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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1948
Page
9
Incomplete OCR reads about Jayhawk members in action with notes on a program of entertainment and motion lectures. Names and specifics are missing, but the fragment points to a collegiate team activity and associated events.
Fragmented note reports farm meetings in Douglas near a vent incident and a death in Le Week area. Mentions a local school interest and political purity code debates, with scattered references to a Pantherm group and a vote outcome.
Fragmented OCR text lists multiple locations and team mentions for a track or tennis tourney with scrambled phrases. It references Berane, Det oeame, Weas, Nine, Laver ta, Bishan hall, Maes, Lyons, Purrent, and colleges, with unclear results or structure. The readable names suggest a regional event with colleges and towns but no clear outcomes.
FATALITIES report two traffic deaths in Kansas City within two hours, including a youth and an aged man. One line notes a trolley collision amid a snowfield, mentioning family ties. Also mentions Alfonso Leach, 68, dying from truck injuries in a separate incident. Warsaw food belt tightened to 1,822 calories per person daily until 1948 harvests, down from prewar 2,700.
The Ottawa University Braves beat College of Emporia 69 to 51 to take an early lead in the Kansas conference championship opener. A B Turmer scored 22 points to spark Ottawa while Fort Hays State toppled Kansas Wesleyan 65 to 46 in a non conference tilt.
Springfield Bears beat Pittsburg State Gorillas 45 to 38 with Duke Mitchell scoring and Clyde Ruble adding 10 for Springfield. Pittsburg’s ver scored 23 points as the teams played a evenly matched contest. No central intercollegiate games scheduled tonight.
Haskell Institute varsity and high school football squads and athletic department officials will be guests of the Kiwanis Club and the Junior Chamber of Commerce at an annual luncheon set for 12 noon on January 15. Keith Lawton, the club secretary, said the function will include introductions.
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