Tribute to Robert Ramsay Honored by Atchison Citizens
A Wednesday banquet at the Baptist church hall celebrated 26 years of merchant and civic service by Robert W. Ramsay. Local leaders praised his leadership, generosity, and impact on Atchison, recalling his Guthrie and Dunfermline roots and Carnegie library contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Globe
Donald Brothers Dry Goods Co
Ramsay Brothers: Dry Goods Co
Atchison
Donalds
Robert W. Ramsay
Ramsay
Baptist Church
Sheffield Ingalls
J. M. Challiss
Mr. Ramsay
Ralph Pletcher
Guthrie
Okla
Dunfermline
Edinburgh
Scotland
Andrew Carnegie
Cupar-Fife
United States
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Kas
Robert Ramsay
Carnegie
R. W. Ramsay
Mr. Carnegie
Mrs. Ramsay
Carl Briner
Ronald Ramsay
J. A. San DeFur
Wirt Hetherington
John Savory
H. B. Mize
H. H. Hackney
Carl
Red Cross appeals for Liberal tornado relief funds
The Atchison county Red Cross seeks 325 dollars for Liberal Kansas tornado victims. Four dead, 17 injured, 55 homes demolished, 110 heavily damaged, 44 businesses wrecked, and 165 families affected. National Red Cross has three disaster workers and 6,000 dollars allocated. Donations urged at The Globe, banks, or Red Cross HQ at the courthouse.
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C. K. Davis
Atchison County
American Red Cross
Liberal
Kas
Mr. Davis
National Red Cross
F. A. Witney
Davis
Globe
Red Cross
Court House
Heart Attack Fatal to Frank Leslie 67
Frank Leslie aged 67 died of a heart attack at his home 1148 Laramie street Atchison. He retired two years ago after 50 years with Locomotive Finished Material Co. Funeral at 2 30 Sunday at his residence with Masonic graveside service. Survived by wife Mittie Gabbert and three daughters and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Leslie
Locomotive Finished Material Co
Laramie Street
Leslie
M.O. Kellison
Stanton & Stenton
Mr. Leslie
Buchanan County
Atchison
Mittie E. Gabbert
East Atchison
Arthur Weinmann
Thorvald Rygaard
Arthur Eymann, Jr
Washington Masonic Lodge
The
Christian Church
Atchison High to Award 118 Diplomas in 53rd Commencement
One hundred eighteen diplomas will be awarded at the 53rd Atchison High School commencement in Memorial Hall. The program opens at 8 pm with Rev. H Parr Armstrong delivering the address, the first Atchison graduate to do so. C O Wright will present candidates. Sheffield Ingalls awards diplomas. W D Wolfe presents the speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison High School
Memorial Hall
H. Parr Armstrong
Central Christian Church
Kansas City
Armstrong
C. O. Wright
Sheffield Ingalls
W. D. Wolfe
Voluntary Valuation and State Control in Public Utilities
Ninth in a series by Fred Kenner examining Kansas public utility rates. State officials defend rate protections while conceding the expense of proving fairness. Governors Landon and Woodring influence potential settlements as Topeka observes valuation standards and court actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kenner
Kenner
State Corporation Commission
Topeka
Lee Thompson of Curlew Dies in Topeka Hospital
Lee Thompson, 63, a prominent Curlew farmer, died in a Topeka hospital after a stroke. Funeral arrangements were undetermined. body to be brought to Atchison for burial. Born October 30, 1869, he was a bachelor. survived by two brothers W. B. Thompson of Lees Summit and Ben Thompson of Curlew, and three sisters Bert Mills of Atchison, Anna Williamson of Kansas City, and Addie Knobloch of El Dorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Thompson
Curlew
Topeka
Atchison
Mr. Thompson
W. B. Thompson
Lees Summit
Ben Thompson
Store Without a Name to Open in Holton Tomorrow
Local items note renovations by Martin Jensen on North Third Street and upcoming openings. A Kansas City retailer plans a Holton store opening, with daily policing updates and community notices.
Church Banquet Featured Flowers Candles and Music
Brown, H. E. Muchnic, W. D. Wolfe, Jim Challiss and Sheffield Ingalls attended as guests. The ladies of the church served the banquet. Garden flowers and candles formed decorative table centers and a musical group directed by William Altimari played during the function.
Shell Golden Wedding Observed at Effingham
Sixty two friends and relatives celebrated the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Shell in Effingham on Tuesday. They were married May 23, 1883 in Pickering Missouri. The Shells have five daughters and one son.
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F. B. Shell
Mrs. Shell
Pickering
Missouri
Effingham
Shell
C. A. Hall
Kingman
A. A. Teal
Nema
Ark
H. Parkers
Dennison
H. E. Bell
L. A. Jenson
Everest
Neill Shell
Lawrence
Eight sleepers behind bars after night in city jail
Clark Henderson recalls a trip to Lancaster and speaks of hospitality as eight sleepers checked in at the city jail overnight. He notes the first meal he ate in Kane was 46 years ago, reflecting on lasting ties and memories from the visit.
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City
Clark Henderson
Lancaster
Kane
Atchison Men Enjoy Dinner at Lancaster
About 50 Atchison business and professional men traveled to Lancaster with the Atchison High school band. Ninety eight men sat to a dinner served by Lancaster Methodist church women at seven. Wirt Hetherington introduced speakers from Atchison led by W D Wolfe superintendent of public schools. Lancaster men B Sewell Howard North Carl Buttron and Will Manson spoke. Ralph Fletcher led in community singing and noted fine voices. The event, first of several summer trips to trade territories, was a hostsponsored gathering with Lancaster guests despite rainy weather.
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Atchison
Lancaster
Atchison High School
Methodist Church
Wirt Hetherington
W. D. Wolfe
B. Sewell
Howard North
Carl Buttron
Will Manson
Ralph Fletcher
Fletcher
Community Chatter and City Notes from Atchison Area
A roundup from Atchison and nearby areas notes rain moisture west of town aiding Effingham, while residents update on jobs, public works, and local legends. Mentions Ray Clark bidding bachelor friends good bye, Jerome Vandyke at Lansing state pen with payroll cuts expected, county commissioner George Herzinger’s lawn project, and Bud Keeler returning to East Atchison business.
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Effingham
Ray Clark
Jerome Vandyke
State Pen
Lansing
George Herzinger
Court House
Lee Crouch
Frank Stanley
Locomotive Finished Material Co
Bert Gilmore
Old Snort
Liberal
O. E. Blacketer
A. J
Bud) Keeler
East Atchison
Carl Harman
Atchison
Missouri
California
Jim Tatham
Kansas City
Memorial service planned by Baptist Men’s Bible class
After the Sunday session members gathered before a class photo and proposed a memorial service for deceased members. Pastor J A SanDeFur announced it would be the church service next Sunday morning with music, readings, and a sermon by him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Men's Bible Class
J. A. SanDeFur
Church Orchestra
S. J. Blythe
C. P. Brading
E. C. Boyington
Cliff Dickson
O. C. Auchard
Maur Hill
Mark
Malachy Sullivan
St. Benedict’s College
University of Louvain
Belgium
Europe
United States
Atchison
Walter Hamon
Effingham
Hamon
Effingham High School
Memorial Day observance set by Fleming-Jackson-Seever post
Memorial day arrangements are complete with Maj C A Willoughby of Fort Leavenworth delivering the principal address. The service at Memorial hall includes the Atchison High band, Co A 137th Inf Kan national guard, and the Legion color guard with veterans, auxiliaries, and local groups in attendance. After services, graves at Mt Vernon Mt Calvary Oak Hill and Sumner cemeteries will be decorated by firing squads and buglers. Flowers for graves can be left at Memorial hall or called in by 9:30 to arrange pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Wertz
Fleming-Jackson-Seever
American Legion
Maj
C. A. Willoughby
Fort Leavenworth
Willoughby
Co. A
137Th Inf
Kansas National Guard
Ladies’ Auxiliaries
Atchison High School
Memorial Hall
J. A. SanDeFur
Baptist Church
LaVerne Stucker
Robert Schaeffer
American Legion Color Guard
American Legion Quartet
Father Malachy Sullivan
St. Benedict's College
Spanish American War Veterans
Atchison Sailors Club
American Red Cross Chapter
Ladies Relief Corps
American Legion Auxiliary
Ladies’ Spanish American War Organization
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Calvary
Oak Hill
Sumner
Atchison
Miss Eva Kluth Dies at 53 in Atchison
Eva Barbara Kluth 53 died at 7 15 p m at her sister Mrs H B Lackey 215 M Street where she had lived since her mother's death two years ago She was bedbound eight months Funeral services set for 9 00 a m Friday at St Benedicts Church with burial at Mt Calvary Rosary 8 15 p m Thursday at Harcuff Buis parlor then body to Lackey residence Survivors include four brothers F W and T E Kluth W J Kluth Nevada Mo and M J Kluth Rock Island Ill and two sisters Mrs E C Bilimek sr and Mrs H B Lackey Burial at Mt Calvary notes her German birth August 5 1879 and emigration to Atchison in 1881 along with long time garden and home maker details and obituaries for others in the issue.
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Angie V. Foster
Cassius G. Foster
Federal Beach
Kansas
George H. Fleishman
Kansas City
Judge Foster
Atchison
Kansas Senate
Kearney Street
Foster
Reuben W. Ludington
Lawrence
Colonel Eldridge
Eldridge
Banco
Letha Edwards
Wetmore
Ingels
Cora van Horn
Viola Renfro
Milton Biffinger
Henry Pickerell
Ruth Biffinger
Eva Kluth
H. B. Lackey
M Street
Miss Kluth
St. Benedict’s Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Harcuff & Buis
North Third Street
Eva Barbara Kluth
Germany
Gottfried Kluth
F. W
T. E. Kluth
W. J. Kluth
Nevada
M. J. Kluth
Rock Island
Ill
Atchison Water Rates Compared With Other Cities
The eighth Kenner article reports Atchison flat rate water charges for residential use are liberal, with no limit on lawn watering and night running common, comparing 5,000 gallon monthly brackets across Lawrence Topeka Parsons Fort Scott and others. It lists room based rates, meter charges, and a 1928 valuation of 647506.63 with a 5.87 percent return in 1932 and 8 percent dividends on 250000 stock.
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State Corporation Commission
Nels A. Anderson
Topeka
Mr. Anderson
Commission
Harry Woodring
Kansas
Doherty
Alfred M. Landon
Atchison
Corporation Commission
Homer Hoch
Marion
Fourth Kansas
Jesse W. Greenleaf
Ernest E. Blincoe
Fort Scott
Hoch
Landon
Greenleaf
Blincoe
Woodring
Utility Corporation
Lawrence
Parsons
Leavenworth
Wichita
Hutchinson
Salina
Pittsburg
Coffeyville
Emporia
Kansas City
Kas
Salina Lasi
Aaa
Gotfeyville i
Public Utilities Commission
State Commission
SD Kat
ROE Geka
A. W. Seng
Truitt School of Dancing to Open Summer Studio in Atchison
Mrs. Ruby Truitt, longtime conductor of the Truitt School of Dancing in Topeka, plans to move her family to Atchison for a summer studio. Her 12 year old daughter and 9 year old son will join her, with the boy slated to perform at Saturday shows at the Orpheum theater where enrollments will be taken. The family currenty visits at 917 Mound Street. Also, Mr and Mrs Sheffield Ingalls with daughter Martha plan a Detroit trip to visit relatives and then go to the World’s Fair in Chicago with their daughter Mary and Mrs Barnes returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Jensen
North Third Street
Kansas City
Holton
Ed Russell
John MoeNamara
Commercial Street
Moon Mullins
William Cowley
Atchison Hospital
Thornton Henley
the Bush, Mize & Silliman
Missouri Methodist Hospital
St. Joe
Edith Moore
Jim Foley
Atchison
Ruby Truitt
Chicago
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Atchison High
Parr Armstrong
Topeka Hospital
Miss Evareotha
Kate Koelsch
Dilgert’s
Evan Tonsing
St. Mark’s
Charles Bales
M. O. Kellison
Lawin & Douglass Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
Marcuff & Buis
Public Library
North
Riley Street
O. G. Genebach
Battle Creek
Mich
Genebach
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