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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
2
Editorial calls out the push to choose the best paint for highway markings, not the cheapest. The commission stands by quality and long term economy, rejects background checks on 21 bidding firms, and suggests the fuss comes from a disgruntled bidder.
A writer laments repeated losses and hollow wins from games of chance and promotions. He recalls contributing small sums to civic groups, chasing prizes from radio shows, contests, and auto shows, but never achieving payoff. He notes others succeed by simple prompts and wishes for a turn of luck. He suspects the law of averages may yet benefit him.
The narrator admires the Azores from a ship, noting volcanic peaks, green terraces, and white cottages on nine islands home to about 260000 people. The area, 800 miles off Portugal, hosts an American Air Force base under wartime emergency use. A 12 hour layover occurred while awaiting repairs to a C54, with few comforts aboard.
A mother's plea for help over a 16 year old girl facing an unwanted pregnancy leads to Dr Crane advising adoption as the humane path. The piece outlines steps to seek state welfare help, maternity homes for unmarried mothers, and Salvation Army support, arguing adoption benefits child, foster parents, and mother while urging abstinence until marriage.
Listing text shows last minute program changes hindering full accuracy for schedules. Names and times are unclear, with scattered segments referencing various titles and stations, leaving readers liable to miss intended programs.
Steps Out Medical reports Ike in good shape to accept the GOP nomination if he runs in August in San Francisco. If he declines the bid, the convention could prove the wildest in history with unfettered delegations and intense local politics as Kansas fights over gatekeepers and aims to woo delegates.
The item thanks G W Hamblin for a box of fine Toledo cigars praising Hamblin's best. Ottawa reflects on a Fourth of July baseball tournament between the Nationals of Lawrence and Shoo Flys of Ottawa and forecasts a fine game. Also notes hiring brood mares for a breeding season, a return by Perry Cade, an educated Chinaman predicting many arrivals, and a sewer project idea for Main street. Also an ad offering real estate loans via W Littlefield.
Richmond area families gathered over the weekend with relatives and friends in various towns. The main event was the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. George Tippig at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Ralph Remsberg. Others enjoyed Sunday visits to Perry, Ottawa, Baldwin, and Colony as residents returned from travels and hospital stays. Researchers at Purdue University report leaner pork cuts may come from adding testosterone to swine feed, with preliminary results noted. Ottawa churches extend welcomes.
Washington report notes a Senate bill authorizing removal of an old Army bridge spanning the Missouri River between Ft. Leavenworth and Platte County Mo. yesterday passed the House Public Works Committee. A dairy note adds that milk fever in cows can be prevented by large Vitamin D doses up to 30 million units daily for five to seven days before calving.
Lawrence W A receives 175000 gift and a 710000 government loan to fund a 412 male dormitory at the University of Kansas. Chancellor Murphy notes the project will cost about 1525000 with the balance from KU’s share of the state dormitory fund. The gift memorializes the donor’s late husband.
A radio schedule listing multiple stations and times for church services and related broadcasts. Includes KMBC KMBC-TV WDAF FM WDAF-AM shows and the note of a church service invitation.
NEW YORK 2 A M Johnston chief test pilot for the Boeing Airplane Co Seattle native of Emporia has won the Octave Chanute citation for contributions to aeronautics. He helped set a closed course speed record in 1946 and joined Boeing in 1949 to test the B47 and later the B52 on its maiden flight.
A devotional prayer praising the Father for creation and sustenance of human souls in bodies. It expresses gratitude and seeks spiritual nurture through Christ, asking for rest in the divine. The tone is reverent and meditative, focusing on celestial nourishment.
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