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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1956
Page
2
A fragment discusses a network program and a tribute to J Edgar Hoover. It argues against the term cop, claiming it degrades professions from undertakers to reporters. The piece critiques euphemistic language and urges reform aligned with anti establishment sentiment.
A collage of reflections on social change and wartime America. The piece touches on gender norms, handwriting grammar debates, juvenile delinquency fears, Brinks robbery coverage, car design trends, and rising paper costs shaping urban papers amid rationing. It weaves nostalgia with concern for modern shifts in culture and economy.
A hometown scene shows a worried father preparing for a double wedding with plans for a single ceremony role and minimal participation. The piece also lampoons baby sitters as potential national rulers, imagining their strikes and impact on social life and parties.
A compilation of terse local items notes past business ties between Emporia accountants Brinkman and Henning planning a branch in town, Dr. Fred E. Rogers starting as an Ottawa physician, and Mrs. Clara McMahan shopping in Ottawa. Also recalls Chamber of Commerce gains and drought relief efforts, plus a Santa Fe express incident and local residents facing minor ailments.
A survey of readers noting that the Smith surname dwarfs all others in the United States with over 1,500 named Smith, Smythe, Schmitt, and Schmidt. the population counts grow by about 110 daily, while other curiosities and trivia about cars, crime, health, and science fill a sprawling, informal list.
Enid city court fined two men 25 dollars each after Game Ranger Bill Severe charged them with shooting migratory waterfowl. The ranger learned of the incident from wives' photo tip, and a local newspaper carried the story.
Betty L a 30 year old farmer's wife near Appleton Wisconsin balances motherhood and farming duties while canning jams tending a garden and managing 300 baby chickens Her busy life contrasts with claims of self pity and insomnia as she shares details of berries peaches apples and kids with a note on polio and a closing promotion for Hopkins Syndicate charts and Herald Want Ads.
A newspaper listing shows a January two day broadcast grid with KTJO KMBC and WDAF stations offering a mix of dinner music news plays comedy drama and campus news from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM on Wednesday January 25 and continuing into Thursday January 26. Programs include Dinner Music News Truth or Consequences The Great Gildersleeve Goon Show and Classic Corner among others with scheduled times and channel pairs.
Ashland Kansas Martyn Korf Burdett former stockman said he will file for the Democratic nomination for U S Senator within 30 days. He has visited more than 40 counties since announcing in November and expects substantial majorities statewide due to support from Republicans and independents.
In San Francisco engineers foresee helicopters lifting 10 to 15 ton loads, with D E Gustafson of Sikorsky claiming you could hitch a house to a helicopter and move it to a new site and foundation at a Helicopter Association of America meeting yesterday.
The item lists subscription rates and mailing options with names including Guy Sredaker Don Huls Don Shipman and Howard Hoadrey, noting daily except Sundays and holidays. It mentions the Ottawa Kansas post office and roles such as editor managing editor advertising and mechanical superintendent in the trade area.
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