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Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1928
Page
8
The department of agriculture was established in 1862 to educate farmers about livestock distinctions. The note also contrasts attitudes toward kickers and horse shoers, and muses on identity and notoriety as a king.
John C. Mack of Newton joins the state highway commission urging a five cent gas tax to fund road building, but farmers who already pay taxes fear unfair burden and demand reimbursement of benefits. Atchison county crop reports show wheat conditions at about 80 percent with cautious outlooks.
Wheat conditions across Atchison and neighboring Northeast Kansas counties are broadly similar with slight differences due to correspondent enthusiasm. The piece notes strong rural school livestock programs, a push to keep youth on farms, and a contrast between litigation costs for the rich and advertising power of newspapers, citing American Tobacco Co. and its planned ad spend.
A McIntyre column sketches a story of a West 57th Street boarding house romance that moves from love to separation to a chance reunion in South Africa. The piece also notes theater life, first-night obsessions, and a critical look at Cohan’s season, with observations on publicity, luxury, and modern manners.
Various local notes report flu illnesses of Jack Forgy and W. E. Erickson, shopping deals at Cash & Carry cleaners and Louie Leff's store, Christmas gifts and hats, neighborhood mischief with bad checks on a Hiawatha bank, and a fire at 1019 Spring Street. Also covered are Society notes on Christmas concerts at First Christian Church, a Santa Clauses mention, postal rushes with insured and uninsured packages, and medical updates including Mrs. Frank Bishop's arm operation recovery and plans for family travel.
Frank Derr, senior son of Mr and Mrs William Derr, will play the sheriff in Sun Up the high school play tonight at the high school auditorium. Also noted are local notices about illnesses games and community events including a Topeka interstate league basketball clash tomorrow night and updates on local business ads.
In Atchison today residents report holiday travel woes with tramps drifting home for Christmas and a car theft ring resolved when Bob Volk's Buick was recovered in Leavenworth. Local items include marriage news for George Rodman, new A. O. A. W. officers, flu illness, shopping notices, and Santa themed humor.
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