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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1960
Page
6
A 1960 survey by the National Association of Real Estate Boards shows buyers favor modern kitchens with built in equipment, seen as a strong influence by 177 percent of brokers and moderate by 23 percent. The trend reflects the woman’s central role in home selection as kitchens shift from postage stamp spaces to spacious, integrated rooms.
John Wolbarst curates 165 Polaroid Land images for Amphoto's Polaroid Portfolio No 1. 27 amateurs and 22 professionals contributed across landscapes, still lifes, and technical subjects. The book, printed by gravure, showcases instant prints and hints at future color Polaroid work and native negative possibilities.
The Herald invites Ot tawa readers to share hobby stories from gardening to bird study and collecting. It urges choosing hobbies for personal pleasure, suggests a wide range from artistic to observational pursuits, and requests cooperation from those who enjoy hobbies to inspire others.
America's last narrow gauge passenger train, the Silverton, is saved from scrapping by the Helen Thatcher White Foundation which will buy the line from Denver & Rio Grande Western for 250000. The 45 mile route between Durango and Silverton, once a ore hauler, now serves as a tourist line with rolling stock including a 1923 steam locomotive and multiple cars. The buyer plans to promote southwestern Colorado tourism centering on famed scenery and parks such as Mesa Verde and the Four Corners.
Lester J. Maitland, 60, once Brig. Gen. and pioneering airman who made the first transpacific flight to Hawaii, has become rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Red Bluff. He aims to grow his 350-member congregation and build a local mission after a career spanning WW II air combat, the Mitchell era, and a 1926 Hawaii flight with navigator Albert Hegenberger.
Atty General John Anderson will issue an opinion Monday on the budget session powers. Rep Bob Anderson asks if the session can raise emergency aid and increase the 12.5 million sales tax residue to cities and counties. The budget session can handle fiscal issues but cannot initiate or amend acts. Gov Docking will present the budget at 1 pm Tuesday. school aid stands at 6 per pupil plus 26 million regular aid.
North and western Democratic senators push for a larger role in strategy and legislation this session. Senate leader Lyndon Johnson says the demands are not a leadership challenge. The group wants more meetings of Democratic senators and a vote on electing members to the Democratic Policy Committee.
An advertisement offers a free illustrated booklet from the Ball Clinic in Excelsior Springs Missouri. It promises to reveal non drug, non surgical causes of aches and pains and urges prompt response with no obligation, noting no agent will call and a postcard suffices.
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