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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1963
Page
2
A reader argues that vote against school bonds reflects a broader national problem. He cites automation displacing 800,000 jobs since 1958, rising costs, and debt, praising Europe aid but warning it hurts America. He compares current trends to 1929 and ends with a personal sign-off.
In a reader Q and A, Dr Molner explains situs inversus where internal organs may be mirrored on the opposite side, notes it is a developmental quirk with few harms, and discusses possible twin or left handed links. Additional letters cover bedwetting remedies, cancer risks from STIs, and milk safety with pasteurization.
A collage of brief items mentions census splits by gender, Yogi Berra to manage the Yankees, the March of Dimes timing, London perjury trial for Christine Keeler, Lord Home's political climb, and a joke about frost delaying lawn care, reflecting social references and humor of the period.
In Ottawa the semi annual geology test results named Wendell Yockey as top boy and Beverly Stucker as top girl. Prof Edgar Kerr and Mrs Kerr traveled to Paola to present a vocal and organ concert at the Presbyterian Church with the choir. Crillys from Gooding Idaho visited Ottawa, staying with Mrs Rawlins. 50 Years Ago Edison talking pictures agent visited Ottawa arranging a return of talking movies. F R Smart from Waterloo dined with his 88 year old mother Mrs Robert Smart, brother of Judge C A Smart. Charles H Martin went to Kansas City for a few days.
A dense list of TV slots for channels NBC ABC CBS and others with show titles and times across a full day and into late night, including news, weather, sports, movies, and classic programs. It mixes program names such as The Fugitive Petticoat Parade Captain Kangaroo and Peter Gunn with approximate times and channel numbers. Continuous, fragmentary OCR text presents a chaotic schedule.
On November 19 across history notable events include Hudson's Bay Co transferring land rights in the Northwest to the British government in 1869, the Jay Treaty in 1794, Lincoln's famous address in 1863, and wartime actions in 1941 and 1944. A 2013 note mentions U.S. espionage inquiries related to Igor Gouzen.
Channel 4 presents Greece the Golden Age at eight with Trevor Howard narrating ancient Greek writing and imagery of statues and sites. At nine Joan Sutherland and Maria Tallchief star in Bell Telephone Hour in color. Also note references to Hammarskjold and Adenauer in the background.
Reverend Homer Ganong announces an 7 p.m. November 24 spiritual event at the Wellsville Baptist Church. Billy Graham’s film Touch of Brass premieres in Wellsville with World Wide Pictures filming in Manchester England and a concurrent musical featurette To God The Glory. The Graham platform team includes Cliff Barrows George Beverly Shea Todd Smith and Don Hustad. A Sing Along segment features Barrows conducting. George Beverly Shea attended a sacred concert with the church on November 10. A committee led by Hugh Cramer to explore wills trusts and memorials for the church is formed with L W Hostetter Dollie Hill Bernhard Fleming. The Miller home near New Hope Baptist Church on K-68 was moved for highway work with a new yard and garden.
Mr and Mrs Maurice Peine were called to Waterloo Iowa on November 11 by the death of Mr Peines brother Curtis Peine. St Johns basketball opened with a practice on Tuesday November 12 with coaches Bill OConnor and Jack Weiderholt. New uniforms have been ordered. Mr and Mrs Steven Lickteig, after a home fire, moved to the former Cecile Moore property in Greeley.
A busy period at Pomona High with grade events and travels noted. The third grade won the traveling trophy while refreshments were organized by sixth and seventh grade mothers. No December meeting. next is January 13. Local visits include Vera Vincent and O W Parks returning from Sugar City to see Rollie Nichols family, and Don Nichols with family traveling from Fort Polk for a three year stay in Germany. Casual school events include Hobo Day on November 15 with costume prizes, a Franklin County Book Fair field trip for forty English students, Ottawa Little Symphony appearance with refreshments hosted by Mrs Louise Welborn, and the fall all school play Let Me Out of Here running November 22 and 23.
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