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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1956

Page

4

Scientists Free Sunlight From Atmosphere Claim

ARDC researchers at Holloman Air Development Center New Mexico report a laboratory breakthrough releasing chemically stored sunlight by adding nitric oxide to atomic oxygen. A test rocket 60 miles up produced a bright light expanding to four times the moon’s diameter and about three miles wide before fading.

Baltimore Air Research and Development Command ARDC Holloman Air Development Center New Mexico Murray Zelikoff Holloman Earth

Dear Sylvia Sage column answers on mourning, fashion, and Easter dress

A Hutchinson News-Herald letters page features Sylvia Sage advising on widow mourning periods and attire, Easter clothing customs, and misattribution of literary passages. It also covers class ring finger etiquette and safe methods for coloring chicks and rabbits, with practical cautions.

Rettera Sylvia Sage Hutchinson News-Hierald Mutchinson Kansas Judith Maxine Miss Sage Betsy Marian

Sew Thrifty A Weapon for your daughter

Pattern ad and commentary discuss sewing patterns based on biographical themes and public domain of Empress Dowager life. It notes copyright issues, reviewer opinions, and pricing details for pattern no 4634 for children. Also mentions savings bonds as investment.

Meredith Miss Jorgan Nwohina Buck Anne Adams Ottawa Herald West 17Th Orbidden City New York N. Y Eroigan

Million Dollar Suit Against Truck Firm

Tom Mason of Kansas City a former distributor for Mack Motor Corp filed a million dollar damage suit in Jackson County Circuit Court alleging breach of contract and unpaid commissions. He claimed a 1954 exclusive sales contract for three Missouri and three Kansas counties was cancelled as part of a conspiracy to fix truck prices in Missouri.

Kansas City Tom Mason Mack Motor Corp New York Mason Jackson County Missouri Kansas

Celeb gossip and quips from a wild showbiz page

A collage of lighthearted quotes and sightings. Jessie Royce Landis attends Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier’s wedding, Cary Grant jokes about consent, and Diana Vreeland style quips mix with Arlene Dahl and Cyd Charisse sightings. Jets of humor and candid lines color the entertainment beat.

Jessie Royce Landis Grace Kelly Prince Rainier Grace Miss Landis

Handwriting on the wall fuels staggered social chatter

A literary vignette notes a scene where a guest who is too broke to buy etchings asks his girlfriend to view the handwriting on the wall. A News Yorker, a Detroiter and a Texan gather around the Stork in a shared moment of wit and dissipation.

Nail care advice claims tub soap weakens nails

He explains that soaking in soap during a bath can penetrate nails and make them brittle, contributing to broken fingernails. The tip suggests avoiding prolonged soaking to protect nail strength and prevent damage.

Club comparing bankrolls and bragging about wealth chatter

The piece riffs on wealth and taxes with quotes from a Detroit figure and a Texan, noting one man’s lavish lifestyle including mansions Cadillacs planes and a mink farm. It mentions a New Yorker boast about taxes and a local Chinese restaurant 63 Mott Street and Uncle Burt’s Beauty Tip contrasting bath trends from 1939 to 1953.

Ottawa Herald Lincoln Ike Burt Max Wacer U. S

Most Children to Get Polio Shots

Washington secretary Folsom says despite shortages of Salk vaccine most of the 47 million.children under 1 will receive two shots before the summer polio season. No risk. U.S. Savings Bonds.

Washington Folsom

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