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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1958
Page
3
The Herald lauds the Associated Press for reliable performance during a storm that disrupted communications. AP crews in Kansas City gathered garbled teletype, restored lines, and supplied re runs of key stories to member papers as editors faced late deadlines and outages.
A collection of quips about electricity in Colorado stores, 48 star flags in hunting shops, the US and USSR distance, Alaska statehood, vicuna and mink, Bastille Day travel, life insurance calls, canned goods, round refrigerators, and Groucho Marx jokes about Juneau and Alaska.
Auld Lang Syne reports a son born to Otis Barnet of RFD 8 Ottawa and a daughter born to H J Brown of 825 Cleveland. Scout Winnie Ruth Aiken and Arlene Montgomery aided at a live wire rescue after a storm toppled a line. Firefighters demonstrated line pressure at 4th and Main to a large crowd. Hjort Barber Shop moved to the Pickrell building. H H Hewitt injured unloading fruit as a railroad car door fell on his foot.
A brief devotional prayer praising Gods love and beauty in daily life. The prayer asks for grace to live worthily, to overcome fear and hatred, and to feel Gods loving presence guiding the day. It closes in the Redeemers name with Amen.
Dear Dr Mother answers readers on eye growths, nosebleeds, facial chicken pitts, and arthritis. Pterygium described as a winglike corneal growth over the iris, surgery considered if near the pupil, with caution about scarring. Nosebleeds linked to local nasal issues. avoid nothing and seek medical exam for source.
A quip ponders whether paying or receiving two million dollars in a divorce settlement would give greater satisfaction, reflecting on a hypothetical Eastern case and the idea of wealth in marital dissolution.
The Ottawa Herald shows its publication details with post office framing and editor names as part of the masthead. It lists subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area by month and year, including one month to one year terms.
A fragmented list of TV time slots shows programs across channels with titles such as Perry Mason Gunsmoke Top Dolla Gale Storm The Lone Ranger Ed Sullivan Mickey Mouse and The Rifleman, spanning afternoon through night with multiple repeats and era-typical shows.
Local column by Miss Ollie Brassfield shares notes from the Stanton area including community happenings, arrivals, and everyday events reflecting small town life and social circles.
Mrs. Eloise Spencer and her Omaha family visited relatives in Williamsburg area for a family Sunday dinner at the Milliken home. Attending were Edith Webber, Lawrence Webber, Patricia of Topeka, Sarah, Ann, Michael, and others. Smiths and Rogers families also visited. Monday saw Mrs. Russell Milliken and children depart en route home, stopping to see friends. Nearby, Ray Crawford of Neodesha visited with the Reiners. Sowers spent the holiday weekend near Partridge with family.
A garbled weekly radio timetable lists KOFO segments across weekdays and Sunday including Top of the Morning News Serenade Weather News Summary and various program titles. The fragmentary schedule names shows like Ringo Karavan Varsity Drag The Big Top Ten and Serenade in Blue with scattered times.
New York AP report says the recession makes sponsors selective for fall evening programs. NBC has five unsold hours weekly from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. EST, CBS about three, and ABC eight, as networks hold costly inventory while advertisers pace their purchases.
Washington AP Secretary of Commerce Weeks announced proposed national standards for regulating billboards along the 41,000 mile interstate highway system. The standards will be published in the Federal Register for public comment before adoption under the highway law enacted in April.
LOS ANGELES AP Unexpected problems from the U S Explorer satellites complic spaceflight says Dr J E Froelich a space scientist The chief issue is intense radiation in 600 to 1 700 miles above Earth The radiation measured far exceeds forecasts and its source is unknown It could endanger astronauts and shield weight would grow making launches harder He notes tiny meteorites also abound in space The first Explorer had 38 meteorite collisions in 13 days all harmless He adds the satellites yield knowledge but mission pace will slow as unknown phenomena persist.
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