Atchison Weather Reports Heavy Rain and Flood Threats
The Missouri River rose four inches by 8 am, with Lenora’s Solomon River highest in memory as 2 inches of rain fell between 5:30 and 8 am. Atchison endured its heaviest rain of the season with 1.08 inches recorded, while winds and hail accompanied the storm. No major crop damage was reported though concerns persisted for wheat and corn areas along the railroad division.
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Lenora
Central Branch
Northern Kansas
Missouri Pacific
Stockton
Burr Oak
Prosser
Atchison
Kansas
St. Benedict's Colege
Central West
Nebraska
Ilowa
Ilinois
Missouri
Indiana
Atchison Board of Trade
St. Louis
Oklahoma
Chicago
Federal Weather Bureau
Trinity Lutheran School Diplomas Granted to Ten Graduates
Trinity Lutheran parochial school awarded eighth grade diplomas to ten graduates at a commencement in the Trinity church parlors. Rev. F E W C Jesse delivered the address with Agnes Stolp of Linn Kansas as valedictorian. Other graduates include Ernstine Schmeling Anna Schoenfeldt Laura Osthoff Harold Masters Rorene Krusemark William Cooper Lucile Schmitt and Hilda Kautz. The class plans a picnic at Jackson Park this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Parochial School
Trinity Lutheran
Paul Stolp
Linn
Kas
Ernestine Schmeling
North Fleventh Street
Anna
Ida’ Schoenfeldt
Potter
Laura Osthoff
Hickory Street
Harold Masters
Maple Street
Rorene Krusemark
North Seventh Street
William Cooper
Santa Fe
Lucile Schmitt
Great Open Spaces and Arizona Rattlesnake Woman
The Globe on May 20 cites Paul Kirby of Wichita praising America's vast landscapes. It notes California's untouched coast ranges and high Sierras, the Painted Desert in Arizona, and a woman in a small town who fashions clothing from rattlesnake skins and claims high offered sums.
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Paul Kirby
Wichita
America
California
Coast Range
Mountains
High Sierras
Painted Desert
Arizona
Stan
Former Slave Phillip Edwards Dies at 87 in Atchison
Phillip Edwards colored 87 former slave and Union army teamster died at his home 921 Spruce street Atchison where he lived after mustering out in St Joseph His wife died last year a daughter Hattie Edwards survives services at Zion Baptist church Sunday at two burial Oak Hill cemetery The Lawin Doug lass parlors hold the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Edwards
Spruce Street
Atchison
St. Joseph
Hattie Edwards
Lawin & Douglass
Zion Baptist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Utilities Valuation in Atchison County Rises by 147000
The Kansas Public Service Commission has increased Atchison County public utilities valuation this year to 5,174,206 with a 147,000 jump, affecting railroads express and telegraph properties and power lines. County Clerk Dick Gilman announced the figures from Topeka, noting tax rate impact should be minimal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison County
Kansas Public Service Commission
Dick Gilman
Public Service Commission
Topeka
Gilman
Western Kansas Receives Beneficial Rain Across Central Branch
Scattered showers boosted crop prospects along the Northern Kansas division of the Missouri Pacific railroad with readings from .35 inch at St Benedict's college to over 3 inches in spots. Rainfall eased drought concerns and was deemed highly valuable for growing vegetation across Atchison territory and surrounding counties.
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Kansas Division
Central Branch
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Stockton
Colorado
S. J. Flora
Topeka
Atchison Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Chicago
Atchison Trade Territory
Kansas
St. Benedict's College
Missouri
Reading
Eas
Osage City
Manhattan
Wamega
Lyndon
Emporia
Leroy
Chanute
Parsons
Wichita
Diplomas Awarded at Mt St Scholastica Nine Graduates Named
Commencement at Mt St Scholastica's academy awarded diplomas to Louise Alberts Atchison Margaret Arensdorf Spivey Helen Baker Atchison Mary Barry Atchison Gladys Brazzel Purcell Mary Brazzel Purcell Rosemary Brummell Chicago Euen Brady Vermilion Florence Dooley Good Intent Agnes Doyle St Joseph Margaret Doyle St Joseph Christine Glancy Atchison Ruth Guthrie Highland Viola Koppes Barnes Magdalene Lager Clyde Mo Louise Lyndon Atchison Mary A Majerus Rule Neb Anna Theis Burlington Iowa Rose Mary Triska Hanover Kas Abbot Martin Veth gave the address
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. St. Scholastica’s Academy
Louise Alberts
Atchison
Margaret Arensdorf
Spivey
Helen
Baker
Mary Barry
Gladys Brazzel
Purcell
Mary Brazzel
Rosemary Brummell
Chicago
Euen Brady
Vermilion
Florence Dooley
Good Intent
Agnes Doyle
St. Joseph
Margaret Doyle
Christine Glancy
Ruth Guthrie
Highland
Viola Koppes
Barnes
Magdalene Lager
Clyde
Louise Lyndon
Mary A. Majerus
Rule
Neb
Anna Theis
Burlington
Iowa
Rose Mary Triska
Hanover
Kas
Abbot Martin Veth
Hail Damage Near Denton Destroys Crops and Homes
A Sunday hailstorm near Denton and Mount Vernon devastated a two by three mile district. It battered a 140 acre Arthur Fenton wheat field with no insurance, shattered forty windows at Fenton’s house and every window at Charlie Blair’s home, and left Bill Morgan’s wheat largely ruined. Neighbors named include Arthur Fenton Charlie Blair John Hunter Bill Morgan Frank Metz and Harry Gormley.
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Denton
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Arthur Fenton
Charlie Blair
John Hunter
Bill Morgan
Frank Metz
Harry Gormley
Fenton
Three Soldiers Injured In St Joe Road Crash
Three Ft. Leavenworth soldiers driving a borrowed Ford on St. Joe Road near Halls Missouri failed to negotiate a sharp turn and crashed into a guard fence. A second car driven by a Rushville resident collided with the wrecked Ford, causing extensive damage. The soldiers suffered deep forehead cuts a severe finger injury and leg and arm wounds. Charlie Dillon aided the trio and they were taken to Atchison for treatment. They returned to base this morning.
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Ft. Leavenworth
St. Joe
Halls
Rushville
Chariie Dillon
Atchison
Child Drowned in Tank on Farm Near Nortonville
Betty Jean Kenyon two years old daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Kenyon living three and a half miles west of Nortonville drowned Friday evening between seven and eight oclock in a water tank. The report also notes Rotary club discussions and light community items from Hiawatha and Atchison, Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jean
Edwin Kenyon
Nortonville
Marland Co to Start Local Filling Station
Marland Refining Co to begin construction of a brick finished filling station at Sixth and Kansas Ave this week weather permitting. Estimated cost about ten thousand dollars. The plan includes a wholesale warehouse and distributing station on Utah Ave west of Tenth St. Engineer E M Rodebush and foreman J R Gates oversee the project. The local station is among the first in a series of new stations in this Kansas region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marland Refining Co
Sixth and
Kansas Avenue
Marland Company
Utah Avenue
Tenth Street
E. M. Rodebush
J. R. Gates
Marland Concern
Missouri
Kansas
Death of Mrs Anna Mueller Widow of Gus Mueller
Mrs Anna Mueller widow of Gus Mueller died suddenly last night at age 70 in her Atchison apartment after a cerebral hemorrhage Born April 27 1857 in Amsterdam Holland she came to Atchison 35 years ago Survived by four children and eight grandchildren Funeral services Saturday at Trinity Lutheran church with Rev F W Jesse officiating Burial in Mt Vernon cemetery
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Anna Mueller
Gustav Mueller
Eli Cooper
Atchison Street
Mueller
Amsterdam
Holland
Anna Krueger
Atchison
West Main Street
Trinity Lutheran Church
Carl Krusemark
Casper
Wyo
A. A. Marobn
Cedar Rapids
George Mueler
Lincoln
Neb
Gus Mueller
Topeka
Lawin & Douglass
F. W. ¢. Jesse
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
S M Smelser 74 Dies of Heart Trouble at Monrovia Farm
S M Smelser, 74, died last night at his Monrovia area farm from heart trouble. Born in Kentucky, he lived in Missouri and Kansas, leaving a wife and six children, 16 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren. Funeral services likely Saturday at Monrovia Methodist Church.
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S. M. Smelser
Monrovia
Smelser
Kentucky
Buchanan County
Missouri
Kansas
Monrovia Methodist Church
Mr. Smelser
Record Corn Price Climbs to War-Time Peak
May corn rose sharply by 21 cents to reach the highest levels since World War I with Kansas City quotes showing 1 to 1.05 dollars per bushel. Wheat also advanced about 1X cents with cash grain at 1.45 to 1.50 dollars per bushel as markets cited light receipts adverse weather and crop reports as drivers. Grain men say corn may not exceed current levels seen since the war, though near peaks have occurred before.
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Kansas City
Horton Bus Service to Start Saturday
A public service commission grant for a Horton Atchison bus line was received by Fred Evans a garage man. He and an associate will launch the service Saturday using two Packard seven passenger sedans each making two daily trips along a route from Atchison to Lancaster Huron Everest Horton Musecotah Effingham Monrovia Lancaster and back to Atchison.
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Horton-Atchison
Public Service Commission
Fred Evans
Evans
Packard
Atchison
Lancaster
Huron
Everest
Horton
Musecotah
Effingham
Monrovia
Thomas J. Connors Dies at 87 at Atchison Farm
Thomas J. Connors 87 died yesterday afternoon at his rural-route home south of Atchison after a long residency in Atchison County since 1869 when he came from Ireland. Survived by widow and seven children including Nellie and There sa Connors of Atchison, Mrs. Gus Kassi of Sumner, Mrs. C. R. Stephens, Mrs. Frank Mazer, and Owen Connors of Kansas City. Burial in Catholic cemetery after services at St Benedict’s Church. Rosary tonight at Lawin & Douglass parlors. Tallbearers named Joe Deving Ed Delaney John Purcell Tom Gleeson John McCourt Pat Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Gilmore
Gilmore
Jude Johnson
Atchison
Kansas City
Fad Brown
North Atchison
Valley Falls Lutheran Church
P. G. Tensing
Pete Johnson
Bendena
Kansas
J. O. Ward
Los Angeles
Horton
O. F
Niagara Falls
Concordia
Beloit
Aurora
Larry
Uielevy
Ida Grove
J. E. McGrath
Mae
John Glenn
Tom Townsend
Louie Graver
Harry Stevengs
A. H. Langworth
Tennessee
Missouri
John Leason
Henry Newcomb
Nels Connaway
Bill Roth
FE. W. Emery
W. A. Lawin
Tom Connors
St. Patrick's
Lawin & Douglass
Thomas J. Connors
Atchison County
America
Ireland
Nellie Connors
Theresa Connors
Gus Kassie
Sumner
C. R. Stephens
Frank Mazer
Owen Connors
Lawin & Douglass Undertaking
St. Benedict's Church
Joe Deving
Ed Delaney
John Purcell
Tom Gleeson
John McCourt
Pat Lee
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Ain
Dr. Baudrey
A. B. Sharpless
Jacob
Jennie Juencke
Ford Devestment Co
Chamber of Commerce
Bide Dudley
New York
Denver
Eleanor Ann
Tom_ Brashay
Falls City
Brashay
Mary Dean Brashsy
Herman Latenser
Sunday Globe
Trinity Lutheran School
W. F. Kienzle
Exchange National Bank
Federal Reserve System
John Smelser
Lindbergh
War Department
Hendee
Helen Fichman
Atchison High School
Westport High School
Abe Fichman
Kansas University
Twila Shoemaker
Centralia
W.S. Shoemaker
Hamme
Sarah Armstrong
Philippine Islands
Notabie
Philippines
Kansas Commission
Org
Biplomas
MT. ST. Scholastica’s
Louis Jockems
Bert Gowd
Home Ice and Cold Storage Co
Ambrose Locker
Sam Blythe
On Hatchell
Ben Hatchell
Orpheum Theater
G. Harrison
Will Harrison
South Seventh Street
Owen Grady
Webster
Dan O'Keefe
Brown County
Roy Wallack
Paul Kuhnert
Atchison Farmer
Atchison Hospital
Earl Hellener
ST. Joe Road
Child
Rotary Club
Hiawatha
Rotary
Atchison Rotarians
Leo Nusbaum
Fred Mangelsdorf
Ray T. Willette
Wirt Hetherington
E. H. Johnson
John Kaff
Ralph Love
Charley Lamme
Atchison Rotary
Guy
Jim Daniels
South
Southland
Bill Crome
Minnesota
Bill Paradise
Justice
Marland CO
Laura Gough
Shrevesport
Helen Pucka
Blish, Mize & Silliman Offices
C. Hartenstein
Lawrence
Dave Katz
Mudlake
Harry Overton
Union Depot
South Fourth Street
RK. H. Dwyer
Commercial Street
Dave Degan
Parallel Street
Herman E. Roach
Kiowa
Kans
Fred Beindorf
Guthrie Center
Farm Light
W. ‘Tt. Stout
San Diego
John Holmes
Theodore Gilmore
Theodore
Horton Bus
Atchison Business
Zoidoe
Zoidoc
Zeidoc
Zeddoc
Jim Howe
Enghind
FE. W. Howe
Memphis
Washington, D. C
Howe
Fred Maegelsdorf
Prophet
Heger
John McKeene
Ramaay’s
Greenrock
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