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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1941
Page
7
Classified ad segment shows a want request for a telescope with 25 to 4 power. Readers instructed to write Box B-32 at Journal World for contact.
Market report from Chicago notes profit taking after sharp cotton driven rises, wheat futures dipping about a cent at times, with late session rally lifting some values. Army flour purchases supported early, while railroad embargo news unsettled sentiment. corn and oats fell, soybeans and rye also down.
Sugar improved with trade and producer support while metals show steady with London tin stats suspended. Wheat weakness in Chicago alongside lower corn. cattle steady to strong and hogs mixed. Potatoes in Chicago show firm Idaho Russets and Triumphs amid overall mixed commodity activity. Wall Street trends mixed with cautious inflation outlook and wage-raise debates.
Phyllis Baecker fractured her collar bone after a fall from a one story window. Agnes Blecher spent days with Shawnee relatives. Gertrude Rothberger visited grandparents and returned to Humboldt. Lee Meyers and family joined Kansas City dinner guests. Pierson and Gerstenberger households shopped in Kansas City. Gerstenberger hosted dinner with Evening Star guests. Nieder and David traveled to Erie Kansas for business. Groups attended a Douglas carriers and Woman's Auxiliary event in Clinton Park, Lawrence. Tom Raybourn and son visited from Law-
Local residents share dinners and visits across Lawrence Eudora and Topeka. Guests include Miss Betty Papenhousen, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Papenhousen, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Frazier, Helen Lucille, Mrs. Clem Zillner of Lawrence, and others. A St. Pauls church ice cream social is planned, and a number of families relocate between Overland Park and Eudora. Donald Ralph Morley born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Morley. several relatives visit from Wichita Gardner and Cleveland Ohio. A three week Minnesota vacation is planned for several travelers.
Mrs Maude Hawk and Mrs Fay Brown of Lawrence visited Mr and Mrs Ralph Hawk Wednesday evening. The Webbers drove to their Lone Star farm to check crops and visit friends. Ida Turner has a rare night blooming cereus plant blooming repeatedly. Rosa Kilingensmith grows moon flowers that open at dusk and fill the air with fragrance. Rev J H McDonald and wife depart for Pittsburgh Pa for two weeks. Topeka couple Robert Dick and Maude Jacques min stopped en route to Valley Falls to see cousins Paul Smith and wife of Chicago. The Smiths vacation yearly on the Hughan estate pioneer farm. Walter Boyd and son Tommy return from a Colorado vacation visiting Denver and Goodland relatives. The Lawrence pool hosted a second swimming party hosted by the band. Odell Shaver described the event.
A long list of social visits and travels fills the page. Mr and Mrs A W Hamilton welcome a newborn son this week in Omaha. Several families visit Lawrence Topeka and Denver for dinners, birthdays, and gatherings. Local clubs meet, busily sewing for Red Cross, and various members attend Epworth Institute and missionary events. Swedes plan December machinery exports valued at 750000. Journal-World offers vacation address reminders.
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