University to complete barracks for 2000 students by Oct 1
John M. Shea announces eight barrack buildings on Mississippi Street and the hill between Haworth and Marvin will house 2000 Students Army Training School members. About 800 carpenters needed. current pay is 6.60 dollars per ten hours with Sunday overtime. One building nearly finished. total layout includes six 190 by 43 foot structures and others 170 by 48 or 120 by 43 feet.
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Army Training School
John M. Shea
Univerity
Mr. Shea
Mississippi Street
Haworth
Marvin Halls
Market Report Kansas City Livestock Prices
Receipts 20,000 cattle with strong market. fed steers 17.50 to 19.00, dressed beef 16 to 17. Cows and heifers 6.25 to 13.50, stockers 1.90 to 15.75. Bulls 7 to 9.50, calves 6 to 12.50. Hogs receipts 12,000 market strong. heavy 19 to 20.65, packers and butchers 19. Light 18.50 to 20.60. Hay 23. Pork Sept 4053.
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Associated Press -Market
Kansas City
Kansas
Local suppliers push steady material flow for building needs
Quotes indicate material arriving nicely with only carpenters needed and priority orders for lumber and supplies. Local dealers handle practically the entire procurement, ensuring no shortage concerns amid widespread distined water-purity notes.
Twenty-One Get Chance for Army Commissions
Twenty-one men from the National Army Training School at the University have been sent to officers training camps this week. Fourteen left Sunday and nine more this week to Camp Hancock Georgia Camp Grant Illinois Camp Taylor Kentucky Camp Humphries Virginia and Camp Hancock. Names listed include Ferry Taylor Johnson Ottawa Albert Christman Syracuse Cornelius Ukena Troy Orville Veatch Girard Lowell Johnson Liberal Earle Rodgers McPherson John Samuelson Hoxie Walter Voigt Atchison Emmett Veeder Cherryvale Francis Stocker Ola Harry Thurber Lawrence Robert Gross Topeka Raymond Edwards Independence Ural Elliott Garnett Ralph Davidson Topeka Walter Goodside Iola Fred Fortney Eric Free A Wiggins Oswego Lancelot Jamieson Joe White Troy Murl Munger Iola.
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National Army Training School
Camp Hancock
Camp Grant
Ill
Camp Taylor
Louisville
Camp Humphries Va
Ferry
Johnson
Ottawa
Syracuse
Cornelius G.ukena
Troy
Orville S. Veatch
Girard
Lowell R. Johnson
Liberal
Earle B. Rodgers
McPherson
Camp Humphries
John H Samuelson
Hoxie
Walter W. Voigt
Atchison
Emmett C. Veeder
Francis M. Stocker
Ola
Grant
Harry T. Thurber Lawrence
Robert G. Gross
Topeka
Raymond E.edwards
Independence
Ural
B. Elliott
Garnett
Ralph M. Davidson
Walter N. Goodside
Iola
Fred.Fortney
Eric
Free A. Wiggins
Kansas Grid team begins informal workouts under Coach Hamilton
Kansas University grid plans a formal start after an informal McCook Field workout tonight. Nine veterans return to form the nucleus of the 1918 eleven led by Loren Simon Tom Pringle Lewis Foster Pete Jones Arthur Lonborg John Bunn Milward Idol Jimmy Knowles and Fat Dennis. Hamilton expects a winning season despite military discipline and notes preparation will proceed while players balance study and drill. The team eyes a October 12 opener against Emporia Normal with potential army-team exhibitions on Saturdays.
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University of Kansas
McCook Field
K. U
Loren D. Simon
Tom Pringle
Lewis “Stem” Foster
Paul “Pete” Jones
Arthur “Dutch” Lonborg
John Bunn
Milward Idol
Jimmy” Knowles
Emporia Normals
Hamilton
Army
Dempsey Manager Bombards Lawrence with Attack Letter
Jack Dempsey manager Jack Kearns floods Lawrence with a two page circular attacking Jess Willard's patriotism and courage. Funk defends Willard while noting plans for future championship fights and war fundraiser implications. Elks meet tonight amid possible stock sale and other brief notices.
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Jess Willard
Jack Dempsey
Jack
Dempsey
Willard
Lawrence
Kearns
America
Wil‘Ward
Patteti
Hempsey
Ling
Funk
Jess
Jack Kearns
Jesus
Easy Sway to Stop Waste of Food
An advertisement claims rats destroy over two hundred million dollars of food yearly and promotes Stearns Electric Paste as the most effective method. The copy asserts government use and promises a small cost box will rid homes stores and warehouses of rats and mice and also kill cockroaches and bedbugs.
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Stearns Electric Paste
U.S
Fair Food Price List Issued Today With Revisions
The food administration releases a new price list for local price boards. Notable changes cut flour substitute prices and set sugar pricing rules for retailers who bought under the new national rate. The Poehler Mercantile Co had old pricing for some sugar, now sold at 10 cents per pound. retailers must adhere to that rate. A two week window allows a transition for old stock, and loaf bread and milk are added to the list with protective pricing guidance. The county administrator notes inquiries are welcome and warns of profiteering reports to Wichita offices.
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Lawrence
L. N. Lewis
Poehler Mercantile Company
Poehler
la Mce
Food Administration
Wichita
Food Administration Urges Fresh Eggs and Fish Purchase
The Food Administration calls for fresh eggs to be the sole purchasable eggs and adds candled dealers to enforce the rule. It urges consumers to adopt fish as an encouraged meat item. Kaw Valley Call 820 notes Mr RW Bolte spent Wednesday in Topeka and Mr G B Sykes traveled to Kansas City on business.
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Food
RW. Bolte
Topeka
G. B. Sykes
Kansas City
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