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Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1933
Page
2
Editorial voice reflects on work, temperament, and patience across generations. The piece contrasts fashion, merchants, leadership, and civic duties, noting mail order houses lack community contributions while urging mercy and kindness. An old storekeeper image closes the reflections.
A terse post comments on perceived value of wit versus others. The remark prompts varied responses across forums, with critics arguing for humility and supporters defending wit as a personal strength.
The text states an inability to describe Jude Johnson due to lack of a comparable gnat sized brain. It notes that conjecture is improper and only facts should be stated.
Analysts urge restraint while exploring potential origins for the issue. Officials caution against drawing firm conclusions until more data is reviewed.
A doctor notes that in many households the eldest son is viewed as the family blockhead. The remark reflects common stereotypes about birth order and personality within families.
The Globe notes it cannot admire Hitler though he may be the proper party to save Germany. His militant statements alarm other nations, while France shows little fairness toward Germany, driven by selfishness amid global economic strife. The paper urges Uncle Sam to stay poised and avoid entangling in European or Asian crises.
John Bain, a Chicago banker who caused depositors to lose 13 million dollars, is sentenced to three years in a penitentiary. The piece notes a contrast that theft of 13 chickens would yield 20 years. It also reports another Kansas City case where a man was given five years for tinkering with a money safe in a garage.
Mrs. Curtis Dall, daughter of President Roosevelt, smokes cigarettes in the presidential office during a meeting with statesmen and politicians. The scene draws comparisons to past political scandals.
A concise note contrasts American diplomacy as under two centuries old with European diplomacy spanning centuries, urging careful conduct in international relations.
Governor Landon outlines a dozen reform ideas for Kansas laws including tax reductions and shifting inspection duties to city police and county deputies. He suggests local enforcement could handle vehicle tag checks and delinquent state license collection, aiming to reduce state inspector workload. The note also mentions Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s forthcoming cross continental flight.
Governor Landon faces a tough choice over the receivership of American State Savings bank in Atchison. He says he would have appointed a receiver weeks ago if there were agreement, but will act soon to protect depositors with economy and fairness.
A compact review notes President Roosevelt calming Hitler and remarks that the bonus marchers prefer unrest to work in forests, implying social tension and wartime attitudes.
A recorded statement attributed to Hitler asserts that no new European war could resolve issues. He argues that force would disrupt the balance, creating greater trouble and laying the groundwork for misery and disgrace.
Milo Reno is criticized as unfair to the President, while Roosevelt is praised for aiding agriculture. The text calls Gaston B Means a liar and suggests Dr Cook, labeled explorer, sits in second place in some contest or ranking.
A talky shade of 1920s style notes the Rockefellers oppose Lenin due to Rivera art incidents while Arthur Brisbane quips about a million angels on a needle. The piece playfully questions whether the reader was present for the remark.
E W Howe questions the boom in cars and diesel engines as Ford plans a new model. Beloit Gazette notes Beloit Kansas lacks streetcar tracks. Trees are planted as patriotism. Kansas sees heavy car sales with improving money confidence after streak of fuel cuts.
The 1886 start of Kansas state orphans home construction in Atchison is cited with a claim that every governor has called for removing the facility from politics, yet the speaker asks why it remains political. The remark questions governance and accountability in state welfare.
The message to 54 world leaders seeks to remove misunderstandings to revive international commerce. If exports return, U S recovery could accelerate. if not, the United States may rely more on domestic planning and self sufficiency. Even partial success justifies the effort, full success improves, failure harms little.
The Globe reports from Topeka that state highway chief Harry Darby outlines a lighter oil treatment for sand and gravel roads as an alternative to the mat surfacing. Experiments will precede wide use with Atchison area roads, possibly No. 16 between Atchison and Troy, first in line if approved.
Dr. James Joseph Rhodes longtime Cummings physician died at his home Saturday at 5 45 am after illness begun January 10 1929 He was born March 19 1898 in Pawnee City Neb married Marie Kirkland September 30 1903 survived by widow mother Reno Nev brother San Francisco sisters Princeville Ill Reno Nev Pickerel Neb funeral at 10 Monday in Cummings with Beatrice burial Pallbearers from the medical association and lodge services by the I I O F.
Community items from Atchison cover repairs and openings at shipsley smoke house and Hilligoss greenhouse. Citizens report hospital stays family visits peddler bans and garden tours highlighting residents like Mrs. A. E. Mize Mrs. G. T. Bolman and Mrs. C. A. Lockwood with flower displays and yard beauty.
Local column from Atchison items mention Frank Dilgert directing painters and various townsfolk. Mentions include Haskell Institute closure talk, federal agents in the south county, and civic notes about loans, relief work, and a bank solvency assessment. Includes social notices about Mrs. Holder in Chicago relief work and the Measles on the porch, with small town anecdotes.
This article analyzes commercial and residential lighting rates in Atchison compared with Leavenworth Lawrence Emporia and Topeka. It notes rate structures demand usage and lamp counts while contrasting flat monthly fees and per kwh charges across cities.
Ed Hiller predicts the Hagen back Wallace circus may return to Atchison this season. Rev Bob Gaston from Ottawa may serve as supply pastor for Lutherans in Lancaster. Atchison high school athletes lose basketball and track awards as discipline. Mt St Scholastica graduates pictured in Bunyan’s jewelry windows. Mrs J L Blair of 930 Kansas Ave recovering from surgery. Ruth Hager, 11, injured knee, home on South Seventeenth. Police told to watch for two jailbreak suspects from Concordia. one boasted he would not be taken alive.
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