First home game delayed until October fifteenth
Football rooters must wait for action as the first home game is postponed and rescheduled to October 15.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1921
Page
6
Football rooters must wait for action as the first home game is postponed and rescheduled to October 15.
The article outlines Kansas University football plans for October including a Drake at Lawrence opener on October 15, a Washburn game October 1 in Topeka, and a schedule through November featuring Ames, Kansas Aggies, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Missouri. It notes a canceled Notre Dame opener and mentions local baseball results from Overbrook and Worden Evangelical games.
Kansas City youths begin a hike starting tomorrow from Kansas City Missouri to Emporia and back. The party will carry packs and follow a planned route noted in their invitation and observations from local stations.
County Superintendent O J Lane released plans for the Douglas county normal teachers institute to be held in Lawrence next week. Local events include baseball fans from Lawrence attending Kansas City games and a big Friday parade drawing crowds from the area.
Fragmentary OCR describes a Berlin related scene with references to people, occupations, and fortune tellers. It mentions a plan or theory about liars and a pushing tone, with unclear context and many garbled terms and names.
Plans announced after a Douglas County Bundjay School gathering for a county wide Sunday school conference. President J Daniels said a convention date would allow influential speakers from five districts in the county. Representatives and officers will meet next Sunday afternoon to finalize plans at the City Hall.
Kansas City discusses cattle quotes with steer top at 10.25 and calves weak. hog receipts 8,500 with bids lower. sheep receipts steady with lambs higher. Chicago notes cattle receipts 19,000 with fed steers near 10. hogs and veals mixed. Wheat and corn prices listed, oats steady, hay unchanged.
A fragment notes a man recapturing a permanent position with a company, meeting old friends at a local site and planning to bring in new colleagues. The text references W. S. Smith and S. Weyer Co but specifics are unclear.
An afternoon court session heard a petition by Daniels against Ralph alleging non-support as the basis for divorce. The deputy act office handles the case filed in the local court.
A damaged clipping mentions Peach in Kansas City and names such as Gilmare, Liban, and Gratin Co. with vague references to positions, staff, building, and a bicycle ad. The legible items are sparse and do not form a complete event or notice.
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