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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1961
Page
2
The president urged educators to require at least 15 minutes daily of vigorous exercise for all students. While pundits debated, the piece notes increased youth activity in outdoor sports and questions how much more schools should bear in mandatory programs and costs.
In his first address as President Kennedy urged public service and asked what you can do for your country. Apply this to youth with a daily 15 minute drill to build discipline. parents may benefit too from structured practice.
A Kansas Turnpike office figure claims the average motorist could travel over 790000 miles before an accident. The calculation, dividing turnpike accidents by miles in the last six months, suggests an accident every 66 years for a 12000 mile annual driver. The note questions lingering Kansas skepticism about the turnpike.
A reader asks about differing heart test results and why doctors prescribe digitalis instead of nitroglycerin. The doctor compares heart diagnosis to engine repairs, noting history, auscultation, cardiogram, and X ray determine heart size and rhythm, while nitroglycerin treats angina and digitalis supports heart function.
A collage of quirky observations on celebrities, travel, and everyday life. The piece jokes about Gina Lollobrigida walking out of a Moscow festival for a bath, jokes about deviled eggs, a Cadillac owner, and quirky domestic issues. It ends with a medical-advisory tone and a note about Dr Molner’s pamphlet on peptic ulcers.
Auld Lang Syne item recalls J L Rokes called to Oanaza by his mother's serious illness Mrs A C Rokes. Mrs L A Rupl of Ottawa elected to the American Poultry Association board. Robert W Bowlby of Denver visiting brother Ernest H Bowlby. Mark Forester trips to New York for store business. Mrs Forester and son Max travel to Chicago to visit relatives. Flour shipments from Forest Park Mill to state insane asylum at Osawatome. Nina Tulloss of Rantoul shops for a Colorado vacation.
Prayer asks God to strengthen faith through Christ and to bear fruit for His glory. It cites Samuel's role as prophet and ends with a blessing in Jesus name. The language reflects a devotional reflection from a religious text.
The first Atlas missile for Salina area bases arrived Monday at Schilling Air Force Base. After testing it will be installed in an underground silo near Beverly Kansas. The Atlas F weighs about 250000 pounds loaded with fuel and stands 8244 feet long and 10 feet in diameter.
Hutchinson sheriffs deputies arrested two men within thirty minutes of a 400 dollar holdup at a southeast Hutchinson neighborhood grocery. William Aylward Jr. of San Antonio Texas and Gerald Ferguson, about 40, were identified. Aylward admitted taking part. A fast police radio alert and a spotted getaway car led to their capture in a nearby parking lot.
TOPEKA AP Dr Marion A McGhehey formerly with the U S Office of Education will become executive director of the Kansas Association of School Boards Aug 1 The association will move its offices from the Kansas State University campus at Manhattan McGhehey will succeed Dr J Q K O'Fallon.
The fragment lists publication days, a publisher and editor, and subscription rates within and outside the trade area. It notes daily printing except Sundays and holidays, and includes pricing for one month, three months, six months, and one year by mail. It also mentions Associated Press membership and rights.
Local families from Topeka Cincinnati Chico Coffeyville Kansas City and Paola visit the Brownlee Mitchell Duncan and Morlan households. Weddings and weekend calls mark the week plus a Basic Christian Belief study completed by the W.S.C.S. and Rev Peters.
In Kansas City Kansas American Walnut Co one of the nation’s top walnut product makers announced a sale. Ralph E Perry former motor car dealer gained control by purchasing majority stock from the Warren family. Perry plans to merge the firm into Perry Plan Inc with himself as chairman and Robert as president and GM. The plant employs 68 workers.
TV slate lists Channel 9 Man From Cochise and Naked City with a divorce motive. Hong Kong stars Herbert Marshall and Sarah in a Channel 9 or 5 Big name bowling notables. Late movie Swing Time features Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire on Channel 9.
AP reports over 80 Viet Cong rebels killed in the past week in clashes with government troops. Thirty four died in a single battle 30 miles east of Saigon, with 50 more dead reported elsewhere. South Vietnamese patrol boats routed 20 North Vietnamese junks on July 9.
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