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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1957
Page
2
Three mail pieces on road safety converge as schools close and vacations begin. A tire ad cites alarming fatalities, Cornell researchers affirm seat belt effectiveness, and the State Highway Commission notes drivers violating speed laws. The season brings travel risk and rising fatalities on our roads.
Spring shifts in Kansas teacher resignations send educators to California faster salaries draw talent across borders. Higher pay and climate lure teachers and graduates, yet some Kansans hope the state’s love of teaching inspires others to stay. Some leaving are well qualified, while others gain opportunities elsewhere.
A collage of light quips and observations. Notable items include AT&T’s pastel phones, Elsa Maxwell and the Duchess of Windsor reconciliation, Dulles noted martini icicle, and Republican road work ahead. Harvey Houses near extinction prompts nostalgic roast beef memory.
A light column notes how couples differ in bedtimes with wives preferring late TV while husbands are tired after long days. It humorously links painting chores to spring cleanliness, and recalls Vice President Marshall’s five cent cigar remark and the paradox of cheaper cigars increasing consumption. The piece ends by musing on credit to the administration for nickel cigars.
Alma Ball Lowell Ball Owen 4 De Woody Harold Foster Lena Goodwin Esther Jean Hughes Lafayette Haughn Hugh Jackson Doris Mosher Raymond Mack Harold Needham Anne Shiras named as district court clerk candidate Walter Anthony fined $1 for leaving car on Main Street blocking street sweeper A J Corcoran night watchman tended Santa Fe garden Bijou theater moves to Pickrell building 211 Main with 500 capacity Wellsville fire department ready for next blaze
The Ottawa Herald lists publisher and editor details with subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area. Rates include by mail one month 85 cents, three months 2 dollars, six months 3.73 dollars, one year 7 dollars. outside trade area one month 1 dollar, three months 3 dollars, six months 50 dollars, one year 10 dollars.
Prayer text thanks God for Christian men and women in all walks of life who dedicate their lives to Him. It asks guidance to use talents and possessions and ends with Amen in Jesus name.
A dense OCR fragment lists channel lineups across NBC CBS ABC and others, naming shows such as Perry Como, Jack Benny, Firestone, Dragnet era programs, movies, country and variety hours, and late night fare. It mentions times like 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, and late-night blocks, with numerous program titles and network references.
Radio listings show KCMO WDAF WDAP and others across May 18 to 20 with News Weather Top of Morning Serenade and various music blocks. Programs include Boris Karlett Woman's World Timely Tunes Philharmonic and Manhattan Melodies among many station jumps and time slots.
A church class discussion in Chicago features a tale of Hoosier feud between the “button” and “hook and eye” factions. Younger members form a larger church, then the older group builds a bigger edifice, reunite, and transform the button church into storage as cooperation grows. The anecdote frames a moral about pride and unity among diverse denominations.
The aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt sails to Norfolk for a full drydock inspection after a mysterious underwater collision. Navy reports only bent propeller damage and no submarine contact found 30 miles offshore amid searches by planes blimp and destroyer.
The city of Ottawa Kansas approves an ordinance creating Lateral Sewer District No. 127 in Highland Heights Block 2. It authorizes an eight inch lateral sewer 642 feet long financed by improvement bonds repaid by special assessments on benefitted property, with a provision for annual payments and a two year initial maturity.
Ottawa Kansas ordinances 2090 and 2091 vacate the south 200 feet of the alley in Block 12 University Addition to the city and redefine city territorial limits. The actions include reverting vacated alley to adjacent property owners and establishing the new boundary through a detailed survey of sections 25 and 26, with effect upon passage, approval, and publication. Howard N. Duncan serving as acting mayor.
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