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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1957
Page
3
City Commission enacted Tuesday dismissals and retirements including city engineer Jeff, who had served since 1949 after 1935 city service. Officials offered no comment, prompting public concern over transparency and the city’s ability to attract qualified staff.
An Ohio State University education expert argues that placing gifted children in separate schools or classrooms harms development. She says gifted students need to live and learn with average peers to grow, while still calling for better support within regular classrooms to challenge their exceptional abilities.
A collage of brief items notes two Californians changing wires with one secret, a pending fare rise in Pullman offset by souvenir towels, Eisenhower’s two day sea stay on a carrier, veterans wary of seasickness, USA USSR talks to avoid Middle East fighting, three cent stamps in rolls, a Wichita teller Nickels pleads guilty to $200 embezzlement, a traveler blown from 18000 feet over Iraqi desert, and Charles Van Doren’s TV presence.
A brief prayer quotes Matthew 25 14 and thanks for family friends and opportunity to share. It asks divine help to dedicate oneself to service this day and closes in Jesus name Amen.
A quip filled note cites The Emporia Gazette claiming a single modern gal can cook like her mother, paired with The Wellington News praising Texas as a great state while mentioning U breeds billionaires, Oklahoma football players, and tornadoes.
An old timer recalls the evolution of merchandising plans from cigarette stamps to boxes of candy and prized premiums. He notes the charm of wrappers, caps, and box tops, the fun of stamp trading in youth, and the promise that patient saving could yield luggage, lamps, or household equipment, a thread running through fifty years of promotions.
Ottawa High School under Prof. C. A. Peacock earned a highly superior rating for the sixth straight year at the state contest. Drum major M. Joe Hartley of the Ottawa Legion Drum and Bugle Corps was named state chairman of band contest rules. Susanne Stubbs recovered from measles, and several residents visited Ottawa. Flower vandals damaged a Willis Nursery bed. Coyotes and den found. one kept as a pet. Ed Stilson left park keeper job to join Santa Fe in Topeka. Edna Shoemaker ill with typhoid at Charlton Cottage. Attorney Jenks traveling to Baldwin for a suit. Cement floor work at the Christian Church basement. Malian musicians observed on Main Street. Ottawans praised them.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options. It also notes staff positions including publisher and editor and names Robert B. Wellington and Guy Snedaker.
Television listings show CBS Channel 9 ABC Channel 4 NBC Channel 5 13 with prime time lineups on each network. Program blocks include news, dramas, and sports segments presented in standard network schedules.
A fragmented tab of radio programming for Tuesday April 30 and Wednesday May 1 listing stations WDAF KTJO KOMO and others. Entries show show names hosts and times including News Theatre Talk and Amos n Andy with varying local and national programs. The reel reflects a mid century station roster with network and local shows across multiple frequencies.
A neighbor explains how confusing Social Security rules are for wives when the retirement age shifts to 62. The piece clarifies how early benefits reduce monthly checks and how waiting until 65 yields larger lifetime totals, with numeric examples showing monthly amounts at ages 62 63 64 and 65.
Dr Clyde L a 46 year old dentist adopts a new H R Human Relations approach and a smiling voice to improve patient rapport. He installs a mirror behind the phone, praises patients, and keeps a daily compliment plan. Over two months his income increases by 75 dollars and monthly dental work rises by 485 dollars.
A 1957 Ottawa Herald item offers a "Club" booklet with a stamped return envelope and 20 cents, claiming the Golden Rule can transform social contacts and bring miracles with minimal effort. It urges sending to Dr. Crane care of The Hopkins Syndicate for a Melott lod? address.
Two Boy Scouts walked into police headquarters in Huntington seeking the hammer used by officers after closing a case as depicted on Dragnet. Lt. Nelson Paden asked how he could help, and the scouts replied with their inquiry.
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