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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1955

Page

2

McCamment Named State Highway Traffic Services Director

Editorial lauds Governor Hall's selection of Claude R. McCamment to head highway safety efforts in Kansas. It notes his credentials with the state and AAA, urges strong public and legislative support, and calls for a concrete action plan and new driving policies to reduce the rising highway death toll. It contrasts Danish orderliness with American public readiness for reform.

Fred Hall Kansas Highway Claude R. McCamment McCamment Kansas Highway Safety American Automobile Association

Denmark Through the Density of Rural Roads and Neat Farms

In Denmark the road network stays urban along the countryside with four lane highways and cloverleafs. Verdant rolling landscapes show brick cottages with red tile roofs and U shaped farmsteads. Dairy cattle, beech woods, and neat farms display thrift and order, while villages punctuate the journey toward the German border. The scene blends travel detail with a portrait of Danish thrift and working routines.

Albenraa Denmark Copenhagen Jerseys

Memorial Day observance shifts from public parades to private remembrance

The piece notes Memorial Day no longer centers on Civil War parades and public rites. Fewer organized observances remain as communities and individuals decorate graves in memory of the war dead, with Women’s Relief Corps flowers for Civil War veterans and a general drift toward private remembrance.

Women's Relief Corps WRC Grand Army of the Republic The United States North

Ottawa items from historic notes and local quips

A roundup of past Ottawa news items shows Franklin county wheat outlook praised by county agent R. B. Elling. A resident named W. S. Baxter reported a hen laying two eggs in one day. Other notes mention the yo-yo trend, a Rotary conference nomination for Murray Ross, H L Cartzdamer declining Ottawa city clerk post, Judge G A Byrd seeking re election, a Shambart laundry expansion, Frank Plummer purchasing a French candy shop, and Judge G F Kaiser visiting Wellsville for business.

Working Girl Eye Appeal Harms Office Work

HAL BOYLE argues the attractive working girl disrupts productivity as men ogle her on the job. He cites a typical office scene and estimates 40 million men spend half an hour daily on pageantry, urging employers to require all female workers to remove makeup and wear buns to curb distraction and boost output.

New York Tillie Pi Bate

Christ Was No Quibbler Over Ritual

Dr. George W. Crane argues at the Miami International Disciples of Christ convention that Jesus rejected ritual quibbling over baptism, food, hats, and other minor church forms. He cites Jesus’ criticisms of ritualism and emphasizes the Golden Rule and basic morals as core. The piece urges readers to read the New Testament and avoid manmade church rules.

Kenneth G Crane Disciples of Christ Miami Christian Church Miami Herald Jesus Picayune Mary Martha Lazarus Christ Wer Crane Hopkins Syndicate Melott Ind Hopkins Syndicate Inc

Television Listings For May 28 In Regional Stations

Saturday schedule lists programs across KFEQ TV KGFEQ channels and partners including Western Theatre Teen Tune Parade Bowin with Molon Roller Derby Horace Heldt Ramar Civil Defense Jackie Gleason Weather Sports Corner Hollywood Down You Go Building With God Two for the Money Imogene Coca Ozark Jubilee and more across stations in Kansas City Topeka and St Joseph detailing time blocks, show titles, and guest stars.

Western Theatre Molon Horacve Heldt Civi Jackkie Gleason Corltas Archer Jackie Gleason Hollywood Imogene Coca Mark Sabre Star Theater Joe Palooka George Gobel Stop the Muale Damon Runyon Ray Bolger Wreatling the Whistler Willy Eddie Cantor Sandman Theatre Playhouse Taxan Raasskin Studio Mr. Sweeney Siesta Theatre Pinky Lee Kid Karnival Captain Video Newa Doug Edwards Tony Martin Doug Edwardes Perry Como Burns Burns and Allen Hans Anderson Heart of City Voice of Firestone Godfrey Bill Corum Bride Robert Montgomery PeeWee King TV Readers Digest Studio One Hollywood Playhouse

Uniformed Girls at Work: Comfort Overstyle in Draped Attire

A description advocates a practical uniform for girls featuring flat shoes black stockings black garments and a dark blue middy. It argues the outfit is cool and comfortable though not stylish and predicts a backlash from girls watching on company time may fade as they adapt.

Ottawa Herald Local masthead and rate line fragment

Fragmented OCR shows the Ottawa Herald masthead with editors and staff names and a garbled subscription rate list. The readable items include entries like F. Harris, Don Huls, Snedaker, Shipman, Hoadley, and mentions of subscription by mail for various periods, but most data is incomplete.

F. Harris Don Huls Say Snedaker Don Shipman Howard Hoadley

Radio and TV Listings and Credit Bureau Notice

A mixed listing of Saturday and Monday programming across KMBC WDAF and KNBC with shows from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM including Baseball, News, and Music times, followed by a credit bureau bulletin listing name changes and address moves for numerous individuals and firms. It notes disconnects and removals at various addresses such as 126 S. Cedar and 232 N. Main, with entries including Virgil Bien and Lyle Smith among others.

KMBC WDAF Boston Pops KKMBC Tex Wiliams KNBC Morgan Beatty Henry Taylor Mr. Keen KTJO Godfrey Perry Como Band of America Amos Andy

Axe To Return To K U Post As Dean

Topeka Dr Leonard Axe plans an early return to his university post as dean of the University of Kansas School of Business. Axe has headed the State Department of Administration since its creation by the 1953 Legislature and will resume his university duties full time within a week or ten days.

Topeka University of Kansas, School of Business Leonard Axe State Department of Administration Axe State Department

Briles News Chronicle Dives Into Local Tidbits

Community mourns Ralph Vickers death last Wednesday night. Neighborly visits include Stella Caylor Osawatomie and Clarence Briles family. Bible school opens at New Hope church. Nursing needs surge with 50,000 more needed in US. Ice sheet once covered Indiana and Ohio around 18,000 years ago. A dairy cow drinks 12 to 15 gallons daily.

Ralph Vickers Stella Caylor Osawatomie Briles Clarence Briles G. W. Goulds Karl Johnson Clarence Carpenter Briles Birthday Club John Slaven Johnny Ball Vern Ritchals New Hope Church Floyd Barnett Wesley Stevenson Seaman G. W. Gould Paul Garrett W. C. Briles Nelson James Bosworth Wellsville Harlan Haigh United States Indiana Ohio

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