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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1963
Page
2
Editorial notes deadlines and pressure in newspaper work as Herald prepares to move to a new plant at 106 S. Cedar on Nov 4. The phone number remains CH2-4700 and ducted floor openings were added to the main office to install the system.
The piece describes planning for a Bell supplied intercom system with three circuits, 13 stations and nine signals, and notes a monthly cost $6 lower than current. It also mentions built in bicycle racks at the north carrier room door with slots that may trap leaves heels and ice.
A thoughtful piece argues marriage is essential for generational continuity and societal stability. It explores matrimony as a duty balancing family continuation with financial responsibilities.
An essay on dancing as a social force, noting how romance and marriage are strained by changing dance trends from gavotte to cha cha cha. It laments aging dancers, the waning male enthusiasm, and the matriarchal shift on the floor, where even leaders of industry find themselves edge-walking with tense smiles as partners glide by.
Auld Lang Syne Lois Billett of Princeton was elected Homecoming Queen at Ottawa University. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Ronald Barber of Pomona. Substantial rains in Franklin County improved the duck hunting. Trouble with the heating plant at the court house caused water from the boiler to go into the pipes and several offices in the building were flooded. Gregory Allen returned from visiting relatives in Indiana. Former Senator Charles Curtis was in Ottawa on business connected with the Rantoul oil fields.
A devotional note citing Proverbs 29 18 includes a prayer asking God to grant vision amid weakness and to use life in love and service through Jesus Christ Amen.
Fred Plymell, 62, of Haven Kansas, seeks to relocate to Australia with his wife and infant daughter citing government red tape and population growth. He plans to sell a 960 acre Colorado ranch to fund a cattle operation on 6700 acres leased from the Australian government, believing land and open space await.
A billy goat delighted Pomona School pupils by butting custodian Elmer Rhyne scuffling with sixth grade teacher George Shank and chewing the rope used by Sheriff’s Deputy Dick Williams. Principal Jo Shaeffer then assigns extra composition for all students titled The Billy Goat Who Came to School. The Herald offers a weekly five dollar tip prize for reader tips.
Three Meiners brothers from Leavenworth invest earnings from paper routes in Martin Marietta and Missouri Public Service. Jim 15, David 13, John 11 keep careful records, track dividends and stock prices, and hold Social Security numbers. They may use profits for college with no fixed plans beyond futures in priesthood dentistry and medicine.
Independence Kansas AP reports a one day conference for businessmen across four states produced over 100 tentative agreements. More than 300 people from southeast Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Arkansas met with government agency representatives. Speakers urged understanding of contract opportunities how to bid and which items are sought. The Army Mobility Command exhibit highlighted procurement needs for land and air vehicles.
Atty. Gen. William Ferguson ruled Kansas retains law enforcement jurisdiction over federally owned lands adjoining federal reservoirs. The decision answers questions from the Highway Patrol about duties inside state parks on land owned and leased by the federal government. Ferguson noted federal acceptance of jurisdiction is required, which the records show has not occurred.
Ottawa Herald page shows publication details and subscription pricing for within trade area and outside, listing monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual rates. Editor and publisher are named, with Associated Press affiliation noted.
Reader questions cover emotional illness vs mental illness and inheritance of emotional strength. Dr Motner notes emotional illness stems from stress and upbringing rather than brainpower, cites heredity as a factor but not determinative, and discusses stress response biology as ongoing research. Also answers queries on reusing coffee grounds tea leaves caffein extraction and nutritional value of artificial sweeteners.
The Air Force announced the nineteenth successful Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile launch. A Strategic Air Command crew from Malmstrom Air Force Base Montana fired the operational missile down the Pacific missile range from Vandenberg Air Force Base California on Thursday.
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