Looking Back - The Morning Sun

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Jan. 21, 1925 Output of coal increasing, Kansas mines show good average of working time. Marked increase in … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 1/21/25

Lori Fennern, Little Balkans Quilt Guild member, sorts though quilts Monday. The guild has made and donated 50 quilts to Mt. Carmel Medical Center’s pediatrics department and cancer center.

Making things a little bit brighter.

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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago Jan. 18 – Jan. 20, 1925 The No. 1 Presbyterian cagers of class C lost their first game of the … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 1/18/25

Construction progresses – Work on the Kansas State College of Pittsburg Alumni Center, located at the corner of Ford and Joplin, continues as construction workers lay concrete. The building is being constructed by the Deill Construction Company and is a 12,000 square foot project. Work on the center officially began Oct. 19. The structure is scheduled to be completed within 350 calendar days.

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, … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 1/17/25

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 … more

By J.T. Knoll | 1/16/25

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 … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 1/16/25

Southeast High School members of Family, Community, Career Leaders of America haul a large donation to the Pittsburg Safehouse on Friday. The group consisting of 51 members, donated food items to Safehouse after a competitive drive as part of their community service project.

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. … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 1/15/25

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 … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 1/14/25

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 … more

By Lois Carlson | 1/14/25

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 … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 1/11/25

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 … more

By J.T. Knoll | 1/11/25

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 … more

By Bobby Neal Winters | 1/11/25

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 … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 1/10/25

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 … more

By J.T. Knoll | 1/9/25

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 … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 1/8/25

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 … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 1/7/25

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 … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 1/4/25

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 … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 1/3/25

A fireworks spectacular helped revelers at Camptown Greyhound Park welcome in the new year Saturday morning. The fireworks were made possible by sponsors including Camptown Greyhound Park, The Morning Sun, Fireworks Spectacular, The City of Pittsburg, First State Bank & Trust, Coca-Cola, Pittsburg Ford, Alltel, Monsour’s, Miller’s Professional Imaging, S & J Services, Holiday Inn, Southwestern Bell, O’Malley Implement, Extra Inn Motel, The City of Frontenac and Pittcraft Printing. A musical simulcast was provided by KKOW Radio.

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 … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 1/2/25

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’ … more

By J.T. Knoll | 1/2/25

Cone Tree – Mrs. B. K. Vanderpool displays the Christmas tree she made from pinecones. Some of the cones are separated into petals to mime flowers.

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 … more

Compiled by Joshua Smith | 12/21/24