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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1994
Page
3
The editorial urges Franklin County residents to register by October 24 to vote on liquor by the drink and notes that only about half of eligible voters participate in general elections. It explains jury duty from driver license lists and encourages registration, highlighting senior optional service for those 70 and older.
A San Francisco style menu from Delmonico's circa 1890s lists eight breakfast items including broiled bear steak, truffled pig's feet, turkey wings with turnip, baked green turtles, a rum omelet, codfish tongues, and other curiosities. The list reflects period dining curiosities and culinary fashion.
A reader asserts Central Heights outplayed Osage City 135 to 21 in the first round district game, calls for repainting Main Street lines for safety, and warns of local gang issues mirroring nearby Parsons. The letter also promotes the radio program For the People on 1250 AM with call-in details.
Letters to the editor are welcomed and should include the writer’s signature and address. Unsigned letters will not be published. A telephone number should be provided to expedite verification.
Germany declares all able-bodied males aged 16 to 60 liable for home front defense. Red Army advances through the Carpathians into Czechoslovakia as German forces push north from Greece and southern Yugoslavia. Greece’s government in exile returns to Athens amid Soviet advances.
A sprawling reflective piece critiques modern pro sports pay and incentives amid soggy Soldier Field conditions. It contrasts bleak earnings for a .240 hitter with lavish pay for hard hits, laments gridiron field conditions, and shares a humorous yet pointed anecdote about a chicken bone incident in a multicultural park setting.
Letter from KEITH C SHUMWAY endorses John Carlin for Kansas Second Congressional District. He cites Carlin’s farming background, dairy operation growth, legislative earnings, and postrecession leadership. He criticizes Brownback’s wealth, lack of real jobs, and claims of credit for others’ programs while urging Kansans to support Carlin.
Sacred Heart School third graders toured farmer Russell Sylvester’s operation in Franklin County. The event, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce Agri-Business Committee, featured nine agricultural activities led by Williamsburg FFA Central Heights FFA and Pomona FHA students.
Ottawa Times reports library officials and City Manager Scott Lambers favor keeping the library at its current site or relocating within the existing middle school. Critics question funding and feasibility of remodeling the middle school for library use, suggesting projects are not fully planned before tax money is spent.
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