Trees Return to Kansas Cities Rich in Heritage
The Pittsburg Headlight notes old tintype views show bare cities with no trees and recalls Ottawa Lawrence Wichita and Topeka. Drought hurt Ottawa trees. many died from disease but this year trees recover. Pruning and topping could help, as trees remain a key city asset for Kansas' future milestones.
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Kansas
Pittsburg
Ottawa
Lawrence
Wichita
Topeka
Emporia
Drought Aid Probe Questions Kansas Ranch Relief
A Senate subcommittee scrutinizes drought relief payments to Robbins Ranches in Western Kansas for 296000 pounds of livestock feed totaling 4500 dollars. It questions lack of financial statements, signed claims of need, and argues aid programs misuse point to broader issues of open cash access and entitlement amid drought.
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Senate
Robbins
Kansas
Robbins Brothers
After All by Elm and the Battle of Publicity
A humorous look at Elizabeth Taylor and her rumored love triangle with Michael Wilding and Mike Todd, plus Elvis Presley enlistment rumors. The piece criticizes media coverage of celebrities and the tensions around beer and cigarette ads as well as a radio station’s rock and roll hour. It concludes that editors can’t please everyone.
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Michael Wilding
Mike Todd
Mike
Michael
London
Cranky Creek and Inflation Bells in a Wry Satirical Column
A humorous collage questions TV exchange with Russia, warns siren bells will replace inflation alarms, recalls palm leaf fans, notes steel prices up six dollars a ton, and quips about GM selling small foreign cars. The piece lightly critiques media, education, fishing, and social norms with wry, observational humor.
Auld Lang Syne Notes From Ottawa Area
A district meeting in Lawrence drew home demonstration agent Eula Neal. Dr. W. P. Behan spoke at Ottawa University events in Wichita. Maurice O Neil moved quail eggs to his home, fourteen hatched under a Leg horn hen. A new daughter arrived for the Fouts family southeast of Ottawa. Ottawa Produce Co shipped a carload of chickens to New York. Inez Miller and Alma Wightman visited the George Bird home near Quenemo. A. A. Bean built a new delivery wagon for George Lathrop, praised as the finest on Main Street.
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Maurice O'Neil
Wellsville
Quail
O'Neil
Ottawa Produce Co
New York
A. A. Bean
George Lathrop
Main Street
Clips and Quips on Automatics and Public Talk
A collection of pithy observations from several papers. The clips lampoon invention’s rise with washers irons and mowers, warn about cautious bridges washed away and mock mobile home trends. The notes touch log cabins campaigners trailers and a budget focused older reader.
Prayer for Today Finds Comfort in Christ
A devotional prayer encourages faith over fear, inviting believers to open hearts to Christ. The prayer requests divine comfort, peace, and guidance, ending with an Amen.
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Father
Ottawa Herald subscription rates listed by area
The Ottawa Herald shows daily publication details and subscription prices. Inside trade area rates include one month eighty five cents, three months two dollars, six months three dollars and seventy five cents, one year seven dollars. Outside trade area rates are higher with monthly at one dollar and yearly around ten dollars.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Main
Ottawa
Kas
Robert B. Wellington
Guy Snedaker
Teenagers Learn Social Tricks To Gain Popularity
A column details how teens Edith and others boosted self confidence and social success through practiced techniques, arguing effort beats wishful thinking. It stresses enthusiasm, clear communication, and personality over mere looks, citing Edison and Dr. Crane as authorities.
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Thomas A. Edison
Dre. Crane
Edith
Cinderella
Radio Programs Schedule Highlights
A Thursday lineup lists WDAF News KCMO News with Morgan Beatty and Bob Bandera at 6:09. Bob Hope and Rusty Draper anchor 7:00 programs across stations. An 8:06 segment features new news and a Dine Jockey Ai on WDAF and Nite Ling on WRAF.
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World Tonight
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People's Exchange
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Redwood trees sent in pots to England from California 98 years ago
The note recalls Britain's heavy timber stand from California redwoods, with trees now about 150 feet in height the tallest around 364 feet in California. It mentions rapid growth of 66 feet in 18 years and identifies the world's tallest tree as a redwood in California at 364 feet.
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California
Britain
Wellsville Area News Confusing Potluck and Birthday Notice
Mrs Lucy Matile spent last week in Kansas City with Mr and Aren 7 Wanina A family potluck dinner was held June 30 for Mrs W E Shelton at her home in Wellsville Mrs Shelton was 91 years old June 22 Those present included numerous Shelton Ratliff Gillespie OConnor Lohr Broers Ravidean and others in a crowded community notice with incomplete names and stray fragments.
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Kansas City
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Wanina
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Wellsville
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Charles Ratliff
Ottawa
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Clyde O'Connor
Karen
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Otis Broers
Lloyd
Tim Ravidean
Tre Tinenthu
Desensitize Itch Fast At Blair Pharmacy
An over the counter antiseptic product promises instant drying and itch relief in minutes. Advertised for eczema insect bites and surface rashes, it claims to kill germs and provide day or night use. Blair Pharmacy markets the item as a quick remedy with a low price point.
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Blair Pharmacy
Cement Strike Widens To Southern and Western Plants
A nationwide walkout by cement workers has spread to four General Portland Cement Co. plants in Dallas, Houston, Tampa, and Chattanooga, affecting about 1,200 workers and raising total affected facilities to 74 with roughly 16,000 workers involved. Taney Gallo, secretary treasurer of the United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers International Union, said locals at the Dallas and Houston plants walked out after failed negotiations. Talks for a new contract were to begin tomorrow with Dewey Portland Cement Co. in Davenport and Ideal Portland Cement Co. in Denver.
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Tex
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Fla
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Tenn
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Liquor Better Than Tranquilizers for Nervous Tension Says Doctor
Cincinnati psychiatrist Dr Warren Richards argues a moderate amount of alcohol provides temporary relief from nervous tension and anxiety, warning that self medicating with new tranquilizers can be harmful. He calls liquor a preferable remedy in moderation.
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Cincinnati
Warren Richards
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