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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1955
Page
5
Editorial contrasts Utahs new open meetings statute with Kansas lawmakers secrecy in handling a right to know measure. It condemns chambers closed hearings and secret votes, urging the press to press for public access to how laws are made and how public funds are spent.
A biting roundup notes wasted space on widening highways and closer passing fenders. It mocks tariff talk on Swiss watches, critiques grade cards, jokes on typewriter quirks, and puns on Kansas symbols while laments brevity and natives.
A veteran speaker explains the standard flow of a 30 minute talk using ad libbed remarks stories and gestures. He notes pauses hesitations and timing matter while contrasting poems or anthems at conclusions and the varied endings speakers choose.
A 15 year old note recalls David J. Price announcing candidacy for county clerk. The Rural Electrification Administration was bringing electricity to southwestern Franklin county farmers. The CCC camp was announced to close June 30. Other items include no citations for a house of ill fame 25 years ago, a Studebaker collision injuring R W Mitchell, Henry J Chenoweth elected Exalted Ruler of the local Elks lodge, Simon Archer in Burling ton 50 years ago, county superintendent J E Baker ill, Mrs J M Hoover visiting Baldwin.
A light-hearted almanac item notes men’s heavier footwear could shorten lifespans, suggesting lighter shoes or barefoot days might add years. The piece riffs on longevity, travel notes, and quirky facts, including an automotive seer predicting 150 mph highways, and an insurance-connected funeral home proprietor with life advice.
The Herald reports new subscribers and renewals from Ottawa to Garnett. Names include Clyde Newby Roger Wagey C E Mitchell Mrs C A Cook John A LaRue and others across Richmond Pomona Princeton Rantoul Williamsburg Michigan Valley Garnett with multiple families and businesses noted.
Frank Waters a Hillsdale College Michigan football coach shares personal training and psychological guidance for aspiring pros. He urges teens to quit nicotine avoid excess alcohol walk when possible run short sprints handle a ball eat sensibly sleep ten hours nightly and keep muscles limber while stressing team sacrifice and discipline. He warns against complainers hospital patients dummy blockers and bench sitters and notes the rules apply to workers and couples too.
Five year old Tatha Ann Partin, daughter of Mr and Mrs Leslie Partin, Greensburg, died at Kiowa County Memorial Hospital from injuries after falling from a pony. Grandfather W D Kuykendall was teaching her to ride when the pony bolted, dragging her about five blocks with her foot stuck in the stirrups.
8 F. Harris and Huls present the managing team and advertising leads. Subscription rates are shown for mail orders inside and outside the area, listing one month to twelve months terms. The text is messy but conveys pricing tiers for short and extended periods.
A detailed schedule from KFEQ TV and partner stations outlines daily programs for Tuesday March 5 and Wednesday March 8 across channels 2, 4, 5, 9, 12, 13, and - including Captain Video, Gumshoe news, sports, and variety hours. The grid shows time slots from 5:00 p.m. to 10:18 p.m. with shows like Frontier Theatre, Captain Video, Dinah Shore, Bob Crosby, and The Guiding Light amid a broad mix of serials, talk, comedy, and kids’ fare across stations in Kansas City and Topeka.
A three room house on stilts slid 25 feet down a steep hillside in Pikeville. Mrs. Ella Norman was pulled from the wreckage with cuts and bruises and rushed to a hospital. Her 8 year old son, outside, escaped injury as the structure toppled past a tree. Had the tree not halted the fall, the house could have tumbled 500 to 600 feet down.
Radio and TV listings show a busy slate across KMBC WDAF KTJO and others. Programs include suspense comedy drama news and music with guests such as Rosemary Clooney and Dinah Shore and shows like Dragnet Perry Como and 21st Precinct.
Funeral services for Rev Ellsworth T Lacey retired Methodist minister who died February 27 were held March 2 at Melvern Methodist Church with Rev George M Boicourt of Baldwin officiating assisted by Rev O L Jones. Pallbearers included Richard Schultze Jr H D Correll Paul Tompkins Eugene White Warren Evertson and Harry Lackey. A men's quartet Leonard Boyer Earl Beck Harry Bebee and John O'Brien provided music with Mrs Harry Bebee at the piano Burial followed in Melvern cemetery.
PAHOA Hawaii The threat of violent new volcanic outbursts hangs over eastern Hawaii Island as earthquakes lessen and lava flows threaten Puna villages. Gov King inspected eruptions as 600 people fled homes and four villages were evacuated amid two million dollars in damages to cane and timber lands. A lava fountain and multiple lava rivers crest the Puna Peninsula, with coastal settlements near Pa Hoa, Poh oiki, Kalapana and Opihikao affected.
Irving Texas in a school fight as residents press the state to intervene in the clash between the Irving School Board and fired superintendent John Beard. Beard, 53, fights to keep his job while the board stands by its discharge decision. A two week strike by about 200 teachers and staff supports Beard as volunteers run schools under police guard in the city of about 23 000 near Dallas.
Kenneth Shelly, 27, of Lititz Pennsylvania died after a 42 mile pursuit on the Turnpike in a speeding run up to 100 mph. Police reported he drove on the wrong side with lights out and crashed into a tractor trailer roadblock, pushing beneath it for at least 10 feet. Dozens of motorists faced off the highway as the car rammed the block. Shelly died in hospital two hours later without offering a reason for fleeing.
The Supreme Court upheld National City Bank of New York's right to cancel a $200,000 deposit China says it owns. The bank argues China owes about $700,000 in debts and the court supported the bank's position in this dispute with the Chinese government.
Washington reports former Omaha journalist Lorne E. Kennedy is under consideration for deputy assistant secretary of defense for legislative affairs per a Defense Department source. Kennedy’s move signals a potential shift in defense liaison with Congress.
An 80 mile an hour storm swept along the east coast of Queensland Australia bringing torrential rains and fears of new record floods across the region.
London reports Clement Attlee under attack from moderates and left wing factions within the Labour party. Critics push him to act decisively against Aneurin Bevan and the Bevanite insurgency, threatening his hold on the leadership.
Secretary of the Navy Charles S. Thomas told the House Armed Services Committee guided missiles may revolutionize navies and serve as a defense for surface ships against atomic aircraft. The Navy seeks 1.3 billion for its 1956 shipbuilding plan, including a fifth 60,000 ton supercarrier and three more atom powered submarines, with the fifth carrier approved by Eisenhower and Wilson.
Four children aged 2 to 6 died in a pre dawn fire believed caused by an exploding oil stove sweeping through their bedroom. Mother Mrs John Heinrich 27 suffered burns and neighbors helped, father a truck driver was away on a delivery. Victims Dale 6 Delores 5 Diana 4 and David 2 slept in the same room with the stove.
Fred V. Heinkel president of the Missouri Farmers Association proposed a federal food stamp plan to remedy declining farm prices. Perishable farm surpluses would be distributed to low income groups and institutions.
A 1955 city resolution by Ottawa Kansas governing body orders grading guttering curbing paving and concrete street construction on Cypress Street from Ninth to Tenth with steel reinforced Portland cement concrete 6 inches thick 31 feet wide including curbs and drainage work funded by special assessments per city ordinances. Also notices Richmond Kansas city election scheduled for April 5 1955 with polling at City Building and hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Mayor councilmen and Police Judge.
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