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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1962
Page
2
Editorials from the Ottawa Herald dated Tuesday May 22 1962 discuss local civic issues and editorial stances. The page reflects the newspaper’s voice on governance, public policy, and community concerns of the era with concise commentary and local context.
The Estes affair highlights the size and complexity of the agricultural program and the risks of mismanagement and corruption. It questions whether farm surplus handling can be run by part time farmer committees or unskilled appointees and urges professional, continuous oversight by trained officials.
This essay presents a portrait of Warsaw as a resilient European city scarred by repeated invasions and wartime destruction. It recounts the 1944 uprising, German razing, and the Soviet advance, noting conflicting modern explanations while stressing the city’s rebuild from rubble.
AP profile of Kathleen Hite, Kansas born writer for CBS Gunsmoke, describing her Wichita roots, Dodge City summers, and rise from Wichita radio to Hollywood script editor. Notes her work on Wagon Train, Laramie, Lawman, Hitchcock Presents, Mystery Playhouse, Thriller, and the challenge of crafting mood over gunplay.
A dense TV grid lists Channel 4 5 9 13 lineups with shows across the day. Notable items include Casper the Ghost Bugs Bunny Yogi Bear and several news telecasts, weather, and local programming from Huntley Brinkley to Douglas Edwards.
A column addressing the term growing pains as a misnomer and offering causes for muscular leg pains in children. It advises rest after strenuous days, checking posture and foot structure during routine exams, and noting joint pain or fever for potential rheumatic disease. Also mentions diet factors, rarer causes, and when to consult a doctor. Additional letters discuss dieting, month-based gender theories, burning feet, and ulcers with a booklet offer from Dr. Mother.
Prayer fragment requests guidance and renewal through Jesus Christ. It thanks Thee for the friend we have in Jesus and asks that God quiet troubled minds and come to us in His name. Amen.
Carl Snyder of Ottawa was elected president of the Camera Club at the University of Kansas. Ottawa High School seniors numbering 125 faced graduation exams with a few borderline cases. County Agent H A Biskie distributed government supplied grasshopper poison for farmers. Ottawa owners declined city license plate No 13 as 12 days remained to buy plates with 78 sold. Mr and Mrs W H Lowe and son Robert returned from a Kansas City trip by Overland. Oil drilling grew brisk in the Rantoul area with Whiteford Company planning at least 12 wells.
Hollywood AP Vince Edwards, TV’s Dr Ben Casey, leads with eight nominations at the 14th annual Television Academy awards tonight. Once unemployed 11 years, Edwards has vowed a candid acceptance emphasis, drawing media attention as nominees gather in Hollywood New York and Washington.
Sacramento Superior Court jurors found Assemblyman Charles E. Chapel guilty of violating California airplane bomb hoax law. The 57-year-old Republican from Palos Verdes Estates faces sentencing after a five day trial in which he claimed his nitroglycerine remark aboard an airliner was a joke.
106-1086. Mat Published daily except Sunday and Holidays. Second class postage at Ottawa, Kansas, Robert B. Wellington Editor And Publisher Subscription rates to trade area By mail one month 85 three months 2 six months 3.75 one year 7 Subscription rates outside trade area By mail one month 1.50 three months 4.25 six months 8.00 one year 15.00 MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for publication of all local news printed in the newspaper as well as all AP news dispatches.
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