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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1961
Page
3
A Western Kansan grain elevator operator calls the 1961 crop lousy noting wheat weight tests well but protein levels lag miller standards. He cites Kansas weather as a key factor while the state reports about 10.7 percent average protein, far below the around 13 percent preferred by mills, turning the golden fields into a storage headache.
The piece notes past doubt about home shelters, now changing as storm clouds gather. The President plans millions for civil defense, with warning systems, shelters, defense teams, and training. The backyard shelter builder is briefly ahead of the trend in public readiness.
The column contrasts polio vaccine progress with Salk and Sabin, notes two month readiness for National Guard response, and jokes on spy satellites providing 30 minutes warning. It questions readership, profits a Chicago school salary, and quips on baseball attendance and Hoffa charges amid broader war anxieties.
A devotional prayer prays for young people amid modern temptations. It asks for God’s presence and the Spirit to guide youths to choose Him and live to worship Him. The prayer is offered in Jesus name, Amen.
Dr Moyther explains wart treatments are unreliable and warts often disappear on their own. Surgical removal or freezing are suggested if needed and warned that a nose wart could be mistaken for cancer. The column notes a poke at Burrow's solution and mentions other health anecdotes and local items from 25 and 50 years ago.
TV listings show Channel 9 ABC and Front Row Center segments with multiple program titles across sports, drama, cartoons and cinema. Notable items include Northwest Stampede, Dixie, S-Studio Five, Wrestling, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, Lawrence Welk, Wagons, and numerous movie features, with daily timing blocks and station promos.
A compact newspaper card notes morning news and weather updates across stations including KOFO and KORE. It lists schedules and noon weather summaries with brief notices on local happenings and serendipitous items from Shaw and Garnett areas.
Ottawa merchants report July as a major sale month with wide discounts across stores. National chains anticipate stronger second-half sales and a holiday boost as consumer confidence improves. a 1961 awards highlight honors Robert L. Shields for top life insurance sales. Local moves include Bill Bryan joining Minnick Motor Co and Lou Kockren opening Beeline Wheel Alignment in Ottawa. Ottawa’s 5th annual Sidewalk Bazaar is set for Aug 23 during the Franklin County Fair with a centennial Old Style theme. The Dun & Bradstreet indices show wholesale price movement steady week to week.
TV schedule for Saturday and Sunday lists Channel 4 Sea Hunt Channel 9 Roaring 20s Maverick and other programs. It mentions Ed Sullivan National Velvet Lawman Tab Hunter Bonanza Checkmate Sunday Mystery The Playoff Rebel Tall Man How to Leave Beaver Boxing Have Gun Will Travel Gunsmoke This Is Your Life Whats My Line Way of Thinking and late movie This Above All with Tyrone Power.
Detroit AP American Motors Corp offers the United Auto Workers a profit sharing wage plan and a seven cent hourly raise annually for three years. In return AMC seeks the abolition of cost of living allowances and annual improvement factor clauses in the current contract due to expire Sept 7. AMC would reserve 10 percent of profits before taxes for stockholders and the next 10 percent for a progressive sharing fund for hourly rated employees.
Los Angeles reports a national shortage of piano tuners with only about 4,000 fully qualified tuners for 12 million pianos and up to 70 percent untuned. The Piano Technicians Guild warns that without more tuners, pianos will be tinny and out of tune. the craft struggles to attract new workers. Allan E. Pollard notes lack of appeal beyond doctors or ministers.
The Rev. Alcuin Hemmen, 49, will become president of St Raverds College Aug 1, succeeding Rev Brendan Downey who has led since May 21 1958. Downey moves to direct St Lawrence Catholic Student Center at KU and assumes new duties Aug 15.
The Ottawa Herald lists publishing details and subscription rates for local and traded areas. It notes editor Hubert Bington and publisher Guy Snodaker, with prices: one month 60 cents, three months 2 dollars, six months 9.75, annual 15 dollars for trade area, plus out-of-area rates. The paper remains a member of a press association and carries Associated Press news rights.
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