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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1938
Page
9
Wheat prices fell about two cents with heavy pit selling after Winnipeg break, while corn barely moved on renewed exports. Kansas City hogs and cattle showed mixed, with hogs up to 8.80 and cattle activity steady to weaker as beef and veal demand remained mixed amid large runoffs and price variations.
The first training school for male nurses was organized at Bellevue hospital in New York in 1887, marking an early move to formalize male nursing education and professional roles.
Answers to test questions include numerous errors and misprints. The list references figures such as Shakespeare and Robert Clive, and mentions the National Labor Relations Board and Rhode Island.
Estimated livestock receipts for tomorrow include cattle 3000 calves 1000 hogs 1000 and sheep 3000. Market notes show hogs unchanged cattle grass steers slow and weak, a 25 lower range, yearling steers around 1.15, and sheep steady with spring lambs at packers 8.50 to 8.78. Also reports grain wheat prices butterfat poultry eggs and government bond close data from New York.
A forward push in the New York stock market halted just short of July peaks as gains receded while traders awaited the Labor Day period. Automobiles led advances with General Motors and Chrysler hitting new 1938 highs before profit taking. Grain weakness and slower turnover kept the market moderating with bonds improving on an announced tentative interest reduction plan.
Miss Eileen Love was a guest of Mr and Mrs Charles Smith of Lawrence. Lucille Love Dorothy Holliday Grant Love and Bob Tucker visited Hutchinson and relatives. F H Leonhard met with the corn husking contest committee planning for 1939 on his farm. A last day of school dinner is set for September 5 at the Oak Ridge school house. Ice sugar and a quart of tea requested. A new school teacher will be welcomed. Dinner around noon. Mrs Charles Riley helped with lunch at the Meinke sale. School board members Leonhard Hayden and Van Neste met to arrange cleaning and decorating of the school.
Miss Kathryn House spent several days with Mr and Mrs Clarence Phenecke and family of Kansas City. Arthur Leonhard improves at home after his operation and hopes to return to school in Manhattan when it opens. Mr and Mrs Frank Leonhard and family with guest Fred Schaake of Moro Ill were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Leonhard. Centenary Methodist church group attended a Sunday school picnic at Holcoms grove. Attendees included Mr and Mrs J F Morgan Lawrence and Johnie Flanders Morgan Mr and Mrs S M Dolan Mrs Hattie Fest and daughter Leona, and Will House with Kathryn. Billy Garrett visited Lawrence and Johnie Flanders Morgan last Friday.
Bar ber Mr and Mrs Fred Gregory attended the funeral of Charles Behuntaiee in Lawrence Wednesday. Doris Button visits Coffeyville this week. Mrs Ailen and Mrs George Dews of Kanwaka called Tuesday to see Mrs Mark Pierson ill all summer. Mrs George Richards went to Oskaloosa to visit her sister in law this week. Kanwaka picnic at Clinton Park with a basket dinner 24 present. A J Osborn chores at Carl Hird home while Hirds visit Colorado. Canadian Government hatcheries restocked lakes with 61832000 fish eggs fry and older fish in 1937.
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