ASK Award
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Apr. 29, 1925
The Labette County commissioners brought suit in the supreme court today in an attempt to …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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4/29/25
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Dog helped save life
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Apr. 26-28, 1925
Matt Walters, president of District 14, United Mine Workers, announced today that the …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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4/26/25
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Musings on poets and Poetry Month
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April is the cruelest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing / Memory and desire, stirring / Dull roots with spring rain. — T.S. Eliot
I may have mentioned …
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By J.T. Knoll
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4/25/25
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Pity the poor movie censor
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Apr. 25, 1925
Preparations are completed for the eleventh annual spring music festival at the …
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4/25/25
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Frontenac man becomes deputy state oil inspector
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Apr. 24, 1925
Between 200 and 300 miners in the north field held a mass meeting in the baseball park at …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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4/23/25
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Keeping the tables turning
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Professor Hart is getting ready to cue up on the turntable one of the new, longer-playing, 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM records introduced by Columbia that replaced the 78 RPMs in 1948. Hit songs in 1950 …
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By J.T. Knoll
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4/23/25
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Kansas is only state getting lunch funding
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Apr. 23, 1925
Mrs. Oscar Lofgren of Lindsborg was unanimously elected president of the Kansas Federation of …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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4/23/25
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Dragons rebound with sweep
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Apr. 22, 1925
Temperature a month in advance of the season sped the growth of Kansas crops during the past …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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4/22/25
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We got it all worked out
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‘Me and Jesus got our own thing goin’. Me and Jesus got it all worked out. Me and Jesus got our own thing goin’. We don’t need anybody to tell us what it’s all …
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J.T. Knoll
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4/19/25
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Shocker received shock
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Apr. 19-21, 1925
Tony Desota put a couple of sticks of dynamite in the Elk River at Ginger Blue last week …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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4/19/25
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If these walls could talk
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Many long-time residents of Pittsburg and the surrounding area have fond memories of Ramsay’s Department Store on the 600 block of North Broadway. Some of the most …
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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4/19/25
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Consequences through the Ages
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Author’s Note: In this installment, Albert “Alby” Louder bears witness to what he has feared most — open conflict with the Crown. DRS
April 19, 1775
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By Dustin R. Strong / [email protected]
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4/19/25
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Fake money real problems
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Apr. 18, 1925
Pittsburgers are warned again to be on the lookout for worthless $10 bills, the spurious …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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4/18/25
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Getting decked out on Easter
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It used to be that getting dressed up for Mass on Easter was a must. Often it involved buying (or making) new dresses, hats and accessories for women and girls; and buying new shirts, ties, and …
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By J.T. Knoll
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4/17/25
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Mining the past
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Apr. 17, 1925
Carrying the confidence that “this will be another good year for the farmers,” …
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4/17/25
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Hail damages peach, apricot crop
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Apr. 16, 1925
May wheat down to $1.44. Distressed owners sell in attempt to stop losses. Wheat to be …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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4/16/25
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Stole alcohol from police
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 years ago
Apr. 15, 1925
Optimism prevailed at district headquarters of the United Mine Workers today over results …
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Compiled by Joshua Smith
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4/15/25
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Seminole Wind
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I was out on my walk today listening to music. John Anderson’s song “Seminole Wind” came up on my playlist.
So blow, blow Seminole wind,//
Blow like you're never gonna …
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By Bobby Neal Winters
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4/12/25
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Grandma Mary comes to me
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“When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me.” — The Beatles
I’m a functional depressive. Which is to say, I slope toward the melancholy and therefore …
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By J.T. Knoll
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4/12/25
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Deckard gets large steel car contract.
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives.
100 years ago
April 12, 1925
C.L. Deckard, president of the Deckard Steel & Iron Company, today …
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By Joshua Smith
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4/12/25
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