programs across KMBC WDAF KTJO and neighboring outlets. Shows include News, Dinner Music, Tour Report, Campus News, and Top of Broning, with segments hosted by Morgan Beatty and Groucho among others, ending with Herald Want Ads.
Funeral services were held for Charles Ross who died February 4 at White Church Kansas with Rev. E W Newton officiating. Interment was at National Cemetery Fort Leavenworth with U S Army Post military services. Jesse D McDaniel died February 2 with Elder C H Andrews presiding at McVey-Dengel Mortuary. Interment followed at Highland Cemetery.
A religious note reflecting on Jesus sending the twelve two by two and thanking God for life’s partnerships. It emphasizes using this privilege for God’s glory and the common good through Christ.
Lyon County District Court prepares for a February term crowded with Kansas Turnpike land appeal cases. Over 30 cases involve appeals from appraisers' awards for right of way, with both turnpike authority and landowners sometimes appealing.
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