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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1959

Page

2

Editorials Which Side In Kansas Politics

Kansas editorial weighs AFL-CIO political education committee's tie to Democrats. It notes unions historically back Democratic candidates, contrasts union power with GOP nonunion past, and suggests unions resemble the State Chamber of Commerce to Republicans. Floyd Black replies unions back those fitted for the job.

Sam Mellinger Ottawa Afl-Cio Democratic Party Kansas Floyd Black Mellinger Black Democratic State Chamber of Commerce

Park Objections To State Highway Building

Ottawans challenge a plan by the State Highway Department to build a maintenance facility on land it already owns at the south edge of Ottawa. The section currently hosts a roadside park and residents fear the site will be altered or marred. Proponents cite practical needs for quick response to floods and blizzards and note the land is already state owned.

State Highway Department Ottawa Highway Department Alaska

Dear Dr Mother How often to have a heart check up

Readers ask about heart check ups and distinguishing heart trouble from nerves. Tests like cardio grams help verify heart disease. Chest pain, shortness of breath, or ankle swelling often point to heart or other conditions but may arise from lungs nerves or glands.

C.S T.1

An editor’s obituary tease and odd local notes

A satirical mix of items includes an editor’s quip on writing a trader’s obituary, jokes about dentures and Eskimos, Wayne Morse humor, Oregon fines rising, Alaska statehood, Bloodmobiles for traffic fines, and a local mother’s Day gift from five grown children not needing babysitting for 14 grandchildren.

Local births and notices from The Herald features

Auld Lang Syne Jack home return after operation in Rantoul. Shirley Jean named infant daughter of Peoria parents. Local bloom display by C W Clanton. Ines man advertises 10 horsepower traction engine. Holman man eyeing town for church factory. W L Gilbert back from Texas trip. Miscellany on heart health dental notes and inheritance myths.

Prayer for Today Faithful Use of Talent in Service

A brief devotional prayer urges divine help to avoid inactivity and to live usefully with the talent one has. It asks God to guide believers into faithful, daily service, invoking Jesus' name.

Jesus

Custom Wheat Cutters Ready For Annual Northward Push

Eldon Leaming, 33, and other Liberal workers prepare two self powered Gleaner Baldwins with 14 foot headers and a 27 foot mobile home for the seasonal trek from Texas through Oklahoma Kansas and Nebraska toward the Canadian border. After crossing into Canada in mid September many will pivot to maize harvests in the central United States.

Liberal Eas Texas Canada Canadian Shell of Grain Leaming Here Oklahoma Kansas Texas Panhandles

Television Schedule Highlights Tuesday and Wednesday

Readable listing shows a dense array of serials, news, and specials across networks for Tuesday and Wednesday. Programs include The Rifleman, Western features, Dragnet, The Steve Canyon lineup, news blocks, Sports, and various variety shows, with times ranging from early evening to late night.

Woody W B. Cummings Red Skelton Walt Disney Dr. Ichabodwenn Cisco Kid Dragnet Gr. T Sugarfoot Steve Canyon Markham Jim Rodgers Wyatt Earp

Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates Adapts By Area

The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication with second class postage, editor Rupert B. Wellington and Guy Snedaker. It details trade area mail rates: one month 5, three months 4, six months 3.768, one year 7. Outside trade area mail rates: one month 1.50, three months 2, six months 8, one year 15.00.

Ottawa Kansas Rupert B. Wellington Guy Snedaker Aeesee B ‘Mail

TV repeats flood summer schedules with familiar plots

Cynthia Lowry notes a TV season dominated by reruns through September with many Westerns and whodunits. Bright spots include Janet Blair and John Raitt on The Chevy Show, Ed Sullivan continuing, Almanac with Teresa Brewer and Tony Bennett, and Ted Mack hosting Original Amateur Hour replacing Person to Person.

New York Pleasant Chevry Dinah Shore Janet Blair J John Raitt Ed Sullivan Teresa Brewer Tony Bennett Perry Como Steve Allen Edward R. Murrow Ted Mack Arthur Murray Lawrence Welk Pat Boone

Wheat harvest travels northward through Plains states

May and June bring heat as custom cutters move across Kansas and Nebraska. By the Dakotas the chill returns enough to require coats part of the day. Some years demand antifreeze in radiators to keep engines running. Leaming notes the northward wheat movement at about 10 miles daily, with most work for the same farmers year after year.

Kansas Nebraska Dakotas Leaming

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