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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1964
Page
1
An editor of a nearby newspaper explains wedding coverage rules. He says wedding photographs and information must be received within a week of the ceremony or be abbreviated. The piece urges women readers to keep calendars up to date and meet deadlines for club news.
A 1964 note reflects on news value fading with delay and asks readers to contribute material of broad interest. It argues editors seek broader relevance as readership widens and encourages public input to produce a better newspaper for all audiences.
A physician describes early diagnostic practice based on simple questions and educated guesswork, likening it to assessing a horse. The narrative notes that his guesses were often correct, with patients recovering or dying in a day or so. Modern successors favor gadgetry in diagnosis.
The narrator recalls a physician adopting a bookkeeping machine that prints coded bills detailing services such as office calls house calls diagnostic surveys surgery and more. The system provides 24 classifications though only 20 are used, leaving room for unusual items and potential hypochondriac referrals.
A dense schedule list covering 4:00 PM through late night with cartoons, news, soap operas, game shows, movies, and live programs. Entries include Peter Potamus, The Rose Bowl Story, The Man Who Talked Too Much, Mickey Mouse Club, Rocky and Friends, News, CBS Reports, Virginian, Shindig, Beverly Hillbillies, Dick Van Dyke, See How They Run, Burke's Law, Danny Kaye, Detective series, and sports previews. Names such as Johnny Carson, Steve Allen, and various brands and show titles appear alongside times and channels.
A mother describes her 26 year old son’s gradual personality change into schizophrenia after military service and hospital treatments. The columnist advises continuing medication, seeking psychiatric follow up, and exploring local day care or outpatient resources to prevent relapse.
Fragmentary text reflects a prayer and biblical citation about church growth and service. It invokes divine blessing and courage for believers to be salt of the earth and to shine for Christ, ending with amen.
Auld Lang Syne items recap Ed Lister closing his 12th year as county fair secretary and Mr and Mrs H L Cartzdamner departing for a California two week vacation. Also announced is the marriage of Jeannette Blythe Flannery to Allan A Graffham.
On this date in 1918 the 307th Regiment rescued the Lost Battalion in the Charlevaux Valley, most of its 651 men killed or wounded. Other items include Burgoyne’s surrender at Saratoga in 1777, Poe’s death in 1849, Havana occupation in 1898, Patton’s resignation in 1945, Elizabeth’s 1951 flight to North America, and later political notes including school integration protests and Bobby Baker’s 1960s resignation.
Virginian Channel 4 6 30 p m The Hero Debonair James Temple arrives at the Shiloh to do a feature on Judge Garth Betsy Shindig Channel 9 7 30 p m Jimmy O Neill hosts the Beatles Channel 4 8 p m See How They Run John Forsythe Senta Berger Jane Wyatt Channel 5 10 15 p m Sore Jowful Jones Bob Hope Lucille Ball William Demarest Channel 5 12 10 The Man Who Talked Too Much George Brent Virginia Bruce
Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade and outside trade areas with monthly, quarterly, semiannual and yearly terms. It notes Associated Press rights and exclusivity for local news and AP dispatches.
HAL BOYLE mocks common sense prompts and social quirks in a humorous column. Observations range from crowd behavior at construction sites to billboard culture, fashion misconceptions, and lies of profession, ending with a cheeky tip about hydration after a martini.
AP writer Bob Thomas portrays Anjanette Comer as Hollywood’s rising star. The Texan actress shares how break preparations and persistence fueled her ascent, noting her distinctive eyes, her name origin, and demand for authenticity in roles from The Loved One to Quick Before It Melts.
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