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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1955
Page
4
Franklin county hunters warn the lowly eastern Kansas rabbit is vanishing from local hunts due to year round hunting. Sportsmen report increasing scarcity each year and fear extinction within a few years. They urge state game officials to implement a closed season similar to quail ducks and squirrels to preserve the cottontail.
A collection of witty reflections on money notes and public figures. It satirizes a 70-cent coin idea, Malenkov’s ranking, hydrogen bomb history, Buchanan’s pink shirt remark, and tax cut politics. The tone mirrors a columnist skimming current issues with light humor.
Auld Lang Syne era item recalls Mrs. Mary Ellen Smith, 69, of 132 N. Oak, injured after a train struck her at First and Char. Other items mention the Franklin County Restaurant Association forming, forecasts of more rain and snow, Ottawa high school open house, razing a Logan Main site for a Philips filling station, Rainbow 4-H club with Dwight Perkins as first president, and a 1905 ad about digestion and Electric Bitters. Dr A L Ashby went to Wellsville, H F Sheldon in Kansas City.
The piece looks at spring training and the baseball season ahead. It notes strong public interest, youth study of averages, and the shift from minor leagues to Ban Johnson leagues. It argues junior leagues offer good paths for hopeful pitchers and hitters and emphasizes dedication to the game.
Hal Boyle reports fashion expert Oscar E Schoeffler predicting 2 000 outfits will be spray on ready to wear and temperature adaptable. Men lead fashion with basic one piece sleepable suit, feather light outerwear, magnetic closures and new fibers. Bermuda shorts gain office wear, color trends favor dark single breasted suits and color accents.
Swedish shipbuilders launched a record 67 ships totaling 550000 gross tons in 1954 marking a peak year for the industry.
Dr Dale Johnson a Hoosier physician blends psychology with medicine as he treats Grandma Bee a 95 year old. Their weekly exchanges boost mood appetite and longevity illustrating how mind and body influence each other. The piece notes morning irrationality in the elderly and the role of mental stimulation in health. It also mentions Michigan Ohio population growth and magnetized homing pigeons as related curiosities.
The Ottawa Herald lists evening edition subscription rates by mail for the trade area. One month costs 1.00, three months 3.00, six months 5.00, and one year 7.00. Outside area rates include one month 1.00, three months 3.00, six months 3.00, and one year 50.00.
Channel listings for KFEQ TV and partner stations show a full Monday lineup from 8 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. featuring Superman Frontier Theatre Comiclub Captain Video Perry Como Burns and Allen Lucy and many others with a mix of dramas, game shows, news, sports, and variety programs across stations in St. Joseph Kansas City Topeka and more. The schedule includes early morning news and talk shows continuing into late-night programming.
A reading of the day’s radio grid shows programs across KMBC WDAF KTJO and KNBC with a mix of news, interviews, music and entertainment. Notable items include Morgan Beatty Chavaliers Henry Taylor Perry Como Rosemary Clooney Amos and Andy Dragnet and a late hour Tenn Ernie.
Mrs Thelma Atchison hosted the Busy Bee Club at her Central Princeton home on March 3 with a noon potluck and quilting. Evelyn Martin led the business session resigning the presidency as the group moves to Overbrook. Ethel Retter was named president and Mildred Cook vice president. Guests included many local families and a farewell plan for the Ellis Martin family at Central School March 7. Members and visitors from Ottawa Wichita and nearby towns attended, with various others noted in attendance or visiting through the week.
City library adds new fiction titles including Fellow Passenger by Geoffrey Household The Southerners by Edna Lee The Law at Random by Elmore Leonard Sincerely Willis Wayde by John Marquand Say it With Bullets by Richard Powell The Curlew's Cry by Mildred Walker Mnmons of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar Non fiction includes A Mind That Found Itself by Clifford Beers The New Century Encyclopedia of Names Christian Realism and Political Problems by Reinhold Niebuhr and World Almanac and Book of Facts for 1955
A University of Michigan study shows only about one percent of students concentrating in English history or social sciences end up pursuing careers in those fields. The finding highlights a gap between academic focus and career paths and suggests broader workforce shifts.
Franklin County Farm Bureau news outlines brucellosis as Bang’s disease, its human health risks, and economic impact on cattle. It describes a statewide vaccination and testing plan, the county group organizing petitions, and a March 8 meeting with Ray Cuff to discuss a countywide area program. Local leaders, women’s group efforts, and Farm Bureau Service Week activities are noted.
The 1954 fall count shows 1,066,000 classroom teachers in elementary and high schools across the United States. The figure highlights the scale of postwar schooling and regional education demand during the era.
Special registration notice lists open voting books from March 7 to March 11 1985 and urges Ottawa residents to re register if they moved changed name or failed to vote. It also includes a city resolution on Cypress Street improvements with plans for steel reinforced Portland cement concrete and special assessments, adopted March 2 1955. Probate hearing notice for final settlement in Aaron Jones estate set for March 15 1955 in Ottawa Franklin County Kansas.
First published 3-7-58 and last 3-21-53. Edith Bi. Crites seeks fial settlement as administratrix for heirs at law and asset assignment. Defenses due by March 20, 1955 at 10 a.m. in Ottawa Kansas. hearing to follow. Myron Steere is attorney for administratrix.
The Franklin County Board of County Commissioners adopts the Herd Law restricting cattle horses mules sheep and swine from running at large within county lines effective March 31 1955. The measure follows statutory notice and records entry with signatures from Lee Bonar F H Betz H A Reeves and Bruce Spears.
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