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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1965
Page
1
This week’s item rails at government and university notices as vanity statistics and costly mailers. The writer mocks Public Health Service measurements and KU essays, then criticizes Treasury reminders on Social Security and withholding taxes as depressing and unnecessary.
A column contrasts past bank robberies with current trends noting smaller hauls, frequent amateur offenders, and evolving methods. Modern heists average only a few hundred dollars, with the rare five-figure score. The piece recalls 1920s pros who planned meticulously, while today’s criminals are often pressured, misguided, or desperate. It reflects on audacious scenes, from Spatters with hostages to showy getaway stunts, and laments changing times in crime.
Dr Molner highlights that about one in 3000 children have diabetes and require insulin daily. Special camps across the United States and Canada provide tailored diets, daily insulin, medical staff, and minimal fees to ensure no child is deprived due to cost, with season lasting July to August for ages roughly 7 to 16.
Auld Lang Syne notes Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Norman and Ruth visiting friends and relatives in Jope lin Missouri. Fifty Years Ago Mrs. Bell Brockway Barner from Council Grove stayed with her mother Mrs. Emma Brockway and sister Mrs. M. H. Forester for several days.
A red fire truck with black wheels and a boom has not arrived in Ottawa since February 1964. City officials and Seagraves faced delays over a heavy boom and rear end issues. The piece mocks delivery woes and urges reports if seen, noting Fire Chief Harry Gilliland and local officials.
On this date in 1863 at Gettysburg Union lines faced 15000 Confederate troops led by Gen George Pickett. The center broke and hand to hand fighting followed as the tide of the Civil War began to ebb. Other notes mark Quebecs 1608 settlement by Champlain and later events through 1960s.
Panama City, Fla. AP report says astronaut Scott Carpenter, 40, was scratched in a head on collision with another vehicle on U S 98 west of Panama City at 6 30 a m. The incident marks his second earthly accident within a year though he had many accident free miles in space.
The Ottawa Kansas publication at 104 S Cedar lists editor Robert B Wellington and subscription rates for trade area and outside, with monthly and yearly options. It notes second class mail and AP membership rights for local news and dispatches.
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