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Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1928
Page
2
A collection of short quips and local musings from Atchison. Topics range from crime waves and responsibility to work ethic and peculiar habits. The handwritten notes touch on doctors, teachers, and quirky personal tales set against a Sunday-pulp tone.
The article contrasts two city-building philosophies as Kansas City voters face three bond proposals aimed at airport trafficways and waterworks after May defeats. It notes Atchison’s debt-reduction approach, claiming lower taxes and delayed street repairs, with plans to resurfacing downtowns next year, and frames the debate as a choice between expansive bonds and prudent debt payoff.
A Washington dispatch notes uncertain signals on Governor Smith and Hoover performance, suggesting no clear shift in the solid South or corn belt. It predicts voters may stay with party labels despite temperance issues, while Kansas observers say only election results will settle East wetness claims.
Ed Lukens shows a German goitre. Mrs. Butters suffers. Nortonville church marks 65 years. Notes on tomatoes, painting, wheat stacking, and a flurry of local remarks from Atchison street chatter to court reports, along with brief bios, civic notes, and community vignettes.
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