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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1955
Page
2
Editorial argues that the Navy will resume conscription starting in November, drafting about 10,000 men monthly due to dwindling volunteers and recalled reservists. It notes Americans’ antimilitaristic stance and the need to maintain a large military despite public sentiment.
An elderly 3 year old driver in a nearby town was involved in a car collision with a 1936 model vehicle. The remark suggests such vintage cars deserve museum care. Colorado pension increases reach 108 dollars, a new high for the state and nation, aiding tourism alongside climate and scenery. A UNESCO report by a Special American Legion committee finds UNESCO not favorable to world government and not communist, a conclusion deemed obvious. A cooking contest winner among 1,300 participants is a college graduate in home economics, challenging grandma’s view that born cooks exist. Truman says he would fire MacArthur again, two years earlier. The Atomic Energy Commission plans a top secret installation its own agents cannot locate. A restaurant quip mocks tiring work breaks. Wall to wall carpeting is burdensome to cleaning under molding.
The narrator describes preparations for winter at home including stacking wood for the fireplace, storing a snow shovel, retiring the hose and fan, and planning a final grass cutting. The talk touches on basement organization, annual chores, and awaiting cold weather and rising gas bills.
Local notes mention open prairie chicken season looking favorable this year with aims to boost hunting and wildlife activity. Community updates include Keokuk area development and regional visitors. no major incidents reported beyond a past pole accident involving Wilbur Connaughly.
New York sidewalk reflections compare millionaires and pretty women as self confident yet fearful. Both seek flattery, hide true traits, and avoid honesty. A humorous fantasized millionare life features luxury, champagne, and a showgirl bodyguard, illustrating how wealth alters perception and desire.
Martha M a 42 year old wife describes conflicts with her engineer husband Milton. Dr Crane prescribes dramatic shifts in affection and purchasing power to salvage the marriage. Three months later Milton is generous and buys clothes while discipline at work softens.
Dr Cecil Edwin Barngrover a respected dentist and civic leader died of a heart attack yesterday in Valley Center Kansas He moved to Valley Center in 1936 from Ar kansas City The notice lists subscription rates and staff positions for the Ottawa Herald Evening Edition including managing editor business manager and advertising manager
A broadcast schedule lists KMBC and WDAF programs for the day including News on KMBC 8 PM Show Time at 6 30 PM and Suspense at 7 PM with Denton Beatty and Dragnet. Also Disk Derby and Amos and Andy entries appear with times and channel pairings.
A radio listings page shows a dense schedule with KMBC and WDAF stations airing programs including Ernie, McGee, Stars, Orchestra, News, Melodies, P B T, Conversation, Quiz Bowl, Groucho, Truth or Consequences, Amos and Andy, Keys to the Capitol, and Veterans. The grid-like guide notes times around 7:30 to 9:30 PM with several cross-listed anchors and talent.
Today and tomorrow a new character Professor Houdini von Hoffmeyer debuts on Sid Caesar's show about once a month. Loretta Young awaits doctor's OK to return to her show and feels fine. Dennis Day developing a new teevee series with a guest star. Desi Arnaz talks with Maurice Chevalier about I Love Lucy guesting. John Wayne appears October 10. A Uranium prospecting trip to Canada will be awarded to a future contest winner.
Theron E. Cole wins a Studebaker sedan in a Stop The Music style giveaway. The prize grants him rights to Wellsville items while mentions of a Chevrolet Tudor, Ford sedan, and a Dodge sedan appear in a chaotic list of contestants and brands. The event references Wide World and live transoceanic television as hoped outcomes.
A list of 22 new vehicles registered at the county treasurer offices was released today. Names include Jim Kinzer with an Olds sedan, George and Donna Flinsbaugh with a Chevrolet pickup, Dean Swearingen with a Ford Victoria, Leo A. Akers with a Chevrolet Tudor, Arthur Keller Jr with a Chevrolet sedan, I W or Waunlla Happy with a Buick sedan, J S or Mayme Hetzel with a Plymouth sedan, F L or Hazel Ogg with an Old sedan, R D or Olive Nichols with a Chevrolet sedan, Hubert Fitch with a Dodge sedan, Ervin I or Helen M Happy with a Mercury coupe, Mr or Mrs Robert L Little with a Buick sedan, Sylvia or Clifford Nutt with a Ford Tudor, Harold Brown with a Nash of some kind, Tere or Guy Potts with a Chevrolet convertible, Gas Service Company with a Pontiac sedan, and J R Henning with a Chevrolet sedan. Those living outside Ottawa include Dr. J R Smitheisler of Richmond.
Two Kansas organizations were named national home safety award winners by the National Safety Council. Honored were the Kansas State Board of Health and the Wichita Sedgwick County Department of Public Health.
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