Wisecracks and musings in a small town column
A string of humorous quotes and observations fill a local page. Jokes on aging, faith, fashion, work, and daily life mix with sly jabs at society and a speed arrest, reflecting a社区 friendly, satirical tone and a parade of named characters.
Asphalt strip gains praise from Topeka in old pavement revival
The Globe urges Atchison to reclaim aging streets with asphalt inspired by Topeka’s success. The editorial from The Topeka Capital extols Snyder and the Topeka Mix for resurfacing Kansas Avenue and brick streets, noting cost savings, longer life, and global influence from New York to Cairo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Globe
Atchison
Topeka
New York
Paris
Frank Snyder
Kansas Avenue
Waterloo
Our Own Salvation at Effingham County Fair
Farmers see livestock as Atchison county saving grace as Effingham fair displays higher grade stock. Competent judges expect hogs to rival Topeka state fair entries starting September 8. Notable cattle include baby beef class entries by Boys and Girls 4-H Calf club. exhibits reflect county pride in livestock and horticulture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison County
Effingham
Topeka
Gasoline war looms in Atchison on verge of flare up
A wide assortment of small town items fills our pages from Atchison. gas issues, hospital notes, local marriages, labor, and social life. Movements include Mrs Elliott visiting LA, several hospital discharges, a car theft linked to joyriders, a large Christian churches meeting, and a gas outage affecting daily life as the city adapts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kete Elliott
Los Angeles
Grace Flynn
South Eighth Street
Atchison Hospital
Fred Mair
Nortonville
W. O. Dysart
North Ninth Street
Atchison
Seventh
Commercial
Atchison Savings Bank
Frank Bishop
Essex
South Atchison
Carl Stephen
Denver
California
Locomotive Finished Material Co
Lilly Smart
Ebbs Wallpaper House
Wichita
Arthur Martin
South Sixth Street
Carl Mayhew
Carl
Louis Blosser
Junior
Louis Long
Holton
Vivian Haas
George Smith
Weston
Platte City
T. B. Flannery
Frank Haas
Smith
Fort Leavenworth
Leavenworth
L. A. Palmer
Kansas City
Kansas
Robert Tompkins
Henry Elliston
Elliston
Tompkins
C. D. O'Keefe
Claude L. Meyer
Meyer
Joseph Harper
Portland
Oregon
Atchison County
Harper
Potter Christian Church
Charles Leighton
Charles Butler
Farmington
Frank Johnson
Fred Knight
Knight
Colorado
Butler
M. O. Kellison
Ricks
Garden of Prayer
Troy Bess
Coronado
First Christian Church
Strange Creek
Potter
Kansas Missionary Society
Effingham
Scott Hall
Tom Laird
Cummings
W. Y. Mize
Charles Faulkner
Phillips
Charlie Pike
Otto Reisinger
Pleasant Grove
Thomas Cowley
Col. Love
Kansas Power & Light Co
Globe
United States Bureau of Standards
Deer Country
Philadelphia
Boy Scouts
Troop No. 2
Dr. Co. L. Hixon
North Second Street
Frederick Weisenborn
Christ Baker
Wellington
Kas
Minnie Clark
Jackson Park
Ralph
Louis Marts
Walker Franklin
District Court
W. A Jackson
Minnesota
North Pole
Europe
Russia
Siberia
Central
Asia
Frank Aldrich
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Brotherhoods of Railroad
Parker Fox
Chicago
Jared C. Fox
Junior Fox
New York
Howard Manufacturing Co
North Wright
Lawton Fox
Toledo
Ohio
Ruth Anna Wright
Keeney Charles
Fox
Louis Linley
Jack
Coffeyville
Louis Beale
Terry
K. U
M. O' Kellison
Christian Church
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Ed Askren
North Third Street
Young Peoples Division
Emma Stutz
Manhattan
W. S. Swope
Smith Center
Nazarene Mission
Luther League of
C. L. Hixon
W. W. Wheeler
Womens Missionary Society of
Bt. Marks Lutheran Church
Rudolph Johnson
Bendena
Rose McCauley
Bill Ball
Bill
Seattle
Lancaster
Huron
Valerian
St. Benedict's
Marysville
Mary McLaughlin
Theo. Nass & Sons
Alfred McKelvy
W. A. McKelvy
East
Luther McPherson
Topeka
Dick Taylor
Santa Fe
Fritz Mittlebach
St. Benedicts College
St. Joe
Coast Guard
William Marshall
Marshall Electric Co
Anna Olson
Lincoln
Nebr
Charles Marshall
Picnic draws 1300 at L F M Co annual event
More than 1,300 Locomotive Finished Material Co employees and families enjoyed the annual picnic at Jackson and Reisner parks. About 1,000 attended Jackson park with contests, games and dancing, while 300 colored employees joined at Reisner park. Foundry beat machine shop 9 to 7 in a post game tug and pig chase, with prizes for weight lifting, cake contests and baby bottle milk race among many activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locomotive Finished Material Co
Jackson and Reisner Parks
Jackson Park
Reisner Park
Frank Bishop
Frank Rygaard
John Laurie
Fred Bililmek
Foundry
Eagle Eye
Ryan
Fred Bilimek
Gerard Seager
Arch Turpin
Henry Kaaz
Albert Stratton
Clyde Neilsen
Henry Neilsen
Ruth Constance Skelly
Fay Skelly
Homer Baker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Atchison Weekly Globe
Globe Publishing Co
Fifth
Main Streets
Atchison, Kansas
Globe Lights
O. F
Dearie
P. Percy Johnson
B. C
Hell
Jude Johnson
John Weatherford
Florence Wilson
Miss Wilson
Jess Procter
Cleve Russell
Crawley
Colo
Bessie Traynor
Balboa
Pacific
England
Italy
Pershing
Leif Ericson
Norway
Lief
American
Richard I
Savonarola
Queen Elizabeth
Cardinal Richelieu
Louis XIV
Joliet
Explorer
Marquis de Lafayette
Horatio
Lord Nelson
Clemenceau
France
Lord Roberts
John J. Pershing
United States
Henry Ford
Henry
Edward Earl
I. W. Remy
Commercial Street
Larry Quigley
Concordia
Arkansas City
Arthur Lukens
Byron Shiffiett
Herman Nass, Jr
Sugar Lake
Ralph Allen
South Fifth Street
Monte Carlo
White Clay Creek
Charles Parker, Jr
James Smith
Santa Fe Street
Charles Parker
Troy
Emma Koch
Doniphan
Curtin Clark. Hardware Co
6Th St
St. Joseph, Mo
Marston
O. J. Holler
Union Depot
Switchie" Kurth
Simpson Building
Charles Betts
Missouri
Jack Thomas
Deer Creek
Charles Thayer
Omaha
Intfen
Ignasius Compton
McGrath Drug Store
Charlie Smith
Pillsbury Mill
Fred Stein
Wyoming
Here
Bert Gould
Pittsburg
State Teachers’ College
Bert
Liey
J. E Hodson
Debora
Eugene
Frank Furst
Cleo
Dunlap
John Wyeth
Sawing& Douglass
L. Buckner
Oak Hill, Cemetery
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