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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1957

Page

2

Highway 39 169 traffic to rise with planned upgrades

Survey data show the seven year traffic nearly doubles on Highway 39 169 through Chanute with an average 4060 vehicles daily at one point. The Chanute Tribune and Lola Register predict improvements toward Oklahoma and from Franklin County to Garnett will boost north south flow, and a new Ottawa to Kansas City four lane road is planned though years away.

Chanute State Highway Department Chanute Tribune Lola Register The Tribune Franklin County Garnett US 59 Lola Ottawa Kansas City Iola State

Have Faith Virginia Weather Woes Hit East and Midwest

The piece notes drought across multiple states including Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania New Hampshire Maine and Connecticut with crop losses and water restrictions. It contrasts eastern dryness with Kansas drought experience and cites an old farmer’s advice to keep faith rain will come.

Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania New Hampshire Maine Connecticut Kansas

Almanac style notes on dates and events from 16th to 29th

A string of dated historical notes noting figures and milestones. Herman Melville born in 1819 and his later book Molby Dick is cited. The first express office opened in Omaha in 1837. Scott's troops left Puebla in 1847 and signs hindered travel to Mexico City. US assumed lighthouse control in 1789, Overland stages began San Antonio to San Diego in 1857, Asaph Hall found Mars satellite in 1877, end of Seminole War proclaimed in 1842, gas lamps lit in 1807 London, Clermont steamboat by Robert Fulton in 1807, Virginia Dare born in 1587, Boone peace with Shawnees in 1787, 1857 panic tied to Ohio Life and Trust, Michigan University founded in 1817, Ribault 1565 settlers at St Johns River Florida.

Scott Puebla Mexico City Mexico Wed San Antonio San Diego Sun Asaph Hall Mars Col Worth Golden Lane London Robert Fulton Virginia Dare What Daniel Boone Kentucky Daniel Ohio Life and ‘Trust Co Pres. Eisenhower University of Michigan Detroit Ribault St. John's River Florida

Prayer for Today Love Is Patient Verse Reflection

A devotional prayer asks God to grant patience and long-suffering to help love others who are difficult. It cites 1 Corinthians 13:4 and praises God for enduring human sin and asks Jesus Christ to guide believers in loving unlovely behavior.

Jesus Christ

Ottawa Herald subscription rates page

The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with editorial and ownership names. It includes subscription pricing for trade area and outside trade area, ranging from one month to one year.

S. Main Ottawa Kas Robert B. Wellington Guy Snedaker

Rants on Deeds Offices and Pop Culture Parodies

A satirical ramble criticizes Kansas Register of Deeds term usage and mail practices, mocks officials and titles, predicts whimsical future ballclubs, and urges blunt naming in headlines. The author riffs on state offices, foreign policy repetition, Miss Universe branding, and Detroit car tech complexity.

Jin Kansas

Quips and Quotes From Various Papers

A collage of humorous lines from editors across Kansas and beyond. Jokes touch on careers, ambitions, love, law, politics, driving on highways, and a poster at a Virginia highway. Notable quips include a lawyer disbarment, a boast about practicing at the wrong bar, and the punchline about Carnegie Hall’s mystery.

Kansas Pittsburg

Auld Lang Syne Snippets From Ottawa’s Past

A collection of brief notes from 20 and 50 years ago in Ottawa recounts Lee Keller’s return from a Richmond Club fishing week, Amos Lingard’s 84th birthday resting in bed after a fall, Dr. John A. Dyer buying a new car, Georgianna Kyle’s left arm fracture from a gasoline barrel accident, Fred Roben shipping hogs to Kansas City, weed complaints on West 4th Street, Charles Gray named Santa Fe yard master, Laura Bradley’s illness finally improving, and Charles Swift building a new boat for the Marais des Cygnes river.

Charles Swift Marais Des Cygnes

Television Schedule Fragments Include Diverse NBC Channel Lineup

A scrambled list of programs and times from NBC and Channel 4 shows spans cartoons, news, game shows, dramas, and sports. Entries feature Jimmie Dean, Fred Waring, Godfrey, Ballooning schedules, Lassie clips, The Price Is Right, Truth or Consequences, Tic Tac Dough, Love of Life, Miss Brooks, Theater, Theatre, and various regional broadcasts with names like Laurel Hardy, Little Margie, and The Lone Ranger.

Jimmie Dean Jimmy Dean Fred Waring Godfrey Search Dr. N. Ventor Litte Margie Maxwell Ole Kansas Mickey Mouse Little Margie Laurel Hardy Hickok Phog Allen Wiliam van Preston Lone Ranger Annie Oakley NBC News People’s Ch'cek Cummings A Frontier Trio High+ Law Playhouse

Unclear TV Schedule Fragments Prompting Viewer Confusion

A scrambled list of Channel 9 and ABC programs with times and titles appears, showing shows like Crossa Current 13 Club and Dragnet. The OCR dump mixes channel numbers, program names, and times, leaving an incomplete schedule. No clear event or outcome is stated.

Advertising's Ivory Tower Has Its Own Language

New York article catalogs gray flannelisms from advertising executives and other professionals. It lists phrases like Let's put it on a scale and see if it's gained any weight and We're chopping wood not burning it. The piece notes the rise of a businessman's bebop language across industries.

Ivory Tower New York Sam Goldwyn Edward M. Meyers

Varner Must Stand Trial

In Tuscumbia Missouri Victor J reports Varner a 50 year old riding stable operator will face the September term of the circuit court on charges of murdering Edwin Boysen 46 and Larry Irwin 15. After a preliminary hearing magistrate Charles M Abbott ordered Varner held without bond. The state highlighted ballistics claiming bullets came from Varner s .32 rifle which he says was stolen before the killings. Varner s attorney Will F Berry Jr called it a hearing not a trial and promised a strong defense. Witnesses noted friction between Varner and Boysen, who ran riding stables about six miles apart.

Tuscumbia Victor Tex Varner Circuit Court Charles M. Abbott Edwin Boysen Larry Irwin Boysen Osage Beach Will F. Bertry Jr Berry

Using the Right Word at the Right Time in Sales

Dr George W Crane highlights the impact of language in business through a shoe store anecdote. A clerk’s irritated refusal vs Cals calm reframing changed the outcome, illustrating how a single word can win or lose a sale and shape perception. The piece promotes Crane's booklet on modern sales psychology.

Carl Seles Psychology Northwestern University

Andy Anderson seals deal with 3-year bonus commission

Ames Iowa occupy veteran salesman Andy Anderson, 97, praises a telegram from his shoe company promising doubled commission at 100. He has covered most of Iowa for 76 years and notes a son who retired at 72. He treats the telegram as a contract he aims to collect on.

Ames, Towa Andy Anderson Andy Iowa

7 Month Old Baby Found Dead In Tub

Emily Marie Simmonds seven months old died in a bathtub at home last night. Her mother said she left the baby and an eighteen month old in the tub and turned on the water, returning to the kitchen. Firemen found an obstruction in the child's throat. An autopsy will determine cause of death.

Kansas City Emily Marie Simmonds Wayne W. Simmonds Jr The Kansas City Star

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