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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1955
Page
2
A speaker argues that 250 horsepower engines hype safety myths and cause deadly crashes. He criticizes automakers and costly marketing claiming power aids safe passing, urging limits on horsepower and speed to curb highway fatalities.
Paris notes on a trip with Dulles, the Duke of Windsor, and Bao Dai. The author mocks high Paris prices, hotel soap quirks, and Americans abroad, noting Americans’ mixed reception, tourist crowd dynamics, and language barriers in a witty, observations style.
A collage of past notes recalls the Nazis moving toward the English Channel within 12 miles, Paul Gaynor serving as Lions club president, and Charles Hood visiting the city on business. Also noted are H E Little on a Cayot buying trip, Gardners reporting potato bugs, C H Peterson catching a 32 pound catfish at Ottam, and family milestones with Mr and Mrs B Andrews welcoming a daughter. W M Foster set off on a wagon trip to southeastern Kansas, while J M Morrison helps in Santa Fe shops inventory.
A fragment notes a wartime quip about Paris surrender to various nations including Germany and America. The line satirizes repeated capitulations by the French in a comic, compact aside from a historical battlefield context.
The parade features children from five to sixteen enjoying a school day fiesta. Queens and princes appear, younger walkers cry or sleep, and spectators reflect on the future of these youngsters and what lies ahead for their generation.
Williamsburg events recount grade school and high school activities with awards and honors for Brista Belles Weigand, Marlene Kerbs, and Duane Randel. The entry lists refreshments, faculty, speakers from Ottawa University, and upcoming events including a tractor derby and band concert as the community resumes post ceremony gatherings.
Pomona society pages recount a Noon dinner at Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Johnson honoring Mr. and Mrs. Oden Thompson of Michigan for their 25th wedding anniversary. Attendees included Thompson family members from Topeka and Ottawa, plus relatives from Sedgwick and Centropolis.
Dr Cranes booklet claims menopause fuels false beliefs that a woman over 40 loses appeal. Norah B aims to please husband yet fears being alone, cries often, and accuses him of affairs. The article argues knowledge reduces neurotic mood shifts and hormonal myths. advertises a booklet.
Channel listings detail a dense array of programs across KFEQ TV, WDAF TV, HOMO TV and others, with time blocks for dramas, game shows, news, musicals, and films. Notable entries include Western Theatre, Jack Gleason, Horace Heldt, Jack Benny era parades, and a mix of network staples.
A fragmented radio list outlines broadcast fantasies for KMBC and WDAF stations across a May weekend. Programs span news, comedy, musical acts, and variety shows including Gene Autry, Abbott family acts, Rudy Vallee, and Fibber McGee.
The Ottawa Herald reports a request or notice related to postal service in Ottawa, Manitoba. The fragment indicates a newspaper notice about a post office matter and distribution timing, suggesting a routine public communication rather than a major event.
Our Mail Editor argues that unobtrusive street markers in Ottawa fail to aid pedestrians, noting many are intoxicated after stumbling from beer joints. He cites Emporia’s trees on Merchant street as a future relief, while joking about the town’s “gayer dogs” and the markers’ limited comfort for overbeered passersby.
The Busy Bee club held a May 14 shower at Central School for Mr. and Mrs. Dean Coats. Gifts lined a table under a white wedding bell with orchid decor. Prizes were given to winners in contests as Colleen Riley sang with piano accompaniment. Refreshments served to about 50 guests including the Retters and Jerry Dean of Lawrence.
Subscribers Mr and Mrs Gene Adams and Vickie were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Carl Adams plus Evan Winters Donnie Cook and others. The Herald lists new and renewed subscriptions received including Ottawa routes Garnett Lake Dawson Art Harris Mary Walters and J Bie among Ottawa shoppers. Names across several towns appear in a social and subscription update with multiple residents visiting and hosting events.
Ed Wolgast took delivery of a black and white Packard 400 hard top this week. The car, priced at 4800 dollars, features gold flecked black fabric interior and red white leather, delivering 260 horsepower. Firestone backs a turbine test car at Offutt and Indianapolis Speedway for the 1956 Indy 500 tire development. John Weidmann is the local tire supplier. The piece notes historical power brakes and other tech appearing in classic cars from Pierce Arrow to the Ford Thunderbird era.
Three husband and wife teams will receive degrees at Kansas State College commencement May 29. Mr. and Mrs. William Charles Smith of Atchison and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy S. Brenna of Yankton will each earn master’s degrees. Smith's wife is in home economics and he in mathematics while Brenna's wife pursues music and her husband statistics.
Railroads, Kansas's biggest taxpayers, face almost 10 million dollars more in assessed valuations. The Kansas Commission of Revenue and Taxation reported Friday total railroad assessments at 179,956,997 compared with 270,312,768 last year, subject to protest hearings. Major lines listed include Missouri Pacific, Union Pacific, Frisco, Katy, Burlington, and Southern.
Deeds listed include Lula Jennings to Glenn King covering lots 134-16 18-bik 119 and 119, Fred M. Wilson to Lloyd Pearson, Oscar Hurley to Frank Roessner for E101 lot M and S150 lot N Univ Add, Stanley Rawson to Jesse Ratliff for lots 4-5 blk 5 Devore Add, Lane: John G. Lindbloom to Chester Woodrum for lots 34 blk 4 Part Place Add, Har. Jan W. Cannady to Lilian Murphy for E50 lots 2-4-6-8-10-blk 100, Mary and A. O. Spegal to Frank Ward for NB M lot 3 blk 20, Marshall W. Allen to Melvern Judd for ElsNEY sec. 14-18-19, Forrest Figgins to Ray H. Spencer for lots 2-4 6-8-10-12-14-16-18-20 bik7 Williamsburg, Robert Loper to Chris Lope for lots 123-125 Main St Pomona, Mildred L. Steward et al to Ethel M. Young for Jote 1912-bike 68, Nellie A. Allen to Earl Porter for lots 13- bik 11 Lane, John F. Hogan to Lamar Fowler for lots 38-40-bik 2 University Adds, El mer W Flaher to Lyle Enyart for lot 3 Baldwin and Taylor's Add.
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