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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1958
Page
4
The Ottawa city commission limits on street parking on Locust Walnut and Main aim to widen traffic flow and improve safety. A painter adds yellow no parking zones downtown to boost cross traffic visibility. The piece argues off street parking should rise, ideally free, to balance downtown business needs with road use.
An eastern garden editor urges homeowners to renovate lawns in autumn by removing crabgrass and weeds before reseeding. She warns cheap seed and shortcuts may leave a shoddy, weedy lawn, suggesting careful weed control and new seed, or even painting the lawn green after a harsh winter.
This column mixes light comment and trivia in a long stream featuring jokes on cars morals and hobbies. It notes Dorothy Thompaton’s retirement from column writing after 22 years and mentions local names such as Marilyn Monroe and Willard Wallace while recounting small town anecdotes like a farmer bringing in an egg with shell intact.
Discussion on life insurance eligibility for diabetics, noting age, disease severity, insulin use, and glucose control as factors. Advice to maintain health for better rates, plus weight management guidance, and a note on personal health questions including skin tags and leg cramps with a request for Molner pamphlets.
A devotional prayer urging brethren to present their bodies as living sacrifices and to make daily life a temple to God. The text asks for heartened sinners to seek Thee and for others to accept Thy saving power through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A cluttered bill of TV slots across Channel 4 NBC CBS and ABC listing programs such as You Know Playhouse Western Matinee Detective News Weather Hawkeye Gunsmoke Rifleman and Perry Mason along with sports and various dramatic pieces. The schedule shows multiple time blocks and network notes with scattered program titles and hosts.
The notice lists subscription terms for the Ottawa Herald with rates for local and outside area mail. It shows monthly, three month, six month, and yearly options, along with a brief scribbled reference to post office or mailing arrangements and areas served.
A historical sketch recalls Walter Foss whose faith shaped his friendship with others. The piece notes his humor, librarianship, poetry, and a minister calling him a poetic preacher. It highlights his famous verse The House by the Side of the Road and its enduring reach.
A 51 year old Vatican Catholic priest oversees a six year correspondence course for marriage prep in at least 20 countries. The Ottawa Catholic Center runs tests mailed to centers for marking and courses span 15 lessons in law psychology biology and medicine. About 13 000 couples in Canada have taken the program since it began aiming to encourage couples to discuss problems before marriage.
Faith Lutheran led by Rev. Kurt Judager offers Sunday school at 9 a.m. and worship at 10 a.m. Communion service occurs on the third Sunday each month. Nearby churches include First Baptist at 4th and Hickory with 8:30 a.m. worship and church school. Wesleyan Methodist at 615 Main with morning worship at 10:50 a.m. and youth activities. and Church of Christ at N. Poplar with Bible school at 10 a.m. and evening service.
Sacred Heart Catholic on 4th and Cedar lists Sunday services at 7 and 9 am with weekday hours. Grace Episcopal hosts vestry at 5th, Bethany Chapel Baptist meets on 2nd and Pop, Locust with a Monday evening session. Various churches announce fall events including First Christian Fellowship Night Sept 26 with Back to School theme and multiple Bible classes, services, and meetings at Nazarene, Presbyterian, Free Methodist, Calvary Baptist, Mexican Church and others with times ranging from morning worship to evening services and youth activities.
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