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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1940
Page
9
A concise business guide outlines practical addresses and telephone numbers likely useful to Journal-World readers seeking local services and contact points for store listings and professional referrals.
Box A 32 Journal World advertises a position for an experienced housekeeper to stay with an elderly couple in the country. A young man seeks a bookkeeping position with 12 years of experience, aiming for competent accurate and fast work. Contact via phone 2384R or Box B21 Journal-World.
A dense page fragment lists apartment rentals and sales, rummage items, livestock feed, grain and fruit market quotes, and stock names. Entries mention addresses in the 600–900 blocks, Kansas and Missouri markets, and multiple phone numbers for rentals and inquiries. The piece briefly covers agricultural prices, commodities, and company stocks in a typical late 1930s community newspaper jumble.
Stocks held slight initial gains before fading. U. S. Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler Sears United Aircraft Anaconda Kodak Allis-Chalmers led the day while utilities oils rails and rubbers mostly drifted. Transfers about 300000 shares. Cotton unchanged to down 20 cents a bale.
Heavy rain in Parsons on August 9 dropped about an inch of moisture and continued today, giving a tremendous boost to corn, feed crops, and pastures in the Parsons area. Recent rains have been life saving for local agriculture.
Last night’s rainfall virtually assures a feed crop and improves corn, sorghum and pasture conditions. Livestock operators gain better pastures and plow-ready land as moisture enhances soil readiness and crop prospects.
The United States Army moves to build giant land battleships modeled after 70-ton German tanks credited with breaching fortifications. A $5,689,725 contract with Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia covers heavy tank construction, details undisclosed. The tanks are believed to mount 75 millimeter cannons, equivalent to leading French field guns.
Market reports from Chicago and Kansas City depict a stalled grain trade with prices near prior closes. Wheat futures mixed to slightly higher, corn fluctuating on rains in Illinois and Kansas, while hogs and cattle show weak to steady moves on light demand and dealer activity.
Puzzle text lists clues for a matrix with horizontal and vertical entries about rubber invention and related terms. The snippet presents scattered definitions and partial answers across both directions, referencing inventor, rubber, and various word clues.
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