Editorial on Armed Forces Day and spending waste
The piece urges a happier Armed Forces Day amid world tensions lower than in years. It notes the need for a vast military into the next generation and warns that costs could be prohibitive unless waste is curbed. It highlights Air Force Alaska spending and Hoover Commission findings. It contrasts public pride with calls for improved taxpayer value. It mentions a journalist, Smith, who scooped international papers on Churchill’s resignation date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Hoover Commission
Man Without A Country as Foreign Correspondents
London needs a man for the St. Louis bureau as a young reporter rises from midwestern beginnings to become a worldly foreign correspondent. The piece outlines three types of overseas reporters, praising the consummate, language‑savvy professionals who feel at home anywhere yet belong nowhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Louis
Joe Doakes
New York
Syria
Singapore
Smith
Saville Row
Tle
Locke
Peel
Pell Mall
Pall Mall Club
Slith
Uneventful Days Highlight Ants Mice and Cats Absent at Home
The writer details pest woes and fixes, noting no cockroaches for years, no ants since, and mice absent for two seasons. Portrays a quiet spell with porch cats moving away after fights, and a mild return of domestic calm as events at home grow uneventful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan Capistrano
California
Local Notes From The Community Archive Dawn Recap
Auld Lang Syne recalls chicken pox in Carolyn McCandless of Rantoul fifteen years ago. Franklin county reports chinch bugs in fields. Williamsburg native Louis Ferns, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Ferns, broke his leg in a car fall. Velma Fisher confined at home with poison ivy two and a half years ago. Prof Alfred Leach of Baldwin visited Ottawa today. Many cars still wore 1929 license tags. Vinton Miers injured falling from a scaffold. Santa Fe yards waterworks project ongoing. N H Lindzy and son building a new farm home for A L Fisher of Peoria township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Louis Ferns
Joe Ferns
Williamsburg
Velma Fisher
Willow
Alfred Leach
Baldwin
Ottawa
Vinton Miers
Santa Fe
N. H. Lindzy and Son
A. L. Fisher
Peoria Township
Young Men No Longer Are The Idealistic Dreamers Of Life
New York reflections on the shift of dreams from youth to middle age. The piece argues middle-aged men now embody practical goals while youths chase idealistic visions, portraying the middle aged as the current dreamer. It contrasts safety, routine, and responsibility with youthful idealism and ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Don’t Scold Children For Not Eating
Dr. George W Crane advises parents to avoid scolding hungry children and to encourage active play, nursery school involvement, and normal meal routines. He argues that growth pace and activity drive appetite, not coercion, and suggests minimal snacks between meals. He promotes sending for his parenting rating scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy T
Dr. Crane
Jimmy
Mamma
Daddy
Hoyle
Crane
Hopking Syndicate
Melott
Ind
Hopking Syndicate Inc
The Midlife Dream Spinner Warns of Restless Boldness
The author critiques middle aged people who chase living it up and new escapes from reality. They are seen as trapped between a past they can't reclaim and a future they fear, becoming romantic yet practical dreamers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hag
Movie Box Office Receipts Rise In 1954
New York reports box office receipts for American made films rose to 2.21 billion dollars in 1954, up 35 million from 1953. The industry notes higher theater attendance and stronger wartime era releases driving the gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Wi
Television Program Schedule May 2 1950s readers
Channel listings for KC and Topeka area stations show a dense, hour by hour slate of news, variety, dramas, sports, and movies. Major names appear such as Eddie Fisher Perry Como Jackie Gleason Life of Mitey and Captain Midnight along with many era shows and local programming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boug Eeward
Eddie Fisher
Perry Core
Newg Caravan
Perry Como
Haia Guest Reem
Waitt
Jack Cation
Mama W—Joheny Jupiter
Topper
Garry Moore
Orze
Harriet
Mitey
Europe
Nightly radio schedule fragments drift in May listings
A fragmented newspaper radio log lists multiple stations KMBC WDAF WDAY and WDAR for Friday May 20 through Sunday May 23 showing programs from baseball boxing boxing to news shows and variety acts. The garbled OCR notes include Dinah Shore Bing Crosby Will Rogers Gene Autry and The Abbottts among others with strange time stamps and inconsistent spellings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KMBC
WDAE
WDAF
Borgan Beatty
Carroway
WDAR
Garroway
Bing Crosby
WDAY
EMBC
Tenn
Erno
Unclear personal demand echoes in advice fragment
The fragment speaks of longing for candy that cannot be had and offers a blunt exhortation to endure. It hints at a moralizing tone about growing up, settling down, and perceiving life differently in the future. No clear people, dates, places, or organizations are identifiable from the text.
Canada to Vaccinate At Least A Million Children
Health Minister Paul Martin announced Canada expects enough Salk vaccine from domestic sources to inoculate at least one million children. The note mentions Pittsburg and references upcoming summer events, with Governor replacements and scheduling conflicts affecting appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Paul Martin
Pittsburg
Kas
Pitts
Milburg State College
Kon
H. Roe Bartle
Kansas City
Fred Hall
Denver
Ottawa Herald subscriber pricing and masthead details
The Ottawa Herald lists editor W Harris and staff including Dos Huls Badito Gay Baedak and others. It shows subscription rates for trade area and outside area with three months and one month options. The notice reflects the newspaper’s post office mailing era and pricing structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Herald Evening
Ottawa
Kas
Ko W. Harris
Dos
Huls Badito
Gay Baedak
Dec Shipman
Ward Hoadley
Filipino student at K State to earn masters in parasitology
Vincente Gobuyan, a Philippines native, is one of three Kan sas State College students from the Philippine Islands. He has lived in the United States five years and will receive a master’s degree in parasitology in August. He studied biology at Ottawa University and plans to teach and research back home after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Philippine Islands
Vincente Gobuyan
United States
Gobuyan
Ottawa University
Iloilo
Phillippines
Philippines
Mid-west
Orth
West
Richmond Juniors and community notes collection
Richmond society items narrate junior and local group meetings, visits, and community events. Members include Moros, Mrs Stinson, Ben nie Stinson, Clifford Briggs, and numerous families from Richmond Ottawa Wagoner Denver and nearby towns. mentions Lions Club, alumni banquet flowers, a tractor accident injuring Ross Spencer, and various visits and travels across Ottawa and Brownell communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
HW. D. U
Moros
Jerry Milchelt
Bennie Stinson
Clifford Briggs
Mmes
Delmar Bowman
Eugene Bump
Albert Dunbar
Harold Guy
Bob Kuiken
Glen Lewis
Louis Riebe
Raymond Wagner
Elsie Mes
Stinson
Hayes
Ernest Thompson
Wagoner
Okla
Ottawa
Harry Hyborts
A. W. Blake
Johnsons
Jack Williams
Germany
Camp Chaffee
Arkansas
Jess Blakes
Russell Keithley
Denver
Lions Club
St. Therese Church
Margaret Edwards
Mabel Chandler
Ross Spencer
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Editorial
Press Club
Winston Churchill
Jph
Carolyn McCandless of
Rantoul
George W. Crane
Rfei-Tv
St. Joseph
Wdaf-Tv
Chancal
Komo-Tv
Rambo
Wibw-Tv
Topeka
Hanses
World Report
Rod Cameron
Golling
Chris Smith
Pinky Lee Riow
Paul Winewell
Iodeo
Buffap Bul
Hig
Molon
Horace Halét
Ramer
Jackie Gleason
Maet Corl
Mark Enore
Star Theater Q—Wmy
Joe Palaska
George Govel
Stop the Muate
Damon Runyon
Ray Bolget
Damien Runyon
Damen Runyon
the Whistler
Addie Cantor
Sandman Thea
Bacy Chair
S—studio
Key West
Hell
Winky Dink
Lone Ringer
A.m . Freaturette
Johnny Coons
Dizzy Dean
Sound of Stone
S—Horial
Winky Dink and
You
Ona Bus &the Christophers
Capt
Hartz
Faith For Today
Bix Hun Playhouse
Faith Frontiers
Washington Review
Face the Nation
Zoo Parade
the Nation
Hall of Fame
Captain Gallast
Syper
Oral Roberts
Roy Rogers
Annie Dakiey
Lucy
Oral Roberta
Christophera
the Cisco Kid
Abbott and Costello
Florian Zabach
S—Pvt
W—Pvt
Secretacy
Western Theatre
U—Antig Oakley
Heart of City
Television Playhouse
Walter Winchell
O.E. Theatre
Dianeyland
Drew Pearson
Loretta Young
Hob Cummings
Snow
S—Paria
RADIO
New Way
Isere
Boston
KNBC
Tex Willams
HMBC
Jack Benny
Will Rogers
Will Rogara Pregeens
Autry
Nye
Pess Brooks
Abbotts
Rudy Valen
Supe Rugs
Natie
Gene Autry
Herald
O. A. Grad
K-State
Miss Mabel Chandler
Oscar Newmaster
Officers Training School
Ives Chapel
Rass Oe
Union
Nora Spears
Arthur Spears
Homewood
Elmina Hurley
Friendly Club
Jerry Crabb
Pete Geiler
W. C. Crabb
Bill
Howard Cochran
Mike From
Brownell
Donnie Smith
Donna
Bill Ratliff
Betty
Donima
Mary
Walter Reh
Fred Funk
Harold Funk
Hoisington
Jeallers
Id. E. Funk
Maytag
Douglas Bros
Merchants Service Plan
P. O. Box
Merchants Finance Corporation, Inc
Jack W. Keller
Bennett Bidg
Ottawa, Kansas
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