Mary Ellen McGlothlin 100 Pioneer of Neosho County
Mary Ellen McGlothlin, born in Fort Scott and raised near Erie, Chanute, and Neosho County, celebrated her 100th birthday in Battleground Washington. Her life bridged early Kansas settlement, Indian trails, and a large family. she married William McGlothlin in 1881 and raised ten children.
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Neosho County
William McGlothlin
Camas
Logany
Sega
Cone Oline Mollett
Ohio
Battleground
Pioneer Home
Neosho
Chanute
Erie
Eric
Thay
Stark
Earlton
Galesburg
Emporia
Kansas
Wash
Mary Ellen McGlothlin
Fort Scott
H. N. Bowman
Roscoe Mendenhall
Mendenhall
Glen Gilpin
Gilpin
Cindy Gilpin
Mmes. Bowman
Bowman
Roscoe Mendenhalls
Cindy
Mary Ellen MceGlothlin
Gotlieb Mollett
Missouri
Goodland Flour Mills
Humboldt
Danville Creek
Mollett
Isia
Mary Ellen
Terrifying Ride Through Sewer Pipe in Manchester
Billy Coughlin, 14, a Manchester Union Leader delivery boy, rode a sewer pipe with four friends after investigating a manhole. A sudden surge swept him toward the Merrimac River outlet, but he grabbed a wire mesh screen and rode out the flood before climbing to safety. Police note he likely changed clothes before finishing his paper route.
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Manchester
N.H
Billy Coughlin
Manchester Union
Billy
Merrimac River
Quotes and quips attributed in early papers
A montage of joke lines and sharp one liners from various publications. The notes feature a Wichita Eagle mock-quote about instant chaos, a Santa Fe Magazine joke about husbands, Ponca City News statistics on mental disability, and Lyon News on summer heat and sidewalk frying.
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United States
Ponca City
Okla
Lyon News
Boy nets buffalo skull from Wichita creek
Wichita AP report describes 11 year old Ronnie Catham fishing at Gypsum Creek when his line fouled. He pulls up the line and discovers a buffalo skull instead of a log or shoe, startling the youngster and local onlookers.
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Wichita
Ronnie Catham
Here
Hollywood trombone player’s troubled romance noted
The Emporia Gazette notes a Hollywood trombone player who left his first wife and then met a tragic end, his actions reflecting a turbulent personal life and an abrupt departure from fame amid the era’s show business stories.
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Emporia Gazette
The Alcoholic Has Meetings Says Wilson County Citizen
A brief quip from Wilson County Citizen notes the distinction between a drunk and an alcoholic as the alcoholic attends many meetings.
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Wilson County
Road To Home Declared Safe After Road Repair Debate
Rus sell Pyle of North Coventry Township told the Board of Supervisors that a steep rocky road to his home was dangerous and the supervisors agreed to close it. The road was shut to public use, allowing Pyle to reach his home via an alternate route while liability concerns were cited.
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Sell Pyle
North Coventry
Board of Supervisors
Pyle
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McGlothlin
Anna
Albert
Elizabeth
Rosa
Charles
Ira
Luck
Hicks
Bryant
Whitworth
Copeland
Charles Mollett
TOY
Toytown
Murray Hill
Main Street
Main
Santa Fe
Forest
Walnut
Lafayette
Western
Third
District
Alcott
Lincoln
Maine Forest
Washington
Beach
Alcott and
Hutton
Beach and
Seventh Street
Murray Hill and
Alcott School
12Th Street
Elm
Alcott Kindergarten
Elm and
Tracks
Hutton Kindergarten
Roosevelt
Wichita Eagle
Santa Fe Magazine
Pottstown, Pa
Finland
Don
S. Grant
RCA Victor New Vista
RCA Victor
RCA
Swarthmore
Ed Williamson Stores Inc
East Main
Chamber of Commerce
Buford Fisher
Rudy Patrick
Farmers Coop Association
Chanute, Kansas
B & M Feed & Seed Company
Kas
Cox Grain & Produce
Fredonia
Fredonia Coop Association
Thayer Grain, Inc
Thayer, Kansas
Farlton Grain, Inc
Ducey Grain Company, Inc
Hines Grain
Ady Patrick
Chanute Grain & Seed Co
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