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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1961
Page
3
Page four of the Ottawa Herald dated Wednesday June 14 1961 presents a compact segment likely including local notices brief tidbits and small news items from Ottawa Kansas. The page may feature community updates calendar notes and short reports typical of mid century small town newspapers.
James Morton Beck, a graduating senior at Shawnee Mission East High School, gave one of two student speakers at commencement. He argued that Americans are captivated by television and hamburgers and urged elevating social and moral standards to match scientific progress, urging a measured public discourse on liberty and technology.
This travelogue describes climbing from Beirut into cedar and stone farms to a plateau 40 miles wide, passing Bedouins and Kuwait palaces, then reaching Baalbek ruins. It notes Roman temples to Jupiter Venus and Bacchus, comparing Baalbek’s scale to Rome and Athens, with local driver’s shrug at distant grandeur.
Dear Dr Mother reassures a 23 year old wife that self talk when alone is common and not dangerous. It explains that many people talk to themselves, with reality awareness as the key. The column cautions against overreacting to non average habits and notes childhood habits often persist.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Hetzel at 503 E. 4th. Martin Strafuss returned from a 10 day visit in Albuquerque. Leonard Gates and Richard Morris attended a Boy Scout junior teachers training course at Camp Naish. Miss Margaret Heigele visited her brother Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Heigele in town. Loran Ivey of Chanute visited his family and sister. Excavation began for the foundation of the new N. Van Meter home at 10th and Hickory Streets.
A brief devotional note reflects on Luke 10 41 42 where Martha is anxious about many things, while Mary chooses the better part. The prayer asks for humility, divine nearness, partnership, and a flood of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ. Amen.
A dense listing of TV schedules from 4 to 12 shows across networks. Notable items include The Eternal Sea and Col. Effingham's Raid film slots, sports segments with Dow Nelson and Dev Nelson, and various news and children's programs such as Popeye Huckleberry Hound Captain Kangaroo and Gig. The log records multiple time slots, channel numbers, program titles, and special features like Big Show and Five Star Theater events.
New York AP reports that TV and radio use of organ music persists but has evolved. Organist Billy Nalle on NBCs Young Dr Malone improvised jazz themes to heighten drama, a departure from old saccharine radio roots. TV Guide Awards results favored Sing Along With Mitch and Macbeth the NBC Hall of Fame special.
A 1960s era wrap explains Van Allen I style satellite achievement. It notes 12 000 orbits and 409 billion miles traveled with solar power radio signals likely to endure for centuries. It highlights lessons learned about Earth's shape sunlight pressure and orbital gravity effects. It cites rapid global growth of technical literature and a curious note on assassin bugs.
The notice states the paper is published daily except Sunday and holidays with Robert B. Wellington as editor and Guy Snedakey as publisher. It lists subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area by mail, detailing monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual prices. It also notes association with The Associated Press and exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
An assortment of TV picks listed for the evening includes channel 9’s Man From Cochise and Ozzie and Harriet, channel 4 baseball with Kansas City Athletics versus Minnesota Twins, Danger Man, Naked City, and Frank Lane baseball. Late movies feature Music for Madame.
Two more bodies were pulled from the wreckage of two commuter trains near Esslingen, raising the death toll to 35 with at least 47 injured. The collision, blamed on a red signal violation by one train bound for Stuttgart, involved a second train to Göppingen. Six U.S. servicemen children aboard the Göppingen train escaped unharmed. no U.S. citizens were reported among the victims.
Kansas City AP reports a car fell 80 feet from the Intercity Viaduct to the muddy east bank of the Kansas River. Herman R. Willeford, 30, of Prairie Village, Kan., claimed a car forced him off the viaduct. He was uninjured after swimming from the scene, initially misstating his wife and child, then admitting he was alone. Police noted the Missouri River is about 500 yards away.
Police said the individual appeared soaked only from rain not river water. Wikeford was charged with destruction of city property and released on a $200 bond.
Mrs. Helen Long, 67, of Cozad Nebraska, died Tuesday several hours after a collision between a car and a truck at a southwest Wichita intersection. Her husband Ellis Long, 70, remained in critical condition at the hospital.
James Townsley recalls the 1856 Pottawatomie Massacre led by John Brown and a group that killed James Doyle and his two sons to terrorize pro slavery settlers. The eyewitness account details march to Palmyra and the night camp above Dutch Henry's crossing.
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