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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1928

Page

3

Baker Players Earn Letters As Champions Honored

Baker University officials plan to recognize football basketball track golf and tennis letter winners after securing Kansas conference title at Sterling. Emil Liston notes championships boost athletic funding with miniature gold shoes and other honors for four and single letterees including Goetz Fulton Reade and Keohane among many named athletes across multiple sports.

Kansas Sterling John Keohane Baldwin Andrew Hamilton Leavy Enworth John Goetz Kansas City Arthur Fulton Melvern Harold Reade Iola Footail

Meyer Wins Indy 500 in Dramatic Comeback

Louis Meyer, a 23 year old Los Angeles native, surged from behind in the final 30 miles to win the Indianapolis 500 before more than 140000 spectators. He drove without relief, made one pit stop, and posted a time of 4 hours 12 minutes 23.75 seconds at an average speed of 99.482 mph. Meyer credited trainer Frank Elliott and noted his ascent from obscurity after buying his car just a week earlier, earning 35000 dollars.

Indianapolis Louis Meyer Angeles Indianapolis Motor Speedway Meyer Frank Elliott Seliott Thad Jammy Gleason Tony Gullota Jet Fonty Wilbur Shaw Ascott Speedway California Hig Los Angeles Triumph

Fights Night Card Nets Wins Across Cities

Young Stribling stops Johnny Urban in Chattanooga while Baby Stribling defeats Battling Smith in Fort Oglethorpe. Bert Colma knocks out Walcott Langford in Chicago after action in Pittsburgh and Tijuana.

Agia de Associaire Chattanooga Tenn Young Stribling Johnny Urban Pittsburgh Baby” Stribling Battling Smith Fort Oglethorpe Tijuana Méx Bert Colma Mexico Walcott Langford Chicago

Coaching School At Oklahoma Baptist Under Phog Allen

Dr. Phog Allen will direct a Basketball Coaching and athletics injuries course at Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee. The week long to ten day program expects nearly a hundred coaches from Oklahoma and southern Kansas plus university athletics staff. Victor Hurt serves as athletic director for the school. A bicycle theft report from Dr Hutchison of 916 Ohio is noted.

Forrest C Phog) Allen K. U Shawnee Okla Oklahoma Baptist University Inklahoma Southern’ Kansas Victor Hurt

Showers General Across Kansas With Thunder Forecast

Showers covered most of Kansas yesterday and last night with the Weather Bureau predicting partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday and local thunder showers. Rain totals varied by city from Iola 0.70 to Wichita 0.08 inches while readings climbed to 90 to 96 degrees yesterday. highs today and Friday forecast near 85.

Topeka Kansas Weather Bureau Iola Emporia Hanover Kansas City Manhattan Wamegd Ini Phillipsburg Hays Wichita Middle West

Call Off A Wedding Shock Hits New York Society

New York May 31 AP Society was stirred by the sudden indefinite postponement of the marriage of Dorothy Frowert Hagerty and Louis de L Aigle Munds. The couple, briefly married yesterday at the Hagerty family home, faced a postponement after Mrs Hagerty recently returned from Reno. Munds and Hagerty had both been previously divorced and had planned a rapid wedding and honeymoon abroad. The groom’s father declined to comment beyond stating arrangements were made too quickly.

New York Dorothy Frowert Hagerty Louis de L’aigle’ Munds 85Th Street Frowert Sherward Hagerty D Jr Philadelphia Munds Reno Anna Foley John Harriman Oliver Harriman

Honor Aggie Grads at Kansas State Graduation

Manhattan Kansas May 31 AP Sen graduates of the Kansas State Agricultural College earned high honors in a ceremony today with 25 seniors receiving honors. High honors went to Francis Leonard Timmons Geneseo Roy Lewis McConnell Manhattan Dwight William Grant Abilene Richard Webb Sedan Ruth Schlotterbeck Chickasha Okla Minnie Belle Stanton Watson Mo Alice Johnston Irving Floyd Leslie Reed Norton Erwin John Benne Washington Louis Hamilton Bock Pratt. Senior honors were awarded to Irvin Milburn Atkins Manhattan Clarence Oliver Jacobson Sedgwick Harvey J Stewart Americus Harold Edwin Myers Bancroft Glen LeRoy Dunlap Manhattan William Hymns Reeded Troy Alen Drew Roda John Davis Harness Augusta John Felton Huff Garden City Louis William Bailey Manhattan 31 C. Shenk Manhattan Rachel Wright Working Manhattan Ratha Lenette Payne Lebanon Sarah Tel en Roberts Manhattan Veda Zen Hiller Lewis Margaret Ahoenig Nortonville Dorothy Syrle Bergsten Randolph Helen Elizabeth Dean Manhattan Paul Eugene Pfuetze Manhattan Ralph Alexander Irwin Hutchinson Linette Bowman Manhattan Ella Mary Frances Reed Holton Eula Vee Currie Manhattan Dorothy Inez Greye St Paul Rosa Lee Tickles Troy

Manhattan Kan Ap—' Sen Kansas State Agriculural College Francis Leonard Timmons Geneseo Roy Lewis McConnell Dwight William Grant Abilene Norton Erwin John Benne Washington Louis Hamilton Bock Pratt Irvin Milburn Atkins Clarence Oliver Jacobson Sedgewick Harvey J. Stewart Americus Harold Edwin Myers Bancroft Glen Lé Roy Dunlap William Reeded Troy Alen Drew Roda John Davis Harness Augussa John Felton Huff Garden City Louis William Baily C. Shenk Rachel Wright Working Rathalenette Payne Lebanon Sarah Telen Roberts Veda Znen Hiller Leiwis Margaret Ahoenig Nortonville Dorothy Syrle Bergsten Randolph Helen Eizabeth Dean Paul Eugene Pfuetze Ralph Alexander - Irwin Hutchinson Linette_ Bowman Ella Mary Frances Reed Holton Eula Vee Currie Dorothy Inéz Greye St. Paul Rosa Lee Tickles

Lost Opis Found in Mesopotamian Excavation Work

Professor Waterman reports excavations along the Tigris near the ancient city of Opis reveal six cultural layers, a temple site, cemetery, walls, pavement, and wells. Two inscribed stones listing kings and Akshak table are the only significant artifacts found to date.

Toledo Opis Leroy Waterman Mesopotamia Blakemore Godwin Toledo Museum of ‘Art Museum University’ of Michigan Tigris River Babylonia Akshak Segee

Speedway Dinner Holdup Shocks Indianapolis Guests

In a dramatic assault at the Broadmoor country club during a Speedway day dinner dance, six men robbed about 200 guests of cash and jewelry worth an estimated 150000 to 200000. The attackers swept the hall, used sawed off shotguns, and escaped toward Indianapolis. Several prominent businessmen were among the victims. No arrests or clues were reported as police chased leads.

Indianapolis Broadmoor Country Club Indianapolis Motor Speedway A.S. Lubell Ernest Fisher A. M. Rosenthal

Fall's Condition Worsens at Beach Visit

Albert B. Fall former secretary of the interior cut short his stay at a Santa Monica beach retreat and returned to the Pasadena Las Encinas sanatorium. His health declined after a sea level change, following weeks of recuperation from pneumonia, despite earlier improvement. He had come to visit C. N. Bassett, the former El Paso banker.

Santta Monica Cal Albert B. Fall Forsmer Las Encinas Pasadena C. N Bassett el Paso

Linwood visits and social rounds across Kansas towns

Linwood residents hosted and visited visitors from Bonner, Lawrence, Basehor, Valley Falls and other nearby towns Tuesday and Wednesday. Several citations note relatives and friends in Linwood, with entries of Miss Hemphill, Mrs Curtiss, and the Zinns, plus class photos and short trips to Lawrence and Independence.

Eee Murphy's Merry-Makers Ottawa Pavely K. of P. Hall Kansas City Wate-Bedsanl Kathryn Hemphill Leavenworth County Manhattan Herbert Blots Lawrence Wis Walter Zinn Bonner Linwood Mildred Saunders Mary Cuurtisse Lawrence Thelma Hemphill C. A.hheinrich Zora Curtiss Vivian Tagkaaf, Basehor Theo. Church Walter Hensroth Thelmas Hemphill Dorothy Frederick Bonner Springs Mary Kathryn Frederick Edith Hoffine Soring Iss Drusie Coffin Thelma Anderton Emmet Culp Enape Mary Gallivan Basehor J. E. McKinney Elva ‘Roge Betty ‘Joe Zinn

End-O-Corn Promises Free Cure for Corns and Calluses

An advertisement offers a $1 guarantee that End-O-Corn will remove corns and calluses regardless of age or occupation. If not satisfied, customers can cash a guarantee certificate at any bank in the United States. The ad cites druggists endorsements and provides a Garfield Boulevard address for responses.

United States Garfield Blvd

Linwood Visit Notes From Veitchs Kansas City Trip

In Linwood on Wednesday a visit was paid by Mal and Mrs Kaiul Veitch of Kansas City to relatives Myr and Mrs Alexander Veitta. Lula and Valetia Lewis were in Stall on Monday.

Linwood Kaiul" Veitch Kansas Myr Alexander’ Veitta Yun Lula Valetia Lewis Lewis

Healed skin relief after Cuticura treatment

The writer describes a ten to twelve month facial blister eruption that itched terribly and burned, forming large pimples that later festered and crusted. After using two cakes of Cuticura Soap and one large box of Cuticura Ointment the condition improved and healing occurred.

Emus Hardy Deer Grove

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