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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1957
Page
2
The piece editorializes on the Miss Universe rules scandal, noting a dethroned Miss U.S. received a $1,009 check while a 17 year old Miss Universe kept her crown. It mocks strict age limits and suggests scrapping rules for a pulse-judged contest, while deriding TV and nightclub exposure as distractions.
Four hospital workers face discipline after a mistreatment incident at Osawatomie State Hospital. Two attendants were dismissed and two suspended. all four filed appeals. Officials praised reforms in mental care but warn of need for further staff education to ensure inmates are helped, not harmed.
The column explains the IGY’s aim to clarify questions about weather and practical matters. It jokes that forecasting could protect couples from unsafe conditions and ants from misplanned vacations, then closes with a prayer and reflection on faith.
Job SAN FRANCISCO offers vivid portraits of the city’s character and scenery. It extols its hilly geometry, grouped 25-foot lots, and landmarks like Nob Hill and Barbary Coast while contrasting tourist crowds with authentic atmosphere. The piece notes foggy summers, cool sea breezes, and the paradox of a city that dazzles from afar yet crowds visitors.
A truck driver was fined $10 for loading dead animals and transporting them through Ottawa while employed by a Topeka firm. The item also recalls local moves and health notes from the era, including farm sales near Princeton and residents traveling to Kansas City on business.
The Ottawa Herald lists address 106 108 S Main Ottawa Kansas with daily except Sundays and holidays publication. Publisher is Guy Snedaker and Editor Robert B Wellington with subscription rates in trade area by mail one month .85 three months 2 six months 3.75 one year 7 outside trade area by mail one month 1 three months 3 six months 5.50 one year 10.00.
A fragmented TV schedule lists early morning shows on Channel 4 NBC 4 with times and program names including Today Morning News Encore Price Is Right and Ripoff notes. Reads like a chaotic OCR segment of daytime lineup with multiple channel and program references.
Channel 9 ABC offers a block of comedy and drama with 4 Comedy Time 5 Theatre and 13 Playhouse 90 8 Enterprise programs during primetime tonight.
A humorous New York column argues that modern romance centers on gadgets rather than people. It mocks traditional marriage dynamics and suggests husbands struggle to keep a strong minded wife interested after the equal rights movement. The piece closes by advising simple minded husbands on how to proceed.
Rita W aged 20 clashes with Frank's parents over smoking and nightlife during a vacation. Social and moral differences reveal how family background shapes a romance. Frank's ardor cools as Rita's habits unsettle his parents and churchgoing routine.
A satirical piece claims husbands can win a wife's interest with a stream of electric appliances from toaster to television. It jokes that novelty keeps boredom at bay for a year, then suggests upgrading to ever newer devices. The piece ends praising Edison.
Lake Charles Louisiana reports 534 dead and missing from hurricane Audrey on June 27. Property damage exceeds 40 million dollars with 328 bodies recovered in Cameron Parish and 190 missing. five more deaths in Louisiana and eleven in Texas. Crop loss 26 million and livestock loss 2 million. Insured property losses 11 million. uninsured losses not estimated.
MISSOULA Mont Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson urged price support be run under general guides without fixed formulas saying past formula use harmed agriculture He warned that once surplus is moved rigid formulas could push price support to 90 percent of parity He called for research education and stronger markets over acreage allotments and government price fixing.
In Clarendon Arkansas, half a page of the Monroe County Sun was blank except for a centered small notice reading Don't laugh, we had a h of a time filling the rest of it. The quip captures a light moment from a sparsely filled weekly page.
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