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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1957
Page
3
The article argues that Haiti has toppled governments by force since December, reflecting a broader pattern since World War II. Newly independent nations struggle to govern, with internal turmoil spilling over neighbors. Great powers rarely intervene openly, limiting options to revolutions and counter revolutions.
A 1794 Mount Vernon levy shows George Washington did not pay a nine pound local tax while president. He later settled the tax plus penalties, and the disclosure is framed as portraying a human, relatable Founding Father whose title Father of His Country endures. The piece suggests descendants echo lax tax payments.
The author recalls how oysters, turkey, iced tea, ice cream, chili, and watermelon moved with the calendar. They note oysters once deemed seasonal, turkey the Thanksgiving main, and warmer weather desserts and drinks becoming common earlier or later. Nostalgia blends with observations of changing dining customs.
A prayer linking faith and daily living. Aimed at deepening belief, sensing Christ in daily life, and asking for divine guidance to do God's will today. The prayer ends with Amen in the name of Christ.
A humorous note from Hill City Times suggests wealth today comes from luck and exemptions while Lawrence Journal-World comments that a woman with prematurely gray hair should admire it. The remarks reflect light social musings from contemporary papers.
In a rain swept Italian seaside hotel the Smith family hosts a mixed group of twenty guests including seven Italians and Americans and the rest British. A lively lounge chat unfolds with jokey puns and clipped social exchanges as the Britons, Americans, and Italians mingle over operatic tunes and casual boasts. The narrator notes the old saying that Britons abroad never speak first, but this evening proves exceptions exist.
Northeast Kansas district agents scheduled a study meeting at the P. O. Hegberg farm on pasture weeds. A drowning rumor sparked by a misperceived film truck near Idyle Wild resort north of Garnett stirred false alarms during a swimming party. Jimmy Gage of Homewood suffered scarlet fever. about 20 Forest Park telephones were installed for Chautauqua attendees. C. B. Voorhis fished three bass from John Lloyd farm near Princeton weighing 4 12, 5 42 and 6 pounds, plus catfish. A large American flag hung from the Marsh House to a telephone pole along Tecumseh street for Chautauqua access.
The Ottawa Herald prints daily except Sundays and holidays with editors Robert B. Wellington and Guy Snedaker. Subscription rates in the trade area are $0.85 for one month or $7 for one year by mail. three months $2, six months $3.75. Outside trade area rates are $1 for one month, $3 for three months, $5.50 for six months, and $10 for one year.
A dense list of old TV listings with channel numbers and program names including Mickey Mouse Laurel and Hardy, News Sports Weather and multiple 4 5 13 designations, plus contemporary show titles like Dinah Shore Ford Show and Playhouse 90. It reads like a scrambled, era-specific station guide with numerous overlapping times and partial entries.
The clipping lists a dense TV schedule with channel numbers and program names including ABC News Weather Tonight and various shows. It shows times like 10:33 10:50 and 12:30 amid scattered titles such as Sports and Crime drama style items.
HAL BOYLE profiles Dr John R Bertrand head of Berry Schools and College near Rome Georgia describing his belief that the world does not owe students a living. The Berry model combines work for room and board religious services and self built campus with a focus on dignity of work and Christian living.
Program grid shows June 19 6 to 6 20 with WDAF Morgan Beatty Bob Hope and Robt Lewis. KTJO-FM offers News Sports Religious News Disc Jockey and Music blocks. June 20 includes World Tonight Bold Venture and varied KCNO and KCMO slots with Robt Lewis and Beatty features.
State Board of Health proposes regulations to control surface ponds and pits used for disposing of oils and oil wastes. Public hearing set for Thursday in El Dorado. Permits required for new oil storage ponds effective July 1. preexisting ponds may operate with limits until January 1, 1958. Plans for underground storage of petroleum products and other materials must be approved.
The text states that contents must be disposed of in a way acceptable to the board, indicating formal approval is needed for the disposal method. It references a governance process and a standards expectation without detailing the specific method or stakeholders involved.
More than 5,000 residents in southern Formosa sought shelter on high ground after over 10 inches of rain in eight hours, the heaviest in eight years. The floods damaged crops and inundated thousands of homes while officials reported no casualties.
President Eisenhower addressed about 400 4 H club youths on a warm day at the White House rose garden. He spoke of plans to retire to Gettysburg Pennsylvania and said he would be farming in earnest in a few years, joking that he might seek advice from the youths.
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