12 Oct 1964
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1964
Page
1
The editorial ponders why most residents cannot name Ellsworth’s Democratic challenger. It notes the opponent has barely campaigned in the county, with only one Ottawa visit since announcing candidacy, and suggests population factors explain neglect. It questions reader attention to a weakly promoted race.
In a Republican leaning district Ellsworth is seen as a strong incumbent and his Democratic opponent must win Johnson County to offset losses in Franklin Anderson and Miami. Wyandotte could decide the outcome, leaving the challenger pondering his next move and identity.
Dreary research narrows to non-lab topics until Creative Research Associates expands scope asking questions that matter to many beyond sales managers. The firm aims to survey opinions on standard equipment and presidential voting choices, signaling a shift from routine inquiries.
A long-read essay cites a 5 percent courtesy rate among Las Vegas employees serving tourists, praising some venues while lampooning others. It parades historical anecdotes from Fred Harvey hotels to Bunny Clubs and a Kansas City buff waitress era, ending with a mock law about attire and civility.
Dr. Joseph G explains that no vaccine prevents all colds and penicillin won t cure viral infections. He praises flu vaccine as the substantial shot, noting it prevents many illnesses and typically works 60 to 80 percent. Take vaccines in early to mid fall, two weeks to booster if needed, with emphasis on high risk groups and prior immunity considerations.
Phillip Smith, county pioneer, reports brisk honey sales. Ralph G. Burk wins tent supplying contract for National corn husking contest in Lawrence on November 1 2 and 3. Mr and Mrs Gardner Walker Jr welcome daughter born October 11. A Co H Trask horse and buggy stolen from church hitch rack during service. L P Gentry notes a letter from Topeka state Democratic committee chair about William Jennings Bryan stopping for 30 minutes en route to Kansas City.
A dense listing of TV schedule items across day and night. It lists programs and times from News to Talk shows, comedies, dramas, movies, and sports, featuring many long-running series and specials such as Andy Griffith, The Price Is Right, Jeopardy, and Summer Olympics coverage. The entry reads like a diary of the era’s TV lineup with multiple channels and repeated titles.
On this date Gen Robert E. Lee died in 1870 and Edith Cavell was executed in 1915. Other notes mark Yugoslavia’s king Peter II in 1934, Cape Esperance victory in 1942, Dostler’s death sentence in 1945, West Germany armament in 1954, Lopez Mateos at OAS in 1959, and Russian troops ending a Berlin convoy blockade in 1963.
TV highlights list schedules across channels with show names and times. Notable entries include Karen surfing a date with Hoot Dubbins, I’ve Got A Secret on Channel 5-13, No Time For Sergeants on Channel 9, Andy Williams with Liberace and Jobim on Channel 4, Alfred Hitchcock on Channel 4, Change of Address on Channel 5, The Fuller Brush Girl on Channel 13, The Locket on Channel 5, and Dr Kilnder's Strange Case on Channel 13 with Lew Ayres.
Shirley Temple, once the era’s top child star, may return to a weekly TV series. At 35, she talks of acting again, with ABC and 20th Century Fox in talks after her 1970s TV show, while she remains active in educational TV and charity work in San Francisco.
Ottawa Herald published daily except Sunday and holidays in Ottawa Kansas under Robert B Wellington Editor and Publisher Subscriptions by mail in trade area one month one dollar three months three dollars six months five dollars one year nine dollars Outside trade area rates are higher by mail one month one dollar fifty three months four dollars twenty five six months eight dollars one year fifteen dollars The paper is a member of the Associated Press with exclusive local news and AP dispatch rights.
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