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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1958
Page
3
A Kansas Highway Patrol chief reports a 17 percent rise in arrests in 1987 with 35,590 driving violations. He notes fewer traffic deaths, praises the patrol for results, and warns Kansans to maintain road manners. The piece also mentions a Wellington deputy sheriff candidate and a 1 cent soda tax proposal.
A letter from Mrs. C.G. Lauds Trooper Roland Johnson article and asks for in depth write ups on Ottawa officers. She proposes brief Q and A style features about daily work and memorable cases, winter river scenes, and more court news plus local features by Chuck Langdon and Ann Landers.
The column notes the costly loss of the Home Town naval base and reports government payments of over 3 million dollars for 19 760 acres near Fresno for a new naval air station. It also mentions 30 to 40 million dollars being spent on another base down south. The rest critiques TV fight narration and bottle design and laments common social quirks.
A collection of quips and local notes reflecting midcentury humor and small town life. Anecdotes range from professions like chiropodists to public announcements about funerals, thefts, and weather, with references to local persons and places such as Holdredge Nebraska and Ottawa.
The Ottawa Herald lists a mailing address at 106-108 S Main Ottawa Kas and states daily publication with Sundays and holidays excluded. It details subscription rates: in-area by mail two months $2, six months $3.75. out-of-area by mail two months $3. three months $3. six months $5.50.
A devotional piece quoting John 8 31 and a prayer asking forgiveness for self interest in spiritual welfare of others. The writer asks for grace to work with God in making disciples devoted to Christ and gives honor to God through Jesus Christ.
NBC Channel 4 programming list shows morning to early afternoon lineup including News Weather Top of Morning Morning Devotions KOFO Serenade and Around Town. Notable shows include Mr Wizard The Porthole and Hickok with a mix of music, religious and educational segments across the day.
Sen. Monroney of Oklahoma declares he seeks only a third Senate term with a term through 1962. Asked about a Sapulpa club promoting a 1960 presidential bid, he dismisses the reports as unfounded.
The speaker laughs at a rumor of marriage, likening himself to an old maid with a rumored union. He accepts the compliment but asserts he will not reach the altar. The remark signals lighthearted self-deprecation and social expectations surrounding marriage.
Washington reports Kansas congressional members protested to the Civil Aeronautics Board against the latest batch of air service applications between Topeka and Kansas City and Tulsa.
AUCKLAND New Zealand A seismologist says seismic soundings from the transantarctic trek show no land below sea level under ice suggesting the continent is not bridged by an ocean channel. Geoffrey Pratt reported findings at the South Pole station during the Fuchs expedition as it aims to reach Scott Base on the Ross Sea.
State Highway Patrol reports a 17 percent rise in moving violation arrests for 1957, totaling 22,902 under a strengthened enforcement program to back the new speed limit law. Highway deaths on highways fell by 106 from 1956 to 1957.
In a speech to a Junior Chamber of Commerce banquet Governor Goodwin J. Knight said he carries emergency food kits in his state limousines and urged Californians to prepare similarly for possible bombing attacks. He advised stocking cars with long shelf life canned foods fruit juices matches cooking utensils basic drugs and first aid items.
Agriculture Department reports wind erosion this season is a third of last year. By January 1 damage totaled 928,000 acres, down from 2,700,000 the previous year, with most losses in Texas, Colorado and Montana. Subsoil moisture conditions remain favorable across the region.
Kansas State College will grant 378 degrees at its mid winter commencement exercises tomorrow. President James A. McCain will confer the degrees and bring the charge to the class. McDill Boyd of Phillipsburg will extend greetings from the State Board of Regents.
Topeka The State Highway Commission has authorized the University of Kansas to conduct a research project on by pass highways and their effects on cities. The survey will study impacts on urban land values land use and the pattern and volume of retail trade.
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