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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1940

Page

9

Britain pledges India free and equal partnership after war

London announces India will be allowed to devise its postwar constitution while Britain seeks fuller use of India s wealth and manpower. A war council will include Indian representatives and the governor general s executive council may expand after the conflict.

London Britain India Indian Ocean Commonwealth L. S. Amery House of Commons Canada Australia South Africa Goovernment Lord Linlithgow Governor General Mediterranean Red Sea Japan British Somaliland Italy Great Britain Altho Africa

Day of Prayer Set Aside by President Roosevelt

Hyde Park N Y August 8 President Roosevelt has set aside Sunday September 8 as a day of prayer for all Americans to seek divine blessing and a just enduring peace amid world suffering.

Hyde Park N. Y Roosevelt

Pictured late aviatrix and puzzle tribute

A fragment crossword style item recalls a noted aviatrix with clues for horizontal and vertical entries. The piece lists words such as bronze bulk exultant and other thematic terms, along with a note about a female flyer who flew the ocean and possibly lost her life in a world flight.

Wellesley Man In Crash With Unsecured Seat Covers

Harold Lang of Wellesley bought new seat covers for his car in Needham Massachusetts. A gust of wind lifted the covers onto his head and the car struck a telephone pole. The crash wrecked the car but Lang was not seriously hurt.

Needham Mass Harold Lang Wellesley Lang

Liberty Men Join Army in Record Numbers

In Liberty Kentucky during the past 80 days more than 100 residents have enrolled to serve in the army, with 66 signing up this week. The town’s population is just over 500, and about one fifth have joined, reflecting strong local willingness to defend the town’s namesake liberty.

Liberty

OsKaloosa Visit Highlights Graysons and Nesbetts Summer Plans

Nesbett and Lunelle of Miami Oklahoma traveled to Oskaoloosa Sunday to see Mr. and Mrs. David Grayson. Mary Jane Morton, visiting her grandparents, accompanied her uncle and Lunelle to their cottage near Denver where Mrs. Nesbett will spend the summer. The party plans a Yellowstone Park trip before returning. C H Nowlin and Genevieve visited Jacquemin and B P Davis en route to Kansas City from Georgetown Colorado. Mrs. Albert Gramse hosted Central Chapel aid with a Presbyterian girls quartet providing the program.

Frank. Nesbett Lunelle Miami Okla David Grayson Mary Jane Morton Grayson Mr. Nesbett Denver Nesbett Yellowstone Park C. H. Nowlin Genevieve Jacquemin B. P. Davis Kansas City Georgetown Colo Albert Gramse Central Chapel Presbyterian Church By Falls R. R. Slagel Oskaloosa John Roberts Seneca Rotary Reeta Milleran Maxine Woolaway Roscoe Woolaway Gerald Pickell Eik Elk Falls Hickory Point Farm Bureau Burlington George Sharp Leavenworth Frank Sharp Charles Long Galen Frank Nyfeler Hiawatha Minnesota Tri Mu Presbyterian Sunday School Robert Turner Turner Robert Dick Topeka H. L. Johnson Cecil Hudson McCreight Drug Store Eldon May Will Peffley Guy Monroe Ottawa California Will Gray Henry Flory Hazel Gilliland Dr. Flickinger Baldwin Harvey Haas Neosho Charley Haas Lloyd Durham Henry Pohl Memorial Hospital Lawrence Pete Kipling Carla Schwarz Riley Ike Thomas Glen Flora Band Henry Ericksonj Colorado Mr. Erickson Hattie Erickson Everett Bond Lone Star Thursay Hallie Hale Irene Edith Charley Kirchner Swimley Ralph Pohl Raymond Gibson Independence Rainbow 4 William Flory Hallie Yale

Local Social News Highlights From Topeka And Area

Lorraine Stevens Mary Lou Noble Ruth Leech and Elnora St John are named among attendees. Mary Shultz gave readings at a social hour aszi y Mra Etta Bourne and Mrs. Tena Clark served refreshments. The column records visits, church notes, reunions, and community events across Topeka, Baldwin, Oskaloosa, and surrounding towns, including institute reports and local club activities.

Lorraine Stevens Mary Lou Noble Ruth Leech Elnora St. John Mary Shultz Aszi Y Mra Etta Bourne Tena Clark C. W. Roberts Pat Topeka Roberts Patrick George Young Madeline Edmonds Tommy Edmonds James Gibson Winchester Inlaw Tom Boyd Odell Shaver the Park J. C. Lane Methodist Church Lane California McClenny Gage Park Marguerite McCoy Elias McClenny E. W. Platz Albert Hamilton Omaha A. G. Smith A. W. Hamilton John Roberts Roy Housh Baldwin Epworth League Institute Methodist Mary Smurr Scotland England Ireland Wales Will Smurr Our High School Kansas University Smarr Oklahoma Maude Hawk Lawrence Dwight Hawk Chloe Gramse Victoria Shrader New Society United Methodist Emma Larner Bertie Long Daisy Roberts W. H. Rice Larner Lena Nothdorf Herbert Higley Frank Sharp Brown’s Market Osceola Pooler Frank Haines Carl Stebbens Nortonville Ansil Crouch Robert Crouch McCreight Drug Store W. M. Winters Savonburg

Excelsior Lake Opening Events At Lone Star Area

Community notes describe Excelsior tending the lake opening at Lone Star over the weekend. Residents visit relatives in Lawrence and at the Haas and Montgomery homes. Household news includes visits among Flora Pohl Koehler Crumpacker and Barnhart families, threshing progress, and an ice cream gathering.

Lone Star Harry Flora Elmer Rappard Lawrence Walter Pohl Chester Gibson Dudley Kenneth Paul Koehler Albert Crumpacker Riley Barnhart Charley Browning Will Lynch Charley Gilliland Harry Flory Henry Schwarz George Unger Frank Marshall L. W. Haas Will Rappard Mabel Roy Beckner Reta Mae Williamsburg I. L. Montgomery Glen Flora Marion Schwarz Anna Johanning Henry Pohl Alton Pippert

Osborne area social notes lines up visits and travel tidbits

Mrs. MacKay and daughter Doris of Osborne visit relatives in town while attending KU events. Kansas City guests include Mrs. J C Hemphill and Judith Jo Hemphill. Clayton Kyle returns from CCC service in Leavenworth to visit grandparents. Local families host in succession amid summer weather. others travel to Valley Falls and Parsons.

Edgar Kyle Doris Osborne Kansas City A. A. Green California Clayton Kyle Ccc Leavenworth Frank Bereiter Kyle Thomas ‘Cawley Valley Falls Mr. Cawley Raymond Gardner Everett Haslett Lawrence H. C. Nunemaker Claude Norris N. W. Pettengill

Lawrence City Ordinance Levying Sewer Benefit District

Ordinance 2013 levies annual sewer costs for a lateral sanitary sewer on Fourteenth Street from the alley west of Massachusetts Street. creates a benefit district chargeable against affected lots. Assessments and parcel specifics are listed, with amounts and tax collection details, and the ordinance passed August 5 1940 by Lawrence governing body.

Lawrence Daily Journal-World Fourteenth Street Massachusetts Street Lawrence Kansas

Lawrence Kansas Ordinance Seals Tax Assessments August 1940

City law notes annual tax rolls and special assessments on lots 51 53 55 59 and other parcels in Lawrence Kansas including 80 West 14 and 46.80 South 125 ft. The city clerk is directed to certify taxes to Kansas for collection until all installments and interest are paid. Passed by the Governing Body August 5 1940.

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