Looking Back - The Morning Sun

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"Resolved. That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation." … more

By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected] | 6/14/24

Hooch sends wedding party into ditch

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago June 13, 1924 Gus Herby, who brutally murdered his estranged wife at Arma earlier this week, was found dead in his … more

Compiled by Phil Burgert | 6/13/24

East side of Broadway, 1954

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This week’s photo from “Images of Pittsburg” by Randy Roberts and Janette Mauk shows the east side of Broadway between 4 th and 5 th streets with the caption: … more

By. J.T. Knoll | 6/13/24

Visitors try their hand at laundry day using lye soap and washer boards. After it has all been washed and dried, the laundry then had to be pressed using an iron heated in a fire.

Area kids learn how to do their chores

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PITTSBURG, Kans. — Kids today think their chores are tough, try doing them 150 years ago. Some area kids got to experience some of the daily tasks on a homestead on the Kansas prairie … more

By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected] | 6/13/24

Woodsy Whisper — These girls play a whispering word game in a woodsy setting the Girl Scouts Activities Center. They are among the approximately 300 area girls participating in the annual Girl Scout Day Camp. The theme this year is American folklore

Grocers want $1/day tax on food peddlers downtown

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago June 12, 1924 Proposals to erect signs indicating street names throughout the city, or at least 10 blocks each way … more

Compiled by Phil Burgert | 6/12/24

Crawford County Undersheriff Dan Peak and Sheriff’s Lt. Eldon Bedene work at the scene of a vehicle collision at the intersection of U.S. 60 and East 640 Avenue out of Arma. The driver of the black pick-up reportedly ran a stop sign and was struck by a north-bound vehicle.

Colgan phenoms decline Yankee offer; chose education instead

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago June 11, 1924 William Allen White, editor of the Emporia Gazette, from the Republican national convention in … more

Compiled by Phil Burgert | 6/11/24

Members of the National Association of Letter Carriers union stage in “informal picket” outside the Pittsburg Post Office. The workers are protesting the absence of a new contract with the United States Postal Service.

Gamblers and prostitutes arrested in weekend crime wave

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago June 8-10, 1924 Mrs. Jennie Herby of Arma was brutally slain shortly after 6 o’clock yesterday afternoon by … more

Compiled by Phil Burgert | 6/8/24

Pittsburg resident 1LT S.D. Woolfolk becomes the U.S. Army’s first female aviator after seven months in the Army Aviation School in Fort Rucker, Alabama.

Two Colgan pitchers called up to the Show

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago June 6, 1924 A tabulation of miners employed now in the district throws an optimistic view on mine conditions … more

Compiled by Phil Burgert | 6/6/24

Another 1959 Broadway photo ... and some recollections

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Here’s another photograph from “Images of Pittsburg” by Randy Roberts and Janette Mauk. It has the following caption: “On a Sunday evening, November 8, 1959, photographer … more

By J.T. Knoll | 6/6/24

Day of Days

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It was 80 years ago today that more than 156,000 Allied soldiers began what General Eisenhower called ‘a great crusade’ to liberate Europe from four years of Nazi rule. Before the day was … more

By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected] | 6/6/24

Ron Marrone is hoping that his tenure as chairman of the board of directors for the Pittsburg Are Chamber of Commerce goes better than his attempt to win the hole-hoop contest.

Frontenac brothers confess to fowl thefts after car chase

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago June 5, 1924 Avel and Walter Grube, who live north of Frontenac on the Commercial Highway, were arrested this … more

Compiled by Phil Burgert | 6/5/24

“When the Sea Came Alive”

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The first library program that was truly mine from conception to completion took place thirty years ago on June 6th, 1994, the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy. … more

Carol Ann Robb, Reference & Adult Services | 6/5/24

Mulberry confectioner sentenced on shooting and theft charges

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago June 4, 1924 O. R. Izan, former Mulberry confectionary store proprietor and alleged bandit charged with holding up … more

Compiled by Phil Burgert | 6/4/24

Paul Olier, founder and president o Chamber of Commerce Consultants, Fort Worth, Texas, pumps up the troops during the kick-off of the 1999 Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce membership drive.

County Commissioner dubbed a bootlegger in case of mistaken identity

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago June 1-3, 1924 John F. Bender, superintendent of Pittsburg schools the past nine years, announced last night to … more

Compiled by Phil Burgert | 6/1/24

Joe Bartlett, left, Pittsburg, was recently part of a Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International mission to Nicaragua. He gave his first talk at this construction site, where an addition was being built to an embassy. With him are Joe and Rosa Ortega, Houston, Texas, who served as interpreters.

Pittsburg couple spread the gospel in Latin America

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago May 31, 1924 Referendum returns compiled this morning by the district office of the Mine Workers on a special … more

Compiled by Phil Burgert | 5/31/24

The exhibit has also provided coloring sheets depicting pivot characters and a short biography, including one of George Washington.

Rev War exhibit opens at CCHM

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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Oceanus Hopkins Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Little Balkans Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution are proud to present The … more

By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected] | 5/31/24

The Kansas City All-Nations Baseball Club.

Arma set to meet KC All-Nations club in two-game series

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago May 30, 1924 Working on information that mine No. 7 of Sheridan Coal has been leased and that the leasing company … more

Compiled by Phil Burgert | 5/30/24

On Broadway in Pittsburg, 1959

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Here’s another historic photo from “Images of Pittsburg” by Randy Roberts and Janette Mauk. Its caption reads: “The west side of Broadway between Fifth and Sixth Streets … more

By J.T. Knoll | 5/30/24

Girard High School junior Morgan High clears the bar at 5 feet 8 inches to capture her third consecutive Class 4A state championship in the high jump at Wichita State.

Girard junior hamstrung from reaching her goal

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago May 29, 1924 A $10 note on the “Associated Banks of Pittsburg," received at the First National bank here … more

Compiled by Phil Burgert | 5/29/24

Topeka passes small business tax cut

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago May 28, 1924 Officers from Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri were expected to be in Girard this afternoon for the … more

Compiled by Phil Burgert | 5/28/24