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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1958
Page
2
An editorial reader objects to criticism of rural schools and defends one-room classrooms. The letter emphasizes how rural teachers foster curiosity, appreciation for nature, and social values, arguing consolidation and equipment are not cures for all problems and that rural schools produce well-rounded students despite acknowledged imperfections.
A reader asks about a 3 year old with funnel chest and whether surgery is urgent or optional. The doctor notes chest depression can crowd the heart and spine curvature may worsen. mental impact is possible but not guaranteed. Best age for operation is 4 to 6 years to reduce psychological harm and improve outcome, with exceptions for older ages if necessary.
The article portrays Antonio de Oliveira Salazar as a benevolent despot who brought order literacy and stable currency to Portugal while curtailing press freedom and personal liberties. It notes his unlikely democratic veneer and hints at succession issues as he nears 70, with the army likely to determine the future.
A devotional prayer asks for guidance to discern doctrine and finds inspiration in scripture. It thanks Thee for the Word and seeks strength to live by its light and spread its message through Christ.
Auld Lang Syne Vertloe Witkon at 128 N Cedar travels to Kansas City to attend barber college. Two photos of Lewis Durant a Choctaw Yachitin who led Oliwa University senior class last spring appear in the Kansas City Sunday Star, one with graduation cap and another in eagle feather head dress. Charles Poterann at 15th and Cedar reports a rough row with a garden figure marked 8. Meideger hauls lumber for farm improvements six miles northeast of Ottawa. Joh Barnett and Scott Moherman visit Wellsville for shopping. Neal McIntire son of O W McIntire of Ransomville recovers from typhoid fever.
A sprawling TV schedule lists programs on Channel 4 NBC Channel 518 CBS Channel 9 ABC 6100s with a mix of news sports and entertainment. Notables include Playhouse 90 News at Nine Sports and Tonight shows featuring names like Pat Boone Jeff Drum and Derrinper with various time slots and lineup shifts across the afternoon and evening.
An estimated 61 percent of the planned 1959 Kansas wheat crop has been planted, about 6 percent below last year at this time. Seeding nears completion in the western third, advances in central counties, and begins in the eastern third. Moisture is high in sorghum regions, with drying still needed for storage. ripening of sorghums has slowed due to cool weather, about 96 percent now ready.
Charles Roquemore, state NAACP president, said a Sunday NAACP meeting will feature Clyde Reed Jr. and discuss civil rights with the Republican candidate for governor. Roquemore noted widespread Negro disappointment with current and past state administrations over civil rights concerns.
Capt Ronald Olsen commands the fireboat John ID. McKean engine 57 in New York Harbor greeting VIPs with water cannons. He matches gushes to status, from Churchill to the Nautilus, with decisions coordinated by the fire commissioner and sometimes the State Department.
AP reports that Jeromae Namias of the U S Weather Bureau announced a major shift in forecasting. He said advances in data collection and artificial satellites will extend forecasts from five days to months ahead with specific rain timing and amounts for Kansas. The system aims to improve long range predictions for disasters and daily weather planning.
Kansas City Star reports a Defense Department contract of 5,199,646 dollars to Hercules Powder Co. to maintain the Sunflower Ordnance plant near De Soto Kansas on standby production status. The agreement covers continued maintenance rather than active production, ensuring rapid reactivation in a national emergency.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription terms for the trade area and outside mail, with monthly, quarterly, semi annual, and yearly rates. Editor Guy Byedaker and Wellington are noted, along with post office registration and printing details.
Washington AP reports the Federal Crop Insurance Corp says Kansas losses this year will be the lightest in 20 years. Indemnities are expected near 260000 dollars, far below 2430000 paid on over 7000 claims in 1987, as generally good crops prevail across Kansas.
Washington AP Continental Can Co of Coffeyville Kansas becomes a major sub contractor in a 134 million dollar Nike Zeus contract. The agreement places the Coffeyville firm among key suppliers in the large defense project.
The Army announced Western Electric Co. is the prime contractor for the anti missile system, awarded yesterday.
GREAT BEND AP About 200 persons will be employed at the Marlette Coach Co plant expected to begin operation after January 1. The firm which makes house trailers announced yesterday it would set up its new midwest plant in Great Bend.
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