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Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1927
Page
10
Night airmail pilot Charles R Bowman jumped 7200 feet in a parachute through dense fog over California mountains when his plane became unmanageable. He reached a steep mountainside, held position until daylight, then walked miles to raise the alarm.
Local chatter ranges from a St Benedict’s pep meeting praised by Gerald Allen to farm pheasants wandering home and a 1888 theater program revival. It notes goose ages, duck hunting views, and long-defunct Atchison businesses, with a bridge-table anecdote on three marriages and women’s wit.
A vintage testimonial touts S. S. S. as a long standing vegetable remedy for eczema. Cleophas Forte recounts twenty years of itching and relief after six bottles, urging others to try the product. The ad emphasizes natural roots, plant extracts, and availability at drug stores in two sizes.
Kent Fisher of the Pillsbury mill is celebrated as the champion woodcutter of Eastern Missouri. The title was earned years ago and remains upheld today according to local notices. Eleanor Jane Witt, daughter of Carl and Mrs Witt, turned six with a party for twelve at 916 Kearney. Refreshments followed games at Grambow's Market and Baptist church sale noted.
Tom Bates of New Zealand left November 1 by boat and will soon visit his brother Charles Bates, age 87 and in poor health, in Nortonville. The column also notes various local items including the Cottrells moving to Marlboro New Jersey, tea meeting notes, church views, and scattered community chatter.
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