Sugar hoarding jumps as war fears grow in U S
American consumers and businesses stockpile sugar amid war fears prompting price rises to the highest since 1939. Government actions to alter quotas failed to curb prices as quotas were repeatedly increased. Oklahoma City reports the Texas League Indians released third baseman Ernie Raimondi and recalled Sid King from Salina, Kansas.
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Washington
New York
Agriculture Department
Roosevelt
Oklahoma City
Indians
Ernie Raimondi
Sid King
Salina
Kan
King
Muskogee
Airports list defense projects for 288 airfields
Washington announces 288 airport construction and improvement projects deemed necessary for national defense. Dodge City Topeka and Winfield Arkansas City are named with total funding around 80.81 million dollars.
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Washington
Dodge City
Topeka
Winfield-Arkansas City
Kan
Donald H. Connolly
Civil Aeronautics
Secretaries of War, Navy, and Commerce
Connolly
United States
Winfield
Arkansas City
C.C.A.A
Pratt attorney named to state corporation commission
Alfred Williams aged 42 of Pratt, a Democrat and Kansas University law graduate, was appointed by Gov. Payne Ratner to the state corporation commission succeeding Samuel Bartlett who resigned. Williams has practiced law in Pratt since 1923 and is president of Pratt County Abstracting Company after six terms as Pratt county attorney.
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Topeka
Alfred Williams
Pratt
Payne Ratner
State Corporation Commission
Samuel FE. Bartlett
Ellsworth
Williams
Bartlett
Kansas University
Pratt County Abstracting Company
Pratt County
Cigarets Price Drop Lowers Local Store Rates
A five cent cut in cigarette prices took effect in Lawrence today with two stores reducing from 17 to 15 cents. One merchant cited earlier nonconforming increases and said dealers have gradually adjusted downward since.
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Lawrence
Peach season guide tips and simple pie making methods
The article outlines selecting ripe peaches by skin color and avoiding defects, notes that firm ripe fruit is best, and suggests serving soft-ripe peaches the same day. It also provides pie making steps and a peach dessert idea with a basic jam recipe using ripe fruit and sugar.
Jam Making From Peaches And Orange Peel
The method describes preparing ripe peaches by peeling and crushing, adding grated orange rind, and mixing with sugar and powdered fruit pectin. The fruit is cooked in a kettle with water, brought to a hard boil, then sugar is added and stirred until a full rolling boil is reached. A small amount of butter reduces foaming, then jam is poured and cooled.
Tomorrow's Menu Breakfast and Luncheon Items
The menu lists breakfast grapefruit and orange juice with Ohare muffins bacon coffee and milk. Luncheon offers toasted whole wheat cheese sandwiches sliced tomatoes and peppers cup custard tea and milk. Inner course features broiled chopped round steak lemon butter mashed potatoes buttered peas lettuce salad peach dumplings foamy sauce coffee and milk.
Vinland Residents Return From West Trip
Don and Chet McMillen and Ralph Robertson have returned from west travel with reports on their journeys and local impressions for Vinland and vicinity.
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Don and
Chet McMillen
Ralph Robertson
West
Local Social Notes Highlight Farm and University Visitors
In Kansas, Mrs Basil Covey hosted a bridge party at Professor Bailey s home for wives of summer school students. Mr and Mrs Perry Stevens returned from Oklahoma after visiting their daughter. Mr and Mrs Ole Hoskinson from Riverside Cal are visiting relatives. Joe Cooley spent the weekend in Manhattan. Sunday guests included families from Vinton La Emporia Lawrence Linwood and local residents. The Presbyterian church won first prize at the quiz program.
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Kansas
Basil Covey
Professor Bailey
Perry Stevens
Oklahoma
Kermit Laughlin
Ole Hoskinson
Riverside
Cal
Joe Cooley
Manhattan
Jack McGee
Marvin Covey
Vinton
W. L. McGee
Emporia
J. H. Covey
Thelma
Lawrence
Joe Cox
A. G. Hammond
Charles
Vinland Methodist church wins first prize
Baldwin notes recount a church delegation Flavia Stone Helen Cooley and W. B. Hoskinson represented the church. A week earlier Vinland Methodist church secured the top prize. Mr and Mrs Perry McPheeters were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Jake Reusch. Bernice Hagerman named acting postmistress set to begin August 1 in the BE Hagerman store partners Glenn Miulbern of Kan
Belleview 4-H Tour and Picnic Held July 29
The Belleview 4-H club conducted its annual tour and picnic on Tuesday July 29 with visits to each boy’s project in the afternoon and a picnic supper at Baldwin Lake in the evening. Leaders Mrs Schellenberg and county agent Deal Six attended along with Mrs Mary Stevens Martha Jim mie Schellenberg and Perry Stevens. Mr and Mrs Frank Nichola of San Diego California are visiting Vinland friends and relatives.
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Sag City
W. T. Milbern
Belleview
4-H Club
Baldwin Lake
Schellenberg
Deal Six
Mary Stevens
Martha
Charles Hubbard
Jimmie Schellenberg
Perry Stevens
Frank Nichola
San Diego
Cal
Vinland
W. J. Milbern
Catherine Simmons
Wellavile
Frank Suman
Hoisington
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