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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1961
Page
2
The Water Resources Board heard state approval debates on future dams pitting big dam builders against small dam advocates. Soil experts say small retention works and contour farming slow runoff but cannot hold back large floods. The analogy to mud and chains suggests big dams are needed for major water control.
The Outboard Boating Club of America reports 1960 leisure boating reached 40 million enthusiasts who spent 2.5 billion dollars. Recreational boats rose to 8 million, with signs of a growing following. America edges toward a two cars and a boat per home era.
The Ottawa Herald, published daily except Sunday and holidays, lists editor Robert B. Wellington and publisher Guy Snedaker. It notes subscription rates by mail for trade area and outside trade area, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options. It is a member of the Associated Press, which reserves republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
A compact TV guide listing for channels 9 5 13 4 and 7 30 notes films series and reruns. It mentions Man From Co chise To Tell the Truth Pete And Gladys Americans Bringing Up Buddy Cheyenne Wells Fargo Surfside 6 and a prison escape revenge plot.
HOLLYWOOD AP Has marriage changed Jimmy Durante No I'm happy to report He is still the same suave lovable gregarious self It ain't changed none He still does the same things I used ta The only difference now is I got me two houses Two houses I must be outa my mind He married Marge Little last December They still have them his and hers each with a swimming pool This is a compact newspaper item about Durante balancing two houses and travel with his wife Marge Little.
In Washington the rebels and U S benefactors planned a meeting to discuss Fidel Castro's ransom for 1,214 captured invaders. Eleanor Roosevelt Milton Eisenhower and Walter Reuther lead a drive to raise funds to buy 500 tractors or bulldozers sought by Castro in exchange for the prisoners.
A dense broadcast grid outlines Monday programming across networks with notes on news, sports, cartoons, dramas, and movies. It lists time slots, show titles, hosts, and featured actors alongside key segments such as Weather and Daily Word.
Dr Molner advises heating every particle of powdered eggs thoroughly in the oven rather than on the stove to avoid an organism that can cause severe diarrhea. The letter also covers nap timing after meals, menopause symptoms, and black stools needing medical check. The note promotes a Dr. Molner leaflet on arthritis.
Auld Lang Syne quotes and minor incidents include Bobby McLain son of Mr and Mrs Merle McLain fracturing his left arm. A foreign car with Argentina plates drew attention on Main Street. Dr G K Jones of Williamsburg visited for a day. Miss Mary Coler Davis Miss Pearl Stannard and Lawrence Pearce traveled to Baldwin for the opera Mignon. North Ottawa Woodmen hosted an athletic show with boxing led by Lou Bolton versus Jess Young and Earl Hazen versus Rastus Horst. Beulah Ramsdell returned from St Joseph Hospital after an appendectomy.
A short prayer expresses humility before God and asks for divine strength through the Holy Spirit to guide believers in all circumstances and needs, invoking Jesus name for aid and comfort.
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