APPENDIX 4: WESTHEIGHT MATERIAL FROM
THE KANSAS CITY KANSAN
The Kansan was originally a newspaper of limited interest. But, on Monday, 31 January 1921, it became part of Senator Arthur Capper's chain - Capper Publications, and greatly expanded both its size and content. The paper was frankly intended to be a "booster" for Kansas City, Kansas, with strong support from the local business community. Beginning with that first issue, the Hoel Realty Company placed a series of advertisements for Westheight Manor, often full page and usually on Sunday. The series stopped in June of 1921, with the general business downturn. For some reason, no ads were placed in 1922 when construction in the city reached a post-World War I peak. Smaller ads reappeared in the real estate section of classified advertising in the Spring of 1923, and several larger ads in early 1924.
It should be noted that a map used repeatedly in the Westheight Manor ads included all of the Hoel property south of State Avenue and west of 22nd Street as being part of Westheight Manor. Articles did the same, as in references to the construction of the Falconer houses on North Washington Boulevard in Kate Cowick's column. Particularly intriguing is the repeated notice, "A beautiful birds-eye illustration of Westheight Manor, in colors, showing improvements, will be mailed upon request."
Issue date and page-Item31 January 1921, p. 32-adv. first is series of eight.6 February 1921, p. 12A-adv.8 February 1921, p. 21-adv.11 February 1921, p. 13-adv.13 February 1921, p. 5A-adv.18 February 1921, p. 2-adv.20 February 1921, p. 12A-adv.27 February 1921, p. 11A-adv. - eighth and last in series.27 February 1921, p. 14B-article, lot sales in Westheight with a rendering of the proposed Arthur J. Stanley house.13 March 1921 pp. 8B & 9B-adv., includes several photos and a rendering of the Harry Winkler house.20 March 1921, p. 7A-adv.27 March 1921, p. 11B-adv., includes an aerial view drawing of Westheight and a rendering of the Edward Callender house.10 April 1921, p. 7B-adv., reduced reprint of 27 March.17 April 1921, p. 9D-article, lot sales in Westheight.1 May 1921, p. 7B-adv., first in series of four appealing to social exclusiveness, illustrated by Kansas City Star cartoonist S. Ray.8 May 1921, p. 7B-adv.15 May 1921, p. 11B-adv.22 May 1921, p. 7B-adv., fourth and last in series.29 May 1921, p. 5B-adv.5 June 1921, p. 7B-adv.12 June 1921, p. 7B-adv.14 June 1921, p. 10-adv.19 June 1921, p. 7B-adv., with description of public improvements in Westheight.19 June 1921, p. 10B-article, rendering of the proposed B. B. Nance house designed by J. G. Braecklein, with extensive caption.20 May 1923, p. 12B-adv., similar to the smaller adverts appearing in the classified section at this time.16 March 1924, p. 9A-adv., with a list of Westheight Manor homeowners and renderings of the Torson, Jennings and Robertson houses by Victor J. DeFoe.23 March 1924, p. 2A-article, developments in Westheight with a photo of the John W. Oyer house.23 March 1924, p. 6B-adv.30 March 1924, p. 12A-adv.6 April 1924, p. 13A-adv.27 July 1924, pp. 1 & 2-article, announcing "The New England Shops" and proposed six-story hotel for Jesse A. Hoel, with a rendering of the development.17 August 1924, p. 6A-adv., announcing Westminster Court with a copy of the plat and a rendering showing one side of the court.25 April 1926, Section C-Special section of ten pages on the "Ideal Home", with photos, floor plans, articles and advs.
THE KANSAS CITY KANSAN
The Kansan was originally a newspaper of limited interest. But, on Monday, 31 January 1921, it became part of Senator Arthur Capper's chain - Capper Publications, and greatly expanded both its size and content. The paper was frankly intended to be a "booster" for Kansas City, Kansas, with strong support from the local business community. Beginning with that first issue, the Hoel Realty Company placed a series of advertisements for Westheight Manor, often full page and usually on Sunday. The series stopped in June of 1921, with the general business downturn. For some reason, no ads were placed in 1922 when construction in the city reached a post-World War I peak. Smaller ads reappeared in the real estate section of classified advertising in the Spring of 1923, and several larger ads in early 1924.
It should be noted that a map used repeatedly in the Westheight Manor ads included all of the Hoel property south of State Avenue and west of 22nd Street as being part of Westheight Manor. Articles did the same, as in references to the construction of the Falconer houses on North Washington Boulevard in Kate Cowick's column. Particularly intriguing is the repeated notice, "A beautiful birds-eye illustration of Westheight Manor, in colors, showing improvements, will be mailed upon request."
Issue date and page-Item31 January 1921, p. 32-adv. first is series of eight.6 February 1921, p. 12A-adv.8 February 1921, p. 21-adv.11 February 1921, p. 13-adv.13 February 1921, p. 5A-adv.18 February 1921, p. 2-adv.20 February 1921, p. 12A-adv.27 February 1921, p. 11A-adv. - eighth and last in series.27 February 1921, p. 14B-article, lot sales in Westheight with a rendering of the proposed Arthur J. Stanley house.13 March 1921 pp. 8B & 9B-adv., includes several photos and a rendering of the Harry Winkler house.20 March 1921, p. 7A-adv.27 March 1921, p. 11B-adv., includes an aerial view drawing of Westheight and a rendering of the Edward Callender house.10 April 1921, p. 7B-adv., reduced reprint of 27 March.17 April 1921, p. 9D-article, lot sales in Westheight.1 May 1921, p. 7B-adv., first in series of four appealing to social exclusiveness, illustrated by Kansas City Star cartoonist S. Ray.8 May 1921, p. 7B-adv.15 May 1921, p. 11B-adv.22 May 1921, p. 7B-adv., fourth and last in series.29 May 1921, p. 5B-adv.5 June 1921, p. 7B-adv.12 June 1921, p. 7B-adv.14 June 1921, p. 10-adv.19 June 1921, p. 7B-adv., with description of public improvements in Westheight.19 June 1921, p. 10B-article, rendering of the proposed B. B. Nance house designed by J. G. Braecklein, with extensive caption.20 May 1923, p. 12B-adv., similar to the smaller adverts appearing in the classified section at this time.16 March 1924, p. 9A-adv., with a list of Westheight Manor homeowners and renderings of the Torson, Jennings and Robertson houses by Victor J. DeFoe.23 March 1924, p. 2A-article, developments in Westheight with a photo of the John W. Oyer house.23 March 1924, p. 6B-adv.30 March 1924, p. 12A-adv.6 April 1924, p. 13A-adv.27 July 1924, pp. 1 & 2-article, announcing "The New England Shops" and proposed six-story hotel for Jesse A. Hoel, with a rendering of the development.17 August 1924, p. 6A-adv., announcing Westminster Court with a copy of the plat and a rendering showing one side of the court.25 April 1926, Section C-Special section of ten pages on the "Ideal Home", with photos, floor plans, articles and advs.