Hoover Commission finds health care waste and socialized medicine concern
An editorial notes the Hoover Commission task force reports more than 4 billion dollars spent annually on health care for about 30 million Americans with overprovision, uncoordinated agency work, and waste. The piece argues efficiency is pursued less than affected interests and claims one third of health care in the U.S. is already socialized through public and private plans.
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Hoover Commission On
Congress
Blue Shield
Blue Cross
Local Notices From Osawatomie and Surroundings
Stolen in Osawatomie last month. Loren Latimer and Katherine Richardson were issued a marriage license here. 25 years ago Martin Stratus F A Clark and H B Bara More were appointed real estate assessors for Ottawa. Supt A F Senter returned from the NEA convention at Atlantic City. Nelson Slavens Centropolis was appointed contestant for the Franklin Miami DHIA. 50 years ago John Harness left for Tulsa on business. Manager Fred Coulson of Bell Telephone was in Paola today. Dr and Mrs H W Gilley entertained Mrs Gilley's cousin Mrs May Matthews of Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Stratus
F. A. Clark
H. B. Bara- More
Ottawa
Fred Coulson
The
Bell Telephone Company
Paola
Lying, muses, sports, and a moonbound future
A column muses on historical liars from Ananias to Baron Munchausen and a mute Indian mystery. It notes the Athletics as an eighth place team in Philadelphia, predicts standings may flip in Kansas City, and tongue in cheek forecasts moon travel and rumble seats amid tournament-season chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletics
Philadelphia
Kansas Ciy
Fine planting conditions followed the recent moisture
Police located a car abandoned here that was left in a rural area after a brief break in weather and moisture improved soil for fields nearby.
Two More Heroes Leave Public View In Retirement
A longtime preacher Roe and Italian tenor Benjamin Gigli announce retirement, signaling the exit of familiar figures from baseball and grand opera. The columnist reflects on past idols, recalling Caruso and Galli Curci, Red Seal records, and memories of watching Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Joe Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preacher Roe
Benjamin Gigli
Gigli
Caruso
Galli-Curci
Red Seal
Red Seals
Mr. Caruso
Galli- Curci
Alexander
Darktown Strutters
Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Joe Wood
Cobb
Joe
Electric Broilers Created Culinary Revolution In U. S.
In New York Arthur O. Bregstein built a mass market for rotisserie style electric broilers. He turned a Manhattan loft firm into a leading Roto-Broil Corp, selling simple infrared broilers with automatic controls. By 1955 the industry neared 300 million dollars in sales as homes adopted the device and husbands bragged of cooking ease.
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New York
Arthur O. Bregstein
Bregstein
America
Manhattan
Ater
Roto-Broil Corp
Siesta Culture Shapes Late Night Theater Feasts
In cities with midday naps people rise early and stay up late. Theaters frequently begin performances at 11 p.m., reflecting local rhythms and social habits. The pattern blends work patterns with entertainment schedules, highlighting how cultural routines influence nightly life and performance timing.
Trace Minerals for Good Health by Dr Crane
Dr George W Crane discusses vital trace minerals and their role in preventing aging and disease. He notes historical life spans, soil depletion since the age of dinosaurs, iodine in salt, and minerals like cobalt iron copper and manganese as essential. He cites livestock studies and urges readers to seek his chart through The Hopkins Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram B
Crane
Noah
Adam
Methusalah
Moses
David
Indiana
Hopkins Syndicate
Melott. Ind
Hopkins Syndicate Inc
Television schedule snapshot for St Joseph and Kansas City area
A detailed two day grid lists channel numbers and programs for Thursday March 3 and Friday March 4 across stations KFEQ TV WDAF KOMO WIBW KMBO and others. Entries include films news shows sports weather quiz and variety programs with times from 6:00 p.m. to late night and morning lineups featuring Captain Video Dinah Shore Dragnet The Lone Ranger Perry Como and numerous soap operas and children's programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kfeq-Tvv
St. Joseph
Wdaf-Tv
Channal
Komo-Tv
Kansas City
KMBO
Wibw-Tv
Topeka
Kansas
Star News
Crusader Rabbit
John Daly
Doug Edwarda
Dinah Shore
Doug Edwards
News Caravan
Jane Fromen
Bud Wilkinson
Police Chief May Speaks At Church Guild Meeting
Great Bend police chief Jim May addressed the Presbyterian Church Guild yesterday. After the talk several women found parking tickets on their cars, suggesting May may need to follow up with more discussion.
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Great Bend
East
Jim May
May
Presbyterian Church Guild
Ottawa Herald Subscriptions and Rates
The Ottawa Herald lists staff including editor F Harris and managing duo Hulshen Baedaker Shipman. It details subscription rates within the trade area by mail for one month three months six months and one year and outside area rates for one month three months six months and one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Harris
Don Hulshen’ Coves
Guy Baedaker
Don Shipman
Howard Hoadley
Morning Radio Schedule Mix of News and Sports
A dense listing shows hourly radio and TV segments across KMBC WDAF KTJO and related outlets, naming hosts like Morgan Beatty Bob Hope Rosemary Clooney and Garroway, with topics spanning news, sport, tax, crime and traffic for early evening through night slots.
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KMBC
WDAF
Morgan Beatty
Chofaliers
Roy Rogers
de Hens
Whistler
Jo—Globe Sports
Bob Hope
Ktjo—Light
Rosemary Clooney
Ktjo—Cl.sine
Appanoose Idaho Visit Details Social Dinner Guests
Ruth Morgan reports a series of family visits and dinners in Appanoose and nearby towns. Attendees included Steele and Menneke families from Ot tawa and Burlington, plus Frisbee, Richards, Wiese, Rundle, and Mesenhimer relations. Inductions and hospital updates are noted alongside upcoming guests and local church attendance.
Quenemo Soldier Dinner Honors Local Corporal
A cooperative dinner honoring Cpl. Bob Green was held at his parents home in Quenemo on Sunday February 27. He has served in Japan and Korea and will depart soon for Camp Beale Marysville California. Guests included many local residents and relatives. Funeral details for Lafe Thomasson were listed, and many community notices followed about local visits, moves, birthdays, and hospital stays.
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Cpl
Bob Green
Ernest Green
Bob
Japan
Korea
Marysville
Calif
Camp Beale
Lee Walker
Melinda
Gatesville
Texas
Maude Giles
Lloyd Giles
Osage
Icity
Walt Hutchinson
Ottawa
John Green Jr
Earl Green
Ernest Perry
Jim
Joe Green
Clarence Rose
Bill Ragan
Fred Sweetwood
Laura Mollett
Pansy Webster
Lem Porter
Gary
Ruth Horne
Minnie Miers
Faye Green
Maxine Green
Ralph Leo Green
Quenemo
Leonard Ross
Olivet
Mary Hughes
Pomona
Max .Hughes
Lafe Thomasson
Quenemo Baptist Church
Cecil Kramer
Floyd Finch
Charles Meneley
Sam Blair
Bert Brann
G. W. Wilson
W. H Davidson
M. J. Morris
Clarence Meneley
Oakhill Cemetery
Roger Comstock
Adrian Tucker
Cornwell
Sharon
Daryl la Rue
Topeka
Carswell
Retha Carswell
Pittman Center
Teron
Harley Cromwell
Ernest Blackwell
Homewood
Roy Fultz
Earl Porter
Marlin White
Alice Windett
Sherman Windett
Springfield
Bill Threlkeld
Debra Jo
W. E. Threlkeld
Colony
Kas
Wallace Windett
Local residents host gatherings and visits across town
Mr and Mrs Robert Dister hosted guests at the C K Rich home Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Lauver and Wendell called on Mr and Mrs Clyde Morgan Monday evening. Ivan Snyder left for Topeka business college. Patty and Ronnie Bloom visited at the John Snyder home last Saturday. Mrs Ray Lloyd of Princeton spent Monday with her parents the Loriie and Mrs Rundle. Mrs Clyde Wiscombe has been ill at home the past week. Mrs Fred Walker and others from Overbrook visited Mrs Dale Bloom Monday afternoon. Mrs E W Robison visited Mr and Mrs Fred Walker Sunday afternoon.
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Glen Mesenhimer
Vernon Clark
Keith Barnhart
Carl Eichenberger
Walter Clark
St. Francis Hospital
Topeka
Fred Waller Overbrook
Junior Dillon
Kay
Patty
Lester Clark
Virginia Huston
Earl Huston
Robert Steele
Grace Steele
Don Gibson
Linda
Wanda
Greeley
Colo
Ed Bryant
Boulder
Arnold Hilding
Paola
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Appanoose Church
Washington Creek
Jesse Fields
Field
Sam Dawson
Kansas City
Kas
Clarence Meneley
Lottie Long
Osawatomie
Roger Hotchkiss
Carl Meeks
Hal Punneo
Maude Punneo
Denver
Eva Hughes
Dorothy Bryan
Adolf Krueger
Grace Elder
Gravois Mills
Elder
Stormont Hospital
Myrtle Walker
Colorado
California
D. L. Patterson
Peggy Porter
Derby
Peggy
Earl Porter
Floyd Patterson
Robert Dister
C. K. Rich
Wilbur Lauver
Wendell
Clyde Morgan
Ivan Snyder
Business College
Ronnie Bloom
John Snyder
Ray Lloyd
Princeton
Loriie Rundle
Clyde Wiscombe
Senators Disagree On Eisenhower Far East War Claim
Washington senators debated Eisenhower’s statement that the United States would not fight an aggressive war in the Far East. Humphrey called it a tacit acceptance of two Chinas while Sparkman said it bars any Nationalist return to the mainland. Smith countered that the President signaled the Nationalist army stays ready to strike if truces in Korea or Indochina fail.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Far East
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Sen. Sparkman
Dala
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Korea
Indochina
Rotary Flies in 2000 for Golden Anniversary Meet
Rotarians from Kansas Missouri Arkansas and Oklahoma will attend the Golden Anniversary Meeting of the 198th District in Pittsburg Sunday and Monday about 2000 attendees expected. The piece also notes a historical Canadian low of 81 degrees below zero in the Yukon in 1947.
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Pittsburg
Kas
Rotary Anns
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Canada
Special Registration Notice to Ottawa Kansas Voters
Special registration notice for Ottawa Kansas electors states books open 8 AM to 4 PM March 7 to March 11 1955 and close March 11 at 10 PM for primary election registration. Voters must meet Kansas residency age and registration rules and re register if moving name changed or previous non voting. In person at City Hall.
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Ottawa
Kansas
State of
Notice of Hearing in Meeks minor estate Ottawa Kansas
State probate notices for Betty Irene Meeks minor and Ora Belle Miller estate announce hearings in Franklin County Kansas. Guardian Basil W Kelsey seeks sale of 1/32 undivided interest in Lots 13 15 17 Block 130 Ottawa. Defenses due March 12 1955. Judge to hear March 12 1955. Ottawa.
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State of Kansas
Franklin County
Sai
Betty Irene Meeks
City of Ottawa
Kansas
Ottawa
Basil W. Kelsey
Betty Irene Mocks
Minor
Ora Belle Miller
John Bb. Compton
Ora Balle Miller
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Editorial
Loren Latimer
Katherine Richardson
A. F. Senter
National Education Association
Atlantic City
Nelson Slavens
Centropolis
Franklin-Miami
DHIA
John Harness
Tulsa
H. W. Gilley
Ananias
Baron Munchausen
Harry Matusow
Niagara Falls
House of Representatives
U. S
George W. Crane
Dr. Crane
Hopalong Casaldy
Frontier Theatre
Comiclub
Studio
Groucho Marz
Ray Milland
Phog Allen
Ford Theatre
Television Theatre
Five Star
S—Breakfast Club
Ding Dong School
Garry Moore
Graham
Ernie Valiant
News
Theatre of Romance
Robert Q. Lewis
Fay Williams
Kitchen Klub
Paul Dixon
Bob Crosby
Miss Marlowe
Mr. Sweeney
United Nations
Barker Bill
Tex McKinney
Wally
Fame
Eddie Fisher
Rin Tin Tin
Perry Como
Ray Beers
Red Buttons
Ozzie and Harriett
Mama
Father
S—Ray Bolgers
Topper
Playhouse of Stars
Playhouse of State
Playhouse of Stara
Dear Phoebe
the Wise
Miss Brooks
Ford Theater
Elizabeth
Chance of Lifetime
Riley
Tex
Gordon Eliott
Sandman
Our Home
Sports Club
Ottawa Herald Evening
Kan
RADIO
Amos and
Andy
KTJO
McGee
Tenn
Ernie Om
Embc—News
Dinah Shere
Godfrey
Garrowray
Garroway
Perry Come
Amos
Kmbc—Tenn
Ernie
Idaho
Ruth Morgan
Claude Frisbee
Emil
Ida
A. E. Menneke
Oskaloosa
John Richards
Burlington
W. A. Menneke
B. H. Briggs
Larry
Karen
Baldwin
Donnie Wiese
Galen
Donnie
Sunflower
Shirley
Luther Watkins
Simpson
Arthur Mesenhimer
Hazel Wiley
Long Beach
Glen Rodgers
J Omaica
Nebr
Ed Ausman
Anna Foley
Leo Austen
Frank Watts
Don Dehl
David Carter
St. Louis
E. H. Arnold
Myra Richardson
John Casten
Jesse Graves
Rotary
Legals
Bowers & Bowers Attorneys For
Petitioner
John D. Compton
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