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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1955
Page
2
The piece argues that fiscally strained small districts in Franklin and Osage counties are consolidating to share one staff and facilities. It reflects on broader trends as districts seek efficiency amid wage and operational pressures, noting editors at a convention question old formulas and press readers’ evolving expectations.
A group of Russian farmers and experts plan to study Iowa corn and hog production, signaling a possible thaw in U S Soviet tensions. The piece argues that farmer exchanges reduce war risk and urges less stringent fingerprinting for foreign visitors, contrasting with a cancelled Russian editor visit due to fingerprinting refusals.
Washington hosts a three day gathering where 500 newspaper editors, along with the President, Cabinet members, Congressmen, and Pentagon brass, meet to question leaders and seek alignment on press policy. After intense discussions the group contemplates ongoing soul searching instead of the usual formal sessions.
In this column the author laments anger after a car crash into a parked vehicle. He describes the emotional turmoil from impending discharge from service and a ruined homecoming, then rails at careless drivers and the ubiquity of road risks. He cites personal damage in garages and on streets to justify temper control.
A fragment from old Ottawa papers recalls past events including discussions on U S entry into the European war to halt Hitler, elm tree spraying planned for spring, Dr Max Kaiser running for Franklin County coroner, a police raid uncovering liquor, plans to enlarge Conard Field, Chevrolet trucks boasting horsepower, J E Snyder of Wellsville visiting, work on Locust Street bridge retaining wall, and the first annual Ottawa YMCA debating club banquet at Gerbitz cafe.
Dr George W Crane argues Hal T an ITV technician should not abandon lay work for study to become a minister. He cites Jesus, Paul, the gospel writers and modern lay-led ministries as evidence that laymen sustain morality through churches scouts YMCA Red Cross and service clubs.
A Southern Bell Telephone Co employee, Cecil Bragg, was shot in the stomach in front of the Pensacola exchange during a strike argument. Police arrested nonstriker William Harold Slaughter, 42, on charges of assault with a gun, carrying a concealed weapon, and failing to register the firearm.
Channel listings across stations KFEQ TV WOAR TV KOMO TV and others detail a dense Thursday May 1 schedule. Program blocks include news Weather Doug Edwards and Dinah Shore shows, various dramas comedies and children's fare, late night movies, sports segments and market reports. Prominent programs feature Guessing and a mix of public affairs, variety, and local news aimed at a broad audience.
A detailed listing of radio and TV programs across KMBC WDAF KTJO WDAR and related stations for Thursday May 12 and Friday May 19. The schedule includes news shows sports features films and music segments with specific hosts and times such as Morgan Beatty Ceo Dr Sixgun and Dinah Shore plus multiple country and regional programming slots.
William Faulkner, Nobel laureate and Pulitzer winner, reflects on failure as a driver of ambition. He praises Thomas Wolfe as a great failure, notes success comes easily in America, and says real happiness once came from simplicity and solitude before fame. He explores aging, purpose, and the craft behind his books and screen work.
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