Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 Years Ago Aug. 20, 1924 Following a meeting last night of the local Boy Scout council and representatives of the scoutmasters’ association with Edward C. Wright, deputy regional scout executive of Omaha, at the office of Fred Wheeler, president of the council, it was announced the Boy Scouts will not be disbanded. The organization will be kept intact except for not having a paid executive. With the chatting of East Fourth street and the road leading to Opolis, the pledges made by businessman of Pittsburg for the purchase of 160 cars of gravel are falling due, James LaValley, assistant secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, said yesterday.