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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1977
Page
1
The Ottawa Herald notes small chores offer paid work for youths, from detasseling corn to handyman tasks. A local 15 year old mows lawns and washes windows, while an Employment Office shows jobs begging for willing workers. A Manhattan Handyman Task Force forms to aid the elderly with safe, independent living. The piece ends with a neighborly tale of a boy fixing a back door for 50 cents and cookies.
Betty Moore of Ottawa argues that rising utility rates hit fixed incomes while city plants may overcharge. The Ottawa light plant profits fund the general fund by about 250000, reducing property taxes by roughly 10 mills. water rate hikes will help finance planned water plant improvements.
A reader asks if aging men can cease sexual function, with Dr Thosteson noting most cases are psychological and advising calm, gradual intimacy, setting free of interruptions, more mutual fondling, and possible therapy. He mentions physical factors, alcohol, diabetes, heart or lung disease, and certain meds. He also addresses pepper effects and eyelash loss queries from readers.
A couple’s garage sale showdown turns on a moose head with deer antlers and a mismatched lamp. They swap junk for potential buyers while recalling how the lamp remained unsold and the lamp’s dubious origin amid a pile of keepsakes and crayon autographs.
Mortgage and housing experts describe a booming single family housing market driven by postwar baby boomers and inflation expectations. May construction hit 1.93 million units, with single family homes at 1.46 million, while demand is seen as strong for the next decade despite a possible decline next year.
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