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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1961
Page
2
On Page Four of the January 4 1981 Ottawa Herald editors present opinions on local governance and civic affairs. The column reflects the era's editorial tone and concerns with community leadership and public policy.
Weekend clashes in Laos show rebels seizing a province and several cities while government troops counterattack. Western nations meet to assess Red North Vietnam and Russian backing, signaling growing Cold War tensions and the risk of a Korea-style crisis.
The state offers a Kansas Centennial tag for a quarter to be placed on the car front. Proceeds help fund Centennial observance costs and promote interest in the celebration statewide and nationally.
The retiring postmaster general is an auto mobile retailer. The incoming one sells in surance. Wouldn't it be a novelty if the post office de partment was put in charge of a mailman. The St. Joseph, Missouri, police have been offered a $10 reward by a man if they can find his missing wife. He's probably the type who would offer his wife as a re ward for the return of a missing $10 bill. Months now since any of those mysterious ob jects flitting through space have been sighted. Once more Americans are not seeing flying sau cers but only the familiar old spots before their eyes, Godabout friend finally has persuaded his re luctant wife to go overseas with him next spring. Under such circumstances on his return he will find that his itinerary included only the white regions of Europe. Classified advertisement in an exchange: Want ed-Baby sitting, house cleaning, chicken pick ing, cafe work, ironing, or will make your pies for you in my home by order. Can't you hear the cry, "Keep those chicken-picking hands off my baby''? Down in Texas apes successfully have been trained for factory jobs, so with some coach ing they should be able to substitute for the almost vanished shoe polishers. For those with scuffed footwear they would offer monkey shines, of course. President Kennedy will not be one to be found frequently on the links. So it will not be possible to explain his sins of omission by saying ome body golfed. Fortunate indeed during the holidays was a family in our neighborhood. When they couldn't find the ladder to put the star on the top of their Christmas tree, they borrowed the baske tball player son of the family next door.
A devotional prayer seeks divine fellowship with God through Jesus Christ. The text invokes Psalm 126:3 and asks for unobstructed communion in life and death, ending with the Lord's Prayer cadence and the word Amen.
A dense listing of prime time programming across networks with many shows, film titles, news, and variety acts. Notable entries include Perry Como, Donna Reed, Wagon Train, Play Your Hunch, The Price is Right, Naked City, Wagon Train, and The Twilight Zone style variety hours, reflecting a full slate of 1960s era broadcasts.
Dear reader letters discuss sleep trouble from overactive minds and restless evenings. Dr Mulner suggests physical activity, engaging hobbies, warm milk or bath, and hard reading to tire the mind and promote sleep. Diet and certain infections are briefly referenced in other notes.
Auld Lang Syne 25 Years Ago notes H S Mike Hicks installed as Ottawa Kiwanis Club president. Williamsburg's oldest citizen Mrs Alice Harrison observed her 91st birthday. C Garrett of Ottawa injured after a 3rd and Hickory truck fall. Lisle Hickey Wilbur Judy Euphemia Smart Alfred Waddle Roscoe Redmond KU students return to Ottawa after holidays. Miss Golda Lathrop ill and threatened with pneumonia.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area by mail. In Kansas only, add 2 percent sales tax to quoted prices. The paper is published daily except Sundays and holidays and is a member of the Associated Press.
AP writer Cynthia Lowry notes New York TV facilities lag behind Hollywood with cramped rehearsal spaces and scattered theaters. CBS plans a seven-studio complex by 1964, signaling continued New York production and a potential return of live dramas once more on par with Hollywood.
AP writer Bob Thomas reports Jerry Lewis, producer director writer and star at Paramount, has the studio build him a half million dollar three story mansion cross section for Ladies man, using a public address system to issue his wishes. The piece notes Lewis may be Cecil B. DeMille’s successor in influence, shaping the lot and production with unconventional power.
A fragmented TV listings montage notes channels 9 5 4 and 13 with shows such as Man From Cochise Aquanauts Wagon Train Donna Reed and Hawaiian Eye. It mentions actors like Sal Mineo Marilyn Monroe and Eddie and Liz and comments on film quality and public reception. The piece blends program notes with gossip about critics and industry figures.
Mrs Ben Baker entertained Bethel Sunday School youths in a community gathering. Mr and Mrs Charles Jones hosted a New Year dinner for the Clark families. Guests traveled from Osage City Ottawa Lawrence Overbrook Topeka and Kansas City.
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