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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1964
Page
2
The Wunsch Committee urged placing a new state prison at an abandoned Parsons ordnance plant to relieve crowding at Lansing. It argues the Parsons facility is large enough and ready for quick conversion, but the Legislature has already allotted 120000 dollars to plan a new institution raising questions about the logic.
Angelo Scott of the Iola Register criticizes civic leaders from 30 towns for gathering information creating brochures and sending delegations to a Topeka hearing to present site offers for a new facility only to reverse course and say they will not recommend a new facility to the legislature.
Letters address parental honesty about uncomfortable topics with children. A mother worries about explaining how a baby is conceived to a 12 year old and how to handle future questions while stressing frank, calm dialogue.
A passerby in a drug store greeted a Newsman and, after a cordial exchange, drew back a cover near a counter crowded with alarm clocks and toasters. She claimed knowledge of his work and urged him to speak frankly about his profession.
A fragmented dialogue threads through opinions on Panama, the Canal future, and colonialism. Characters discuss Panamanian nationalism, U.S. influence, and wartime era tensions, with references to Roosevelt and high school students amid a bustling store scene. The piece blends satire and social commentary on international interference and loyalties.
A summary of brief notes 25 years past notes: Billy Markham left for Omaha to enter Creighton University as a freshman in pre med. Bertha Hubacher visited St. Joseph due to her mother Patti Ann Harris illness. David Blair delivered geography reports in Hawthorne School fourth grade. Bess Allen invited junior class members to a party. Mr and Mrs John Halloren and Milo R Harris attended the Southwestern Lumberman's convention in Kansas City.
A fragmentary prayer references childhood and growth in faith. It cites 2 Corinthians 13:11 from RSV and asks God through Jesus Christ to reveal mature dimensions by His Spirit, praising His name.
A dense OCR list shows a full day of television slots featuring Rifleman Gunsmoke News Weather Sports and early game shows. It items station lineups with times, ratings, and titles like The Sea Hawk The Conspirator The Wyoming Kid and The Greatest Show on Earth across morning to late night.
Bernice Holden reports a layette shower for Mrs. Norman Hogan and infant Patrick Michael, Kiwanis interclub to Ottawa, and Ladies Night at Kerr's Cafe. Funeral services for Miss Mable Colegrove and Mrs. Edith Downing. Legion and Mothers March fund drives. Garden Club meeting postponed. Cub Scout self help training coming via Civil Defense.
Melvern notes record visits births and deaths including Riley Lillys California trip shortened by granddaughter Jetta Jeries illness in Topeka hospital. January finance committee members listed. A Melvern boy William Frazier Crocker born January 9. George Alexander named music instructor for Melvern schools starting January 22. Masons and Eastern Star installations completed. Santa Fe Melvern Station closure application denied. Merle Arb died after hospital admission in Topeka. Two car collision near Melvern January 19 injuring Mrs. Grayson and Vern Jones. Mrs. Hallene Goldsmith returns from Penn visit. Mrs. Anna Knight remains seriously ill at daughter’s home.
Ottawa Herald details subscription prices for within and outside trade area by mail with monthly quarterly semiannual and yearly terms. It notes Associated Press rights and exclusive local publication use of AP dispatches.
Clown Morgan Jr. feigns conscientious objector status to dodge ROTC. Mr. Novak at 6 30 p m features The Hostages with Saunders and Case forcing Doc to drive an escape vehicle. Combat! airs at 6 30 p m with Saunders and Case in a plot to reach their lines. Bell Telephone Hour at 9 p m showcases Ethel Merman and Pierre Jalbert in live musical numbers hosted by Charles Andrews.
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