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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1956
Page
2
Editorial recalls Ottawa in 1951 when one third of the city flooded the Marais des Cygnes valley. It praises the disaster response, notes residents’ homelessness and loss of water and power, and highlights rapid flood protection progress and a hopeful, rebuilt future for Ottawa and the valley.
The overflow crowd at Sacred Heart church honored J L Bud Wassmer, a respected Ottawa citizen and businessman. He was noted for firm convictions, sound judgement, and willingness to help in community activities, reflecting his enduring leadership and dependability.
In Lugano Switzerland a municipal Kursall hosts a casino and night club beside the water and park. The club features Peggy Morris Helga Helgara Mills & Reber and the Kappa 3 with a Vienna orchestra. A late show includes a can can and contortion act as patrons spill into a lively, smoky venue on a Sunday eve.
Denison Daily News items note Daniel Elder from Alamo returning from Ottawa Kansas as a delegate to a Pie Eaters convention on July 4th. Court records show State of Kansas vs Lewis Blake dismissed after Blake failed to force binding over Rich’s life threats. Rich had killed a dog belonging to Blake's nephew, blamed for hydrophobia. George Noyes leaves Kansas for Massachusetts after three to four years in Ottawa, leaving friends and wishes for success in his new home.
A TV commentator returning from Russia notes women in plain clothes with little cosmetics and few foundation garments, while men wear fashion from a decade ago. The piece argues not to judge Russia by Western fashion, suggesting wage and system differences shape standards and calling for broader international relations concerns.
A humorless essay notes that many workers purchase new cars beyond their means to project status. It cites ego hunger as a motive, with advertisers using testimonials and endorsements to push luxury items. The piece urges simple living and warns parents about values over flashy consumption. It ends with a tidbit that Ceylon farmers use firecrackers to deter elephants, a switch from harsher methods.
TV guide fragment lists programs and times from 6:00 to 10:45 with entries including Newa Movie Museum On The Trail J. P. Morgan News Caravan Weather Playhouse Sports Early Show Cronkite Parade The Millionaire Secret This is Your Life 20th Century Fox Waterfront Press Conference Godfrey Rosemary Clooney and Police with lines cut or unclear.
Radio listing shows July 11 with KTJO KMBC and WDAF programs including News Dinner Music Top of Evening Show Time Truth or Consequences Religion Recollections Music Open House Groucho Campus Corn Sound Flite Boxing News Jazz TBA Campus News and Dilson Show. July 12 items include Baseball News Laymen Hour Adventure Jazz Tommy Dorney Conversation and Want Ads Pay
A devotional prayer fragment invokes Psalm 23 6 and urges faith in God. The text imagines goodness mercy guiding the faithful daily and dwelling in the Lord's house forever while asking for strength during trials and restoration through Jesus Christ.
The world population is increasing at roughly 1% per year, reflecting steady growth as birth rates remain above replacement in many regions while aging populations and migration influence future dynamics.
Subscribers new and renewal subscriptions to the Ottawa Herald include Agricola H E Robbins and Warren Robbins Garnett Herbert Katzer and Merle Rogers Harris Wayne Porter Lane Mrs J A Akin Osawatomie Carol L Hiles Rt 1 Ottawa H R Perry and W H Williams Rt 3 Ottawa Gail Calkins and Henry Hildebrandt Rt 4 Ottawa C C Riddle and Bertha Steward Pomona W E Shibe and Homer L Smith Princeton Ralph S Chandler Rantoul Myrtle Anderson and Raymond H Crouch Richmond Ervin Gretencord Springfield Raymond Hill Wellsville Charles Rhoades.
Charles Spies of Eugene Oregon signed up for a Social Security number at age seven after earning 100 dollars in summer bean picking. The article explains how numbers are issued, used for all earnings, and kept for life, plus steps to replace a lost card or update a name. It notes benefits upon death and the need to inform authorities of changes.
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