Urges Kansas to Look Ahead at Banquet Speech
Chancellor Lindley of Kansas University challenged the audience at the Chamber of Commerce banquet to shift focus from past glory to future growth. He cited industry decentralization, electricity, and Russia’s five year plan as examples, praising Atchison’s new industries and urging a book on Kansas to spur prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
E. H W. Lindley
Kansas University
Chamber of Commerce
H. B. Mize
H. E. Muchnic
E. B. Hackney
J. O. Schmitz
W.C. Thomas
Babee P. Warrener
F. C. Hazel, Jr
W. F. Smith
Idaho
Lindley
James Watt
Scotland
Great West
Hackney
Atchison
France
M. Ilin
George S. Counts
Columbia University
Baker University
America
United States
Russia
I Ui
Day's Doings and Local Happenings Today
A roundup of short notes from town includes Mrs. George Lehman’s illness, butter fat price at fifteen cents per pound, and various locals such as Albert Able’s ill son, Tommy Sullivan's track meet sighting, and Lawrence Day’s modern martin house. Other items cover construction plans, travel notes, a birthday for Harry Bell, and updates on highway and filling station projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Able
Tommy Sullivan
Lawrence F. Day
Martin House
Matt Noll Completes Kansas Drug History
Retired Atchison druggist Matt Noll will present a comprehensive history of Kansas pharmacy and the Kansas Pharmaceutical association at the 1932 convention in Wichita. The 600 page volume, edited with aid from Charles R. Harrold, covers the organization since 1880, biographical sketches of 1275 druggists, and histories of six Kansas wholesale houses with forewords and portraits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Noll
Atchison
Kansas State Pharmaceutical Association
Wichita
Kansas Pharmacy
Noll
Kansas
Pharmaceutical Association
State School of Pharmacy
Snowden-Mize Drug Co
State
McPike Drug Co
Kansas City
McPike & Fox
Kansas Pharmaceutical Association
New York
Jerusalem
Africa
Switzerland
Germany
France
England
Russia
Abolishing Muscotah High School Fails At Meeting
The Muscotah school district held its annual meeting with many patrons present. Eleven thousand dollars was budgeted for 1932 33 and new school furnaces were installed last year. Debate over abolishing the high school did not advance. George Peabody was reelected to the school board. The U S Civil Service announced open competitive exams for a gardener and senior inspector among others with May deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscotah
George Peabody
Peabody
United States Civil Service Commission
National Capital
Washington
D. C
United States Navy
Groton
Conn
Washington, D. C
Delaware
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
New Hampshire
Vermont
Virginia
District of Columbia
Evan Taylor
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Atchison Post Office
Rudolph Winkler
Lin White
Tony Smith
Harold Glattfelder
Edgar Simpson
Ladies Guild of the College
Juniors Stage Audiences Praise High School Play
A junior play in the high school auditorium drew a large audience. Dorothy Tracy led as Millie Davis with strong performances by Maxine Koontz, Dora Kohler, Ruth Shuck, Isabelle Low, Vernon Browning, Charles Watts, Webster Hetherington, Edmund Page, and Bill Rentschler. Directors praised behind the scenes staff led by Billy Worrell and Ruth Marlin for a polished production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Altimari
Lucille Evans
Jane Smith
Dorothy Tracy
Millie Davis
Vermont
Maxine Koontz
Kate Baildon
Dora E. Kohler
Kitty Baildon
Ruth Shuck
Isabelle Low
Vernon Browning
Charles Watts
Speedy Algernon Totten
Webster Hetherington
Edmund Page
Bill Rentschler
Billy Worrell
Ruth Marlin
Spencer Underwood
Geneva Foley
1932 License Tag Crackdown Warns Motorists
Walter Weatherford and Chief W C Linville announced an arrest push starting tomorrow for drivers lacking 1932 license tags. With only about 4,100 tags issued in Atchison county out of an estimated 5,500 autos, police will book offenders and bring them to police court, with fines likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Weatherford
Weatherford
W. C. Linville
Atchison County
Community Chatter and Local Tidbits in Atchison
Local notes cover free ads for job seekers, memorial mentions for Col John Daum, and social quips about the American Legion, President Hoover, and public figures like Jim Morrow. Weather and crop updates warn Atchison wheat prospects, while residents discuss beekeeping, health fads, and regional food markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Globe
Col
John Daum
American Legion
Hoover
Jim Morrow
Cy Weatherford
Atchison
E. W. Emery
G. W. Allaman
Walker Franklin
Mooney Creek
Atchison County
S. C. Boneau
H. Owens
Nebraska
Farmington Votes To Keep High School Despite Motion
Large Farmington school meeting turnout with 62 votes on whether to abolish the high school. 21 favored, 41 against, so the high school continues. Treasurer Harry Schrader reelected by acclamation. The same teachers return at reduced pay rates for next term. Grade school closes April 22 with a program on April 21 and a basket supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmington
Harry Schrader
Glenn Sloop
Bertha Mareel Henderson
Juanita Johnson
Fragmentary City Notice on Local Officials List
A fragmentary public notice lists city officials and a roster including teachers clerks and retired druggists with few readable details remaining. The unreadable portions prevent confirmation of exact names roles or dates but indicate an official list of local personnel.
Simpson and Woodring Tie in The Globe Governor Poll
An eleventh hour push by Lacey Simpson supporters ties Simpson to Woodring in The Globe straw poll final results. Simpson defeats Alf Landon 2 to 1. Donald Muir earns a single vote. Ballots were signed to prevent duplicates. voters kept private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacey Simpson
State Board of Administration
Clyde Reed
Harry H. Woodring
Simpson
Alf Landon
Reed
Woodring
Donald Muir
Anthony
Muir
Atchison Musicians Selected For District Contest
Atchison high school with Miss Ruth Madison and W G Altimari lead 190 participants for the Kansas northeast district music contest in Topeka on Saturday April 16. Elimination auditions were held in the afternoon and winners announced at Memorial Hall last night. Officers seek carpool help and 10 chaperones for the Topeka trip as the program showcases solos duets quartets and orchestral pieces from the school's 90 orchestra members and 55 soloists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison High School
Ruth Madison
W. G. Altimari
Topeka
Forrest Schulz
Rachel Ward
Horner Conservatory of Music
Kansas City
Memorial Hall
Miss Madison
Altimari
Ruth Lines
Tom Highfill
Roy Smith
Harris Crobett
James Roy Nielson
Buford Roper
Celo
Dorothy Jane Fink
Elizabeth Huey
Ruby Traubel
Bertha Eyman
Delpha Gildehaus
Harris Corbett
Gene Rygaard
Ralph Brewster
Kathleen Hamner
Alice Furber
Harriet Rudolph
Edward Shuck
John Dobbs
Lucille Hazel
Sarah Reynolds
Orpha Jane Harrison
Genevieve Johnson
James DeMond
Lois Dunham
Anna Margaret Braun
Francis Wickersham
LeRoy Hood
Charlotte Kaufman
James Coleman
Edward Eharton
Billy Worrell
Donald Keel
Janaine Fink
Lois Bryan
Bertha Zymann
Injuries Fatal to Mrs Elder After Fall in Atchison
Mrs. Clifford P. Elder, 47, died after injuries from a fall at her Atchison home. She struck the table in a stairhall, several vertebrae were fractured, and she was paralyzed from the shoulders down until death. She was a pioneer public health nurse, organizer of Atchison's health service, and a longtime church and PTA member. Services planned at St. Mark's Lutheran Church with burial in Olathe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Hospital
Clifford P. Elder
Kansas City
Elder
Atchison
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Ladies’ Industrial Society
Roosevelt School
Signe Larsen
Kansas Public Health Nurses’ Association
Decorah
St. Barnabas Hospital
Minneapolis
Minn
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
New York
Olathe
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Ingeborg Larsen
Carleton College
Jacob A. O. Larsen
Chicago University
Chicago
Iil
Henning Larsen
Iowa University
Iowa City
Lauritz Larsen
National Lutheran Council
Erie
Laur. Larsen
Luther College
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Lawin & Douglass Undertaking
Judges named for Topeka fifth annual district contest
Judges for the fifth annual Topeka district contest are Professor Arthur Uhe of Bethany College Lindsborg Kansas for instrumental selections Professor Edwin Sayre of the State College at Manhattan for vocal solos and both together will judge the group numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Arthur Uhe
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Kas
Edwin Sayre
State College
Manhattan
Uhe
Sayre
Barn and Cemetery Notes in Doniphan History
George Meidinger hauls lumber to his Doniphan place for a new barn after the old one burned three weeks ago. Oak Mills cemetery bears a tombstone for William Lake who heard the bell but had no brake. Captain R M Miller of the Salvation Army will review General William Booth’s history tomorrow night. William Woods of Gallatin and his nephew Art Woods visit Doniphan with Jeff Woods ill of heart trouble along with Mary Roundy’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Meidinger
Doniphan
Oak Mills
William Lake
R. M. Miller
Salvation Army
William Booth
Army
Wiliam Woods
Gallatin
Art Woods
William
Jeff Woods
Mary Roundy
Missouri Pacific taxes create county fund discrepancy
county clerk notes Missouri Pacific paid 54218.85 into Atchison county revenue in 1931 while the county books show 47598.72 in taxes, the excess likely from resurfacing Main Street and Missouri Pacific property taxes. Only 2922.28 of the 47598.72 went to general revenue, with 83.99 of the bus company share allocated to three cities, six townships, and 26 schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Gilman
Missouri Pacific
Globe
Atchison County General Revenue Fund
General Revenue
Main Street
County General Revenue Fund
Missouri Pacific Transportation Co
Potter
George Remsburg
R. J. St. Clair
St. Paul
Minn
St. Clair
Washington School
South Atchison
Owen C. Bruner
Robert Bruner
Seventh
Q Streets
Mr. St. Clair
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chancellor Lindley
K. U
George Lehman
Q Street
Bill Baker
Rushville
Gene Grady
Blair Elevator Co
Salisbury
Frank Dowling
North Second Street
Lukens Tract
Harry Bell
Central Branch
West Main Street
Ed Scarlett
Fourteenth End Main Streets
Fred Walz
Bean Lake
Missouri
Sonny Soph
Armin Soph
Bobby
Union Station
Micky Huston
Vint Patton
Lou Cochran
Tommy Ryan
Kansas Star
Ryan
Fitz, Incorporated
Richards Manufacturing Co
Bailor Manufacturing Co
Atchison Stockyards
G. C. Boneau
Herbert Owens
Heil Packing Co
St. Louis
C. W. Heil
Mr. Boneau
Mr. Owens
Stockyards
Floyd P. Willette
Happy Hollow
William Altimari
Andy Clark
Papa
Herbert Nearman
Marion Kohler
Fred Evans
T Street
Commercial Street
Genevieve Kelly
Effingham
Didde
Jefferson County
Clarence Patton
Monrovia
J. A. Henderson
Lefa
Charles Reynolds
Clarinda
Carl Latenser
Bud Weller
Frank Brenner, Jr
Santa Fe
Little Birds
Frank Brenner
Union
Chris Steinweden
Althea Flynn
Fred Stuff
Hawaii
Fred
Albert Stuff
Jeanette Wagner
Lyman, Neb
Alma Wagner
Ramsay's
Miss Wagner
Inas Hall
St. Joe
Melfred Hendrickson
Austin Harry Jansen
Zacharias
South Fifth Street
H. S
Charles Buchanan
Buchanan
Monica Madden Christie
Elwood
C. M. Madden
Victor Herbert
Busch
Mozart
Miss Madison's
Girls Glee Club
Harris
Daybreak
Snow
Elgar
Kouitz
Wichberg
Schubert
Williams
Sousa
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