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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1955
Page
2
Editorial notes that clerical labor for American business vastly exceeds farming for food, arguing automation and electronic bookkeeping may cut the workload. It mocks verbose correspondence and suggests streamlining letters into compact electronic form to reduce office waste and secretaries' burdens.
A collage of brief items reflects public mood and current topics. An eminent west coast coach is mocked after a surprising defeat, armature hunters return home, Armistice Day is Veterans Day, inflation edges forward ahead of elections, and global notes touch Princess Margaret, a neighbor's lawn task, crabgrass subsidies, and Soviet diplomacy.
A reader notes no dogs appear on high school and junior college football fields this year. They contrast with Big Seven games where dogs often cause commotion. The writer also shares cake opinions and a humorous take on TV antenna foil and holiday mail order gadgets.
A mixed clip from historical papers notes events 18 25 50 years back. It cites Halloween vandalism in a New York incident with two girls arrested for tossing an onion at President Roosevelt and burglaries in Rantoul. Obituaries include A D Hostetter and others.
NEW YORK The United States Army will lose a hero next week when Maj. Gen. William F. Dean retires after a 32 year career. A Medal of Honor winner for Korea and a WWII Distinguished Service Cross recipient, Dean led his men from the front and endured three years as a prisoner of war. At 56, he leaves the 6th Army deputy command post with a reputation as “the soldier’s soldier.” His legacy includes inspiring loyalty, a refusal to seek hero worship, and a calm, front-line leadership style that shaped battles from Korea to World War II.
Dr George W Crane offers a home scoring chart for children to rate daily conduct. Ten items assess habits from brushing teeth to church attendance with an officer ranking guiding daily self-improvement. Parents tally scores to reward progress and motivate better behavior.
TV schedule fragment lists KMBC and WDAF programming from 6:00 to 10:00 pm with news, serials, boxing, and variety shows. Entries include local news anchors, a 21st Precinct episode, Fibber McGee and Amos and Andy, a Tennessee Ernie program, and a Serenade on KNBC.
The listing outlines weekend radio programming across stations WDAF KMBC WDAYT and WDAI for Saturday October 29 and Sunday October 30. It includes shows like Grand Ole Opry Jubilee Dixieland Mitch Miller KC Hour and What Do You News with time slots from early morning to night.
Emporia report on Harry Briggs 34 of Massachusetts, College of Emporia admissions director, pursuing a channel attempt. He will swim Lake Kanapolis this weekend as prep, plans a 48 mile Lake Erie crossing next summer, and previously swam the Straits of Bonifacio. Briggs, educated at Boston University and Western Reserve, emphasizes swimming as a hobby and plans a Gulf of California crossing during Marine reserve training on the West Coast.
A district court jury awarded G B Long 78000 in damages in a fatal Feb 24, 1954, crash near the US 36 and 83 intersection involving Lowell Foley and Clarence Musgrave. Long, in a wheelchair, seeks medical care and permanent injury relief from the state and Foley estate. Five people died in the collision including Foley and two Musgrave family members. The defense seeks a new trial with Judge R W Hemphill to rule on Nov 4.
Kansas State College will miss its familiar parade figure Will Sikes of Leonardville. At 97 he is the oldest living male graduate and has ridden a horse at the parade head since its start. Hospitalized, he may ride by car this year. he graduated from K State in 1879.
George Fell of the Corps of Engineers Kansas City district will speak in Paola on Thursday evening November 3 about Hillsdale reservoir, part of the Marais des Cygnes projects. He will answer residents questions. He is brought by the Hillsdale Reservoir Division of the Marais des Cygnes Valley Flood Control Association. Ottawans aided the group’s start.
The Kansas Turnpike, a 160 million project, rose from 9.9 to 18.3 percent complete in 30 days. Despite delays from material stockpiling, Manager Gale Moss maintains the October 1 1956 completion target. Progress shows design 97.1 percent, 231 of 236 miles of right of way acquired, 285 miles of grading under contract, 231 under construction, 252 of 253 bridges under contract with work begun on 242 miles.
Ottawa Herald Evening Except Sunday lists subscription rates for trade area and outside area by mail. Rates cover one month three and six months and one year. The oddly garbled text suggests ad hoc figures and editor names.
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