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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1957
Page
2
The Kansas turnpike reports rising April traffic with 277,926 vehicles and tolls of 291,291, boosting total April income to 387,574. After costs, 234,869 goes to bond retirement as 94 percent of traffic remains passenger cars. Truck use is surprisingly low, with calls for rate reviews and route improvements to boost demand.
A Kansas weather discussion notes daily storm clouds across the state spark fear of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. It contrasts past times without radar or TV alerts with today’s more alert public, warning that cautious storms can save lives when a genuine threat exists.
The writer riffs on saucer sightings and interviews, joking about visitors, their possible attire, and cigarets while urging readers to report details. The piece parodies curiosity and the seasonal sighting craze with a tongue in cheek tone and local flavor.
Twenty years ago Wilma Jean Lilly of southeast of Ottawa was ill with scarlet fever. Ed Nelsons built a rock garden at Second and Locust while Luther Singleton and G A Chalufas traveled to Benton County Arkansas. Fifty years ago Coroner Kennedy carried a mashed thumb in a sling after shutting a barn door. An Yola man planned a vaudeville show at the Gilley building on Main between First and Second Streets with two daily performances and admission of 15 and 20 cents.
A devotional prayer recalling Paul and Barnabas gathering the church to recount how God opened the faith to the Gentiles. The prayer pleads for God’s nearness and steadfast faith in Christ our Saviour, inviting believers to cling to Him in prayer.
The Ottawa Herald lists publication details with postal designation, editor and publisher names, and subscription pricing. Rates are shown for trade area and outside trade area, including monthly, quarterly, semi annual, and yearly options.
Channel lineups show NBC CBS and ABC offerings across stations with morning to late evening slots. Programs include news ECMO segments, Grand Ole Opry selections, weather roundups, market news, and devotional morning content with varied pacing across weekdays and weekends.
Weekday lineup lists multiple stations and programs across WDAF KCMO and affiliates. Notable times include 6:30 Stop for Morning News, 8:00 News, 9:30 Church, 10:00 Woman's World, 11:00 Bulletin Board, 12:45 Today's Almanac, 2:00 Caravan, 3:00 Records Yesteryear, 4:00 Bulletin Board, 5:30 News and Weather, 6:45 Sports, and 7:00 Sundown Serenade.
A local Quenemo area piece recounts a recent church banquet and sermon by Joel J. a 35 year old clergyman. The writer critiques his teaching method advocating narrative cases and human interest stories while offering tips to improve delivery. The account includes names of attendees and a dining event with music and prizes.
In April the U S civilian payroll rose by 2 777 to 2 395 764 workers while military employment fell by 3 270 to 1 164 792. Sen Byrd notes federal payroll has averaged 934 million dollars a month in the first nine months of fiscal 1957 ending June 30.
The clipping notes Russian claims of a massive hydrogen bomb and mentions political tension. It catalogs local social updates including hospitalizations, housing moves, family visits, and obituaries, with many names and places such as Topeka, Quenemo, Ottawa, and Arlington.
In Phoenix a story emerges of Mrs Betty Reinoehl who hid two valuable rings in old shoes. Kansas City and Clinton area mentions follow as relatives visit and a Kremlin stated monster bomb claim from Khrushchev. Police notes document the odd chain of discovery and a public curiosity.
Rantoul area residents share visits from Boulder Topeka Denver and New Mexico relatives. News mentions Tornado hits Rantoul prompts Red Cross calls while Vacation Bible School opens and a basket dinner for the 1997 Rantoul High School alumni is planned in City Park.
Mrs Glenn Wells of Fremont and Raymond Brown and Doug Oldham of Overbrook were Friday supper guests of the J W Bennetts with Mrs Wells staying overnight. Sunday dinners were hosted by the Harveys Standts of Pomona for Mr and Mrs J W Bennett Frances Bennett and children. Other visits include Monty Reetz of Wichita with Herman Reetz and Eddie Swafford, Mary Blair of Ottawa with W I Blakesleys, C G Dye of Akron Ohio calling on W J Blakesleys, Harold Bennett of Newton with J W Bennetts, Louise and Elsie Handy of Boone visiting J W Bennett, Mabel Simmons of Kansas City and Cleda McGuffin of Ottawa as Sunday afternoon callers, and Charles Blaw of Ottawa with the W I Blakesleys for dinner. Afternoon visitors included Marvin McCurdy of Olathe Elmer Me ar and Mrs Howard Beard and Johnny of Topeka.
The page notes adults attending to business and visiting friends on Monday. Harold Bryan and family left Sunday for a vacation. Mrs. Bill Poston and baby visit Parker kin near Burlington aiding as Mr Parker recovers. Emma Bennett accompanied by Willis Bennett and family to Emporia for Emporia State Teachers College graduation where Willis earned a Master’s degree. Jim Leffingwell’s wife gives birth to a baby boy Sunday May 19 at Ransom Hospital. H. C. Robinson of Tucson visits Alice Windett over the weekend.
Richmond area residents reported a May 23 birth in Ventura Calif a daughter named Dianna Gail to Bruce and Mrs Johnson. Mr and Mrs Ernest Henderson Mr and Mrs Sandy Sims and Ann Casida spent Monday in Kansas City. Ursuline Junior College graduation included Jeanette Kueser. St Therese Church summer school enrollment reached 38 with Sister Colette and Sister Bertrand in charge. Methodist Church Building Committee added Edwin Horstick and set summer worship hours 9:30 and 10:30 from June 16 through September.
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