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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1918
Page
8
A rough summary of local church leagues reports Church Volley Ball team going 3 wins to 1 loss at the YMCA event. The Lutherans, Presbyterians, Baptists and Christians share mixed results with the Unions also posting a win streak while scheduled games point to continued league action.
Kansas University basketball team with eight wins and seven losses plans to end the season with two games at Manhattan against the Kansas Aggies. Coaches expect a close finish as the Jayhawkers try to climb from their Missouri Valley Conference position, while light practices continue in Robinson Gymnasium ahead of the final road trip.
The treasury invites subscriptions for an issue of certificates due May 1 and above at stated interest. The offer appeals to temporary fund holders. Watkins National Bank notes the sale amid rising ingredient costs. Ice cream prices rise with March 1 1918 adjustments for packed and delivered quantities. Carried prices list vanilla chocolate and other varieties with quart and pint measures.
Practice begins for the first KU women’s intramural basketball tournament with 14 entries from university organizations and sororities. Elimination rounds start March 9, led by Miss Hirzel Pratt. Also notes a 28 to 15 Haskell-Muser game win and a reminder about Lawrence Business College training courses.
Coach Jay Bond calls all football men at the University of Kansas to report at McCook Field at 4 o clock for spring practice. Veterans and new material will be evaluated as last season’s players depart for military service or other studies.
Play Six schedules show Sunday School teams at the Y Gym with no Class A games due to the Second District High School Tournament at Baldwin. Tomorrow features Lutheran vs Union, Presbyterian vs Union, Methodist vs Baptist, and Lutheran vs Christian plus Presbyterian vs United Brethren at 2 15.
Mia Martin secretary of the Kansas Nurses Association urged women at Fraser Hall to undertake intensive training for war work. Representing the National Council of Defense Aliss Martin emphasized need for trained nurses at home and abroad. She said nursing requires hard work and that college women have a duty to begin training for this emergency alongside men entering training camps.
A fragment discusses a wartime equipment theme and historical notes about soldiers gear from Napoleon to modern times. It references Popular Science Monthly and compares old and new implements of war, then shifts to social notes about tavernkeepers and regional identities in Missouri history.
A messaging note announces Tani seeking a second term as mayor of Lawrence subject to city primaries. The text references a campaign platform published in daily papers around February and March with dates and contacts by L. Kreeck.
Warranty deeds and transfers recorded for multiple parties including Summer to Muckel Kashore 13 500 dollars for 120 acres across quarters and 16 1a 21 120 acres. Wm Axle and wife to Hosford Inv Mtg Co 3000 dollars in northeast quarter 16 14 19. J M Flory and wife to Maggie Meohier 4000 dollars in southeast quarter 16 14 19. E Franklin P Smith et al to Alfred Heck et al 5750 dollars. Thirty three acres in south and southeast quarters 16 14-19. Amy Adams widow to John Hunsicker 8300 dollars for tract in northeast of 6 13 20. Christena Eisele widow to Wm Karl Eisele 5000 dollars undivided half interest southeast quarter northwest 30 and west half northwest 41 less ten acres in 13 20 110 acres.
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