Free fund grants pave two highway projects in Atchison County
Atchison and Leavenworth counties win state free fund backing to grade and prepare nine to ten mile sections of key routes. Lancaster-Huron road from Tamweaster to Brown county line will be graded with culverts and bridges. Atchison-Leavenworth highway to Leavenworth line will be prepped for hard surfacing. Mud hole and two railroad crossings near Huron targeted for elimination. Coleman notes paving to finish Murseatuh project soon. other sections to start this summer with partial completion expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster Huron
Atchison County
Atchison Leavenworth
Leavenworth
Atchison and
State Highway Commission
Rey D. Coleman
Topeka
True Snowden
A.C. Schulix
Chris Stutz
Lancaster Haron
Tamweaster
Tiaron
Brown County
Lancaster-Huron
Hiron
Fluron
Co’eman
Lancaster Havon
Leavenworth-Atehison
Coleman
Atchison
Shawnee County
Silver Lake
Pottawatomie
Leavenworth County
Day's Doings In Kansas City Blues and Miscellany
Friday notes from Kansas City report the Blues improving while a humorous scene shows a stuffed owl and moths. Local chatter covers Denny Collins starting a meat market, a boast by Cowboy Hayes, a Kidder Institute graduate, a disappearing river gauge joke, summer attire observations, and a comic chase over stolen socks and underwear from Van Kuren's grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Boy crushed to death on farm near Kickapoo
Howard Drews fourteen years old was killed when a heavy metal roller rolled over him while rolling corn land on the Drews farm near Kickapoo. Found by his father shortly after 1 o'clock in a corn field, the accident may have occurred after the roller struck a stump. He leaves parents a sister Emma and brother Everett. paternal grandparents William and Mrs Drews. Funeral at Kickapoo Baptist Church with burial in Kickapoo cemetery.
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Howard Drews
Drews
Kickapoo
Rudolph Drews
Mr. Drews
Emma
Everett Drews
William Drews
Baptist Church
Mt St Scholastica to graduate nineteen students
From Thursday's Daily nineteen young women will graduate from the high school department at Mt St Scholastica's. Seven originate in Atchison and Atchison county. Commencement is set for June 3 with graduates including Louise Alberts Helen Baker Mary Barry Christine Glancy Louise Lymion Gladys Brazzel Mary Brazzel Florence Dooley Margaret Arensdorf Rosemary Brummell Kitten Brady Agnes Doyle Margaret Doyle Roth Gufficie Viola Kopes Magdalene Lager Mary Majerus Anna Theis Rose Mary Triska and others.
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Mt St Scholastica
Atchison
Atchison County
Louise Alberts
Helen Baker
Mary Barry
Christine Glancy
Louise Lymion
Gladys
Mary Brazzel
Purcell
Florence Dooley
Good Intent
Margaret Arensdorf
Spivey
Rosemary Brummell
Chicago
Kitten Brady
Mrs Claude Wolf 29 Died After Illness in Atchison
Obituary notes Mrs Claude Wolf aged 29 died Saturday evening at Atchison hospital after illness since October. Born October 7, 1807 in Atchison she married Mr Wolf January 5, 1920, lived in Council Bluffs seven years, returned last fall. Funeral Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran with service at Hagen home. Survived by husband two sons mother sisters and brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claud Wolf
Atchison Hospital
Council Blvds
Is a June rise coming for the Big Muddy this year
The Missouri River neared the average high water mark and climbed about two feet from Friday to Saturday. Rock Island observers noted water backflow into Mud Lake while river gauges read 369.5, two feet below the prior peak. A June rise could add several feet, threatening more farmland after recent inundations in the Mud Lake bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mud Lake
Missouri Valley
Missouri
Rock Island
Burns Bakery Burns Shop In Severance Fire
A blaze destroyed the Severance bakery building, longtime site of Burns Bakery run by RR. L. A Winckman for about 30 years. No insurance, repairs delayed, owner may not rebuild. The old building, once a residence, marks Severance’s oldest structure.
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Severance
Burns
RR. L. A
Farm kick injures Fred Matthias Jr at Lancaster area
Fred Matthias Jr was kicked in the face by a horse at his farm north of Lancaster and severely injured. He was rushed to Atchison hospital after the accident around 11 am, with most facial bones reportedly broken. Mrs Matthias assisted and accompanied him to the hospital. he is 31 years old, son of Fred Matthias Sr of 1101 Riley Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Matthias, Jr
Lancaster
Atchison Hospital
Mr. Matthias
Matthias
Fred Matthias
Riley Street
Joseph Marshall Gardiner
Leavenworth
United States Military Academy
D. KR. Anthony
Oskaloosa
Jefferson County
J. B. Gardiner
Leavenworth Times
John Leahy
Fugitive from Justice Captured at Muscotah
Charles W. Arglin was captured Wednesday morning by Muscotah city marshal Thomas Liggatt at the Muscotah depot. He confessed to burglaries at Thomas Woods store in Whiting Tuesday night and at the Albright store in Netawaka on May 4. He is jailed in Holton and wanted in Alabama for a 10 year burglary sentence and an escape prior to confinement. Liggatt pursues a reward for the capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Arglin
Thomas
Liggatt
Muscotah
Thomas Woods
Whiting
Albright
Netawaka
Arglin
Holton
Alabama
Mr. Liggatt
District Court Grants Three Divorces Today
Three divorces were granted by Judge W A Jackson in district court on Friday. Fred Brown of Arrington won a divorce and custody dispute over property, while Frank and Mabel Christ of Muscotah were granted divorce and exclusive custody of their three children, Francis Bernice and Denice. Mabel Mitchum of Teavenworth obtained a divorce from Will Mitchum after alleging abuse and years of hardship.
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W. A. Jackson
Fred Brown
Arrington
Mary Starr
Frank
Mabel Christ
Muscotah
Francis
Bernice
Denice
Christ
Jackson
Mabel Mitchum
Will Mitchum
Teavenworth
Will
Hastings guests and summer plans involve many names
Mr and Mrs C O Hastings entertain guests including C W Stokan from Neodesha Sherman Blair Jefferson City Mo Frank Ramsey Farmington Mrs Roseta Hastings Atchison Norman Hastings Angola Ind and G EK Cooley Winterset Ia They will travel to New York to live with Hastings brother Milo Hastings head of the food department of Physical Culture magazine and will stay until September 1 They will be accompanied by their son Norman and friends will house sit for the Hastings place on route 1 Meanwhile Mrs Margaret Vogler at 613 Spring street tends a large garden with many vegetables and canning supply and bakes bread Ernest Underwood Jr travels with his father to Pittsburgh Pa Ernest Underwood Sr works at the livestock exchange Fred Stout installs transformers at Richards Manufacturing Co boosting factory power Little Sam Elliston improves after measles and appendicitis at Atchison hospital Emmett Jackson notes distrust in fish from Stranger Creek and a quip about coral growth on Commercial Street
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Atchison Mills
Kuhridge
Dumbell
Harry Bell
Missouri Pacific
Concordia
Atchison
Edmiston
St. Louis
Yesterdy
P. Z. Davis
Troy
D. W. Majors
J. D
North Atchison
United States
Gene Carter
187Th Infantry
Kansas National Guard
Sammy
Bridge Company
Rushville
C. O. Hastings
C. W. Stokan
Neodesha
Sherman Blair
Jefferson City
Frank Ramsey
Farmington
Roseta Hastings
Norman Hastings
Angola
Ind
G. EK. Cooley
Winterset
Hastings
New York
Mr. Hastings
Milo Hastings
Physical Culture Magazine
Norman
Mrs. Cooley
Hastings Place
Margaret Vogler
Spring Street
Voglers
Ernest Underwood, Jr
Pittsburgh
Ernest Underwood
Livestock Exchange
Effingham
Fred Stout
Kansas’ Public Service Line
Richards Manufacturing Co
Sam Elliston
Atchison Hospital
Emmett Jackson
Stranger Creek
Commercial Street
Kelly Bridge Contract Let
The Kelly Bridge over Stranger Creek on the Curlew Cummings road was let by the county commissioners to Pioneer Construction Co of Kansas City for 14731.72 dollars. The steel span will replace an obsolete wooden bridge and be usable by midsummer, with grading to ensure passability in all weather.
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Stranger Creek
Curlew and
Cummings
Board of
Pioneer Construction Co
Kansas City
Kelly Bridge
Roy Coleman
Kenneth Dinklege
Curlew-Cummings
Contracts Awarded for New Parochial School Project
Construction bids awarded for St Joseph’s Catholic grade school on the John J Ingais site in Atchison. Peterson Construction Co of Salina wins general at 23200, plumbing and heating to W B Hayes at 4400, electrical to Bert Gilmore at 541.75. Building will be Romanesque brick with four ground floor classrooms and basement chapel recreation rooms. groundwork starts now with excavation next week.
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St. Joseph’s
John J. Ingais
Atchison
Peterson Construction Co
Salina
W. B. Hayes
Bert Gilmore
Io Chapel
Answers Bob Carter On Fruit Marketing Trouble
Bob Carter laments no market for Atchison strawberries despite immense crop and perfect berries. Ray Willette of the Atchison Chamber of Commerce describes a county horticultural program to educate growers and create a cooperative marketing system to assemble grade pack and ship produce to larger markets. The plan aims to curb lax marketing, improve picking timing, and build a stronger trade in Northeast Kansas.
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Globe
Bob Carter
Atchison
Chamber of Commerce
Kansas
C. of C
Ray Willette
Atchison Chamber of Commerce
Atchison County
Atchison County Farm Bureau
Doniphan
Buchanan
Missouri
County Farm Bureau
Woman Seeks to Kill Self in Atchison Residence
Mrs. Alice Black, 50, fired a .38 pistol to her head at the B B Moore home on 1081 Kansas avenue at 12 20 pm. She was rushed to Atchison hospital in a coma with little chance of recovery. Her distress followed fears over a nervous breakdown and her son Walter Black’s delayed arrival from Cheyenne Wyoming. She had packed belongings to return with him, had been employed in Atchison homes, and is survived by sons Walter and Dr John Black and a daughter in Fort Collins, with the husband unnamed.
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Alice Black
B. B. Moore
Kansas Avenue
Charles Robinson
Moore
Walter Black
Cheyenne Wyo
Mr. Moore
Ed Kidwell
Mrs. Black
Dr. Robinson
Atchison Hospital
Cheyenne/Wro
John Black
Pittsburgh
Ft. Collins
Coto
Mrs. Lue Burge Dies at 61 in Stanton Home
Mrs. Lue Burge, 61, died Friday night at 8 30 at her home 1401 Pacific avenue after long illness. She moved here eight years ago from Tatan Missouri and was wife of laborer Kersey Burge. She leaves ten children, including Tom and C B Burge at home, George Burge, Mrs Jess Surritte, and Mrs Ray Surritte. A brother George Snodgrass and sisters Mrs Laura Buter and Mrs J G Harper survive. Funeral by Rev M Owen Kellison at four o clock at Stanton funeral home with burial in Oak Hill cemetery. pallbearers listed.
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Lue Burge
Pacific Avenue
Kersey Burge
Neyes Hospital
St. Joseph
Tom Burge
C. B. Burge
George Burge
Jess Surritte
Omaha Junction
Ray Surritte
Potter
George Snodgrass
Salem
Neb
Laura Buter
J. G Harper
Division
Local notes and odds and ends from Spearville area
Mrs. Norman Yaple is bedfast with lumbago. Jack Stout caught a 12 pound carp at Doniphan Lake. Mr and Mrs Will Zurbuchen visited Theodore Arensberg home and returned to Spearville. Henry Paulsen arrives from Manhattan to attend Columbia University as a chemistry graduate student this summer. Playground equipment is being painted repaired and installed in parks this week. Jackson park’s equipment has been out for some time. Commentary on Lindbergh Paris flight and street conversations along Commercial street. Jim Walsh advocates concrete stairs over painted white lines for parking.
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Will Zurbuchen
Theodore Arensberg
Spearville
Henry Paulsen
Manhattan
Columbia University
Jackson Park
Lindbergh
Paris
Commercial Street
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Atchison-Leavenworth
Onge
Harry van Liew
Mr. van Kuren
Boy
MT. ST. Scholastica’s
Claude Wolf
Colorado
St. Joe
Ira Hamner
Joe Connor
Mudlake
P. Knoch
Merle Knoch
Kidder, Mo
Kidder Institute
Mises Maurine Knoch
I. P. Knoch
Harold Tonkin
Senta Fe
Bill Aimes
June
Charlie van Dyke
District Court
Hary Levin
Tulsa
Okla
Frances Underwood
Frazier, Mo
Sam Miller
Tincoln
Miller
Third
Margery Killarney
Europe
Doniphan Road
Carl Paulsen
Washington, D.D
Hutchinson
Washington
la Verne Stucker
Salida
Colo
John Swayze
137Th Infantry
Gene Tunney
Delia Reinhardt
Tom Linder
Ash Street
Heinie
Joe Brittain
Chickasha
Sugarlake
Connor
G. P Herzinger
2 F. Howes
Howes
Mr. Howes
Miagouri Pacific Hospital
Bob Garter
Robertson Cemetery
Mount Vernon
Arthur Fenton
Elsie Underwood
Lucille Evans
Atchison High School
Grace Godsey
University High School
Des Moines
Constance Ingalls
DeGrasse
E. W. Glenn
Fort Morgan
Glenn
Norman Yaple
Jack Stout
Doniphan Lake
Jim Walsh
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