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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1960
Page
2
A reader column on page four of the Ottawa Herald dated Wednesday October 26 1960 presents community anecdotes opinions and local observations. The piece reflects the era’s small town concerns and reader voices within the newspaper’s regional section.
The United Nations marks 15 years amid fiscal strains and disputes over disarmament and Congo. Red bloc nonpayment, calls to fire the secretary, and questions about its maturity loom as the era’s critical period. Meanwhile, local pressure to register voters rises, raising questions about civic responsibility and participation.
The author sings of the Champs Elysees as a grand, geometric boulevard beloved by Parisians but laments its drift into a tourist corridor. Postwar storefronts, garish electric signs, and buses crowd the avenue with foreign plates and commerce, transforming it into a modern spectacle while Parisians reserve ownership for themselves.
Dr Molner describes the Pap test as a cancer detection method and explains how negative results indicate non cancerous ulcers or erosion of the cervix while positive results require biopsy and possibly radiotherapy or surgery. It notes possible test errors and the protocol following suspicious findings. Other letters discuss a sty in the eye and movable kidney surgery outcomes.
A dense OCR listing of TV slots, films, news, cartoons, and shows across hours, channels, and titles. It names programs like Popeye, Highway Patrol, Wagon Train, Perry Como, Naked City, The Price is Right, and News with Harold Mack, among many others, reflecting a crowded schedule with times and sequence for multiple stations.
Twenty five years ago Edward Wheeler recovered from an illness and returned to his studies at the Western Dental College in Kansas City. Ottawa police started a drive against defective headlights. Barber W C Woodburn was ill at his home 613 Poplar. Fifty years ago the Wholesale Grocery received a carload of syrup over the Santa Fe. Bert Capen, former Owl Restaurant operator, moved to Lawrence. A picture of Worth Alderman, Ottawa University football tackle, appeared in the Kansas City Star.
A devotional fragment reflecting on supporting the weak and the blessedness of giving. It references the widow's two mites and a lad's loaves and fishes, concluding with a prayer to Heavenly Father in Jesus' name.
New York AP NBC teleplay on Harper's Ferry 1859 tries ambitious reconstruction of John Brown's raid. Despite vivid acting and location filming, editing confusion and long battle scenes hinder drama, though flashes of sharp writing and strong performances keep it engaging.
WICHITA IAP The Kansas Turnpike enters its fifth year and may soon pay its own way. General manager Gale Moss projects September revenues will cover about 99 percent of operating and interest costs, the best September yet. The system posted deficits of 1.5 million in 1958 and 800 thousand in 1959, with a projected 400 thousand red ink in 1960. Traffic rose 32 percent in 1958 and 13.8 percent in 1959, with 5.9 percent gain so far this year. Commercial traffic has more than doubled since 1937. The turnpike set a safety record by three months without a fatal accident but three people were killed in October.
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details and subscription rates for trade area by mail. Rates include one month 85 cents, three months 2 dollars, six months 3.75, one year 7 dollars, with outside trade area 1.50 per month, 4.25 for three months, 3.00 for six months, and 15 dollars for one year plus 24 cents Kansas sales tax.
Channel 9 offers a student focused special and a top variety show. A sheriff keeps troublemakers away in Man From Cochise. F238 channels feature a jade statue tale and Wanted Dead or Alive crossover with Josh Randall.
At the fourth annual festival beside the Golden Gate, notable guests include Jane Powell and Andy Williams while Run Run Shaw markets Southeast Asian cinema. Fellini’s Rome clashes with the Italian entry amid last minute pulls. Mary Pickford hosts and urges film as ambassador for peace. Festival scenes mix art and commerce as audiences and critics debate the medium’s future.
Time magazine predicts Sen John F Kennedy will carry New York State by about 230000 votes based on Oct 31 soundings by correspondent John L Steelc. The estimate reflects magazine analysis of voter preferences ahead of the election.
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