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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1957
Page
2
The piece warns of a four day break around the July 4 holiday, predicting heat, crowds, and traffic crashes. It cites National Safety Council figures and past holiday fatalities in Kansas, urging temper control and safe driving. It promotes stay-at-home options and local amusements while advising to avoid obituaries.
A likely shakeup in the auto industry unfolds as small foreign cars gain traction in the U.S. market. Volkswagens, Renaults, Fiats, and Austins enter or expand here, with GM and Ford embracing the trend by offering European models through their networks.
In a wry roundup the column critiques Khrushchev on TV and jokes about sobriety. It also observes Kansas highway deaths under last year’s pace, Paris Premier timing, Detroit speed aims, tobacco cancer links, a women drivers parking stunt idea, and a June bride who can devil an egg.
A local column notes hot spells and cool spells prompting men to shed coats and ties, yet many cling to formal dress for church and weddings. The piece argues that no hat, coat, or tie is needed from May 15 to Sept 15 and urges comfort over formality.
Veterans of Foreign Wars members in Ottawa plan installation of officers for the organization’s new post. Stanley Paine completed Eagle Scout requirements. Other awards named include Elbert Adams hiking Earl Spotts and Henry Constant second class John Fowler first aid. Wallace Mealman ill with measles. Dr J M McSharf reports enjoying roasting ears. Beulah Ramsdell Luella Ashby returned from Kansas City church meeting. B G True of Yates Center visited Halloren. Grace Perry visited Baldwin. H L Gilbert on business trip to Bethany Mo. Lyle Sutherland from Pomona spent the day with friends.
The Ottawa Herald and VODO, published daily except Sundays and holidays, lists subscription rates for in area mail at 83 cents monthly, 2 dollars for three months, 3.75 for six months, and 8.7 dollars yearly, with outside area rates higher. Editor is Guy Snedaker and publisher Robert B. Wellington.
Clip from the Stockton Record mocks the idea of child autonomy. Henry Ford II sold his Florida winter home for 298500, down from 300000, with speculation he will settle in Detroit with new models. A Stafford man was bitten by two mosquitoes and an ant while thinking about a picnic.
A devotional prayer thanks God for love wisdom and the Holy Spirit. It asks to reverence scripture and be used to spread the gospel of peace in Christ’s name Amen. The text cites Isaiah 53 11 as a guiding verse.
A fragmented TV schedule lists Channel 4 NBC Channel 5 13 CBS programs and times. It includes 6 00 sports weather golf lessons and various shows such as The Price Is Right Romper Room Godfrey Truth or Con, and drama and soap operas with multiple channel references.
A dense broadcast grid lists June 26 27 programs across KCMO WDAF KTJO-FM and others. Items include news bulletins sports updates The Amos n Andy show Disc Jockey sessions religious news and night line programs with various hosts and times.
WESTHAMPTON NY nine years ago Hylan Chesler left a successful legal career to run a summer resort. Neighbors question his leap but Chesler expresses satisfaction, stating he believes he found the right path.
A thinker argues that many suffer in a world of abundance because they focus inward. He claims most troubles arise from within and advises brooding less on self and more on helping others, then taking action.
The government trimmed the Salk polio vaccine expert quota to three million doses for Q3, citing a temporary shortage from production delays. The move follows a previous five million dose target and results from ongoing vaccination campaigns shaping the supply amid fluctuating demand.
In Case V-321 Ottawa Herald reports Charley D a 49 year old dentist faced with frugal habits spurred by fear of impotence. His wife, once wary of money, guides him to restore sexual ego, leading to greater generosity and affection. The tale links midlife finances to marital harmony and ends with news of retiree Willie Mills who logged 400000 miles in 36 years as rural carrier.
An advertisement urges wives to order a booklet titled How to Prevent Impotence in Husbands. It promises to help mend marriages by promoting generosity and urging readers to send 20 cents and a stamped return envelope to Dr. Crane in care of the Hopkins Syndicate.
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