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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1955

Page

2

What's With Texas A Look At Gov Shivers Era

Editorial attacks Texan crime and politics under Governor Allan Shivers. It contrasts modern gangland style violence with past gunplay, notes Texas rising as a crime story center, and suggests the governor may unleash Texas Rangers as crime and corruption grow.

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Oklahoma City site for Cowboy Hall of Fame sparks promotion critique

Commentary blasts the move as a commercial exploit rather than memorial, cites dry humor about Salk and Einstein, and quips on civic pride and local riot headlines. It also reflects on school plays, one and two act, praising youth effort and the value of experience over mere success.

Tihe Oklahoma City Cowboy Hall of Fame

After All Fun For The Players By Elm

A brief note from Elm describes eventful viewing as players perform a couple of one act plays. Audience engagement and light entertainment set the mood for a relaxed program.

By Elm

Auld Lang Syne and Centuries of Local Notes

A 1S year recap notes Winston Churchill becoming Britain's prime minister replacing Neville Chamberlain. A Sacred Heart church planned in Spanish mission style. Franklin county Boy Scouts prep for Campere spring outing at Forest Park. 25 years ago blooms graced city promenades. Walter Pleasant chaired the state tax commission weekend visit. County commissioners arranged surfacing for LeLoup Wellaville road section two. 50 years ago Henry S Jefferies sold tomato plants. Thomas W Lawson of Boston invited to the Chautauqua assembly. City Marshall Austin Reed urged payment of the 1905 dog tax.

War hero quits Parliament over pay and expense woes

Capt Robert Ryder VC, famed WWII commando and Victoria Cross recipient, announces retirement from the House of Commons citing inability to live on MP wages. The piece notes MPs earn about 1000 pounds yearly with small expenses, and compares to US pay, with many MPs unable to run again due to financial pressures.

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Ottawa Herald fragmentary post date notice

Fragmented OCR text from Ottawa Herald page shows misread names and varied subscription rates. It lists editors managers and billing roles amid garbled phrases including monthly and yearly mail rates and an unclear outside area notation.

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Disease From Germs Not Hereditary Says Dr Crane

In an educational column Dr Crane reassures Josephine J aged 27 that St Vitus dance is not inherited and that germ diseases including those from viruses are not transmitted hereditarily. He notes measles and mumps can affect a baby in the womb or through nursing but not via inheritance. Diabetes is inheritable while tuberculosis is not, and eye color and intelligence have hereditary components.

Josephine Crane Lalways Cloging

New Cars Released At County Treasurer's Office

A list of 28 new vehicles was released today at the county treasurer's office. Ottawa residents include Rev M E Guilfoyle with a Studebaker sedan Donald or Pearl Patrick with a Studebaker Tudor Porter Turner with a Ford town sedan Harold Stevens with a Ford sedan Faye Fields with a Dodge Tudor Mr or Mrs Fred Shoemaker with a Chevrolet sedan Fred and Leola Meador with a Pontiac Catalina Herman Allen with a Dodge Tudor Melvin or Frances Hoots with a DeSoto sedan Mr or Mrs John Fritts with a Chevrolet sedan Pepsi Cola Bottling Co with a Chevrolet cab and chassis National Sign Company with a Ford express George or Bonnie McDowell with a Ford club sedan Carl Thompson with a Chevrolet cab and chassis Robert or Ruth Nisely with an Oldsmobile 0 R Mar

Ottawa M. E. Guilfoyle Studebaker Donald Pearl Patrick Studebaker Tudor Porter Turner Harold K. Stevens Faye Fields Fred Shoemaker Chevrolet Fred Leola Meador Herman Allen Melvin Frances Hoots DeSoto John Fritts Pepsi ~ Cola’ Bottling Company National Sign Company Ford Express George Bonnie McDowell Carl Thompson Robert Or RuthlNisely Oldstudor R. Mar

Television Schedule Snapshot for May 11-12

Television listings from KRFEQ TV and partners outline programs across channels 2 and 4 plus WIBW and others for Wednesday May 31 and Thursday May 12. It lists afternoon and evening shows including sports, variety, dramas, Westerns, game shows, news, and late night movies with multiple stations and time blocks.

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Weekend Visits and Transfers Mark Richmond Notes

News from Richmond reports multiple weekend visits and family gatherings. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Young and children with Mrs. Gault’s family prepare to move to Charleston, D. C. for Mr. Young’s Phillips Petroleum transfer. Various friends and relatives visit, and Mrs. Joe Wallace dies in Nevada, Mo. A local boy’s transfer to Fort Monmouth is noted along with Miss Effie Lou Nickel’s bridal shower in Ottawa. A bus passenger aids a baby in Thrall, improving the child’s condition.

Frank Young Bethell Gault A. C. Mortensons Paola Kenneth Cunningham Jim McDonalds Garnett Mary Wilson Bertha Day Blanche Ewings Joe Gault Fort Ord Calif Mia Clarence Daisy Fort Monmouth N. J Loren Rogers Myron Osawatomie Carrie Wittman Joe Wallace Nevada Wallace Ottawa Effie Lou Nickel Charles §. Edwards Edwin Horstick Floyd Robertson Gridley Bob Nutts Doug Hilda Reeder

Red Charges Not Proved In Korea Armistice Probe

The Neutral National Supervisory Commission says Red charges that the United Nations brought combat matériel into Korea were not proved. The unanimous NNSC ruling followed UNSC team inspections of sites named in letters of February 23 24 and 26 alleging violations by supplying new equipment, notably aircraft, to South Korea.

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Atomic Blast Is Postponed In Nevada Test Series

LAS VEGAS NEV The final atomic blast of the 1955 Nevada test series was postponed before its 5 05 a m detonation time due to unacceptable wind patterns. A new weather briefing will decide if the final 30 to 35 kiloton shot atop a 500 foot tower is tried at 5 a m tomorrow.

Las Vegas Nev Nevada Atomic Energy Commission

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