This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1927
Page
14
City notice invites the Odd Fellows to a Labor Day picnic in Effingham. Report notes the swimming pool closure and a rise in mercury.
Riley playground boys defeated Reisner 14 to 5 to win the city grounds three way final. Nearly 200 children attended the August 8 to 31 supervised playground program closing with races ball games and a 32 to 24 girls kick ball win by Reisner.
Theodore Arens berg, who spent his boyhood days in Holland, says the snails there are enormous and fierce enough to whip a bull dog. He also recalls seeing a tobacco worm weighing about two and a half pounds.
The new head of Lincoln School, a colored educator, succeeds W. E. Gray who retired after long service. Porter's background includes Kansas Wesleyan, KU, Pittsburg State Teachers College, and leadership in Olathe and Salina schools where he expanded facilities and introduced basketball and track. He serves on Western University board, chairs Prince Hall Grand Lodge scholarship, and organized the South Central Athletic Association.
An Atchison County hort icultural campaign outlines an orchard tour around September 7 to showcase premier local orchards and educate on a countywide horticultural program. Farm and chamber leaders plan funding to hire a fruit and vegetable growing specialist after the tour.
Wartime style notice lists Wilson and Co offering high prices for poultry eggs and cream. A Rotary gathering at The Maples in Dearborn showcased Mrs Seward frying 25 chickens and baking 1000 biscuits. Cattle from Missouri to Nebraska averaged 82 dollars per head at Wy more auction, with local business and residents noted.
Listing of fabrics including Chambray Ginghams in checks plaids and plain colors with linen finish noted for good wear per yard 35c Ever Fast Suiting fast to tub sun and many colors for school frocks per yard 50c Wash Goods such as Printed Voices Batistes Ratines Dimities etc up to 1 00 per yard 25c Cotton Pongee 36 inches wide versatile per yard 225e
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.