Atchison Day's Doings Highlight Local News and Events
Atchison briefs recount arrivals and visits from Norma Sexton and others, local illnesses and recoveries, a tornado near Washington and community band concert plans. Notes on transportation shifts, band concert guests, baseball scores, civic updates, and marriages.
The Snort Column Editorial Snips From State Life
A humorous column notes a bald headed man never sleeps during fly time and jokes about five state employees traveling through Kansas collecting poetic licenses. It also mocks editors who presume to run a state and complains about Jim Carrico smoking cigars stuffed with shoe leather while criticizing those who moan about others sins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Jim Carrico
Umpire Fuss Upsets First Baseball Experience
A local observer recalls taking a lady to her first baseball game and her bitter complaint about the umpire's interference. A separate talk with an insurance agent turns to life policies and the joke that no one can guarantee a death, highlighting skepticism about insurance.
Abbie McCourt Weds Edward Wilson in Kansas City
Miss Abbie McCourt sister of Mrs. John Brazen, marries Edward Wilson in Kansas City this Wednesday. She studied at Locust Grove and Easton High School. Wilson, Easton graduate, secures a good job in KC. Various local items note visits, travel plans, and health updates including Edwin Draper’s injuries and other Curlew community news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbie McCourt
John Brazen
Edward Wilson
Kansas City
Locust Grove
Easton High School
Wilson
Easton
Grodom
Joe V. Cummings
St. Joe
J. E. Cummings
Fred Draper
Edwin Draper
Morris Feshley
Wes Hoffman
Tom Cavanaugh
Will Miller
Curlew
Grand Island
Neb
Clarence Cline
Herbert Saggs
Fally City
E. L. Barnes
Ella Blodgett
Atchison
Lloyd Bradley
T. L. Cline
Denver
Bradley
Frank Morton
Charlie Flint
Arrington Larkinburg supper meeting set for July 7
The state highway No 22 Extension association will hold a supper meeting at the Arrington school house on Thursday July 7 at 7 p m. The Arrington and Larkinburg Ladies Aid plan to serve a chicken dinner. Mrs W Veigh entertained the Polyan na club Wednesday. Mrs Clare Patton is slightly improved. Grandma Nevins is quite ill at the home of her daughter Mrs Joln Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway No. 22 Extension Association
Arrington
Arrington and
Larkinburg
Ladies’ Aid
W. Veigh
Polyanna Club
Clare Patton
Nevins
Joln Jackson
Nortonville Society Notes Include Weddings and Local News
Mr and Mrs Ralph W Wilkinson were hosted at the bride’s parents home after their wedding trip. Miss Anna Johannes of St Joe visits her niece Miss Anna Johannes. The Lutheran church prepares ground for a new church and parsonage. 375 books were loaned from the library in June with 19 in fines. Mrs Ronald Warner hosted a Presbyterian class picnic. Elvin Niemann to receive a carload of car doors in Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Binkley Watson
Christian Church
Frank Johnson
Atchison
Potter
Elmer
Clarence Worden
McLouth
Winchester
Fred
Ralph Binkley
Effingham
Ray Binkley
Fairview Cemetery
Anna Catherine Niemann
Martin Niemann
St. John’s Hospital
St. John’s Cemetery
Niemann
Andrew Striegel
Easton Hall
Fred Potter
California
J. W. Bowley
H. A. Oole
F. W. Pool
Caroline
Oliver Oyster
Leavenworth
Poog
J. F. Pool
Lyman
Clarence Bedwell
Denver
Colo
Mary Bedwell
Fred Seute
Tom Fariss
Letha Heim
Fred A. Heim
Leavenworth County
Velma Bishop
Emporia
Paul Baughman
Topeka
Ralph W. Wilkinson
O. W. Tate
Fred Maris
Lendell Clinkenbeard
Speck
Fred Fischer
Jessie
Kansas City
Research Hospital
Mary Babcock
Nebraska
Methodist Ladies Aid
Lutheran Church
A. B. Crouch
Illnois
Ronald Warner
Presbyterian Sunday School
Charlotte Johannes
St. Joe
Anna Johannes
Elvin Niemann
Miss Louise Bushey Plans Fourth With Kansan Kin
Muscotah notes show Miss Louise Bushey of Kansas City will spend the Fourth with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bushey. Letters from Murray Comer and Talbert arrive while trial reports show they are safely in North Dakota enjoying time, with no work in sight. Mrs. George Morgan’s health requires quiet at home after a Holton doctor visit. Trueman Cleveland of Atchison visits grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Al Cleveland, and Mrs. Joe Whitaker with children Miss Alice and Ralph stay at M. C. Vansell and Mrs. Lena Campbell. Lu Dell Cox of Atchison visits Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Trial, and Mrs. Tara Mathews of Atchison visits Mrs. James Stark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Sexton
Denver
Alice Garrison
Martin Kaufman
North Fourth Street
W. Walter
S. Street
Anna Bell
Mary McLaughlin
Johnny McLaughlin
Chicago
Atchison Hospital
Hyland
Santa Fe Street
Kansan
Topeka
Walter Pantle
C. D. Pantle
St. Louis
Audrey Jensen
Frank Wilcox
Dick King
Clem Tuggle
Doc Westlake
Atchison
Central Branch
Missouri Pacific
North Branch
Downs
Stockton
Missouri River
Howard County
Guadalupe Lopez
Park Street
Herbert Krumme
McKenzie School of Music
St. Joe
Betty Ross
Lawrence Ross
Effingham
Dave Condon
Bagwell Dam
Greiner Corner
L. A. Palmer
Washington
Kas
Dr. E. R. Palmer
Claude Hess
Kearney Street
Irwin Slocum
Kansas City
Hekelnkaemper
Fred Huth
Gene Buchanan
Clara Leeder
Wilkesbarre
Hannah Keithline
Leader
Kansas
Pros Keehn
Matt Miller
Bill Paradise
People’s Ice Co
Muscotah
Little Theater Club
Ralph Brumfield
Elkhart
Ind
John Nicholson
Bobby
Edgar Bennett
E. W. Emery
Bennett
Lee Porter
Billy Lee
Eau Clair
Wis
A. P. Larson
A. P. Burdick
Colonial
Milan Tate
Concordia
Tate
Missouri Pacific Hospital
Tates
O. F. Dale
North Fourteenth Street
Charles O'Connor
Wichita
C. L. O'Connor
M. H. Powers
Purcell
Cyril
Dale
Frank Harch
Breezy Point
Minn
Mary Blair
W. W. Blair
Sarah
Monte Holman
W. C. Holman
Holman
Burlington Railroad
Stewartsville
Neb
Caney, Kas
Mt. Vernon
Bureau
Richard Gillespie
Kresge
A. A. Argyle
Argyle
Baraboo
Wisconsin
William Selby
Gorman Freeman
Mansfield
Freeman
Joe Haverty
W. P. Waggener
Wagzener
Lawrence
Roosevelt
Waggener
Newton D. Baker
Jouett Shouse
al Smith
California
Texas
Walsh-Shouse
National Committee
Shouse
Ralph T. O'Neil
Frank Boyd
Phillipsburg
Mary F. Carney
Leavenworth
Frank Hodges
Olathe
Ed Hepler
Winfield
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Baker
Ritchie
Garner
Mitchell
Woodring
Ralph T. O’neil
American Legion
O’neil
James A. Spalding
Spalding
Charles H. Smith
Tulsa
Okla
Mary Lee Morris
Smith
Morris
Lucy Challiss
New York
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Miss Challiss
Hoover
Flyer
Mrs. Putnam
W. A. Jackson
Ness City
Ed Jackson
Bill Fox
Jackson
Ernest Poehler
Mary Katherine
B. F. Scammel
William Levin
North Twelfth Street
Bridget Sheehan
St. Benedict’s Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Harcuff & Buis
Ted Krings
Elizabeth Krings
Globe Office
Clarence B. Hauk
Hauk
C. R. Hauk
Prospect Park Sanitarium
Mary
Martha Ingalls
Sheffield Ingalls
Ed Keith
Vera Stimitz
Franklin School
M. Stimitz
Atchison Street
Emporia
State Teachers’ College
William Crawford
Crawford
M. A. Crawford
Ellis, Kas
Frank Herring
Mary Ruth Herring
Breckridge
Tex
Herring
Miss Ruth Crawford
Gene Langan
O. B. Langan
The
Harwh Hardware Co
Volstead
Dent Hoover
England
Clara
Lou
Louise Bushey
J. C. Bushey
Murray Comer
Talbert
North Dakota
Raymond Holmes
George Morgan
Holton
al Cleveland
Joe Whitaker
Alice
Ralph
M. C. Vansell
Lena Campbell
Lu Dell Cox
Lloyd Trial
Tara Mathews
James Stark
Wreaths and Wallops for Women
A tale of Mr Wren building a home in a tin mail box in North Atchison meets resistance from Mrs Wren who scolds him for using a mailbox as a home. He continues work while she campaigns to relocate their dwelling, the postman delivering letters as the dispute unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wren
North Atchison
Mrs. Wren
Concordia Blade Empire Finds No Basis for Party Remarks
Tom Kiene notes in the Concordia Blade Empire that accusations about Democratic candidates lack foundation after a lengthy convention night. He reports three hours of nominating speeches, praising all candidates as absolutely perfect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Kiene
Concordia Blade Empire
Women and vanity spark Forty Years Ago remark
Edmund Russell is quoted declaring that women who use powder and paint never get anywhere. The column notes he seems forgotten after four decades, while suggesting that those same women are now “on top of the world.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Russell
Kansas City Times
Quick Desserts for Dog Days: Bananas and Coconut Ice Cream
Quick desserts rise as heat grows. Peel six bananas into an oiled baking dish and pour a Kare and water mix over them. Dot with butter and bake about 15 minutes until soft, basting with a sauce. Serve ice cream balls rolled in shredded coconut with sauce for a cooling treat.
Monrovia Social Circle Enjoys Meeting With Guests
Mrs Charles Nyhart hosted the Maple Grove Circle on Thursday with 14 members, 10 children and three visitors. Contest prizes went to Mrs Alex McLenon and Mrs William Acheson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nyhart
Maple Grove Circle
Sophronia Strine
Beulah Strine
Robert Chmidling
Alex McLenon
William Acheson
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Paul Smith
Cameron
Walter Lauffer
Milwaukee
W. J. Lauffer
John O'Shea
Near Bendena
Walla Walla
Wash
Joie O'Shea Rogers
Atchison County
Pacific Ocean
Mexican
Oldsmobile
University of Missouri
Frank Carideo
Huey Long
Louisiana
Mary Joray Vader
Jay E. R. Vader
Kansas City, Kas
Providence Hospital
Vader
William H. Vader
St. Benedict’s
Harold E. Vader
Ward High School
Grasshopper Township
Mount Pleasant Township
Walnut Creek
Shannon Township
Delaware
Lautrelle
Grasshopper
Mount Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant
Shannon
Wilson Shannon
Lancaster Township
Lancaster
John W. Smith
Kapjoma
Center Township
Walnut Township
Lewis and Clark
Benton Township
Col
Milton R. Benton
G. J. R. Atchison
Maryville
Jack McCrackin
Henry Iba
McCrackin
Hugh Buckley
Harold Tonkin
Humboldt
Olive Leacy
Jim. Daniels
Carl Brown
Little Snort
Colorado
Louise Elliott
Don Holter
Gene Sullivan
Stella Tarrant
D. W. Ayers
South Fifth Street
Olympia
Frances Christine Abbott
Raymond C. Sweeney
Sweeney
Steve Abbott
Long Oil Co
Walter Boyle
Christopher Grain Co
Arthur Boyle
Dorothy Belle Brittan
Ed Dolecek
Jessie Symns
Orpheum Theater
al Jacobs
Elbie Zacharias
Chestnut Street
Herman Graves
Beloit
Janet Ashman
Lincoln, Neb
Don Ashman
William Ziegler
John Kramer
Good Intent
Guy Wilming
Pillsbury Mill
Mary Petesch
Louesa Anderson
Mary Garrett
Cummings
C. G Genebach
Jane Byram
R. G. Campfield
C. A. Justice
Wilma B. Keister
Des Moines
Nortonvile
Oskaloosa
Atchison All Stars
Underwood
Pacific Coast
Albert Standish
Joseph Herr
Elkins Park
Los Angeles
Roy van Thuyne
T. P. Armstrong
Mr. Taylor
Missouri Pacific Red Sox
Wendling Baking Co
Red Sox
Railroaders
Locomotive Punished Material Co
Jim Tyler
Bob Chew
Nortonville
Nellie Webb
Monrovia
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