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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1964
Page
1
The passage cites 1864 editorials from Emporia News and Nemaha Courier noting juvenile issues and calls for disciplinary actions by male teachers. It also references Marysville Union and a June Sunday closing pledge by local business men, praising the step as worthy of adoption.
The May 14 1864 Wyandotte Commercial Gazette argued for a pontoon bridge over the Kaw River at Wyandotte to avoid damming Turkey Creek and riverbank wear from a stone pier bridge. It warned a railroad bridge could flood the countryside, while a pontoon design could be moored to be cut loose in invasions. No cost figure given.
HAL BOYLE urges a Be Kind to Fat People Day as animals gain respect yet fat people endure bullying. He argues fat individuals are valuable and deserving of dignity, contrasting public attitudes with a playful roast of body image and social bias.
In times of unemployment help wanted ads focus on waitresses though the role is stigmatized. The piece argues airline hostesses are preferred due to status and image, suggesting restaurateurs hire comely staff in tight skirts with beauty perks, likening hostesses to WACs in appeal and appearance.
An elderly reader asks if wearing a girdle for worn spinal cartilage is common and helpful. The doctor notes discs thin with age can press nerves. back support may relieve pain. Other letters discuss tetanus typhoid vaccines boosters and smallpox immunity, plus a quiz on warts with basic virus facts.
Mrs J D Dye and daughters returned from Spearville after six weeks with her father. Miss Eleanor Vincent came from Wichita to visit her uncle Paul Ross in hospital after an auto crash near White Water. Christine Burk and Mr and Mrs Russell Kline with Ruth visited Grace M Anderson in Kansas City. J E Gover of Jims ten cent store ill. Judge A J Doran celebrated his 70th birthday in Yates Center with daughter Mrs H H Fowler. Mr and Mrs Z H Held of Burlington came to Ottawa to honor their daughter Mrs J L Shelden and Mr Shelden.
May 2 marks events across centuries including Stonewall Jackson’s fatal wounding at Chancellorsville in 1863, Hudson's Bay Co. chartering in 1670, Oklahoma becoming a territory in 1890, and notable aviation and diplomatic milestones through 1963.
New York AP reports Steve Allen, star of a popular syndicated TV comedy, adds a twist to his Question Man segment by posing funny viewer submitted questions to answers. The device revives radio’s Answer Man idea and expands avenues for old jokes. A CBS radio five minute program, Ask Miss Fickett The Answer Woman, draws about 700 letters weekly. The daily show, two months old, shows strong audience engagement.
Local Kansas newspaper pricing for Ottawa Herald by mail shows trade area rates: one month $1.00, three months $3.00, six months $5.00, one year $9.00. Outside trade area rates list $1.50 per month, $4.25 for three months, $8.00 for six months, $15.00 for a year. The paper is published daily except Sunday and holidays with Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher. The Associated Press holds exclusive publication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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