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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1956
Page
2
An editorial argues US narcotics policy fails despite harsh laws and enforcement. It cites a marijuana party in California with 87 attendees including 16 teenagers, notes rising addiction across Western nations, and suggests economic and psychological forces undermine prohibition. The piece calls for studying alternative approaches rather than harsher penalties.
A collage of sharp witticisms from 1950 on politics romance and social quirks. Jests target Prince Rainier III of Monaco married life politicians threats to Eisenhower and gender pension rules while noting headhunters in Ecuador and a Kansas City airport bid. The piece riffs on television time and chivalry amid a busy string of reflections.
The column ponders retirement fears and joys as men plan fishing sleep hobbies and easy days. A retiree reader recalls a colleague who found six months needed to adjust and then the best job ever after leaving daily deadlines.
The item recalls Col. H. M. Funston illness at his Ottawa home and a blizzard flood event on the river. It notes Farmers Elevator planning a new bin, Mrs Eva Binford selling Way Side Inn to Mr and Mrs J B Ross of Gridley, and reports of more smallpox cases in the area. Burglars hit four Richmond businesses while the county medical society holds its third annual banquet. F B Peck buys the grocery stock of S B Gray at 320 S Main, and H H Cowan engages in a real estate deal in St Louis.
New York opens with a head waiter lamenting fast eating by Americans then shares anecdotes from Steve Terzano of the Ritz about celeb orders. He recalls dream menus featuring Amundsen Dewey Grace Kelly Hoover and others with exact dishes and wine, plus a price comparison to a yacht and a hamburger alternative.
The Federal Housing Administration approved plans for 535 housing units at Smoky Hills Air Force Base Salina. Bids from private contractors are expected within a few weeks, with FHA spokesman noting approval under the Housing Act provisions.
Dr George W Crane weighs Annette R a 24 year old stenographer's struggle to catch a husband, urging her to broaden goals beyond marriage and use light flirtation plus genuine conversation to spark male interest. He cites Galahad as a model of helpful focus and notes many women find happiness without marriage. The column also mentions baseball outtakes and a 1955 Milwaukee Braves record.
TV listings show a block of programs including news segments, The Star News, and Dragnet. Entries reference names like Preston and Groucho, with times such as 7:30 and 4:00. The fragment hints at a station schedule and program labels rather than a complete lineup.
A scrambled listing shows KTJO KMBC WRAF and multiple stations with programs like News Dinner and Evening shows. Mentions KTJO WDAP WDAF KMBC Showtine Campus News and boxing clips while noting church services on the page’s end.
Relatives from Edgerton attended the Dorothy Stogsdill and William Smith wedding at Argentine Methodist church in Kansas City. Local families hosted supper and visits. several community members were guests, ill, or recovering, with notes on twins at Triplett farm and deaths of Mrs. Ples Aldridge and Mrs. Ben Hall in Missouri. Rev Will is Taplin’s stroke reported. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Gardner honored at a Sunday dinner.
The Herald lists new subscriptions and renewals from Ottawa J C Hannaman Jodia Cole Fritz Brinkman Raymond Bettge Mrs Ruth Moody Earl Ware A F Bonskowski Mrs Frank Brown Ed Seyler Jim Allen Princes ton A Oestreicher Robert Hotchkiss J N Brown Guy Triplett J E Hally Wells ville Mrs Belle Sholtz A F Cox W B Hutchinson Harvey Rew Pomona Ralph Iken berry Will Surbaugh W C Humphrey Claude Rea James Driver Williamsburg Leonard Hermreck M C Fitzgerald Lester Miller Rantoul Charles Bloomer J R Ball Melvern Bertha Perez A H Nell Greeley Mrs Maggie Litsch W J Lickteig H L Bodenhamer Dean Register Arthur Wittry Earl Poss Osawatomie A J Dryden W A Wilson Garnett Richard Strobel Overbreak Albert Turner Walnut pecan and hickory nuts store best in a cool and dry place claim Purdue University horticulturists.
The article notes a prayer gathering at Edgerton Community Hall hosted by Assumption Parish with Father Gardner honored by a food shower. Short talks by Father Gardner and E G Braun preceded an afternoon program featuring Barbra Schmidt and Rosemary Dwyer, then piano solos by Patty Gillespie and Pat Schmidt, plus vocal performances by the Gillespie family with accordion accompaniment. Edgerton teams swept Rantoul in Tuesday and Thursday games, with high school girls also victorious at Rantoul.
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