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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1959
Page
2
The Ottawa Steel general manager showed 258 workers on payroll, double last year, with expansion expected of 75 to 80 percent in the next year. Growth will bring outside labor, population rise, levee work, Pomona reservoir construction, and more demand on schools, water, and power, requiring advance planning to ease growing pains.
Dear Dr. Mother explains common causes of burning and itching feet, from poor circulation and foot mechanics to tight footwear and varicose veins. It stresses finding the root cause, then treating with arch supports, circulation-enhancing therapies, or massage, rather than mere salves.
This and that column notes a recent merger of Joy Manufacturing Company and Western Precipitation Corporation. It criticizes political debates and echoes classic newspaper opinion tone with playful, tart observations on public figures and society.
Prayer excerpt seeks guidance and blessing through Jesus Christ. It thanks God the Father and asks for trust, love, and full submission to be remade in Christ’s image. Ends with an invocation to Jesus name.
Independence Kansas resident F C Selmaker bought the Baldwin Ledger. Ottawa hosts a Wellsville baby show with Lee Dixon Hughs placing second in the handsome boy class and Arlene Sue Judd winning the girl class. Earl Nelson broke his arm after a pony fall near Ottawa. Dave Barber’s barn shifted during the 1909 flood and was moved back near Elm Street. Notables Becler Lingard Parks Watkins Kerr attended Richmond old sellers’ reunion. Ottawa University receives Carry Nation autograph.
Ed ward Binns bears two facial profiles after a youth nose injury, shaping both perception and typecasting. He remains one of the busiest actors with Broadway roles, films, and some 400 television appearances, though he worries producers favor cops or hoodlums due to his look. He reflects on sponsors pulling a CBS detective series despite good ratings, urging TV to reflect reality rather than sensational violence.
A noisy OCR listing of TV time slots and show titles across channels. It mentions programs such as Secret Fun Time, Take Five, News, Weather, Raiders, Wagon Train, The Big Picture, The Theatre, Movie Time, The Price Is Right, and Millionaire among others, with various times scattered alongside actor or host names and partial episode labels.
The piece notes Business Week's Sept 7 1929 issue predicting a modest year ahead with high employment and profits yet warns of risky stock market behavior. It contrasts then and now, citing surveys of 5 600 executives and a coming congressional role in business affairs as a portent before the crash six weeks later.
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area and outside area, with monthly and yearly options. The text attributes editors Robert B. Wellington and Snedaker, notes association with the Associated Press, and includes standard publishing details and postage notes.
Event covered a gathering of the Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club with Miss Mabel Chandler Mrs. Edwin Horstick and Sam among attendees. Attendees included the Crouch family reunion at Linneus Mo and Howard Bradley Manhattan with others noted from Garnett and Garnett area. Dr John Hermon of Boston visited relatives.
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