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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1955
Page
2
The 1955 Kansas Legislature trimmed primary ballots by barring parties with under five percent of the vote from listing candidates in the next election, sparing public funds while preserving splinter group access on general ballots. The piece also urges a higher filing fee for primary contenders who fail to reach five percent, to curb nonviable candidacies and ballot costs.
A playful assortment of quirky observations and social bits. Witty notes on travel costs, newspaper beginnings, a Wichita apprentice turned prankster, teen antics, anonymous charity, Moslem family life, an 85-year-old with bonds hidden in a belt, summer drink trends, and old hot day remedies.
A district roundup covers past anniversaries with items from 15, 25, 50 years ago. Highlights include a new Sinclair station at Second and Hickory with Clarence Keith, Jt. 2, and corn displays, football season ticket drive co-chairs George Lister and Lee Barnett, a Pomona bank robbery suspect arrested in Missouri, haircuts down to 25 cents in Ottawa, P. C. Wilson’s 40 acres of excellent corn, Mrs. Phares Day’s Osan tomie visit, C. C. R. Foster rebuilding a barn after a fire, and John Evans of Peoria returning from western wheat fields.
A column observes how children and college students react to returning to school. Mothers often worry less as kids return to classes, while fathers dread rising expenses. Despite occasional disappointments, the piece notes college days offer some of the happiest moments of life.
HAL BOYLE profiles Hillevi Rombin who, after winning Miss Universe 1955, returns to Sweden with fiancé and parents to decide her path. She plans a Universal contract in Hollywood, studying singing and acting, while continuing gymnastics. She stresses simple Swedish dating customs and values, noting a mink coat is rare and diamonds are earned after motherhood.
The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a $19,014 annual rate increase impacting 1,112 Suburban Telephone Co. customers in Tonganoxie and Basehor. The panel also approved municipal waterworks plans for Hunter and Mulvane, set a Dec. 9 hearing on Rock Island Railroad’s plan to discontinue passenger trains 25 and 26 between Belleville and Goodland, and set No. 18 for a Santa Fe Railway hearing to discontinue motor trains 47 and 48 between Wichita and Englewood.
John A. Cane known as The Dummy spent 18 years at Oklahoma State Penitentiary acting deaf and mute after his wife and three children disappeared in 1934. He confessed to the 1934 murders but remained silent until a 1952 parole hearing. He later spoke briefly and underwent a hospital exam before resuming conversations with inmates. Cane, 61, said his silence was a choice to endure a living hell and avoid danger to others.
The Ottawa Herald lists its masthead with staff roles and advertising management. Subscription rates for in area and outside area vary by duration, showing monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options, though OCR errors obscure some figures.
Television listings show a mixed slate for CBS and local channels including Hayride Three Lives Bilery Queen Star Stage Channel 5 Channel 9 Comiclub Commander 9 Bickok Topper Eddie Fisher News Boxing Boxing Open The Safe Weather Your Home Movie Tomorrow and related segments.
Richmond and nearby towns reported visits and gatherings as residents traveled to meet relatives and friends. Attendees included Meadville’s Storrer, Aurora’s Pickett and Brummel crews, and travelers to Little Rock and Fort Smith. Community events noted include Sunday school schedules, theater outings in Kansas City, and local club meetings.
Local residents and families gathered across Garnett and nearby towns for reunions and weekend visits. Attendees traveled from Wellsville Wichita Oklahoma City Kansas City Lincoln and San Diego to see relatives, attend church events, and tour farms. Highlights include garden showers, farm transactions, and travel updates from residents and visitors amid summer gatherings.
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