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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1960
Page
2
A Kansas youth with prior offenses from Ottawa and Quenemo repeatedly eluded reform. From air pistol theft to parole to junior college, to arms theft with an accomplice and police shootout in Southeast Kansas, he faces serious charges. The piece weighs rehabilitation versus punishment and questions past leniency.
The National Thrift Committee promotes saving an extra one percent of income as inflation protection in 1960. It cites Benjamin Franklin and his adage a penny saved is a penny earned, though notes that today a penny is worth less.
A collection of light social observations contrasts civilized dining with chop sticks and fingers, notes the TV influence on New Year’s Day, and pokes fun at political and sports happenings. It mentions a world tour by the President, BAUCy hosts in Latin America, and jokes about personal grooming and football substitutions.
A devotional prayer emphasizes persistent prayer and faith, asking for continued belief that God answers. It prays for strength to pray without ceasing while serving Christ and His Kingdom on earth, concluding in Jesus name.
Reader letters discuss that terms like increased hilar markings are not diseases but notes on X rays. A doctor explains such phrases are for records and future relevance, while stressing doctors should strive to explain in plain English. The piece also notes ongoing efforts to improve lay understanding of medical terms.
The Ottawa Herald lists publication details and editor names for Ottawa Kansas with subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area by mail. Rates include one month 85 cents, three months 2 dollars, six months 3.75, one year 7 within trade area and higher outside rates, with AP news rights noted.
A dense, OCR heavy listing of Channel 4 NBC CBS ABC and others detailing numerous programs by time slot. It lists multiple classics and show titles such as Rawhide Wagon Train Gunsmoke Desert variety De Niro not present. The fragment includes scheduling blocks for news weather sports and late night movie entries across networks with many repeated program names and partial credits.
The uniform Sunday school lesson for January 10 examines enduring ideas, using Pauls unkillable impact as a metaphor for Christianity against communism. It argues Americans must face facts, recognize Russias strong education and global reach, and pursue a better idea to win the ideological battle without merely defeating the Soviet state.
Radio listings show Osawatomie at 9:0 for Morning Devotions and KOFO Serenade at 9:16 with News Summaries across the 7:48 to 9:30 block. Programs include Family Worship, Centropolis Rapt, Easy Melodies, and Theristophers amid daily grid.
A dense listing of KOFO programs throughout the day detailing Serenade news summaries bulletin boards and various music shows including KOFO Karavan and Sunday programs with times and segments across the schedule. The entry captures the station’s daytime to evening sequence and special features like Weather News and Sports Roundup.
HAL BOYLE writes from New York about the emptiness felt when Christmas is taken down. He recalls two trees in his home a real evergreen for his family and an aluminum tree for their cat Lady Dottie who learned to enjoy her own shiny tree yet gnawed at the metal branches, ending the holiday scene.
Mr and Mrs E M Lawrence entertained multiple guests including Wayne Loughridge Garnett and Alvin Melchert of Grand Forks North Dakota. House guests of Mr and Mrs E J Neely included Mrs Shelton Abersold Indio Calif and families from Abilene Texas and Prairie Village. Mrs Ruth Cope and daughter Joan visited the Co C Burch home while Mrs Charles Plough of Benson Arizona stayed with her daughter Mrs John Dickey. Mrs Robert Dickey visited her daughter Miss Delores Carleton in Wichita. Ella Lincoln marked her 91st birthday on January 3.
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