Veterans of Spanish-American war to be honored in Ottawa
Editorial notes emphasis on honoring veterans of the Spanish-American War at Ottawa’s Veterans Day celebration on November 12. The piece recalls the war’s 58 year-ago fighting and dwindling Ottawa area members of Edmund Boltwood encampment, as the generation recedes like the G.A.R. It calls for their recognized place of honor amidst later wars.
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Ottawa
Teddy Roosevelt
Rouge Riders
10Th
Kansas
Forest Park
Edmund Boltwood
New York City Prepares Amid Pigeon and Puerto Rican Debate
Vintage 1956 column sketches a tense city scene as Puerto Ricans arrive in large numbers, pigeons multiply, and Harlem changes hands while local businesses face picketing. Grace Kelly visits Fifth Avenue with shoppers in a festive pre Christmas mood. Cab drivers split on the mayoral race with one uncertain.
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New York
Harlem
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Grace Kelley
Monaco
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Smart
East Side
Fifth
Madison and
Park Avenues
Tke
This and That Margin Is Gone
A collection of quotable lines on politics and culture hints at shifts this year. References include Nasser, Britain, and treaties, with snatches on cars, sports fans, World Series tickets, Capper, Stevenson, and media skepticism through aphorisms.
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Milwaukee
Ghost House at Hawthorne PTA draws large crowd
A three act play Ghost House presented by Hawthorne PTA members drew a large audience and much applause. Cast included Mrs. Kaiser Mrs. Myers Miss Sowers J W Cookus J W Sutton Basil Kelsey Harley Gover and others. The girls chorus listed several names.
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Hawthorne Pta
Frederick Kaiser
W. O. Myers
Helen Sowers
J. W. Cookus
J. W. Sutton
Basil Kelsey
Harley Gover
W. B. Wilson
Paul Keezer
Alvin Howell
Harry Webster
Homer Rush
Anne Hubbard
Martha Nurman
Sallie Harris
Margaret Louise Stockey
Ella Gleam Smith
Dolly Sillin
Mary Shinn
Pauline Pope
Charlotte Harris
Imogene Richardson
Elnora Markham
Ruth Richardson
Beverly Jewell
Ruth Shelden
Fred Mealman
S. Willow
Ottawa
H. A. Biskie
Manhattan
Extension Workers
Kansas State College
W. O. Wood
Adoption Day for foster children fosters family pride
In a Phoenix Republic column by Dr. George W. Crane, Mrs. John D. Long shares adopting a daughter who taunts a neighbor boy. The doctor endorses celebrating Adoption Day with pink cake and ice cream, calling it "stealing thunder" from taunts and stressing adopted children are often more wanted, and that true kinship is spiritual. He urges parents to adopt when possible and mark the day like anniversaries, offering a 200 point test for good parents.
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Dr. Crane
Cain
Abel
the Hopkins Syndicate, Inc
Woman Holds Down Top Job In Building Guided Missiles
Ruth Harlam, 32, leads a 23-member team of male engineers at American Machine & Foundry in developing launching mechanisms for Talos and Bomarc missiles. Born in Berlin, she studied drafting for early work, speaks four languages, and aims for a PhD in engineering while seeking peaceful uses for tech and a future in teaching.
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Greenwich
Conn
America
Ruth Harlam
Miss Harlam
American Machine & Foundry Co
Harlan
Berlin
Pimlico Schedules Longer Distance Races After Survey
Pimlico plans more thoroughbred races over distances longer than one mile after a survey shows fans wager at least six percent more on longer events.
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Pimlico
Television Listings With Last Minute Changes
Last minute program changes affect full accuracy of listings. CBS 6:00 KMBC-News Sports WDAF-Top of Evening 6:30 KMBC-Show Time WDAF-Morgan Beatty 7:00 KMBC-Ed Morgan WDAF-Dragnet 7:30 KNBC-Jim Burke WDAF-Newa $300 WDAF-Sound KMBC-Vandercook $330 WDAF-Ted Heath KMBC-Orchestra
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KMBC
WDAF
Morgan Beatty
Ed Morgan
KNBC
Jim Burke
Vandercook
Ted Heath
Morgen Beatty
Radio Listings and News Schedule Snippet
Radio schedule notes list 9:00 to 10:00 programs across KMBC WDAF and other stations, mentioning B B Dison, News programs, Morning Beatty, People Are Funny, Ed Morgan, and X Minus 1. Includes election trends and a placeholder TBA entry, with several station-call letters and host names.
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KMBC
B. B. Dilson
WDAF
KDUBC
B. B. Dison
Kmbc—Newa
Ottawa weighs sanitary landfill for city dump
A letter from Roy D Churchill urges Ottawa to adopt the sanitary landfill method as a practical, proven solution. He notes many Kansas towns and neighboring states have successfully implemented landfills, acknowledging initial bugs but promising a clean, progressive disposal system.
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Ottawa
State Department of Sanitation
Kansas
Central West
Iowa
Nebraska
Roy D, Churchill
New Chairman of Menninger Board
Eliot Fitch of Milwaukee is named chairman of the Menninger Foundation Board of Governors. David Neiswanger of Topeka is re-elected chairman of the board of trustees. Dr Karl Menninger of Topeka elected chairman. Trustees vice presidents include Arthur May of Kansas City and Willard King of Chicago. New governors include Alex H Ardrey Emerson Foote Gordon Orout and Clyde Loftis.
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Topeka
Eliot Fitch
Milwaukee
Menninger Foundation
David Neiswanger
Karl Menninger
Arthur May
Kansas City
Willard King
Chicago
Alex H. Ardrey
New York
Emerson Foote
Gordon Orout
Portland
Ore
Clyde Loftis
Si Green Joins Rochester Royals as No 1 Draft Pick
Si Green, former Duquesne standout at six feet two forty-two, plays for the Rochester Royals this season after being selected No 1 in the NBA draft. The former star joined the Royals aiming to boost their lineup this year.
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Si Green
Duquesne
Rochester Royals
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