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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1959
Page
2
A North Dakota editor insists wedding pictures and writeups be published in the next issue after the ceremony. He warns the policy applies to all and urges hometown papers to prioritize local weddings, even noting the awkward timing with maternity clothes shopping. The piece questions practicality but praises the push for promptness.
The writer tours both East and West Berlin on a sunny Sunday. Soviet troops enjoy a supervised day in town while Germans in both zones share parks, lakes, and picnics. Store windows reveal state goods priced higher in East Berlin, hinting at narrowing gaps in living standards and rising rewards under dictatorship.
Reader asks if automatic water softeners or conditioners are healthier than faucet water. Dr Mother explains softeners swap calcium or magnesium for sodium, reducing soap residue but not harming health. There is no health hazard from hard water. taste and salt intake matter for drinking. For washing, soft water is preferred. for drinking, choice depends on taste and salt restrictions.
Nellie Marie born to Mr and Mrs Charles Martin of Lane announced. A marriage license issued to Homer Atchison of Princeton and Faye M Stambaugh of Ottawa. John Koontz at Santa Fe car shops loses two fingers in a shop accident. A son born to Mr and Mrs Jim Gregory of Homewood. Al Wilson and son Claude fished all night on the Marais des Cygnes river, bringing in channel catfish.
A devotional prayer asks for unwavering trust in God as captain of life. It petitions strength to meet every situation in accordance with divine will through faith, offered in Jesus' name.
TV listings show Channel 4 featuring a mix of Westerns and dramas like Zane Grey and The Laugh Line, with Channel 5-13 and Channel 9 offering news, sports, weather, and entertainment blocks. Notable items include Pat Boone, Lassie reruns, Wagon Train, and early theater titles, with time slots spanning from 5:00 p.m. to late night Sign Off.
Visitors greet the community as Mr. and Mrs. George Yackle of Calliver Iowa join Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mitchell of Kansas City Missouri at the Brassfield residence. Ray Clark from Healy stays a week tending cattle. Virgil Beebe and family travel to Topeka to see daughter Don Watson. Ross Cole of Kansas City visits at the Dan Brassfield home before returning home.
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication with Sunday and holiday exclusions. Rates shown include per-month, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly subscriptions for trade area and outside trade, with differing mail charges and addresses for Robert B. Wellington as editor and Guy Snedaker as publisher.
A humorous reminiscence recounts a Kansas City native attempting to break the bank at Monte Carlo, gambling at roulette with 200 francs and a 200 francs stake on No 29, witnessing locals with exotic air and leaving after a loss of about $2.10 with ironic dignity.
Lincoln Neb AP Gov Ralph G Brooks sent to the legislature a bill to extend the permit period for out-of-state combiner and grain cutter operators from October 1 to December 15. Kansas operators have complained of Nebraska restrictions. Al Scissors, director of the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, said legal steps would be taken to address the situation. The old law set an Oct 1 deadline and predates modern scrap concerns.
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