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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1923

Page

2

Kantz Reighley Nuptials In Woodward Oklahoma

Mr and Mrs Charles Kantz of Shattuck Oklahoma announce the marriage of their daughter Lella to Curtis W Reighley at Woodward Oklahoma on June 1 The Rev J F Queensberry of the Christian church performed the ceremony The bride has taught in Oklahoma public schools Reighley works in the Journal World job printing department He is the son of Mr and Mrs C W Reighley of Manhattan Kansas The couple will reside in Lawrence Kansas

Manhattan Kan

Kansas State Golf Tournament Nears Championship

Salina June 21 report shows all flights except the championship finished play. The second round is expected to be tight with close results in various flights including G. A. Porter defeating Owen Carl, J. J. Weary beating Pp. Whitehair, and Fred Robertson defeating W. A. Baker.

Salina Noo G. A. Porter Minneapolis Owen Carl Lawrence J. J. Weary Pp. P. Whitehair Chapman Fred Robertson Wichita W. A. Baker Fonts Gall

Harvest Sale At Fair Store Draws Large Crowd

A masses of women queued along Massachusettts street awaiting the Fair store harvest sale opened this morning. The store filled quickly and crowds remained all day drawn by promised strong values. The sale is directed by Henry Durst of the Durst Salesmen of Topeka. This is the fourteenth sale for Mr. Cohn of the Fair store.

Massachusettts Street Henry Durst Dhurst Topeka Mr. Cohn Fatr

License Violator Arrest Leads to Release

R. E. Dicker was arrested yesterday for renting a car with only a dealer's license displayed at the rear. He paid costs and was released. State license inspector G. N. Foster filed the complaint.

R. E. Dicker G. N. Foster Imade Dicker

Study in Prison London June 20

Prisoners at Maidstone jail are improving themselves educationally. They attend classes in French shorthand and bookkeeping. Courses were inaugurated recently and enrollment surpasses fifty.

London Maidstong

Driver Abbas Roschi Fined For Overloaded Car In Suva

Autoists notice from Suva Fiji reports Abdul Roschi received a driver’s license for a four passenger car but an inspector found six more passengers aboard. Result 315 and costs.

Suva Fiji Adbul Roschi

Brussels clock wound by heat and atmosphere expansion

A quirky note describes a church clock in Brussels being wound by the effects of heat from sun and fireworks. It mentions a location at 18th and Haskell and an odd mechanism driven by atmospheric expansion.

Brussels

World Beater Brooking Holds 220 Yard Low Hurdles Title

Charles R. Brooking of the University of Iowa leads with a world record time of 23.0 seconds in the 220 yard low hurdles and also runs the hundred in 9.810 seconds. Brooking stands as a premier track athlete setting fast marks.

Charles R. Brooking University of Iowa

Local families plan extended Western travels this summer

Mr. and Mrs. A. Lawrence and daughter Lorraine depart Monday for California for a two month vacation. They will motor and fish at Long Beach and Los Angeles. Miss Ethel Linder travels to Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hutchings depart Sunday for Portland and Roseburg Oregon to visit a brother and tour to San Diego. They expect to stay until September first. Miss Helen Peffer of Enid Oklahoma visits Mrs. A. Skofstad in Chicago. a KU graduate and Sigma Kappa member.

A. Lawrence Lorraine California Long Beach Los Angeles Cal Ethel Linder Kansas City A. Skofstad Mlinois Street Miss Peffer The Uiversity of Kansas Sigma Kappa Sorority

Fire escape orders issued for three story rooming houses

Fire Chief Reinisch orders three story rooming houses and private three story residences housing students to install iron fire escapes. He has warned Lawrence owners that the state law regulating escapes in three or more story buildings will be strictly enforced, regardless of the number of occupants.

Reinisch Lawrence

Oldest Legislative Bodies Include Parliament and Riksdag

The British Parliament remains the oldest, while Sweden's Riksdag ranks as the second oldest continuing legislative assembly. Both institutions trace lengthy parliamentary traditions and shaped governance in their regions.

Rikssdag

Twilight Games Tonight At Haskell And Freshman Field

The text lists upcoming games: Wiedemann's Babe Ruths versus McHenry's Giants at Haskell, KU against Journal-World at Freshman Field in Rock, Chalks versus F A Uz at Stadium. Tomorrow KU meets Haskell at Haskell and Rok Chalks face Jay Hawks at Stadium.

Wiedemann Babe Ruths McHenry Giants Haskell K. U Journal-World Freshman Field Rock Chalks F. A. Uz Rok Jay ‘Hawks

Haskell IndiansBeat FAU 15 to 1 in Twilight League rout

Haskell Indians defeated F A U 15 to 1 at the Haskell diamond in a twilight league game. J Smith homered triple and single in five at bats. Jess Parton also homered as the team racked up fifteen hits aided by several errors. Reed allowed fifteen Indians hits while Kilbuck gave up three FAU safeties including a three base hit by Laster.

Haskell Indians Haskell Diamond Indians Reed J. Smith Jess Parton Jerry Kilbuck Laster

World’s Lightweight Title Bout Set for July Fourth

Happy Norman of Yowa claims the western championship and stakes the title in a bout on July Fourth. The match, for the championship of the west, will be staged at the race track in front of the grand stand. Both wrestlers are nationally famous and highly regarded for class.

Happy Norman Yowa The

Miss Charette Johnston to Leave for Kansas City Visit

Miss Charette Johnston of Mounds Oklahoma, guest of Miss Nadine Cox and Miss Solene Cox for five weeks, will depart tonight for a stay in Kansas City. Mrs Ed Provost also leaves today to visit her brothers in Los Angeles after stops in Clyde and Wellington Kansas.

Charette Johnston Mounds Okla Nadine Cox Solene Cox Kansas City Ed Provost Los Angeles Cal Clyde Wellington Kan

Fast game promised as Green Brothers meet Overbrook at Woodlawn Park

The Green Brothers Athletics host Overbrook at Woodlawn Park Sunday afternoon. Overbrook will be reinforced by a Southwestern League pitcher, promising a strong matchup. Custer will pitch for Lawrence, while many Athletic players have been in twilight league games, boosting their form.

Green Brothers Overbrook Woodlawn Park Custer Lawrence

Roscoe Norman Match Crowns Fourth of July Wrestling Feature

One of the big features of the Fourth of July entertainment will be a wrestling match between Bobby Roscoe, claimant of the championship, and his opponent to be decided locally. The event highlights a full program of festivities.

Bobby Roscoe

Bringing Knight Back

County officers with requisition papers went to Kansas City Missouri to bring back James A Knight charged with selling mortgaged property and intoxicating liquor and wife desertion He had run a garage on the Missouri side and was arrested by Kansas City police last Friday The alleged crimes were committed here last September and he had eluded detection in Missouri until last week

Kansas City James A. Knight Knight Missouri

O'Dell Released After County Jail Detention

Walter O'Dell was released from the county jail after being held there following his detention. The report notes his release status and the surrounding circumstances of the hold period.

O'Dell Walter O’dell

Arrest for hotel board bill ends with payment

An arrest for failure to pay a board bill at Eldridge hotel was released yesterday afternoon after the debtor paid $33.15 in full.

Eldridge Hotel

Playlet The Cross Roads Meeting House At Watson Tomorrow

Mrs Elmer Xaetering's class from Big Springs United Brethren church presents a playlet titled The Cross Roads Meeting House at Watson tomorrow night. The piece was previously performed at Big Springs.

Watson Elmer Xaetering Big Springs

Reynolds Visiting Sister in Fireworks Kansas

R W Reynolds of McLouth Kan is visiting his sister Mrs Celia Herd at 922 Tennessee Street Fireworks 138th and Haskell.

R. W. Reynolds McLouth, Kan Celia Herd Tennessee Street

Glenn Social Ice Cream Social at Glenn School

The Methodist Ladies Aid of Glenn will host an ice cream social tomorrow night at the Glenn school two and a half miles west of Lecompton.

Glenn Methodist Ladies’ Aid of Cial Glenn School Lecompton

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Henry Haskell Wu Vors Daily 138Th Ralph Ward Goodyear C. W. Smith Sales and Service Agency L. L. Phillips 50C Women’s Union Suits Bulletin Studebaker STUDE W. B H. P Kennard Motor Company West Sixth
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