Ottawa fans embrace Athletics as local team in year of Kansas City games
Editorial notes Ottawas strong shift to following the Athletics as they move from Philadelphia to Kansas City. Residents travel to KC for games, radios stay on, and local life centers around A’s standings and stats. Dr. George W. Davis leads as a top booster, with Ottawa becoming a baseball town in six months and hotels feeling the traffic. local business gains noted.
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Ottawa
Toster
Athletics
Sto Pig
Philadelphia
Kansas City
K. C. A'si
A’s
George W. Davis
Davis
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Midwest
Whi Way Did It Goa
A fragmentary column discusses Goa and scattered cultural bits. It references a girl with a twirl on a gridiron, a sign reading Sheep Crossing with No Ene Turn, and notes on movie ratings and hurricane naming. The piece notes a dip in Brooklyn Dodgers attendance compared with 1947.
Idealistic Idea Of Adult Learning In A Town High School
A 41-year-old businessman enrolls in his hometown high school to study algebra and geometry. He reflects on older students in college, noting the rigor, recitation, and note-taking, and suggests a system where adults around age 50 could study for a year in a chosen college with government support to cover living costs.
Local Clippings Show 15 to 50 Year Old Ottawa Notes
A 15 year old caption shows C M Vincent with zinnias at 1103 5 Main. Ottawa University enrollment is 285. Coffeyville schools close for Wendell Wilkie talk. 25 years ago Pershing declined presidential bid. Security State Bank sale to State Bank Ottawa announced. Local hunters prep for duck season. Dr R B Black visits Wellsville. Isaac Wemmer from Homewood visits town. Sidewalk at Sixth and Oak deemed dangerous.
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C. M. Vincent
Main
Zinnias
Ottawa University
Coffeyville
Wendell Wilkie
John J. Pershing
Security State Bank of Ottawa
State Bank of Ottawa
R. 8. Black
Wellsville
Isaac Wemmer
Homewood
Sixth and
Oak
World Without Men, Women Prefer Conversation, Not Loneliness
A humorous survey notes women would miss men's conversation most in a hypothetical all female world. Iowa researchers create a male hormone treated frog population to study sex dynamics. women quoted reveal views on romance, conversation, and dependence on men. Farm and pencil stats close the item with unrelated data on stock feed and pencil varieties.
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New York
University of Iowa
Mos
Couple Learns to Conceive After Eight-Year Wait
Dr George W Crane advises Nora Q and husband on timing and methods to increase fertility noting cycles 24 to 29 days vary. He suggests timing intercourse around 9th to 14th day after last period and using baking soda douches to adjust vaginal acidity. He claims fertility can occur within a narrow monthly window and recounts Nora conceiving in two months.
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Nora Q
Nora
YMCA
Scout
Crane
Hopkins Syndicate
Melott
Ind
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Hopkins Syndicate, Inc
Television Programs Three Star News Rin Tin Tin Playhouse The Vice
Three Star News schedules Rin Tin Tin Playhouse and The Vice alongside other programs. The listings reflect a mid century lineup featuring entertainment and dramatic content with brief descriptions and time slots.
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Three Star News
Rin Tin Tin
Friday and Saturday Radio Schedule Mix of Programs
A cluttered listing shows KMBC WDAF and other stations airing news shows sports and music across Friday and Saturday with times from 4:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Notable items include Morgan Beatty Fine Music Stars in Action Grand Ole Opry Jazz Band Mitch Miller Gene Autry and News updates along with fan clubs and public affairs items.
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CBS
NBC
Eddie Fisher
Marshal Hayride Topper
Ellery Queen
Ray Mill
Brab
Samea
Ten
Europe
Pigakin
Rod Cameron
Pinky Lee
Winky Dink
Commando Cody
Texas
Paul Winghell
Johny Coons
Trxas
Perry Como
Perry Coma
Lawrence
Eddie Canton
Bill Hickok
Loretta Young
Bob Cummings
Studio &Tomorrow Cinema
KMBC
WDAF
Morgan Beatty
Godfrey
Stars
KNBC
71St
Dintland
Newa
Bunday
Sept
Muale
Misa Brooke
Mitch Afiier
Mitch Miller
Gene Autry
Wen AE c
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Heitor Shee
Guy Snodaker
Don Shipman
Howard Hoadley
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Playhouse the Vice
Channel 5
ABC Kids
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Doug Edwards
Julius LaRosa
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Phyllis Avery
Ray Mitland
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