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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1955
Page
5
A lively trip by chartered bus ends in a safe, on time return with a bustling social en route. The piece notes a lingering crowd, strong attraction for fans, and Cab drivers claiming locals need a winner to turnout, hinting at a shared bleacher culture across eras.
The piece surveys historic attendance records and shifts in sports crowds from 1953, noting Indianapolis Speedrome, Dempsey Tunney, Notre Dame USC, and other high figures. It discusses box seats, TV influence, fan behavior, concessions, and parking trends shaping contemporary attendance patterns.
Lena Faulk of Thomasville Georgia leads after the second round of the $5,000 Richmond Women's Open at Richmond Municipal Course. She shot 3539 74 to sit one stroke ahead of Louise Sages of Sea Island Georgia with 3936 75. Third place tied among Mrs Lyle Bowman Bev Hansen and Fay Crocker at 76. Patty Berg posted a strong day with 4 to lead the field.
Sophomore Charley Jackson rushed 40 yards for a second TD after a 30-yard score, giving SMU a 13-6 victory over Missouri. Doane threw 14 of 22 for 170 yards for Missouri, but SMU’s Roach matched with 159 yards on 8 of 17 passes. Crowd of 25,000 watched at home opener.
In a tied card bout last night in Philadelphia, Detroit’s Tommy Jackson stopped Rex Layne after a fierce exchange in Lewiston Utah. Garnett Hart fought Tiger Rankin in Philadelphia, earning a clear outpoint win.
A fragmented OCR puzzle page lists numerous across and down clues including references to historical figures such as Harding and mentions of oleic acid and various nouns. The legible items hint at a themed crossword style with partial words and numbers, but many entries are cut, yielding an incomplete grid.
A scattered OCR fragment shows numeric entries and partial terms such as Fr, Roman bronze, bitter vetch, and doorkeeper. It includes stray names and numbers like 27 38 29 40 32 43 48, plus bits of phrases about a Freemason and a spouse. The readable portion resembles a lexicon or puzzle glossary rather than a coherent article.
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