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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1922
Page
2
Lincoln May 3 A campaign to build a memorial stadium at the University of Nebraska aims to cost about 300000 with seating for 20000. Alumni plan to raise funds by subscription and complete a 7000 seat section by Homecoming.
Kansas University and Missouri clash at the Stadium field this week with 8 30 p m starts on Thursday and Friday. Coach Clark plans the same pitching duo Custer and Bloomer, Frasier may catch for Lonborg, and changes to the regular batting order are anticipated as Stark opens the Thursday game.
Chicago May 3 Organized baseball will again pay tribute to World War heroes on the second annual Hospital Day May 12. Baseball Commissioner Landis and AL president John Heydler directed two games in parks and hospitals where veterans receive treatment. Music and flag-raising were arranged as thousands of veterans are expected at the games.
About 222 athletes from 30 high schools will compete in the annual state meet. Top schools like Topeka Manhattan Perry and Osceola will send large squads. Lawrence and Lawrence High enter their first team since 1915. Class A B and C divisions split schools by size for fair competition.
City fight fans travel to Topeka for a wrestling event at the Auditorium building headlined by Allan Eustace The Kansas Cyclone versus Jack Carter The opener features Cliff Brickly Iowa champion against Joe Parker from the South with an 815 p m start time.
A letter carrier should not be asked to fetch your mail from your porch. Large parcels belong at the office where staff weigh and rate postage. Ensure correct postage, update address records, and report courteous service issues to the postmaster.
Lawrence Country club golfers begin the season with a dinner match on Wednesday evening May 10. Captains E Friend and H B Bullene lead teams with pairs playing either nine or eighteen holes. Matches run any time up to 6 30 PM May 10 with each win earning a point for the team.
Freshman medical student Cyrus Buikstra was struck by a Ford coupe driven by Prof Herbert Feis while crossing near Green Hall in front of the law building. He suffered facial and bodily bruises but no broken bones and was taken to Lawrence Hospital and later to the Phi Chi house at 1238 Oread. Buikstra’s home is Iona, Kansas.
In Topeka on May 3 attorneys for S W A Henson filed an appeal in the state supreme court. Henson, 74, was convicted April 12 in Sedgwick county district court for the slaying of his crippled stepson Walter Shafer in Wichita in December 1915. This is his second supreme court appeal and follows a long series of trials in the wife’s death case.
The regular tuberculosis clinic led by Dr. F. L. Loveland in Topeka closed at the city health office on Tuesday. Seven patients showed outcomes including eight active cases, four suspects, one heart trouble case, fourteen negatives, and several with no lung issues.
O Hunter pleaded guilty to violating the bone dry law and confessed return from Kansas City with about a gallon and a half of corn whiskey. Patrolmen saw him leave Lawrence late afternoon before arrest. He claimed the whiskey was for personal consumption and earned a 60 day jail term plus a 200 dollar fine.
The University Senate adopted a committee report approving junior colleges and their accrediting rules, with conditions for crediting courses from Pittsburg Normal and a focus on expanding access to higher education in Kansas. The plan foresees two types of junior colleges and urges communities to assess costs before starting new schools. Fort Scott and Garden City junior colleges are cited as examples of creditworthy programs.
A student was granted permission for a university wide trip to Topeka to perform a free concert with the band orchestra and the two glee clubs shortly before commencement. The plan involves the majority of the student completing high school work prior to departure.
Death notices report Ray E Ball and J A Malmberg passing away. Ball’s funeral will be Sunday at 2 PM at the Congregational Church with Rev. Ray Eusden and the American Legion leading services. Malmberg dies at home ten miles southwest of Lawrence. funeral Thursday at 2 PM from Clinton Presbyterian Church, conducted by Rev. Gardener, burial in Clinton Cemetery.
James L. Fultz told officers his Ford roadster had been stolen after being sent to a friend who did not leave it at the designated place. The owner soon reported the car recovered. Mrs. Will Hutt and children left for Fort Worth after visiting relatives. Barber's Drug Store note mentions poultry and stock medicines.
Rev. H. E. Burkwall told the Rotary Club at Wiedemand's Grill that China is entering a renaissance led by Christian Chinese and reformers. He cited simplified phonetic scripts, aiding typewriters and linotype, as signs of progress and urged continued missions and influence.
The Bhick Helmets Honor Society at the University of Kenyal will initiate 29 sophomores next year. Eligible are active students in school work or politics. Initiates include George Docking Wichita Frederick Woll Eminewol Ralph Rohr Prank Hawty and others from Lawrence Kansas City Topeka Abilene Denver and more.
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