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Lawrence in 1941 a day of small joys as looming war nears
In Lawrence residents bustle through daily life amid car markets and bowling. Police Chief Jude Anderson resigns to join a St Louis aerospace firm while rumors of four applicants swirl. At KU Green Hall lawyers discuss income tax issues as a 80th birthday plans raise a $12 000 endowment for Professor Olin Templin with donors including Herbert Hoover.
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Packards
Studebakers
Hudsons
Lawrence Recreation Parlor
Jude Anderson
St. Louis Aerospace Company
Ku’s
Green Hall
Olin Templin
Friends
Herbert Hoover
Journal- World
Europe
Far East
William Wiedemann
Quantrill
Tennessee Street
Swift
Jane Elbel
Granada
Lawrence
New Theater
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Martha Raye
Air Corps
Rankin