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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1961
Page
2
A four-editorial page from the Ottawa Herald dated Tuesday January 17 1961 presents brief opinion pieces. The editorials cover local governance, national policy, and community concerns with the period voice and stance typical of early 1960s newspapers.
The State Highway Department proposes three routes for K68 west of Ottawa. The diagonal route to US75 north of Lyndon would shorten travel by about five miles and provide access to the Pomona reservoir and future recreation area. It would require a stub road from Driver's Corner to Quenemo, while the Quenemo to US75 segment would revert to Osage County and nearby towns. Melvern area would lose with longer detours, but Interstate 35 slated to run nearby may yield a future high-standard route, reducing local travel burdens.
This column comments on the then current political and social scene. It jokes about the White House, inaugural ball, minimum wage, and unemployment, then shifts to varied observations on the Kansas Turnpike, buckwheat harvests, and highway fatalities with satirical asides.
A devotional prayer urging daily service to God and mindful evangelism. It cites Matthew 10 32 ASV and asks for seriousness in one’s own faith to win others to Christ. The prayer closes in Jesus name with the Lord's Prayer sentiment.
Readers send questions to Dr Molner on topics from fat and weight to eye color genetics and post surgery swelling. The column discusses how excess eating creates fat, the possibility of dark brown eyed children, lymphedema after mastectomy and the value of early arm movement, quitting smoking methods, pellagra causes due to B vitamin lack, and self care for varicose veins with a reference to a booklet offer.
A summary of early 20th century notes: Will Hays rode the Santa Fe Chief from New York to Hollywood via Ottawa Junction. Mr and Mrs Robert Blum visited Philadelphia relatives. Prof W R Binns of Appanoose High School was quarantined with mumps. James Smith Harry Buckles John Ivey and Pink Langdon spent Sunday with friends in Kansas City. A gas regulator failure near Ottawa University Science Hall cut gas to campus buildings for almost a day. Charlton Cottage girls warmed by a small fireplace and cooked on a wood range. Laura Wood of Santa Fe New Mexico remarked she wished to be home.
New York AP reports television tends to hide forecasts in flashy weather segments. Critics say announcers distract viewers with maps and flashy graphics while the actual forecast remains obscured.
TV guide style listing outlines this evening’s programs across channels 4 through 9. Garry Moore Variety Show on channels 5 and 18 features Jo Stafford and Dick Van Dyke with Art Carney in a theme of conformity. Other items include Father Knows Best, Rifleman, Wyatt Earp, Dobie Gillis, Alfred Hitchcock, Stagecoach West with Lilly de Milo, Tom Ewell comedy, Thriller in Morocco, Red Skelton replacement, My Three Sons, and a 1936 film Trail of the Lonesome Pine starring Sylvia Sidney, with a 10:15 late slot.
Dodge City AP reports the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers appoints James W. Gunn of Dodge City as executive secretary, succeeding Joe Berkely. Berkely and High Plains Publishers will continue to handle publicity and public relations.
Hodding Carter, Pulitzer prize editor from Delta Democrat-News Greenville Mississippi, will deliver the 12th annual William Allen White lecture at the University of Kansas on February 10. He will receive the 1961 National Citation for Journalistic Merit from the William Allen White Foundation, with Dolph Simons presenting. The day includes the foundation’s annual board meeting and the Kansas Citation announcement, all on William Allen White’s birthday.
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with editor Robert B. Wellington and publisher Guy Snedaker. It outlines subscription rates for trade area by mail and rates for outside trade area, including monthly and yearly options and tax note.
Los Angeles AP reports four alternate jurors begin selection after nine jurors and three alternates are agreed for the third Finch murder trial. Dr. R Bernard Finch and his partner Carole Tregoff face the fatal shooting of Barbara Jean Finch on July 18, 1959, following two prior deadlocked juries.
Hollywood AP reports John Huston completed The Misfits final cut a two hour Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable tribute. Huston recalls Gable’s discipline and steadiness on set while noting his shock at Gable’s death and Marilyn Monroe’s excellent performance.
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