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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1956
Page
2
The Kansas editorial notes 331 traffic fatalities since January 1, a figure averaging about one death every 1415 hours. It cites speed as a primary cause and urges motorists to take responsibility to prevent further accidents.
The Wall Street Journal style figures describe insect diversity with more than 686000 species named and 6000 to 7000 new ones each year. Population growth, crop damage, and weather influence prevalence, while natural predators and human actions shape outcomes.
A satirical column assembles recent quirks and musings from politics and daily life. It jokes about election prospects, school comfort, corporate pay, and a city name change proposal. Notable notes include Stevenson as a possible Democratic ticket and Ark City’s potential simplification to Ark.
A historical overview notes Lincoln Ford Penney Capper and farm paths show economic growth reshaping life. It argues genuine success now requires large capital or inheritance, with small investors urged toward employment in existing enterprises rather than starting anew.
Applicants for situations as teachers in Ottawa city schools will be examined on Friday at the Central School House beginning at nine o'clock a.m. By order of the board, William Wheeler, superintendent of schools. Also notes a local doctor’s recovery and a forthcoming musical entertainment by Misses Brown in Sheldon Hall featuring the Flower Queen operetta and the Ottawa Silver Cornet Band. date to be announced.
Maj William C. Harrison of the British Royal Army Ordnance Corps leads a five man flying squad to locate analyze and render safe bombs left by EOKA on Cyprus since April 1955. Since then they have dealt with 1600 devices from Molotov cocktails to land mines while on call around the clock. Harrison 45 married with two sons lives near Stratford on Avon and has served since 1934.
Dr. George W. Crane recounts Opal S a Chicago public school teacher who tested praying to God to take over the night shift for sleep. She felt immediate relief and slept through the night, echoing Crane’s urging that faith paired with medical insight can ease stress. The piece extols psychosomatic medicine, notes doctors and clergy lifespans, and suggests relaxation plus divine aid benefits.
The account traces EOKA bombings in Cyprus beginning April 1 1955 with 200 devices planted or thrown and 81 failing to explode. It notes a failed March attack on a Nicosia airport transport plane where three time bombs were planted and a pantry fire ensued before boarding. Harrison examines insurgent techniques and visits army units with exhibits to train troops to spot threats.
TV schedule fragment notes last minute changes limit accuracy for listings. Readable items include times, show titles such as Mickey Mouse News Superman Movie and Circle Theatre programs like Wyatt Earp and The $64,000 Question, with noted Warner Brothers and Studio 47 ties.
Listing of radio schedule segments across KTJO KMBC WDAF for July 24 including news baseball and music blocks with names Morgan Beatty Ted Heath and Frederick and various programs and times.
Advice on leaning on God during crisis and not harming oneself with cigarettes. instructions to write to Dr. Crane in Melfott, Ind. for psychological charts, with payment details and copyright note from The Repains Syndicate.
Harold R. Fatzer, Republican from Kinsley, seeks an unexpired two year term for Kansas Supreme Court Position No. 2. Appointed March 1, 1956, after Justice Harvey's death, Fatzer is 46 and has prior service as attorney general. Rice Lardner, Democrat from Olathe, runs unopposed for the nomination. a lawyer and former Presbyterian minister who earned KU degrees, served as county attorney, wartime rationing attorney, and taught at KU.
TV Today And Tomorrow previews potential TV projects and star moves. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers may reunite for a Cole Porter tribute show with Porter at the piano. Red Buttons may return to CBS with a new program idea. Broadway star Carol Channing debuts on TV in a spoof, Loretta Young resumes NBC Sundays, and Liberace weighs a private detective collaboration.
Mrs. Virginia Magers of Ottawa writes accusing Mr. Kile of misrepresenting Hall on government by the people. She defends labor unions, closes shops and collective bargaining, asks where Kile works, and urges living wage and nonunion employment references. She ends with a call for savings bonds.
A devotional prayer excerpt urges readers to remember that God cleanses all and no person is common. It asks for spiritual growth in Christ and for the ability to help others attain redemption through faith in Him, concluding with an Amen.
New and renewal subscribers include Garnett Mrs Charles Ashlock Iva E Hobbs and C A Moody Greeley John Mersi man Ottawa Rt 1 A W Dean Overbrook Charles H Rappard Pomona John Berger J J Carpenter and W L Nitcher Princeton Guy Triplett Richmond Andrew Brummel Wellsville HM J Crist Williamsburg T A Bischoff
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