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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1955
Page
7
Oklahoma, led by a relentless offense, routed Kansas 44-6 in a hostile homecoming, with Oklahoma's depth and speed overpowering the Jayhawks. Kansas struggled with injuries to Reich and Moody, while Bud Wilkinson praised Kansas's improvement from last season and prepared for Colorado.
The page surveys looming coaching moves with Eddie Price and Texas A and M clashing over recruits while Oklahoma and Kansas vie for respect. It notes Joe Held of Topeka excelling against Oklahoma and questions about Rodger Taylor’s progress. Wilt Chamberlain’s size inspires fashion humor at Kansas.
Lawrence High School’s football team, after a Friday win over Shawnee Mission, is rated No 3 in the Topeka Daily Capital poll behind Topeka and Hutchinson. It also held third in last week’s AP poll. Other top ten include Wichita North, Salina, Wichita East, Highland Park, Emporia, Parsons and Shawnee Mission.
William Claude Hise of Marion Kansas was charged with second degree murder in Coeur d Alene Probate court after a Saturday night shooting on Worley Idaho main street. One man Sam Michael 30 Worley died. Christopher Madelme 26 Worley hospitalized with a rifle wound. Hise bond set at 10000. Police say the shooting followed a bar scuffle and an attack by several men.
Chanute Kansas will host the Kansas Baptist convention's 1956 conclave. The selection was made at the close of the 1955 meeting. Rev. Jake Zimmerman of Lyons was named chairman of the State Baptist Ministerial Council and Rev. James Kent of Kansas City was chairman of the State Baptist Men's Council.
An auto crash on a bridge twelve miles north of Emporia killed Kansas State College freshman Melba Louise Ludlam and injured Vernon Miller. The two were returning to Manhattan from their Toronto Kansas homes.
Detroit's young team and Oklahoma A&M Cowpokes chase Valley race in Missouri. Aggies (0-2) fail in red zone four straight. meet Detroit (1-1) Friday night. Other Valley foes include Houston at home, Tulsa vs Cincinnati, Wichita vs Texas Western, and Houston vs Texas Tech implications.
The Boeing 707 stratoliner flew Seattle to Washington, D C in 3 hours 58 minutes, then returned in 4 hours 8 minutes. Total elapsed flying time was 8 hours 6 minutes at an average 581 mph. Test pilot A M Tex Johnston, 42, of Emporia Kansas, called it an uneventful flight.
Joseph Henbest of Columbus Kas. was elected president of the Kansas Association of Plaintiff's Attorneys at the annual convention in Kansas City. He succeeds Joseph Cohen of Kansas City Kas. Also elected were John Staley Holden Cimarron George Templar Arkansas City Davis Prager Topeka as vice presidents Payne H Ratner Wichita secretary Bill Fabian Kansas City treasurer and Jules Daly Columbus executive secretary.
A compact crossword clue list with across and down entries covering animals, letters, and common words. Entries include Young horse Greek letter society ab operatic sola Hebrew month Australian ostrich and more, guiding letter fills and word fits for a puzzle.
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