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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1958
Page
2
A local city clerk notes hearings on budgets rarely draw attendees. Citizens ignore printed budgets until fall tax bills rise, while officials push for open publication as a safeguard. Local government growth and rising taxes meet growing public indifference, with interest waning each year.
Eight counties in southeast Kansas form Mid-Eastern Kansas Industrial Development Association to boost regional growth. Incorporated include Douglas Wyandotte Franklin Miami Anderson Linn. Osage and Coffey potentially later. The group is in infancy with no treasury or director yet. Unity, strength, and collective action are cited as key value.
A compact column riffs on language quirks and current affairs. It touches on hot dogs, a self harm incident, Marines, Middle East tensions, youth voting limits, political staff, New Hampshire banter, afterlife notions, and wage dissatisfaction among workers.
A fragmentary prayer asks for blessing toward enemies and those who curse or hate, seeking good deeds and prayer amid resentment. The text references blessings and forgiveness, echoing a biblical call to respond with love and mercy toward persecutors.
Dear Dr Molner answers a reader about reducing a tummy while not losing weight, notes legs may respond to exercise but not drastically, and suggests possible slimming through modest weight reduction and abdominal training. A second reader asks about polio shots over 40, answered: immunity grows with age, vaccine available if needed. A third asks about an enlarged heart and skipped beats. doctors agree the heart is likely healthy and no serious fault is implied.
A police report recalls a license plate theft from Joe O'Neill of East 3rd Street. Cha nute was visited by Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Laird for their grandson Richard Bray’s serious illness at age 12 in Chenute hospital. H. S. Murray and daughter Helen visited Ottawa for a day of shopping.
New York AP profile of Henry Youngman in his 25th year as a one man gag factory. He jokes that success requires rich backers or a $50,000 comedy kit, then details a comic’s path from open mic to stage, noting the shift to charm via lightweight, crowd-pleasing acts and the rise of heckling by women in night clubs.
A dense schedule lists Channel 4 through 13 programs across times from 5:00 to 9:00, including news, dramas, cartoons, sports, cinema, and game shows with titles like Dotto Tell the Truth Broken Arrow Today Tomorrow and Wagon Train. It catalogs multiple channels and program blocks with numerous overlapping listings and assorted times.
Associated Press reports Betsy Palmer plans to stay in New York rather than pursue Westerns on television as the Western fad wanes. She remains a regular on I’ve Got a Secret and Today Show segments while awaiting film offers, and she and husband pursue a large remodeling project across the Hudson.
Pattern description and ordering details for Workshop Patterns by Ruth Wysth Spears from Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept Bedford Hills New York. Includes Pattern 279 with complete steps for a detached benchie set, pricing 25 cents and Lawn Furnishings Packet No 37 offering five patterns for $1 with a 10 cent service charge on orders under $1.
Franklin County voters planning trips Aug 5 should contact the clerk Bruce Spears now. Affidavits may be made for absentee ballots either by a precinct-signed elector or by the voter if still in county, both notarized. A sick or disabled affidavit requires a doctor signature. Call or write now. the deadline is Aug 4 at noon.
Hollywood AP reports Giants halfback Frank Gifford aims to act after football. He signed with Warner Brothers, starred in Darby’s Rangers, worked on a pilot for Public Enemy, and plans more dramatic study. If the TV project sells, he may retire. If not, he’ll likely play another season.
City dog pound master Jay Hebert led police to a ripped screen door and damaged door. Officers rounded up four footed suspects from the pound and pin the crime on a watch dog with flecks of paint on its lips and teeth.
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