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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1959
Page
2
Editorial notes a highway trooper explaining radar speed checks as safety measures rather than traps. It recounts a motorist prompting a vehicle safety check, and asserts speed checks reduce highway hazards. The piece concludes by noting 13 motorists were cited during the operation.
Douglas County Lake Boosters promote a 250 acre lake in a 600 acre park near Baldwin. A Lawrence dinner Thursday night will host Kansas Fish and Game Commission members to sway Friday action. The plan leverages hunter and angler license revenue to fund game improvements and argues regional growth warrants better hunting and fishing facilities for state benefits.
The drive from Kilgarney to Tralee reveals a busy main street lined with shops and cottages. Ballybunion offers sea views and seagrass snacks, while the 12-room Westview Hotel serves a simple, filling lunch for seven and six. A Shannon river breeze leads toward Limerick, where Cruise's Royal Hotel flaunts a historic facade and a parking spot under a gold “established 1791” sign.
A letter asks if walking pneumonia is a real form of illness and explains that the term describes pneumonia where the patient remains active. The doctor clarifies that walking pneumonia is not a distinct disease, but a mild pneumonia with the patient often on their feet, potentially progressing to bed rest if it worsens.
A devotional prayer asks God's forgiveness for ourselves before judging others. It cites John 8 7 and the Lord’s Prayer, urging humility and grace as a daily practice. The text emphasizes avoiding hypocrisy and seeking spiritual reconciliation through prayer.
A dense, OCR laden schedule lists numerous programs across hours, mentioning shows like Take Five, Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and News updates. It notes multiple times and channel markers, with performers and hosts such as Ozzie and Harriet, Bettye Miller, and Ed Nelson. The entry captures a broad television timetable with many titles and time stamps, reflecting a busy prime time slate.
DETROIT AP The nation’s auto makers returned to normal production schedules last week after a Fourth of July drop. U S assembly lines produced 125,481 passenger cars, up from 108,719 the prior week and 73,062 a year earlier. For the year, output reaches 3,470,563, ahead of 2,342,607 last year, with industry observers predicting about 6.4 million units for the year.
The St. Joseph School District board approved annual pay increases of 100 and 200 dollars effective immediately. Starting salaries rise to 3700 dollars for teachers with bachelor’s degrees and 3800 dollars for those with master’s degrees.
Washington AP reports Soviet and American exchange programs for scientists entertainers artists and industry experts could extend for two more years. Diplomats plan to begin talks next month in Washington on agreement details to maintain the program.
In Tokyo AP report, wives of airmen were barred from entering a U S military commissary wearing Japanese zori sandals. Some shopped barefoot. Air Force officials say the policy bans certain footwear but may be misapplied. The spokesman called it a mistake and aims to clarify.
The Ottawa Herald lists publication details and subscription rates. It notes daily publication except Sundays and holidays, and provides prices for trade area mail and outside trade mail. Rates range from one month to one year, with varying totals for local and non local subscribers.
LAWRENCE Kan AP James K Hitt registrar and Summerfield committee chair announces 16 University of Kansas students named Summerfield scholars the universitys top honor for Kansas high school graduates Scholarships range from a $100 honorarium to full 100 percent support funded by a $25 000 annual grant
From the Solon E. Summerfield Foundation the new Summerfield scholars are Ronnie Ralph Brown Phillipsburg Edward G. Collister Lawrence David G. DeLong Emporia John L. Hodge Kansas City KS Thomas Wayne Loewen Wichita Daniel Clyde McColl Arkansas City William B. McCollum Leavenworth John B. McFarlane Newton Larry V. Moore Topeka Leo M. Pivonka LaCrosse Constant Proiler Topeka Michael Murphy Roberts Westwood Jon R. Rutherford Garden City Larry C. Schooley Kiowa Carl Mason Sutherland Prescott Neal Richard Wagner Topeka.
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