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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1947
Page
3
Washington reports agriculture department data showing strong domestic demand keeps farm prices high. Exports and grain market optimism support prices while peacetime incomes and consumption remain above prewar levels. The forecast still anticipates a downturn later in the year with recoveries in industry.
Holy Week services planned at Trinity Lutheran Church begin Thursday at 8 pm with a candlelit communion. Friday service follows at 9 pm. Easter Sunday main service at 11 am with baptisms on Easter Sunday afternoon at 3 30.
The weekly crop report notes damage to Kamae wheat from sinter hill and settling, uneven early seed rates due to cool weather, and improved garden progress in the Vale Valley. Spring growth advances in central and northwestern areas despite cold periods, with pasture greening and favorable soil moisture. Precipitation ranged from a quarter to half an inch in eastern regions. smaller amounts elsewhere. PATTON ESTATE $455,523.
Raymond A Gulley Jr of Lawrence receives a prestigious scholarship from the department of horticulture at Kansas State College for study in agriculture. The annual award, endowed by W Allen Boren of Philadelphia, supports students with financial need pursuing horticulture. Separate items note a U S Army gener al estate disposition and an unrelated fact about asbestos mining long ago.
Chicago apr 2 Hopes of crushing the Democratic year old party rule collapsed as Martin H Kennelly surged to victory in a decisive mayoral win over Russell Wrot. Kennelly’s running mates Ludwig Schreiber and Joseph Baran also won key city posts amid the nation’s first major 1947 political trend test. Votes totaled the largest ever for a Chicago mayoral contest.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local brief listing residents and events in Desoto. Mentions include streets, neighbors Mr and Mrs, and various informal community updates with names and places obscured by errors.
Mrs Raymand Roberts hosted a Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs J F Hiddleston in attendance. Relatives include Mrs Parker, Mrs Douc Meo, Mrs Foon, and the Neas family. Adam Burgdorfer and Ralph White of Shawner attended.
Names listed include Raph Whitelaw’s brother Kn and Mrs Whitelaw Mr and Mrs Wartie Cunningham Carl Steed and Philip Krave. They traveled to Tennchapel at Ganiier Sun for the funeral of Mrs McKinley Keesan The Revo WV.
Fragmentary OCR reports a funeral service with mention of Wataon preaching the funeral armor and individuals Mira W Ostearne Crodingham and Cecil MMe involved in a purchase from Robert Turmer. The text is garbled and partially unreadable.
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