Two Baseball Games Played Saturday Evening at Municipal Park
Two baseball games were played Saturday evening at Municipal Park. Local teams faced off with competitive play and established early runs. Fans enjoyed a doubleheader atmosphere as spectators watched pitchers duel and batters connect for timely hits.
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Faueritt
Wickey
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W. Clark
Elston
McEnulty
Tb Gillespie
If Mitchell
Anniversary of Quantrill Raid on Lawrence Remembered
The 87th anniversary recalls August 21 1863 when Quantrill with about 400 men attacked Lawrence Kansas burning two buildings and killing many. Women sheltered families, and the raid left about 150 dead, $150 000 in damage, and led to Order Number 11 clearing border counties. Quantrill died June 6 1865 after being shot in Kentucky.
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Missouri
Machusetts Street
Ninth Street
Warren Sreet
Kansas
Osceola
William C. Quantrill
Stanton
Jackson County
Hesper
William E. Connelly
Altho
Arens
George Collamore
Missouri - Kansas
Reunion
Independence
Aantrill
Kentucky
National Guard Show Delights 10 000 Visitors at Ft Leonard Wood
National Guardsmen of the 45th division staged a day of displays for visitors at Ft. Leonard Wood Missouri. Missouri and Kansas guardsmen toured the post viewed equipment, dined in company mess halls, and watched a parade honoring senior instructors Col Clinton L McClure and Col George S Smith who are set to retire soon.
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Ft. Leonard Wood
Missouri
Kansas
Clinton L. McClure
Jefferson City
George S. Smith
Topeka
New England Breaths Sigh of Relief as Hurricane Passes
New England relaxed as the season's first major hurricane passed about 120 miles offshore. Gusts to 56 mph lashed Nantasket and Cape Cod while ships and planes were sheltered. Lightships and freighters faced rough seas. eight fishermen stranded off Warren's Point were rescued by lifeguards and police.
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Weather Bureau
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Newfoundland
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Sels
Edison Mariner
Block Island
R. I
Tussell Jones
Jacksonville
Fla
Quonset Point
Squantum Naval Air Bases
Warren’s Point
Rhode Island
Russell Wins State Class B Girls Softball Title
In Topeka Kansas Russell defeated Channan 3 to 1 to claim first place in the state Class B girls softball tournament. Topeka Marling juniors earned third by beating Clinton.
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Topeka
Kan
Russell
Big Jim Fuchs Nears 60 Foot Shot Put Mark
Visby Sweden August 21 Big Jim Fuchs closed in on a 60 foot shot put goal when the Yale star threw 58 feet 9 64 inches. The 16 pound iron ball surpassed the historic world record of 58 feet 1/2 inch set by Charles Fonville in 1948 though Fuchs’s mark is not yet in the official record books.
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Big Jim Fuch
Visby
Sweden
Jim Fuchs
Yale
Charles Fonville
Michigan
Fuchs
Fonville
Vacu-matic Carburetor Promises Better Gas Mileage
Wisconsin inventor unveils the Vacu-matic Carburetor, a device claimed to reduce fuel waste by automatically modulating mixture through a supercharge principle. Easy installation in minutes, fits cars trucks and tractors, with offers to send full particulars to interested readers who write.
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Wisconsin
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