Mile to feature classic April 21 at Kansas Relays
A one mile special at the Kansas Relays April 21 will pit Glenn Cunningham of Kansas against Gene Venzke of Pennsylvania, with talks to add Bill Bonthron of Princeton. The trio are among America's premier milers, led by Cunningham who holds the indoor mile world record of 4:08.4.
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Kansas
Glenn Cunningham
Gene. Venzke
Pennsylvania
Bill Bonthron
Princeton
Yvenzke
Bonthron
Cunningham
America
Sets a new mark Norman Oklahoma 1934 outdoor meet world record
Glenn Cunningham of Kansas opened his 1934 outdoor season with a world record in the 1000 yard at the Oklahoma Amateur Meet in Norman. He ran 2 minutes 11.1 seconds, bettering the 1929 mark by G C Ellis of Great Britain, and finished six yards ahead of Tulsa A C’s Glenn Dawson. Harold Manning of Wichita A C was close behind. Heye Lambertus of Nebraska set a new meet record in the 120 yard hurdles with 13.1 seconds.
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Glenn Dawson
Tulsa
A. C
Harold Manning
Wichita
Dawson
A.A.U
Heye Lambertus
Nebraska
One Victory To Crown Greyhounds AHA Title
Kansas City Greyhounds need one win to clinch the 1934 AHA championship over the St. Louis Flyers after taking the first two games 2 1. Ollie Mumhill scored the decisive goal in the second game’s first overtime, with play set to resume Tuesday in St. Louis.
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Kansas City
Kansas City_ Greyhounds
St. Louis Flyers
American Hockey Association
The
Hounds
Ollie Mumhill
St. Louis
Endeavor yacht nears launch at Gosport yard
Southport report notes the British America's Cup challenger Endeavor nearing launch. The craft is described as a fast wood and steel hybrid with a blue hull and a nearly completed hollow steel mast. The spar stands 167 feet long with a maximum 15 inch diameter.
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Southport
Eng
Gosport
Berin Amonships
Hage
Pinehurst opens North and South tennis tourney field grows
A field of more than thirty stars gathers at Pinehurst North and South tournament for first round play. Davis cup candidates mix with Lester Stoefen 23 year old West Coast sensation who beat Wilmer Allison in Houston. Clifford Sutter, New Orleans title holder, will not defend. Norma Taubele, women's national indoor champion, also enters women's events.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Lester, Stoefen
West Coast
Wilmer Allison
Houston
Tex
Clifford Sutter
New Orleans
Norma Taubele
Strange As It Seems Presidents in 1881
The item notes that 1881 had multiple presidents due to Hayes leaving March 4 Garfield inaugurated with Arthur as VP. Garfield shot July 2 and died September 19. Arthur sworn in as president. Also mentions Jean Roche, a radio announcer at Radio Toulouse, with 20,000 hours on air since 1925 and return after station fire.
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United States
Rutherford B. Hayes
James A. Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Garfield
Charles J. Guiteau
Washington
Etberon
N. J
Arthur
Jean Ro
Rench
Radio-Toulouse
Roy
Week End Sport Summary In Kansas
Emporia teachers beat Kansas State College for the second straight year in a dual track and field meet by 74 2 3 to 56 1 3. Baldwin Haskell Indians won eight firsts and ten seconds to defeat Baker University 81 2 3 to 46. Manhattan High School defeated Salina in a combined track golf and tennis meet with a 68 1 2 to 63 1 2 track score, 10 to 2 golf, and tennis swept. Arkansas City defeated Independence 7 to 5 in a southwest polo league preliminary game.
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Associated Press
Emporia
Emporia Teachers
Kansas State College
Baldwin—Haskell Indians
Baker University
Manhattan
Manhattan High School
Salina
Arkansas City
Independence
Haskell Indians top Baker in双 meet at Baldwin
In a Saturday dual meet at Baldwin, Haskell Indians beat Baker University 81 2 3 to 46 1 3. Haskell won eight firsts ten seconds swept the 2 mile run and javelin. Fred Christ set a mile record 4 34 5 10. Christ Paradise Farrow Holmes Petoskey and others led multiple events for Haskell with strong showings in sprints distances and field events.
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Haskell Indians
Baker University
Baldwin
Fred Christ
Baker
Christ
M. James
Haskell
John Arnett
B. James
Dushane
W. Fell
Holmes
Farrow
Whitecrow
Mitchell
Chaff
Schrey
FE. James
M. .James
Horrell
Paradise
Petoskey
J. Ortez
Vann
Wapp
E, Hale
J. White
Heine
McMahon
Martin
Cs. Summers
Hale
D. Summers
J. Neff
McCaige
West
Seidler
Saul
Perryhill
Summers
Anderson
Miller
W. Feil
John Wellbern
Baseball Notes from Florida and Nearby Cities
Multiple spring training updates across Florida and the Southeast. Cardinals and Browns prepare for exhibition series with pitching plans. Tigers, Reds, and others head north after workouts. Philadelphia hosts Sunday baseball debut as Phillies face university in college game and city championship series opener proceeds.
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Bradenton
Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
Browns
Frankie Frisch
Bill Hallahan
Jacksonville
St. Louis Browns
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cardinals
Jim Weaver
Philadelphia
Phillies
Athletics
Phils
University of Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
A’s
Shibe Park
Connie Mack
Walker Seeks Victory In Friday San Francisco Bout
Former champion Mickey Walker aims for his third straight win in California this week. He faces southpaw Bob Godwin in a ten round bout in San Francisco Friday night. Other notable bouts include Maxey Rosenbloom vs Johnny Miler in New Orleans and Benny Bass vs Jimmy Leto in Philadelphia. Ralph Jordan asserts basketball rules are fine as they are.
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New York
Mickey Walker
California
Bob Godwin
San Francisco
Maxey Rosenbloom
Johnny Miler
Detroit
New Orleans
Benny Bass
Philadelphia
Jimmy Leto
Meriden
Comeback Before 17,700 as Wings Top Black Hawks 5 2
Detroit Red Wings overcome two big obstacles to defeat the Chicago Black Hawks 5 to 2 in the Stanley Cup series third game. The comeback keeps the league championship pursuit alive and the series resumes Tuesday.
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Chicago
Detroit
Red Wings
Chicago Black Hawks
Chicago Blackhawks
Detroit Red Wings
Taffy Atel
Chuck Gardiner
Chicago Sextet
Derble Lewis
Larry Aurie
Detroiters
Associated Press
Hawks Win Chance In Detroit Showdown For Title
In Chicago stadium the Hawks must win to force a deciding game in Detroit as 17,700 fans watched. State champion Bill Haugh from Lawrence high school, previously a center on Tucson Arizona’s top team, was among players, now out for track events including shot put high jump and broad jump.
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Chicago
Hawks
Detroit
Bill . Haugh
Lawrence
Tucson
Ariz
Bill
Belleview News Highlights Local Visits and Club Activities
Belleview residents hosted visitors from Kansas City and Lawrence with extended stays at local homes. The 4-H club plans a play The Red Lantern while the Belleview Aid and Grange held meetings, quilting sessions, and a charity buy to support Chapel chairs. Local students earned perfect attendance and spelling honors as community residents attended various gatherings and a church program planning event.
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J. L. Rexroad
Weltha
Grace Cummings
Mary Katherine Rexroad
Kansas City
E. G. Rexroad
Mary Katherine
Belleview 4-H Club
Belleview School
Esther Jane Hadi
Ellis Jackson
Wanda Hadi
Arieta Holmes
Mildred Skinner
Leona Stone
Leroy Stone
Agnes Eichelmeyer
Anna Lee Willams
Miss Neely
Robert Long
Marie Williams
Elizabeth Skinner
Roy Cramer
Lois
Martin Abel
Homewood
Anna Shafstal
Belleview Grange
Grange
Bertha McFarland
Geneva
Lawrence
Jessie Anderson
Grace Shirek
Oliver Holmes
Geo. Coleman
Osawatomie
Coleman
C. C. Gerstenberger
Geo. Wotaw
Hesper
Lucill Votan
Arthur Ott
Arden
Myrnice
Floyd
Lyons and Brewster
J. W. Musick
J. B. Gage
Sunday Community Notices and Local Visits Report
Sunday at the home of his mother Mrs Grace Musick and multiple visits across the area highlight this community roundup. Notable names include the Durr, Wallace, Skinner, James, Bichelmeyer, Grosdidier, Cramer and Shirek households with Easter gatherings, illness updates, and Harold Duncan’s improving recovery after a two month accident.
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Grace Musick
Fred Lotz
Sarah Pipes
Kansas City
Berthold Durr
Belleview
Lawrence
Ben Wallace
Sea Eavers
Nuttall
Frank Wade
Laney
Fred Whacy
Henry Grosdidier
Corning
Kan
Harold
Osceola Past Matrons Honor Dinner and Officer Installation
The Past Matrons of Osceola Chapter No. 62 O E S hosted Mr Kert Smith for April events. An o'clock dinner featured spring garden centerpieces of iris and jonquils, with Mrs Mary Davis serving coffee. An installation of officers followed, directed by Mrs Lena Roberts and Mrs Ruth Long.
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Oskaloosa
O.E.S
Kert Smith
Mary Davis
Lena Roberts
Ruth Long
Local Society Notes Highlight Easter Activities and Meetings
Elizabeth Slade presides as president with Ida Smith vice president and Miss Nothdorf secretary treasurer. Out of town members attend, Curtis men seek rooms amid highway work, and multiple residents visit Topeka Lincoln County projects. Easter gatherings include family dinners and a reception hosted by Earl and Mrs Rake while new property transfers and hospital goiter operation recoveries are noted.
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Elizabeth Slade
Ida Smith
Miss Nothdorf
Margaret Roberts
Celia Phinney
Slade
Ida Worswick
Joe Hamilton
Mary Davis
Mary Grayson
Ruth Long
Jennie Davis
Lena Nothdorf
Ida McCreight
Ella Patrick
Ella Patrick, Mrs. Smith
Ella Rice
Edna Leech
Lawrence
Maude Anderson
Topeka
Curtis
Frank Sharp
W. D. Ratliff
Kansas City
Evans
Leslie Waggoner
Harlan Brown
George Brown
Jeanette Jacquemin
Amos Leech
Ted Kueny
Leela
Nellie Pennington
Jay Alexander
Lincoln County
Stull Couple Weds In March Home Ceremony
David Loral Rake and Bertha Winona Hamilton united in marriage at the bride’s parents home in Topeka on a March Saturday evening with Rev. Paul V. Clark officiating. The bride wore her mother’s embroidered voile dress with an orange blossom wreath and Easter lily bouquet. Attendants included matron of honor Mrs. Edgar Connore and flower girl Dorothy Hamilton. The groom was attended by Edgar Connole. Maxine Nye sang, and W Glen Hamilton led the music. A reception followed with Easter lilies and ferns decor.
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David Loral Rake
Earl Rake
Stull
Bertha Winona Hamilton
Boyd Hamilton
Topeka
Paul V. Clark
U. B
Edgar Connore
Connole
Edgar Connole
Rake
Dorothy Hamilton
Wanda Mae_Hamilton
Maxine Nye
Naomi Hildenbrand
W. Glen Hamilton
Martha ‘Tillman
Marian Buchheim
Ruth Norris
Helene Roller
Mabel Deister
Birth notice for Delores Ann Franklin in March at Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs Harry Warmker announce the birth of a daughter Delores Ann on March 24 at Memorial Hospital. Relatives and friends visited and other local social updates note residents visiting in Kansas City Oskaloosa and DeSoto. A mummy foot story from Emporia concludes the page.
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Harry ‘Warmker
Delores
Ann
Memorial Hospital
Elmo Garrett
Helen
Garrison
Kansas City
Robert Garrett
Bell Memorial_ hospital
W._A. Thayer Sr
Oskaloosa
Ric
Chas. Shirar
Milford Miller
Harry Warmker
Baby
John Garrett
Frank Topping
Schutz
Anna
Mary Mobley
Worden
Geo. Perdue
Jim Norris
M. Schutz
Anna. Schutz
Ed Martin
Loraine
Otto Ables
Martin
Herman Wichman
Ott
Ed Forsythe
Ralph Wiehman
Floyd Cox
Maxine
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Venzkce
Bexter
Penn Star
Ica
Kansan
Yenzke
Knights of Columbus
Bonth- Yon
Greyhounds
England
John Hix Ferborer
Oren
the Home of the
Rain- Gods
Tabate
Reymond Tse Leep
Erol
den Yard
Siaies
Hanes, Kae
Almahad
Lakeland
Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
Harry Davis
Gene Desautels
Frank Parker
Beaumont
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Lefty
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Tampa
Florida
Reds
Atlanta Crackers
Macon
Walker
Ralph Jordan
Auburn
Victory
Wings
John
Martin White
Wallace White
Seattle
Wash
Syracuse
N. Y
Mattie Skinner
Hattie Richards
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Wheeler
Herb Brecheisen
Wellsville
Barbara Bichelmeyer
John Bichelmeyer
Geo. Bichelmeyer
Adolph Tornaden
Fall Leaf
Milton Shafstal
Baer
Max Schmeling
Rawl
Little Walnut
Butler County
Crawford County
Waldo Shultz
Perry
Mary Spielman
Ernest Barnard
Leonard Edmonds
Park College
Olive Edmonds
K. A
Rufus
Horace
Leland
T. A. Huddleston
Gertrude Goldman
John Sutton
Charles
Howard Robinson
Sabetha
Robinson
Grace May
Potters
Charles Jacquemin
Potterf
Clare Pottorf McMahon
Elizabeth Webber
George Beyer
Halstead Hospital
Lord Rake
Richard Shellhorn
Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Shellhorn
Edith Houk
Lloyd Deskin
Ellen Lee
Fred Deskin
Leonard Nuffer
Jake Bidinger
Raymond Barbeek
Richland
A. E. Deisor
PUCK
Yarnold-Stull
Tommy
Lil “Ace
Dry Lake
Hal Forbes
Scarlet Baron
Pene
Franklin
0. We Mosher
Kansas State Teachers College
Egypt
Dsuyers
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