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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1956
Page
2
Editorial argues drought in Independence, Fredonia, and southeast Kansas risks depleting rivers with no alternative supply. It attributes shortages to broad water extravagance such as baths, lawns, gardens, air conditioning, and flush toilets, urging home level conservation alongside dams and reservoirs.
In a retrospective note the author recalls seeking a budget vacation in September and weighing freighter trips from New Orleans Miami and Houston. He finds freighter voyages now costly and luxurious, and the plan shifts to a New York stay with toppled expectations of budget travel and distant tropicals.
A collage of readers notes notes a bold headline about Prince Rainier expanding a 360 acre nation. The piece weaves in quirky local anecdotes from a barber who teaches roller skating to fund golf, and a foreshadowing on color television and urban life changes.
The item covers Ottawans planning an excursion train to Coffeyville for an Indian pow wow, a sale by William Hayes with deep discounts, and local curiosity about a frost affecting potato crops. It also mentions veterans Bruce Allison and others, club meetings at Busy Sisters and North Ottawa Baptist Church, a drayman’s boils, Temple of Health treatment in Ottawa, and banker Glen Hill attending a Kansas City convention and visiting Longview farm.
In a bustling New York exhibit, campaigns feature beards as advertising assets. Ronson and Procter & Gamble push promo stunts with beard sales, offering up to 5000 to 3000 dollars per beard. A Civic drive for Rockefeller Plaza donations accompanies the stunt as officials weigh costs and potential fringe reactions.
Kansas City reports Raymond H. Barrows, executive director of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, stating more than $250 million has been spent on patient aid since 1938. He addressed a regional conference of 275 state foundation workers and said medical rehabilitation will remain a major focus in the coming year.
A Dr. George W Crane column urges husbands to display gallantry in public by opening doors and helping with coats. It also advises using the sandwich method to correct wives kindly. The piece promotes empathy, personal improvement, and reading the newspaper for women’s features. It mentions Dr Crane’s Hopkins Syndicate advice and a Warren Shaw political note.
A Kansas airman from Lawrence was among four force fliers killed when two jet trainers collided above Hirsch Field near Laredo Texas. The article lists policy objectives such as financing of schools, efficient government, water resources, soil conservation, expanded farm markets, and right to work laws, while noting the GOP candidate’s claim of relevant experience.
The page outlines a Friday schedule with NBC boxing and Truth or Cause at 9 and 9 30, plus Elizabeth Weather Film Feature and sports blocks. It lists KMBC, WDAF, and other stations with programs like Bob Hope specials, news, orchestra, and sports updates for Friday September 23 detailing station names and times.
The speaker contrasts their own public service background with an opponent who, he argues, has no public record or clear program. He frames the contrast as a key point in the contest and urges voters to consider civic achievement.
A long list of renewal subscribers for the Herald is provided, including K. D. Farrington route 1 Floyds Hughes route 1 R. D. Slavens route 4 Lewis Fisher route 4 H. Conley route 3 F. J. Weaver route 2 Ottawa George Adkins route 1 Le Roy Todd route 2 Wellsville Clovis Johnson route 1 Pomona Charlie A. Hobbs route 1 Rantoul C. S. Powelson route 1 1 John B. Faden route 1 Roy Patterson Richmond Leslie Hunter route 2 F. E. Zimmerman route 1 Pomona Hope Norton route 1 Greeley and others.
The fragment shows the Ottawa Herald with editor names Don Hulse Shipman and ads for subscriptions. It lists pricing terms for local and mail subscriptions, spanning monthly, six months, and yearly rates, plus outside-area terms and miscellaneous postal information. The text is mangled and partial but preserves names and pricing structure.
Officials at the Laredo Air Force Base identified the four officers involved in a training flight collision. 1st Lt. Robert Ziesenis of Lawrence Kansas an instructor. 2nd Lt. Leonardo Fotcerrada of San Diego California. Lt. William B. Smith Jr. of Alexandria Virginia. and 1st Lt. John P. Maassen of Seattle Washington. The base said the officers were on routine training flights when the collision occurred.
Insects produce two distinct sounds by rubbing legs, giving varied noises. The note suggests their vocalization methods. It also states that over half of the 26,000 US retail lumber dealers operate in towns under 5,000 people and that many Persian rug designs imitate ancient Iranian formal gardens.
Readers submit questions on eligibility for disability benefits based on a spouse’s record. Answers clarify that 50 plus work history is needed for disability, widows can qualify for retirement payments at 62, and other queries cover Railroad Retirement proofs, chiropractor coverage, Civil Service job info, and eligibility for those who never paid into Social Security.
The notice explains that disability benefits require meeting specific work requirements under Social Security. It states that those who have never worked under Social Security do not qualify. Readers are advised to contact Ray Henry in care of the newspaper with a stamped self addressed envelope and 25 cents to pursue inquiries.
Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad asks the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to abandon 112 miles of track in eastern Kansas on the Neosho subdivision between Junction City and Piqua via Emporia and Burlington. The line runs at a loss with no prospect of profitability.
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