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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1956
Page
2
A Tulsa minister was murdered by a hitchhiker he gave a lift to, prompting a stark warning to avoid picking up riders. The editorial traces hitchhiking from its midcentury rise to wartime boosts, then to crime by impostors and robbers, urging drivers to avoid strangers on highways despite sympathies for travelers.
A California traveler says Southern California thrives on tourism with Disneyland Knott’s Berry Farm and Marineland drawing visitors. Locals, including comic and film fans, find life there crowded and costly yet still eager to tour landmarks, with Disney as a premier draw.
The narrator visits Monaco on a sunlit Sunday, notes an empty crowd at the palace steps, a lone red white and blue guard, and a near absence of fanfare for Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III. The casino, cathedral, and museum attract few Americans as tourists drift by, while stamps reveal another unnamed bearded figure.
The Lawrence Journal notes many unfamiliar faces at an Ottawa congregation. It mocks a Wichita man who reportedly eats thirty six pies weekly and criticizes local Journal promoters for canvassing merchants to secure ads amid Grange activity and community ostracism threats.
An eminent eye specialist says wraparound windshields distort views and are unsafe. He ranks them among reckless design trends alongside hood ornaments, choking electric windows, and misaligned windshield wash buttons. Public opinion, not safety features, drives car design until buyers demand sensible models. He predicts auto deaths may rise to force change.
Dr George W Crane advises how Americans can use spare time and unused energy. He notes modern work weeks shrink, urges constructive outlets for adults and teens, suggests recesses, hand activities, cartoons, riddles, gum, and dancing to drain tension. He promotes sending for sweetheart tests and psychological charts.
In Topeka a report on Kansas high school drinking scheduled for the Kansas conference on alcoholism at Lawrence June 21 has been canceled. The University of Kansas informed the State Commission on alcoholism it would not be ready for release at that time. Raymond G. McCarthy of Yale University Center of Alcohol Studies will review studies of youth drinking in Wisconsin and Nassau County, N.Y.
Fragment from a newspaper masthead listing staff positions at Ottawa including publisher managing editor advertising manager and mechanical superintendent with a partial line showing office roles and departments.
Last minute program changes render full accuracy impossible for these TV listings. On The Trail J P Morgan News Caravan News Movie Museum Father Knows Best 10 00 10 15 10 30 10 45 8 00 This Is Your Life U S Steel Hour 8 80 Waterfront 9 00 Playhouse Godfrey 9 30 Rosemary Clooney Weather Unexpected Sports Weather Movie Today.
A historic radio timetable lists June 20 and June 21 programs across KTJO KMBC WDAF and KMBC including Dinner Music News and Show Time segments. Notable entries feature Morgan Beatty Nelson Eddy Tommy Dorsey and Dilson Show plus campus news and jazz broadcasts.
The article recounts Cmdr William McLaughlin's death aboard the Essex and explains why his widow Barbara and their children qualify for Social Security survivor payments. It outlines three benefit types, how quarters of coverage work, and the 1935 and WWII-era exemptions and credits that allow military time to count toward benefits, with specifics on payments and eligibility.
The article explains how quarters of coverage may count toward Social Security for a serviceman’s survivors if he dies in uniform, or toward civilian work before or after service, with conditions. A veteran must be separated under honorable conditions, serve at least 90 days in uniform, and no double counting if a government agency pays a monthly benefit for the same period. Ray Henry is invited to write about Social Security issues. A prayer follows referencing power from the Holy Ghost and daily witness for Christ.
New and renewal subscriptions received recently by the Ottawa Herald include Baldwin Donald Salsbury Garnett Anthony J Feuerborn Lane Earl Kennedy Rt. 2 Ottawa George Rouse Neal Sayler Rt. 3 Ottawa G W Ponton Rt. 4 Ottawa William Richards Pomona C S Hooper Phil King Ira Morgan Ed Reekie Waverly R T Rodgers Wellsville N F Huhn Frank Willis Williamsburg N F Peed George Kent Floyd Meisner Savings Bonds Safe investment.
Hollywood reports Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis will end their joint act next month after a major partnership run. The split follows Hal Wallis agreeing to allow each to make solo films, ending a celebrated team that drew huge box office returns.
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