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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1955
Page
2
The state highway department awarded two contracts to remove dangerous highway segments near Ottawa. One funds a new bridge and rerouting of highways 59 and 508 at the county line north of Ottawa. The other reroutes US 59 north of Garnett, eliminating a three mile winding stretch.
A collection of quips on topics from school caution to statehood anniversary and banking trends. The column parodies advisers about traffic near schools and jokes about a football game between Oklahoma and Notre Dame. It mocks the pace of modern life and hints at wartime era concerns.
Auld Lang Syne era items include wooden nickels in a First Baptist collection plate. A Baldwin Lions club organized. Rev R K Sutton began duties at First Methodist Church. Indian summer returned to Franklin county. Polio quarantine in effect. W R Farrar won the county corn husking contest. Clarence Oswald placed second. Natural gas hooked to Ottawa mains. T Bird visited Paola on business. Mrs Mary E Phillips travelled to Old Mexico for winter.
Adlai Stevenson urged rigid farm price supports at 90 percent of parity, arguing such a policy would not solve U S farm problems. He warned the system has failed for 30 years, calling for production controls and retirement of acres, with guarantees tied to fixed bushel quotas rather than total crop allocations.
Readers lament modern spelling errors and urge a return to old fashioned spelling bees. The letter columns cite examples of misspellings by officials and students, echoing a wish for better schooling to end a perceived rise in illiteracy. The piece reflects on newspaper editors misspelling habits and stresses the value of memorized word lists and competition to preserve correct spelling skills.
HAL BOYLE profiles Rockwell, a one man crusader who believes most homes own pianos that fall out of tune and stay neglected. He laments parents starting children on poorly tuned instruments and urges proper maintenance, warning the music ear may be harmed if pianos drift out of pitch. Rockwell has tuned thousands of pianos and runs a school to preserve the craft against apathy and replacement.
Lois P., a hearing aid wearer, asks how to cope as hearing declines. Dr Crane argues few people are perfect and lipreading, compliments, and conversation leadership help social appeal. He cautions against pride and encourages use of glasses or hearing aids when needed. He notes lipreading accuracy hinges on initiating dialogue.
A scrambled TV grid lists KTJO and WDAF programs with Classic Corner segments and guest stars. Notable items include Ernie Balacs Gaitrey, Glenn Miller melodies, and Amos and Andy on KMBC. Adjusted times appear with WDAF News and KMBC News blocks across multiple stations.
Fragmentary passage mentions sending for psychological charts via The Hopkins Syndicate, with stamps and envelopes, plus a remark on Savings bonds as an investment, and a Geographic Society reference. Content is inconsistent and fragmented with no clear event.
In a small mountain town a six month course based on Oliver Faust’s system trains pianists to become tuners. Rockwell’s school has produced about 300 graduates and faces a continuing shortage of competent tuners. He warns that tone-deaf musicians play tone-dead instruments.
Local newspaper fragment from Ottawa Kansas listing staff and subscription rates in a truncated ad format. Mentions Hy Snedaker, Baltor-Pauilaher, Jen Huls, Jon Shipman, Toward Hoadiey, and Advertising Manager, with scattered rate figures for trade area mail subscriptions and periods.
Twenty three more vehicles were registered at the county treasurer's office. Local owners include Lena Fredeen with an Olds sedan, W D Bancroft with a Pontiac sedan, Irvin C Hayett with an Olds sedan, Elden A or Florence Lyon with a Ford tudor, Joe J Heffron Jr with a Chevrolet tudor, Galen M Bristow with a Ford pickup, R J or Betty L Barnes with a Plymouth sedan, and others. Wellsville residents adding registrations are Eldon Finch with an International pickup, Alpha J Steen with a Chevrolet sedan, and Clarence Coffman with a Chevrolet sedan.
Washington announces a government push to curb stimulant drug sales to truck drivers with 42 arrest warrants issued across six states. The action was unveiled by Atty. Gen. Brownell and Secretary of Welfare Folsom.
India estimates one million leprosy cases worldwide while the Population Reference Bureau warns about about a billion people lacking sufficient food. In the United States there are around two thousand car laundries, with roughly 1,400 capable of servicing 1,000 cars daily. US farmers use more than 60 percent of the world’s tractors.
Coroner reports a man, his former wife, and their eight year old daughter were found dead in the man’s home from asphyxiation. Chester L. Tipton, 32, Frieda Holloway, 31, and Phyllis Ann Tipton, 8, were discovered after Norma Blake called authorities. A gas heater was burning when police entered. the trio had been dead since Sunday night.
Gov. Fred Hall pledged a four straight-line highway from Atchison to Topeka during the opening of an 11 mile pavement segment from Atchison to Cummings. The road eliminates nine right angle turns on U S Highway 59 and trims the distance between Atchison and Topeka by four miles.
In Salina a municipal bond election approved a $120,000 outlay to build a second fire station by 1,949 to 411. Voters also authorized $300,000 in bonds for a second distribution line to the sewage disposal plant by 2,064 to 306.
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