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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1961
Page
2
A letter from Rev Thomas Ingle calls on Ottawa readers to recognize signs of sex perversion andchild mistreatment. He urges parents to teach moral values and to report known incidents to authorities, noting Police Chief Eugene Flaherty and County Court Judge Robert Pinet support immediate reporting.
An irreverent column mocks Cold War policy and civilian life. It notes Day and Knight in government posts, questions massive retaliation, laments anonymous military deaths, jokes about law enforcement dogs, quotes college costs at Iowa State Kansas and Kansas State, and riffs on Harvard Club annex size and wealthy yachting fans.
Freddie Yelton has chicken pox. Mrs. R. S. Hanes underwent an operation at Ransom Memorial Hospital. Orpha Davis Smith returned to Lawrence to resume studies at the University of Kansas after a visit. Oscar Kraus of Chippewa Hills, southwest of Ottawa, is to marry in Longton, famed as the 7 foot 4 inch Kansas Giant. He planned to join Sells Brothers circus as a giant. Rep. A. P. Elder returns from Topeka noting the legislature has begun work and debates have cooled.
In small children snoring and odd nighttime noises are common as they relax into sleep. Sometimes a remaining adenoid tissue fragment causes recurring infections and may need a secondary removal. Removing adenoids or tonsils aims to relieve disease, not merely eliminate the organs.
A devotional excerpt exhorts readers to value themselves as God’s temple and seek eternal things. It urges discernment against cheap pursuits and asks for guidance to see as Christ does, concludes with a classic Our Father prayer.
The Ottawa Herald lists staff including Robert B Wellington as editor and Guy Snedaker as publisher. Subscription rates vary by area and term, with domestic Kansas taxes added. trade area rates are lower than those outside the area.
A packed Monday prime time grid lists general station programming from 6:30 to midnight, including news, game shows, westerns, comedies, dramas, cartoons, and late movies. Notable items feature The Lone Ranger era titles and public affairs, with multiple channel notes and half hour blocks across CBS ABC and NBC style lineups.
Jack Paar announces he hopes to exit NBC Tonight by year end and work a single two hour weekly program perhaps a Sunday night show. He imagines rest travel and family time before returning to entertainment. Paar has been developing The Square World of Jack Paar for NBC with a Tuesday air date.
In Washington the Kennedy administration faces its first key House vote Tuesday on enlarging the Rules Committee. Speaker Sam Rayburn announced no compromise on adding three members, breaking the power of four conservative Republicans and two Southern Democrats who have blocked votes on social welfare bills. Ending this power is the first major partisan clash this term.
A six year old is lost and a large search is underway. TV listings mention Channel 9 with Man From Cochise and Cheyenne. Also 5 or 18 air To Tell the Truth, and Channel 4 shows Americans with Civil War themes.
Hollywood column profiles Doris Day as she rises to top honors from The Associated Press and industry polls. Day deflects sex-tinted roles, touting her wholesome image while noting Pride in simple, honest performances and a house with an epic soda fountain.
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