08 Sep 1921
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Newspaper
The Hays Free Press
Location
Hays, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
1
Plans for a Gothic Cathedral Methodist Church in Hays include a corner lot at Normal and Ash, a South facing great window, and entrances by the Educational Department and North-East corner. Subscriptions total $250,000 with ground purchased. work awaits receipts. The note ends with a unusual personal diary style reflection by P. Dinsmoor about mausoleum and fate.
A verbose account describes veteran tourists and their wives visiting The Garden of Eden, with humorous vignettes on Eve Adam and biblical figures as they mock moral pretensions. The piece meanders through landscapes and ideas, ending with a note on mortality and a coffin description.
Mary Bollig and Leon ard H Bell wed at St. Josephs church with a ring ceremonyTwo bridesmaids Mary Wasinger and Mary Beshardt and groomsmen Alphons Bollig Anton BolligBride wore beaded white crepe de chine over satinMeasuline gown carried white roses and fern leavesAfter breakfast the couple visited Victoria and danced They will live in Hays where the groom works for Golden Belt Creamery Mrs Bollig and Mrs Bell received many gifts The Free Press offers congratulations Also reported is The Tom Thumb Wedding at the Methodist church featuring sixty children in a comedy wedding with Tom Thumb Russell Daniels and bride Linnie Doris Kirkman plus songs and a large wedding supper All children wore costumes and ended with Loveland song and dance Birthday and housing ad lines appear at end
Archer of Aberdeen Idaho is selected to lead Fort Hays Experiment Station. L. C. Aicher will assume the superintendent role with Aicher graduating from Kansas State Agricultural College in 1910. Aicher has 11 years with the USDA cereal investigations and holds director and secretary roles in regional ag groups. Acting superintendent A. L. Hallsted to serve until Aicher arrives around September 20.
A collage of historical Kansas figures and wartime zeal opens with portraits of Jim Lane and Carrie Nation, moves through Osawatomie Brown, and ends with a Senate revelation on 5,735,000 unemployed. The piece contrasts local memory with national labor fears and argues for a protective tariff to revive industry and jobs. The essay notes the World’s free trade claim and urges Congress to act to quell unrest and restore employment.
A Providence Journal editorial contrasts Woodrow Wilson and Charles Evans Hughes and analyzes 1916 and 1920 presidential prospects, noting Hughes strong diplomacy under Harding. It reports on Kansas politics, praising W Y Morgan of Hutchinson as the Free Press choice for the next governor.
Western Kansas has ample material for hard-surface roads with soft limestone and blue shale suited for durable routes. The plan awaits wealth and willingness for permanent internal improvements, especially for short-haul transport. Also notes local visits and two near-fatal auto incidents involving Daniel McCarthy near Hays.
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