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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1961
Page
2
Readers state opposition to selling the city owned light plant and condemn claims by supporters of a vote to authorize spending over three quarters of a million dollars. They insist they favor home ownership, orderly improvement, and prudent use of tax dollars for Ottawa.
This That by Joh Shah argues against visiting the Taj Mahal citing moral repugnance toward Shah Jahan. It notes the moonlit view, aggressive guides, and troubling legends of the emperor who built the tomb for Mumtaz Mahal, arguing the site taints by its history of violence and tyranny.
Dr Miner cautions that tobacco harms health with lung cancer risks, noting no form of smoking is risk free. A physician shares that some have quit cigarets but switch to pipe smoking, which also carries cancer risk though lower. Readers are urged to weigh risks, as there is no absolute prohibition. The column also answers a reader about varicose vein surgery, confirming it is safe and not heart-harming, with improved leg blood flow.
Mr and Mrs Jess Rittenhouse of Pomona celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Wind broke a glass window at Crofts Flower Shop, 2118 Main. Charlie Blum Ottawa grocer received a Mississippi River fish shipment with two 38 pound catfish. Ward Martin went to Davenport Ia to prepare 100000 picture postcards. Mr and Mrs J W DeTar returned from Agr Colorado where he visited friends. Dawson and Louis Gilley duck hunted but saw hundreds of ducks flying high.
A brief devotional passage opens with a Christ centered call to deny self and follow. It asks Eternal God to breathe Thy Word on our lips and lay tasks on our minds while lifting souls heavenward through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Channel listings for NBC CBS ABC and local Channel 4-13 show a dense hourly grid of programs. Notable items include Early Show across several channels, Captain Kangaroo, Popeye, Gunsmoke era titles, and multiple news slots with Harold Mack and Don Harrison. The log mixes cartoons, dramas, variety shows, and films with time stamps and channel references.
Thor a 200 pound African lion may remain in Woodrow W Woodhouse basement after Grand Rapids city commission passed a law allowing wild animals with permits. The owner had previously acquired the lion from a zoo and was bitten by Thor when news leaked.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with editor Robert B. Wellington and subscription rates for trade area and outside area. Rates include one month 83 cents, three months 2.66, six months 3.75, one year 7, and outside area 1.50 monthly, 4.25 quarterly, 8.00 semiannual, 15.00 yearly. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and has exclusive rights to local AP news.
The juvenile court exists to protect and reform delinquent children rather than simply convict adults. Confession must be voluntary and counsel can aid or hinder welfare depending on the lawyer’s perspective. The court should prioritize the child’s broader social and moral rights as Roscoe Pound urged, beyond mere due process.
A cluttered TV guide lists channels 9 through 13 with various programs. Highlights include Man From Cochise and Hawaiian Eye on Channel 9, Wagon Train and Perry Como on Channel 4, Alvin on Channel 5, Checkmate on Channel 3, and late movie Reaching For the Sun with Joel McCrea on Channel 5 at 10 45.
HOLLYWOOD AP Pablo Picasso 80 was celebrated by UCLA with a major exhibit titled Bone fete Masieur Picasso. The show includes a recovered Picasso and gems from Hollywood collectors, assembled by Frederick Wight who notes 45 oils 67 watercolors 63 prints and ceramics in the display. Proceeds from sale of signed lithograms at 200 each fund art scholarships with loans from Gary Cooper Vincent Price Billy Wilder George Cukor and others.
New York AP reports ABC television presented Close-Up on automation outlining the spread of machines and computers into pie baking, lemon sorting, pill packing, and animal skinning. It follows workers displaced by tech, with a senator noting jobs rise no matching demand and urging retraining and continued schooling for the young.
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