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25 years ago: Firefighters test new equipment

Local firefighters tested their new attire and equipment in simulated emergencies and the report on the results was gratifying to city officials. The Town Center Venture Corp. was to remain the city’s downtown developer of record for at least two ...

40 years ago: Construction begins on Meadowlark addition
Preliminary construction was begun on a $2.4 million addition to the Meadowbrook apartment complex at 15th and Crestline. There were to 132 new units, boosting the total well past 300.
100 years ago: Turkey as high as 25 cents per pound this year
If you are planning on a nice fat turkey for Thanksgiving, you better plan to pay a high price for it. There seems to be an absolute dearth of birds in our area since so many sent their birds to Chicago. Wet weather in the spring also added to the shortage and some may have to pay as high as 25 cents a pound for a bird this year.
40 years ago: New student hospital site recommended
The KU Student Senate recommended construction of a new $2 million student hospital facility to replace the crowded Watkins Hospital near the chancellor’s residence on the upper campus. The old site now is the home of the School of Social Welfare.
100 years ago: Invitations for KU-Missouri game sent
From the Lawrence Daily World for Nov. 12, 1909: The University Club of Kansas City has sent invitations to the faculty members of the universities of Kansas and Missouri inviting them to make their headquarters at their club rooms when they arrive in Kansas City for the Thanksgiving Day Kansas-Missouri football game on Nov. 26. The girls of both universities are invited to make their headquarters at the Kansas City Women’s Athletic Club rooms.

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