Robbery After Theater Outing Shocks Atchison Party
Mr and Mrs Matt Hays were robbed of cash and jewelry by a lone bandit in St Joseph as their car waited at a railroad crossing. The assailant forced digs from McCallan and Mrs Hays ring, escaping in a Chrysler coupe while the victims mislaid their bearings and later reached the police. Diamonds were insured.
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Atchison
St. Joe Ber
Matt Hays
Fred Evans
Atchison-Horton
Hays
Charles McCallan
Kansas Public
Marceline Klein
Kansas Public Service Co
South Fourth Street
St. Joe
Hayes
Pardner
McCallan
Atchison Day's Doings and Local Happenings
Wednesday notes report Walt Weatherford feeling better and Bert McLaughlin shocking wheat in Missouri. The county building closes all day Monday for the Fourth. Charlie Howes returns to work and Charlie Walker is ill. Ed Kidwell’s illness described as terrible. celebration plans for opening of market July 16 and local peach crops noted. Fireworks sale starts early. thermometer at drug store site requested to be restored. Local golf tournament and church institute activities mentioned alongside baby Martha June born to Mr. and Mrs. Martin McDonald.
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Bert McLaughliin
Misouri
Charlie Howes
Missouri Pacific
Charlie Walker
Express Company
Clark Henderson
Ed Kidwell
Atchison
Martin McDonald
Spruce Street
Martha June
W. K. Fast
Elder Burbank
Hiawatha
Kansas
New Georgia
Ernest Hazel
Lockwood-Hazel Co
Sixth and
Kansas Avenue
Masonic Temple
Mag Wertheimer
Ada
Evangelical Church
S Streets
Billy Hammond
Globe Carrier
Ira Hammond
Matt Walters
Henry Eiche
Missouri
Bob Christian
Commercial Street
Fourteenth
Main
John Grundmann
Will Kautz
Detroit
Charlie Symns
Symns Grocer, Co
Saltlake City
Symons
Heaven
Bill Crume
G. E. Dye
Whitelaw Hotel
Crescent Hotel
Eureka Springs
Jayhawk
Topeka
Charlie McCallan
St. Joe
Atchison County
Emporia State Teachers’ College
Brown County
Doniphan County
Jefferson County
Jackson County
Leavenworth County
Ernest Howell
Charlie Miller
Texas
Oklahoma
Howell
Tom Hayter
Yolo
M. J. Morrisey
Bobby
H. E. Root
North Tenth Street
Fourth
Division Streets
Pillsbury Mill
C. P. Alitis
Iowa
California
Alltis
Altis
Jacob Martin
Martin
George Linck
Rotary Club
Dr. Linck
Linck
Bert C. Wells
Wichita
Fred Mangersdorf
New York
Florida
Arizona
Albert Lehman
Earl Hellener
Mr. Wells
Hellener
Community Chatter and Local News From Atchison
In Atchison county harvests run half done with bumper wheat. A rail shop update covers inspections by W. Dixon and personnel moves including F. H. Osborne transfer to car yards. Captain James Strain and family near Manila are mentioned with neighbors Mrs. Mary Strain and FE Ireland. A 100 dollar fine for William Dudley follows an auto theft conviction. law notices warn harvest riders against freight train rides.
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Missouri Pacific
W. Dixon
Sedalia
Dixon
Central Branch
Concordia
Atchison
Dick Mayfield
Downs
Mayfield
G. K. Stewart
Ed Lindstrom
F. H. Osborne
Roundhouse
Herman Heldberg
Pueblo
Col
D. M. van Vieet
van Vieet
Sugar Lake
Booster Club
H. B. Medlock
Ernest Childs
London
James F. Strain
United States Army
Manila
FE. T. Ireland
Atchison Y. M. C. A
Ireland
Strain
Mary Strain
Captain Strain
Albert Jesse
Concordia Lutheran Seminary
St. Louis
Houston
Texas
Missouri Synod Lutheran Church
Kev
F. W. C. Jesse
R. A. Jesse
Kansas City
The
Pictorial Review
Marcel Howe Farnham
William Dudley
W. A. Jackson
Dudley
Smith
Maurice P. O’keefe
Sheldon
Robert Johnson
Woolworth
Atchison News Roundup Reflects Local Happenings
In Atchison reports, Tom Smith foresees a good apple crop while fishing near drug stores draws attention. The Musicians union donates to Ralph Fletcher fund as locals discuss hops, school closings, and river conditions. A two year old in Rob Collins home contracts measles, and others travel, heal, or face minor mishaps as city life winds through June.
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Tom Smith
Musicians Union
Ralph Fletcher
Atchison
Rob Collins
South Sixteenth Street
Goldie Worrell
Philadelphia
J. L. Powers
Manhattan
Chame Powers
J. H. Wilson
Here
Greenleaf
Whiting
Harry Kew
Leavenworth
Jackson Park
Berty, Wells
Central Branch Ready for Crop
Nine hundred freight cars rest on sidings along the Central Branch as Missouri Pacific officials predict the wheat harvest rush will begin this week. They estimate 600 cars moved in the first 12 days, then about 1,000 cars a month for seven months to handle a 7,000 car crop. From Concordia to Atchison, harvest is on though many fields still show green. few combines are in use due to damp grain.
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Central Branch
Missouri Pacific
Concordia
Atchison
Innocent Boy Caught in Foster Family Divorce and Crime
An 11 year old foster child, adopted by Billy and Margaret Sheldon, becomes the center of a family dispute that moved from divorce court to criminal court. Margaret Sheldon is jailed on a shooting charge after wounding Billy Sheldon. custody of the boy is debated as temporary alimony is halted and custody may revert if bond is posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Sheldon
Switchman
Margaret Sheldon
Sheldon
Kansas Avenue
W. A. Jackson
Union Station
Sheldons
Jackson
Ano
Delinquent Taxes Hit About Sixty Thousand in Atchison
Atchison county treasurer Ellsworth Cummings said about 60 000 of last year’s tax total remains delinquent from more than 1 000 000 due. He reported 970 585.29 collected of 1 113 965.03, with 143 389.74 unpaid. About 80 000 is bank held, delaying 60 000 subject to 5 percent penalty. The current delinquency is roughly average.
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Atchison County
Ellsworth Cummings
Cummings
Wonder Girl's Father Dies in California
R F Dennis about 50 died in Los Angeles June 22. He was the father of Gene Dennis the wonder girl and lived in Atchison for years before moving two years ago. Survived by widow, daughter Eugene Dennis, and son Austin Dennis. Likely burial in Los Angeles. Other notes include local updates on residents, schools, and mill exports.
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R. F. Dennis
Los Angeles
Calif
Atchison
Dennis
Gene Dennis
Wonder Girl
California
South Fifth Street
Atchison News Briefs Brush Pastime and Crime
Local items report a string of small incidents and features. Burglaries in North Third Street case, Wallenstein homes loss rises to about 200. suspect Johnson questioned. Community notes praise Ralph Fletcher fund support and sickness recovery, plus Beloit and Pine Ridge agency ties. Carnival troupe, bats at Jackson Park Zoo, and Atchison civic notes fill the page with human interest and local goings-on.
Robbery at J Wallenstein Home on North Third Street
A burglary at 416 North Third Street early today netted around 800 dollars of jewelry clothing and cash. Mrs Wallenstein glimpsed a light bearing intruder a short black burglar who spent about 15 minutes inside before fleeing through the rear door. Police searched the town and rails yards but found no trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Walten
North Third Street
Mr. Wallentein
Mr. Wallenstein
Farlier
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Wetmore
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Ol Nyhart
Jim Gilkison
Bill Porter
Clinton Earl
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al Carr
Grover Allison
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Fleming-Jackson-Seever Post
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Coloorado
Haiti
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B. W. Emery
S. W. Madge
Terance Vincent
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Columbia University
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Frankfort
Kas
Margaret Deckard
Wathena
Agnes Cavanaugh
Geraldine Cavanaugh
Doniphan
Joan Spaight
Norine Spaight
Dora Glancy
Mary Stu
Martin Jensen
Ed Lukens
O. B. Lusk
Rotary Pow
Elizabeth Ebner
Ann Arbor
Emily Leslie
Emil Ebner
Laramie Street
Leslie
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Lake Okoboji
McKeen
Charlie de Lap
Wirt Hetherington
Sullivan
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Bill
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Robert W. Johnson
Wallenstein
Ernest Jermark
Pine Ridge Indian Agency
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Doc
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Elmer Davidson
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Omaha
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Charles
Express
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CC Eaton
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G. W. Grimes