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Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1932
Page
10
The Atchison Daily Globe dated Friday December 2 1932 lists editors Gene A Howe and Carl Brown with Woo Hawk as business manager. It notes 15 cent weekly subscriptions and 3 dollar annual mail rates, with second class post matter status and Associated Press affiliation.
A humorous scene unfolds on Commercial street where a man is chased by a police officer after being seen buying a Christmas present for his wife. The exchange ends with the officer noting her right to follow him and the man conceding the gag. John Moist shifts from country to town and questions a town man’s knowledge.
A satirical column questions Italy’s debt relief, noting Mussolini’s ostentatious demeanor despite financial strain. It also mocks Owen D Young’s finances, jokes about Santa Claus, Henry Ford’s recovery, and dismisses the 1932 Nobel Peace Prize. The piece wryly suggests a national Christmas dictionary and a national tree with a jab at pessimism and a tone of literary humor.
The United States plans to pull out its Marines from Nicaragua as disclosed on Wednesday, signaling a reduction of American military presence. Officials cited shifting regional priorities and a move toward establishing stability without direct Marine involvement in the country.
A collage of items lists births and locals with ads for shops and services. Notices include Bert Forrey born 1882 and a note about a grass fire at 710 Spring street. Local merchants promote pumps, shoes, coal, tire service, and dancing lessons. The Shannon Hill Club showcases quilts and Intfen’s furniture displays an embroidered quilt.
London reports the British coal industry vows to resume coal use to recover lost business, mainly from oil. The plan relies on reviving navy coal usage, though officials show little enthusiasm. Stanley Baldwin told a deputation the idea remains under admiralty consideration. The campaign targets foreign fuel substitutes and promotes modern coal-burning equipment to users.
By The Associated Press Anchorage, Alaska, Dec. 2. A plaque on the Merrill beacon here has been unveiled naming the Russell H. Merrill memorial. The beacon preserves the memory of Merrill who was largely responsible for Anchorage's airport.
The piece notes ongoing instability in Nicaragua since 1912 and an early January evacuation date, with cynics doubting a long stay. It cautions that Nicaraguans seek self rule despite chaos, cites American actions as a backdrop to Manchuria and China, and urges restraint to avoid repeated deployment of marines to fragile states.
Mrs Crosha Whiteaker Lynes, 69, from Ellsworth, visiting her niece in Atchison, recounts a life of vast travel and acts of kindness. She worked to raise orphans, learned to read at 50, and circled the world at 65 while sharing vivid episodes from Madeira to Pompeii and the Holy Land.
In Atchison, a marriage license was issued to George N. Conaway and Mary L. Bennington, while C. J. Neal’s undertaking business on South Fourth Street was bought by C. J. Lamb of Wamego. Other notes include saloon density, a candy factory foreman, a death, and local ads.
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