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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1934
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR item mentions coal mining with machine mining figures and a contact phone. Readable bits include prices 4.75 and 5.8 and a person named Mrs. Darien with a phone number. Details are unclear due to garbled text.
Chicago grain and livestock markets show price swings with notably higher bids on some sections. Reports from Kansas City hay and produce markets indicate mixed demand and steady to firm pricing across several classes, with government bond quotes and futures nearby edges.
Miss Isabel Marie Thompson of Thompson Kansas City Kan, a former University of Kansas student, authored Take Off, a prize-winning short story in The American Short Story of 1934 edited by Kenneth Johnson. It ranks fortieth in the 100 awards list. Thompson, daughter of a renowned Negro physician, is a Sumner High School graduate and KU student for the 1926-27 year.
A few hunters braved yesterday's show storm on the final day of the 10 day Kansas season. Hunters found quail birds lying close and difficult to flush, but several local parties bagged quail. A few hardy hunters tried duck hunting this week and reported good shooting, especially Thursday morning. The Dickinson area is open again next Thursday to Saturday.
Kansas City dispatch reports Adame Righetti, associate of the late "Pretty Bay" Play, facing trial on charges tied to the slayings at Union Station. Authorities from Boone County Missouri and nearby Ohio waived rights, with a confession alleged to have cleared Righetti by two Missouri officers. He was extradited from Ohio to Missouri for the case.
The article notes a church anniversary at First Methodist in Lawrence with Mr. Roberts speaking Monday evening. Rev. Exel Harbour learns of his father Joseph Harbour’s death in Overbrook. Harbour and family attend the funeral at the Overbrook Methodist church, tracing the pioneer ties to the Santa Fe trail.
Evening gatherings featured_ev ening guests including Mr and Mrs WM Toxberger and children and the Ott and Edelbrock families. Emma Koehler stayed overnight with Alma Meulfles, while Kate Edelbrook visited daughter Inbert Reusch for several days. J C Kindred spent the weekend in Kansas City with relatives. Mrs Kindred visited her father, George Catlin, at the hospital where he lay seriously injured after an accident.
The Osaka mint chief travels from Manchoukuo bearing an antler trophy valued at 80 000 gold medals and receives five orders of decorations created by Emperor Knui Teh.
Enterprise notes a baby boy born Sunday morning November 25 to Mr and Mrs Charles Schamle. The item also mentions Mrs Harry Norman visiting the Ed O'Neil home in Lawrence and other social movements including Mrs Tray Dade visiting Savannah Missouri to see G Ochrle in the hospital. The piece records Mary Ross spending the week at her Kansas City home and Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Ed O'Neil in Lawrence
Archaeology notes on the Mayflower examined for artifacts and historical context. Researchers compare wear patterns on ship timbers to reconstruct voyage conditions and daily life aboard the vessel. Findings highlight trading routes, crew routines, and survival strategies in early transatlantic exploration.
Mrs May Snellerove has returned from a visit in Topeka where she was the guest of Mrs Helen GoMen. Mr and Mrs J W Roberts…
Fragmentary text lists historical names and terms including William Shakespeare and Robert Louis Stevenson, mentions a minister to France and a college, and references a petition to remove an official before the end of a term. The legible parts suggest a scattered note rather than a coherent story.
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