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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1955
Page
2
Neosho Missouri embraces a stimulus of five thousand dollars in wards creating abundant flower boxes across businesses and homes. The floral display draws visitors, boosts pride, and offers a lesson on distinct local identity versus uniform urban sameness.
A humor piece surveys vacation themes as couples opt for at home projects over travel. It notes men painting, papering, yard work, and garage rehab while wives steer decisions, praising money-saving, skill use, and quieter, productive leisure. It closes with a man choosing leisure at a fishing hole and golf course over planned chores.
A 32-pound shovelhead was taken from the river by Melvin Soper of 310 S Mulberry fifteen years ago. Heat in Ottawa remained extreme as Warren Sheldon noted a close Wilkie Roosevelt contest. Twenty five years past Harry Jenner of 611 Cleveland reported his Model A Ford roadster stripped. Four killed in a roller coaster disaster at Omaha. Pomona Grange picnic set for August 6 fifty years back. Dr G W Davis and wife returned from a visit near Princeton. Wellsville laid natural gas mains. Ottawa enjoyed resort weather.
HAL BOYLE comments on gendered energy shifts from day to night, arguing that women feel most alive at twilight while men rally after dark. He frames this as a timeless illusion creators use in half light and invites reader questions on women’s mysteries.
In Ferrara Italy a small plane showered multicolor leaflets over the town yesterday. The message read in part that the sender is amused despite being abandoned by his wife. The estranged husband is 30 year old Carlo Bonuzzi.
The first Kansas Cow-Belles graduate scholarship in meats at Kansas State College has been awarded to Ruby Franklin of Oxford. The $250 award supports meat research and promotes its use. Miss Franklin, a 1953 K-State graduate, has taught home economics in Lebanon and Minneapolis, Kansas.
Dr George W Crane recounts a flyer complaint from Marilyn M a 22 year old stewardess for a flight to Atlanta where liquor was openly served up and down the aisles to passengers including women and mothers with children. The writer notes the practice disrupts traditional train and airplane customs and pressures attendants to act as barmaids. The piece urges restraint and preserves public choice.
A 47 percent pound yellow catfish topped this season’s catch at the Cottonwood River near Soden’s Dam south of Emporia. Dave Sloan of Emporia reeled in the river monster after a half hour on a crawdad baited hook.
Fragment of a newspaper masthead and staff listings showing editors and office roles and a publication and postal notice. Names include F Harris Don Huls Gohy Snedaker Don Shipman Howard Hoadley with roles such as Editor Managing Editor and Advertising Manager. Additional line items list subscription rates by mail.
A detailed list of prime time programs across KFEQ TV to WIBW TV for Thursday July 28. It covers channels 2, 4, 5, 9, 13 with lineups featuring Western serials, talk shows, dramas, movies, and late-night programs. Notable items include Superman, Dragnet, Abbott and Costello, Lux Video Theatre, News programs, sports, and later Tonight shows.
Radio listings show a July 29 schedule with stations KMBC WDAF WDAY and others featuring games shows cartoons and musical programs. Notable items include KMBC Baseball Amos and Andy and Fibber McGee plus orchestras and fan clubs.
Emilie Turney an Army wife moving 5000 miles to join husband C W O Vale Turney as the 1st Infantry Division swaps with the 10th at Ft Riley Kansas. The family settles in Junction City with language help and classes to ease adaptation while nearly 200 troops and 31 dependents arrive. the move continues into December.
Colby Kansas Colby businessman John Price about 50 walked from his office to a lavatory at the Price Machine Shop around 9 a m today and killed himself with a rifle Sheriff Jake Grove reported The shooting was ruled death by own action Price had operated the business for 20 years He left no note or motive Price is survived by his widow and four children
EMPORIA World War II reporter accreditation card was used by Orval W. Mosher curator of Lyon County Historical Museum to attend the Big Four meeting in Geneva. Mosher, a retired Emporia State Teachers College faculty member, filed first hand articles on the conference for the Emporia Gazette.
Funeral services for infant Denise L Barber daughter of Mr and Mrs Sidney Barber were held Tuesday at 11 am from the McVey Dengel Mortuary with Rev O R Miller officiating. Interment followed in Highland Cemetery.
Edgerton families share weddings births and milestones. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Larrick plan a 50th anniversary open house July 31 at their Edgerton home. Marjorie Kay Myers home July 22. Several local residents attend baptisms, retirements, and church events. Edgerton Athletics fall to Baldwin 6 4, with upcoming Little League plans. Fire damages J S Startley home. family moves noted. many visits and travel among locals.
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