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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1926

Page

3

Lawrence Romps In First Dual With Topeka-86 to 49

Lawrence High overwhelmed Topeka on Memorial Stadium field in the season opener. Capt. Rob Young led the red and black with 11 points, winning the 100 and 220 yard dashes and anchoring both relays. Topeka took early 50 yard dash, but Lawrence claimed the 100 and 220 to even the score. Both teams split hurdles. Lawrence won most events while Topeka earned five first places.

Rob” Young Lawre High School Topeka Memorial Stadium Levert Higher Path Capital City Rand Capt Young Lawrence John MacMurphy Ted Parisa

Aggies Lead as Oklahoma Slips in Missouri Valley Baseball

Missouri Valley baseball standings shift after last week results. Kansas Aggies remain top while Oklahoma slips to a lower spot, pushing Kansas to third. Oklahoma visits Manhattan and Lawrence this week for two games with the Aggies, then with Kansas. Also noted are All American and National/American League scores, and Haskell Indian baseball game schedule with Pittsburg Teachers.

Missouri Valley Kansas Alegies Iead University of Oklahoma University of Kan Manhattan Aggies Lawrence Jawhawkers Universpurt Valley Stanslinge

Moisture Spoils Trip to Missouri for Jayhawks

Rain crippled a three game set in Columbia as Kansas lost the opener 3 to 4 with Neuman dominant for Missouri while Kansas pushed runs across in a rain shortened second game before play was halted. Dave Wright fanned Tigers in the second game as Kansas built a 3-0 lead before rain ended play. Kansas to host Oklahoma next weekend.

Jayhawk Kansas University of Missouri Aite Columbia Missouri Washington University Tigers Neuman Tiger Jayhawkers Bengal Cranwith Gles Phinney Kansans Dave Wright Reeves University of Olahoma

Potato Club Convenes and Local Clinic Plans

The Jayhawk Potato club held its regular meeting last Wednesday at Arthur Heck’s home. County agent H. Colglazier could not attend. They discussed potatoes and a forthcoming club tour. A refreshment committee was named: Lawrence Leonhard, Ernest Pine, Arthur Heck, and Fred Lap tad. City Hall will host a pregnancy care clinic Wednesday from 2 to 4, though the baby clinic likely won’t occur this week. A petrified tree trunk on display in a local store window was found near a Comiskey gas well in Lyon county.

Jayhawk Arthur Heck H. Co Colglazier Lawrence Leonhard Ernest Pine Fred Laptad City Hall Council Grove Comiskey Lyon County

K. U. Band to Perform Concert in Robinson Gym

The University Band under J C Canles will present a varied program at Robinson's gymnasium on Wednesday evening at 8 20 o'clock. The program includes Overture to the Opera Pique Fantasia and solo numbers by J C McCanles plus pieces like Spirit of Youth Canzona Espanola Gavotte and a Hungarian Fantasy. Frances Robinson Berdanette Robinson accompanies. Descriptive pieces The Death of Custer or Battle of Little Bighorn to follow.

J.C. Canles Robinson's Gymnasium McCanles J. C. McCanles Carl Bohn Gavotte Grileg Ph. Fahrbach Ols Solo Fanta Hubay Frances Robins Berdanette Robinson G. Rossini Chas, Go

Murder charge filed against Joe Thomas in Covell case

Wellington May 10 A first degree murder charge was filed against Joe Thomas, linked to the disappearance and death of Charles Covell, a retired contractor. Thomas was captured in Summner county jail after being brought in handcuffed from Marshall Arkansas in a Marmon touring car. Covell vanished Christmas day last year. his body was found in a shallow grave near a garage on Thomas property.

Wellington Joe Thomas Charles Coyell Sumner Thomas Matlock Stafford Kans Claude Doéhier Arkansas Marshall Ark Thomas Covell Goyell

Local man faces check fraud charge in two trials

H L Seat awaits a two o’clock trial on a check writing charge. Bond set at 400 dollars after arraignment. Seat, returning to Lawrence, drove a four cylinder Willys Knight from Oklahoma, sold it to a junk dealer, and may be turned over to Oklahoma authorities after serving his sentence here. The report also notes a stock market update and a separate theft of a boat named Selena from Verdigris River moorings.

H. L Seat Lawrence Oklahoma Oklahoma City

Fisher Reverses Testimony In Russell County Murder Trial

In a Russell county retrial of the Foley child murder case, Charles W Fisher testified he had no role in the shooting of John Michael Foley and that he lied at the prior trial due to his father Charles H Fisher’s threats. He described witnessing his father fire three shots and admitted his own previous false testimony. The elder Fisher committed suicide in December 1925 as his trial neared. The trial resumed amid intense examination, with jurors expected to hear more before a verdict. The Foley boy, John Michael, died January 3, 1925, in a Hays hospital from a gunshot wound. the Foleys had been visiting relatives in eastern Kansas when the tragedy occurred.

Salina Kan Charles Fisher Charles W. Fisher Hays State Supreme Court Russell County Foley Charles H. Fisher Charles Fisher Collans John Michael Foley John M. Foley Colorado Springs Kansas

Market News Wheat Down While Corn Rises On Weather Beliefs

Chicago May 10 AP Prices for wheat eased after rains in Canada and the Dakotas temper demand while government crop forecasts hinted a smaller winter wheat yield. Corn advanced on scarcity of offerings and cold weather forecasts, with oats firming alongside hogs lifting provisions.

Chicago United States Canada Dakotas Minnesota Nebraska

Hogs Price Report and Drugstore Retail Notes

Fragmentary Chicago data from May 10 mentions rheumatism pain and Bayer package notes. References U S boxes of twelve and small price changes. Hogs numbers like 1,381,000 and packers highs with 24 to 25 cent increases appear, alongside druggists selling hotties at higher prices.

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Bond quotes and a Kansas City tax note fragment

The snippet lists bid prices for bonds with various notes such as 312s at 100 and 26 2nd 4s at 1006, plus ord 4s and 3% U bonds. It also mentions Mrs. J. H. Cohn and tax-related gax int in Kansas City, indicating a fragmentary financial notice.

Ath Maas U. & Dswi B.S J. H. Cohn Kansas City

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