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Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1928
Page
2
The Atchison Weekly Globe explains its publishing house The Globe Publishing Co at Fifth and Main, and lists post office entry as second class matter with annual subscription set at $1.00.
An Atchison observer notes Kansas builds roads with cash and county cooperation while Missouri voters face bonds exceeding 60 million for highway completion. He argues Kansas pays as it goes, avoids debt, and aims for all-weather cross-state routes, contrasting state approaches and forecasting time will judge Kansas policy.
A Stillwater Minnesota merchant outlines ten guiding rules for thriving retail business based on newspaper ads. Rules cover regular advertising, consistent ad design, budgeting three percent of prior year gross, use of illustrations, careful claims, constant advertising mindset, timely copy, carrying nationally advertised goods, synchronized displays, and sales staff reading ads.
The Republican national convention will convene in Kansas City eight weeks from yesterday. Half the delegates have been chosen about equally between Herbert Hoover and Frank O. Lowden after the favorite son vote.
A crowded sports page features a victorious home team while a cub reporter covers the game. The piece highlights the editor’s overshadowing by the fresh writer as the final score graces the banner.
A suggestion prompts discussion on starting commission meetings with a prayer in Arkansas City. The idea draws interest from the council and public comments on tradition and inclusivity.
A column gathers wry maxims and observations from an Atchison writer on politics, money, health, and daily life. It playfully notes the humor in bachelorhood, advertising, taxation, and social norms while riffing on weather, attire, and pedestrian life.
Sam Morgan begins a ten day vacation and Jim Kew catches cold after a fishing trip. A damaged viaduct floor prompts a safety notice. A two headed lizard on display draws local interest while talks on brick pavement recall 1887 origins. Community church activities, baptisms, and Scout events fill the week with travel notes from Atchison to Columbus.
From Monday's Daily Misses Elsie Snyder and Velma Cooper of Effingham were badly injured Saturday night when the car driven by Miss Snyder struck the banner of the bridge east of Myers Hiple on the hard surfaced road. Cooper was thrown through the windshield and suffered a cut above her eye a gash in her lip and a sprained knee.
Local items report Mrs. A H Langworth visiting family in St Joe. Effingham growers warn of poor first alfalfa due to freezes while oat crops look sick. Tom Mix in Kansas City and a fatal bus accident near Lawrence are noted amid church and lodge remarks and road paving updates.
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