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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1959
Page
2
The piece laments sports writing that confuses readers with humor and slang. It argues a Kansas daily should publish clear baseball stories in plain English accessible to all readers including women and nonfans. The note recalls the editorial from June 1909 in the Gazette.
A brief prayer asks divine help to understand when hearing and to perceive when seeing, invoking quickened awareness of community needs and a call to minister to others in the Saviour's name.
Writer samples two new planes, the Lockheed Electra and Boeing 707, on cross country routes from Chicago to New York and toward Paris. The piece recalls early DC-3 service, compares speeds, capacities, and cabin sounds, noting the 707’s massive size and high jet thrust as it nears scheduled civilian use.
A reader asks about scabies and Dr Mother explains the mite culprit causes itching and outlines treatment with sulphur ointment or soap preparations. It stresses washing exposed skin, seeking a skin specialist if persistent, and notes transmission between people and occasional animal involvement.
Auld Lang Syne attendees Mrs. Howard Conrad and Mrs. Lowell Jones traveled to Abilene for the Kansas American Legion Auxiliary convention. Hazel Chandler aided a Garnett Church revival while Ottawa forms a new softball league. Prof. Murry G. Hill spoke in Eudora, and Dr. W. J. Newton linked Ottawa’s rain to a lunar eclipse affecting Earth’s electrical currents. Lemaster auto agency reports selling 24 Buicks in Ottawa this spring, with a busy local broadcasting and listing schedule detailed.
A dense fragment listing Friday to Sunday programming shows a jumble of times and titles including 9-Bandstand 1V Funtime Mickey Motes News Sports Weather Rawhide Rin Tin Tin Westerns and late entries like Gunsmoke Wagon Train and The Ed Sullivan Show. The page preserves a period TV guide style with numerous network and syndicated shows and many unreadable OCR bits.
Washington AP joke piece features Mrs Murgatroyd and husband arguing about space monkeys. The piece follows domestic chaos as their children and a rogue space monkey disrupt breakfast, with a closing note about an escapee from Camp Butner who surrendered to the FBI.
Published daily except Sunday and Holidays, editor Robert B. Wellington. Rates show one month 85 cents, three months 3 dollars, six months 3.75, one year 7 dollars. outside trade area by mail 1.50 per month, 4.25 per quarter, 8 dollars for six months, 15 dollars yearly.
Rossmeisl, a former German army officer and prisoner of war, was ruled deportable at a hearing in Cincinnati. He agreed to depart voluntarily and pursue lawful reentry after obtaining a valid passport within six weeks. He had lived and worked in Chicago since 1945.
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