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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1957
Page
2
Short Takes discusses outdoor dining trends and weather dampening backyard meals, then pivots to urban planning with petitions to restore mayor council government in Ottawa. It notes Lawrence’s city manager form as a success and urges Ottawa to study its neighbor’s civil leadership model amid debates on local governance.
The essay laments overemphasis on athletic news while honoring high achieving students. It notes newspapers celebrate graduates and honor students in winter and spring, but struggle to capture quiet scholastic feats in economics and geography. It calls for more year round recognition of nonathletic excellence.
The lettered snippets describe a chase between the Kansas City A's and the Baltimore Orioles to beat each other into the cellar. A book on crafting orange crates from furniture is noted. A joking ideal on turning pennies into half dollars is mentioned amid light local chatter. A remark about foreign language versions of a song provokes a witty reaction from Cousin Milly.
Joh Rapallo highlights the Italian Riviera from Genoa to the French border. The route features cliffside roads, terraced vineyards, pastel cottages, and seaside resort coves. He notes many foreign visitors and that Italians travel by bus or train, preferring sun and lively seaside leisure.
Auld Lang Syne County Commissioner Otto Milam and County Engineer Ed F Loveless traveled to Topeka to confer with Santa Fe and State Highway Commission officials about a detour route for US 73W and 50S during the Santa Fe viaduct construction on the north edge of Ottawa. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Eward Hamilton northwest of Ottawa. Mrs Florence Bruce of Ottawa bought the Richmond Bakery. Max Forester returned from Evanston Ill after graduating from Northwestern University. William Peer went to Topeka to assume a post with the Missouri Valley Bridge Company. A large Fourth of July streamer was hung at 2nd and Main. Clarence Bodley returned from a business trip to Kansas City and planned to buy three buggies. Bert Bell traveled to Leavenworth to take the embalmer license exam. A Santa Fe worker fixed the passenger station doors for easier use.
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with postal information and staff names. Subscription prices are shown for trade area and outside trade area including monthly, quarterly, biannual, and annual options.
A brief prayer quoting Malachi 2 10 asks for humility before God praising His love despite faults. The speaker seeks worthiness through Christ's example and prays in His name for guidance and grace.
Television schedule fragment lists programs across CBS NBC and other channels with show titles such as Mickey Mouse Little Margie Laurel and Hardy News Sports Weather and theatre segments. It reads like a dense hourly grid with multiple time stamps and variety programming notes.
A historical radio grid lists KCMO and WDAF programs with hosts Bob Sanders Robt Lewis Amos n Andy and variety segments. Entries cover morning to night slots on KCMO KTJO-FM WDAF and ACMO notes, including World Tonight and Suspense.
The State Department runs an exchange program begun in 1938 that brings foreign leaders to the United States for two month tours across about 15 cities. The Governmental Affairs Institute coordinates visits for about 1,800 leaders over five years, with 400 per year under a $200000 contract. The program aims to show how the United States operates and has influenced leaders from Germany, Greece, Ghana and other nations, sometimes elevating modest figures to future prominence.
Rev Jim Nelson of Perryton Texas will relocate July 4 with his family to San Antonio to pastor Bethel Baptist Church and assist at a nearby Air Force Base. The Nelson family visited Quenemo and hosted by Mrs Kate Owens as slides of their mountain coastal home were shown. QN area residents also noted Pauline Brown recalling Pauline Price and a new minister William Prickett taking over Federated church duties at Forbes Air Base status.
A Midwest family detail shows Eli Miller at 94 receiving a personal birthday greeting from Mamie Eisenhower after a cousin prompted the White House to note his birthday. The note, signed in Washington, surprised him and sparked talk of a broader “League of the Golden Pen” project encouraging weekly cheerful letters to elderly individuals.
Dr Waugh promotes a church project titled League of the Golden Pen in The Ottawa Herald issue dated June 17 1957. The feature invites denominations to participate and directs readers to Dr Crane via The Hopkins Syndicate Melott 2nd for correspondence.
A series of property transfers lists deeds from Cecil Gilmore to William Adcock and many other transfers including Jess R Crews to Leo Howard and Hiram Browning to Ernest Tawney. Entries cover numerous lots, blocks, and additions in towns such as Highland Place Univ Add Shinns Add Brockwaya 3rd Add and Pomona. Maurice Richard of The Montreal Canadiens scored 50 goals in the 1944-45 NHL season.
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