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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1957
Page
2
Editorial urges Ottawa boating enthusiasts to prepare for a federal Pomona reservoir northwest of Quenemo. It will be up to 20 miles from Ottawa, 12 times Lone Star Lake in size, with three main arms and five miles of motorboating space. Regulations aim to keep the public safe. flood dangers are warned.
Ottawa Ground Observer Corps met to organize and the city commission authorized buying and installing extra warning equipment. Sirens will be placed at the water works and on the south end tower, with a north tower optional. Public apathy hamstrung Civil Defense. the tornado highlighted the need for an effective warning system and public education.
A religious prayer passage thanks God for the living hope in Christ and asks for steadfast faith and watchful expectation for the dawn of salvation. It cites 1 Peter 1 3 and closes in Jesus name Amen.
A humor panel caption recalls a couple quarrel about affection and keeping the home tidy. The joke pivots on the line about words spoken before marriage and now bringing “the ground” into the house, to provoke a smile.
The piece depicts Paris on Victory Day with the Arch of Triumph and Unknown Soldier as central symbols. Military detachments, bands, and a ceremonial flame re lighting mark the pageant. Citizens from varied regions and social groups stroll Champs Elysees and the Left Bank, cataloging French types.
Auld Lang Syne memories include a Sink family charivari with ice cream, a transient found wearing four overalls with silk underwear, and Amelia Earhart Putnam linked as cousin to Paul Martin of Battle Creek. Notes mention Carl Durbin’s finger cut from a car fall, Nellie Warner’s Waverly visit, A W Johnson buying horses in Youngstown, a Santa Fe car repair run, and Ottawa streets needing grading.
A scrambled listing shows CBS on Channel 5 to 13 and NBC on 4, with sports on 5 and 6 and weather on 13. Channel 9 carries ABC, creating a complex prime time lineup across stations and segments.
DR George W Crane discusses Aaron S a 29 year old Hebrew who questioned ritualism in Christianity after visiting Catholic Protestant and Jewish groups He argues Christ focused on love and the Golden Rule while many churches emphasize petty rituals He urges readers to discuss his remarks next Sunday and to read the first four books of the New Testament.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription pricing for readers in and outside the trade area. Rates shown include one month 85 cents, three months 2 dollars, six months 3 dollars 75 cents, and one year 7 dollars in the trade area, with higher outside rates of 1 dollar per month, 3 dollars for three months, 5 dollars 50 cents for six months, and 10 dollars yearly.
News from the Homewood area reports a community shower for Mr and Mrs Wayne New with many gifts, family visits across the area, and a storm causing damage to farm homes and outbuildings as residents relocate.
A listing of Sunday radio slots across KCMO WDAF and related shows. Programs include boxing and comedy segments, world tonight, easy melodies, The Christophers, News and Weather slots, and end with Words to Remember. Details show host names and times in a typical mid century lineup.
Area residents report weekend visits from Kansas City and Olathe guests. Mrs Means notes school will close May 29. A Kansas City group attended a Homewood school shower for Wayne New of Wichita. The Finley family hosted Minnesota relatives, and Lawrence visitors shared Sunday dinner with the Russell Retters. Sandra Masketer stayed with Anne Geiss in Ottawa and witnessed a nearby tornado, later treated for leg injury.
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