Halfback Stock High at Kansas For New Season
Kansas enters the season with strong running options as regulars return and 1954 freshmen promote from the ranks. Co-Captains Ralph Moody and Dick Bloney lead the backfield, with Moody described as the key figure in the attack. Moody, at 198 pounds, has posted a 100 yard dash as low as 9.8 and is a feared tackler, passer and returner. Over two seasons he has accumulated 520 rushing yards, 337 as a sophomore, and would likely have reached similar totals last year.
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Kansas
Ralph Moody
Dick Bloney
Moody
Minneolans
Big Seven
Blowey
Chuck Mather
Massillon
Washington High
Goth Francisco
John Traylor
Mt. Dread
Traylor
Francisco
Missouri
Itty
Harbor
Ciceure
Rohde
Terry Mcintosh
John Rex Sullivan
Melntoah
S.M.V
Sullivan
Bloney
Handley
Don Clement
Fourth game shows sophomore Bill io as lead runner
The piece notes Bill io as the remaining sophomore and strong straight lead runner with solid PoS al, while needing defensive improvement. Overall team defense lags due to line blocking and pass pressure, yet improved rushing potential exists. last season’s total 123.8 yards remains a low mark since 1942 per Rome.
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Bill Io
Rome
100 Degree Weekend Forecast Across Kansas
Weather officials forecast continuation of 100-degree daytime temperatures across most of Kansas through the weekend. Skies to stay mostly clear with highs ranging from 98 to 105, matching or exceeding yesterday’s records in several towns, including 106 in Hill City and Wamego and 104 in Russell and Concordia. Salina, Garden City, Hutchinson, and Goodland reported readings around the 103-degree mark.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Tomorow
Hill City
Wamego
Russell
Concordia
Salina
GardensCity
Hutchinson
Goodland
Massillon players show varied form in spring drills
Notes from spring training highlight Moody recovering form and boosting defense, Bloney and Handley solid but uneven, with Francisco Traylor and Rohde among standout sophomores. Veterans Sullivan and McIntosh set records. Clem ent returns after four years with early promise.
Droodie Suggestion Recalled by Laraine Day in Anecdotes
A humorous remembrance features Laraine Day praising a Droodie while riffing on her cousin Stanley a Navy man during the War. She jokes about his fear of guns, assignment on a laundry ship off Florida, and keeping frogs from the bilge pump to avoid stalling starch machines.
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Laraine Day
New York
Droodie
Stanley
Temperature Readings Across Kansas Cities Reported
Forecaster Tom Arnold notes tonight's minimums will be in the 60s in the northwest and 70s to mid 70s elsewhere. Last night saw lows from 63 at Goodland and Emporia to 76 at Concordia, with readings dropping to 97 in Pittsburg and Emporia and reaching 102 near Topeka and topeka 100 in places.
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Topeka
Pittsburg
Emporia
Tom Arnold
Northwest
Goodland
Concordia
Commission Weighs Reactivation of Lone Star Lake Park Board
Douglas County Commission discussed reactivating the park board that originally operated Lone Star Lake, about 15 miles southwest of Lawrence. Chairman Charles Banning noted the board was set up in 1940 to handle park administration, but has been inactive while commissioners managed park operations. The panel favors returning to the original plan for park administration.
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Douglas County Commission
Lone Star Lake
Laurence
Charles Banning
Banning
Local births and residents listed at Memorial Hospital
A hospital notice lists residents and new births including Mrs. Rita Dorlei j and baby girl in McLouth and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Winton Winter. Other entries name Anna Walter Lecompton Dale Mayhew Jr. and several addresses across Sunnyside Eudora McLouth Sunflower and Sunflower births noted today.
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Anna Walter
Lecompton
Dale Mayhew Jr
N. J. St
Bonita Lister
MacLouth
Harry Blakley
Crestline Dr
Floyd Collinge
North St
Clyda Deay
Eudora
Gaylord Sehneck
Cadet St
Williams
Snyder
Mass
Larry Reed
Norman L. Jones
Sunnyside
Edgar Jost
Learnard Ave
Ruth Shobe
Ohio St
Faye Thomas
Corena Pickens
Janet Skipper
Charles Carter
Lincoln St
Arthur Jones
Georgia Kidwell
Tenn. St
Frank Russell
Oxford Rd
James Waggoner
E.dth St
Rita Dorlei
McLouth
William Ice
Ark
St.Jason
Winton Winter
Junior Maness
Alvin Larrabee
Locomotive Strike Called Off at German Works
In Frankfurt a wildcat walkout by 7500 workers at Henschel Locomotive works in Kassel ended after four days. Strike leaders ordered a return to work Monday and urged talks on wage increases as West Germany faced further factory stoppages with two Hamburg shipyards still idle and about 12,000 workers affected.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Henschel
Kasse
West Germany
Hamburg
Ice theft leads to six month jail term in Lexington
Bernard Huggins, 49, remains in jail after a heat ruined evidence in a petty larceny case. He received a six month term for stealing a block of ice from a downtown business, according to local court records in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Lexington
Bernard Huggins
Petit ‘Arceny
Rotary Rural Meet Set for Lawrence Club Program
Lawrence Rotary Club plans next Mondays program by the Rural and Urban Acquaintance committee chaired by Skipper Williams. Members are urged to bring a rural guest. Speaker Dan Joseph of Whitewater Kansas. The club will announce an annual farm youth award program.
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Lawrence Rotary Club
Skipper Willams
Lawrence
Dan Joseph
Whitewater
Kas
Io Farm
Strongman Bill Picketing Completes Dover to Calais Swim
Bill Picketing, a 32 year old 252 pound swimmer from Bloxwich England, completed a Dover to Calais swim in 14 hours 6 minutes after his hometown urged him to go or return. The town raised about one thousand dollars for his expenses as he waited four weeks for suitable weather before crossing.
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Calais
France
Bloxwich
England
Bill
Dover
English Channel
Big Bill
Oldster at 104 Still Tends Garden in Kansas
George Washington Pressgrove reaches 104 at his Lécompton home and recalls gardening at 100, now letting a neighbor handle it. The pioneer Kansan, first to plant wheat in the river valley near Perry, reflects on ox-team days, early Jefferson County settlement, and voting for Grant and Eisenhower. He lives with son Jess Pressgrove.
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George Washington
Pressgrove
Lécompton
Kansan
Perry
Kansas Territory
Fort Scott
Jefferson County
Rising Sun
Delaware
Ulysses S. Grant
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Jess Pressgrove
Deaths and Funerals in Topeka and Douglas County
Warren H. Jones 47 of Topeka died Thursday. A KU engineering graduate and former Southwestern Bell mechanical engineer, he belonged to the Masonic Lodge and is survived by wife, sister Mrs. William J. Greer, and brother Everett M. Jones. Frank Thomas Housh 80 of Prairie Village died Thursday at his daughter’s home in Kansas City MO. A retired dry goods dealer, he attended KU and belonged to Phi Gamma Delta. survivors include wife Daisy, two daughters, a son, a brother and 16 grandchildren. Charles H. Thuman 74 died Friday at home. wife Maude survives along with six sisters and two brothers and two grandchildren. funeral at Schubert Chapel, burial in Cambridge, Neb. Mrs Lula M. Todhunter 78 died Friday at her son’s home in Berryton after long illness. survived by daughter and sister. burial in Dover. Roy Samuel Jameson 73 died Friday at Vinland. long-time Douglas County resident survived by wife Myrtle, three sons, a daughter, a brother, and five grandchildren. funeral Tuesday at Rumsey Funeral Home, burial Vinland Cemetery.
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Warren H. Jones
Topeka
Kansas University School of Engineering
Southwestern Bell Telephone’ Co
Masonic Lodge
William J. Greer
Everett M. Jones
Libertyville
Frank Thomas Housh
Prairie Village
Bernard F. Sears
Kansas City
Housh
Winchester
Kansas University
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Daisy Housh
Henry W. Zimmer
Niles, Mich
Charles H. Hayward
Lenexa
Ted A. Housh
In A. E. Housh
San Diego
Charlea H. Thuman
Miss. St
Maude’ Thuman
Padla Dye
Kansasity
Caroline John
Cambridge
Neb
Matilda Thuman
Anne Dankworth
Alice Chitwood
Palo Alto
Calif
Hermine Ham
Lincoln
Nebr
Bertha Greusel
Adolph Thuman
Trenton
Dewey Thuman
McCook
S Pam
Schubert Chapel
Lula M. Todhunter
Roy D. Todhunter
Berryton
Letompton
Dover
Royal Neighbors Lodge
H. M. Glenn
Lecompton
Bessie Bassett
Roy Samuel Jameson
Vin-land
Alife
Douglas County
Myrtle R. Jameson
Howard Jameson
Manila
Earl Jameson
Washington, D. C
Lloyd Jameson
Lawrence
Ed Jameson
Rumsey Funeral Home
Rev. C. D. Dunlap
Vinland Cemetery
Lawrence News Capsule Highlights Local Enrollments and Police
A St. Louis Star issue from 1898 surfaces with Spanish American War editorials. Lawrence enrollment set for Centennial School on Sept 2 with grade based slots. Fire department warns against misdialed fire alarms. A prowler possum captured by Patrolman Weeks. Driver license renewals reach 15,000 of 19,000 county motorists. High School office to close for meetings. new students may enroll. Unseasonable heat in downtown Lawrence. 98 to 105 forecast. Wakarusa bridge plans approved for Eudora. bid date soon. 283 feet, about 75000 cost split federal, county, and city.
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James
18Th St
Ulysses S. Grant
St. Louis
Dewey
Manila
Missouri
Navy
Army
Douglas County
George Allen
Ly and
Mass. Sts
Allen's
Insurance
E. Tth
Joe Rice
Wakarusa
Eudora
India to manage Brazil ties with Portugal interests
New Delhi officials say Nehru's government will handle Brazil's interests with Portugal after severing official ties over the killing of Indian marchers. The move follows India's break with Portugal last week and references to Portuguese India on August 15.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Brazil
Portugal
Electric shock fatal to Ellinwood man in trailer bath
Robert P. Clay, 27, of Ellinwood Kansas, was electrocuted last night while bathing in his trailer home. His wife said he received a jolt upon touching the spray spigot in the tub. He lay unconscious as she shut off power from a post about 45 feet away.
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Ellinwood
Kas
Robert P. Clay
Truman Heads to Indiana and Michigan Democratic Events
Former president Harry S. Truman left today to address the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association in French Lick and was to speak at the Michigan Democratic Conference on Mackinac Island the following Monday.
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Kansas City
Harry
Truman
Indiana ‘Democratic Editorial Assn
French Lick
Ind
Michigan
Mackinac Island
Farmers to Sow Wheat for Silage
ASC reminds Douglas County farmers they may seed beyond their allotment if excess acreage is used for green manure hay pasture or silage before the disposal deadline about a month before next summer’s harvest. A second acreage measurement may be required after disposal to qualify for price support. additional inspection costs apply if no dispute exists. Underseeding up to 5 percent is allowed without affecting diversion credits. a 20 cent per bushel discount applies to listed varieties under the 1956 support price.
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ASC
Douglas County
Armer
Blackhall
Stafford
Lawrence Leads Kansas in Parking Solutions and Plans
Lawrence officials report city parking lots rarely show vacancy at peak times and urge expansion to meet future demand. Commissioner Bradshaw notes many motorists park far away, suggesting more off street spaces and a pedestrian arcade linking lots to Massachusetts Street as part of a broader strategy to ease downtown congestion.
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Bradshaw
Lawrence
Kansas
Kansas City
Massachusetts Street
Geneva Delays Signal Deadlock in Civilian Release Talks
Washington reports a new postponement in Geneva over the release of 41 American civilians by Red China. Ambassadors Johnson and Wang Ping-nan postponed a scheduled meeting, with officials noting no new progress and possible further delays as the session stalls.
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Washington
Geneva
Red China
A. Alexis Johnson
Wang Pingnan
Johnson
U.S
Luther Tillotson Dies KU Engineering Grad One Time Topeka Water Chief
Cuther R. Tillotson, 71, Topeka engineer and former city water commissioner, died Friday. A 1913 Kansas University School of Engineering graduate with a 1916 master's, he helped design the U. S. Customs House in San Francisco during the earthquake and fire. He later worked for the Santa Fe Railway.
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Cuther R. Tillotson
Topeka
City Water
School of Engineering
Kansas University
Cap Tillotson
DeWitt C. Tillotson
Tillotson
U. S. Customs House
San Francisco
The
Santa Fe Railway
Hall Drops 2 Ouster Fight Over Civil Service Power
Gov Hall escalates ouster action against two civil service board members after the panel scheduled Hiatt's appeal. Trusler and Gilmore, defending themselves, condemn the governor for partisan tactics and push for legislative reform to protect civil service from political misuse.
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Foster
Gilmore
Trusler
Hall
Hiatt
Trusier
Russia
Kansas
Parking Permits Offered At Kansas University
The Traffic Office at Kansas University accepts applications for fall parking permits. The first meeting of the traffic and parking assignment committee is set for Sept. 2. Permits for faculty and staff begin on Sept. 5, with student permits issued about a week later.
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Kansas’ University
St K.U
Plane crash lands at Missouri port injures one
At Joplin airport a U.S. Air Force C46 transport crashed landed and burned after undershooting the runway. One of 19 aboard was injured, co pilot Lt Joseph A Sheppard of Overland Park Kansas suffered a head laceration. Firemen doused the flames as the craft, based at Grandview AFB, had picked up 16 air reservists at Springfield and was en route for weekend training.
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Joplin
Joseph A. Sheppard
Overland Park
Kas
Tush Bay
Grandview Air Force Base
Springfield
Grandview
Temperance Group Endorsed at Long Beach Convention
Delegates to the Women's Christian Temperance Union 81st annual convention approved a program for the coming year. The plan, presented by Mrs Glenn G Hays of Evanston Illinois, urged Christian citizenship and total abstinence as key goals.
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Long Beach
Calif
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Glenn G. Hays
Evanston, Dl
WCTU
Temperance Meeting Planned by Douglas County Council
The August meeting of the Douglas County Christian Temperance Council will be held Tuesday at the Assembly of God Church at 13th and Mass Streets. The theme is Christian Cooperation. A film titled The Way Out will be shown, with W. S. Sims, pastor of the Second Christian Church, delivering the closing message.
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Douglas County Christian Temperance Council
Pum
Assembly of God Church
Mass. Sts
Christian Cooperation
W. S. Sims
Second Christian Church
Williams Rites Monday Manhattan
Services will be held at Coursero Funeral Home for L. C. Williams dean and director of the Kansas State College extension service. He died in a Chicago hospital Thursday.
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Manhattan
Coursero Funeral Home
L. C. Williams
Kansas State College Extension Service
Chicago
Speeding Fine Assessed in County Court
Rupert Thompson Hughes was fined five dollars and court costs for speeding in County Court on Friday. The address is not provided in the readable text.
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Rupert Thompson Hughes
County Cort
Market Prices Roundup From Wheat To Cattle Markets
Readable market roundup shows wheat at 1.85, barley .90, oats 55, and butterfat around .46 to .49. Kansas entries list eggs, poultry weights and prices, with hogs at 16. Cattle futures in Kansas City USDA figures note steers, heifers and cows down varying amounts versus last week, with calves and stockers listed. Sheep and hogs show mixed changes, with week totals indicating lower slaughter lambs and mixed hogs and sows performance across weight classes.
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Kansas City
USDA
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Lula Todhunter
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Weeks
Lawrence High School
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Monay
Ptage 1
New Geneva
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Lawrence, Kansas
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K. U. Engineering Grad
Gov. Hall
Temperance
Temperance Meeting
K. C. Livestock Weekly
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