Koester Death Report Rebuffed by Alive Fisherman
In Atchison County Kansas Albert Koester declares he survived the Black river fishing incident. Authorities and papers had reported his death after a body was found near Tockerman. Koester says the body resembled him but was not him and plans to return to Kansas by car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River
Albert Koester
Albert
Tockerman
Ark
Mrs. Koester
Atchison
Kansas
Chickenpox Epidemic Fears Rise in Atchison Area
Daily report warns of a chickenpox surge among Atchison schoolchildren, with half the city’s cases from the Martin school district. Dr. Charles Robinson urges strict home isolation until all scales disappear to curb contagion. The item also notes funeral plans for George Shifflet in Kansas City and local reminiscences about Atchison history and past residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Martin
Charles Robinson
Robinson
Nominations and local notes from Huron and Atchison
Nominations reach city offices in Huron with names for mayor and six council seats. Features include remarks on northwest Nebraska farming, Devonshire cream in Atchison, a probate court golf gag, daylight saving debates, Atchison freshmen operetta, and details on the Daughters of the American Revolution state conference at Leavenworth with schedule and attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H W. Wilson
Nebraska
Topeka
Atchison
Devonshire
England
A. KB. DeDual
Probate
W. A. Jackson
Jackson
Atchison Hgih
Mohammed
Albert W. Smith
Catherine Jordan
Tim Linley
Harry Kew
Jean Elen
Roberta Jones
Madge Mahoney
Robert Elder
Raymond Lines
Robert Brading
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Leavenworth
S. J. Blythe
J. J. Daniels
Wheeler Barlow
R. V. Wilcox
O. M. Babcock
W. EL. Lawin
J. P. Adams
Bri. H. Clark
L. W. Bixler
DPD. A. R
Federal
Board of Management
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Fort Leavenworth
Edith Ganson of New Malden Dies After Cancer Battle
Mrs. Edith Ganson of New Malden formerly Chicago resident and pioneer settler died Wednesday at her son Charles Belden’s home. She was 1 years old and died of cancer after returning to the old home place for burial in New Malden cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Ganson
Chicago
Charles Belden
New Malden
Ganson
New Maldon
Mary Belden
Topeka
Vermont
George Weabody
Muscotah
Hlinvis
Harlan Belden
Kansas
Charles
Mary
Boling Named Assistant Manager of Atchison Chamber
Jerry Boling, 29, appointed by the Atchison Chamber of Commerce to succeed Kent Kinniburgh as assistant manager. He resigns as deputy state grain inspector for the Atchison branch after April to pursue chamber work, having prior grain inspection experience in Topeka and Kansas City. He has been active in civic affairs and is expected to be well received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Boling
Atchison Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Kent Kinniburgh
Pratt, Kas
Pratt Chamber of Commerce
Boling
Atchison
Topeka
Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce
Tie
St. Benedict's
Local Couple Observes Golden Wedding Day
A Logal couple, Mr and Mrs Albert Gerrish, celebrate a fifty year marriage at their 1129 Parallel Street home. Married in Winsley England in 1871 the Gerrishes came to the United States in 1881 and settled in Kansas, living on farms near Float Nortonville and Atchison before retiring to Atchison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Street
Joe Tinves
North Third Street
Jim Slattery
Mayetta
Kansas
Jasamine McKelvy
Atchison
Elkhart
Ind
Albert Gerrish
Parallel Street
Gerrish
Float
Christopher Butt
Nortonville
England
America
Atchison Local Life Stretches From England to Court
A long local notice chronicles Gerrish family ancestry from England to Atchison with surviving children Oliver Gerrish Bert Gerrish and Edith Schletzbaum, plus sixteen grandchildren. It recalls early hardships in 1881 crossing the Atlantic and family memories before detailing a sheriff arrest of Cy Brooks over mortgaged property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
May Dye
Ethel Lindsey
Omaha
Gerrish
Oliver Gerrish
Bert Gerrish
Atchison
Edith Schletzbaum
America
Cy Brooks
Horton
R. P. D. Motor Co
Brooks
Cedar Rapids
R. P. D. Concern
Will Coleman
Calhoun Bros Plant 1000 Trees Of Winesap Apples
From Thursday's Daily Calhoun Bros near Curlew are setting out another orchard of 1000 trees of Winesap apples. Last year off a 67 acre orchard they sold 1500 dollars worth of apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun Bros
Curlew
Bellevue PT A M E Hosts Friday Night Party
Bellevue Parent-Teacher association hosted its annual party at the Bellevue schoolhouse from 8 15 until midnight with men serving refreshments and wives baking pies and cakes. The event featured music readings and performances by local groups and speakers including Rev Kellison and Miss Ada Smith. New members were welcomed and a food sale was planned for April 2 at Ritterman hardware store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue Parent-Teacher Association
Bellevue
Globe
Parent- Teacher Association
A. C. Walz
Roy Andrews
Will Lane
Frank Stucker
R. C. Fick
Jerry Walz
A. M. Andrews
Alfred Dehn
Albert Clem
Frank Bracke
Atchison
Ralph Fletcher
Dr. Palmer
Jay Adams
Kent Gaylord
Wallace Brockett
Orvall Skau
Stella
George Masters, Sr
George Masters, Jr
Clifford Barber
Walter Watka
Miss Smith
Harry Christian
Ritterman Hardware
R. CC. Fick
J. Cline
N. EB. Holder
N. KE. Meds
Atchison News Briefs Include Navy Men and Local Incidents
Local notes report Eliza Ingels improving at home and Ralph Shelly in Atchison hospital. Mrs Shelly’s parents arrive from Trinidad for a short stay. Navy personnel from Atchison linked to China and the Pacific fleet are identified. A Submarine 81 crew member returns from China to the Philippines as tensions rise. A discussion over mint nickel quality and a counterfeit nickel incident is noted amid town chatter about coins and possible lead content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Shelly
Atchison Hospital
Shelly
John Kingan
Trinidad
Colorado
Harold Keenan
Atchison Hoy
United States Navy
China
Eugene Grady
Philippines
Gibinese
Atchison
Pacific
Bramy Jackline
Jack Brady
Delmar Wilson
United States Mint
Fred Frost
England
Burglar Escapes Levin Store In Local Break In
Walter Gearhart, patrolman, checked the Levin sporting goods store at 407 Commercial Street around ten o clock. He found the rear door unlocked and pursued a prowler toward the front but the burglar fled through the rear. Proprieter Werner Levin reported no items missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Gearhart
Levin Sporting Goods
Commercial Street
Gearhart
Werner Levin
Nortonville Holds Uncontested City Elections
Nortonville reports no election contests as seven city officials were nominated without opposition. The article notes traffic control discussion at noon dismissals and student traffic directors, plus local Missouri Pacific shop news and a bull damage case in Shannon area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nortonville
Atchison
Kr. W. Kaufman
BE. Lb. Morton
Victor Palmberg
W. D. Groff
Will Warren
Frank Klinefelter
T. B. Portwood
Stdent
Wei
Missouri Pacific Shop News
G. EB
Evans
D. A. Gray
O. A. Garber
St. Louis
Erngineer Gorrell
Stillings
Rebb
Carl van Liew
St. Joe
W. R. Barton
Hayden
Everett Shufflebarger
Tena Hess
Shufflebarger
Hess
Shannon
Miss Hess
Death claims Geo Shifflett veteran salesman in Kansas City
George W. Shifflett, a veteran salesman born near Monrovia and raised in Atchison, died of dropsy at Research Hospital in Kansas City. Funeral in Kansas City Monday at 10 am with burial there. Survived by his wife Lena Korth of Atchison. He had long service with Symus and Letts Melick Grocers and helped promote early Taylor's Park race meetings with John Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Biles
Excelsior Springs
Leopold Moringer
Bancroft
Kansas
Moringer
Melvin Moringer
C. B. Hole
John A. Martin
North Terrace
Monrovia
George Shiftler
Stine & McClure Mortuary
Kansas City
Atchison
Kansas City Masons
Missouri
Stranger Creek
Harry Shifflet
Charley Symns
George Shifflet
Globe
Wa. m
Stein & McClure
Tenth
Oak Streets
Masons
Shiffler
Atchison Street
Sumuel Dickson
Cone
Commercial Street
George Challiss
W. L. Challiss
L. T. Challiss
San Antonio
Texas
Will Mattocks
California
Mary Mattocks
Wallace Mattocks
Addie Mattocks
Mattocks
Tom Byrne
Leonard Twidwell
Sand C. M. Chandler
Charley Brigdon
John Kaff
James M. Challiss
Courtney Challiss
Imogen Challiss
Atchison Pioneer
Mrnday
George W. Shifflet
Research Hospital
Mr. Shifflet
Ramsis City
Mr. Shifflett
Lena Korth
Tie
Symus Grocer Company
Letts Melick Grocery Company
St. Joe
Letts-Melick Company
Symns
Letts-Melick
George Shifflett
John Lane
Taylor's Park
Harry Shifflett
Horses Cause Multiple Local Accidents Over Two Months
A Des Moines area note reports four horseback incidents and no car crashes over two months. Ernest McCurry broke a leg in a buggy accident after a horse bolted. Vere Leffering sustained a six inch head wound from a saw incident near Fanning, hospitalized at St. Joe. Other items include local gas injuries, gravel questions, and quirky town chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Ernest McCurry
Vere Leffering
Fanning
St. Joe
EB. Waller
Also Mentioned on This Page
Koester
Arkansas
Floyd Stillings
Gotlieb Schmeling
John Herpich
Atchison Monument Works
H. J. Kane
John Hardwick
North Atchison
Bill Clinkerhook
Philip Woolworth
Rumsey Hall
Cornwall
Dick Gilman
Bootus
Bill Burdett
Huron
T. B. Smith
Dick Teeter
A. J. Matthias
James Grimes
Charles Norton
Will Kinglish
John Robertson
Logal
Viola Barnes
Kenneth Kaiser
Edna Whaley
Jimmy Cahoon
Juanita Rumbaugh
Henry Fanner
Dorothy Shufflebarger
Francis Hyde
Edith Handley
Melvin Mohringer
Josephine Burgdorf
Virginia Affleck
Kathryn Tate
Daphna Swinford
F. E. Griese
Joyce
Bakers
Thayer Foundry
Hekelnkaempers
Blair
Kubridge
Mrs
PT. A
Eliza Ingels
Enoch Jones
Walsh Clothing
Geo, Shifflett
End
Wisconsin
Coolidge
Orlin Weede
Sumner
Fiche Brothers
Jim Franklin
Ninth Street
Franklin
Nevada
John Trooper
Hooper
Ninth
Division Streets
Earl Hellener
Central Avenue Way
United States
Main Street
Jim Compton
Fred Schurman
Bia
Seburmin
AgeDisce County Foxyer
Gove Eftin
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