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Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1933
Page
2
A miscellany of wry maxims and quips on ethics, sales, drink, sportsmanship, and daily life. Observations include Irish in London, prizefights, a bum note about German potato planting, and musings on law, generosity, and self-reflection. The piece blends humor with social commentary across various vignettes.
A local press note observes a common newsroom refrain used by county reporters to describe events or developments as more ambitious or enhanced than prior editions. The line highlights editorial rhetoric rather than a concrete change or achievement.
A group of technocracy advocates presents a term rather than a new idea, echoing economists' concerns about machines and debt. They claim widespread interest, acknowledge criticism of their figures, and note compatibility with conservative, socialist, and radical views. Their summary cites rising debt, unemployment, and the paradox of machine necessity vs burden, ending with a call to reassess the money system.
A collection of 1932 1933 opinion notes on disarmament suspicion and prosperity, U S politics and statesmanship, India population growth, France and Germany aid, Wall Street sentiment, Christmas reflections, 1933 popularity, Kansas truck regulations, and Grand Duke Cyril urging revolt in Russia with a humorous aside on using the telephone to persuade.
A wartime spectrum shows rhetoric claiming protection while reports accuse Japan of killing thousands of Chinese civilians. The statement frames the conduct as defensive, but contemporaries label it a lethal campaign.
The piece notes public amusement at economists, hopes pinned on 1933 with blunt honesty, and a claim that prohibition hysteria is fading. It highlights 2,631 crossing accidents in seven months and warns trains win ties at crossings. It mentions Colorado’s moving mountain likely to charge tourists next spring and summer.
An odd aside questions the obsession with the Rose Bowl and ridicules a man bragging about his Americanism, hinting at sports and identity themes in a concise local note.
Critics say technocracy overstates energy as currency and undercounts transport and services. They note debt near 165 billion dollars, question energy production figures, and warn social lag may hinder rapid scientific progress. both sides frame technocracy as a single idea with limited practical potential.
Kansas installs Alf Landon as governor succeeding Harry Woodring while Missouri welcomes Guy B. Park to replace Henry S. Caulfield. Both leaders inherit strenuous duties and aim for public economies and courageous efforts amid tough conditions, seeking united support and a focus beyond party for two years.
A compact daily record notes Bob Noll's car number 77 and Art Foley returning to work after illness. Reports of divorces falling 60 percent in Atchison county in 1932, Victoria Brill ill at Weston, funeral notices for D. B. Chilcote and Junior Lamb, and local improvements in Jackson park funded by state relief. Also mentions woodpecker story, political jockeying for Leavenworth penitentiaries, Henry Schott memorial tie, and a Brown county estate case for Miss Mary Beamer with 40 to 50 thousand dollars in cash and bonds and a large Sabetha farm.
Mrs Henrietta Newton Elliston 74 widow of Henry Elliston a noted Atchison lawyer died at home 1019 Atchison street after two weeks illness Funeral services will be at 230 pm Wednesday at her son Sam Elliston 405 North Twelfth street Episcopal church will officiate Burial in Mt Vernon cemetery Lawin Douglass in charge She lived in Atchison county all her life born February 24 1858 parents George and Ann Newton from England educated locally married February 24 1880 survived by two sons Sam and Harold Elliston one daughter Miss Henrietta Elliston a sister Mrs Jenner and three grandchildren
Friday report notes a marriage license issued at the courthouse for Jose Montez and Lola Castrlla, both of Horton. The column also records a wide range of local notes from weather, church events, social gatherings, and remarks on politics and community life.
Mrs Permelia Crews Armstrong 69 widow of John N Armstrong died at 8 15 PM at home 1609 South Seventh Street after two weeks with pneumonia Funeral services set for 2 PM tomorrow at the Christian church Rev M O Kellison to officiate Burial in Armstrong Cummings cemetery north of Atchison She was linked to James L Stephens founder of Christian college for women at Columbia Missouri Born March 20 1863 in Calloway County Missouri she married December 25 1884 and lived in Doniphan Jasper Atchison and finally Doniphan Atchison counties Survived by three sons Rev W N Armstrong J N Armstrong Jr and Robert Armstrong seven daughters and 18 grandchildren Pallbearers include three grandsons and three nephews
Seventeen sleepers spent the night at city hall. Gus Haegelin improves from threatened pneumonia. Col. Ege opened a Troy law office sixty years ago this month. Miss Lucian McCulley to entertain her club Wednesday. Frank Moore works for Cur Runyan in the Runyan jewelry store. Ramsays at the Soreno hotel in St. Petersburg. Local ads and specials. Weitz visits Atchison plant representing A. B. C. Ice Co. Miss Evelyn Paulsen and Miss Rosemary Costello noted in school activities. Inaugural ceremony attended in Topeka. Farmers hear quotes on corn stalks fertilizer. Bessie Mann returns to Leavenworth after visit in Atchison. Paul Weaver moved from Atchison hospital to home. Ray Westbrook found guilty of vagrancy. 10 days jail. Harold Elliston recognized by mother on arrival from Tyler. Mrs. Jennie Clendenen returns from Kansas City with sister Abbie Kirkman visiting. Dr. Al Morley treats wisdom tooth with nerve block. Newborn at Atchison Hospital weighs two pounds five ounces. Fire department rescues cat marooned in tree. Fireman Harry Scott praised. Bill Mangelsdorf Jr. arrives from Chicago to join Ed W. Price Co. at local agency. Bud Widick shifts to traveling with Snowden-Mire goods. Coach Moon Mullins may miss St Benedict’s trip. Jim Halpin may take Ravens if unavailable.
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