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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1956
Page
2
A decade of cancer talk shifts from fatal mystery to solvable disease thanks to research and rising awareness. Experts cite a virus as a possible cause and note one third of victims may live five years or more, with complete cures increasingly common as early treatment rises.
Aboard the Andrea Doria travelers fall into three types, with the restless group kept busy by a full daily schedule. From 9 a.m. to late evening, organized activities span gym classes, deck games, Italian lessons, concerts, lectures, movies, bingo, and dancing, ending with a late cold buffet. If bored, one makes a profession of it.
J Tipton of Cowley county moves four hundred head to Franklin for summer pasture citing herd law, while Dr Holliday reports Ottawa hail storms with fifteen inch circumference stones that killed cattle and damaged orchards. Ed Smith’s saloon shows new cigars and mint juleps as Pomeroy’s bribery trial nears in Topeka before Judge Morton. A Colorado paper mocks prospectuses and Vox Populi Vox Beelzebub. A Pomona Lake picnic is urged by local ladies for a paying outing.
A reflective column notes a growing pattern where graduation leads to marriage and then to baby, creating a yearly gift drain. It proposes rearranging dates like June weddings in January, suggests a national marriages quota to spread costs, and ends by acknowledging the writer’s happiness to be part of the trend.
NEW YORK. Leonard Louis Levinson, once overweight, wrote The Complete Book of Low Calorie Cooking. He found 365 ways to prepare a breakfast egg, one for each day, and advocates moderation and substituting low calorie foods with spiced, varied dishes. He reflects on his diet journey and fitness ethics. John Lacey named NC football trainer. previously Maryland assistant trainer.
A high school teacher Roy K. questions Ph.D. superiority in teaching. The article argues teaching is salesmanship and personality matters more than advanced degrees, contrasting Dr. Goddard with Dr. X and urging practical engagement with students.
Last minute changes limit accuracy for multi channel schedules. Listings show on air times for Channel 4 Channel 56 Channel 9 Channel 13 NBC CBS ABC including daytime and evening programs such as News Caravan Mickey Mouse Studio Meet the Brass I Love Lucy The Weather and Drama features across NBC CBS ABC and local channels.
A jumbled OCR list shows a mix of radio and TV program names from KMBC WDAF KTJO and related stations. Entries include baseball, news, music blocks, youth segments, a Dragnet reference, and late night shows with scattered host names such as Henry Taylor Fredrikson and Roger.
A light plane landed safely in Larned Kansas after motorists guided it in by shining car headlamps on an unlit city air port runway. Police did not learn the pilot's identity.
Hollywood reports varied show business moves including Diana Dors linked to George Gobel in I Married A Woman, Nanette Faray likely limited TV appearances, Jerry Lewis ordered to quit smoking for heart health, Vic Damone replacing December Bride for her summer stint starting June 2 in New York, Pat Buttram joining Gene Autry for radio with hope of a TV series, Nat Hiken mulling a Phil Silvers revival, ZIV Films dubbing Highway Patrol and Cisco Kid for Latin America, Ralph Bunche quipping about Dunninger, a rice recipe tip, and Nova Scotia anglers topping 47 873 salmon in ten years.
A Q and A column from Iowa to Vermont explains that farming net earnings of 400 dollars or more yearly require Social Security reporting and tax. It covers funeral for a deceased beneficiary, lump-sum death payments, and how non-relatives can claim if bills are paid. It also clarifies credit for extra work only if paid in two quarters of 50 dollars each, and excludes work by a spouse or child.
A reader asks about eligibility for a lump sum Social Security death benefit and whether seniors can apply without turning over property. The response explains lump sums are paid only on the wage earner’s record and that property ownership does not affect eligibility, with guidance to write Ray Henry for further help.
A period ad urges men over 40 to seek non surgical treatment for glandular inflammation claiming constitutional disease with risks of senility and incurable malignancy. It touts the Excelsior Institute in Excelsior Springs Missouri and offers a free book from Dept S861 to learn about treatments and renewed vitality.
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