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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1960
Page
2
Ottawa Herald editorial notes motorists endure bad roads while new highway taxes face scrutiny. Critics in Kansas City Kansan cite regional planning for Johnson Wyandotte counties. The piece cites winter wear on R68 near Ottawa and questions 9 cent gas tax funding for road repairs.
A fragmentary column clips humorous contrasts and controversial lines about figures from Korea to Kennedy, Nehru, and British diplomacy. It notes student riots in Korea and Turkey, a punchy quip about a dinner guest, and a Tennessee funeral parlor sire, ending with a quip on dental dynamics.
A religious prayer asking for God’s guidance and forgiveness for not waiting on divine direction. It thanks God for love and patience, humbleness of mind, and devotion to be led by Jesus. The benediction seeks acceptance of gratitude and love.
A cluttered listing reveals a dense slate of programs across channels including early morning cartoons, news by Douglas Edwards and Harold Mack, sports with Merle Harmon, Huntley Brinkley reports, Perry Mason style dramas, Westerns like Rio Valley and Rifleman, and variety hours from Jack Paar to Ed Sullivan. The schedule mixes news blocks, soap operas, and film titles with numerous classic series and guest stars.
A color special rerun dominates the evening with popular shows and a famous screen personality. Highlights include Woody Woodpecker in Hollywood Matador shorts on Channel 5 and Jeanne Crain in Escape To Memphis on Channel 4 plus Clint Walker on Cheyenne and Danny Thomas with a painter on Channel 5 13.
A long AP column discusses ticker tape symbols and their origins, noting the two main methods for choosing letters. It explains how novices and traders hear and identify stock codes, with examples like GM for General Motors and X for U.S. Steel, plus nicknames like Sputnick for Standard Packaging Stock. The piece covers NBCs golf tourney distraction and Meet The Press disruption, then dives back to stock codes and common interpretations.
The exchange explains that gaining a pound requires about 3 500 excess calories though real results vary with activity and digestion. Fat deposits concentrate mainly in the abdomen and breasts, with heredity shaping distribution. Food type does not determine fat site, and stored fat can be used for energy in lean times.
Auld Lang Syne Mrs A Rochenower of Princeton fell at home and fractured her wrist. A 50n was born to Mr and Mrs Hershel Kunard west of Ottawa. Mrs James Wesen five miles NW of Ottawa suffered a serious eye infection. Crystal Theater drew standing room for Olympian Mandolin Club performance. A Cres View Addition survey targets land south of 9th Street and west of Willow Street. promoters E C Rutter and J E Shinn push city annexation. Lloyd Matse ill with bilious pleural pneumonia.
The Ottawa Herald publishes daily except Sunday and holidays with staff editor Guy Snedaker and publisher Robert Wellington. Subscription rates shown for trade area by mail monthly and quarterly, with outside rates, plus Associated Press reprint rights.
Elwin Miller, 20, of Kansas City Kansas, died in a head on collision on a township road six miles west of Horton. His car collided with a vehicle driven by Tommy Ramirez, 22, of Horton, at a crest on a small hill. Ramirez reportedly escaped injury.
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