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Newspaper
Atchison Weekly Globe
Location
Atchison, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1927
Page
2
This Atchison Kansas weekly paper announces the Globe Publishing Co at Fifth and Main, with post office second class matter status. Subscription price is $1.00 per year. Thursday September 29, 1927.
A Globe interview with farmer and legislator Andy White discusses farmer concerns in Kansas. He notes western candidates are unlikely to be nominated, cites Borah Hoover Hughes, and predicts tariff talks will dominate next year as farmers argue high costs of machinery and supplies offset good prices. He mentions Jim Reed and Atchison financier J C Killaney as supporters of tariff relief.
The 62 year old Atchison woman Mrs Otis Adams wins the state spelling contest for the second consecutive year at Topeka with Ed Smith of Lawrence taking second. The Wichita Beacon notes the old fashioned spelling bee excitement and reflects on changes in spelling education and competition.
The piece extols courtesy as a rare, priceless virtue guiding civilized conduct across life’s venues. It cites the Tunsey Dempsey confrontation as an example, suggesting a frame up claim was made but the fighters chose to settle by battling, ending with no alternative but to fight.
An Atchison resident shows remarkable indifference to national affairs by choosing to spend his vacation in Chicago this week rather than last.
A report notes balloon races being categorized alongside six day bicycle races, highlighting a growing trend in endurance or long duration events and the evolving classification within the sport calendar.
A pithy, humor filled Globe column surveys attitudes toward success, integrity, and public life. It mixs quips about aging, poetry, politics, and railroad lore, noting human foibles, town gossip, and the absurdities of ambition with wry, period tone. It hints at shift in social norms and political mood through light anecdotes and aphorisms.
A treasure hunter named A F Ballard arrived from Vicksburg Mississippi with a ground radio device and three bags to search the Fifth and V street property of Fred Van Wey for a rumored $24000 buried by three siblings years ago. Ballard demonstrated the machine by scanning the yard, digging up nails and old items as locals watched. He plans to continue the hunt through the week, asserting evidence suggests the money lies on the grounds, and Van Wey has permitted the search.
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