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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1960
Page
2
The General Services Administration backs plans for a single large federal office building in Kansas City to house all agencies. The idea promises economy and convenience, potentially guiding agency consolidation and freeing downtown space, while suggested improvements include removing the unsightly courthouse lawn structure.
In Chicago a confessed thug links eight policemen in one district to store burglaries. Some 300 officers face lie detector tests as leaders pledge reform. The scandal shocks officials, prompts resignation of the police commissioner, and raises fears it could spread nationwide if not halted.
A humorous column notes habits and quirks about humidity, buckwheat cakes, and mustard plaster. It jokes about plane crashes, a paroled tone from the President, a Canadian arrest for almost five million, and a traffic fix of removing the car ahead while recalling snowbound family hardship.
A devotional prayer excerpt urges daily conduct worthy of God in sight of Jesus Christ. It emphasizes being witnesses to the message life and sacrifice of the Saviour and ends with an Amen in Jesus name.
Dr Moelner explains that angina signals the heart tiredness but cannot cure it. Patients should accept a partial load, avoid strenuous activity, use nitroglycerin as needed, and stay within limits. Light walking is fine, avoid stagnation, lie down after meals, and consider newer drugs for seizures in older patients.
Auld Lang Syne reports Ottawa churches approving the plan to use the Junior High School gym for the President's Ball to raise funds to fight polio. Henry Jefferies is recovering from injuries after being struck by a car. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Cannady of 118 S Maple. A C Shinn attended a farmers institute in Gardner. Grace Meeker traveled to Topeka for a Kansas Day Club meeting. Genevieve Smith returned to Kansas City after visiting her sister Mrs I W King.
TV guide style list shows a dense lineup with channel numbers and titles like Gunsmoke, Lassie, Perry Mason, Wagon Train, The Twilight Zone and other era programs. It records times, show names, hosts, and sports and movie slots across a full evening, including cartoons, news, and specials.
The Uniform Sunday School lesson for January 31 discusses the fine art of listening in public speaking. It contrasts old dramatic rhetoric with direct, precise present-day delivery and uses Paul and Silas in Beroea and Athens to study audience reception and the danger of overemphasizing scholarship.
A Manaver reflecting on a pivotal moment recalls his encounter with God, presenting it as the most powerful sermon he offers. The recount emphasizes personal transformation and the gravity of that divine meeting.
An outbreak of measles closed both the grade school and high school in Toronto Kansas. Forty cases were reported among 157 students. The two schools share one building and classes are planned to resume Monday. None of the 13 teachers is ill.
The Ottawa Herald shows daily publication with postal and staff notes. It lists editor Guy Smedaker and publisher Robert B. Wellington, outlines subscription rates for trade area and outside trade, and notes Associated Press membership and republication rights.
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