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Winter battle ends in tie at Brandenburg Field
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 30, 1923
Running without orders in a blinding snowstorm, two inter-urban cars of the Southwest Missouri …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/30/23
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Where did that hour go?
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Here’s the fourth excerpt from “A Year and a Day: July 11, 1964 - July 12, 1965”. In the world beyond the sequestered novices, “Bewitched” and “Gilligan’s …
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By J.T. Knoll
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11/30/23
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KSCP faculty’s sculpture featured in French art show
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 29, 1923
“The Birth of a Nation,” after 10 years of disbarment from exhibition in Kansas today …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/29/23
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Music
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Have you ever stopped to think about what our world would be like without music? It is central to our well being, setting moods from joy to sorrow and many graduations of sound in …
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By Lois Carlson
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11/28/23
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Man would rather drink good wine than bad water
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 28, 1923
Sam Dearing, 601 E. Tenth St., who yesterday afternoon surrendered to the Pittsburg police after …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/28/23
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Gov. Davis says Pitt hasn’t lived up to reputation, but surpassed it
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 25-27, 1923
Impressive ceremonies this afternoon marked the cornerstone laying at the new mosque of Mirza …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/25/23
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Circling the horizon
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Choose the least important day in your life. It will be important enough. — Thornton Wilder, “Our Town”
I ran out of Pallucca’s sausage last week, so I drove my …
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By J.T. Knoll
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11/25/23
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The Chapter of Faults
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Here’s the third excerpt from “A Year and a Day: July 11, 1964 - July 12, 1965”. In the world beyond the sequestered novices, “Mary Poppins’ was released, Arthur Ashe …
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By J.T. Knoll
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11/24/23
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Best-selling author returns to his hometown
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 24, 1923
Miss Arlene Scott, a Linn County School teacher, was arrested at La Cygne last night and charged …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/24/23
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Gov. Announces new vehicle license plates in 2024
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Collectors of automotive memorabilia will be able to add their current license plates to their collections as Gov. Laura Kelly revealed a new design on Wednesday that will be …
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By Dustin R. Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net
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11/24/23
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Comet to pass by after 50,000 years
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 22-23, 1923
A gas fire in Central mine No. 45 at Ringo caused a shutdown of the mine for two days. The shot …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/22/23
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New friends at Macy’s Thanksgiving parade
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When we think of Thanksgiving we first think of family dinners and turkey and or for some ham dinners. The gathering of family takes center stage but there is also an event many consider a …
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By Lois Carlson
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11/21/23
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Franklin man sues KCSRR for spooking his horse, personal injury and damages to carriage
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CUTLINE: PITT STATE BB WINDMILL: Pittsburg State freshman Dan Stanley flies over William Jewel defenders Rob Samuels (14) and Brian Slaughter (30) for a windmill dunk late in the first half. The Webb …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/21/23
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A Good Foundation
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The phrase back to the basics gets used a lot in education. It’s a nice phrase to use. It’s hard to disagree with. But then it gets messy when you start asking what the …
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By Bobby Neal Winters
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11/18/23
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FBI director defends Watergate investigation at Kansas State College
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 18-20, 1923
Fifty-one citizens of Crawford County had gained full citizenship in the United States when …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/18/23
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George Barberich – the kid from Strawberry Hill
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George Barberich did a marvelous musical presentation about growing up immersed in Croation culture in Kansas City’s Kansas’ Strawberry Hill last Sunday at Miner’s Hall Museum.
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By J.T. Knoll
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11/18/23
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Two cottages lost to faulty wiring at Farlington Lake
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 17, 1923
Pittsburg's introduction to grand opera proved an artistic rather than box office success. The …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/17/23
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No need for watches
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Here’s the second excerpt from “A Year and a Day: July 11, 1964 - July 12, 1965” by Stephan A. George. Throughout his story he reports, in retrospect, what was happening in the …
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By J.T. Knoll
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11/16/23
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Anti-Horse Thief Assoc. wants crack-down on speeders, reckless drivers
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 15, 1923
Members of the Anti-Horse Thief Association at Franklin, up “in arms" as a result of …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/16/23
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Pittsburg Fire responds to call on Pitt State campus
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
Nov. 16, 1923
Tamaki Miura, Japanese prima donna, playing a native role in the Japanese tragedy, "Madame …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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11/15/23
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