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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1956
Page
2
The piece lauds Judge Aubrey Earhart for jail sentences given to ten Hutchinson youths who carried weapons and tried to start a gang fight. It argues most juvenile delinquency is non-violent and urges balanced long-term solutions beyond jail and recreation facilities, calling for community help for a struggling juvenile system.
Democratic State Chairman Frank Theis claims women cause the lack of qualified candidates for the Legislature and other state offices. He says a man ready to run is stalled when his wife won’t let him. The piece questions political focus on wives over men and suggests reconsidering candidate selection.
A collection of humorous observations on teachers, crime, economics, politics and culture. The column imagines lean towers, shifting loyalties, and evolving norms as it riffs on the nation’s trends and quirks. It notes a Valparaiso University chapel modeled after European cathedrals while suggesting modern ecclesiastical ideas.
Fred Seaton of Kansas and Nebraska begins as President Eisenhower’s interior secretary nominee. Wayne Morse, once critical of Seaton’s predecessor, praises the appointment. The job will be fraught with controversy, balancing private wealth against public interests across resources, conservation, and conflicting claims from anglers campers and dam builders.
In the downtown block four trees are removed and two more must go to make room for cars. Officials consider eliminating a park to add parking. Residents express regret but the city proceeds, noting trees older than 25 years are easily replaced and no new trees are planted. The piece laments loss of shade and beauty and reflects on personal gains from nurturing trees at home.
Ottawas public note argues for stricter burial permits to curb crime quackery and disease misreporting. It laments weak city controls, cites a need for physician attestations, and calls for perfect regulations while noting bridge washouts on the A T and St railroad. It lists travel tickets, a May 29 1873 marriage, and a sensational ad for a 42 day mustache guide and ventriloquism book.
Dr. George W. Crane urges Chicago readers that priests should set a better moral example, especially about smoking and alcohol. He cites tobacco’s cancer risk and calls clergy to saintliness to guide teens, urging laymen to curb “gimme” prayers and demand integrity from church leaders. A bear and a wren feeding tally are noted as odd facts.
Television programs and channel changes listed for channels NBC CBS ABC CBS 4 5 9 18 with time slots from 2:00 to 10:30 include Rockhurst Turning Point Bowling Home Zoo Parade Wide World Outlook and news programs. Sunday schedules show KMBC WDAF and WBE stations with various news and show times.
A compact listing of radio and television program blocks and local news items across stations WDAS KMBC WDAF KTJO KMHG and KMBC. Includes town meetings dinners music segments sports scores and special broadcasts with times and program titles.
Mrs Lucy Mauile reports a series of social visits and travels in Pleasant Valley. Guests include Mr and Mrs Herbert Archer of Olathe, plus extended gatherings with the Scott, Higbie, Matile, and Broer families. The Lake of the Ozarks trip with vocational ag boys concluded with Charles Coffman among the travelers.
A broad statistic notes about 20 million Americans engage in piano playing indicating a large domestic interest. An English term auto choke is humorously defined as a strangler in a playful aside.
This series explains how Social Security affects wage earners and self-employed people, focusing first on self-employed farmers. It covers eligibility rules, credits, and changes after 1954 and before 1959, detailing required quarters of work, income thresholds, and when to file claims with local representatives in Ottawa City Hall on Wednesdays.
Briles News lists visits and social calls among residents of Emporia and nearby areas. George Capehart family spent weekend with O D Garretts. Arthur Farris hosted at Paul Garrett home. Behlers with G W Goulds. Vern Ritchal Karen and T T Shelton drove to Kansas City for shopping. Fred Lawrence and others visited Briles home. Earl Baumann from Salem Oregon, Leonard Smith of Kansas City, Rev R B Shoemaker listed among callers. Ralph and W B Batdorf visited. Mrs Paul Garrett helping Briles family. Emil Kirchhoff helped paint. Bible school held at New Hope Baptist. Clarence Briles hosting Montana relatives.
A reverent prayer from The Upper Room emphasizes stewardship of God’s gifts. It asks believers to recognize all earnings as entrusted resources to be used for the betterment of all people everywhere and thanks God for the opportunity to serve.
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