Ottawa growth clash over Park and Main zoning needs
Editorial argues Ottawa must expand its business district to attract new industries. It notes the Park and Main site for a $millions dial telephone center sits outside the current business core, blocked by residential limits and railroad tracks. The piece warns growth requires relocating or widening land use to accommodate new shops and employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Park and Main Streets
Ottawa
Fifth Street
City Park
Hickory
Walnut Street
Telephone Company
Park and Main
Southern Critics Clash With Court Over Segregation Rulings
Governor James Byrnes and southern leaders contend the Supreme Court shifted law and precedent against segregation, arguing the 1954 ruling that public education cannot be separate but equal marks a long trend toward Negro equality dating back to 1870s Civil Rights cases and notable 20th century reversals.
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U.S. Supreme Court
James Byrnes
Supreme Court
Plessy
Missouri
Texas University Law School
Chigger Time and Ways to Avoid Bites
A writer laments chigger bites and shares personal experiences from summers past. Suggestions include impregnating clothing with dimethyl phthalate or benzyl benzoate, bathing with heavy lather after bites, and avoiding chiggers altogether. The piece notes avoiding outdoor exposure as the surest method and humorously admits varying degrees of effectiveness of home remedies.
Aerial Survey and Everyday Inefficiencies Across Cities
A survey notes Midway Chicago as the busiest airport, Idlewild New York with poor terminal space, St. Louis airport roof leaks, Pittsburgh as best for leisure, Newark praised for food, and Kansas City offering a private lounge for favored travelers. It also covers home safety via air conditioning, stairs risk, education integration pause, summer break in schools, and social observations on patience, installment plans, and a Mother's Day greeting selection by Western Union.
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Chicago
Midway
New York
Idlewild
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Newark
Kansas City
Fourth of July plans and river rescue highlight Ottawa report
A Kansas town notes visiting relatives of a local youth, praises Kansas as a solid home after a St. Joseph county observer’s praise, and reports on a Fourth of July committee in Ottawa. Earnest Schofield heroically rescued a boy from the river, leaping in from a sinking boat. A pay train accident near Lawrence injures a brakeman, others escape.
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A. M. Littlefield
W. Littlefield
Ottawa
Itt Ffield
St. Joseph County
Mich
Kansas
Cage
Presi- ZeguWm
H. Schofield
Waddell
Earnest
Peter
Lawrence
Lack Of Iron Causes Listlessness, Case R-364
A personal health note discusses iron deficiency and anemia, linking low red blood cell counts to loss of appetite and fatigue. It recounts a cousin's rapid fever drop after a blood transfusion, warns that aging can worsen iron needs, and urges proactive eating of iron rich foods plus vitamins. It cites Dr. Crane and The Hopkins Syndicate as sources for further charts.
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Australia
Crane
Hopkins Syndicate
Melott, Inc
The
Hopkins Syndicate, Inc
Bill Would Pay Business Losses for Turtle Creek Land
Rep Avery of Kansas introduces a bill to reimburse business losses of owners and tenants of land taken for the Turtle Creek Reservoir. Payments would be based on estimated net income for 1950 through 1955 and would supplement, not duplicate, existing compensation programs.
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Washington
Turtle Creek
Rep
Avery
R-Kas
Purple Sage Dinah Shore News Carava News
The report highlights Dinah Shore related amid Purple Sage features and town life notes. Carava and Paul appear in a Town & Country picture segment, outlining social scenes and upcoming events.
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Purple Sage
Dinah Shore News
Carava
Paul
Ford Town & Country Picture
Tourists Association of Cities in Kansas Formed
Representatives from seven Kansas cities created the Tourists Association of Cities in Kansas to publicize locations with genuine tourist appeal. Charter members are Meade Cimarron Larned Pratt Greensburg Dodge City and Garden City. Temporary officers are Roy Twist Jr Meade chairman and George B Weeks Dodge City secretary.
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Meade, Kas
Tourists Association of
Kansas
TACK
Meade
Cimarron
Larned
Pratt
Greensburg
Dodge City
Garden City
Roy Twist, Jr
George B. Weeks
Abilene
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
Deaths from communicable diseases among top causes
U S. deaths from communicable diseases formed 36 percent of the 1900 total, making them one of the ten leading causes of death, while today they account for about 5 percent.
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U.S
Evening radio schedule highlights on May 24 and 28
The page lists a May 24 evening lineup across KTJO KMBC WDAF and others with shows from News to Music Hall to Jazz and a Town Talk segment. An additional May 28 entries include dinners, baseball, theater, and fan clubs ending with an ad exhortation.
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Tel 4
CBS
ABC
Bill Hickok
Doug Edwards
Sgt
Preston Doug Edwards
Annie Oakley
Ken Murray
Bob Cummings
Boston Blacktin
Gildersleeva
Kangaroo
Gary Moore
Garry Moore
Ernie Fracs
Gary Alors
Jack Pongs
Robert Q. Lewla
Bob Crosby
Joan Theatra
Margie
Jimmie Pierson
Purple Sage
Mickey Mouse Studio
Eddie Fisher
Mickey Mouse Meet the Brass
Mickey Mouse
Doug Edwarda
Star Stage Playhouse
Mama Fite
Mama
Miss Brooks Susie
James Mason
Death Valley
KMBC
Wbay
WDAF
Morgan Beatty
Showtime
KTJO
People Are Funny
S Hour
Nelson Eddy
Kmbc—Music Hall
Ktjo—Jazz
Tommy Dorsey
Dilson
Wichita Man To Postal Position
Congressional sources expect the appointment of Frank Barr of Wichita as regional director of the tristate post office headquarters in Wichita. Barr, retiring vice president of Kansas Gas and Electric Co., talked with Post Office Department officials during a recent visit. The post has been vacant since the Wichita region headquarters were established months ago. U. S. Savings Bonds are safe.
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Washington
Frank Barr
Wichita
Tristate
Barr
The
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Theopop to Erk the Upper Room Prayer Note
A devotional excerpt quoting John 14 2 3 and a prayer asking guidance and strength to follow the prepared way through Christ. The text emphasizes preparing a place and divine readiness for believers and includes a concluding prayer.
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Christ
Noah Used Asphalt to Waterproof the Ark
In a historical note, the ark's waterproofing reportedly relied on asphalt as a sealing material. The claim highlights ancient use of bitumen in maritime construction and its presumed role in preserving the vessel.
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Noah
Ottawa Herald readers notice and subscription rates
The Ottawa Herald masthead lists editors and staff and provides subscription rates for both in-state and outside-area mail. Rates appear for one month to one year, with details separated by area and duration.
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C.sceeees
Cress
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