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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1963
Page
2
A historian asks if Deacon Nugent, a Baptist pillar in Ottawa, secretly drank corn whiskey and allegedly fell from a ladder after a night of indulgence, breaking his leg. He wonders whether cronies hid the incident and if church prayers followed.
A reader discusses fashionable pointed toe shoes causing foot pain and urges nonconformist designs, noting most women prefer style over comfort. Dr Motner advises better fit and mentions a pamphlet on shingles. The column also answers questions on brain X rays and pedunculated epithelial mouth growth, explaining diagnostic steps and tumor risks.
A fragmented TV log lists ABC Channel Nine programs and timing across the day including News, Weather, sports, dramas like Wagon Train and Petticoat choices, game shows, and late-night features. It notes Huntley Brinkley Weather, Johnny Carson, Steve Allen, Captain Kangaroo, Lassie and Beverly Hillbillies style fare, with mentions of Daily Word and Morning religious segments. The entry resembles a newspaper scan of a busy midcentury station's half hour through the evening, revealing a mix of news, entertainment, and educational segments.
The narrator, a self confessed sedentary type, details a favorite London stroll from Westminster Abbey through Whitehall and Downing Street to Piccadily and Park Lane. He notes a near complete ten year clean up at Westminster Abbey, iconic sites like Big Ben and the Cenotaph, and familiar establishments along St James's Street and Curzon Street.
A roadside group of east coast tourists views Ottawa with humor as locals joke about cowboys and Indians nearby. News notes mention a WPA pool project at Garnett and a new birth near Ottawa. Harold Crosby and wife return from Meredith Colorado. trout fishing rated fair. Local storefront repainted, prayerful closing lines echo community faith.
Events span centuries from 1429 Charles VI coronation to 1963 notes. Notable moments include 1938 Douglas Corrigan flight to Ireland dubbed wrong way Corrigan, 1940 Roosevelt third term nomination, 1945 Potsdam Conference start, and aviation milestones.
London AP Colonial Secretary Duncan Sandys returned from British Guiana yesterday and ruled out United Nations intervention in the racially divided South American colony. With all respect to the United Nations, Sandys told reporters the situation is complicated enough without introducing any outside elements.
Hutchinson Kansas hires its first Negro fireman Warren Robnson age 22 to join the city fire department today. The Herald offers five dollars weekly for best reader news tip.
Tonight on Channel 9 at 7 30 a special titled Perspective On Greatness profiles two colorful New York mayors James J Walker and Fiorella LaGuardia. Louis Nye of Steve Allen fame joins Beverly Hillbillies on Channel 9 for Elly May. Channel 5 and 13 air 8 PM programs, including a Wagon Train feature The Lisa Raincloud tale about Indian Princess Lisa who falls for a man named Hawks channel 9 6 30.
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