Atchison Day's Doings Highlights Local Happenings
Atchison items report spring weather boosting business, political activity with city election set for April 4, and various residents visiting from Doniphan Whiting and Lawrence. Community figures discuss local road work, base ball hopes, and street scenes including a rogue dog incident and a jail transfer.
Laura Wolters dies after long illness in Atchison
Mrs Laura Geltz Wolters widow of John Wolters pioneer grocer died at 8 30 pm at her home 621 Santa Fe street after a prolonged illness with influenza weakening her heart She was born September 7 1870 at Tipton Missouri and lived in Atchison since age two Survived by daughters Sadie and Marian Wolters Mrs Fred Spatz of Atchison and Mrs Sadie Stevenson of Redlands California a brother R F Seitz and other relatives Funeral at St Benedicts church with burial in Mt Calvary cemetery The rosary will be said at 830 pm at 821 Santa Fe street leading to the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Geltz Wolters
John Wolters
Pioneer
Santa Fe Street
Sadie
Marian Wolters
Fred Spatz
Atchison
Sadie Stevenson
Redlands
Calif
R. F. Seitz
Council Bluffs
Laura Seitz Wolters
Tipton
Mt. St. Scholastica Academy
Intfen & Wolters
John Arthur Wolters
Wolters
St. Benedict's Church
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Leo Nusbaum
Emil Forbinger
Warren Smith
John Goodrich
M. Noll
George Schust
Barbara Hastings
Washington, D. C
Capital
Vernon Bailey
United States Biological Survey
Bailey
Miss Hastings
Clive Hastings
Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
Kentucky
Grand Canyon
Canyon
Kaibab
J. M. Challiss
Missouri Pacific Lines Booster Club
St. Joe Union
Mr. Challiss
Missouri Pacific
Jim Challiss
Jim Cooney
St. Joe
W. F. Kirk
Western
J. Offvis
Kansas
Hugo Bilimek
Beaver Flats
Neb
John Levin
Tenth
West Atchison
Barney Green
Hagen
Merle Trapp
New York City
Merle
New York
East
California
Globe
Trapp
Chandler
OC. A. Viziarde
Industrial State Bank
Argentine
W. A. Pretz
Fathers Pius and
Paschal Pretz
St. Benedict's College
Mr. Pretz
Henry Hess
Kansas Avenue
Ben Endsley
Charles W. Vance
District Court
Maude Vance
Vance
Eula
Cecil
Marcella
Mound Street
Atchison Aviation Club
National Aeronautical Association
Chamber of Commerce
H. N. Sowers
Claude Wurster
Veterans’ Hospital
Maywood
Christian Church
Mt. Vernon
American Legion
Lawin
Julius Gill
Nick Albright
Missouri Pacific Freight House
Lawrence Nass
Messenger
Virgil
Lucille Testerman
Sara Gruenhut
Old Atchison
Ed Evans
Bertha Prather
Prather
George Million
Missouri River
Commercial Street
Mabel L. Nansen
Hiawatha
Charlie Chandler
Kansas Federation of Music Clubs
Elks Club
Ora Kirkpatrick
Bean Lake
Chevrolet
Miller- Chevrolet Co
E. VanHoosier
Giants
Cubs
Yankees
Kansas music clubs close tenth annual convention at Elks club
Final sessions of the Kansas Federation of Music Clubs convention awarded prizes to student performers from Kansas City Wichita and Clay Center. Ray Laughlin won the student violin contest. Marguerite Fairs aged 10 won the dying playing prize from Clay Center. Helen Rockwood Harold Boggess and others received piano vocal and instrumental honors. The Lebanon Music Study Club earned the mileage cup for traveling 239 miles with six delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Federation of Music Clubs
Elks Club
Ray Laughlin
Kansas City
Kas
Marguerite Fairs
Clay Center
Harold Boggess
Wichita
Allen Stewart
Georgia Coleman
Hester Ann Finley
Hiawatha
Joyce Wentz
Atchison
Mabel Nansen
Wentz
Grace Thompson
Syracuse
Elaine Faultoner
Billy Ball
Sam Gore
Atchison Day's Doings Hint Local Life
A compiled slice of Atchison happenings lists Andy Andrews plowing Joe Clark Jr and others, town observations, new clerks, sales, and plans for street and curb repairs. Notables include Miss Eva Gorrell joining Linley Motor Co and Henry Hess buying Sprague stock for a closing sale.
Death of Mrs Rachel Webb in Atchison
Mrs. Rachel Webb of Atchison died at 10:30 p.m. at 714 Spencer Street after a long illness. She was 73, born November 23, 1855 in Center county Missouri, widow of William Gore, mother of Frank and Hallie Webb, and longtime Christian church member. Burial in Mt. Vernon cemetery after funeral at First Christian church. His son A L Webb Jr of San Francisco cared for her before her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Webb
Atchison
Spencer Street
A. L
Bud”) Webb, Jr
San Francisco
Calif
Webb
Rachel Childers Webb
Center County
Bud” Webb
A. L. Webb, Jr
First Christian Church
M. O. Kellison
The
Christian Church
Mt. Vernon
Lawin & Douglass
Judges and clerks named for city election ballots
City clerk Miss Nelle Blythe announced the election officials for April 2 with two city commissioners and three school board members to be elected. Ballot names include A. H. Lehman and A. E. Mize for commissioners and B. L. Brockett, F. E. Harch, C. L. Mize for the school board, all incumbents seeking re election. Polls run 6 AM to 7 PM at ward sites across Atchison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
First Ward
Main Street
Minnie L. Terry
L. A. Palmer
John Knowles
H. M. Ernst
Helen Pink
East Second Ward
Atchison Public Library
John Ward
Mary Taylor
Carrie Hellener
Esther Askren
Theodore Geritz
West Second Ward
North Sixth Street
Alice Earhart
R. M. Clark
Matt Noll
Sadie Stephenson
May Knower
East Third Ward
Martin School
Ann Colgan
T. H. Johns
A. A. Bennett
Bernadette Peltzer
Elizabeth Merwick
West Third
Lincoln School
Fred Duehren
Delia Clem
Maude Flowers
Gay Moore
Helen Lyndon
Washington School
Edna White
J. I. Hull
A. M. Branch
Carrie Holbert
Bessie Tilton
North Fifth Ward
Tenth and
Atchison Streets
E. T. Fuhrman
C. E. Davis
Ethel Gilkison
Friedah Brown
Agnes Gray
South Fifth Ward
West Atchison Fire Station
Fay Kested
Edythe Banson
Cecil Higdon
Pearl Brashay
Marie Dagenats
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Jim Crouch
Fred Balsom
Doniphan
Elmer Banks
Whiting
Jim Conlon
al Smith
United States
Clarence Shaver
Atchison Hospital
B. F. Moore
Alfred Saggs
Herbie Harmon
James Harold Shaw Jr
Ford Linley Motor Co
F. J. Hall
Vincent, Kermit
L. A. Moore
Lyle Moore
R. M. Parks Produce Co
West Main Street
Louis Glover
Wyandotts County
Glover
C. V. Jacobs
Tom Horner
Lawrence
Kansas University
Tom
T. E. Horner
J. D. Sowers
Ada Sowers
South Seventh Street
Minneapolis
Minn
Mrs. Sowers
Lane Dunnigan
Northwest
Phillips Petroleum Co
Emil Schreiber
North Ninth Street
Leavenworth
Kansas City-Topeka
Tom Enright
Atchison-Leavenworth Road
Lovemont
Leavenworth County
Carl Wittermark
St. Joe Papers
Farmer Burns’ Academy
Omaha
Bud Widick
Dick Stahlman
Kansas City Blues
Rock Island
New York Giants
DePauw University
Bud
Blues
Cyvaie Wurster
Mary Wurster
Howard “Red” Mulkey
Tommy Ryan
Ryan
Ollie Mayfield
May Livingston
Henry Henshaw
H. W. Merwick
Mayfield
Livingston
Laura Wolters
Andy Larsen
Murray Ipe
Ray, Ariz
Fred Howard
John Ipe
Fred Streeter
Arizona
Jim Heaton
Bert Gilmore
Miller
McLarnin
Chicago
Carl Bricher
Matt Walter
Jim Robertson
Jackson Park
G. W. Allaman
Ozarks
Floyd Shankel
Floyd
North Atchison
Henry Mester
Big Jim Kramer
Durant
Oklo
St. Louis
Frank Shockey
Topeka
East Atchison
Speaker
Atchison and Robinson
Hot Springs
Ark
Tacoma
Wash
Dave Condon
Dave
Jim O’brien
Early Rose
Arthur Ostertag
Bellevue Country Club
Alex Sands
Round Corner
Kansas City and
Hiawatha Man
Joe Clark
Harry
Grand Island
Marysville
Hastings
Nebr
Jerry
al Tolbert
Artie Jones
Homer Sloss
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Henderson
Belle Conwell
John T. Hand
P Y
Phebe E. Detwiler
Samuel
Anna Dysart
Bill Layton
South Fifth Street
Methodist Hospital
Layton
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Will Ball
W. M. Thistle
W. M. North
Standard
Andy Andrews
Joe Clark, Jr
Pete Gerhardt
Theodore Nass
Kenneth Neidigh
McCarthy
Hallard Heaton
Will Dunton
Dallas
Tex
John Durkin
Harry Ham
George Intfen
Ben Shaw
Jarbale
Marion Kohler
E. W. Emery
Eva Gorrell
Nebraska City
Linley Motor Co
George Campbell
Frank Donelin
Parallel Street
Downs
Kiwanis Club
Rev
Claude Davis
Milwaukee
Paul Hayes
Walters Drug Store
Charles Askren
John Armstrong
Harry Kopelk
al Finch
Walt
Hemilliner
Central Branch
Concordia
Jack Cartmill
Jack
George Hellener
Portland
Ore
Alex Glenn
Pennsylvania
Everett Roberts
National Guardsman
Clay Lott
Andy Clark
W. T. Ferris
Cummings
C. C. Pyle
George Sanders
Atchison County Public Health Association
Riverview Drive
Sprague
Henry
North Tenth Street
Commercial
Division Streets
Kansas Power and Light Co
Division
Lee Gunnison
Guy Beagle
Leahy’s
O. K
A. M. Andrews
Mount Pleasant
Raymond Lines
Crown
Hank Elche
Harry Shelver
Estella Roach
James F. Stucker
Symas Bracer Co
Battle Row
Capper
Mr. Hyde
Johnnie George
Fred Poitner
Sam Blythe, Jr
J. W. Terry
Falls City
Salina
Jay
Auto-Karry-All Manufacturing Co
John Zouzas
Alma Sutton
Mike Burke
Duane Stone
Baby
Mr. Stone
Bob Merriman
Joe Torbett
Ed Pelot
Ada Latz
A. Y. Ritter
Ralph Compton
Compton
Locomotive Finished Material Co
Gus Seng
Hoover
San Joaquin Valley
Agriculture Department
Charlie Raidebaugh
Backus Bros
George Poehler
Annie Peters
Waterville
Joel Hyatt
Buffalo
Bismark Grove
L. K. Spafford
Carl Ffz
Valley Falls
Harry Root
Burr Oak Branch
Greenleaf
Cal
Norton
K. P
Emil Meier
Topeke
KH. W. Dever
South Atchison
Cain
Tom Haverty
Champion
A. W. Simpson
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