Dean Mary Van Zile Elected President of State Teachers Association
Topeka reports Dean Mary Van Zile of Kansas State Agricultural College was elected president of the State Teachers Association during a board meeting. Frank Pinet was re elected secretary for four years and W S Sluesner of Salina became board president. Next year’s meeting sites were set for Fort Scott Hutchinson Hays and Topeka. Wichita confirms Swallow Airplane Manufacturing Company sold for 125000 to local businessmen after a period in receivership with creditors to be paid in full.
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Topeka
Mary Van _ Zile
Kansas State Agricultural College
Jet State Teachers’ ’Association
Jnt
Dean van Zile
Frank Pinet
Salina
Wichita
Swallow Airplane Manufacturing Company
Swallow
United States
Health champion Marie Antrim of Kansas 4-H circles state titles
Marie Antrim of Kingman County Kansas won the national 4-H health championship for girls weighing 121 pounds and 5 feet 6% inches tall. She placed second in 1925 and 1926 in the state health contest and in 1927 was named the healthiest girl in Kansas at the 4-H Club round-up in Manhattan. This year she scored 99.76 in the state contest. Plans to test the Kansas sterilization law reach the state supreme court via a friendly suit filed by Attorney General Smith.
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Kingman
Marie~Antrim
Kingman County
Kansas
Manhattan
Topeka
State Board of Administration
Smith
State Supreme Court
Santa Claus origins from St. Nicholas to American icon
The piece traces Santa’s evolution from St. Nicholas of Dutch tradition to an American character. It notes St. Nicholas day on December 6, the shift in name and image after the Revolution, Washington Irving’s influence, Clement Clarke Moore’s detailed verse and the eight reindeer, and the 1829 publication of A Visit from St. Nicholas in prose and poetry form.
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Santa Claus
Washington Irving
Knickerbocker’s
New York
Clement Clarke Moore
General Theological Seminary
Wichita pioneer and Lincoln guard Brockhus dies
8 percent sergeant of the guard over Lincoln's casket at Indianapolis after his assassination, pioneer homesteader of Kansas, dies at a daughter's Wichita home.
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Wichita
E. M. Brockhus
Abraham Lincoln
Indianapolis
Kansas
Bus driver’s wife slaying linked to suicide in Hutchinson
The body of 24 year old Guy L. Johnson, a bus driver, was found in a car in Hutchinson amid investigations into the murder of his 18 year old wife. Authorities suggest death by his own hand.
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Hutchinson
Guy L. Johnson
Deportation Sparks Controversy Over Elderly Immigrant
Russell County officials deem deportation of Mrs. Theresa Metzner to Germany necessary as the elderly woman has no means of support in the United States.
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Russell
Theresa Metzner
Germany
Russell County
Peter Nelson 83 Dies. Survived by Six Sons and Two Daughters
Peter Nelson aged 83 and a long time Riley country resident since 1867 died at his daughter's home in Manhattan. He is survived by six sons and two daughters.
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Manhattan
Peter Nelson
Riley Country
Goodyear Rep Davis Injured In Bridge Crash Near Here
Marysville resident William Davis of Kansas City a Goodyear Rubber Company representative is hospitalized after his car struck a bridge railing near here. He sustained injuries but details of his condition were not disclosed.
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Marysville
William Davis
Kansas City
Goodyear Rubber Company
Discontinuance of UP branch trains between Plainville and Hill City
Topeka reports the public service commission has authorized the discontinuance of Union Pacific branch line motor passenger trains Nos. 585 and 586 operating between Plainville and Hill City.
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Topeka
Union Pacific
Plainville
Hill City
Public Service Commission
Sterling Banker and Former Mayor Frank W. Ross Dies
Frank W. Ross 69 former president and co founder of the Farmers State Bank of Sterling died here after several years of poor health. He also served as mayor for several years.
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Sterling
Frank W. Ross
Farmers State Bank of Sterling
A 1822 Poem Births the American Santa Claus
Professor Moore authored the first Greek and Hebrew lexicon in America and wrote a Christmas poem in 1822 now seen as the birthday of the American Santa Claus. He kept the authorship secret but presented the autographed original to the New York Historical Society. The lexicon faded from memory.
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Moore
America
New York Historical Society
Santa Claus
Ancient asphalt used to waterproof and build in antiquity
The text notes asphalt used by Sumerians Assyrians Persians Egyptians to waterproof boats and walls and pave roads. It claims ancient Egyptians found a preservative use for mummies, with reference to La Brea asphalt pits in southern California long ago.
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la Brea
California
Fatal Alps Accident Cited During Cape Experiment
A party of alpinists including a priest died during a mountain ascent on Marmalade Mountain. They were testing a new cape with a pliable steel strand when the accident occurred after reaching about 10 000 feet.
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Grol
Marmalade Mountain
Storm Kills Priest in Violent Lightning Strike
A violent electric storm struck the peak as lightning hit the area. The rope conducted the strike, killing the priest who led the party and leaving eight others in serious condition with injuries.
Minnesota traffic cop towers over the beat
A report notes a six foot ten inch traffic officer in Minnesota described as tall and imposing yet potentially harsh in demeanor. The remark appears in Farm and Fireside as a quip about the officer’s stature and conduct.
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Minnesota
Caney Electric Plan for Coffeyville to Caney Line Approved
The public service commission approved plans by Caney Electric Company to build an electric power transmission line linking Coffeyville and Caney, pending final permits and construction steps.
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Topeka
Caney Electric Company
Coffeyville
Caney
Public Service Commission
Kiowa plant sale to Western Light & Power approved
Topeka reports approval of the sale of Kiowa municipal electric light and power plant to Western Light & Power Company for 150000 dollars. Arkansas City notes Hawley Bradshaw, 23, was injured probably fatally when his gun discharged accidentally during a hunt.
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Topeka
Kiowa Municipal
Arkansas City
Hawley Bradshaw
Promoter Held Over Postal Fraud Charge in Illinois Scheme
Edward Miller Wilkins, promoter for a Leavenworth apartment hotel project valued at about $125,000, was arrested by U S postal inspectors from Springfield Illinois on charges of using the mails to defraud. The case is linked to a similar scheme in Decatur Illinois.
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Leavenworth
Edward Miller Wilkins
United States Post Office
Springfield
Ill
Decatur
Fire destroys Sumner and Bryant halls at Camp Funston
Uncertain origin fire gutted Sumner hall and Bryant hall, wooden structures at Camp Funston bagle hospital site during World War I.
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Junction City
Sumner Hall
Bryant
Camp Funston Bagle Hospital
The Kitchen Cabinet Presents A Kitchen Guide Menu
A 1927 column offers recipes and tips for appealing meals. Dishes include Chicken Warmeth Stew with noodles, Raisin and Celery Salad, Apple Dumplings, Plum Pudding, and Butterscotch Pudding. Oyster dishes cover Fricassee, Escalloped, and Broiled Oysters with practical serving advice.
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Stearm
East Harlem Health Center Cuts Manhattan Mortality
Sayel Zimand reports in the New York Times that a six year health program in East Harlem reduced mortality. The East Harlem center run by the city health department and private agencies shows Manhattan death rates rising while East Harlem falls, infant mortality dropping from 412 to 194 deaths annually between 1916 20 and 1925.
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East Harlem
Manhattan
Sayel Zimand
New York Times
Health Department of the
Kenneth D. Widdemer
The
Center
City Health Department
Close Association of Parents and Teachers
The Kansas City Council of Parents and Teachers formed in 1915 now lists 22 096 members across six grade school groups 19 252 members plus 26 preschool groups 587 members six high school associations 948 members four junior high groups 1 247 members and two church community house associations 112 members. The Bancroft school accounts for 1 054 active parents with the North east Junior high school 630 members the largest high school group in Missouri. J G C Nichols school leads with 100 percent participation from fathers mothers and teachers credited to room mother sponsorship and cooperative principals and teachers. Mothers sponsor work with the membership committee and the Christian Science Monitor.
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Kansas City
Bancroft
Northeast
Missouri
J. GC. Nichols School Association
Christian Science
Monte Tor
Fruit and nut trees urged for highway plantings
A reader asks why highway tree planting bans fruit and nut varieties. They argue fruits would benefit citizens, lower costs, and suggest alternating fruit and shade trees along roadsides with broad public support.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
See Home as It Will Be Architectural Investment Advice
The piece urges viewing a home as an investment not an expense and emphasizes creating rendered perspective sketches from plans. It argues that a picture of planned outcomes prevents later disappointment and reveals necessary changes before construction.
Weed Law Bank Enforces Yard Cleanups in Community
The Lafayette Journal and Courier notes that enforcers inspect neglected weed patches on property and vacant lots. The responsible citizen mows and removes unsightly growth, and the law assigns expense to derelict owners to protect the public good.
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Lafayette Journal and Courier
Don’t Spare Paint Inadequate Wood Painting Critique
A terse railing against those who skip painting exposed wood praising aesthetics and joy of life. The text argues painting preserves beauty and avoids penny-wise, pound-foolish thinking.
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Ufe
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Mary van Zile
Elmo Scott Watson
Hristmas
St. Nicholas
Kriss Kringle
Western Newspaper Union
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