Labels on fruit and Willard Cut history noted in letters
Readers discuss fruit label purpose from origin to variety, noting codes aid cash register entries. A letter recalls Jess Willard’s farm near Lawrence and the Willard Cut on old Highway 40. Also mentioned is KU budget deficit fallout and Howard Hill’s salary status at KU.
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Richard Meyer
Dillons
Jess Willard
Lawrence
Seventh
Iowa
Willard
California
Jack Dempsey
KANU
Howard Hill
Public Radio
Kansas University
Office of
University Relations
Tom Hutton
Hill
Public feedback line number for Sound Off questions
A guidance note directs callers to use the Journal-World Access line at 865 5000 and enter category 7478 to hear a prompt for leaving questions. The item explains how readers should submit Sound Off queries via the recorded line.
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Journal-World Access
Lawrence Fire and Police Reports From Monday Incidents
Fire crews investigated a natural gas leak at 212 Neb. to clamp lines. Ambulance logs cover multiple medical emergencies with locations including Orchard Lane Apartments Baldwin and Tennessee Avenue. Police report four men and one woman charged with aggravated battery after an incident near the Kansas River.
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Lawrence
Neb
Hospital births for Melissa and John Meuffel
Lawrence couple Melissa and John Meuffel welcomed a baby boy on Monday at the local hospital. The newborn weighs and measures were not released. Father and mother are reported to be doing well.
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Melissa
John Meuffel
Lawrence
Contessa Holding Name Misspelled in Journal World Listing
Contessa Holding's name appeared with a misspelling in the South notes section of Monday's Journal World, prompting a correction notice and request for clarification to ensure accurate attribution.
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Contessa Holding
South Notes
Journal- World
Health screening and community events in Lawrence datebook
The Lawrence datebook lists 9 a.m to 11 a.m health screening for residents over 60 at Pinecrest II community room 924 Walnut Eudora sponsored by the Lawrence Douglas County Health Department 1030 a.m children's story time at Paretsky room Lawrence Public Library 707 Vt 230 p.m Coalition for Homeless Concerns at Gallery Room Lawrence Public Library for details call Amy Griggs 8655030 330 p.m to 5 p.m immunization clinic at Baldwin Elementary 635 p.m Lawrence City Commission meeting at city hall Sixth and Massachusetts 7 p.m to 9 p.m Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center program Women and Breast Cancer Pine Room Kansas Union 7 p.m Lawrence city and school board candidates forum Douglas County Property Owners Assn Building 21 Douglas County 4 H Fair grounds
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Walnut
Eudora
Lawrence- Douglas County
Coalition For Homeless Concerns
Lawrence Public Library
Amy Griggs
Roger Hill Volunteer Center
Lawrence City Commission
City Hall
Sixth
Massachusetts
Emily Taylor
Women
Pine Room
Kansas Union
Lawrence City and School Board
Douglas County Property Owners Assn
Douglas County
Jayhawk statue returns home to KU campus grounds
The toppled 600 pound Jayhawk sculpture is to be installed again at KU in front of Strong Hall after repair at Elden Tefft studio. The bird toppled from its pedestal on Oct 29 with cause undetermined. The statue by Elden Tefft underwent cleaning and repairs before reinstallation at 8:30 a.m. in front of KU facilities operations.
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Kansas University
Elden C
Kim Tefft
Strongall
Department of Facilities
Elden Tefft
First Lady to Speak at DeSoto High School
DeSoto Kansas welcomes Linda Graves the first lady to address DeSoto High School students and staff at 10 a.m. This visit marks the second speaker in a series spotlighting successful women following last fall’s talk by State Rep Barbara Ballard.
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DeSoto
Kansas
DeSoto High School
Linda Graves
Graves
Barbara Ballard
D-Lawrence
Baker University Convocation to celebrate 139th year
Baldwin The state's oldest college will mark its 139th year on February 26 as Baker University holds its Founders Convocation at 11 a.m. in Rice Auditorium. Dr. Tex Sample of St Paul School of Theology will speak, followed by a clergy workshop at 1 30 p.m. at Baldwin First United Methodist Church. Clergy may register by calling the university.
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Baldwin
Baker Universe
Tex Sample
St. Paul School of Theology
Kansas City
Rice Auditorium
Sample
Baldwin First United Methodist Church
University
KSU engineering dean to retire after 24 years service
Donald Rathbone longtime dean of Kansas State University's College of Engineering will retire in June after 24 years as dean the longest tenure of any U S engineering dean He will direct KSU s National Institute for Land Management and Training oversee the 11 million third phase of Durland Hall construction and participate in volunteer work
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Donald Rathbone
Kansas State University
College of Engineering
Rathbone
United States
KSU
National Institute For Land Management and Training
Durland Hall
Lawrence man in critical condition after weekend fight
Lawrence police sought to question two men after a Saturday night parking lot brawl left Tram pas Hutchinson 18 in a coma like state. He was flown to a Kansas City area hospital with head injuries from falls to the pavement. In a separate case a Topeka woman 25 reported rape by two men in Douglas County.
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Joli Abraham Spotiedelk
Paula Rae Leflore
Anthony James Jemigan
Justin Parker Fixico
Lawrence
Kansas River
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Ninth
New Hampshire
Douglas County
Kansas City
19Th
Haskell
Hutchinson
Mack Pryor
Pryor
Topeka
Shawnee County
Loren Anderson
Shawnee-Douglas County
Lawrence woman improves after being trapped under car
Yeon Kim, 45, wife of a KU student, was found beneath the wheel of a 1979 Pontiac in a Stouffer Place Apartments parking lot. She was initially treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and flown to Kansas University Medical Center where her condition was upgraded to fair.
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Lawrence
Kansas University Medical Center
Yeon Kim
Stouffer Place Apartments
Anna St. KU
Kim
Chris Keary
Keary
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