Editorials A Nation's Shame on Little Rock events
The piece condemns Little Rock violence and segregation, blaming Orval Faubus for inciting riots. It cites President Eisenhower federalizing the Arkansas National Guard and criticizes various figures including Billy Graham and Vice President Nixon. The tone charges moral failing and international damage.
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Sea Island
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Huey Long
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Pork Crisis Fears Split Election Winds Around Benson
The article argues that pork price trends and rising hog numbers could swing farm voters and threaten Secretary Ezra Taft Benson. It notes critics predict Democratic gains and a possible fall of Benson, while Benson warns farmers against increasing hog breeding amid a looming pork surplus and price drop.
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Ezra Taft Benson
Secretary of Agriculture
Ike
Benson
Questions on culture and education spark debate
The column analyzes such issues as Sweet Adeline's place in American repertoires, Huck Finn in New York schools, and the desegregation debate. It weighs Rotary travel habits, fieldhouse parking, and the charm of big business in attracting graduates, noting Adlai Stevenson’s possible run and satire on chautauqua legacy.
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New York City
Adlai Stevenson
William Jennings Bryan
Prayer for Today Teaches Clear Conscience Service
A devotional prayer thanks God for guiding through Scripture. It asks for a pure conscience in daily service, invoking the Saviour's name in Jesus Christ.
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God
Basements, neckties, and autumn chores in a quiet season
A nostalgic column reflects on basements stacked with items saved from past years. The writer lists chores like changing screens and hauling fans downstairs, while noting the shrinking urge to act. A glimpse back shows 25 and 50 year-ago local happenings in Ottawa, Kansas, including youth speeding and a circus crowd train.
Clips And Quips Mothers Buy Ill-Fitting Clothes
Lawrence Outlook notes mothers struggle with sizing as they buy pants for sons two years too large and shorts for daughters two years too tight, reflecting clothing misfits in family life.
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Lawrence
Ottawa Herald Daily Rates And Publication Info
The Ottawa Herald lists publication details for Ottawa Kansas with subscription rates in trade area and outside trade area. Rates include one month 85 cents, three months 2 dollars, six months 3.75, one year 7 in trade area. outside trade area one month 1 dollar, three months 3 dollars, six months 5.50, one year 10 dollars.
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S. Main
Ottawa
Kas
Robert B. Wellington
Guy Snedaker
Television Schedule Fragment Highlights Era Programs
A chaotic list of TV time slots, channel markers, and program names spans morning to evening. Names such as Mickey Mouse, Gordon Elliott, Jimmie Dean, Garry Moore, and Vic Damone appear alongside game shows, soap operas, and variety segments, reflecting a bygone broadcast grid.
TV Listings Highlight Evening Schedule And Late Night Chatter
Channel nine and ABC prime time lineup featured adventures and dramas including Sportlight 4 Tonight 8 Cross Current 13 Club 13 and 8 Biff Baker 13 Kartoons. Late night slots show Dragnet Showcases Climax Annapolis Crusader News Weather Theatre Passport and I Spy along with Kiddie fare and newscasts.
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Tonight
Cross Current
Biff Baker
Kartoons
Annapolis
Jobs Needed For State's Youth
Kansas towns must create at least 15 000 new jobs annually to keep youth in state says Ross Beach Jr president of the Kansas State Chamber of Commerce at the Kansas League of Municipalities convention. He cites ten factors for community economic success including leadership housing schools churches and tax policies. Gilbert Brock becomes president of the City Clerks Assn of Kansas succeeding Dale Raymond with Allison Schroeder vice president and others elected to three year terms. Sessions closed the annual convention.
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Kansas
Gilbert Brock
St. John
City Clerks Assn
Brock
Dale Raymond
Parsons
Allison Schroeder
Newton
Lulu Dunn
Nickerson
Fred Jameson
Lyons
Marjorie Stegner
Merriam
R. W. Bruggeman
Hutchinson
Walter Jennings
Leavenworth
Lee Stolfus
Emporia
League of Kansas Municipalities
Worry Over False Teeth From Dentist Boosted Neurotic View
Dr. George W. Crane recounts Martha M. 34 who feared losing teeth and being senile. A reassuring dentist and dental aesthetics helped her gain confidence, look younger, and abandon psychiatrists, illustrating how modern dentures can alter self image and morale.
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Martha M
Cal Dental Journal
Look Younger with New Dentures Ad Urges Readers
An Ottawa Herald ad from September 25 1957 promotes dentures to fill hollow cheeks reduce wrinkles and restore a youthful profile. It claims dentures let people eat raw vegetables and tough steaks and urges writing to Dr Crane via The Hopkins Syndicate in Melott Indiana for replacements.
Quenemo Area Social Roundup Hits Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs Popsicall and children of Pierce Nebraska visited Wal lace Logan and Minnie Logan for a weekend. Frances Laubach of Lawrence visited her parents Paul and Frances Laubach. T W Scott returned from Garnett after visiting daughter and husband Chester Reed. Arthur Rabel of Seattle and Postmaster Moore of Horton called on Don Irey and Hazel Wiley. The bridge club met September 11 led by Mrs Warren Jaillite with guest Harold Bryan. The Rebekahs held their annual breakfast at IOOF on Wednesday morning.
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Pierce
Nebr
Wallace Logan
Minnie Logan
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Allan
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T. W. Scott
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Chester Reed
Arthur Rabel
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Wash
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Horton
Don Irey
Hazel Wiley
Warren Jaillite
Harold Bryan
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Quality of Kansas Apple Crop Improves Strongly in 1957
R W Campbell of the Kansas State College horticultural staff says the 1957 Kansas apple crop should be the best in years. The crop is estimated at 280000 bushels, nearly six times the 1956 yield, signaling robust production but with final figures pending.
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Kansas
R. W. Campbell
Kansas State College Horticultural Staff
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