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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1918
Page
5
The Lawrence Ladies defeated the Haskell Ladies 4 to 2 in a volleyball game yesterday. A second match will be at the YMCA Friday at 2 30 PM with all ladies invited.
Dr. Orelup Eye Ear Nose and Throat offices in Dick Building offer semi anthracite coal for sale while supplies last. Call 34 Matthews Lumber and Coal Co.
Orchard White at McCulloch s Drug Store notices A O A W members to meet Friday at 1 30 p m in the lodge room to attend the funeral of their late brother William Watts Albert J Anderson M W J F Wilder was taken to Social Service hospital yesterday and was somewhat improved last evening though threatened with pneumonia
Lawrence observers report KU star athlete Scrubby Laslett, captain of the football and basketball teams, may have left for Camp Funston or enlisted for the draft. Conflicting reports place him in Osawaka and Funston while teammates and officials search for his whereabouts as two captains depart the program.
Kansas University athletes returned with two elaborate silver medals and a gold watch from the Penn Relay Games in Philadelphia. Carl Rice won first in the high jump and took third in the javelin, while Marshall Haddock placed third in the pentathlon, each earning silver medals. the team faced tough turf but Rice’s leap stood out.
An advertisement touts Adler-i-ka as a simple bowel flush to prevent appendicitis. It claims one spoonful clears sour stomach gas and constipation by removing foul matter. Sold in Lawrence by Dick Bros. and Round Corner Drug Store, with nationwide distribution through city druggists.
A fragmented Elks event transcript shows Pierson and Hetzel leading in a sevenback match with close scores 243 226 233 and 220 244 236 across two sides. Highs by McKone and McKone appear in scattered line items.
The officer in charge of the K.A. regiment may appoint one man to a summer scholarship at the Plattsburg Training Camp. Eligible men in good standing are urged to apply. Regiment photos are being taken this week during the regimental parade for submission to the War Department as part of KU’s war history.
W R Green announces candidacy for a second term as County Commissioner from the First district in Douglas County. A Republican with long county ties, he previously served as Commissioner of the Poor, County Clerk for two terms, and has championed verification of road petitions by the county attorney to preserve road projects. He plans one more term before stepping aside.
Prof H A Kent director of Kansas under the Smith Hughes act and a federal vocational education board representative visited the University of Kansas to assess facilities for teacher training in home economics and industries. The State Board of Administration recognized KU as one of the state institutions involved in this program during an April 2 meeting.
The university gains authority under the Smith Hughes act to train teachers in trades industries and home economics. The act funds vocational education programs and work is to begin soon per Chancellor Frank Strong. Kk A will offer trades and industries training. Mrs Nettie Fowler returned to Topeka after visiting Mrs S Fearings.
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