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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1956
Page
2
Editorial notes a brewing trading stamp controversy as a national chain pays 71,900 dollars to offer stamps in eight Kansas City area counties. The piece predicts a price rise for Kansas shoppers and a potential stamp war spreading across the state.
A collection of satirical snippets notes a Virginia embezzler’s record, a Kansas bank cashier’s theft, Lipton coffee jibes, Grace Kelly nuptials, Abilene coffee prices, and sharper media quips. It braids political vanity, marriage banter, and media satire with light newspaper-style observations.
Young friends marry at home with family present avoiding big wedding trimmings. The writer notes simple nuptials ease financial and social burdens, while still making vows as serious as formal ceremonies and reflecting varied opinions on weddings.
A 15 year old note recalls Ottawa city action to seek authority for 90000 bonds for a municipal airport at the April 1 election. The Junior Chamber of Commerce voted to sponsor a track meet here to be known as the Ottawa Relays.
A New York reporter recounts meeting actress Deborah Kerr at a top Manhattan restaurant. He notes his stage fright, the greeting delay, and Kerr’s warm welcome after a lengthy wait, ending with a reflective aside about Greenland ice. He mentions Leonard Wayne of Paramount, the haddock dish, and a light, humorous tone.
Dr. George W. Crane debates the push for shorter news and writing, noting high newsprint costs and reader interest. He cites publishers like William B. Hamel of Journal Gazette Mattoon Illinois and argues longer, illustrated pieces preserve narrative impact, with examples from sermons fiction and film.
Last minute program changes affect NBC listings for Monday March 5 on Channel 4, with incomplete accuracy for the schedule. The guide notes program changes may alter air times and lineup.
A fragmented schedule lists station lineups for Monday March 5 with programs across KTIO KMBC WDAF KMBC KNBC and KTJO. Entries include news music and special shows noted with times and scattered program titles across multiple stations.
Fragmentary note requests a mailing payment for a psychological chart from Dr. Crane at The Hopkins Syndicate. It mentions sending a 3 cent stamp, a stamped addressed envelope, and 70 cents to cover printing cast costs. The item appears as a brief instructions fragment.
A weekly Credit Bureau bulletin itemizes customers with meter connections disconnections and removals. Names such as Eldon E. Aeschliman Max Cramer Robert L. Ferguson Griffin Rich ard Logan Jack Guilfoyle George IC Deiss Gow ers William H. Gow ers Haas W. E. Harford Rob ert Hargrave Victor R. Hughes Mrs. F. E. Keefer Teresa M. McDaniel J JD Price Walter M. Locusts Pickering W. L. Smith Mrs. C. O. Sanders Manuel Stewart Robert B. Tucker W. W. Locust Jeff Veleto Jr. and others are listed with new or former addresses. A note mentions Moroccan cobra skins sold to ease headache or sore throat at local shops.
Freely ye have received freely give from Matthew 10 8. A devotional prayer praises God's grace in Christ and asks to accept Him and serve daily with gratitude. Ends with Amen.
Eddie Joe Buck, a catcher on trial with the Boston Rex Sox this spring, holds a degree in agricultural economics from Oklahoma A and M. He buys U. S. Savings bonds.
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