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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1963
Page
2
Editorial notes a Kansas City election night breakins for returns and questions why commercials are louder than programs. It cites FCC findings on perceived loudness linking it to surrounding sounds and contrasts and notes FCC efforts to correct the impression, with winter waning.
Saturday Notebook laments a national harsh winter with Red Shofner the Ottawa sign man saying it is the worst in 29 years as crews struggle nationwide. Santa Fe plans to abandon the Ottawa to Lawrence branch line, rusting unused for years, arguing tax costs outweigh use. built by Leavenworth, Lawrence and Galveston in 1868, operated by Santa Fe since 1899. A friend quips that President Kennedy has this country back on its feet amid 50 mile hikes.
The article contrasts Beirut's luxury scenes with brutal poverty in squatter quarters. It notes bidonvilles like mud huts under heavy roofs, refugees from Palestine, and a stark gap between rich expatriates and dispossessed locals. It highlights UN aid, unemployment, and extreme living conditions across the city.
Auld Lang Syne Betty Marie Shadle suffers scarlet fever while St Pauls Lutheran Church objects to its building sale. Furniture from the church was sold to two neighboring congregations in Lawrence. Luther an Church services ceased on March 1 with no announced disposition. Local updates include Mardi Gras trip notes and a night operator returning to work. Ottawa visit for wheat supplies and a citizen noting a forthcoming crop. Buffalo five cent pieces circulated as souvenirs.
A short prayer invokes penitence and forgiveness. The text quotes Luke 18 13 and asks for mercy through Jesus. It pleads for pardon for sins and draws near to grace with a contrite heart.
Dr Molner discusses pregnancy smoking safety noting no proven deformity link to fetal tobacco but noting smaller babies in heavy smoking and possible prematurity risks. He cautions against nonprescribed meds, cites thalidomide and German measles as known dangers, and suggests reducing heavy smoking. He also answers on measles complications, cancer contagion, and offers an arthritis leaflet.
Kansas highway construction will top goals by about 10 million dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30. Addison Meschke, highway director, cited interstate program expansion and said total construction will surpass 80 million after contracts are let in four months. He noted 13.4 million in interstate projects and 25 million in primary urban state work, plus 4 million in county road improvements, up from an initial 69.6 million. If no new revenue is found, state highway construction may need cuts in a few years.
AP reports Kansas House gave preliminary approval to a bill requiring installation of left and right seat belts in new cars starting with 1964 models. Final passage could come Monday before sending to the Senate. A second bill granting county commissioners authority to set courthouse hours also received tentative final approval for Monday.
Dwight and Norma Jean Mere dith will conduct a series of services at Ottawa Nazarene Church, 7th and Elm, from March 6 to 17. Services start at 7 30 p m with the couple singing old hymns led by Meredith who also plays trumpet occasionally. Mrs Meredith is the piano accompanist and reads from scripts during the service.
The Franklin County commissioners signed a one year contract with Franklin County Guidance Center Inc to provide mental health and psychiatric services in the county. The agreement runs through 1963 with funds to be arranged soon. A half mill tax levy has been set aside for mental health for years and the center recently incorporated as a nonprofit.
Wellsville census by district deputy assessor Bernice Holden shows population 1,080 up from 1,069 last year. The oldest residents are Len Bell, 94, and Mrs Anna Wells, 90. Ross Gault presented world tour slides at West Windy meeting. chili supper held. hostess committee listed. Family fellowship supper planned March 30 at 6 p.m. in Wellsville Methodist Hays Hall. Rev. Phil Bosserman of Baker University to speak on membership and evangelism. Official church board to meet March 6 at 8 p.m.
Miss Judith Lang of the Franklin County Social Welfare Department returns from Topeka where she completed a state orientation course for welfare employees after six to twelve months of service. She spent a week learning about state institutions including the Boys Industrial School Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and the Kansas Neurological Institute. Lang began with the Franklin County office on July 1, 1962.
Text shows unclear subscription pricing for trade area and outside area. Rates appear as monthly and longer terms with amounts like 1.00, 4.20, 16.00, and 65.00, but the OCR is garbled. Mentions Associated Press rights. No clear event or person named.
After a week of preparations and decorations by the Ottawa Junior High journalism staff, the annual Mr and Miss OHS titles will be announced tonight at the Senior High Record Party. Pat Sievers and Hurst Coffman were chosen as Junior High's Mr and Miss earlier, with a full program featuring Kay Barr singing, Town and Country 4H dance routines, and a reception for 10 seniors. The week included an exchange assembly at Olathe and Bonner Springs for Finian's Rainbow performers, Dad’s night plans, nursing and home economics talks, and a key basketball title as the Cyclones bid for state.
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