Had Its Day The REA marks 25 years of rural power progress
Editorial reflects on the Rural Electrification Administration 25th anniversary noting its origin under Franklin D. Roosevelt with 75000 dollars and 11 percent farm electrification. It cites 93.5 billion spent 1.5 million miles of lines and 16 million served, now about 96 percent rural homes have electricity. The piece questions REA’s ongoing role and suggests limits to expansion to avoid crowding private utilities and their tax benefits.
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Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America
This And That by job Study of divorce statistics leads only to this conclusion
A wry collection of observations on social trends. Notes on divorce, holidays, overtime, the Mark Twain centennial, and public amusements mix with reflections on fashions, weather reports, and the absurdity of committees. Notable mentions include Jimmy Moffa and a World’s Fair in New York.
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Cupid
Mark Twain
Too Many Pounds For 9 Years Dear Dr Mother
A reader asks if a nine year old weighing 120 pounds can benefit from a reducing leaflet. The doctor notes overweight often stems from habits and emotional factors, not just glandular issues, and cautions against reducing pills. Emphasizes exercise, normal meals, family habits, and medical evaluation for thyroid or pituitary problems.
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Tve
Ealing
Auld Lang Syne Shines Over Ottawa 25 Years Ago
A Ottawa University band concert featured clarinet duets by Wallace Hutchins and Carl Snyder. A daughter named Rose Marie was born to Mr and Mrs Glen Enslow of Pomona. The send a dime chain letter craze prompted extra post office help as 2000 more letters arrived than usual. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs C M Drake at 316 S Mulberry. A display of sweet peas drew attention at Mrs I Baughman’s home. Ottawans stayed up late to glimpse Halley’s Comet.
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Ottawa University
Wallace Hutchins
Carl Snyder
Glen Enslow
Pomona
Rose Marie
Otswa Postolice
I. Baughman
Prayer for Today and Forgiveness Through Faith in Christ
A devotional excerpt cites Mark 12 10 11 about the rejected stone becoming head of the corner. It urges readers to forgive, welcome those seeking Christ, and help others find forgiveness and happiness through faith in Jesus. Amem.
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Christ
Television grid combines shows and news across a crowded schedule
A dense listing of programs from early morning to late night includes The News with Gordon Jump Harold Mack Merle Harmon Don Harrison and Jim Walsh, Captain Kangaroo, The Price Is Right, Love Lucy, Father Knows Best, Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, and numerous local and national segments.
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Oie
Harold Mack
Woody Woodpecker
Don Harrison
Merle Harmon
Bill Yearout
Todday
Allen Smith
Daily Word
Whizco's Wonderland
Newa
Roy Rogers
Huntley-Brinkey
Sparta
Jim Walsh
Lawbreakers
Bronco
la Rubia
Beaver
Laramie
Doble Gilitse
Wyatt Earp
Faint Hint May Mean Rockefeller Isn't Out Yet
A faint hint from New York GOP leaders sparked speculation that Rockefeller could be a contender for the presidential ticket. Nixon remains the front runner with Kennedy aiming for Democratic nomination. Kennedy and Morse campaigned in Oregon while Symington and Johnson yet to campaign there.
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Rockefeller
New York
Maryland
Oregon
L. Judson Morhouse
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Sen
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Albany
Morhouse
Kennedy
Wayne Morse
Nixon
Morse
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Humphrey
West Virginia
Symington
Johnson
Washington
TV Highlights and Fall Show Plans For NBC
Evening TV features a mix of cartoons drama westerns and comedy. NBC executive Alan Courtney discusses a shelf inventory approach replacing uncertain new shows with top candidates like The Barbarians due to production delays. Channel 4 offers Riverboat with Jan Sterling and Darrell McGavin. Channel 5-13 Kate Smith with the Chordettes and a flamenco guitarist entertains viewers.
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Channel 4
Riverboat
Jan Sterling
Darrell McGavin
New York
National Broadcasting Co
Channel
Alan Courtney
NBC
Courtney
Rome
Kate Smith
Miss Smith
Actress Says Weight Problem Was Mental and Studio Diet Lessons
Hollywood tale of Dolores Michaels who recounts dieting failures and a mental cause for weight. after psychological analysis she slimmed to 115 pounds and landed a lead role in One Foot in Hell. Also notes Herter and Allen clarifying U S spy flights over the Soviet Union amid postwar tensions. Channel listings conclude with evening TV lineup across channels 4,5,9,13.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
U.S
Soviet Union
George V. Allen
Allen
U.S. Information Agency
Herter
Free World
Her‘ter
United States
State Department
Lincoln White
Hhas
Leteps
Boy Thomas
Hollywood (Ap
Dolores Michaels
Ingrid [Bergman
New York
Alan Ladd
Hell
Acid damage to new cars on Frisco freight in Tulsa
FBI agents and Frisco Railroad police probe who dumped strong acid on autos moved from St Louis to Tulsa and Dallas. Over 160 cars damaged with hundreds more affected. upper tier cars suffered worst harm as the acid ate paint and metal. discovery was in Frisco yards in Tulsa Oklahoma with damage estimates above 100000 dollars.
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St, Louis
FBI
Frisco
Tulsa
Okla
St. Louis
Dallas
Tex
Ottawa Herald May ad listing rates and terms
The notice outlines subscription and advertising rates for the Ottawa Herald May edition, detailing three month and six month options with prices such as four dollars, seven dollars, and forty five dollars, along with terms for republication rights to Associated Press content. The document reads as an advertising and distribution rate card for allied newspapers.
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Ottawa Herald
Jimmy Moffa
New York City
Congress
Dr. Mother
D.B
F.D.R
Bee
C. M. Drake
S. Mulberry
CBS
ABC
Heart of America
People's Choice
Rin Tin Tin
Gordon Eliot
Douglas Edwards
Dev Nelson
Businesse
Gordon Jump
Cheyenne
The
Texan
Wells-Fargo
Peter Gunn
Danny Thomas
Bourbon Street
Alcoa Theatre
Sister
Ann Sothern
Anne
Steve Alan Hennessey
Steve Allen
June Allyson
Ted Mack
Harold Ensley
Jack Paar
Dev Nelson Loh
Lack Paar
Star
Movietime
USA
Sin
Wid
Tack Paar
Movietone A. B. A. Sao
Chris Condon
Studio Five
Man
Continental Classroom
Farm Facla Tn
Captain Kangaroo
Batle
Broadway
Today
CBS Morning News
News
Tele-Schoo
Loretta Young
Janet Dean
Young Dr. Malone
Sint 1
Molly
Secret Storm Who
Move 5
Benn
Moyle
Dey Nelson
Is Business News
Bess 11
Weather
Oann
Gary Moore
Dob Harrison
Bam Morton
Hawaiian Eye
Associated Press
Thruston B. Morton
Wilalcu Ae
Channel 9
Channel 5
Betty
Lee Aaker
Rusty
Eileen
Elaine Stritch
King Tae
Ginger Roy
Tony Bennett
Henny Seunavide
Erroll Garner
Chuck Connors
the Rifleman
Allyson
Constance Bennett
Basil Rathbone
Za Su Pitts
Keen Company
Underwood
Harry Smith
Storm Vulcan
Associated P
Associated Prems
Ottawa
Tonite
Tony Randall
Thelma Ritter
Mick Adams
Marcel Dalig
Holua Meabe
Universal
Hillcrest
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