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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1956
Page
2
City records show 4,860 residents registered for Tuesday’s Ottawa mayoral and flood control bond election. The figure lags the 6,000 eligible voting population based on past presidential stats, leaving about 1,200 potential voters unregistered. Officials urged a high turnout to reflect public opinion.
The Topeka statehouse area has outgrown itself for decades with agencies moving to private offices. Plans for a new state office building faced shrinking projections from 30 years to five, but demand already exceeds supply. A future need for a large warehouse to store back files underscores ongoing postwar government growth.
The piece discusses a 1956 Plymouth turbine car on a cross country trip with major components removed for testing. It notes Chrysler's two year turbine experiments, their publicity driven road test, and predicts turbine powered cars could reach assembly within three to five years. It argues for simpler power plants over complex high octane engines, suggesting a return to simpler designs like the Stanley Steamer.
A dated calendar style entry lists historical notes for April including Easter attendance, dates like 1806 Willamette River discovery, 1617 Napier death, 1896 Olympic revival, 1681 William Penn laws, Arbor Day, 1783 end of hostilities with Britain, 1846 telegraph, 1906 San Francisco fire, 1836 San Jacinto victory, 1833 soda patent, 1846 US–Mexico war, Confederate Memorial Day, 1680 Port Royal expedition, and 1879 Cleveland street lamps, tying events to months and dates with reflective commentary.
A collage of satirical jabs on housing dreams politics and daily life. Notes reference Cole Kefauver premedical schooling delays and a boilerplate farm bill callouts while a neighbor hides a secret amid busy signals and old fashioned tech curiosities.
A collection of brief notes includes Auld Lang Syne mentions from 15 years ago, Newfield's jewelry branch planned for Junction City, N. E. Coffey returning from Puerto Rico, Fred P. Martin sworn in as Ottawa mayor, the Herald cooking school set to open next week, a Kansas plane crash killing Knute Rockne and seven others 50 years ago, a rural mail carrier bridge delay due to high water, reports of many wild ducks in the area, and J. R. Finley visiting Williamsburg today.
San Gabriel reader Mrs A G David credits Dr Crane's WORRY CLINIC column with calming her nerves by teaming up with God. She says the approach lifted her from deep darkness, and she has shared the method with friends. The piece cites others who report serenity through this faith-based practice and notes its appeal over sleeping pills.
Topeka Gov. Fred Hall states the 1957 Kansas budget is the highest in history yet notes that past budgets for several years have also claimed the top spot. He emphasizes the trend of rising appropriations across administrations.
A compact TV guide lists show blocks from 7:00 to 12:30 with titles like Faith Showcase Life Home Bowling Funnies Liberace Accent Museum Theater Almanac Patti Page Mac Rae News and Beat the Clock. Includes Studio One and Hollywood Playhouse at key times with weather and sports segments and familiar performers Burns and Allen Godfrey Cross Roads.
A pasted schedule shows KTJO KMBC WDAF and WDAY listings for Saturday March 31 and Sunday April 1 including Dinner Music News Opera Grand Ole Opry Jubilee and Dixieland programs plus a Monday April 2 slate featuring Jazz Glenn Miller and Campus News across KTJO WDAF KMBC and KNMBC stations.
Mrs. Jolie Gabor says Magda Eva and Zsa Zsa will wed within three weeks. Magda will marry Tony Galluci in Franklin New Jersey this Sunday Eva will wed Dr John Williams in Westport Connecticut on Sunday April 8 Zsa Zsa will marry Hal B Hayes in Hollywood on Sunday April 15.
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