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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1962
Page
2
Ottawa Herald reports a week-old doctors strike in Saskatchewan over a government medical plan. Police guard hospitals as emergency care only. doctors protest a bill seen as regimentation. similar federal measures face opposition from over 90 percent of the medical profession.
Washington figures show 2 368 774 people employed by 632 federal agencies. The gain of 102 287 in 16 months adds 430 000 million to the payroll. If growth continues, by Kennedy’s four year mark a third of a million more could be added to Uncle Sam’s payroll.
Dear Dr Mother letters discuss boric acid as an eye wash and skin antiseptic. Dr Moiner warns it is toxic and unnecessary for routine use, favors modern drugs, and suggests eliminating boric acid from family medicine chests. Other reader questions cover amyotonia congenita in a two month old and chronic watery rectal discharge for surveillance.
A satirical collage criticizes short commencement addresses noting eleven minutes as excessive while quips on memory, fashion, and media exposure punctuate the piece. It references Billie Sol Estes and expected Christmas cards, hinting at broader social commentary on television and public life.
A roundup of local life includes Thelma Henshaw's engagement to Allan Pett announced by Rev. and Mrs. T. W. Henshaw. Thelma is a daughter of the Henshaws and Ottawa University instructor Alice Gordon Wilson returns from Michigan. Charles Martin, age 10, treated for a facial burn from a Roman candle on the Fourth of July. W. R. Zane and Floyd Ogg take a 30 day Idaho vacation. David Marnish resigns as Western Union messenger. Earl Youngberg replaces him. Mrs. Lloyd Daugharthy and infant dismissed from Ransom Memorial Hospital and return home to 8395 Oak.
A devotional prayer invoking the Spirit of the Lord bringing liberty through truth courage and Thy love. The prayer asks for guidance to walk together into a land of freedom for Jesus' sake.
Hollywood AP report notes 40 fans from Australia and elsewhere gathered for Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymonds 25th wedding anniversary and 25 years of the fan club. Fans toured MGM, chose Smiling Through, and expressed hopes for a comeback while television draws new, young members.
A New York columnist laments midtown redevelopment from old brownstones to glass towers. He recalls nearby Vanderbilt era landmarks, bars and eateries replaced by offices and banks, and declares himself a fuddy-duddy unhappy with progress and the city’s tasteless stew.
KOFO unveils a morning schedule featuring Top of the Morning and News and Weather blocks. The lineup includes Weather Round-up, Sports Round-up, and farm and homemaking shows, with Karavan and other middle day programs listed alongside devotionals and market bulletins.
Hollywood AP report on Joan Crawford detailing her hard work ethic, inferiority complex, and education gaps. The piece highlights chapters from Portrait of Joan by Joan Crawford with Jane Kesner Ard, covering marriages to Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Franchot Tone, Phillip Terry, Alfred Steele, and a disclosed affair with Clark Gable.
A.N. Van Cleave notes Hargis Oklahoma a tiny crossroads community with a single large sign at the crossroads showing four old routes. The town once had a school church and two stores now gone, with residents aging and no growth efforts, yet the sign prompts visitors who once called Hargis home to pause and blink at memories.
The Carnegie Free Library adds many fine arts books across genres. Notable titles include Fifty Centuries of Art and The Kremlin for art lovers, A Pictorial History of Music and The Joy of Music for music fans, and Encyclopedia of Jazz for jazz enthusiasts. The collection also features works on sculpture drama poetry and ballet.
List of residents moving addresses includes Beem Everett A. from 802 S Cedar to Hutchison Bond Gordon to 122 8 Maple Bischoff Charles W. to 1328 5 Mulverry Christian Agnes E from 522 S Cedar to 318 Elm Bt Cochren Luther to 606 N Locust Conner Loren from 1238 Maple to RFD 34 Fields Alle e from 1815 N Poplar Farnsworth KE J from 1410 8 Maple Harmon Harley J to 1434 B Elm Lohman L C to 238 S Cherry Montague Max A to 1191 N Bye more McKay Donald to 418 W 3nd Warbritton Claude from 418 W to Topeka Kansas Williams Sarah E from 1308 Poplar Evans Ray to 727 Pecan.
The notice lists subscription rates by mail and second class postage from Ottawa Kansas with Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher. Rates include one month 1.50, three months 4.25, six months 8.00, one year 15.00, and domestic rates in other lines. It notes availability of Associated Press material and exclusive rights to local news.
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