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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1957
Page
2
Editorial discusses angle parking on Main Street as Ottawa Kansas and other towns face congestion. Dorado opposes shifting to parallel parking though editors note federal state aid drives conformity. Ottawa has three free lots but may need statewide rules later.
The Ottawa flood anniversary is noted as similar to 1951 with 4.92 inches of rain Wednesday. The deluge would have caused serious trouble if shifted south, but few dikes exist. only farm ponds. Much planning has been done and flood control is “on order” awaiting Congress approval.
A lighthearted column notes a friend’s praise of a small foreign car for freeing garage space. It recalls a Maine vacationer story of a moose in a car and elks hitchhiking home from a national convention. The piece also references Fourth of July safety advocates surprised by highway casualty figures.
A column critiques weather forecasting, noting expert meteorologists warn predictions beyond 2-3 days are unreliable. It recalls past forecasts, dismisses long range predictions as experimental, and parodies almanac forecasts. The piece jokes about groundhogs, tornadoes, and city police hiring amid urban travel woes.
A collection of witty lines from era papers. The clips touch on vanity, executive worry, love and psychiatry, with a note on early radia tion fallout experiments on dogs tied to Nevada tests.
A long notice from the postmaster general details a five day unpaid furlough for all postal employees excluding supervisors and rural carriers, part of a 30 day annual furlough. In Franklin County, thirteen men are running for sheriff. Mrs G W Gingrich of Michigan Valley shopped in Ottawa. W P Brooks slipped in a bath, breaking two ribs. Fresh eelery arrives in Ottawa from Michigan at five cents per bunch. Special harvest hand tickets are on sale at railroad stations at one cent per mile. The state board of education issued three year teaching certificates to Ottawa residents Hattie Van Cleve Edgarda Speaks Anna Sutherland Augusta Parrish Hattie Maupin Anna McCoy Eldred Lawrence Nita Constant Grace Bird Lalu Brown and Warren Ault. Main Street reports a runaway with a billy goat team and a boy atop a wagonload of boxes.
Prayer text asking God for patience and grace to endure trials through Christ our Lord Amen with a plea for firm steps and patient suffering.
The Ottawa Herald lists publication policy with daily except Sundays and holidays and post office entry. It itemizes editor Robert B. Wellington and publisher Guy Snedaker, plus subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area by mail, covering monthly, quarterly, six months, and yearly terms.
TV schedule notes multiple channels jChannel 4 NBC Channel 5 13 CBS Channel 9 ABC Friday July 12 lists Easy Melodies at 00:00, The Caristaphera at 8:15, News with Weather at 8:00, Family Worship at 4:45, World Concert Hall at 4:50, News and Weather at 9:35, and Words to Remember at 9:35.
Dr George W Cranes advice column recounts Clyde R an industrial chemist seeking a personality shift He learns to praise others start conversations and practice Hello greetings to become more extroverted The piece promotes joining the Compliment Club with a thank you note and small fee for a booklet and return envelope
Mr and Mrs L C Babcock and Mrs Maude Evans visited Ottawa during the week end and guests came from Wichita and Michigan. The Fourth of July evening included Mr and Mrs Richard Ryhan of Enid and their three children, plus various Ottawa residents. Mrs Maude Dean hosted visits, while Gardner Finch and family hosted Sunday guests. R D Allie and family of Ottawa joined Mr and Mrs Bob Rodgers for Sunday dinner. Several families shared meals with Adell Dean and family, including Joe Lawrence and others from near Wichita. Ground visits continued at the Weaver home with Detwiler relatives calling. Earl Anderson of Kansas City is visiting locally on vacation.
Postal officials say the city's leash law has helped muzzle unfriendly dogs. Postmen reported eight dog bites in June, versus 14 in the same month last year.
Hog tie your elusive dollars Then too they re as safe as America Registered in your name they can be replaced if lost stolen or burned The dollar volume of Series E and H bonds outstanding has soared to an all time high of over 39 billion dollars Why not see your banker today Get your money earning is keep this safe smart way
Rich Smith spent last week in Osawatomie with the Bill Fishers. Fourth of July guests of the W R Thornbrugh family were Mrs Clem Thornbrugh and Mr and Mrs Bruce Nelf of Niles Michigan. Mrs Hershel Fuller of Pensacola Florida visited the Thornbrughs en route to Topeka.
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