Lawrence Flour Mills Power Lawrence Kansas Industry History
Zephyr flour from the Bowersock Mills powers Lawrence kitchens with 294000 pounds daily output. The plant operates 24 hours under trained staff, blending wheat from across the country to meet high standards and testing bread daily for quality. Richard R. Jackman leads mill operations as president with his father managing various assets and Franklin Jackman overseeing a prize Hereford farm. Local sales, led by Robert D. Krum, show steady growth amid growing barrel shipments and broad consumer preference for Zephyr.
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Green Bros. Repair Departments Handle Wide Range
Green Bros maintain specialized repair departments for washing machines radios refrigerators gas ranges and heating stoves. A large staff of competent workmen ensures quick correct service from minor adjustments to complete rebuilds.
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Green Bros
General Tires Promises Extra Quality and Modern Features
The ad touts General Tires offering better braking in wet weather and higher quality for a small extra cost. It promises easy budget terms and invites customers to visit for a tire change and to learn about many features.
Magazine Showcases West Hills Homes With Photo Feature
A nationally known publication devotes a page to several West Hills homes, displaying a large photograph of each house and grounds and describing the propertys attractive features at its own expense.
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Gas Range Cooking With Oven Heat Retained by Rock Wool
A Chamber gas range allows cooking with the gas off by heating the oven to a set temperature and turning off the gas. Heat is retained in the insulated chamber using heavy Rock Wool insulation. HANNA'.
Kansas Electric Power Company serves eastern Kansas counties
The Kansas Electric Power Company provides one or more classes of public utility service in 19 eastern Kansas counties. It furnishes electric service to 80 communities, with 69 receiving retail service and 11 wholesale. Natural gas is distributed retail in Leavenworth and Emporia, and the company runs an ice plant in Eureka.
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Cosmetics Firms Choose Jayhawk Boxes for Shipments
The Fitch Shampoo and Dandruff Remover, Armand Company Luzier, Inc., and other major cosmetic names order shipments in Jayhawk Boxes. Lawrence Paper Company notes firms pick Jayhawk packaging ahead of rivals for delicate jars and expensive products.
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Late-breaking news in Journal-World regular edition
The Journal-World continues AP wire updates until minutes before press time so late afternoon news appears in that day’s regular edition. This ensures current events are captured and reported in the standard issue despite the high speed press.
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Lawrence Homes Bought Through Loan Association
Several hundred homes in Lawrence have been bought or built and paid for through the facilities of this Association. A monthly amortized loan or contract is the ideal way to have a home clear of debt. LOAN ASSOCIATION.
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Lawrence Hotel Lobby Earns Compliments From Public
A local hotel highlights its expansive lobby and public rooms as a major cost element. Lawrence citizens and travelers commend the spacious, well furnished public areas that do not generate direct revenue but enhance the guest experience.
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Automatic Butler stoker promises 50 percent fuel savings
An advertisement claims a stoker can cut fuel use by 50 percent for oil or gas burning systems and by 35 percent for hand fired coal, plus two thirds off janitor service. It invites readers to call Cliff Ramsey for a free estimate.
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Cliff Ramsey
Zephyr Baking Supports Kansas Farmers and Mills
The text notes that Seventh-Our whole wheat bread uses flour milled in Lawrence by Bowersock Mills from Kansas wheat. It emphasizes that purchasing Zephyr products helps keep Kansas money in Kansas for farmers millers and bakers.
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Granada first Kansas theater banners $250 000 Movie Quiz Contest
Granada and Patee Theatres announce the industry’s $250 000 Movie Quiz Contest as part of the Motion Picture’s Greatest Year Campaign. Readers can request a free quiz booklet and share in the prize. The film Mother Careys Chickens ends tomorrow. watch our screen and the paper for details.
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Granada
Kansas
Jewelers with both craft and science chosen for diamond work
The text stresses choosing a jeweler who combines practical experience with scientific knowledge to mount, repair, or clean diamond jewelry. It notes the firm’s 69 years in the jewelry business.
Dr Pepper Promoted as a Bite Sized Liquid Snack
The advertisement urges all ages to drink Dr Pepper three times daily at 10 2 and 4 o clock. It claims the soft drink is a wholesome habit and a liquid snack delivering ready to use energy with a tasty morsel.
Loan Availability Emphasized by Local Bank
A bank promotes loans for any purpose and invites customers to discuss their needs. It stresses that borrowing should be done from a bank and offers the opportunity to talk over options.
Swedish Modern Trend Invades Fall Stock at Veatch
Veatch Furniture Company promotes Swedish Modern as a new furniture trend. The release says the style is sweeping the nation with fresh ideas in good taste and will appear in the Fall stock.
Rent Protection Insurance Ad From Charlton Agency
An insurance ad asks readers to consider rent loss if their property burns and promotes a policy covering rent or rent value loss. The Charlton Insurance Agency is advertised as the contact for details.
Store Founded in 1857 and Wagon Transport Tale
The account notes the store was organized in 1857 and describes two days to haul merchandise by wagon from Wyandotte. Merchants paused on the prairie at night and slept beneath the wagon, as recorded about the Weaver era.
Oldsmobile Expansion Spurs Large Plant Footprint
The expansion shows the scope of Oldsmobile's growth as its combined plant area spans 135 acres and includes the Fischer Body plant. It comprises 47 contemporary structures totaling 4,624,495 square feet of floor space.
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Dickens’s Morning Dairy Visit Noted in Eus ton
Lawrence Sanitary Milk and Ice Cream Company notes that Charles Dickens reportedly visited a Duke's Road dairy in Eus ton each morning for milk and mentions the dairy in The Old Curiosity Shop. The firm adds its products are sold in all food shops today.
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Inside Ed Elam's Independent Laundry Plant
A newsroom visit reveals the Independent Laundry in operation with over a ton of clothes processed daily. Nine large washing machines run cold to hot through multiple rinses while seven young women supervise tumblers, finishers, and shirt units ensuring fabric care and minimal losses.
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Pedigreed Sheep Breed Wool for Fine Worsteds in Lawrence
Sheep with documented lineages are raised for meat and wool texture, yielding Griffin- Grenadier Worsteds from select pedigreed sheep. The wool is bred over generations for long, sturdy, pliable fibers, sold exclusively in Lawrence by us.
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Griffin- Grenadier
Lawrence
Distilled and double boiled ice gains popularity in Lawrence
The article notes that ice made from distilled and double boiled water ensures sanitary use, prompting more Lawrence residents to adopt refridgeration. It highlights the crystal clear pure ice available in sizes from large chunks to paper thin shavings, sold by American Service Company.
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Lawrence
Natural Gas Service By Kansas Public Service Co
The text extols Natural Gas commitment to Lawrence, noting over 33 years of service and 25 years with no interruption. It highlights reliability, immunity from the elements, and continuous supply from underground pipes as the finest cooking and heating fuel, with a claim that no job is too big or small for Gas. Kansas Public Service Co.
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