Kansas Legislators Deserve Higher Pay for Better Service
Editorial argues a constitutional amendment to raise Kansas legislators pay and expenses. It notes current incomes push good candidates away and induce turnover, suggests a higher pay could curb lobbyist influence, and urges submitting the measure to the people for approval.
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Kansas
Downtown congestion seen unsolved without decentralization
A city planning expert bluntly states downtown businesses cannot survive if many workers drive to work and crowd parking. He argues traffic and parking problems persist until decentralization within cities reduces downtown car use, noting workers will not abandon personal vehicles. He likens the idea to an impractical highway carve up by name initials.
This and That The Latest Craze Blip
A miscellany column riffs on Calypso, four-deck card games, and a husband’s tolerance. It notes Kansas and Missouri unemployment tweaks, hints of a larger hydrogen bomb in a tiny economy, and jokes about Princess Margaret and insurance widows. A deaf-mute praised as one good citizen closes with a highway incident anecdote.
Names Behind Fame: Real Names and Screen Identities
A light column reveals how Hollywood stars traded real names for film personas. It lists Norma Jeane Baker as Marilyn Monroe and Robert Taylor as Spangler Arlington Brough among others, noting many famous pairs and the practice of name changes in cinema history.
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Norma Jean Baker
Spangler Arlington Brough
Doris Kapplehoff
Phooey
Marilyn Monroe
Spangler
A. Brough
Robert Taylor
Miss Kapplehoff
Doris Day
Claudette Chauchain
Claudette Colbert
Harry Lillis Crosby
Bing Crosby
Saturday Evening Post
Ethel Zimmerman
Ethel Merman
Mitzi Gerber
Mitzi Gaynor
Jimmy Stewart
Stewart Granger
March winds and market drift in Ottawa news
Local notes recall 15 years past grain prices at 93 cents while rain persisted. Garfield P.T.A. reelects Mrs. George Royer as president. Lane approves a gas distributing and supplying franchise. Ottawa High School Girl Reserves elect Winifred Wolf president. The March lion returns to Ottawa with town chatter. Ed Lewis of Princeton and Frank Peterson visit, H. P. Williams returns from Williamsburg business trip.
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Winifred Wolf
Ottawa
Not My Will But Thine Be Done Teen Advice
Dr. Crane counsels Terry M. to conquer inner laziness by facing fears and "acting your age" to become a true adult. The piece links Peter Jonah and Jesus to self-control, urges teens to embrace duty, and ends with a miscellany of odd facts about California population and saints.
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St. Paul
Peter
Jonah
Jesus
Nineveh
Gethsemane
God
Crane Im Cara
Hopkins Syndicate
Melott
Ind
Nia
Ottawa Herald Classified Rates and Masthead Snippet
Entered as second class matter in Ottawa. Names listed: A. F. Harris, Don Hulawne, Guy Sosdaxer, Don Shipman. Managing editor and business staff shown. Subscription rates for local and outside area indicated for various durations.
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Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
A. F. Harria
Don Hulawne
Guy Sosdaxer
Don Shipman Oa Dito
Sre
Howard Hundrey
Overnight TV Schedule Shows Wide Channel Lineup
A dense list of programs across stations KFEQ TV KWABC KOMO KMBO WIBW and others outlines daily airings from morning to late night. Highlights include Jackie Gleason Mickey Rooney and This Is Hollywood on early prime, wrestling and mystery features later, and news and weather across the evening slate.
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Jackie Gleason
Mickey Rooney
Dotty Mack Stackin
Gleason
Hollywood
Compasa
Dumont Wrestling
Mark Saber
ReGrant Tool
Chronoscope
Radio Listings for March 12 13 Across Stations
A fragmented radio schedule lists programs across KMBC WDAF WDAP WDAP stations for Sunday March 13 and Monday March 14. Entries include news, music like Easy Money and The Band of America, talk shows and serials featuring Amos and Andy jurisdictional notes, plus sports and game shows.
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Garry Moora
Arthur Godfrey Tome
Shellun Graham
Rich
Ernie S—Valiant
Lady Wilda
Wigan
Guiding Light
Portia Faces
Purple Sage
Road of Life
Welcome Traveler
Purple Portraits
Kathleen Carter
KMBC
Jack Kenny
Kenton Ra
Kenton
KMBEC
Amos
Andy
Sixgun
Misa Brooks
Littie Mirgie
Thetian
Rudy Vallee
WDAF
Sherlock Holmes
Eaasy Money
Eatec
Gens Autry
McGee
EMBC
Bie
Morgan Beatty
Coorallera
Henry Taylor
North
Etjo—Globe Sports
Godfrey Kyjo
Expressions
MBC
Perry Como
Etjo—Kampus Kapere
Band of America
Amos and
Andy Beae
WDAP
McGer
Tenn
Brites News and Club Meetings Report
Mrs. Gerald Reser hosts Brites Birthday club all day meeting with a short business session led by president Elton Vickers and a guess ing game. Attendees include Mrs. Wesley Stevenson Ralph Baldorf Paul Garrett and others amid plans for April gathering and old member reunion.
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Gerald Reser
Brites Birthday Club
Elton Vickers
Wesley Stevenson
Ralph Baldorf
Paul Garrett
T. T. Shelton
G. W. Gould
J. W. Ball
Thomas Lee
O. D. Garrett
John Slaven
Vern Ritchal
Elizabeth Briles
Athame
G. W. Goulds
Roger Gouldd
Funerals for Harrold and Rodgers Held at Towner's Chapel
Funeral services for Thomas Harrold who died March 8 were held March 10 at 2 pm at Towner's Funeral Chapel with Rev. Harold B. Hotchkiss officiating. Pallbearers included Bruce Carpenter Clint Peterson Richard Davis Lee Peterson Irwin Happy Doc Tagart and John Brink. Interment followed at Highland cemetery. A second service for Anna Marie Rodgers who died March 8 was held March 10 at 3 30 pm with Rev. F A Wegener officiating. Pallbearers were Frank and Lyn Hollingsworth William West Frank and John Davis and Frank Bell. Mrs. C W Whiteford sang hymns with piano accompaniment by Mrs. R B Craig. Interment was in Highland cemetery.
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Harrold
Thomas Harrold
Towner’s
Harold B. Hotchkiss
Bruce Carpenter
Clint Peterson
Richard Davis
Lee Peterson
Irwin Happy
Doc Tagart
John Brink
C. W. Whiteford
R. B. Craig
Highland Cemetery
Public Notices and Ledger Details From Ottawa Herald
A scanned Ottawa Herald page lists legal notices for Kansas State Penitentiary inmates Robert W. Rook and Albert E. Hoskinson seeking clemency, plus a county clerk's February 1955 fund bills statement detailing salaries, supplies, and services across many departments and vendors in Franklin County. The long ledger includes hundreds of line items for travel, utilities, groceries, machinery, and rent.
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State OF Kansas
Kansas State Penitentiary
Albert E. Hoskinson
Franklin County
Kansas
Topeka
Albert E. Hosiinson
Board County Commissioners
Paint and thread from milk used in Capitol dome story
Two thousand gallons of paint cover the dome and central section of the U S Capitol. Thread is made from cloth with skim milk as the base material. At least 14 one cent stamps have honored George Washington.
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U.S. Capitol
U.S
George Washington
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Emma UL. Brown
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Hazel A. Peterson
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George M. Cates
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Moler
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Harry Ledom
J. F. Barr
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Jay Hume
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Lloyd Wilson
Freyda Wilson
Joe's Market
Towner's Chapel
Ambi
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Owen ‘Atchison
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Ambl
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Fred Adamson
Sas
Josephine Evans
Jacob Blanchard
Fred Weldner
O. G. Wollen
J. N. Carter
Hart Hasdate
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Ellen Hamilton
City Water & Light
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Squire Tankernley
Lamb Funeral Home
Arbi
Clara Clark
Nurashe Core
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Pence's Food Center
Charles Hishop
Douglas Bros
Fred Vogler
Cheney
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