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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1956
Page
2
Editorial celebrates Ransom Memorial Hospital for 25 years serving Ottawa and Franklin county. It recalls the shift from home births to hospital care, praises staff and facilities, and credits the hospital with improving public health and preventive treatment in the community.
Charles Mayer opened a bakery south of Sick's building between First and Second streets offering bread cake pie and pastries. The first Ottawa repaired No 11 car is restored and looks new after repairs at Ottaw Machine Shops. Chinch bags were destroyed by recent heavy rains. Eight wagons with families moved to Colorado from Fulton county Illinois. Ed Smith's billiard hall is being renovated by Col Devalley. Charley Bowles returns to the store trade after Texas and Indian Territory wanderings.
A collection of light satirical quips on dining, politics, vodka, and headlines. Jokes touch Alger Hiss speech prowess, Adlai vs Estes in Alaska, cigarette brands, ad shifts from newspapers, crime trends, and the lure of TV versus cowboys at dinner.
This column declares neutrality and will not discuss politics or name candidates. It pledges to avoid political angles and to provide relief from national matters, noting readers' varied interest in political wordage and the likely turnout of the year’s last column without political content.
Hong Kong faces sharp water rationing with three hours of supply every other day. Downstairs residents hoard water, causing low pressure for upper apartments and extended lines at taps. Refugees and the poor suffer most, paying high prices for containers and bowls to store scarce water.
Former President Truman cites Harriman 1945 warning as ambassador and says many American leaders are taken in by the smile on the face of the Kremlin. He notes the Russian threat and urges vigilance among U S officials and the public.
Case R 353 profiles Charley D a 44 year old successful merchant whose excessive jealousy includes hiring detectives to shadow his wife. Dr George W Crane explains jealousy signals inferiority complex often tied to impotence. He advises restoring sexual proficiency and urges readers to request his booklet How to Prevent Impotence for guidance.
A devotional note from the Upper Room praying readers to live by faith and steadfast service. It honors past examples, asks for strength, and seeks consecration to help those who come after, closing with Amen.
Schedule lists multiple stations and programs from 5:00 pm to 10:50 pm including News, Baseball, Theater, Boxing, Orchestra, Jazz, and various KMBC and WDAF shows with notes on time slots and names such as KMBC News Walter Winchell and Jubilee.
The fragment lists publication details for the Ottawa Herald including the Post Office, staff names Guy Snedaker Don Huls ton Shipman and Howard Hoadley as Advertising Manager and Mechanical Superintendent. It also begins to present subscription rates for various mail periods within the trade area. It appears to be an old newspaper masthead and rate table excerpt.
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