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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1955
Page
2
As TV advertising matures, advertisers test formats and reallocate spend. Philip Morris shifts substantial budgeting from television to newspapers after noting TV exposure drew listeners but few buyers. The trend lifts newspaper status and urges newsrooms to raise production quality.
A former resident visits his old town after a generation noting frozen custard stands in former miniature golf lots. He references French firemen striking and cats rescued from trees, calls themselves sappears pompier, and mentions a Kansas City barber shop artist funding his son’s college. He muses on retirement and steam locomotives, suggesting a national society to celebrate Casey Jones. Summer replacements fill much of televiewing hours.
FBI data show February as the worst month for crime while crime declines in the summer. The reflection hints at social habits like coffee breaks and barber shop gatherings shaping daily routines, with a vivid image of men preparing for summer days by adjusting neckties and shirts.
A reader complains about a Marilyn Monroe movie advertisement showing her legs. The writer argues the image is not immoral and notes similar issues with beer ads and swimming-pool imagery. The piece defends large ads and mocks moral censorship.
A Q retro item recalls Mrs. Wayland Blair with two large bass from the Country Club lake. The heat wave continued as the U S considered parachute troop experiments.
A lighthearted, period piece contrasts wives and bachelors, noting wives’ unpredictable habits and steadfast support. It recalls wartime farewell and a wife’s tender surprises, ending with the claim that a wife always has a secret quality.
Lawrence Kansas special report details two 19-year-old local youths charged with assaulting two 17-year-old girls Sunday afternoon after an altercation. Bennie Graber and Harold Bunce were arrested after the girls Margaret and Donna Powell signed complaints. Graber posted 350 bond. Bruce, who failed to make bond, faces an additional parole violation tied to a year-old bad check conviction.
Mayor Richard J. Daley ordered fluoridation of Chicago water to aid children's dental health. The city budget earmarks $700,000 for the program as the purchasing agent is directed to acquire fluorides for immediate use.
Dr George W Crane argues divorce stems from emotional immaturity outlining five aging measures chronological physical mental educational and emotional He warns marriages fail when partners show emotional immaturity and offers a 200 point Rating Scale for Husbands and Wives to test readiness Readers should mail a dime and stamped envelope to Hopkins Syndicate for the chart.
The Seawolf, world's second atomic powered submarine, will have a crew of 102 officers and men from 33 states. The crew includes Gerald L. Mitchell ETa2 of Great Bend, Kansas. The Seawolf is being built by General Dynamics Electric Boat Division for the Navy and will be launched Thursday in Groton, Connecticut.
Ottawa Herald page fragment lists publication details and mixed rates for mail subscriptions in and outside the trade area. Includes editorial staff names Harris Hyprams Don Huis Guy Soedaker Don Shipman Howard Hoadley and subscription pricing for various durations.
Channel by channel listings show July programs across KFEQ TV and stations in St Joseph Topeka and Kansas City. Notable items include Wild Bill Hickock Disneyland The Millionaire I've Got a Secret Wrestling This Is Your Life and Doug Edwards with various news and variety hours through prime time and late night.
A brief note describes time spent from Friday through Monday with her parents Mr and Mrs. The fragment notes family time and parental company without detailing location or activities.
A fragmented listing of July weekday TV airdates and show titles across KMBC WDAF and KN channels. Programs include news, talk, drama, comedy, sports, and radio simulcasts with several gaps and unclear entries.
Sunday visitors include Mrs. Dale Rymal and daughter and Mrs. Max Rawlins at the Dale home. Nearby host families welcomed guests for dinner and fellowship. The Rev Carl Grondors was installed as minister in Rantoul with local attendees. Generous hospital cases and family events fill the week, including Studdivan reunion and multiple family dinners. Funeral services were held July 13 for Joseph Harrison Brassfield, 85, a longtime stone mason and carpenter, survived by siblings and buried at Antioch cemetery.
The Herald lists new subscriptions and renewals from multiple towns including Ottawa Vernon Williamsburg Richmond Princeton Lane Wellsville Rantoul Waverly Baldwin Garnett Osawatomie Paola and more. Names such as P. M. Porter Ed Seyler Francis McGrath Charles Schamle C A Scribner and Robert Service appear among subscribers. A note adds Flint hand axes claim by the National Geographic Society.
A caution on handling picture tubes stressing their cost fragility and residual charge. Do not touch the tube as most problems lie elsewhere. technicians can diagnose quickly, but avoiding contact is best for long term reliability.
Mrs Frances Zutterman and daughters visited in Belton and with the McKeons group near Melvin, while George Brassfield hosted guests at the Moraine Nursing home and Ottawa shoppers joined Carolyn Ann Wobber. Multiple gatherings followed with Webber and Hunt family visits, a Kansas City trip, and Sunday dinners in Stanton.
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