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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1928
Page
3
Kansas Jayhawkers edge Kansas Aggies in 13th inning with Schmidt delivering a clutch walk off hit for Mangus. Early lead and late rally produce 8 1 Kansas victory, sealing season finale for both teams and finishing with 11 wins 5 losses for Mangus.
Fort Collins Colorado high school athletes dominate the national interscholastic track and field meet at Chicago Stage Field winning 56 points, 31 in the hammer throw, amid a field of 800 contenders. Babe Ruth tops headlines as best dressed athlete while Jack Dempsey trains and dressing trends rise in New York.
Oscar Stenebert of Tomahawk Wis 19 years old abandoned a brearm pursuit to imitate Dan O Leary and Edward Payson Weston He surpassed the world walking record by covering 132 2 miles in Milwaukee He trained for years hiking to grade school daily and often walked 40 miles to attend school events.
Wayne Culp Beloit star shortstop leads Kansas Jayhawkers as captain after final game of season. Culp hit .324 and is son of B J Culp regent. Coach Bunn also names sixteen letter winners including Durward Swenson and Wayne Culp as captain-elect.
Fragmentary remarks highlight a clash between film heroes and boxing icons. References mention Sharkey, Risko, Gene Tunney, and fashion, with notes on color preferences for Kellies and evolving onscreen personas amid shifting public interest.
Fifty five teams enter the national meet at Sprites field with Olympic trial potential. Stanford Illinois Northwestern Kansas and Texas A&M are cited among contenders as star athletes like Emerson Signer and Rut Walter compete for top sprint and distance honors. Kansas fields five athletes as it defends Missouri Valley title hopes.
National League games included New York 10 Chicago 5 and Pittsburgh 9 Brooklyn 7 with American League centered on New York 7 Detroit 2 and Boston 4 Cleveland 3. Washington St Louis postponed by rain. American Association listed Toledo 8 Kansas City 7 and Milwaukee 8-6 with several other in compact box scores. Wichita trap shoot winner 17 year old Casper Hoffman with perfect score 100 in Great Western event opening.
A report from Moscow shows the new school of Soviet architects favoring glass dominated buildings with minimal frames, large transparent areas, and simple geometric forms. The Lenin Institute appears as a stack of slate-gray boxes. designers seek inspiration from American skyscrapers and factory glass walls, mirroring a shift toward mechanical, less decorative aesthetics. Berlin ad experts plan U S visits to study American ads. summer air tours link Berlin with Viaga and Paris.
The Morro do Castello rock, called the cradle of Rio, is being blasted away by dynamite in preparation for new buildings after years of halted work. The hill’s partial razing has displaced Capucine fathers to a new location and left nearby poor residents fearing eviction and loss of homes.
La Guardia Spain once a key fortress on defense now a silk hub famed across Europe. Walls pierced by windows reveal Rioja plains and Ebro river with mountains to the frontier. Historic fortifications, a famed birthplace of Feliz Maria de Sagaaniezo, and a long Inquisition era legacy.
The rise of motor car use in Britain spurs businessmen to take up motorboating with cabins for six and eight mph. A boat costs about 3,000 with yearly running around 250 including 60 housing and mooring 60 insurance and 125 refit. Many favor coastal trips and short cross-channel journeys as builders report growing demand. One firm has seventy orders and others shift from export to domestic orders for British owners.
Miss Edith Houk and other locals visited hosts on Saturday and Sunday. Belvoir C P A beat Topeka 9 to 4 at home and plans to meet Lawrence on June 16. A new baby named Wilma Darlene born May 25 to Mr and Mrs Will Biinger of Cincinnati formerly of here. An advertisement promotes McCoy's Tablets with health guarantees.
Mrs George Starphy and Betty Louise and Mr and Mrs Dave Murphy of Topeka spent Decoration day at the Wm Murthys home. Mrs Anna Raab and Mrs Bertha McDowell and daughter Mary Elizabeth of Topeka spent Wednesday evening at the O A Bidinger home. Mr and Mrs Frank Selch are the happy parents of a little son born Saturday May 26. Mrs Selch was before her marriage Miss Katie Damm. Mrs Sam Buchheim and Bonnie were callers at the O A Ridinger home Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs J J Fast and 361 Harry, Mrs H Harms of Henderson Nebraska and Mr and Mrs O A Bidinger spent Saturday near Richland at the August Benander home. Rev John Fricker, who filled the pulpit of the Evangelical Church at Stull last Sunday, will also preach for the next few Sundays until the new minister arrives. By Otto Busch has been suffering with a form of poison on his face. Mrs J J Fast and son Harry, Mrs H Harms of Henderson Nebr and Mrs and Mrs C A Bidinger took supper Wednesday evening at the Jake Bidinger home. Mr and Mrs August Walter and family were visitors at the Elmer Nichols home Thursday afternoon. Goldie Raab and Eula Bidinger spent the afternoon Saturday and took supper with Bernita and Rachel Bidinger. Mr and Mrs Roy Deskin and Helen and Russell spent Friday evening at the O A Bidinger home. Miss Naomi Hildenbrand of Highland Park Topeka is spending a few weeks at the Albert Hildenbrand home in Italy, and Mrs O A Bidinger, Mrs S H Harris, Mrs J J Fast and son Harry and Franklin Bid
An incomplete clipping references Deskin home, Murphy on pines, Friday activities, Mrs Qi A Hidneee, Fast Harry Fast, Frank Bidineer shopping in Topeka on Thursday, Harold Houk of Yarnold, and a Memorial High graduation. Faint details obstruct full context.
A fragmentary item notes a graduate of Yarnold School reflecting on boyhood days. The subject Harland Ven is expected to pursue KL in the fall, signaling plans after graduation.
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