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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1961
Page
2
The piece questions the value of baccalaureates and commencement exercises. It recalls a past high school graduation with a loud windy speaker and classmate paperwads. It suggests removing both ceremonies would cut costs and lessen hype while preserving tradition.
Brief items from the Ottawa Herald dated Wednesday May 1961 noting local events and notices. Readers are advised to consult the full issue for details and contexts of the short notices.
In a travel column from Rome the author notes how Portuguese women balance laundry hampers and jars of water on their heads, reflecting grace and strength. The piece then shifts to a travel report comparing transatlantic airliners and the rapid shift from propeller planes to jets, highlighting Britannia, Comet, Boeing 720, Convair 880, Caravelle, 707 and DC-8 as key models and the changing aviation era.
A reader asks if humans can live without sleep. Dr Molner says sleep is a genuine need, not a habit, though habits can influence how much we require. Prolonged wakefulness causes disorientation and mental lapse. attempts to stay awake reduce memory and accuracy, raising health risks. Sleep loss is dangerous and not a valid method to stay alert.
Auld Lang Syne 25 Years Ago Billy Bowers attended Camp Takodah in Keene New Hampshire for June and July. Ed and Mrs. Nelson spent Memorial Day visiting friends in Excelsior Springs Missouri. Charles Petty and Mrs. Petty of Olivet marked Memorial Day in Ottawa at the Judd home. Ransom Bennett suffered poison ivy from leaves used in college play decorations. Max Wolf Roy Bell William Wood and Bert Bell frog hunted along the Marais des Cygnes river west of Ottawa. Henry Of Will Chenoweth John Pollock and Elmer Cooper fished west of Ottawa. Chenoweth had success with a large turtle but fell in the water trying to land it.
A devotional prayer asks for guidance and protection for families. It thanks God for a Christian heritage and invites the Lord to enter each household, urging vigilance against evil and seeking companion presence in every family member.
A scrambled listing shows an array of programs across channels including news with Harold Mack and Douglas Edwards, Westerns like Wagon Train, The Big Show, Capitan Kangaroo and Captain Kangaroo in a Whizbang Wonderland, plus sports, cartoons, and movies such as Where Danger Lives and It Could Happen to You. Strong entities include NBC/CBS style blocks, show titles, and notable hosts like Jack Paar and Douglas Edwards.
New York AP report critiques American life as decadent and unfit. It cites a generation of marshmallows, poor military fitness, and a preference for watching sports over participation. Exercise urged as remedy, with misgivings about aging bodies. Edward R Murrow to host Meet the Press interview on NBC.
Hollywood AP. John Wayne speaks on The Alamo success profits and world gross, noting 17 million and strong runs in Japan Scandinavia and England. He recalls critics, producer plans, and intent to work with Ford. praises Jim Garner Brian Keith and aging stars while lamenting modern actor development.
Washington AP reports a controversial tax exemption for donations to the Tractors for Freedom Committee is delayed after Senate House Internal Revenue Taxation scrutiny. IRS Commissioner Mortimer Caplin may grant the exemption if legal conditions are met, with an end-of-week decision expected. The group aims to trade tractors for Cuban invasion prisoners, a plan endorsed by President Kennedy though questioned for legality by Sen. Harry F. Byrd, D Virginia.
Mr and Mrs Carl Sobba welcomed a daughter born May 23 at Anderson County Hospital weighing 7 pounds 1 ounce. The senior class purchased a slide projector with the remaining $75, bearing a bronze plaque gift of class 14961.
Channel 4 schedules Peter Loves Mary at seven, Lock Up at 9:30, and late movie The Mad Genius starring John Barrymore. Local items note subscription pricing and a ransom case involving ten business executives held for an months. Channel 5 Naked City and Famous drama with Dolores Gray and Eddie Albert showcase television programming.
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