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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1957
Page
2
The Kansas Senate adopts a merit based approach to screening 51 appointments made by former governor Fred Hall Now awaiting confirmation The policy rejects partisan overreach and preserves individual assessment of each appointee praising the senate for resisting rash action driven by personalities
Editors note readers clash over beer ads sacred images and provocative photos. A letter praises mixed coverage including church features alongside ads. Complaints target a police photo of a convict, a movie star’s swimsuit shot, and distant newspaper reports.
A jokey column notes 200000 beards in the country with three fourths on unattached men. It jokes about inflation, offers quips on fashion and married life, mocks 1957 forecasts, recounts a Detroiter jailed for begging, and puns on insurance and prices for 1972.
Reports from across the area note measles illness of Kenneth Reddick at 123% N Main. John Sullivan sees two flocks of wild ducks northward, hinting at prosperity. Rantoul officials pass a street light ordinance cutting bulbs and total lights to save budget. Ottawa University pep assembly features Coach Dee Errickson Berry Dillon and Cheerleader Herbert Harrah ahead of Haskell game. Birth announced for Byrd Ross daughter. Residents visit Topeka include Bennett Waring Clark. Mrs Tilock visits Illinois relatives. Charles Burlingame, ex Ottawan, visits from Chanute. he is a Santa Fe conductor. J W Wilson buys Huggins farm near Pomona. Deputy Marshal Paramore returns from southern trip. S Coen of Lincoln township returns from Kansas City with two carloads of cattle.
New York profile of Dr. Laurence C. Jones founder of Piney Woods Country Life School. It highlights his philosophy that keeping youths busy with meaningful work forestalls trouble and builds character. His school, grown from a stump desk to a 500-student campus, trains students in multiple trades and places graduates in diverse careers. He emphasizes prayer and self-help, noting many students come from challenging homes and that none of his graduates have been jailed.
Ronnie J a 13 year old troubled by enuresis fears attending a state parade away from home. The article urges reliance on alarm clocks, self-responsibility, and caution against flippant judgment while detailing methods and a DIY "N-Uroclast" device to retrain the habit.
A sweeping deal with Frank Sinatra for 42 half hour shows four one hour slots and six summer repeats totals about 5 million dollars for time and talent ABC proceeds on a Kate Smith hour and a Christmas documentary Call to Freedom is set for Producers Showcase in January. NBC gears to cover the first artificial satellite launch with IBM sponsorship. Several stars including Gisele MacKenzie Greer Garson Jerry Lewis Jack Benny and Eddie Fisher are tied to NBC CBS and Desilu projects with dates announced for January through June.
TV schedule fragment shows last minute program changes for Friday January 1. Listings include Channel 4 5 9 13 NBC CBS ABC CBS with Yikitty Yak Looney Tunes Boxing Western News On Trial Big Story Early Show Tonight. Time blocks 6:00 to 10:00 feature KCMO News WDAF Top of Evening Beatty Robt Lewis Amos n Andy Fan Club Job Clinics Bob and Ray Philo Vance Boxing Sports World Tonight.
Garden City residents will get time off to view President Eisenhower during his drought inspection trip. His plane will land at the local airfield twelve miles from town and he will not enter the city.
Radio schedule fragment lists programs and times for multiple stations including KCMO and WDAF with hosts Jack Benny Miss Brooks Mitch Miller Philharmony and Catholic Hour. It reads like a partial guide with channels and show names represented in dense shorthand. The fragment hints at a Saturday slate across stations and a few numeric markers.
During an hour-long stop a speaker will tour farms and fields by car. The Garden City Telegram will close for an hour and a half so staff can attend the air base visit. Dr LeRoy A Hood says tentative plans call for schools to dismiss if transport to the airport can be arranged.
A brief note highlights a company dinner custom of placing the guest of honor first at the seating and service, reflecting etiquette and respect within organizational events. The practice emphasizes politeness and thoughtful ceremony in formal meals.
A devotional fragment from The Upper Rovite emphasizes prayer as a path to intimate communion with the Master. It asks readers to lift their minds to God and seek victorious living through prayer in His name.
From a New York City column and reader letters. Tax rates outline 4 percent tax on the first 4200 earnings for employees with employer match, 6 percent on net earnings for self employed. Other questions cover 90 day service rule for veterans pensions and maid payroll Social Security coverage when wages exceed fifty dollars in cash quarterly.
Question about underpayment in Social Security checks and how payments are calculated. Guidance to request a case review from the Social Security office and obtain a full explanation. Veteran widow pension figures given: $50.40 base. $63 with a dependent, plus $7.56 per extra child. Earning limits for retirees: up to $1,200 annually between 65 and 72. no limit after age 72.
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