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Pittsburg proposes opening 12th Street to the bypass
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 13, 1924
Disapproval was voiced today by J. L. Hutchinson, principal of the senior high school, to the …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/13/24
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CK County candidates win general election after primary defeats
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 9-11, 1924
What athletics means to modern civilization keynoted the address by the president of Drake …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/9/24
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The Quintessence of a Dog
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I’ve been back in my workshop, back working with wood. I aim to be an artisan, not an artist. Indeed, to be recognized as an artisan would be a great step forward for me as a …
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By Bobby Neal Winters
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11/9/24
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Taking a step back
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While trying to come to terms with life in the USA going forward after the election, I came across an interview with Walker Percy, a novelist I first read in the late 1970s.
The common thread of …
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By J.T. Knoll
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11/9/24
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Opolis-Asbury Highway opens; Pittsburg applies for new 4-lane bypass
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 8, 1924
The Opolis-Asbury concrete highway, southeast of Pittsburg, has recently opened to traffic. For some …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/8/24
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Pittsburg police end two-day strike
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 7, 1924
Attention of the Chamber of Commerce will turn to asking merchants to park their motor cars at …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/7/24
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Tragedy at Tipton Ford
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A couple weeks back, local preservationist and former Kansas City Southern executive, Larry Fields, gave me a story, written by Don G. Campbell, that details the most disastrous train wreck in …
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By J.T. Knoll
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11/7/24
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Bryant named 8th PSU president
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 6, 1924
Expressing satisfaction with progress made in construction of Pittsburg's new sewage disposal plant …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/6/24
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Crawford votes overwhelmingly Republican
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 5, 1924
President Coolidge received almost as many votes in Crawford County as John W. Davis and Senator La …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/5/24
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Pittsburg Headlight to announce elections results over loudspeaker as they arrive
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 2-4, 1924
A clean sweep for Coolidge and Paulen is indicated in Pittsburg based on the early count this …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/2/24
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The burden of freedom
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The burden of living up to ourselves is upon us again. – Stephen Dunn
I was watching the Yankees’ melt down in the World Series when the boom, boom, boomer and flash-crack of …
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By J.T. Knoll
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11/2/24
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Sixty days of wows
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 1, 1924
Due possibly to the fact that the city was patrolled by an extra-large force of officers last night, …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/1/24
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Police ask motorists to be extra careful as kids go trick-or-treating
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Oct. 31, 1924
Students and faculty of the Pittsburg Teachers College, about 500 of them, were in attendance last …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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10/31/24
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An evening drive on Halloween
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Prologue. Time - the present. A young man, Jim, is riding in the passenger seat of a car driven by a young woman, Mary Ann. Jim is thinking about making out with Mary Ann, but in just a short time, …
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By J.T. Knoll
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10/31/24
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Homecoming memories
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Those of you who are older will know what I mean when I say that the older we get, the more important our memories are to us, especially the many good memories. For those …
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By Lois Carlson
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10/30/24
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Red Cross collects record 327 pints of blood in one day
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Oct. 30, 1924
The Teachers College calendar, published monthly by the school printing department, has been issued …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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10/30/24
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Grocers find a boa in the bananas —twice!
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Oct. 29, 1924
Sheriff's officers at Shreveport, La., have jailed a man in route from New Orleans to Pittsburg and …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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10/29/24
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Movie tickets for 37 pennies; local banks are short on coin supply
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Oct. 26-28, 1924
The question of whether coal companies operating in this field but which are not Kansas …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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10/26/24
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Three students held up on Broadway; bandit absconded with $3.81
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Oct. 25, 1924
W. W. Fisher and Mrs. Estelle Davis, nationally known negro speakers, addressed a fair-sized …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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10/25/24
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Pranks must wait until Halloween warns city Marshall
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Oct. 24, 1924
The soaping of windows in the business district and the turning over of small buildings in the …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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10/24/24
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