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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1958
Page
2
Officials report the Fourth of July Turnpike carried about four million vehicle miles with few minor mishaps. The piece argues safer highways reduce carnage, cites toll road design, future interstates, and stresses driver responsibility and proper operation as essential.
The Ottawa board of education will close high school enrollment to students living outside District 30 due to lack of room. In district students may attend Ottawa High School if not in a non high school area. Superintendent Parker says careful planning is needed as growth depends on community enthusiasm and cooperation.
A Wichita girl is hospitalized after her left eye was injured by her mother cigarette. A neighbor sports a black eye from a romp with his dog, which is a boxer. The note ponders aging, underground wires, and political placards. Humorous observations follow about shoes and big toes.
A devotional prayer asks God to lead humanity from the garden of evil to the garden of the cross. It confesses sin, seeks peace through Christ, and ends with Amen.
The columnist explains that swimming soon after a meal risks cramps due to redirected blood flow and cold water, while a warm bath or shower after eating is safer. He notes the need to wait longer after meals for some, and offers tips on surviving a cramps episode. He also answers queries on radioactive iodine and electrolysis for hair removal.
A home near Princeton was entered and ransacked with a watch and food taken. Rain ranged 2 to 3 inches with a 5 inch downpour at Rantoul. South of Ottawa hail damaged fruit trees and windows. Ottawa drum corps held a dutch lunch at Cock Field before drills at Ottawa University. A son was born to Mr and Mrs H W Monfort. A A Bean was ill at 114 N Locust Street. Charles Cedars, Santa Fe day engineer, returned to work after five weeks off with a hand injury.
New York AP reports television viewers face a 13 week phase of reliving the past with 90 minutes of repeats for every hour of new material. Repeats dominate 45 hours weekly of 75 hours prime network time across major networks as industry execs defend the practice to control costs while sponsors resist temporary changes.
Tahitian hula champion Ramine, 18, extols Bora Bora as green cool and quiet across 75 miles south of Tahiti. She notes a tiny population of 1,600, simple palm homes, no cars, pineapple beer, and carefree dancing. She recalls winning bets at Belmont and TV prizes in Manhattan.
Wednesday lineup lists Sid5 Hickox Inquiries and Mickey Mouse early showings, with News Sports Weather and public affairs across channels 4 5 9 13 and ABC. The schedule includes Wagon Train Beaver Ozzie Harriet Martin Kane and The Millionaire among others with primetime movie and news blocks.
A visitor considers making a permanent home but concludes the area is pleasant to visit yet unsuitable for long term residence. She emphasizes that she does not want to live there.
The Agriculture Department schedules five regional meetings in July and August to explain the 1959 soil bank retirement program. Meetings are New York July 21-23. Chicago July 23-25. Daytona Beach July 30-Aug 1. Oklahoma City Aug 4-6. Omaha Aug 6-8. Farmers may earn rental payments averaging 13.50 per acre for retiring cropland, aiming to enroll 12.5 million acres in addition to 10 million already retired. The program seeks to cut production amid surpluses and expand soil and water conservation practices.
The Ottawa Herald lists mail subscription pricing with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options for in area readers. Rates include 85 cents for one month and 7 dollars for a year, with higher rates for outside trade area.
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