Editorials OTTAWA HERALD This And That Friday, July 15, 1960
This column by Joh offers reflections on daily life and public affairs in Ottawa. It presents brief observations, light opinions, and commentary on local events as of mid July 1960.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1960
Page
2
This column by Joh offers reflections on daily life and public affairs in Ottawa. It presents brief observations, light opinions, and commentary on local events as of mid July 1960.
In Ottawa the Kansas U S 69 Association heard Maurice Martin state that no more highway funds are being politicized than in prior administrations. The claim followed criticism that 80 percent of recent division funds funded Parsons area projects, while a map shows five Parsons projects underway. The piece ends with a hospital life essay about patient nights, routine checks, and a graduation-like sense of release after a long hospital stay.
Dr. Molner discusses simple daily remedies for leg cramps including Buerger's exercises and a woolly sock technique shared by a reader. He emphasizes daily practice, notes potential drug aids, warns about nuts for children, and invites readers to request a leaflet by mail for self-help guidance.
Auld Lang Syne York Prichard, 24, of 533 Beech, was injured when his motorcycle collided with a truck near Ottawa. Also noted: Naomi Starns and Herbert Harrah wed at First Baptist Church. Chester Reeves reported catching a large tarantula at 2nd and Main. Santa Fe delivered a carpad of poles to Missouri Kansas Phone Co and a car of watermelons to S J Morrill. Governors were being installed on city water pumps. Williamsburg Mayor F Getchell drove to Ottawa in a new 30 hp four cylinder Cadillac au'o.
A devotional prayer citing Romans 8:37 asks for divine protection and inner strength to resist deceitful thoughts and evil. The speaker seeks guidance through the day, concluding in Jesus Christ's name.
A detailed Friday lineup across channels 4 5 9 and 13 lists programs from 1 p m to 2 30 a m including news weather sport and entertainment shows. Frequent titles include Fight bandstand Rin Tin Tin Popeye Lawrence Welk Perry Mason and Westerns with extended blocks of movies and theatre features.
Editor's note from Robert Taylor recounting a year in television after 25 years in motion pictures. He notes TV's fast pace and lack of set camaraderie, the challenge of recognizing coworkers, and his ongoing appreciation for both mediums while contemplating future film work.
TV settles into reruns after conventions with CBS NBC and ABC continuing coverage. Highlights include John Gunther's High Road on ABC, col lege conference commentary, and the final convention speeches on local channels. Also listed are film dramas, color offers, and scheduled reruns through Thursday.
Sunday visits from Fannie Davis Elton Davis and Glen English Greeley De Nire Coates Hart and Crow relatives plus a Rebekah Lodge meeting with 12 in attendance The Waller family hosted Chester Waller’s mother and two sons at Overbrook for supper on Sunday July 10.
In Horton Kansas Mrs. Charles H Browne Sr 8 widow of Brig Gen Charles H Browne Sr former Horton Head publisher died Wednesday from a heart attack Tuesday night She is survived by son Brig Gen Charles H Browne Jr publisher of the Headlight and commander of the 35th Infantry Division plus two daughters Mrs Mary B Feldmann of Washington and Mrs William H Myers of Horton Funeral services tentatively set for Saturday.
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