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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1955
Page
3
A Kansas editorial criticizes a bill to raise 19 percent on drinkers to fund drunkard rehabilitation. It argues existing earmarked taxes burden administration, calls for an overall cost-based tax system, and urges Governor Hall to push a comprehensive tax reform study and broad funding approach. The piece emphasizes fair burden sharing and reducing special levies.
A satirical column notes two green thumbed women Senators proposing rose as the national flower to distinguish rose wearers from suspected Communists on National Flower Day. It mocks various topics from Las Vegas telegrams to soup tragedies and a Nixon stint for the March of Dimes.
A half finished Ottawa business census reported by G A Blewett, friction from slick streets after a big thaw, and salt spread on Main Street to melt ice. A 1920s note mentions a new Willys six at White Motor Co and dam hopes on Hickory Street. Warrants for three unlicensed dog owners were issued by Police Judge Parkinson. F A Hanna became day operator at Missouri Pacific.
A humorous column compares cafe and home soup, arguing home style is tastier and more practical. It praises freedom to crumble crackers, slice onions, add bread, and dip from the pot, while mocking cafe etiquette and fashion. An opinion piece urging readers to prefer home dining.
HAL BOYLE reports a Public Health Service observation that over a generation body shapes have shifted with roughly equal numbers of overweight men and women. The piece quotes husbands blaming meals and social habits, while wives defend domestic duties and stress women bear most household loads. Exercise and worry are debated as factors.
Dr George W Crane urges practice in speaking to boost employability and personal influence. He cites language, credibility, and daily courtesy as key, with tips from posture to narrative technique. He invites readers to request his booklet Public Platform Strategy and provides mailing details for Hopkins Syndicate. A Saskatchewan uranium mine note appears as a separate factual item.
Fragmentary OCR text from Ottawa Herald discusses subscription options and staff roles. It mentions names like Harr Dun and Guy Snedaker, and outlines mail subscription rates and area trade terms in a brief, incomplete notice.
A dense OCR style list outlines Friday to Sunday TV schedules across stations in multiple markets. It includes channel numbers, program titles such as Captain Video, Rin Tin Tin, Perry Como, and The Lone Ranger, plus sports, news, late shows, and public service announcements with times spanning morning to late night across channels 2, 4, 5, 9, 13, and more.
A fragmented TV radio grid lists hosts and programs across KMBC and WDAF from morning to late night including news, talk, music, and variety shows. Entries mention Dinah Shore Perry Como Garroway Bergen Autry and Gene Autry among others with times ranging from early morning to late evening.
Pleasant Valley and Princeton families plan a week of visitation from January 30 through February 6 in McPherson. The Broers and Carpenters host and attend gatherings with sermons on evangelism themes. Friends, including Mr and Mrs Ralph O Connor and Mr and Mrs Harold Carpenter, share events as Nicaragua is noted for size compared to Michigan.
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