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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1956
Page
2
Ottawa failed to meet its $20,800 goal for the Community Chest, falling over $600 short. Compared with peers, Ottawa’s modest target and missed mark may curb services offered by participating organizations, dimming the city’s civic pride.
A collection of quirky lines comments on Congress, color TV, football schedules, divorces, and social observations. The snippets poke at pre election lawmaking, cost of living, and changing traditions with humorous asides about aviation, Christmas, education, and military forecasts.
Auld Lang Syne notes show H L O Neill reelected president of the Wellsville bank fifteen years ago. County teams faced flu outbreaks, with 25 years past election of H W Shoger as chairman of county commissioners. A L Cook of Ottawa became treasurer of the Kansas Contractors Association fifty years ago. The public library board voted to purchase $100 of new books. The Enterprise Carriage factory completed a practical automobile under Sekalton’s supervision.
Analyzing the Virginia state election, the author argues that a two to one vote to amend the state constitution to fund private, segregated schools defies the Supreme Court and federal authority. The piece predicts broader Southern defiance and a quiet but potent second Civil War, unlikely to be resolved without major economic and political shifts.
A man is arrested for bank robbery and fears his photo in the newspaper more than prison. A woman is convicted of abortion and taken to serve a sentence, lamenting the photographer. A Californian leaves $500,000 to two women with rules against alcohol tobacco and men, paying $300 a month each. The nation obsesses over romance with Marilyn Monroe Joe DiMaggio and Grace Kelly Prince Rainier headlines.
New York report catalogs types of male bargain shoppers in department store sales. It notes chaotic scenes as shoppers wrestle for clothing, with columns describing pirates, cautious investors, lords of the manor, wanderers, spendthrifts, and other archetypes in a comic tone.
Dr George W Crane discusses couples and social intelligence in a column warning husbands to see how their habits affect marriage. He notes halitosis dandruff and tact gaps can alienate wives, urging readers to use his Tests for Husbands and Wives to rate themselves and improve relations.
A fragmented TV schedule item lists a block from 10:00 to 12:30 on Sunday with unclear January 15 andweekday references plus stray terms. The readable fragment hints at a light afternoon to late night programming block across a weekend.
On Saturday January 14 the radio lineup features KTJO Dinner Music KMBC News WDAR Toes of Evening WDAP Morgan Beatty KMBC Showtime 7 00 Edward Morgan WDAF Fan Club 7330 KMBC Sound Mirror 8 30 Off Beat WDAF Fan Club 9 00 WDAF Boxing KMBC News 9331 WDAF Fibber KGas 10 08 WDAF News KSBC Dilson Show.
A playful ad copy mocks the American male at a men’s bargain sale. It promises a humorous experience as wives plan returns of coats and shoes next Monday, urging girls not to miss this entertainment bargain. The punchline jokes about girdles and zipper costs.
The fragment lists the Ottawa Herald masthead and staff roles including editor and advertising manager. It mentions mailing options and subscription rates by month and year, but the text is heavily garbled with missing words and stray characters.
A government survey shows major drops in farm grain holdings in Kansas. Wheat stocks totaled 28,245,000 bushels, down 45 percent from last year and 52 percent below the 10-year average. Corn holdings stood at 13,715,000 bushels, about 30 percent below last year and 66 percent under the 10-year average. Sorghum, oats, rye and soybeans also fell. hay and barley were similar to a year ago. About 15 million bushels of wheat and 12 million of corn moved from farms since Oct. 1. Buy U. S. Savings bonds.
A readable list of Sunday and midweek worship times across multiple churches in Miami County and surrounding areas. Key pastors named include Cecil V. Kraimer and Carl A. Grondorf with services from 9 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. plus evening and midweek gatherings. ministers and church schools are noted for First Baptist Quenemo Union Chapel Methodist Leo Sandon Princeton Methodist Leo Bandgon Mt Olivet Baptist Ross Sackman and others.
Bridal shower honors Miss Mary Catherine Gillespie ahead of January wedding to William Harralson. Edgerton Methodist Church hosts January prayer vigil and reports Bible studies and services across area churches. Local school notes mention Gene Lusk back at KU, Wellsville games, and multiple church announcements with pastor names and service times. Community social details include potluck notes, visitors, hospital stays, and a January ladies luncheon by the Edgerton Presbyterian Women.
Mrs. Elmer H. Duty of Nevada Missouri disputes Karl Lee’s assertion that recently born 19 pound 8 ounce twins rank as the third largest in medical history. She recalls her own twins born February 24 1934 in Nevada weighing 20 pounds 4 ounces.
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