Santa Fe plans to discontinue 15 passenger trains
The editorial warns that the Santa Fe railroad will end 15 passenger trains this week, four through Ottawa, hurting passenger service and causing job losses. It notes fewer ticket clerks, closed stations, and broader economic impact across 18 states, with union objections unlikely to stop the move and moving post office cars being withdrawn at a cost of about 35 million dollars annually.
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Santa Fe Railroad
Ottawa
Chambers of Commerce
Dixie
Post Office Department
Santa Fe
Train Pain revenue and subsidies
The government has subsidized passenger service as railroads lose business to highways and air travel. Unions have made labor costly, leaving carriers with little choice to stay solvent. The post office is not obliged to subsidize railroads, and passenger trains will fade except for commuters, while railroads focus on freight.
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Post Office
Christmas Spirit Reaches D W Early In June
The d. w. shows festive hustle as Christmas shopping was completed far ahead of time. Her Yuletide mood, sparked during a June trip to Switzerland, suggests an unusually early holiday prep season.
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D.w
Switzerland
Christmas Gift Wrapping Craft Sets the Family Pacing
A narrator observes a relative deeply engaged in an elaborate Christmas gift project. She pre plans, wraps, catalogs, and inscribes cards, working from early in the season to avoid last minute shortages while managing many birthdays and a growing gift stash that worries whether there will be enough festive spirit left by Christmas.
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Santa Claus
D.w
Hangnails and Soap Detergents Cause Dry Fingers
Dear Dr Molner explains hangnails arise from dryness and irritation, including detergents, soaps, chemicals, gritty materials, garden work, and poor manicure. Advice: avoid the irritant and cut loose skin with proper scissors. The column also answers reader questions on ringing ears, motion sickness in a child, an umbilical hernia and omentum, and hepatitis patients drinking cocktails.
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R. G
Is Johnson Losing Political Control Analysis
James Marlow analyzes President Johnson's sudden news conference and rising congressional delays, arguing he may no longer command Congress. The piece notes budget fights, proposed tax boosts, and Johnson’s waning TV appeal amid Vietnam war pressures and sharper criticism.
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James Marlow
Washington
Johnson
White House
Congress
OHS Band Prepares Tijuana Brass Set For Tonight
Ottawa High School band rehearses a halftime show at the Ottawa-Rosedale game with a Tijuana Brass Special and related numbers. Eighty-member concert band with about 20 new uniforms, while football band is smaller due to players also in football or cheer. Band director Loren Matthews calls this the biggest band in years. EKL Leadership conference dinner replaces the Stuco Exchange program next Tuesday.
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Jackie Weber
Ottawa High School
Loren Matthews
OHS
Ottawa High School arts groups showcase talent and activities
The Ottawa High School reported 1966 67 AlleAmerica ratings for the Ottawa Record and first semester achievement. Soprano altos tenors and basses are named for the Campbell performance group with Janet Anderson Cathy Brockus Linda Craycraft Barbie Hull Kathy Sheldon Karen McKenzie Marty Hill and others. Kayette officers Meredith Mavity Martha Coffman Barbie Hull Sara Wollen. The Cytones mixed vocal ensemble formed under John W. Jones with tryouts. The 1966 67 schedule includes local news and TV programming highlights and a Kayettes white elephant sale netting 46.47 from Sept 31. Principal W P Shepard notes cooperation among league schools.
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Janet Anderson
Cathy Brockus
Linda Craycraft
Barbie Hull
Kathy Sheldon
Karen McKenzie
Marty Hill
Jane Robertson
Kathy Showalter
Brenda Whitacre
Jackie Weber
Ken Presley
Ted Queen
David Geiss
Jerry Stark
Dave Thompson
Phil Gibson
Ted Hoppe
Ronnie Matthews
Terry Shoemaker
Brent Fogle
Doug Underwood
Jewel Scott
Kayettes
Kayette
Meredith Mavity
Martha Coffman
Sara Wollen
Television Log of a Day’s Lineup and Schedule
A dense list of TV and film air times featuring numerous programs. It catalogs shows like Captain Kangaroo Casper Space Ghost plus sports and movie titles with matching channels or blocks across the day, including Nat entertainment and college football features.
Resignations at Ottawa University and Kansas City High School
Twenty five years ago Miss Jane Joyce, physical education instructor at Ottawa University, resigned to accept a similar post at Southwest High School in Kansas City, Missouri. Fifty years ago Grover Sturgis bought out John Guy in the Guy and Beach coal and dray business.
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Jane Joyce
Ottawa University
Southwest High School
Kansas City
Grover Sturgis
John Guy
Guy and Beach Coal and Dray
Prayer for Unity and Love Between Jews and Greeks
A devotional prayer cites Romans 10 12 about equality before God and asks for divine guidance to view all as instruments of unity. It asks for love to ease tensions and increase happiness and security, in Jesus name.
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Heavenly Father
Jesus
Local News Rates and Press Association Note
Published daily except Sunday and Holidays in Ottawa Kansas editor Robert B Wellington outlines subscription prices for trade area and outside trade area including monthly quarterly half yearly and yearly rates. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and entitled to local news and AP dispatches.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Association Press
The
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