KU Raps WSC 13-0 in Big Seven opener
Kansas defeated Washington State 13-0 in Lawrence to snap a 17 game drought and boost optimism for the Jayhawks. John Francisco scored on a 3 yard run set up by a 28 yard John Traylor rush, Ralph Moody returned a 47 yard interception for a TD, and Kansas forced four picks and three fumbles by WSC.
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Records Set In Majors In 1955 Baseball Season
The 1955 season produced historic marks as the Dodgers opened with 10 straight wins and Wally Moon’s ninth inning homer set new NL and combined league records. Brooklyn clinched the pennant on Sept 8, while the Yankees won the AL title. Highlights include Don Newcombe and Robin Roberts as 20-game winners, Herb Score breaking rookie strikeout records, and Ernie Banks and Willie Mays setting major league marks. The year featured dramatic pennant races with several shutouts and notable performances across teams.
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Workshop Patterns by Ruth Wyeth Spears
This item describes a top filling bird feeder featuring a St Francis figure guarding the box. It notes wood thickness compatibility, aims to attract birds during migration, and offers pattern 444 by mail for 25 cents with a packet of ten other feeder and house styles for $1 postpaid from Ottawa Herald Pattern Dept Bedford Hills New York.
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Crash Fatalities Report After Saturday Collision
Kenneth McClellan 24 of Kansas City died at St. Joseph's Hospital Concordia after injuries from a highway crash Saturday night that involved his auto and a pickup truck. Authorities reported the wreck occurred on the highway near town.
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Peron Advances Toward Sanctuary on Paraguayan Gunboat
In Buenos Aires the fallen dictator Juan Peron nears freedom as a Paraguayan gunboat carrying him waits for safe conduct from the revolutionary government. The boat sits three miles offshore in the Plate River Estuary, with a 900 mile voyage to Asuncion pending delivery of papers.
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Malaya and England Similar in Size
The report notes that Malaya covers roughly the same land area as England, highlighting comparable geographic scale between the two regions. This comparison appears in a broader discussion of colonial territories and their geographic extents.
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Kansas Crime Rate Decreases Across Most Offenses
WASHINGTON The FBI reports Kansas city crime rates fell in the first six months of 1955 versus the same period in 1954. Only larceny or theft rose, while murder non negligent manslaughter robbery aggravated assault burglary auto theft and overall offenses declined per 100 000 inhabitants.
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State income below average across Kansas and Missouri
A Commerce Department study released yesterday shows per capita incomes in Missouri and Kansas below the national average by modest margins. Missouri averages 1747 dollars and Kansas 1689 dollars, while the national figure would have been 1770 dollars per person if evenly distributed.
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Population Outpaced National Income Plus 1953 Price Drop
The Commerce Department noted a $20 per person drop from 1953 due to population growth outpacing national income while both indicators rose that year.
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Limed Field Burns Fort Scott Players in Friday Game
Fort Scott High School football players suffered lime burns on legs and hips after a game Friday. Nine players were affected, with a couple of Girard players also burned. Superintendent John Habberbosch said the field will be lined with ground limestone to prevent repeats.
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Former State Senator Charles Miller Dies at 61
Charles Edward Miller of Tonganoxie a former Kansas state senator and former highway commission member died at St Luke's Hospital after heart disease hospital admission September 4 He was a farmer oilman and chaired Leavenworth County Democratic Committee and Tonganoxie School Board Survivors include his widow and two daughters
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