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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1955
Page
2
The Kansas turnpike is planned to open in October next year at 236 miles with a $3.80 toll for full length travel. The analysis shows saving 26 miles and 95 minutes between Wichita and Kansas City, yielding a net 38 cents after tolls, potentially making the road a strong bargain.
A gag column notes a ranch owner wandering downtown for a bath after painters and redecorators swarm his home. It also toys with jokes about space cadets, Davy Crockett outfits, Colorado fishing costs, disaster scenes, football playerships, parking woes, gender roles, and former President Truman on tour.
A brittle clipping recalls 10 mph city speed limits later raised to 30 mph on most streets with 20 mph in some zones. It notes 5 mph cornering limits, horn rules for approaching crossings, and comments on drivers preferring faster speeds. The piece foresees future nostalgia from 1955 laws.
A recap of past events notes Auld Lang Syne era teachers Elizabeth Gall and Kathryne Upham in Ottawa Public Schools 15 years ago. Rain falls on Franklin County fields. About 300 Methodist ministers and laymen convene. 25 years ago G W Gambrill farm home looted. Rev G C Flannery arrives as Christian church pastor. B P Morlan of Rantoul in town on business. 50 years ago J Z Clark begins laundry building at Second and Walnut. Henry Miller enlists in navy. County Attorney Pleasant returns from Richmond trip.
Walter Reuther of the CIO foresees a 10 hour work week for auto workers and broader society, saying productivity gains and new tech push toward shorter schedules. He notes cultural pursuits may rise as labor shifts redefine daily life, marriage, and politics. The piece mixes humor with serious speculation about a future beyond 2000.
Dr Roy E Hoke of Charlotte analyzes the standard typewriter keyboard and finds the left hand bears 47.7 percent more work than the right. He proposes moving vowels to balance the load, but social inertia keeps the old layout. He likens this to entrenched bad habits from history and warns that manufacturers resist simple customer friendly improvements.
Notice offers a booklet titled New Psychology of Advertising Selling with a stamped return envelope and dime, and mentions sending to Crane in care of The Hopkins Syndicate Melott Ind. The Nile deposits about four inches of new soil per century on its Egyptian flood plain.
Keith Sebelius, Norton lawyer and World War II veteran, won the Kansas American Legion department commander post, defeating John K. Wells of Coffeyville 494 to 422 at the state convention closing election. Cecil Goforth was named vice commander and others named to key posts including Genevieve Sappenfield historian, Charles Dugan chaplain, Martin Kandt and Henry Todd masters at arms.
Dr. John M. Porter, 56, president of the Kansas Medical Society, died in a Concordia hospital yesterday after practicing there 26 years and serving in both world wars. His death marks a loss to local medical community and state society.
The Ottawa Herald Evening Decept Sunday lists staff roles with GB F Harris as editor Don Hula as managing editor Guy Snedaker as business manager Don Shipman as advertising manager and Howard Hoadley as mechanical superintendent.
Porter, a former member of the State Board of Health and longtime secretary of the Kansas Medical Society, had held all society offices. His widow, a son and a daughter survive him.
Harry Francis Mallett III a Wichita State University sophomore aged 19 was shot near Augusta while with two friends. He was struck in the head by a bullet from a .22 rifle he carried. Highway patrol reported the incident as fatal. Safe buy. U S Savings Bonds.
In New York special report, scientists announce a groundbreaking healing substance that reduces hemorrhoids and eases pain without surgery. Case after case shows actual shrinkage while pain is gently relieved, with remarkable outcomes reported by many sufferers.
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