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Biking, baseball and the big pool
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Terry Bartlow sent me something titled “Remembrances” last week. It’s a documentary of sorts. Like little snippets of movie … or poems. I’m publishing it in two parts. …
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Submitted by J.T. Knoll
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7/27/23
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Joe Rabbit signed by White Sox
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
July 27, 1923
Joe Rabbitt, outfielder and all around good baseball player, as many a Pittsburg sandlot fan will …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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7/27/23
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Beef prices remain frozen as pork soars $0.89 to $1.09 per pound
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago — July 26, 1923: A new train to be known as the “Carbon Special,” made its first trip last night from the …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net
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7/26/23
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Record-breaking driver visits Pittsburg
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
July 25, 1923
Appeals for equal citizenship rights for the Indian were made by Chief William Red Fox, Sioux …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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7/25/23
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Architecture firm hired to plan one-half of new stadium at the Teacher’s College athletic field
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
July 22-24, 1923
Ross & Squires, a Topeka firm of architects, were yesterday employed to prepare plans and …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net
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7/22/23
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Colgan alum P.J. Forbes called up to the big leagues to play for Baltimore Orioles
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
July 21, 1923
The wave of house prowling and petty thievery in Pittsburg within the last few days is believed to …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net
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7/21/23
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Kiddieland celebrates 70 years
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Pittsburg Parks & Recreation Department will celebrate Kiddieland Amusement Park with a 70th Birthday Celebration on Saturday, July 22 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm at …
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By Dustin Strong / dstrong@morningsun.net
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7/21/23
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Ice company employees re-ice hundreds of carloads of perishable goods on the K.C.S.
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
July 20, 1923
"It's a hot job – this keeping people cool," any ice company employee in Pittsburg will say. …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net
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7/20/23
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California here I come
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I was interviewed on campus by a Lockheed recruiter who was looking for people to work in Sunnyvale, California, on the Navy’s underwater launched missile program.
Hearing about any previous …
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By J.T. Knoll
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7/20/23
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Vandals shoot out the windows of 18 businesses in Pittsburg
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
July 19, 1923
Damage of approximately $500 was done to the slaughterhouse operated by W. E. Pigg a mile and a half …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net
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7/19/23
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Weir seeks female volunteers for fire department
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
July 18, 1923
Belief that the industrial court has ceased to function apparently prevails in the minds of some …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert / news@morningsun,net
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7/18/23
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Journalism students visit Pittsburg Headlight
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
July 15-17, 1923
The largest crowd in Pittsburg’s history was on the streets last night to witness the Ku Klux …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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7/15/23
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Breezy Hill shuts out Whitfield at Linden
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
July 14, 1923
The grievances between the Cooks and Waiters’ Union of Pittsburg and John Bussey, proprietor of …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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7/14/23
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Neodesha women charged with assault after shooting at nude swimmers
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
July 13, 1923
J. J. Richards, definitely decided yesterday to hold a song contest with members of the Rotary, …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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7/13/23
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Chemistry, biology and horseback riding
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This excerpt from “Frogdancer,” Arma native Frank Jeler Jr’s memoir, continues the story of his return to college in Pittsburg in 1962. — J.T.K.
After working in the Navy and two …
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By J.T. Knoll
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7/13/23
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Former president of J. L. Hutchinson League Ted Carnino dies
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
July 12, 1923
A small wound, inflicted on the Fourth of July by a cap pistol, was responsible for the death this …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net
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7/12/23
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Girard publisher injured in polo mishap
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
July 11, 1923
Farmers in the northwestern part of Crawford county have initiated a concerted move for good roads, …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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7/11/23
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Milk strike considered 100 years ago to drive prices down from 15 cents a quart
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
July 7, 1923
A complete distillery cached in a dugout, in the middle of a cornfield, was unearthed on a farm near …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert / news@morningsun.net
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7/7/23
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Frog hunting around Arma
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In this excerpt from his memoir, “Frogdancer”, Arma native Frank Jeler Jr. shares boyhood frog adventures with his dad and grandfather. — J.T. Knoll
My frog hunting education began when I …
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By J.T. Knoll
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7/6/23
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Gov. Davis speaks at KSTC in Pittsburg
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Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives
100 Years Ago
July 6, 1923
Gov. Jonathan M. Davis devoted the greater part of a talk at the Teachers’ College this morning to …
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Compiled by Phil Burgert
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7/6/23
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