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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1955
Page
2
An editorial argues for a 60 to 65 mph speed limit on state highways, noting Eastern Kansas favors 60 while Western Kansas resists, and suggesting 30 to 35 mph minimums on major roads. It questions why manufacturers are not regulated when cars can exceed 100 mph, urging a universal standard.
A satirical newspaper fragment critiques advertising, politics, and society. It mentions Bible sales, voter haircuts, the white schoolhouse, working mothers, the World Series, public meetings, insomnia, Hollywood smog, and bubble gum as an export, noting cultural tensions and concerns of the era.
New cars enter the nation as publicity minds fear too many romance filled model names. The piece argues to keep names simple so the public, especially youngsters, can recognize the makes. It cites Pullman car names as hard to pronounce but notes cars should be easy to identify and spell.
Seated in a forthcoming project four blinker traffic signals are to be installed soon. A light frost is forecast for tonight. President Roosevelt imposed an embargo on scrap iron and steel shipments to Japan.
A National Business Women's Week feature argues women increasingly join the workforce across sectors, with married and single women pursuing steady jobs. It cites 1950 census data showing 18.6 million employed women and highlights roles from clerks to salespeople, farmers, and maids, noting shifting domestic dynamics and enterprise expansion.
Dr. George W. Crane discusses hypnosis as a medical and psychological tool. He cites stories from his sons and a Michigan coed where hypnotic suggestion revealed memories and ages, while waking states hid them. The piece notes hypnosis aids amnesia relief, anxiety reduction, and childbirth, highlighting growing psychosomatic interest.
A concise kitchen tip states that biscuits and muffins reheat well when tightly wrapped in aluminum foil and heated in a moderate oven for about twenty minutes. It also suggests cucumber rings filled with a seasoned cream cheese mixture, chilled, and sliced for serving with napkins. A pimiento cream cheese variation is noted as especially attractive.
Fragmentary Ottawa Herald text shows masthead details and staff roles for editor, managing editor, business manager, and advertising manager. It includes scattered subscription rate figures and service notes, but many words are garbled. The readable items point to a newspaper masthead from Ottawa Kansas with standard internal staff credits and circulation pricing.
A compact listing shows Buckskin Birly Dinah Shore News Caravan Berle Show Berle Show Noon Soon Home Offbeat Weather KC at Bat among programs airing on the given schedule. The entry reads as a concise television guide fragment from the era, reflecting show titles and broadcast order.
Tuesday and Wednesday listings show KMBC WDAF KNBC programs with times from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm including News On the Go Show Time Suspense People Are Funny and various acts. The lineup includes Evening news Tenn Ernie McGee Amos and Andy and radio discs.
Lawrence L. Chandler of the U S S Oriskany docked in San Francisco after eight months at sea. He called his wife from Oakland and expects Christmas leave around December 10. Local activity includes school dismissals for a Curriculum Conference in Garnett and various social visits and club meetings in Richmond.
Funeral services for Charlie Ashwill who died Sept. 21 were held Sept. 24 at Towner s Funeral Chapel with Rev. Wayne E Caldwell officiating. Pallbearers were Roy Johnson C T Barnhart Ralph Herbert Nelson A and Nelson A Ashwill Jr Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery Pomona. Miss Fannie A Gray died Sept. 22 and funeral held Sept. 24 at McVey Dengel Mortuary with Rev. M Todd Macdonald officiating. Pallbearers listed. Interment in Peoria Cemetery. The Mary Martha Sunday School class attended the funeral in a group. The Netherlands East Indies Indonesia was a Dutch colony for 350 years.
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