Gray Matter: Longest Kansas Supreme Court service noted
In Atchison weekly, the aging Kansas Supreme Court justices are highlighted for vast service. Chief Justice Johnston tops with 42 years, Justice Burch 24, and Justice Mason 24, while younger peers trail. The piece frames age and tenure, contrasting historic figures with newer appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Supreme Court
William A. Johnston
Rouseau A. Burch
Henry F. Mason
Johnston
United States
Justice Burch
Justice Mason
John Marshall
John 8. Dawson
W. W. Harvey
Richard J. Hopkins
New Leaf defends censure culture in Effingham paper
An Effingham businessman quotes The New Leaf arguing frequent censure of newspapers is normal and says top editors from Atchison and Horton face criticism. The piece notes every action invites scrutiny, with blame and praise following editors and publishers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Leaf
Atchison
The
Globe
Horton Business
Suburban Growth and Newspaper Advertising in Atchison
The essay discusses population shifts away from big cities toward suburbs around Chicago and similar growth near Atchison. It notes Evanston Cicero and Oak Park approaching 100 000, Chicago’s expanding influence, and how newspapers like the Atchison Globe address criticism while promoting readership through advertising claims. The piece cites praise for The Globe from local business leaders and a national screening of its name in theaters. It argues constructive feedback benefits print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Evanston
Cicero
Oak Park
Kansas City
Atchison
Globe
New Leaf
The
Chamber of Commerce
Atchison Globe
United States
Canada
Kansas pupils debate postage stamp bird in Kansas
A Goodland pupil proposes a snipes picture for Kansas cigarette stamps while Western Kansas groups protest the meadowlark image chosen as state bird. Superintendent T B Portwood of Atchison schools reviews clippings and joins a regional indignation effort. A pupil also suggests a crow as a nuisance symbol for stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodland
Kansas
T. B. Portwood
Atchison
Portwood
Friends of the
Coffin Mail
Debate on repealing the eighteenth amendment in New York
Clarence Darrow and Wayne B Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League will debate the question of repealing the eighteenth amendment in New York on April 23 with Mayor Walker of New York presiding. Presidential hopefuls including Ai aith, W G McAdoo, and Frank O Lowden are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Borah
Doctor Butler
Clarence Darrow
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Starrew
Wheeler
New York
Walker
Ai “Aith
W. G McAdoo
Frank O Lowden
Globe Sights Follies And Observations From Atchison
A collection of humorous maxims and wry observations from Atchison figures and readers. Topics span generational banter, manners, fashion, marriage, work, and everyday quirks, with quips attributed to local personalities and famous names.
Day's Doings in Atchison and Nearby
Rain softens dirt roads. Local notices and social items span hospital updates, dam work, theater shows, real estate transfers, police calls, church events, and personal travels. Notables include Dr J R W Hawke at a state dental convention, Miss Maud Kinniburgh's father's funeral, and Atchison Rotary delegation departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. W. Hawke
Topeka
Ed. Akers
Atchison Hospital
Akers
Dingess Apartments
Leo Clark
Atchison
California
Charles Clark
North Tenth Street
Mortimer Hall Knobloch
First Baptist Church
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Register of Deeds
Commerce Trust Co
A. P. Hopple
Price Villa
C. H. Harris
Byrne Drug Store
Sarah McKenzie
Rushville
A. M. Lewis
Kansas Avenue
Atchison County
Maud Kinniburgh
Anniston
Ala
D. B. Kinniburgh
Miss Kinniburgh
Presbyterian Girls
Harvey R. Sheldon
Hiawatha
Seneca
Kansas City
Sheldon
George Remsburg
Hank Barry
Tenth and
South Front
Don Ashman
Gene Howe
Anahilo
Minnesota
New York
Associated Press
E. W. Howe
White Clay Creek
Hagen Bakers
Bakers
Vic Ryan
Harry Hagen
Main Street
Petrie
First Christian Church
Christian Church Choir
Margaret Armstrong
Marie Armstrong
Lois Locker
Mary Lawrensen
Eilsen de Frees
Kenneth Hazel
Ralph Fletcher
Ralph Wallack
Chan Adams
A. F. Ricks
William Stanton
Myron Hopper
The
Christian Church
M. Owen Kellison
Burglars Get $5 and a Valuable Gold Watch
Burglars entered the residence of B. B. Cummings at 715 North Tenth street between 11 30 Saturday night and 5 30 Sunday morning and stole about 85 in change and a gold watch valued for its family associations. The watch had been carried by Cummings for twenty years and by himself during army service in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Sowers
D. B. Kinniburgh
Burlington
C. K. Davis
First Presbyterian Church
Mt. Vernon
Atchison Masonic
Lawin & Douglass
North Third Street
Fred Franklin
Robert Garner
Potter
Rolla H. Brown
Atchison
Columbus
Brown
C.S. Brooke
Kirksville School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
Brooke
Ruby Klostermeier
B. B. Cummings
North Tenth Street
Cummings
France
Nortonville
St. Marks
Kansas City
Herman Sachse
Paul Humphries
Pawhuska
Okla
Ruth Considine
Sacred Heart High School
Wisaca
Minn
William E. Wheeler
Wheeler
St. Mark's
Nettie
Josephine Weidenmann
Luella White
Katherine Thayer
Weidenmann
A. H. Weidenmann
Missouri
Fourteenth
Fifteenth
Kansas Avenue
Commercial Street
Pillsbury Diggings
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
J. H. Wilson
Bill Duehren
Dolan Mercantile Co
St. Joe
Oscar Duehren
Elizabeth Price
North Seventh Street
Chicago
Will
Main Street
Joe Ritchie
The
Santa Fe
Ten Street
Teo Askran
Crapple
Jack Cartmill
Jess Procter
Bob Neil
Bud Widick
John Strunk
Topeka
Abilene
Kansas Public Service Co
Strunk
Tecumseh
Seneca
Kansas
Effingham
Troy
Huron
Lancaster
Hiawatha
Horton
St. Joe Odd Fellows
Heaton
Rushville
Berridge
White Clay Creek
Dan Cupid
A. B. Dedual
Carl Nestler
Lenna Adair
Denver
Globe
Amarillo
Amarillo Globe
United Press
Globe and
the News
Davidson
S J. John’s Episcopal Church
R. W. Ramsay
J. H. Davies
Bent Davies
Chester Wurster
Oscar Simmon
Rolf Hansen
Hamilton Wright
W. F. Staunton
Hollywood
Burr Liskin
Ed Beitzel
Minnie Beitzel
Ida
Bird Armsby
Staunton
Mary Neal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Atchison Weekly Globe
Globe Publishing Co
Main Streets
Globe Sights
Henry Ford
Benjamin Franklin
Link Preston
Charlie Dove
R. G. Roche
M. Chandler
H. G. Mauzey
North Fourth Street
Concordia
Julius Kaaz
Kaaz
Laramie Street
Missouri Pacific Shop News
G. T. Callender
Falls City
Booster Club
Elmer Butler
Missouri Pacific Magazine
St. Louis
Women's Booster Club
G. K. Stewart
Enid
J. S. Cary
Lower Yard
Upper Yard
H. M. Watts
Atlanta
Ball Park
W. R. Almes
Fd Lindstrom
R. H. Dwyer
R. BE. Cahill
Kansas Division
Kansas City Booster Club
L. Landis
Colored Booster Club
J. L. Bergin
P. J. Jessip
Missouri Pacific
Coffeyville
Kas
C. E. Clawson
Mareel Howe Farnham
Mr. Howe
Cyrus H. K. Curtis
Philadelphia
Henry J. Haskell
Kansas City Star
Rex Allaman
Forsythe
White River
Forsyth
Shepherd of the Hills
Taneycomo
Allaman
Noble Ayres
John Collier Ayres
Junior Ayres
Whitelaw
Ayres
Mr. Ayres
Lukens Mill
Miss Pearl Collier
John Collier
Collier
Chew
Pillsbury
Charlie Browne
Ralph Love
Union Depot
Atchison Rotary Club
Salina
American Legion
L. H. Simmons
Omaha
B. V. Lovejoy
C. M. Voelker
South Sixth Street
William Kloepper
Fifth and
Park
G. N. King
King
Eighth
Will Dooley
Good Intent
Henry Handke
T. L. McAllister
North Eleventh Street
Ninth
Mound Streets
Adolph Seeger
Great Bend
Eas
Seeger
Harch Hardware Co
Allan Shelly
Manhattan
Kansas State Agriculture College
Carl Wetzel
Little Falls
Judge
W. A. Jackson
George Derssom
Mr. Derssom
Constance Mize
St. Catherine’s School
Davenport
Iowa
Stuart Groner
Norfolk
Robert L. Warren
Deer Creek
Home Ice & Fuel Company
Earl Wood
Julius G. Neumann
Mound Street
Neumann
James W. Burns
Comercial Street
W. M. Marighugh
Burns
Anna Wentz
Joyce Wentz
St. Mark’s Choir
Rolla Miller
Gerald Boling
Walter Buster
Flossie Zimmerman
Helen Fink
Helen Harrison
Frances Harrison
Myrtle Peak
Elizabeth Pollock
Mabel Fink
Leta Kelly
Ross Lindsey
Helen Wallick
Helen Mangelsdorf
Mildred Worrel
Joseph Seibel
Ernest Tonsing
Evan Tonsing
Lonnie Childe
BE. A. McBratney
James Cohoon
C K. Davis
Jay Adams
Shelley
Blair Hlackney
Davis
Lonnie Childs
Birdie Davy
the Baptist Church
W. H. Hand
Rolin Brown
Archie Hunt
Mabel Wilcox
R. W. Wilcox
E. C. Boyington
Carl Benson
A. W. Smith
Roger Wilcox
Earl Sowers
Jessie Wilcox
Charles J. Conlon
Atchison Savings Bank
Onion
Mose Hill
Ben Shaw
Ralph Byrne
Charles Finner
McNary-Hougen
Bert Gilmore
Leo Nass
Charlie van Dyke
Henry Gellings
John Gellings
Branchton
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