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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1958
Page
2
Editorial notes Kansas traffic fatalities 268 to date with a steep early July rise. A Kansas survey links divided highways with fewer crashes, praising toll roads like the Kansas Turnpike for reducing risk. Yet the final hazard remains the driver.
A reader laments Ottawa flood fear and a planned dirt levee on Main Street Bridge, warning 70 feet of embankment would bury shops and livelihoods despite promised flood protection. The piece notes a nighttime car parade and police guidance as residents await river height rumors.
A mosaic of unrelated lines spans fashion digs about slip covers and grooming, military notes on Lebanon, jokes about Martians judging Earthly women, hints of Eastern Med developments, a forecast of colder winters, Alaska’s admission cooling February, a quip about a long lost missile being a costly trap, and a remark on late thirties fears linked to unresigned reserve commissions.
The last 13 National Guard battery horses sold at auction, aged 9 to 20. Ottawa Boy Scout swimmers beat Chanute Scouts 434 to 234. Bill Dusin of Ottawa defeated Kid Ray of Agua Caliente, Mexico, in Kansas City. Elmer Bunyan traveled to Wichita for railroad shop work. Mr and Mrs C A Lemaster delivered a new Maxwell touring car from Kansas City. Henry Oakes of seven miles east of Ottawa advertised a lost pitchfork.
Dr Molner warns thousands of children are poisoned annually by common household substances left where kids can reach. He cites calls to Poison Control, notes most victims are under five, and lists items from furniture polish to DDT and medicines. Advice urges secure storage and proper disposal to prevent accidents. includes reader questions and a pamphlet offer.
A religious plea asks for conversion and childlike humility and forgiveness. The prayer seeks clean hearts and generosity in the name of Jesus Christ.
A dense listing shows channel names and a wide variety of programs arranged by time slots across channels NBC CBS ABC and more. It includes animated series, news, weather, movies, talk and children’s shows, with many program titles and broadcast times interleaved.
Lawrence Kansas AP report quotes Dr Franklin D Murphy chancellor of the University of Kansas after a Soviet tour with seven American university leaders. He notes strong Soviet commitment to education and wide use of women in professional roles, while contrasting U S views on equality of opportunity and the Soviet system.
In East Berlin Khrushchev told the Communist Congress Moscow will rapidly build its chemical industry and pay high wages to Western non Communist technicians, even if they oppose communism. He said foreign workers seek business prospects and will learn socialism is progressive after working with the Soviet Union.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates by mail with area and outside trade area options. It shows monthly, quarterly, six months and yearly prices, including special rates and delivery notes for Sundays and holidays.
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