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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1955
Page
4
Editorial argues a Kansas measure would replace the current rush for new licenses with a system requiring permits by drivers birth month and year parity. It praises efficiency and staff experience but warns renewals under current fees ignore public safety and calls for careful reexaminations to ensure ongoing fitness to drive.
A collage of witty observations and social jabs on brushing teeth with peppermint flavored water, delayed cantaloupes, rain walks, party mishaps, and Cold War rhetoric. The piece riffs on consumer fads, media prompts, and quirky human foibles with tongue in cheek humor.
Fragmentary OCR cites a line promising violets to a girl and prompts readers to identify the original source. The wording implies a sensational or risky bibliographic request linked to Kinsey material and a deleted phrase.
A diaristic piece on recurring barber shop debates over a left temple hair arrangement. The narrator describes troublesome hair on the left side, frequent trims, and a lifelong struggle with barbers to satisfy a personal style while lamenting two weeks growth and the cost of frequent cuts.
A collage of 15 to 50 year old items lists historic mentions including Yankees sale offer at 4 million dollars, Franklin County Coon Hunters dinner, a WCTU booster rally at Baldwin, a jail escape recapture by Ottawa police with a stolen 1925 Model T Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Mansfield returning from Oklahoma, Dr. Ward in Wellsville, Attorney W. B. Pleasant in Kansas City, and C. C. Hawkins starting at Brookside candy factory.
New York report on the Volkswagen becoming the top selling foreign car in 1954 with 6341 units sold. Arthur Stanton, president of World-Wide Automobiles Corp., notes rapid growth and plans to reach 50,000 annual U.S. sales, while discussing car specs, price, fuel efficiency, and wartime history. The piece also mentions export plans and German price comparisons.
A dense listing of Channel 2 through 13 stations detailing daily programs for Wednesday and Thursday, March 16 and 17, including news, variety shows, soap operas, children’s programming, game shows, movies, and late-night features. Notable entries include Captain Video, Garry Moore, Lux Video Theatre, Dragnet, and World War II era serials, with time blocks spanning morning to late night and multiple stations across cities such as St Joseph, Kansas City, Topeka, and Hansna.
A rundown of morning to evening radio and TV slots featuring KMBC WDAF KTJO and related stations. Programs include News at 8 00 and 6 30 AM, The 21st Precinct and Navy Show, The Golden Theater and Choralists, Amos and Andy, Bob Hope and Rosemary Clooney, ending with late night offerings and charts.
Edgerton notes diverse visits from Topeka and Fontana while promoting a March 24 benefit card party for Cancer fund and Korean orphans. Local gatherings feature pinochle and dinner, with Sherry McTaggart heading to Washington, D C for a new position. Caucus set for March 18 to nominate mayor, police judge, and five councilors ahead of April 5 election.
Dr George W Crane discusses how drinking is used to excuse coercive advances on campus. The column portrays a college man, Tom M, and describes how liquor supposedly lowers inhibitions, while noting some women resist drinking yet may still be drawn to insistent declarations of love.
Ottawa Kansas voters are reminded of a March 29 primary election for city offices including Commissioner of Streets and Public Utilities and a Board of Education seat. The notice includes registration periods, hearing for W. J. Hopkins estate, and various local administrative items with references to city clerk L. L Crater and civic actions in Franklin County.
Harry Hendrix of Great Lakes Naval Station joins camp band as trombonist. Pete Henry Geiler, recently in Germany, now in France near Paris. Princeton residents Hugh Tarbet visit family in town. Linwood and Ottawa connections with Crabb, Demaret, Hougland, Funk, Mathias, Brown, Hendrix, and Haynes noted during weekend calls and visits.
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