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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1955
Page
5
Tulsa reports the Oil and Gas Journal survey shows daily average domestic crude oil and condensate production at 6,804,775 barrels for the week ended March 5. The gain of 23,625 barrels was led by Texas up 22,225 to 2,956,025 barrels, Oklahoma fell 13,700 to 63, and Kansas rose 600 to 331,600 barrels.
Western Illinois College brings a 44-13 record into the NAIA tournament in Kansas City facing Regis College of Denver in the first round. St Francis of Brooklyn seeks its first NAIA title with Quincy as foe. Southwestern of Winfield upset Loyola 83-79 as Beloit beats Whitworth 83-75. Schedule lists eight games with Western Illinois vs Regis at 7:30 p.m. central.
Assessors have begun work in Jefferson County with crews assigned to districts including Oska Joosa Freid of Winans Union I L Davison Jefferson H C Teel Norton George Schuler East Delaware R C Simpson West Delaware W J Ferrell Rock Creek George Knowlton Ozawkie Ted Bates Fairview Dennis Bergin Kaw Glen Shackelford and Jesse Sar.
LaSalle's Explorers led by Tom Gola begin title defense facing West Virginia in a four-city NCAA opening round. The prelude includes Ivy, Southwest and other conference champions, with regional sites set for Philadelphia Evanston Manhattan and Corvallis. Finals run March 18 19 in Kansas City.
Tom Gola, La Salle star and 1955 NCAA champion, signs to play for the East team in Ararat Shrine Temple’s East-West game March 21 at Kansas City’s Municipal Arena. Gola averaged nearly 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists per game in a 26-game 1955 schedule, and is praised as a top playmaker by coach Ker Loeffler. The fundraising event benefits Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children.
Kansas and Oklahoma basketball teams close their 1934-55 seasons with a 7:35 p.m. game at Allen Fieldhouse. Kansas sits 10-10 and sixth in the league, aiming to finish above .500. Oklahoma is 3-20, last in the circuit, and this outcome won’t change their place. Kansas defeated Oklahoma earlier this year at Norman.
Lawrence boxers won four matches drew one and lost two against Ottawa Boys Club on Monday night in Ottawa. Larry Smith scored a knockout over Jess Garcia in the featherweight bout. Wes Walker defeated Marvin Holmes in a night heavy bout. Otis Vann beat Tyson Harvey.
Bonnie Smith won by forfeit. Gaylord Tefft of Lawrence drew with Bob Burnett after Burnett refused to face Ward Jones. Tefft and Burnett fought light heavy. Lawrence fighters Charles Newman and Dalton Vann fell to Jim Bailey and Phillip Oliva in this edition of the local bout night.
The reunion committee for the 70th anniversary of the KU class of 1905 will meet at noon Thursday in the Memorial Union Ferntish Room. Chair is Bonnie Houston, with members Henry H. Asher Roy S. Filkin Mildred Newman Lena Miller Owen and Dr. Noble P. Sherwood listed.
Texas Miss Quints Texas Tyler and East Central of Decatur lead as favorites in the NJCAA basketball tourney opener at Hutchinson Kansas. Tyler carries a 27 7 record and a 96 5 scoring average while Hannibal Lagrange will be tall but hampered by mumps absence of center Roger King. First round games schedule lists Jacksonville East Central Pueblo New York City Community College Eveleth Graceland Hannibal Lagrange Tyler McCook Arkansas City Boise Cof Veille Howard County Big Spring.
Seattle, Wash. Abe Stuber, UW backfield coach for a year, quit Monday to take a backfield position with the Philadelphia Fagies of the NFL. A Missouri graduate, he previously headed Iowa State’s football staff for seven years. He left for the East after resigning to head coach Johnny Cherberg. No replacement named yet, Cherberg hoping to sign a new backfield coach before week’s end.
Tex the five year old 325 pound lion owned by Bobbyetta Porter will travel to Florida for four months to escape arthritis. He will ride in a steel barred station wagon and live in a trailer separated by iron bars from the Porter family. Tex’s daily exercise occurs in a 30 foot runway from his den. The plan aims to ease his arthritis as cold weather worsens his condition.
Chinese propagandists claim the new importance of women in economy. A Peiping broadcast reported women now direct and deputy direct factories. Women engineers drivers and industrial workers are no longer rare and the announcer said nobody can kick women around.
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