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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1961
Page
2
Saturday edition Page Four of the Ottawa Herald highlights local briefs and notices for September 23 1961. The page features community items, schedules, sports standings, and public notices typical of a mid-century rural Kansas newspaper.
Editorial urges Ottawa readers to support the United Chest drive as flood survivors and vulnerable residents need supervised recreation, care, and shelter. With Red Cross leadership, Ottawa aims to raise 22 097 dollars to fund agencies listed on page 8, offering a safe place for families, the ill, and animals alike.
A reader asks about quinine use and malaria prevention. The doctor explains malaria causes, relapse, and suppressive drug therapy, noting risks of newer drugs and the importance of medical supervision. The column also addresses patient roles in post fracture care and peptic ulcers, with guidance to read Dr Motner's booklet and mail requests.
By iph This And That notes the World Series returning to New York, while aside items mention Berlin indifference, cranes from Canada, three antiques, rising room temperatures, weight loss trends, and a pun on water chemistry. It also covers a PBRRB MHALA joke, plans on Eugene Field School, local births and property moves, Tafts food forecast, rural mail carrier buys a Maxwell, and gas wells aiding 125 farms.
A devotional prayer reflecting on small roles as great opportunities for effort and wisdom, invoking divine guidance. The item references a broadcast on Channel 4 and NBC.
A dense listing of TV schedules from Channel 9 and Studio Five covering sports, movies, dramas, news, and children’s shows across late afternoon to late night. Includes program titles like Let Freedom Ring Sagebrush Theater How To Marry A Millionaire Gunsmoke Perry Mason and Bonanza along with sports and news blocks and church/educational fare.
An eclectic TV guide fragment lists afternoon and evening channels with a mix of dramas comedies and sports. It references Perry Mason Bonanza Gunsmoke Leave It To Beaver how to marry a millionaire boxing Dennis the Menace Ed Sullivan and Lassie among others with notes on upcoming episodes and special previews.
The Ottawa Kansas paper lists publication details editor Robert B Wellington and Guy Snedake, with daily except Sundays. It shows subscription rates for trade area by mail from one month to one year and outside trade area pricing, plus AP news rights and local news use.
The listing shows a daily broadcast grid with Top of the Mornin segments at 6:00, 6:35, 6:50, and again later with News and Weather blocks. Morning devotions begin at 3:00 followed by the KOFO Serenade at 9:15 and 9:30, with Mary Slaine Time at 10:00.
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