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Elm Acres will attempt to continue
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 17, 1925
Burnett on job Monday, new assistant attorney general retains home in Girard. C. A. Burnett, …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/17/25
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He Flew with Eagles, Pt. 1
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Today’s chronicle is the first in a four-part series by Dr. William E. Powell, geography and geology professor at Pittsburg State University from 1959 to 1996. Dr. Powell has published many …
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By J.T. Knoll
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1/16/25
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Priorities are set for city projects
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 16, 1925
Cooperation between the Kansas City Southern and the Chamber of Commerce, according to Ford …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/16/25
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Scott becomes CEO of Wal-Mart
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 15, 1925
Ottawa, Jan. 15 – James Hill, 93 years and ten months of age, died here this morning. …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/15/25
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PHS matmen rally to wins
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 14, 1925
Eggs 74 cents at K.C. today, highest price in four years recorded. Retail prices for fresh …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/14/25
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Funeral customs
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Last week many of us witnessed, via television, the funeral of our 39th President, James Earl Carter. We saw many of the special funeral arrangements made by President …
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By Lois Carlson
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1/14/25
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City gives engineering firm OK
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 11 – Jan. 13, 1925
Assurance that the Kansas Gas & Electric Company will within few days …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/11/25
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Bellyaching my way into 2025
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Readers of this column know that every year about this time I’m encouraged by the spirit of gone-to-the-grave curmudgeon, Andy Rooney, to bellyache about some of the absurdities of life in the …
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By J.T. Knoll
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1/11/25
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Feeling Like Seven
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Christmas has passed and we have all exchanged our gifts. As a grandpa looking at this, I delight in the childlike wonder my grandsons exhibit, especially the wonder shown by the …
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By Bobby Neal Winters
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1/11/25
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Clothing drive for youths said success
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 10, 1925
Miss Ruth Hobson, Sun-Headlight Wheat Girl, chosen in the recent election, will go to Topeka …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/10/25
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Allen & Louis Ginsberg visit The Little Balkans
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The caption from today’s photo from “Pittsburg State University, A Photographic History of the First 100 Years,” by Randy Roberts and Shannon Phillips Julien, reads: “Father …
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By J.T. Knoll
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1/9/25
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Coffeyville Mill sends 104 carloads to South.
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 8, 1925
A world’s record, it is believed, was hung up in Coffeyville today when a train of mill …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/8/25
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House majority leader discusses proposal during stop in Pittsburg
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 7, 1925
In accordance with suggestions made at a meeting of miners Sunday afternoon in Arma, several …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/7/25
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Taxi ride proves expensive
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 4 – Jan. 6, 1925
G. E. Sears of Bartlesville, Okla., found it expensive, while passing through …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/4/25
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Landfills, bridge, and road work top SEK county agendas
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 3, 1925
James Hunter, who was defeated for joint board member of the Mine Workers, by James …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/3/25
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Y2K is A-OK so far
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Jan. 2, 1925
Ruth Hobson will go to Topeka Jan. 12 as the representative from this territory in the Kansas …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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1/2/25
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Scalet’s Hill Top Club
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The photo above could well have been taken at a 1940s New Year’s Eve dance at the Hill Top, located 1& 3/4 miles west of 4 th & Broadway in Pittsburg. John ‘Tuffy’ …
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By J.T. Knoll
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1/2/25
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Vanderpool holiday hobby
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Dec. 21 – Dec. 23, 1924
“Playter’s lake is in dandy condition for skating,” Park …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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12/21/24
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Chisels, a cabinet, and the Bobist Way
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Buying chisels, especially good chisels, is an addiction. They are useful, they are versatile, and they can be beautiful. I love my chisels, and I believe they love me too, even though they extract …
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By Bobby Neal Winters
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12/21/24
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A Christmas Carol redux
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“God bless us, everyone.” — Tiny Tim, ‘A Christmas Carol’
I’ve been trying this week to decide how I feel about Christmas. Turns out I’m conflicted.
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By J.T. Knoll
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12/21/24
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