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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1961
Page
8
Editorial questions Kennedy's disarmament plan and UN role amid Red China, then questions majority rule in Burlington Iowa. It notes low local turnout, asks who really governs when 17,000 voters ignore a local election and concludes the active few hold power.
Reader 74 writes about calcified arteries and diverticula found via X rays. The doctor notes age related calcium deposits in arteries may stiffen them but usually do not impair circulation. Diverticula are common and often harmless unless irritated or infected.
A rambling column covers diverse topics from Hurricane Carla and a GM contract fatigue to postal rates, flowers as coded messages, and a dentist’s take on medical exams. It cites a Dallas man’s colorful quote, discusses diabetes onset, hair around nipples, and promotes Dr Molner’s reducing leaflet with reader mail notes.
Police Chief F H Bullock traveled to Wichita for a peace officer training course. Local thefts included six chickens reported by Max Seymour from his yard and a clothesline theft of ten shirts three pants and a dress from Mr and Mrs George Howard at 530 S Mulberry. A night blooming cereus plant drew attention at an Ottawa funeral home window. Mrs J C Burney of Rantoul visited Mrs Ada Burney Rodman and Miss Nettie Burney. Warren Sheldon spent the day in Kansas City.
A devotional prayer asks God to guard hearts from coldness and drought, restore the joy of salvation, and strengthen steadfast faith devotion and service through the church. The plea closes in the name of the blessed Redeemer.
The notice lists the Ottawa Kansas newspaper at 106 108 S Main with daily except Sunday and holidays publication, editor Robert B Wellington, publisher Guy Snedaker, and subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area. It notes Associated Press rights and broadcast listings for Channel 4 NBC programming including a 4-Picture of the Day and Popeye.
A fragmented log lists CBS Channel 9 ABC Channel 4 and other stations with a dense lineup. It notes programs from 5:45 to 13:00 including news weather sports and variety shows with hosts Gordon Jump Harold Mack Johnny Yates and Don Harrison.
A busy TV night features Channel 9 with Man From Cochise and Wagon Train, Channel 5 talent roundups and Rodgers musicals, Channel 4 Mystery Theater and It Could Be You, plus Joey Meets Jack Paar and Top Cat cartoons. Late movies include Winter Meeting and Ruthless. Multiple stars such as Steve Allen Louis Nye Jayne Meadows and Borge appear across networks.
New York AP notes Dick Powell opened his NBC anthology with Who Killed Julie Greer a glossy detective tale. Stars Ralph Bellamy Ronald Reagan Mickey Rooney and Nick Adams appear in small colorful roles. Powell plays Police Inspector Amos Burke leading the investigation into a playgirl’s murder and her black book. The winding resolution is predictable though the lead character stands out.
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