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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1961
Page
2
An Ottawa Herald editorial rebuts Abraham Ribicoff and his claim of a national psychology against work. It notes a strong, capable group of young newspaper boys at The Ottawa Herald in Ottawa on Monday, July 17, 1961.
Exuberant mischievous boys deliver your paper daily, making mistakes yet proving dependable. For 300 days a year they brave all weather, ride bikes, bang the paper against screens, and still take pride in getting the job done and handling money.
Democrats of Franklin County planned a rally in Forest Park with Walter Huxman the Democratic candidate for governor to speak. Glen Wesen and Paul Pritchard traveled to Oregon and California for a two week vacation. Attorney B. W. Kelsey spoke at a Republican gathering in Blue Mound. 50 years ago John Leathern opened a shoe repair shop at 405 N Main. Harold Hutchinson of Richmond State Bank visited Ottawa. Turner D. Jones of First National Bank returned from a vacation visiting Baldwin Waverly Coffeyville. Master quote from Matthew 22 36 37.
A short devotional prayer asks for guidance and wisdom to put God and the church first. It seeks strength, patience, love, and dedicated service through Christ.
A reflective sketch of Paris at Cafe du Dome on the Left Bank. It contrasts past dreamers who sought fame with a new generation of cosmopolitans, noting casual wear, casual ambitions, and a persistent cafe culture that shapes Paris as a haven for the young and restless.
In a light column on menopause and aging, Dr. Mother notes wild myths and cheers honest, normal aging. The writer recalls how older generations scare younger ones, then encourages factual, calm discussion and coping as life advances.
A dense OCR list outlines a full day of TV programming across networks and local feeds. It includes multiple news segments with Harold Mack Don Harrison and Gordon Jump weather reports, plus entertainment blocks like The Big Show, Captain Kangaroo, The Price Is Right, and Playhouse 90.
In Saint Tropez France 57 Impressionist paintings valued near 2 million dollars were stolen from the Annondade Museum of Modern Art. The haul includes works by Maurice Utrillo Henri Matisse Raoul Dufy and Pierre Bonnard. Thieves left 43 paintings and sculptures worth about 1 million behind.
This listing previews evening TV on Channel 9 and others with a mix of westerns, comedies, dramas, and a late 1935 Carole Lombard film. Highlights include Cheyenne and Peter Gunn on Channel 9, To Tell the Truth and Wells Fargo on other channels, plus a courtroom shooting in a Peter Gunn episode and an old Hand Across the Table screening.
At Rainbow Beach Chicago police, using a 230 officer task force led by Captain James Hackett, confronted over 500 white youths during a second weekend of Wade-Ins. Eleven whites were arrested for disorderly conduct and unlawful assembly, nine juveniles released to parents. A 19 year old fel a unconscious after a clash with officers though he later said epilepsy caused the fainting.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower began a weeks long fishing trip and a reunion with his four brothers at a lodge in the northern Upper Peninsula. He flew from Land O Lakes Wisconsin and was greeted by about 100 cheering onlookers as he stepped from a private plane. He was accompanied by Milton Eisenhower president of Johns Hopkins University. Edgar of Tacoma Washington and Earl of La Grange Illinois were due to arrive later for the gathering.
Danny Bailey aged 12 of Kansas City drowned at Mission Lake after his boat capsized in a collision with a second motor boat driven by James McCord of Topeka. McCord searched for the boy but could not find him. the body was recovered 90 minutes later. Danny was the son of Mr and Mrs Frank Ballou and was warming up his father's rebuilt outboard. The accident happened shortly before a speedboat regatta which was canceled.
The publication lists subscription prices for local and distant readers with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options. Publisher is Robert B Wellington, editor Guy Snedaker, and the paper states AP membership rights and exclusive use of focal news.
We repair all makes of television, radio, small appliances, sweepers, razors and fans. Most parts carried in stock for quick service. Closed every Tuesday.
The piece covers town lots sold at high prices. a failed move to move the capital to Minneola. a territorial act declared unlawful by the U S Attorney General. a constitutional convention at Minneola in 1858 with James H. Lane as president and Samuel F. Tappan as clerk. delegates from Franklin County were Joel K. Goodin and Jacob G. Reese. It notes horse thefts in 1858, two men Shaw and Johnson hanged after a Squatters Court, and a rescue attempt by P P Elder. Ottawa and Franklin County churches are invited to submit their histories for publication including a brief resume of the current pastor.
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