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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1955
Page
2
The Capital condemns and then defends printing funeral notices that omit flowers while arguing for broad free press. The piece urges consistency to stop publishing all nonconforming notices, from cremation preferences to church suppers and public broadcasts, as discriminatory or intrusive.
A neighbor had a parakeet egg for breakfast day before yesterday morning. Another neighbor explains spots on the living room carpet come from wringing out the Old Year. A general rearrangement of furniture makes a woman realize she liked it better as it was.
Local editor notes missed national bird count week and sparse reporting in town. He cites one redbird sighting, a man seeking to rid pigeons, a claim of a million sparrows, and snow hindering feeding efforts amid Audubon society activity.
A report recalls that 15 years ago B W Kelsey was elected president of the Ran foul State Bank. The item mentions social scenes with Clarence Ward and a fast horse ride and notes W E Bancroft at 404 E 11th with the flu.
A fragmented New York column narrates a bustling hotel room scene about snow, a family debate, and a 500 word limit for a piece. It weaves in political satire with a mock talk of global powers and lonely hearts, ending on a playful note about counting words and cash.
Norman E. Isaacs Louisville Times managing editor will give the sixth annual William Allen White lecture at the University of Kansas on February 10. Dean Burton W. Marvin notes Isaacs, 1953 president of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association, will address on Conscience and the Editor.
A dense listing shows channel schedules across KRFEQ and local stations with programs from morning to late night. It names air times, show titles, and featured acts including wrestling, dramas, variety hours, game shows, and news segments across multiple channels.
Prominent Colorado attorney Meyer J recounts using Dr. Crane’s marriage booklets to steer clients away from divorce. He cites multiple lawyers and judges employing these tools, noting most couples improved after reading Tests for Husbands and Wives, Sex Problems in Marriage, Budget Chart, and Tests for Fathers & Mothers. Only two of 31 couples pursued divorce after counseling.
A cluttered listing outlines radio programming across KMBC WDAF WNAF and other stations with times and show names. Entries include musical acts quiz segments and variety programs spanning mornings to late evenings featuring hosts actors and fictional characters.
The Ottawa Herald page fragment shows editorial roles and subscription rates formatted with errors and misspellings. Names include Baers and Snedaker with managers listed, while the post office request and price terms appear garbled.
Eight western states recorded 2,670 highway deaths in 1954, down 34 from 2,704 in 1953. Kansas, Arizona, and Colorado posted longer death lists. New Mexico Nebraska Montana Utah Wyoming all reduced deaths or stayed level, with causes blamed on driver carelessness and better winter weather. Harold Pellegrino cites weather and risk awareness as factors in Kansas.
Legals notice records a City of Ottawa Kansas resolution to grade gutter curb pave and improve South Poplar Street from 13th to 14th streets with steel reinforced Portland cement concrete six inch thickness on a four inch base, special assessments to pay the cost, adopted January 12 1955 by Mayor W W Robe and City Clerk L J Crater. Also repeats Fourteenth Street improvement from Oak to Mulberry with same specifications and assessments, published January 11 to 21 1955. Concerns voter registration notice and registration requirements for those not voting in Nov 1914 or who moved since then.
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