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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1960
Page
3
OL editorializes that NLRB wage continuation ruling after a mill closes hurts employers like Bonnie Lass Knitting Mills Inc. and could echo back to historic industries. It cites NAM critique that firms must pay laid-off workers from shutdown until new work found, warning of chilling effects on free enterprise.
The Waverly Gazette argues that small towns like Waverly Kansas with about 500 residents cannot economically support a physician. It notes the lack of doctors in emergencies polio or smallpox shots and elder care, eased only by fast roads and cars delivering access in 15 to 20 minutes despite longer travel.
A satirical roundup mocks traffic turns, probate vanity, Adlai Stevenson’s political stance, tax deadlines, late returns, shoe shortages for children, California anti smog hype, a nickel newspaper's rise to ten cents, and a semiprofessional speaker's patience with distracted audience members, noting aging hearing aids and wildlife humor.
Jimmie Wood, son of J R Wood of 310 West, was seriously ill with pneumonia. Joe Averill, five miles southeast of Ottawa, suffered a severe right thumb injury on a farm implement. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Paul Pritchard of 314 South Sycamore. Mrs S J Rugh of 615 Ash reported enjoying home garden strawberries. Lyman Reid loaded household goods for shipment to Kansas City. Reid home sold to F H Stannard. Santa Fe railroad announced service of several 1300 Class freight locomotives capable of pulling 2800 tons.
A reader asks about infertility blame shifting between spouses. The column explains that male factors cause about half of childless marriages, discusses normal sperm ranges, and notes that thyroid treatment and correcting other defects can help. It encourages couples to seek medical attention and optimism for advances in infertility treatment.
Prayer asks blessing on homes that know and love Christ and seek to honor Him. It asks enrichment of family devotional life and ends with a Jesus name prayer. The passage cites Joshua 24 15 and includes Our Father in prayer.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area by mail: one month .85, three months 2.00, six months 3.75, one year 7.00. Outside trade area by mail: one month 1.50, three months 4.25, six months 8.00, one year 15.00. The paper is published daily except Sundays and Holidays and is a member of the Associated Press.
A detailed listing of daytime and primetime programs across networks, including film titles, Westerns, soap operas, news segments, and variety shows. Notable entries feature The Rifleman, Wagon Train, Hallmark Hall of Fame presentations, Captain Kangaroo, and Playhouse 90, with news anchors and early morning children’s programs interspersed throughout.
New York AP notes cover diverse trivia from 230 years of mail columns. It cites shifts in weight, family size, sleep, crime in traffic courts, hawk vision, wedding customs, smoking costs, religious grooming habits, animal learning, self harm rates, and women’s labor force trends with projections to 1970.
Programs tonight include two high profile specials in color with strong casts. The Shape of the River features Franchot Tone as Mark Twain in 1895, while Captain Brassbound's Conversion stars Greer Garson and Christopher Plummer. Celestial variety and classic crime dramas fill the lineup across channels.
Joseph B. Tate, 19, crafted a two ton cyclotron in Normandy High School toilet room as a three year project. It tested successfully last week and could aid college nuclear work, with teacher Louis Deal noting its rarity for high school use and suggesting the student might accompany the device to college.
Branson Missouri AP reports 3300 acres around Table Rock Lake to be sold at auction Saturday June 11 in 28 parcels ranging from 3 to 227 acres. Land assembled from 123 lakefront tracts. Auction announced by Cecil F. Shopen of a Kansas City firm and Rolla Stephens of Joplin handling the sale.
Dennis Whitney, 17, the California youth linked to a coast-to-coast robbery spree, faced trial for first degree murder in the slaying of Virginia Selby, a 62-year-old grandmother found near Jupiter. A psychiatrist ruled him sane, paving the way for a possible death sentence by State Attorney Phil O Connell.
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