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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1961
Page
3
A July 15 1911 readers note from Ottawa Herald discusses Channel 4 NBC and its local reception with brief commentary on broadcast reach and reader interest. The item reflects early American radio network awareness and public curiosity in Ottawa.
Beatrice Martin Peck questions a state statute and city ordinances that would prohibit killing dogs in cemeteries and allow shooting of loose dogs under specific conditions. She challenges enforcement and asks who would enforce a $250 fine or up to a year in jail for harming a pet, noting humane societies do not shoot animals.
Letter from Mrs Clyde Bland urges a new editorial on air safety focusing on serving alcohol on planes. Cites a Christian Science Monitor article from July 10, 1961 about air-borne alcoholism and asks Congress to be informed of public feeling on in-flight alcohol service.
A reader asks about inter menstrual pain and a shoulder ache during attacks. Dr. Mother explains mittelschmerz is mid cycle ovulation pain, varies in intensity, may mimic appendicitis, and has no proven cure beyond rest and non narcotic pain relief. The note adds hair loss after pregnancy may be normal and offers an enuresis booklet request.
A collage recalls a vacationing Anna Melluish in Minneapolis and Joe Stephenson’s arm fracture during diving. It notes oats yields on Roy Baldwin’s Norwood farm, a birth on 927 E 8th, and errands in Ottawa. The page blends biblical prayer with a dense, Saturday TV schedule and local notices.
TV guide notes Saturday and Sunday offerings across channels 4 9 5 13. Sea Hunt features Mike with a biologist and photographer chasing a sea monster. Perry Mason titles include The Case of the Borrowed Brunette and others as Checkmate and The Roaring 90s present crimes and drama. Bonanza shows relatives at the Ponderosa. A gal causes a fatal accident in Checkmate while a relative mourns.
Vernon Smith will be transferred and promoted to manager of the Gamble store in Lawrence effective Aug 1, moving from Lawrence to Parsons Winfield and Leavenworth experiences. The page also notes store renovations promotions, a Case farm machinery change, a new sign for Wesley Trout, blue uniforms for Meyers Auto Supply crew, and Sears pricing trends with inflation data and a TV schedule for Channels 4 5 9 13 and more.
Veteran foreign correspondent Smith, long stationed abroad, offers a wry, pessimistic view on France aging into a potential atomic power, Algeria oil struggles, and Berlin tensions with Khrushchev. He notes Kennedy impressed him, fears another war, and jokes about his ulcers and aging.
KOFO broadcasts include Serenade News and Weather, Around Town, People's Exchange, Noon Tune, Farm Show, and Noontime Weather from 300 Garnett. The schedule lists Noon offerings and weather updates as part of the daytime line up.
Department store sales in the 10th Federal Reserve District rose 9 percent last week from a year earlier. The year to July 8 shows district sales 5 percent ahead of 1960, with Wichita and Oklahoma City posting declines. Leading gains included Denver 11 and 7, Topeka 17 and 3, Joplin 10 and 2, Kansas City 7 and 2, St. Joseph 4 and 3, Lincoln 24 and 20, and Omaha 23 and 24.
The Ottawa daily between Sundays and holidays lists subscription costs for trade area and outside trade area by mail with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly terms. It notes Robert B Wellington as editor and Guy Snedaker as publisher and credits the Associated Press with exclusive local news use.
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