Editorial urges shopping at home to beat out of town rivals
The McPherson editor notes a new highway to Hutchinson opens competition and warns that retailers must meet out of town rivals to survive. He extends the point to Ottawa, predicting a future where Kansas City competition slices distance, and urges local shoppers to buy locally to sustain business and service. Local merchants should offer good lines, prompt service, and fair prices to keep the wheels turning.
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McPherson
City
Hutchinson
Ottawa
Here
Kansas City
Congress Notes and Oddities From A Busy Era
A reflective column surveys the 85th Congress with civil rights milestones and near misses, predicting a hectic next session. It riffs on politics, culture, and humorous asides about cars, fashion, and per capita income. It notes viral trends, foreign threats, and sharp wit about state department quirks.
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85Th Congress
85Th
Congress
Kansas slogan debate echoes central location theme
Clips from Topeka papers urge a new Kansas slogan highlighting central location, inspired by a vintage line calling Kansas The Novel of the Nation. The Holington Dispatch notes the Kansas industrial development commission has renamed its magazine to Kansas, signaling a focus on present identity.
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Topeka
Kansas
Midway U.S.A
John J. Ingalls
Larned
Kansas Industrial Development Commission
To the Stars
KIDC
Russell News
Dieting Diary Observes Slender Goals And Cholesterol
A humorous diary notes dieting efforts, jokes about suspenders, and new medical terms like cholesterol. The writer observes weight-scales' disagreements, egg sacrifices, and a doctor confirming lower cholesterol, while humorously comparing pants to diet progress.
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Main Street
Ottawa to cut light and power rates by twenty percent
City commissioners announced a roughly 20 percent reduction in Ottawa light and power charges for residents. Mentions of local residents visiting relatives, fishing trips, and a Panama Canal progress wire service note provide context. Ottawa’s new water plant reportedly underperforming with drinking water clarity concerns prompted a factory representative to install a temporary coagulant setup to fix the system.
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Ottawa
Kansas City Power & Light Company
Ize
Prayer For Today Be Not Overcome Of Evil
A devotional prayer urges believers to resist evil and overcome it with good. It invokes Romans 12 21 and asks for strength to live close to Christ and return good for evil through the spirit.
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Christ
Ottawa Herald subscription rates and staff notes
The Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details and pricing. Editor Hubert B. Wellington and Publisher Guy Snedaker are named amid cluttered text. Subscription rates differ by trade area and outside area with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options.
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Ottawa
Kas
Hubert B. Wellington
Guy Snedaker
Dr Crane Endorses Pay For Kids Music Practice
Dr George W Case quotes Dr John H Hanger of Jacksonville about Dr Crane’s Worry Book ideas. He favors paying children for major tasks like music practice and house chores, using immediate rewards to teach work value and responsibility.
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Dr. Crane
George W Case
John H. Hanger
Jacksonville
Florida
Crane
Dr. Hanger
Benson Says Farm Income Is Increasing
Washington Secretary of Agriculture Benson reports farm income has risen for two years and is expected to grow further for six months. He dismisses claims that farmer discontent influenced Wisconsin's Proxmire victory and cites nationwide income gains, with notable increases in Wisconsin dairy and livestock sectors.
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Washington
Benson
William E. Proxmire
Senate
Wisconsin
Proxmire
Walter Kohler
Knits And Rocks For 93 Hours To Win
In Truro Ontario a gray haired lady, Mrs. Ralph Weir aged 52, knitted and rocked for 93 hours and eight minutes to win the world rocking chair championship. She outlasted three men and two women in a contest by the Truro agricultural exhibition. She read newspapers, ate, knitted, wore dark glasses, and saved most five minute breaks for longer pauses.
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Truro
Ont
Ralph Weir
Reason For Red Faces In Harrisonburg Fire Burnout
WW Hose Co No 4 of Harrisonburg fire department returned from a grass fire with embarrassment as their $15,000 fire truck burned after getting stuck in a ravine.
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Harrisonburg
WW —Hose Co. No. 4
al Ravine
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