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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1957
Page
2
Butler County officials plan stricter road and liquor rule enforcement targeting youths with restricted licenses and sellers to under 18. Prosecutions for youths will be vigorous and parents may face complaints. Authorities want newspapers and radio to publish offenders by name and may institute a curfew if needed, arguing public shaming may deter juvenile lawbreaking.
Northeast Oklahoma and southeast Kansas livestock auctions resume after closures since July 26 due to anthrax. Farmers officials and federal authorities acted quickly to curb spread by halting livestock movement and establishing checkpoints, earning praise for rapid, cooperative efforts and projected savings.
A collage of social, economic, and cultural jabs on health shortages politics sports and commerce. It notes Asiatic flu shot triage, the value placed on professions, bankers and billiards, baseball usage debates, a white Christmas songwriter, June federal civilian payroll topping 2 367 777 with over 11 billion, Havana bombs rattling nerves, discount 1957 car models, dealer pricing puzzles, and college students with carriages and promissory notes.
A column discusses common superstitions from England to Arkansas and Missouri, noting ladders, black cats, cracks in sidewalks, and Friday the 13th fears. The piece questions the persistence of beliefs and jokes about a 1958 campaign to abolish them, ending with a self aware admission of personal adherence.
A devotional prayer asks God to remove hindrances to worship and to fill hearts with adoration for mercy and goodness. It honors the kingdom power and glory of God and invokes Jesus Christ as Lord.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area. Rates show by mail options including one month two nine etc and three six and twelve month terms with varying prices. The notice provides editor and publisher names and postal operation details for the Ottawa Kansas paper.
A fragment from a historic Ottawa page notes a 25 year old fire damaging the E N Heinlein Grocery at 6225 Cherry. Other items include Ottawa public school enrollment at 2229 after term start and local chatter from multiple papers.
A dense timetable outlines programs across Channel 4 NBC CBS and ABC with shows like It's A Hit True Story and Captain Galia. The page lists morning to late night slots including news weather and sports plus a long resident directory of people moving addresses and contact details.
Radio listing shows at 8:15 Easy Melodies, 8:50 The Christophers, with news and weather segments. Nile News and Weather follow, then a 0:35 segment titled Remember.
Dr George W Crane argues for efficient school facility use via a two shift system. He notes early start times and 1 pm second shift to double capacity, with buses ensuring safe return home. He warns rising education costs and expanding college enrollments demand planning within 15 years.
Multiple real estate transfers recorded in Wellsville and surrounding areas show Sheriff Jay Brown and others selling or conveying lots and tracts. Entries include Wellsville Blk 6, Richmond Blk 17, BST Add lots, and several sections within Sec. 16-19. Names include Jessie O. Rhoads, Vic tor Hughes, and Carrie A. Davis among others.
KOFO lists a dense program grid with church services, sports roundups, music blocks, weather, and news segments. Notable items include First Baptist service, Centrapolis Baptist segments, KU Band Camp, Tops in Popa, Tops in Foot, and Outdoor Sports, with times ranging from morning to evening.
A historic meditation notes education began with limited funds and local effort. It urges voters to expand public education through fiscal prudence and community action, highlighting Colonial teaching traditions and modern PTA involvement. It warns of possible further shifts to educate older students by 2000.
A BIS Cottage naming idea tied to governors was rejected by a committee. The plan proposed calling the cottage Dackling Hall to honor Gov. Fred Hall and Gov. George Docking, but the panel chose that cottages be named after Indian tribes instead. The specific tribal name remains undetermined.
A local removals list records individuals moving from various addresses to new locations. Names include Bidney Barber Eddie Boyer Gorman Bledsoe Joe Claypool Norman Christensen B Cowdin John Cartton John Davis F Dunlap Gary Followell Mrs F K Gagne Herbert Guyett Una Gatton plus several old and new street designations across Hickory Locust Cedar Sycamore Hickory Poplar and Maple areas.
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