This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1924
Page
2
John Kuck a Wilson Kansas high school boy established new inter scholastic records at a state meet in Emporia. He set the 12 pound weight throw mark at 56 feet 8 3 4 inches and also holds records of 46 feet for the 16 pound shot and 130 feet in the discus as well as a 183 foot javelin toss.
Fifty Lawrence post office employees and families held a daylong picnic at Tonganoxie Park with talks by Senator Arthur Lapper and Representative D R Anthony. Kansas City and Topeka postal teams played a 3 to 0 loss for Topeka. Twilight League standings list Haskell, Summerd, Bushwhackers, Organ Factory, Paper Mill, and Journal-World with upcoming games and notes on field venues.
Read shows many offices with only one party fielding candidates and several with no Democrat or Republican nominees. Notable vacancies include county officers such as county attorney and probate judge, plus township roles across Clinton Grant Lecompton and Wakarusa townships, with strong activity for committeemen in Lawrence.
Ed Tolman of Rock Island faced preliminary assault and attempted murder charges after a May shooting involving George Farris. Farris remains hospitalized with possible fatal wounds. Tolman claims self defense. Prosecutors indicated murder is not yet proven and the case moves forward before Justice G W Craw.
The Chamber of Commerce initiates a Know Your City program with a visit to the Lawrence Poultry plant tomorrow. Participants are urged to attend the luncheon at 4 30 and arrive at the plant by 4 o'clock, with car pooling from downtown. Professor Miss Helen Walker of Oread College is noted in the report.
Fragmentary OCR notes refer to statistical data from Teachers College at Columbia University in 1984. The readable items mention statistics, likely in a report or catalog, but details such as figures, dates, and contexts are missing in the fragment.
In a high school contest, Lone Star suffered a defeat as younger opponents capitalized on errors. Key highlights included a home run, three-base hits, and several stolen bases. Despite efforts by R Childs and H Neider, Merrahugh and Totti contributed to the visitors' offense while Roane pushed for a late bid.
Nearly 200 golfers tee off at the St Joseph country club as the Mississippi Golf Association tournament enters its qualifying rounds. Early leaders include Duck Sandusky of St Joseph and Kennedy of Tulsa with scores around 77 to 78 while Minnesotans and others vie for the next flight.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.