Kansas Gaining National Spotlight In 1957 58 Sports
Kansas strides in college sports draw national attention beyond KU and K State. Wilt Chamberlain, Ron Loneski, Jack Part, Bob Boozer highlight KU and K State stars while Pittsburg State gains with Carnie Smith. NAIA honors Kansas players Bethel St Benedicts Pittsburg and Baker show strong team rankings.
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Fces
Wilt Chamberlain
Ron Loneski
KU Stars
K-State
Jack Part
Bob Boozer
Carnie Smith
Pittsburg State
Pitt
Hillsdale
Mich
St. Petersburg
Fla
NAIA
Clayton Kauffman
Bethel
Jerry Mohlman
St. Benedict's
Mohlman
Larry Penner
Charles Norris
Pittsburg
Penner
St. Benedit’s
Kansas
Brown Stops Lopes In 11th Round in Chicago Title Fight
Lightweight champion Joe Brown knocked out challenger Lopes in the 11th round of a televised title bout in Chicago. Lopes entered the round dazed after sustaining a sharp right to the jaw and later collapsed from a second decisive knockout blow. The bout, set for 15 rounds, ended as referee Joey White waved off the action. Both fighters weighed 133 1/2 pounds. Brown eyes a probable February defense against Ralph Dupas in Houston.
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Chicago
Joe Brown
Joey Lopes
Ralph Dupas
Houston
Tex
Brown
Lopes
Joey White
Possibe
Newman Wins Yardage Crown With Narrow Margin
Washington State quarterback Bobby Newman secured the 1957 total offense title by 19 yards over Rutgers’ Bill Austin. Newman gained 1,444 yards in 10 games, while Austin totaled 1,425 yards in nine. Iowa State’s Dwight Nichols finished third at 1,419 yards in 10 contests, with Colorado’s Bob Stransky close behind on 1,387 yards. Hardin-Simmons’ Ken Ford led in passing with 115 completions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman
Austin
Kenny Washington
UCLA
Michigan
Tommy Har
Lee Grosscup
Utah
Harry Gilmer
Alabama
New York
Bobby Newman
Washington State
Bill Austin
Rutgers
Ncaa Service Bureau Today
Dwight Nichols
Iowa State
Nichols
Bob Stransky
Colorado
Stransky
Hardin-Simmons
Ken Ford
Wilt Is Hot, Gets 32 Points
Wilt Chamberlain scores 32 as Kansas defeats Canisius 66 to 46. The 7 foot star dominates with 11 baskets and 10 free throws, plus 21 rebounds and 11 blocks. Kansas, ranked No. 2 last season, opens a three game road trip at Northwestern Saturday.
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Lawrence B — Wilt
Chamberlain
Philadelphia
Kansas
Canisius
Jayhawks
Oklahoma State
Jayhawkers
Wilt
Northwestern
Evanston
Ind
Marquette
St. Joseph's
Stuart Dunbar Dies at 55 in Colorado Springs
Stuart Dunbar longtime sports editor for the Topeka Journal died of a heart attack in Colorado Springs after attending a major-minor baseball banquet. He collapsed in a hotel lobby while chatting with baseball figures and was dead about 35 minutes later. Dunbar began in Ottawa in 1922, moved to Salina in 1924, joined Topeka Journal in 1947 and became sports editor in 1948.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Stuart
Stu) Dunbar
Topeka
Kas
Jourinal
Dunbar
City Auditorium
Art Kowalski
Ottawa
Herald
Salina
Topeka Journal
Lances Used Autos For Sale Listing
For sale listing features a 1965 Pontiac Star Chief Catalina coupe with low mileage and one owner priced to move. Also advertised is a 195 Buick hardtop with power and good condition and a 1981 Chevrolet Bel Air with heater radio and nearly new tires. Contact numbers and location details accompany each item.
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Foster Roberts
North Willamsurs
Mixed used car listings and local sale ads
A dense cluster of vehicle ads and miscellaneous sale notices lists numerous used cars by year make and model with brief condition notes, plus sideshow items like furniture, sewing machines, toys, and holiday gift goods from area sellers. Includes contact hints and shop locations such as 18 S. Hickory and 113 N. Main, with local classifieds for mobile homes, trailers, and miscellaneous household items.
Local Butchered Notices and Auctions Across Kansas
Multiple small sale notices and auctions listed for Kansas towns including Ottawa Stilwell Pomona Overbrook and Vinland. Items range from household goods to livestock and appliances with weekly sale times and contact details such as phones and street addresses.
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C. A. Myers & Sons
Centropolis
Ottawa
Lawrence
East Ilth St
Overbrook Livestock Sale
Overbrook
Eas
Leo McCulley
Centropolisx
Kas
Jack Nelson
Pomona
Bill Dusin
Bank of Pomona
Real estate rental and sale ads mix in 1960s style listing
Classified notices show multiple rental offers for 5 to 6 room modern houses with various features like garages hardwood floors and basements. Addresses include 1615 905 W 6th 7238 Sycamore and 310 S Main with contact names Harry Lidikay Luther Stevens Real Estate and phone numbers. Also listed are business space for rent and an income property with two apartments in one location.
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AGRE
Harry Lidikay
Sycamore
Highland
Tee
Choice
Baptist Heads Church Council In Landmark Recgition
St Louis pastor Rev Edwin T Dahlberg elected president of the National Council of Churches the first Baptist to head the cooperative body of 30 Protestant and Orthodox denominations with about 37 million members He is 64 and an avid mountain climber who climbs 14 000 foot peaks in Colorado during vacations PMID
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ST. Louis
Edwin T. Dahlberg
National Council of Churches
Big Cooperative Christian Organization
Dahlberg
Eugene Carson Blake
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
American Baptist (Northern) Convention
Delmar
Southern Baptists
Roman Catholic Church
The
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
U.S
Council
Colorado
Mother of AP Photo Editor Is Dead
Mrs. Henry W. Sweers, mother of George E. Sweers AP photo editor in Tokyo, died today in Kansas City at age 63 after an illness since August. He visited three weeks ago. Survived by another son Richard H. Sweers of Garnett Kansas.
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Kansas City
Kas
Henry W. Sweers
George E. Sweers
Associated Press
Tokyo
Sweers
Providence Hospital
Richard H. Sweers
Garnett, Kas
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National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
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Jerry Gardner
Wichita’ ‘East
Phil Heitman
Wyandotte
Don ‘Ward
Spring Hill
Bill 'French
Pretty Prairie
Arnie Link
Ellinwood
Jim Bryan
Shawnee Mission
Scott Allen
Washington
Leland Flashbarth
Atchison
Bob Rumfell
Independence
King Hamilton
el Dorrado
Lloyd Buzzi
Arkansas City
Don Meadows
Wichita North
Stuart Vaughan
Stuart Dunbar
Linch Lodge
Jim Witham
Ray Redick
Rantoul
Tancred Commandery No
K. T
Harry E. Brink
E. C. Chas
W. Watts
Rec
Alcoholics Anonymous
Mayself
John D. Garange
Ottawa Herald
Kansas State Employment Service
Beautician
Country Club Plaza
General Services
Bill Gilliland
Ira R. Meade
Robert Barnes
Conrad's
Standard Rendering Co
McCracken
Keefer
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P.s
Air
OLDS
CAD
FORD
BUICK
Dynaflow
Hyd
N. Main
Price Motors
C.C.E
Price
Geo. Wiggins
Bob
de Soto
Plymouth
Savoy
de Soto Firedome
Pontiac
Minnick Motor Co
IST Choice
Flite
O'drive
Nash
Dodge
Hydra
Auto
Imperial Dodge
Omers
Todd
A. E. Beaman
H. Proctor
Quenemo
Kanaag
J. H. Proctor
Budge
Francis Couch
Malott's Hardware
Printy & Son
Ben Printy
Main
Bill Dukin
Gordon James
East Wilson
Lessen
J. C. Stewar
Ottawa Stilwell
K. C
E. Stewart
Neill George
Waverly
Sam Michael
Westphalia
Edward Achterberg
Albert Stewart & Son Farm
Albert
Harold
Wisconsin
Franklin County
Wilson and Locust Streets
Crosley Electric
West Baldwin
Ed Eckman
Vinland
Kenmore
Maytag Whirlpool
Coronado
Montgomery Ward
Douglas Bros
A. L. Graham
G.E
Mack Electric
ITV
Lester Brooks Welding & Blacksmith Shop
S. Grant
Chanute
Haydite Block
7Th & S. Santa Fe
A.C
Airco
D.C
Black & Decker
Weise
Bill Wiley
Bank of Commerce
Ford Tractor Line
Powermaster
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Ottawa Farm Supply
S. Main
Humane Society
John E. Douglass
Mgr
Elmridge Apts
Furn
Irvin Malott
West Wilson
Reinecke Implement
R. FE. Cook
OWNDR
Ina
G.I
Wesen ‘Realtors
Forth
East
G. T. Price
Gilpert Roche
Frank Hahner
Princeton
Logan
la East
Jerry Miller
Stewart's
Hampshire
L. A. Connaway
Dillon Bros
Homer Hodges
Homewood
Williamsburg
Nell George
Wilson & Locust Sts
Ottawa Co-Op
Legals
State Highway Commission OF Kansas
Marais Des Cygnea River
Wellsville
Franklin-Miami Co
Baptist Heads Church Council
George W. Cornell
A.P. Religion
AP Photo
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