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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1957
Page
2
Editorial notes Franklin County Soil Conservation District reaches its fifteenth year as practices to halt erosion and retain moisture spread across farms. It states 61 percent of county farms have adopted conservation measures, with ongoing expansion and future goals of full farmland protection.
An observer surveys the culture of pipe smoking naming Jerry Lewis as the nation’s most popular pipe smoker and listing other prominent figures. It discusses whether these stars mix own blends or buy store tobacco and notes the polite moocher who shares but does not beg.
A humorous column notes severances by Joh Soan Carney and hints Gleason moving on while old rhythms persist. It jests about vintage tobacco stains and the recruiting rivets of air force, marines, and college football. It mocks newspaper price hikes and Yugoslav Tito days, ending with price-raising mills sparring in competition.
Auld Lang Syne Claude Webb Ottawa University alumni secretary travels to Kansas City for a district conference of alumni secretaries. Albert Williamson, age 79, suffers a stroke at his Wellsville home and remains critically ill.
A century after Commodore Perry opened Japan, Yukichi Fukuzawa became the first Japanese to travel to the United States on a ship built by Japanese, recounting Americans' hospitality and democratic surprises in Washington and San Francisco. His experiences helped push Japan toward closer Western ties amid resistance at home.
CRANFORD NJ The body of the third child Richard Johnson 9 was recovered from the Rahway River yesterday, two others Martha 7 and Philip Harrington 7 already found downstream. Police firemen and volunteers used pneumatic hammers to break river ice after they disappeared near a dam while walking home from school Tuesday.
A high school senior Terry T asks Dr Crane whether to start college in February or wait until fall. The author recalls personal experience at Central High Ft Wayne and Northwestern, noting three-year graduation can save costs, and describes working while studying in evening division. Advice favors waiting for fall if possible, else start now with campus study and night work. For specifics, readers can request a Vocational Guidance Kit with tests.
The page lists TV programs and times with numerous last minute changes. Stations include WDAT WDAF KCMO KGMO and KOMO offering news boxing boxing and sports segments along with game shows and variety programs.
A Saturday rundown lists programs across KCMO WDAF WDAP WDAY and related stations. Contenders include Country Style Jamborees Ole Opry Orchestra Live and a military ball broadcast with news updates and Philharmony.
Paramount News in New York will wind down on February 15 as Paramount Pictures ends its newsreel arm. A spokesman cited shifts in communications methods and diversification of investments, noting the unit remains profitable but returns do not justify the time energy and investment.
The notice lists subscription prices by mail for one month and three months, with rates for trade area and outside area. Prices shown include 1.00, 3.00, 8.50, and 10.00 in the respective columns.
Ray Henry answers reader questions on Social Security eligibility. Topics include whether a wife with 14 years of coverage qualifies for retirement payments at 62, veteran hospital care allowances, interplay of Social Security with VA widow pensions, lump sum death benefits for a surviving spouse, and whether noncitizens in the U.S. can receive benefits.
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