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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1957
Page
2
Ottawa prepares for the holiday traffic with travelers passing through and stopping for gas, drinks, or rest. Citizens are urged to display courteous behavior at stations, parks, and along the highway to leave a positive impression on visitors who may someday choose Ottawa as a home or business site.
Drought weakened trees and driftwood from Marais de Cygnes floods, plus a tornado’s damage, have created a large stock of dead wood. The debris clogs streams, risks bridges, and could alter small watercourses with future high water, prompting calls for immediate planning.
A vivid vignette of amsterdam along a canal seen from our hotel room. The writer highlights the canal's width, passing bridges, bicycles, tram cars, and a weathered brick church. The scene expands to describe pink and red facades, tree lined banks, a bustling flower market, and the Mint Tower bells, framing amsterdam as a city of quiet, varied canals and relaxed pace.
A collage of town observations includes a shoeshine debate on prizefighter cancer bruises, parking meters clogged by out of town cars, coats in late May, and talk of a four day work week. Musings on iris yards, elm juice on cars, TV re runs, and a note on track meets needing punctual starts.
Auld Lang Syne notes Ray Hartshorn to receive the Purple Heart for wounds in the Meuse Argonne offensive. Nearby, E C Cummings and Rollo Laird fished near LeRoy while Helen Sowers visited Garnett to see sister Mrs Chesbro. J Blickenstaff offered 60 000 tomato plants at 722 Olive. Humphrey repainted his Third and Locust home as Memorial Day flowers ran short and greenhouses reported roses sold out amid rising cotton thread prices.
A collection of humorous quotes from multiple papers. The items poke fun at fate, fashion, advertising, taxes, baseball and current events with light, era style quips. Names of newspapers are cited as the source for each quip.
A devotional prayer recalling Simeon the upright man in Jerusalem awaiting the Consolation of Israel. It thanks God for His Son and asks blessings for believers while praying for others to know His saving power through Jesus. Amen.
The Ottawa Herald lists publication notes with daily except Sundays and holidays, post office entry as second class matter, editor Robert B Wellington and publisher Guy Snedaker. Subscription rates in trade area by mail: one month 85 cents, three months 2 dollars, six months 3.79 dollars, one year 7 dollars. Outside trade area by mail: one month 1 dollar, three months 3 dollars, six months 5 dollars, one year 10 dollars.
Fragmentary scan lists channel numbers CBS NBC ABC and program blocks including sports weather and news segments. Named items include Mickey Mouse and Purple Sage with vague headings, offering incomplete program lineups across channels 533 4 and 9 with no clear events or dates.
A fragmented listing shows radio station schedules for KCMO Newa WDAF KTJO FM and others announcing programs like News Sports Nite Line Amos Andy Musia World Tonight and Bob Sanders Hope and Q Lewis with times ranging from morning to late night May 29 30. The entries reference multiple shows and hosts including Beaty Morgan Sanders and Robt Lewis across stations WDAF KTJO and KOBO with varying program blocks.
The article explains why the Social Security Act is hard to understand with a 92 page old age and disability section. It lists who may be eligible including old age, survivors, and disability payments, and notes eligibility depends on earnings and other standards reviewed by local offices.
Dr George W Crane lauds Willard Wade for proposing an all family summer camp concept near Covington Kentucky. Wade urges YMCA to acquire 100 acres for a Family Camp Site to foster moral tone, self sufficiency, and family bonding through year round recreation supervised by benevolent foundations and churches. Subsequent support from YWCA CYO and others urged to follow.
Mrs Norbert Lanzrath and Fr Kurt Lanzrath of Cincinnati spent the weekend here while Mrs Lawrence Lanzrath stayed in Emporia with Lyle and family. Mrs Lars Peterson suffered a severe heart attack and is listed at Miami County Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jesse Emerson and sons of San Diego are visiting relatives here. Mrs Lena Hall learned her sister Myrtle Britton is very ill in Garnett Hospital. Mrs Jack Sunderland and Robert and Shirley Dassing were in Ottawa Sunday visiting Rita and Charlene. Taney Miller returned home Saturday after X rays and tests in Kansas City. Mrs Fred Salman traveled to Kansas City Saturday for minor surgery at the Missouri Pacific Clinic and will return Saturday for further treatment.
Emil Tacubovski, 50, invaded the Brooklyn apartment of Veronica Parry, 50, and shot her and her 30 year old son John after a dispute over his relationship with the divorced woman. He then killed himself, calling the operator for help, and was found in the bedroom with a chest wound.
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