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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1956
Page
2
Ottawa residents have five days left to register for the November 6 general election. The piece notes only about 5 000 eligible voters, urges registration to reach closer to 7,000, and stresses voting as a duty in a democracy. City hall stays open until 10 pm through Friday to help register.
In a past month I rode planes and trains and offer suggestions to rail operators. Emphasizing courtesy, automation, pillows, timetables, splash free coffee cups, free magazines, and better food prices, while praising dome cars and recreation cars and noting air conditioning and smoking policy.
A chaotic mix notes plans for two 6000-passenger liners at $50 fare to Europe and mocked ideas about rearranging the Waldorf Astoria to resemble a voyage. It cites SPCA spoof, Adlai Stevenson pep rallies, Kansas turnpike opening, and baseball rule tweaks amid a collage of opinions.
Dr. George W Crane urges college campuses to form PTA like groups to bridge gaps between parents and faculty for freshmen. He argues 15 rulebreaking coeds highlight immature behavior and that parental involvement, fear of notifying parents, and campus programs can restore discipline.
Eartha Kitt, earning 200 000 to 250 000 dollars a year, recalls earning a dollar in South Carolina 21 years ago when she picked cotton. She kept that dollar as a symbol of hope, bought a mink coat, and now owns a five story East Side home. She longs for privacy, rejects the glamour image, and says she wants to stay independent. She fears people in show business and desires time off to rediscover herself and perhaps marry for intellect rather than money.
Principal R E Gowans lists seniors Ruth Jansen Vivian Billingsley Marguerite Burk Eula Fleming and juniors through ninth grade with many names. Roy Bridwell honored at a surprise party with friends and refreshments. Excavation work for Ottawa's new water and light plant settling basins by contractor Roy Stookey underway.
Radio listings show KMBC and WDAF coverage including Sports WDAF Henry Taylor at 7 30, KTJO FM features with music and hour programs, and various names such as Beatty Morgan Burke Heath Vandercook and Diz transcription style. Schedule notes include evening trends and top of the hour updates with multiple stations listed.
Mrs. Harry D. Rybolt urges Ottawa voters to back a systematic trash program at the November 6 election to avoid creating another blighted dump near homes. She questions relocating the city dump and stresses hygiene over expansion of waste disposal.
The United States produces 169 kinds of honey from 18 states. The origin is traced to clover orange blossom tulip trees alfalfa and hundreds of other plants and blossoms. Attend church next Sunday.
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