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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1961
Page
2
Editorial summaries reflect on local and national events with opinions on governance economy and community issues. The piece captures the Ottawa Herald’s stance, urging thoughtful public discourse and civic participation amid contemporary concerns.
A community figure dies in a head-on county crash as weekend traffic toll rises by nine. Four girls die in a wreck near St. Paul and two others in Wichita. Most weekend deaths stemmed from crossing centerlines or unsafe passing. The piece urges modern divided highways to reduce head-ons. It notes Sen. Frank Carlson will be 70 after his term, with talk he may run again in 1962, praising his experience and seniority in the Senate.
A jumbled set of remarks on family, media, science, and social quirks. The piece notes a boy with a hidden family link, a Kansas fraud probe on centennial display items, skepticism about a Russian space report, old office jokes, fertilizer ads, Russian space terms, inflation tales, and a progressive school eighth grader who refused to say grace.
The Ottawa Herald lists editors Robert B. Wellington and Guy Snedaker with publication details. It provides subscription rates for trade area by mail and outside trade area including monthly and yearly prices. The notice notes Associated Press reprint rights for local news and AP dispatches.
A column offering parenting guidance on teaching children pride in washing and tooth brushing, emphasizing early support and praise to foster self-reliance. Other letters discuss medical advice on polyps, heart treatment skepticism for Vitamin E, and postwar notes with local items.
A devotional prayer asks God to increase awareness of the global labor of dedicated workers and to bless their efforts in this holy work. The prayer closes in Jesus name. Amen.
A sprawling 1961 TV grid lists programs by time block from late afternoon to midnight. Notable items include Four O Clock Movie, Early Show, Popeye, Wagon Train, Perry Como, Peter Loves Mary, Naked City, The Steel Hour, Captain Kangaroo, Love of Life, Guiding Light, Bright Day, and numerous news, weather, and sports segments. The schedule features many era staples across networks with multiple repeats and cross-program notes.
AP report from New York notes a 15 percent rise in early morning TV ratings as viewers watched the first American space mission attempt postponed for hours. John Daly debuts as Today substitute. Daly impresses with ease, while Jack Paar and classic film options were also scarce. The day’s schedule offered lectures, news, weather, and a Felix the Cat cartoon alongside spaceflight briefings.
A cluttered TV guide notes Channel 9 and Channel 4 programs for the evening including Man From Co chise and Wagon Train with various channels showing Malibu Run Price Is Right and Danger Man. It mentions a first dive failure and a slave labor plot in an Arabian desert plus a late film Good Sam with Gary Cooper from 1948.
ST LOUIS AP The St Louis Army Ordnance District announced defense contracts totaling nearly 3 million. Beech Aircraft Corp Wichita Kansas received two contracts worth 414,646 for engineering services on Type 2 target missiles and 259,997 for continued production of Type 2 Beech Model 125 missiles. Other contracts went to firms in St Louis Tulsa Garland Fort Worth.
The Senate Education subcommittee voted 8 to 1 to approve Kennedy’s $2.2987 billion federal aid plan for public grade and high schools. Barry Goldwater opposed. Grants run three years for construction and teacher salaries, with a per-child minimum and higher rates for low income states.
A historical column traces Ottawa and Franklin County's early development. It notes Be rean Presbyterians forming a church in 1857, a 1858 wooden chapel, 1870 larger building, post office 1863, and Richmond's 1870 town growth. Norwood and Larimore are described along with rail lines, schools, and early town officers. A note invites readers to submit local history items.
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