Kansas State Seeks Big Six Win Versus Kansas Saturday
Manhattan Kan Nov 7 Kansas State hopes to revive its Big Six push with fullback Bob Mooney from Mankato leading a line against Kansas. The 185 pounder shifted from defense to offense, scoring last week against Wichita U. Kansas State has lost three conference games this season and faces Kansas and Nebraska remaining on the schedule. Missouri battles Oklahoma while Iowa State meets Nebraska.
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Mankato
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Kansas State
Kansas
Nebraska
Mooney
Wichita U
Hke Mooney
Oklahoma
Texas
Indiana
Towa State
Missouri
Ed Quirk
Bill Della Stations
Homer Meter
Iowa State
Tulsa U
Oklahoma Aggies
Iowa Seahawks
Henry Frnka
Fort Worth Texas Christian players return from Navy V-12 moves
Fort Worth reports Texas Christian football coach Dutch Meyer faced a surprise return from Savannah when 11 players transferred to the navy V-12 program in Kansas City. The wartime reshuffle follows a busy travel stretch as teams adapt to service assignments and reinforcements.
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Fort Worth
Tex
PKR
Dutch Meyer
Texas Christian
Savannah
Navy
Jersey City manager hunt ends after car theft note
A note signed Much obliged left in a stolen car recovered after six days. The thief’s goal remains unclear as Hartnett, manager of Jersey City in the International League, had searched for the vehicle following the incident.
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Chicago Cubs
Gabby
Hartnett
Jersey City
Army Tops AP poll as Notre Dame falls to fifth
Army remains the No 1 college team in the Associated Press poll after Navy throttles North Texas Aggies. Notre Dame slides to fifth after a 32 13 loss to Navy. Ohio State, Iowa Pre Flight, Fourth Air Force and Bainbridge Naval join the top ten reshuffle amid key weekend games.
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Pocatello Marines Aim High In Local Football
In Idaho a 20 strong Marine unit called the Pocatello Marine Devil Dogs fills a football role. Veterans from a guard detachment and Naval Ordnance plant sailors, coached by Corp. Ken Dolan, beat Great Falls after early losses. The roundup mentions Al De Santis and notes various war era football tidbits and humor from sports writers.
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Lions Play Olathe In Final 1944 League Game
Lawrence Lions travel to Olathe Eagles Friday night to close the Northeast Kansas League slate. A win would give Lawrence four wins and one tie. Barney Hayes is key for Olathe as Lawrence hopes to finish strong before a season finale November 17 at Haskell Stadium against Ottawa.
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Johnson County
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Lawrence Freshmen Defeat Ottawa 12 0 At Haskell Stadium
Lawrence high football team made up of freshmen and sophomores beat Ottawa in a game played yesterday afternoon at Haskell stadium. Gene Cox scored on a two yard plunge in the second quarter and Bob Davis added a touchdown in the third quarter. Ottawa did not score.
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Haskell
Gene Cox
Lawrence
Bob Davis
Sports Mirror remembers notable past marathon and boxing events
The column recaps past sports moments including Gerard Cote’s 2:38:35.3 national AAU marathon win in New York, Bob Pastor’s ten-round heavyweight win in Chicago, Gabby Hartnett’s continued Cubs management, and NL owners pressing J A Heydler to reconsider his league presidency.
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Associated Press
Gerard Cote
A.A.U
New York
Bob Pastor
Bob Beckwith
Phil Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Gabby Hartnett
J. A. Heydler
Leaves From a War Correspondent Notebook
Hal Boyle recounts vivid battlefield vignettes from American troops near Brest and in Germany. It highlights resourceful foxhole fixes, comic defiance, and close calls as soldiers cope with shellfire, snipers, and German armor in late World War II.
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Hal Boyle
Germany
Otto Kaiser
Brooklyn
Thomas A. Gill
Turtle Creek
They Got Rid of Their Mud Handicap in Concrete
Kansas Farmer magazine reports two Lawrence farmers Charles Saile and John Vogel use concrete in feed lots and paths to improve cattle movement and reduce mud. A 2-foot sidewalk 250 feet long helps cattle travel single file from lot to pasture when muddy. The article notes faster chores, easier work, better sanitation, healthier animals, and feed and manure savings.
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Kansas Farmer Magazine
Lawrence
Charles Saile
West Twenty-third Street
John Vogel
Route 5
Saile
Haskell Eleven Near Undefeated Season Clash at Paola
Coach Marvin Vandaveer leads the undefeated Haskell Indian football team into Miami county for a Friday night clash with Paola High School. The Braves seek a seventh straight win and to cap an undefeated season after beating Seaman Emporia Ottawa Fredonia Atchison Bonner Springs and William Christman.
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Marvin Vandaveer
Haskell
Card of Thanks From Gus Oison
I express appreciation to the organizations societies and friends for the flowers and cards received while at the hospital. Gus Oison.
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Gus Oison
Woodstock Church Services and Community Notes
Sunday worship at Wellman Chapel begins at 1 o'clock with Rev. C J Knox delivering the message Sunday school at 21:0 Visitors from Lawrence Sunnyside Oklahoma and other areas attended the week's events including the state teachers meeting and Neighborhood Circle. Election board members for Sarcoxte township are named along with dating family visits and new births. Wheat sowing and garden produce are noted amid local social and family updates.
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Wellman Chapel
C. J. Knox
Anna Skeets
Schoolly
Lawrence
Ecke
Fred Ousdahl
Sunnyside
William
Oklahoma
Will Nowak
George Brittain
Lizzle Petrie
GC. A. Petrie
Alrs. Wilks
Laura Zook
McLouth
Ruey Champion
Ora Hollingsworth
Jolyce
Sarcoxte Township
Harry Wellman
Dick Snow
W. W. Wellman
Laura Davis
Lawrence Ward
Armmold Welliver
Memorial Hospital
Everett Ridgeway
Charles
W. Ro Kanksick
Janice
Davison
Ralph Robinson
Robert Davison
Happy Hour Club
Robinson
Marjorie Lynn
Frank Black
MacLouth
Henry Moses
Great Lanes Naval Training Station
Verl
Moses
Pauline Harding
Kansas City
W.R. Harding
Harding
Jack Hollingsworth
Albert Hollingsworth
Jennie James
Mackey Club Christmas Meet Plans and Local News
MacKey The Merry Makers club gathered at Mrs E H White last Wednesday with Mrs Frank McGrade assisting An afternoon of sewing and Red Cross work followed A Christmas luncheon planned for December 6 at Mrs George Hallenbeck home A gift exchange and Thanksgiving motif decorations Also notes on Past Noble Grand club meeting Oakridge Birthday club hosting and local visits plus Meadow Lark 4 H and Mackey School events and a Thanksgiving supper on November 10 Details of visits, travel and furloughs included
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E. H. White
Frank McGrade
George Hallenbeck
Red Cross
Kate Jewett
Jos Paxton
Dickie
Henry Olson
Noble Grand Club
Jadlex
Oakridge Birthday Club
Arthur Hemphill
Thomas van Nice
A. Gordon
Gardner
Parker
Brune
Mistle
Bart White
Hatch Card Club
Howard Heck
Rock Creek
Harry Miller
Raymond Pine
Louise Stumbe
Consordia
Stambe
Lawrence
Meadow Lark
Reetzome
Mackey School
Mackey Community Club
Roger White
White
Great Lakes
McLouth Club Notes Highlight Meetings and Local News
McLouth community items reveal Women's Unit meeting at Nellie Scott home with six members, poems, curtains lesson by Stella Robinson, and November 28 session via Getting Acquainted With Books. Local deployments, hospital visits, Halloween party plans, and Lyra Lodge’s 60th anniversary are noted among residents and families in Kansas.
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McLouth Farm Bureau Women's Unit
Nellie Scott
Stella Robinson
Gladys Nickels
Joseph Ritchie
Fort Bliss
Tex
A. C. Ritchie
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George Lowman
Ucille Roos
Lawrence
Elmer Dobbs
Coffeyville Army Air
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Harald Gilbert
Paul McDonald
Kansas City
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Kansas University
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Betula Wise
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William ¥Ost
Opal Lobb
Harton
Ray Lobb
Round Grove
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Brethren Church
Joe Rogers
Albert Petite
Norman Brown
Earl Edmonds
Cartier
Sophia
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Lincoln
Neb
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Hamilton
Church of the Brethren
Gershong
J. K. Dick
Mary Dick
Joseph Moses
Casper
Wyo
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Pic
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Walter Smith
Fort Des Moines
Marie Brown
McLouth
University of Kansas Hospital
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Goeka
Irvin Davison
L. Davison
Edgar Grace
Mark
Beula Trackwell
William Dobbs
Wilson Dobbs
Atenison
Bernice Hulburt
Clyde Dudley
Wilson Rogers
Billie
Kansa City
Mildred Ebert
Leavenworth
Harry Lancaster
S.P
Jess Pyle
Harvey Miller
Lee Miller
Valley Falls
J. Gifford
Irene Lingefelder
Dewey
Kearney
Lyra Lodge
Edmond H. Cox
W. Bi
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Theodore W. Glynn
Thomas J. Russell
George M. Babb
S. D
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J. D
Edward A. Bond
Samuel .S. Dark
J. S
Macey Starbuck
Tyler
Edward D. Bradford
Lodge Anniversary Highlights Decades Of Service
The McLouth lodge marked a long service anniversary with members holding 25 45 and 50 year buttons and 15 45 year holders. World War II veterans and current service members were noted as guests and attendees at the Masonic hall event with district deputy grand master Leo Becker and grand master J Henry Wendorff among the visitors.
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Theodore E. Cox
Masonic Hall
McLouth
Leo E. Becker
J. Henry Wendorff
Hazel Norris
Leavenworth
Henrietta Johnson
Harold Ray Shoemaker
Montgomery Ward
Kansas City
John White
Pfc
Marlin White
Orville Osborn
Geona
Edgar Thornton
Sunflower Ordnance Plant
Ralph Feverly
Harry Larsson
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Hanford
Wash
Larkin
Charles Edmonds
Roland Sarader
Doris Edmonds
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