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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1959
Page
3
Critics in Ottawa say tornado sirens were blown too often after a scare that sent residents to shelters Wednesday night. Police and civil defense faced questions about timing and safety while weather officials warned of threat. The piece argues caution and gratitude for responders, noting some disappointment that no funnel touched down.
A collage of remarks on media, celebrities, and public life. Actors Fred Astaire Jack Benny Loretta Young Dinah Shore and Perry Como are highlighted among 1958 television awards. The text remarks on TV's influence, a bachelor eve controversy, orderly desks and political sentiment about Khrushchev and Berlin.
Auld Lang Syne reports street department workers cleaning drainage ditches at 7th and Oak. Lloyd Shank travels to Seattle for the summer for health. Daisy Mitchell and Alma Clomer visit Kansas City. J C Musser displays a large berry at The Herald office. Elmer Schaake becomes Bethany College athletics director. C F Wolf of West 7th Street is seriously ill.
A series of reader queries answered by Dr Molner covers the spleen function its removal safety and its link to health. Additional letters discuss breast enlargement milk pasteurization and safe dairy practices. Advice includes pasteurization details and a note urging professional checkups for excessive sweating and measles awareness.
A devotional prayer invoking divine strength and guidance from God through the Holy Spirit. The speaker asks for daily grace to resist temptation, forgiveness for failures, and renewed resolve in Jesus' name.
Channel 4 NBC CBS and ABC air a dense Saturday schedule with Westerns News and features. Major items include Gunsmoke at 8 and 9, Lawman Dinah Shore and Alfred Hitchcock segments, Ed Sullivan and Bandstand, plus sports and late news. The guide lists many programs and times across networks with varied entertainment and public affairs choices.
A dense church directory lists many local denominations with pastors, service times, and Sunday schools. Notable entries include Church of the Brethren at Main and 6th, First United Presbyterian on Walnut, North Baptist at Oak and Wilson, and Catholic and Protestant congregations detailing worship hours, youth groups, and midweek prayer meetings.
The Ottawa Herald publishes daily except Sundays and holidays with Robert BR. Wellington as editor and Guy Snedaker as publisher. Rates shown include trade area by mail one month five dollars, three months two dollars, six months three seventy five, one year seven. Outside trade by mail one month one dollar fifty, three months four twenty five, all months eight dollars one, one year fifteen dollars.
Howard Brodie recounts how J. M. Ragsdales and a friend founded the Open Door Children's Home at Hazard missing beds and clothing, sold their car, recovered after a fire, and built Sunshine Mountain with faith, community help, and charity. The home now shelters 47 youths aged birth to 22, with 3 in college and 20 later pursuing marriages or careers.
Pomona area notes report summer activities and guests from Baldwin Wichita Falls Church Va Palm Springs Calif and other places. The Senior class leaves for a Florida trip for two weeks while the Rebekah Lodge meets with eleven in attendance. Families shift homes and visitors include Ethel Hammer Clarence Fanning Homer King and Henry Williston among others.
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville faces possible loss of accreditation after a decade of controversy and 13 of its 44 professors were dismissed last year. Critics claim the seminary may teach that Christ's virgin birth and resurrection could be myths, challenging the denomination's orthodoxy.
Stanton announces memorial services for a local figure to be held Sunday at 2 30 p m Loyd Griffett of Rantoul will lead with Rev and Mrs R B Shoemaker as speakers Dan Brassfield and Ross Cole are noted as having enjoyed a fishing trip to Lake of the Ozarks
A dense OCR style listing shows a radio schedule from morning to afternoon with program titles like Top of Morning Weather Roundup News Summary KOFO Serenade Garnett Hour and various Biblically themed devotions and musical segments. It lists times, program blocks, and repeated News Summary slots, including several KOFO Karavan scales and Big Top Ten segments, reflecting a mid century radio lineup.
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