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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1956
Page
2
The piece questions Secretary Benson's pledge of dollar-for-dollar conservation in the soil bank and notes expansion to cover land burned or flooded or cropped out. It argues a new bill favors crop insurance and urges Congress to separate relief measures from the soil bank, which it views as subterfuge rather than true conservation.
In Sirmione Italy a transformation sweeps western Europe from pedals to engines. Bicycles give way to motor scooters motorcycles and sidecars as four wheeled cars remain scarce. Roads widen bypasses replace old lanes and a future rapid cross-country highway system promises swift travel across many nations leaving travelers with glimpses of fueling stations and hotels.
Twenty five couples plan an excursion train to Kansas City to see John Robinson's circus, menagerie, and museum. Carbondale Railroad has a repair car in the L. L. and G. machine shops, signaling growing local industry. Young maples planted in the past three years show surprising growth with a three year old J. W. Brown tree nine inches in circumference. A Tuesday evening clash between two middle aged colored women over a chicken ends with both nursing black eyes and one victor crowing. City Council contemplates buying an import worm destroying bird. vermifuge suggested as alternative.
A columnist ponders who feels more pride at a naval aviator pinning ceremony the mother or the wife. He observes mothers and wives in the audience and notes the restrained pride of the mother who raised the flyer and the wife's quiet triumph as she pins on the wings. He laments the absence of sweethearts at the event and the lack of public displays.
New York column notes Americans buy less than one new suit annually with suits cleaned four times yearly. It cites Cecil B. DeMille estimating films draw 3.314 billion paid admissions and predicts atom powered freighters within 20 years. It also surveys urban growth, dust data, travel satire, and other assorted trivia from 1956 era.
Dr George W Crane argues for practical money management in high school curriculum alongside driving, psychology, and medicine courses. He cites Lois J a teen shopper and worker as example, urging a 30 day budget project, earned money over allowance, and real life case studies to prepare youth for life and reduce dependence on parents.
A list of new and renewing Herald subscribers includes Baldwin Richards Butell Jefferson Garnett Floyd Beckner Edith Whightsil Mildred Atkinson Harris F O Spencer Lane Richard Rumsey Rt 1 Ottawa Raymond Gillette Rt 4 Ottawa Edward Woodsum Overbrook Mrs Howard Long Pomona Albert Smith Princeton Claude Reitzel Rantoul J R Richards Richmond Dick Fox Wellsville Roy F Chambers Clifford Good Percy D Van Horn Williamsburg William Hink Swap or buy via Want Ads
The Ottawa Herald lists mailing rates for subscriptions with durations of one month three months six months and one year. Section details show prices per mail type and area, reflecting a quick local notice on subscription costs and delivery options.
Listings indicate last minute changes blur the accuracy of the daily schedule. Programs include On The Trail Gordon MacRae News Caravan Weather Talent and various KTJO KMBC WDAF broadcasts with news, sports, and specials across the day July 9 10. The fragmentary page names multiple stations and programs.
A fragmented radio schedule lists several stations and programs including WDAF KMBC ETJO and KTJO entries. It shows times like 9:30 and 10:06 with varied music news and talk blocks and references to campuses, beatty, and orchestra segments.
Boss errors can understate your earnings by as much as 500 dollars, and SSA misnumbering can misallocate wages, reducing future benefits. Use the Wage Statement Request postcard to review your three to four year wage breakdown, then mail it with a stamp to SSA in Baltimore to catch mistakes within three years.
Guidance on comparing earned wages with your Social Security records over the past six to nine months. If discrepancies appear, contact the nearest Social Security office to correct errors. You may write Ray Henry with a stamped self addressed envelope and 25 cents.
TV Today And Tomorrow notes ongoing Hollywood TV plans with Martin and Lewis likely staying apart after Hal Wallis pictures, a high price to buy out control. O Henry Playhouse with Mitchell is in production, 39 films planned at near one million, no sponsor yet. Crosby Hope plan a summer Olympic Fund telethon, Shriner’s hour long show trimmed, Netten Fabray to earn large sums next season. Steven Allen noted as a source.
A compact prayer fragment invokes Psalm 4:8 and asks for faithfulness through trial. The speaker seeks confident faith to conquer fear, affirming trust in God the Father and Jesus as beloved Master in whose name the prayer is offered.
Nielsen figures show 13.3 for Allen against Ed Sullivan's 24.6 on NBC. Despite the lower rating, NBC was pleased as Allen more than doubled the Comedy Hour average that preceded him. Desilu Productions used 4,000,000 feet of film in 1955, enough to stretch NY to Indianapolis with extra for laps at the Speedway.
The notice warns that you cannot vote in the upcoming election without registering. It also strangely notes Mars has little to no oxygen, a marketable aside that seems out of place with the political reminder.
A world famous research institute unveils Bio-Dyne as a new healing substance for piles. It is sold as Preparation H in suppository or ointment forms at druggists with a money back guarantee.
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