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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1955
Page
3
An editorial argues that a proposed bill to require advance state censorship of all motion pictures televised in Kansas is unwise. It would threaten democracy, likely be unconstitutional, and unfairly discriminate against Kansas TV stations while reception from out-of-state telecasters would bypass any state filters.
A mixed column notes on public and private matters including a divorce filing in Arkansas City by Francis Lovelady and reflections on McCarthy, the Kansas City Star suit, and a local businessman trip to Las Vegas costing 8200 less than nothing. It weaves social quips with terse anecdotes and nostalgia.
February calendar items cover historic milestones such as Baylor University charter 1945 and Boy Scouts 1910, plus weather and local events. Mentions include Groundhog Day belief, early U S Weather Bureau 1870, Philadelphia gas lighting 1885, and Abraham Lincoln speech in 1860. Also notes: Young Farmers Club meeting, summer camp at Forest Park, and local property transfers.
West Point veteran Marty Maher, who retired in 1946 after 50 years in service, remains daily in touch with cadets and staff at the U.S. Military Academy. A former mess hall waiter turned sergeant and civilian gym superintendent, he helped shape five decades of West Point athletics and mentored future leaders including MacArthur, Bradley, Clark, and Eisenhower. His memoirs inspired a film about a peacetime sergeant, and his dry-handed swimming coaching left a lasting legacy.
Hobart L aged 6 was retired last year and asked for guidance on how to fill his days. The speaker urged retirees to pursue hobbies that serve the public, such as forming church visitation groups baby sitting for young mothers or sending cheer and reading material to invalids or prisoners. The piece advises retirees to volunteer through churches YMCA Scouts and Camp Fire Girls and to avoid self indulgent collecting. It promotes practical acts of service over mere collecting and suggests writing for a prize copy booklet issued by Dr Crane.
Funeral services are set in Troy for Thomas Martin, 104, who died last Thursday. Martin, a farm laborer who retired at 90, would have turned 105 in May.
Fragmentary OCR from the Ottawa Herald shows scattered names and job titles such as Don Shipman Howard Headivy and Ed 101, with chaotic subscription rates and offices. The legible items include editor and advertising roles, a few staff names, and vague mail subscription phrases.
A dense rail of channels and times lists programs across stations KFEQ TV WOAF-TV KROMO-TV VAB WIBW-TV and more for Monday June 1. multiple shows include Captain Video News and Three Star News Crusader Rabbit Doug Edwards Morning Show Ding Dong School Garry Moore Captain Video and many film and theater offerings with late night talk and news.
Fragmented OCR list shows a Monday lineup across KMBC WDAF WDAP WDAR and other stations. Entries mention hosts Dan Morgan Beatty Perry Coma Ernie McGee Amos and Andy plus shows like Dragnet Window of World and Classical Hour.
Letter from Robert Kile of Ottawa urges passage of a Right to Work law in Kansas. He argues compulsory unionism threatens democracy, asserts rights to seek employment independent of union affiliation, and claims right to work improves labor relations and wages. He warns of economic and political consequences if the bill fails.
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