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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1956
Page
2
Editorial argues Ottawa suffers from a top-heavy elderly population and too few wage earners to support taxes for schools hospitals and services. A library survey shows 14.1 percent over 65 versus 10.2 percent state average. The piece urges expanding industry and broad civic cooperation to boost the young workforce and relieve elderly burdens.
A Hutchinson city commission faces repeal of a 50 year old ordinance banning aircraft landings within city limits. The action mirrors past bans on horseless carriages and anticipates statewide moves toward restricted landings for specific craft and areas.
The Shangri-La with 80 planes would be a single unit in a larger Strike Force requiring two cruisers and 16 destroyers, plus a supply fleet including a fourth carrier and tankers. The piece notes the shift toward fixed land bases versus mobile carriers, with government mixing both approaches, and warns the Shangri-La will be obsolete in four years as newer carriers, atomic subs, and intercontinental missiles reshape warfare.
The excerpt argues that future carrier missions will resemble the tank more than the idealized Shangri-La, reflecting a shift in military roles and capabilities as technology and warfare realities evolve.
A newspaper critique argues hub caps serve little utilitarian purpose and have become fashionable targets for theft. It mocks youth fascination, notes high resale value, and urges makers to standardize undecorated discs to curb the crime wave while calling for police attention.
Reading slowly returns as many abandon television after a year of usage. People turn to magazines, newspapers, and books while TV ownership still lingers in daily life. Some still listen to radio, but many have stopped tuning in since their sets arrived.
A historical note from Ottawa recalls a panic era where banks suspended currency payments. The First National Bank offered depositors the option to take good endorsed notes paying 12 percent interest in settlement. The move reflected nationwide financial strain, echoing actions by eastern banks and a barter style solution.
Mrs Silas Piersol visited Topeka to see son Guy Piersol. W B Kiler F M Shiras J H Springer and W C Kiler attended an Rantoul bank directors meeting. Rev E B Schucker bought two lots on Hickory street opposite the standpipe. J B Gooding advertised for sale a Brush automobile. Bryce Allison spoke to L C Jones Sunday school about his Mexican border service with the Third Missouri regimental band. Bruce Waring of Kansas City visited his father Newman Waring and sisters Amey and Kate.
Dr George W Crane argues against church monopolies and urges religious freedom. He cites Bible verses Mark 9 38 40 and Acts 9 42 to illustrate that Jesus welcomed diverse clerical voices. A reader recounts harm from a revival leader who threatened eternal damnation over baptism method.
A fragmentary radio listings page shows stations KMBC WDAF and WDAF broadcasts. It lists News Sports Weather and various program titles including Opry Best Bands Kaleidoscope and Election Trends with times around 6 to 10 pm.
655 new polio cases were reported by 47 states last week with Rhode Island silent. Totals show 110 fewer cases than the prior week. officials expect a continuing decline and estimate 1956 totals may be about half of 1955. California led with 74 cases, New York 61, Illinois 58.
The Probate Court of Franklin County Kansas reports notices of appointment of executor Clarence Hooker for William Means deceased. Hearings set for admission of will and issuance of letters testamentary to Basil W. Kelsey as attorney for executor in Ottawa. Creditors heirs and devisees are urged to file demands within nine months from first publication and appear at the hearing on October 22, 1986.
In Ottawa Kansas The Business Side notes a booming furniture market as stores compete on price. Features include 1957 Plymouth Dodge and DeSoto displays at local showrooms and a large Open House by Price Motor Company with free coffee. Also covered are garage space tips, retailer promotions, a city sanitation ordinance and election notices.
City officials in Ottawa Franklin County Kansas move to submit amended Ordinance No 2081 to voters after suspending parts of the original ordinance. The measure, previously amended in 1966, targets sections 6 10 and 12 for revision and requires a citywide election. In retail news department store sales in the 8th Federal Reserve District slid 1 percent year over year with wide regional variance and earlier year-to-date gains. Attend church next Sunday.
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