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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1955
Page
5
Editorial argues that Kansas officials and legislature frequently conduct public business in secret. It urges a law requiring all public actions to be performed in public, aligning with 17 other states to ensure transparency and accountability.
A collage of humorous observations and quips from the era. Jokes compare a 14 year old in Detroit to a 14 year old Boston boy in 1877. Notes on a Wichita restaurant table pencils, windshield prices, fashion, a Boston prison riot, a Cadillac hostage gag, a surgeon’s day, Topeka National Guard skeet project, and a snowy street tire chain reminder.
A humorous tale claims Russians invented the postage stamp in the 19th century through a lazy Kosir. The story weaves glue on the stamp, adhesive challenges, and MKVD jokes, ending with Farleyvich proposing stamps for foreign buyers and the birth of the first stampsky.
Today the city water and light plant opened bids for the 12th and final PWA funded contract on a half million dollar project. About 2,500 Franklin county residents have bought new license plates so far. The mercury dropped to seven below last night.
Perry Como turns down a 250000 year earning offer to relax and focus on family. He swapped barber shop income for music work and now earns about 900000 annually from CBS TV radio and records while taking eight weeks off yearly. He emphasizes hard work behind his easy manner and keeps his family life separate from show business. He warns aspiring artists that money can tempt, but character and stability matter more.
Dave L aged 19 a shy college student asks if plastic surgery could fix his prominent nose. Dr George W Crane urges perspective noting most defects are exaggerated and offers psychological tips to gain friends, including laughing at oneself joining a Compliment Club and developing comebacks, ending with a request for his booklet.
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A dense, OCR style TV grid lists channels, times, programs, and local station names spanning KEIEQ-TV St Joseph WDAF-TV KOMO KMBC WIBW Topeka with daily blocks January 24 and 27. It includes news, talk shows, variety acts, children’s programming, sports, and movie blocks across many stations, seasons, and local promos.
A jumble of station tags and show names with times outlines a chaotic radio timetable. Mentions include KMBC WDAP WDAF KTJO and others, with items like News Tonight and Capitol segments, plus scattered host or program names. The readable core lists multiple stations and proposed segments without coherent flow.
Fragmentary text notes Do You Know as captain of University of Cincinnati football baseball and basketball teams. Mentions high temperatures and comparisons among populations, referencing Elbie Nickel and Pittsburgh Steelers, with unclear context and scattered phrases.
Wellsville Bank officers and directors were re elected at the annual meeting with L W Hostet ter as president H L Muesse vice president J E Moherman W H Moherman M W Lidaky C A Smith Burton Smith H E De Tar and Carl Warnock named directors WK DeTar cashier J H cre mer and Letha Bell assistant cashiers Ethiel McGaugh and Bessie Beaman listed as tellers.
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