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    This document provides a timeline of events in Parsons, Kansas from 1930 to 1949. It details the opening and expansion of various businesses and buildings in the city, including retail stores, schools, hospitals, and entertainment venues. Major events include the dedication of new churches, stadiums, and public works projects during this period.

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    This document provides a timeline of events in Parsons, Kansas from 1930 to 1949. It details the opening and expansion of various businesses and buildings in the city, including retail stores, schools, hospitals, and entertainment venues. Major events include the dedication of new churches, stadiums, and public works projects during this period.

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    1930 1935 1937 Payne H.

    Ratner 1943
    Jan. 9: Montgomery Ward and Feb. 27: Parsons Poultry and March 13: Ben Litwin an- Oct. 23: Parsons Theatre on
    Co. announces plans to open a re- Egg Co. announces it will open nounces that Litwin Depart- Main Street burns.
    tail store at 1801 Main. soon at 21st and Washington. ment Store will be opened by Dec. 13: The new Mercy
    Dec. 29: The upper floor of Mar- Sept. 16: New McKinley May 1 at 1809 Main. Hospital annex opens.
    tin Furniture Building at 20th and School opens. June 22: The new grandstand
    Main is being remodeled as headquar- Dec. 17: It is announced at Marvel Park is accepted. 1945
    ters for Cherokee Lodge 370, BRT. that work would begin soon on Sept. 27: Walter Sengpie- Oct. 29: Katy Diamond Ju-
    new fire/police station at 1819 hl opens his furniture store at bilee Week begins.
    1931 Washington. 1906 Main.
    May 26: The Parsons Lions 1946
    Club receives charter. 1936 1938 Jan. 15: First diesel locomo-
    Aug. 30: Gladstone Hotel Jan. 4: A wholly remodeled March 23: Construction of tive on Katy makes test run into
    (formerly Grand Central Hotel) is Johnson’s Cafe opens at 710 N. a rock wall around Marvel Park Parsons from Fort Worth.
    auctioned for $5,750. Realtor Tom Central. begins.
    Koger purchases the 48-room April 7: The Dou- 1942 1947
    structure at 1819 Crawford. glass basketball team March 2: The new Safeway March 27: Title to Federal
    wins State Negro store, previously located at 1726 Airport 13 miles west of Parsons
    1933 High School Basket- Main, opens at 17th and Wash- is given to city.
    Feb. 23: Work begins on con- ball Championship. ington. May 6: Parsons Drive-In
    struction of chapel at Carson Fu- Nov. 8: Clyde M. July 27: The new Trinity Lu- Theatre opens.
    neral Home. Reed is elected U.S. theran Church at 2401 Belmont June 16: The Union Electric
    Nov. 27: Expansion of Faye senator, and Payne is dedicated. Railway interurban line makes its
    Hotel is announced and includes H. Ratner is elected Nov. 6: Winway is chosen final run.
    a dining room and coffee shop in governor. as the name for a new housing
    adjoining building. project at the southeast corner
    of Parsons.
    1930s

    ‘30 ‘31 ‘32 ‘33 ‘34 ‘35 ‘36 ‘37 ‘38 ‘39

    1940s ‘40 ‘41 ‘42 ‘43 ‘44 ‘45 ‘46 ‘47 ‘48 ‘49

    1934 July 28: New fire/police Dec. 26: Charles R. Roter 1948
    May 2: Parsons Old Ladies building opens for public in- announces plans to build an ice Oct. 26: Radio station KLKC
    Home moves to 1609 Main (the spection. plant at 29th and Main. begins operations.
    former Rotter Hospital building). Sept. 10: Federal approval
    given for Works Progress Ad- 1939 1949
    ministration projects in Par- April 3: Leroy Dick, the Jan.: Parsons experiences a
    sons — two swimming pools oldest citizen of Parsons, dies massive ice storm that throws the
    and a stadium at Marvel Park. at the age of 96. He came to city into crisis. Power blackouts
    Sept. 26: A near-capaci- Labette County in 1868. also result from this.
    ty crowd is on hand for the Dec. 19: The Orpheum The- April 28: Work is set to start
    first football game at the new ater burns to the ground. on a new St. Patrick School to re-
    stadium at the high school/ place one built in 1903.
    junior college. 1941
    Oct. 21: The Parsons City Sept. 12: Phipps Lanes, 1827
    July 25: A fire causes $30,000 Commission authorizes the Washington, celebrates is grand
    in damage at Coles Department purchase of land between opening with Loren Kennedy as
    Store. Forest and Marvel parks as manager.
    the site for a new municipal Dec. 18: The new Parsons
    swimming pool. Theatre opens.

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