Hard crust bread is good for you
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This week’s photo is of Martin Spritzer perched on the running board of the Frontenac Bakery delivery truck sometime after 1944 when he and his wife, Julia Vacca Spritzer, took the bakery over …
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By J.T. Knoll
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2/20/25
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Asbestos you didn’t see that coming
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Feb. 19, 1925
A new record for sale of Pittsburg bonds was attained yesterday when the commission disposed …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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2/19/25
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Education up in air for student project
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Feb. 18, 1925
Matt L. Walters of Scammon was elected president of District 14, United Mine Workers of …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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2/18/25
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George Washington, Part 2
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Last week I shared with you the history of George Washington’s ancestors and their coming to Virginia and eventually how his parents began their life together on the farm, …
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By Lois Carlson
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2/18/25
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Rebuilding education structures and buildings
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Feb. 15-17, 1925
Yesterday’s grist of naturalization hearings before Judge D. H. Woolley netted …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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2/15/25
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Baker 75 years old today
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Feb. 14, 1925
William M. Jardine, president of the Kansas State Agricultural College, was selected today by …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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2/14/25
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Celebrating people and businesses
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Feb. 13, 1925
Reports that Russia, which before the World War was one of the leading exporting countries, …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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2/13/25
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W.W. Caldwell: lifting, loving, caring, and sharing
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This being Black History Month I’m publishing the biography of a quite remarkable Black man who brought not only hard work and ingenuity to Pittsburg, but also “lifting, loving, caring, …
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By J.T. Knoll
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2/13/25
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Former resident receives induction to hall of fame' would be a good one
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Feb. 12, 1925
Long skirts for coeds, also high necked dresses and no rouge at Lincoln College. Coeds of …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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2/12/25
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Concluding a case, remembering legacies
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Feb. 11, 1925
Men posing as special deputy sheriffs who have conducted liquor raids in Crawford County …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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2/11/25
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The Washington’s: Part 1
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For many of us, February is a bright spot after the let-down of the extra busy holidays and often very cold weather of January. (Especially true this year.) February ushers in …
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By Lois Carlson
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2/11/25
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A feathery situation
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Feb. 8-10, 1925
A large attendance is expected at the all-day good roads meeting to be held here tomorrow, …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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2/8/25
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Celebrating Kansas in Pittsburg
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Feb. 7, 1925
A soldier may now will his Kansas World War bonus claim, if yet unpaid at his death, the …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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2/7/25
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He Flew with Eagles, Pt. 4
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Here’s the final installment in a four-part series about Pittsburg’s Jack Gilliland by Dr. William E. Powell, former geography and geology professor at Pittsburg State …
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By J.T. Knoll
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2/6/25
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UPS shipping policy catches wrap from customer
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Feb. 5, 1925
Wholesale egg prices yielded to mild weather again today with a 3-cent drop. All grades took …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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2/5/25
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Building bridges to improvement
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Feb. 4, 1925
Plans for six bridges in Crawford County, on township roads, are being prepared by C. M. …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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2/4/25
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Snap to it
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As a fan who has followed the Chiefs since they played at Municipal Stadium (on the K.C. Athletics baseball field) and got dissed by Vince Lombardi after losing to the Packers in the first Super …
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By J.T. Knoll
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2/1/25
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Schools of SEK recognize faculty and students
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Feb. 1 – Feb. 3, 1925
The Kansas City Southern is the chief figure in the current railroad gossip. …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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2/1/25
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Upgrades and basketball highlighted in SEK
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 31, 1925
Reorganization of the Pittsburg Pavers & Builders Brick Company, which four or five years …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/31/25
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Court orders sale of J. & P. Railroad
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 30, 1925
Sale of the property of the Joplin & Pittsburg Railway Company upon four weeks’ …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/30/25
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