Topeka panel urges abolishing a state job pot
Editorial notes the Legislative Efficiency and Economy Committee recommends dissolving a broad state job pool led by the state fire marshal with 838 full time inspectors and 112 part timers. Proposals call transferring duties to KBI and moving driver license issuance to county treasurers, raising public convenience but stirring political backlash.
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Topeka
Legislative Efficiency and Economy Committee
KBI
Labor
Reveue
Board of Health
Motor
Ottawa
Growth at Ottawa University Warns of Expansion Needs
Dr. Andrew Martin, president of Ottawa University, told the Rotary Club that enrollment will likely exceed last year’s 440 as students arrive. He warned a housing shortage looms within a decade as federal funding for college housing has been reduced, stressing the need to build now to accommodate future growth. The university’s growth mirrors Ottawa’s expansion.
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Ottawa Rotary Club
Andrew Martin
Ottawa University
University
Martin
Ao. U
Truman
This and That by joch reflects a breezy 1960s view of progress and social quirks
The column critiques missile talk as showy, notes housewives hiring maids, ponders language shifts especially corner and already, jokes about summer fashion and comic strips, and comments on driving manners and a Billy Graham crowd estimate. It ends with a twist on a biblical phrase set in Little Rock.
Davis and Others on Local News From 25 Years Ago
Auld Lang Syne notes recounts Dr. J. B. Davis and wife with a new La Salle, Berry Dillon elected Ottawa University sophomore class president, Mrs. W. C. Harding announces Roosevelt dinner in Topeka, Dr. W. C. Hayhurst dies at 444 Ash. Gov. Woodring opens campaign in Ottawa. J. P. Good recovers umbrella from bank stand. Dick Duschene to Burlington for three parachute jumps. Baker University gets special train car for Baldwin opening. City builds two brick sidewalks on Fifth and Maple terraces.
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Berry Dillon
Kansas City
Ottawa University
W. C. Hayhurst
Harry H. Woodring
Ottawa
Prayer For Today Worship Prayer and Devotion
A devotional prayer invoking Psalm 95 6 and asking God to teach worship this day through prophetic words psalms gospel and epistles, inviting heartfelt worship for Christ sake.
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God
Pipe Smoking Contest Highlights Odd Habits and Berged Advice
A humorous reminiscence on a pipe smoking contest where the longest puff wins on 3.3 grams of barley tobacco, contrasting past records and the varied, often careless, practices of pipe smokers. The piece riffs on matches, lighters, reusing ashes, and debates how pipes should be dried and stored, noting corncob and meerschaum options and the dented teeth issue from constant pipe use.
Ottawa Herald subscription rates and masthead
Daily Ottawa newspaper lists pricing for subscribers within and outside the trade area. Mentions editors Robert B. Wellington and Guy Snedaker and notes publication as daily except Sundays and holidays with post office filing as second class matter.
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Ottawa
Kas
Robert B. Wellington
Eccsesseensseeess
Guy Snedaker
Husband Is Clever About Giving His Wife Advice
Dr George W Crane discusses personalized warnings to curb highway deaths. Ardella Haddock, wife of Dr Sam Haddock of Anderson South Carolina, embodies the idea that tailored cautions prompt safer driving. The piece urges similar household nudges and broader safety measures to reduce crashes and fatalities on American roads.
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Ardella
Sam H. Haddock
Anderson
South Carolina
Atlanta
America
Old Jim Turns 65 and Finds a Busy New Life
Retirement cuts short his office career yet sparks a midlife rebound. Jim, nicknamed Old Jim since youth, finds purpose by caring for his wife Mary, cooking, cleaning, and chatting with park friends. He even wins a checker title at 83, discovering contentment in a self-made routine.
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Mary
Old Jim
Doe Haskins
Jim
Rantoul Area News Highlights Local Visits and School
Mrs Betty Hills and daughters from Mulvane visited two weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs Ray Reddick and other relatives. Rantoul High School enrolls 49 students with 16 freshmen 10 sophomores 15 juniors and 8 seniors. Mr and Mrs Ralph Coler of Somerset spent Sunday with Gale Gilbert. A shower honoring Carolyn Wenthe was hosted at Cole schoolhouse. Mr and Mrs J R Richards traveled to Clay Center to visit relatives as Frances Springer and Kenneth Lennard of Kansas City stayed with Mrs C R Springer. Herbert Huyett and family now reside in Morlan property west of town.
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Betty Hills
Mulvane
Ray Reddick
Rantoul High School
Ralph Coler
Somerset
Gale Gilbert
F. C. Hermesmeyer
Carolyn ‘Wenthe
Cole
J. R. Richards
Harold Richards
Clay Center
Frances Springer
Kenneth Lennard
Kansas City
C. R. Springer
Herbert Huyett
Morlan
Town
Ending at the Library Sparks Love and A Job Search
Mary tells stories at the library and faces dismissal by the board on her last day. Old Jim, 65, plans to leave her and seek work after years managing the house. He resists a life with a woman underfoot, valuing his independence.
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Jim
Mary
Old Jim
Cannot Revise High School Aid Formula
Attorney General John Anderson ruled in Topeka that the igsy budget session cannot revise the state high school aid formula. He said such legislation is general in nature and requires a general legislative session. His opinion was sent to Sen. Laurin W. Jones, chair of the education committee, noting the 1957 directive to study the formula for 1958. He also stated nonresident military personnel stationed in Kansas are tax exempt.
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Topekap
John Anderson
Anderson
Laurin W. Jones
Dodge City
Legislative Council
Tthe Council
Kansas
Oklahoma Livestock Markets Reopening After Quarantine
VINITA Okla six northeastern Oklahoma livestock markets will reopen within a week after voluntary closure due to an anthrax quarantine caused by a leaded disease outbreak in July State veterinarian Dr M N Riemenschneider said Craig County and parts of Mayes and Ottawa counties were quarantined during the outbreak.
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Okla
Oklahoma
M. N. Riemenschneider
Craig County
Mayes
Ottawa Counties
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