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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1961
Page
2
Editorial notes Overland Park and Prairie Village rise as Kansas City suburbs driven by car and trafficways. Ottawa University enrollment climbs to 603, up 14 percent, yet housing strain looms if rapid growth continues.
A collage of observations on progress and culture notes a world moving from dynamite to nuclear power, opens with a neighbor’s campus tie crisis, and urges careful driving as schools reopen. It mocks discount stores while bemoaning leaves masking crabgrass and ends with a brisk cultural snapshot.
A devotional prayer urging trust and calm through prayer and supplication. It invokes Philippians 4 6 ASV and asks for closeness to Christ to dispel anxiety, ending with Amen.
Teen readers ask about bruise healing time cancer risk and breast lump. Doctor says most bruises heal naturally, bruises do not cause cancer, a 16 year old with a breast lump likely a cyst but see a doctor if persistent, and tailbone injury does not cause menstrual cramps. Also covers varicose veins, a boiled dressing, and nerve pinched in the spine with x ray and home traction tips.
A dense listing of TV time slots and programs throughout a Friday schedule. Includes news, weather, sports, films, theater features, cartoons, and variety shows with numerous station identifiers and multi-hour blocks. Entires reference specific show titles such as Rawhide, Route 66, Twilight Zone, Maverick, Lawless Years, Perry Mason, and many more across late afternoon to midnight.
The listing outlines film showings and theater notes across multiple venues including Five Star Theater and Five Star Theater at the Waldorf area. It references titles like Weekend at the Waldorf and Weekend at the Waldorf plus weather items and a Michael Shayne JasaQ entry with open end times and pricing hints.
Truman Christian from Washington arrives for a three week visit with his parents. Mrs Hedges injuries from a recent car accident require a neck cast. Kindergarten classes begin with 12 students taught by Mona Neff. attendees include Dale Peters Eddie Hettler Kathy Kraus Ronnie Johnson Sierra Keaton Doug Dyer Phillip Chrisjohn Christine Mills Janice Stevens David Castleberry Virginia Needham.
New TV season outlook in mid-October features 34 new regulars with comedies leading the way. NBC debuts Hazel with Shirley Booth, Car 54 Where Are You, and a Nat Hiken styled show based on prow car cops. Also Mrs G Goes to College with Berg and Hardwicke. Action dramas include Cain s Hundred 87th Precinct The Investigators The Defenders The New Breed Target The Corruptors. Medical hits Ben Casey Dr Kildare. Westerns fade but may linger.
A nightly schedule notes Channel 9 and Channel 4 programs including Man From Cochise Rawhide Insight Harrigan and Son and Twilight Zone. Darren McGavin stars in Route 66 episode about a boxing idol while Benny Goodman music is showcased in Preview Theater and Adventure Theater features an ex-police officer running for city council amid gangland fears. Late movie So Red the Rose stars Margaret Sullivan and Randolph Scott.
The history column invites Churches of Ottawa and Franklin County to submit histories of their church plus a brief bio of the current pastor. Undertaking Company Ottawa Kansas signs off inviting readers to contact Mr. Towner for publication details.
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