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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1926
Page
3
Lawrence High School opened the second annual baseball tournament at the University of Kansas with a 9 to 5 victory over Dexter High. Graeber pitched well for Lawrence, backed by Kennedy, while Dexter’s Kingsbury and Foust struggled.
Track teams from Ty Nateas and Oklahoma rich schools gather at Fairmount College for the annual Ark Valley meet. Over 1,000 athletes compete in preliminaries amid near perfect weather, with mile relay records threatened and finals to follow. later, the auditorium hosts debating oratorical and glee club events with large turnout expected.
Kansas University baseball opens against Oklahoma on the home field with a close race to the top in the standings. Oklahoma just finished a Manhattan trip for a two game split with Kansas Aggies while Kansas eyes another win this afternoon as part of the American Association and Twilight League notes.
The Alpha Phi Alpha chanter at the University of Kansas will broadcast a program from station KFKU at 8:30 tonight. Northeast Junior High School Kansas City and Kansas Vocational School Topeka students assist with musical and educational segments led by Doxey A Wilkerson. Education themes include an address by Matthew E Carroll with performances by Kansas students.
Lexington May 8 A P While new words fill dictionaries old Anglo Saxon terms persist among Kentucky mountain folk. Ambeer-tobacco-juice cipherin snooping perninst opposite gyarbro reincarnation of Old Scratch he means mean as the devil iver cover yoth earth yeebin laughed at an overgrown stork old woman and banjer shanks. John Pesel a noted wrestler breeds greyhounds at Ravenna Neb Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics confident his batters will lift the team. An Extension Telephone adds dignity to your home and saves steps. Call 2799.
Pleasant Grove reports the death of Clifford Ellis, longtime resident who entered Indian service as a disciplinarian. Funeral in Whittier California. The column covers church activity, Mother’s Day observances, a tornado storm, baptisms, and busy village life with many local names and interactions.
Charles Simmons went to Lawrence on Monday for an appendicitis operation and was reported to be recovering. Several residents visited him, while Doris Rush aided Mrs. Hartman with house cleaning. Various locals visited, hosted, or traveled between Overbrook, Lawrence, and Colorado, with multiple families noted for visits, shipments, and upcoming arrivals.
Topeka High School eliminated the Kansas City junior high team in the baseball tournament at the University of Kansas today by a score of 42 to 4. Batteries: Topeka Rose and Osborne. Kansas City Thyre and Boyles. Elks bowling scores and ads follow for Reese's Drug Store at 929 Mass.
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