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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1955
Page
2
Editorial argues the United States spends billions abroad to deter enemies, not win friendship, comparing aid to a quartermaster gesture and noting waste. It defends the principle of aid as costly but sound, while urging smarter usage and continued humanitarian effort.
A collection of wry observations and satirical jabs on topics from cloud seeding and olives in martinis to newspaper influence and safety glass. The humor layers anecdotes about journalism, advertising, cars, courtrooms, and medical quirks with concise punchlines.
A reader complains that women's club and church covered dish dinners promote overeating and sabotage diets. He recalls a recent club gathering with a 15 foot table of meats, potatoes, salads, and multiple desserts, leading to an overstuffed outfit and a failed diet, and suggests banning such meals.
A district meeting here recalls 1S years past. Millard Rodgers 531 £ Std was burned on a hot power line at Rantoul yesterday. Fire destroyed the David Fritz house near Princeton. A pension of $6 a month was granted to Jacob Boyles. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs H M Young of North Poplar. Many Kansas rivers were near flood stage. Four service stations here were purchased by a Tulsa oil company. The state put up new road signs in Ottawa.
A collage of quirky notes covers topics from canning money to canning dogs. It mentions canned goods trends, tree planting boosts, a dog bar on Fifth Avenue, novelty animal crackers, and playful curios about public life. It also touches on pie popularity, prayers on napkins, and sensational body measurements linked to Sophia Loren.
The Herald reports new subscriptions and renewals for regions including Ottawa Ottawa Routes Earl Pope George Hutch ins O Flager Edmund Miller C D Howe George Studebaker Claude Myers Homewood Pete Geller Wollaville Mia Lou Caryot Richmond A C Crozier Lou Chambers Charles Winter IG D Thompson Greeley Hope Martin J A Rickabaugh Quene eme Mrs Pearl Pruit A K Dehn Overbrook George Edge Waverly Charles Clarkson Garnett John Falls.
Dorothy L. a 17 year old high school senior faces parental and psychological guidance about marriage. The piece advocates delaying marriage via an engagement, tests for sweethearts, and education to prevent a teen union and possible divorce, citing a method called the Yes but technique.
A dense listing of TV channel lineups for KEEQ-TV St Joseph WDOAF-TV channel 5 WIBW-TLY channel 13 and KMBC WTSO WOAF stations. It catalogs show titles, hosts, and time slots across May 8 and May 16 with programs from News Weather Tonight Playhouse Dramas Variety and sports. Names such as Hal, Perry Como, Bob Crosby, Amos and Andy, and Harold Godfrey appear among many personalities. Broadly, the schedule maps daily time blocks from morning through late evening across multiple stations and cities.
Radio schedule for WDAP KMBC KTJO WDAF and others shows baseball, news, theater and religious hours. Notable items include KMBC baseball segments, WDAF Dragnet, Amos 'n Andy, and a Marina Show. Names include Jim Burke Amos Calne Crowley and Frate plus May 16 6:00 PM listings.
TV listings note Sam Levenson hosting Two For The Money and Orson Bean on the podium while Mitch Miller’s bearded image will appear on The $64,000 Question. Bishop Sheen shifts to Thursdays and Paulette Goddard seeks her own series You Are There with a large cast for The Assassination of Julius Caesar. NBC searches for acting talent as Life of Riley renews for 52 weeks and Ford Theatre enters its fourth year. A flood of the Valley in 1927 claimed 313 lives and the Hood of 1913 killed 467 people.
A Kansas reader writes about conflict with a mother in law who favors old fashioned methods and minimal modern conveniences while her daughter in law and husband want a comfortable, modern home. Despite their earnings, relatives invest in stocks and bonds and resist splurges like a deep freezer or clothes dryer. The wife seeks guidance on balancing independence with respect.
Arkansas Democrat Mills disputes a business group CED proposal that higher income brackets should receive the largest percentage cuts in a forthcoming general tax reduction. He notes the Committee for Economic Development supports cuts of three to five billion dollars next year while linking the group to Eisenhower administration policy signals.
A reader asks how to handle spousal in laws when buying for a home and saving for emergencies. Sylvia Sage advises maintaining budget independence, while Marilyn suggests boosting an insecure partner with compliments and setting limits on disparaging behavior. Additional letters cover anniversary etiquette after remarriage, weather forecasts litigation, and a note on steel processing for fish hooks.
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