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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1961
Page
2
The Freedom Riders who stirred Alabama say they will continue riding, risking more trouble in the South. The piece argues they aimed to provoke, while Alabama leadership failed to enforce federal law, necessitating federal marshals. Both sides are blamed for undermining orderly integration and escalating social rifts.
Mrs. Clovis Johnson of Pomona thanks Lati mer and Madison for Chautauqua Days success. She praises education and entertainment seven days, notes a good parade, engaging cabin displays, wonderful county tours, and appreciation for local history and freedom. Dated Wednesday May 24 1961.
A collection of opinion quips on diplomacy and policy. It lampoons American ambassador rotations, Harvard faculty criticism of Kennedy Cuban policy, lunar ambitions, Hoover era mood, Ben Hibbs retirement, AMA fees, and socialized medicine. It notes seasonal rituals and jokes about Cuban invasion exposing a generation to fiascos.
Eleanor Mitchell of Wycoff School led 8th grade graduates with the highest average in Franklin County, totaling 97.2. A boiler room pump motor was stolen at Rantoul School. Charles Moss and John Moss brought a dandelion blossom to the Herald office for display, noting a 2%4 foot stem. F H Bullock bought the Merton Harris property on North Poplar. Ottawa plans Memorial Day events with a Forest Park program featuring Peter Kaiser reading Lincoln. A Civil War veteran count and national living veterans figures are noted. A quartet will provide music for the observance.
Dear Dr. Mother answers questions about TB transmission and toy safety in hospitals. It explains germs survive briefly outside the body, air tests in TB wards usually negative, and that crafts made by patients pose little risk. a wash and a few hours in sun and fresh air provide reassurance. The column then shifts to car sickness and carbon monoxide, suggesting a possible exhaust leak, and ends with a note about a cholesterol weight loss leaflet.
A devotional prayer invoking Galatians 5 1 for strength to stand in freedom. The text asks Father God to bless the new day and guide decisions through the Holy Spirit so Christ’s glory shines in actions and responses. Amen.
A dense list of TV programs across channels includes Popeye, Wagon Train, Malibu Run, Naked City, The Price Is Right, Perry Como, Hawaiian Eye, The Tonight Show era items, news, weather, and late movies. Notable titles feature The Big Show, Captain Kangaroo, Gunslinger, The Dawn Patrol, Union Depot, and Rachel and the Stranger among varied time slots and channels.
At Geneva the East West conference weighs a French plan to make Laos neutral and unified. The plan would withdraw U S advisers and North Vietnamese Pathet Lao forces, replacing them with French trainers under the 1954 Geneva armistice. This follows discussions on a Laos cease fire and ICC messages.
Santa Monica California AP Actress June Allyson is recovering from her second throat operation within a month. Her physician said the condition was fine after Tuesday's surgery and that it was a polyp. She will be out in a couple of days whenever she wants to leave. Allyson was divorced January 31 from Dick Powell.
Channel nine features Man From Cochise about forgery tied to a salesman. Malibu Run centers on counterfeit plates aboard a sinking boat as underworld owners demand recovery. Other options include Perry Como from Chicago and a late 1944 film The Doughgirls on Channel five.
Williamsburg area social notes list numerous visits and gatherings. Mr and Mrs Richard Logan and family visited his in laws the Howard Beards. Bill Fritts Blazer of Amsterdam Mo visited O P Fritts. L A Green will attend Lyndon graduation with Bill Stout a candidate. Frances Williams returned from Linwood and Olathe. Floyd McCurdy visited Kansas City with Violetta Clark Clarence Bennett and Paul Thonhoff. Dean Scott and W V Horne visited Quenemo. Harold Milliken and Patty hosted guests for O M Milliken’s 19th wedding anniversary. Neal families hosted Arlo Neal Arlo Neal Riverside Illinois and E E Neal Melvern. Arlo Neals travel to California to see son Alan in Navy and a daughter and husband. Kenneth Van Valkenburg Denver weekend with J A Van Valkenburgs. P W Chadbourne Janelle Kansas City called on A F LeChien. W F Linden stayed with Milo Hackettts in Kansas City.
New York AP report on NBC White Paper portrays a decaying rail system with rotting ties and rusting rails. Vignettes contrast glamorous past with today's delays and dissatisfied riders, noting few hopeful signs beyond Chicago and Northwestern's modernization and profit shift.
The Ottawa Herald announces subscription rates for trade area and outside area. Rates include one month 85 cents and one year $7 for trade area. outside area shows one month 1.50 and one year 15 dollars. The paper notes Associated Press rights and local news use.
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