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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1956

Page

2

Stassen challenge to Eisenhower shocks GOP rank and file

Editorial argues Harold Stassen openly questions Ike’s ticket by proposing Governor Christian Herter as running mate. Eisenhower faces awkward position as party leaders denounce Stassen while privately many conservatives and independents doubt the President’s health and Nixon’s suitability as successor.

Harold Stassen Republican Eisenhower Christian Herter Massachusetts Stassen Minnesota Nixon

Big Show Folds The Ringling Circus Ends

The piece notes the end of Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey as a major American spectacle. It reflects on a future where grandchildren might claim they never saw a circus. It also touches on politics and social security, with satirical asides about Kansas voting, Eisenhower, Nixon, and civic clubs.

Ringling Bros.Barnum & Baikey

Editorial: Kansas governor race stirs readers and voters

A Salina Journal piece reflects on the Kansas Republican primary as a clash between Fred Hall, a strong but vindictive leader with a solid record, and Warren Shaw, a personable team player tied to insiders and the old guard. The editorial urges readers to weigh strong leadership against a powerful team dynamics.

After All Stories By Elm You Hear Three Good Ones

A columnist muses on the origins of stories and the idea of a Story Research Department funded by major foundations. He recalls Telegraph and press services, noting the speed of tale transmission from coast to coast, and contrasts clever naughty tales with sordid ones while hinting at an anecdote about a man who raises bulls in Mexico.

Ford Rockefeller Foundation Foundation Kansas City San Francisco New York Mexico

Saving The Soil Nebraska Sets Example For States

A Nebraska field study shows soil conservation progress across farms, highlighting terracing and contour farming. Officials stress soil work complements flood control, not replaces it, with the Department of Agriculture and the Corps of Engineers sharing the same stance and funding.

Nebraska Department of Agriculture Corps of Engineers Congress of the United States Congress

Trout Thief Silenced By Daring Reply In James City

A Portland man fishing on another’s land faced a rebuke when the owner protested. The quiet retort, Who wants to catch your trout I came only trying to drown this worm, became a local tale. Barney buys Hay grocery stock and stays at the same stand with full stock of fine groceries. A runaway horse from Garnett scattered pedestrians on Main Street. Thomas M. Larmer, traveling for the Leavenworth Argus, found newspaper canvassing uphill. The Great Chicago Circus and Menagerie bills loom in Court House square. The show comes next Thursday. School bells promise relief after a wave of boy mischief in town.

Portland Chicago Court House Square

Entirely New Idea From Bible Movement Sparks Interest

Reverend E Duane Hulse known as the flying preacher of Wisconsin uses his airplane to reach distant cities for speaking engagements. Dr George W Crane notes a biblical inspired idea, citing Wise Men gifts as gold enabling a trip to Egypt and praising Bible as a living guide for behavior.

E. Duane Hulse Wisconsin Crane Iis Gideon God Jesus Michigan Walter Scott Hopking Syndicate Melott Ind Roplins Syndicate, Inc

KMBC and WDAF Radio Schedule Highlights

Radio KMBC and WDAF network listings show multiple programs including News, Sports, Music, and Hourly updates. Notable items mention church notices, dinner music, church events, and campus or special KTJO segments with KNBC Baseball and WDAF Bands among the features.

EMBC WDAF KMBC Grand Ole Opry KMBEC Dilson Morgan Beatty Henry Taylor Firestone U.N KTJO Frederick KNBC

Ot Subscription Rates in Trade Area by Mail

Subscriptions priced by mail to the trade area list one month at 1.00, three months at 5.50, six months at 10.00, and one year at an implied rate. The excerpt presents a compact rate table for mail delivery options.

Write in options allowed for precinct committee seats

Voters may write in names for precinct committeemen and committeewomen at the August 7 primary. County Clerk Bruce Spears left blank lines on the ballot for this purpose. Attorney General ruled that for committeewomen the primary is a general election, so blanks remain after their names. Write-in rules require 5 percent of the secretary of state’s last election total for other offices.

Bruce Spears Spears

Ottawa Herald Subscribers List and Army Ceremony

Subscribers recent new and renewal subscriptions include names across Ottawa and surrounding towns. Army ceremony notes PFC Grant R. Carey Jr of Princeton who took part in Fort Polk Louisiana during the 1st Armored division’s 16th anniversary activities.

Ottawa Herald Greeley John Dassing Rt. 1 Ottawa Ray Potter Roy Rybolt Rt. 2 C. B. Jennings Rt. 4 Rex ‘Simmons Overbrook Ray Anderson C. C. Barnhart Pomona Robert Rea L. J. Shepherd John Wackowitch Princeton Melvin Stockard Quenemo Henry Dehn Richmond Clyde Edwards Chester W. Martin Wellsville Damon Higbie Gerald McGaugh Ed Warner Williamsburg Jean Schaub Pfc Grant R. Carey, Jr Fort Polk 1St Armored Division

Hall Says Republican Party And State Are Not For Sale

Gov. Fred Hall declared in Pittsburg that the Republican party and the state are not for sale. He accused Warren W. Shaw of selling state business via kickbacks and noted Shaw’s reply as an admission. Hall warned against illegal practices tied to state contracts and party finances. Also: Faye Garber and Marilyn Vail travel to Miami for a week’s visit. PFC Theodore Dauston Jr. will join the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell after service in Japan.

Hall Shaw Wes Roberts Will Zurbucken Fred Hall Kansas Pittsburg Republican Party Shawnee County Edward F. Arn Wes Roberts-Ann.Shaw Group Faye Garber Marilyn Vail Appanoose Miami Okla Theodore Dauston Jr 101St Airborne Division Fort Campbell, Ky Japan Paola

Thumbnail Sketches of Candidates for Attorney General

A set of Republican and Democratic contenders for attorney general is profiled. John Anderson Jr of Olathe seeks the regular and unexpired term, after being appointed March 1 to fill the seat. Lions include Frank Eckdell Emporia, James W. Putnam Emporia, Harry G. Wiles St John, William F. Butters Topeka, John E. Lancelot Wichita, and John W. Sowers Wichita, plus Democratic incumbent John Anderson in the mix.

John Anderson, Jr Anderson Harold R. Fatzer Kansas Supreme Court State Senate Johnson County Frank F. Eckdell Frank Funston Eckdall Emporia Lyon County 9Th Air Force Europe Tactical Air Forces Sth Army United States The Veterans of Foreign Wars James W. Putnam Topeka Putnam Transportation Corps City Attorneys Assn. of Kansas Kansas Republican Veterans Club Kansas District of Kiwanis International Kansas Commission On Federal - State Relations Harry G. Wiles St. John Wiles Stafford County Kansas Junior Chamber of Commerce Junior Chamber International William F. Butters Atty John Anderson GOP John E. Lancelot John W. Sowers Wichita Butters Oil Hill el Dorado Kas 15Th Air Force Clarence R. Sowers Canton Ohio

Prayer Reflection on Christ’s Humility and Sacrifice

A brief prayer meditation cites Philippians 2 5 and contemplates the humility of Christ who became man and died on the cross for sins. It asks God to help believers accept the Saviour’s sacrifice anew and grow more worthy, concluding in the Lord's Prayer.

Christ

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