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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1955
Page
2
The Ottawa Herald condemns Halloween vandalism after $300 damage to 47 city parking meters. It urges youths to unite and restore self policing, warning city officials may enforce curfew if such acts recur, while stressing the majority of young people are law abiding.
A vignette on evening life along Main Street shows two men betting a pinball game in a bar, couples in cars and storefront windows, a sailor with his partner, and pedestrians near a motorist near miss. It recalls bygone street rituals and contrasts with modern urban tempo.
The essay praises New York City’s sparse trees along avenues and compares urban greenery to rural shade. It notes trees lining Main Street, shelter belts before St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and plan tings on Park Avenue. It envisions a future with more curbside greenery, easing the concrete canyons for New Yorkers and dogs alike.
A survey recalls a 15 year old straw poll in Ottawa with Willkie leading. Mrs. J. R. Ponton marked her 88th birthday. Today’s temperature reached 90 degrees. Franklin county youths chased prairie chickens 25 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Nichols and daughter Oneta visited Kansas City. Winter’s early approach boosted demand for heavy clothing and blankets per Welfare. John Durst began tin roofing at Ottawa Mills 50 years ago. Mrs. J. N. Bell of Wellsville wintered here. At William Turner sale near Centropolis a jack sold for 490 dollars.
HAL Boyle answers reader questions about writing a newspaper column with humor. The piece reflects on ideas, training, memory, and the quirks of columnists, including jests about yachts and typewriter keys, plus a note on a classic 1931 Yale Dartmouth football game and a statistic on child fatalities in the U S.
Dr George W Crane argues success hinges on social harmony and personality. He cites psychologists like Menninger and Edgerton, noting many fired workers fail due to poor interpersonal skills. He promotes applied psychology, offers tests for employers, and urges compliments to win friends.
Program grid shows a jumble of station names and shows listed with times such as 8:00 and 9:20, including WDAF KMBC WDAV KAMBC WDAR and KMBC newscasts. The fragment references Dateline Europa Weather and various local programs like Pan Club and Fan Club with vague scheduling for Saturday Oct 24.
San Francisco Joseph James Ostergren, 28, a Navy veteran who confessed two robberies in which he took $200, was placed on probation for three years. Doctors say he suffers from an incurable cancer near his heart. He said he turned to robbery to pay for medical treatment.
Published text appears to be a fragmented newspaper notice listing editor publishers and advertising staff, plus subscription rates, locations and mail options. The readable parts indicate Ottawa Kansas, post office entry, and various pricing lines for mail subscriptions both in town and outside area.
New Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kansas named at the Odd Fellows annual convention in Ottawa. Floyd Brown moved up to deputy grand master. Clarence J. Hart elected grand warden. Harland Dillie renamed grand treasurer. R. A. Burns named grand secretary. McPherson chosen for 1956 convention. Rebekah Lodge leaders Juanita Needham and Geraldine Hillig with Agnes Eaton and Avilla A Parker in senior roles. A turkey season note mentions turkeys drinking 60 to 70 tons of water.
The widow of oil field worker Harold Brill collected $1,000 from an insurance policy in which only 30 cents premium had been paid. Brill, 43, died after a nitroglycerin explosion near Wilson, Oklahoma, two weeks after taking out the policy. The insurer refunded the final payment, as the first two covered the policy term.
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