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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1944
Page
9
A garbled old clipping advertises apples for Wednesday delivery listing varieties Jonathan and Winesap and a location 1 mile west on No. 40. It also touts poultry equipment, hatchery contact details, and toy purchases with phone numbers, plus a deliveryman position at Heal Bros Market.
Public sale conducted Friday December 15 1944 at 1 pm on the seller's farm seven miles southeast of Lawrence one mile east of Detchtan's bridge and one mile south and two miles west of Eudora selling horses cattle hogs chickens farm implements and household goods no property to be removed until settled for auctioneers C D Thomas with Ed Paasch owner listed First National Bank clerk auction details include livestock numbers and farm equipment with terms cash.
Public auction conducted by WHI listing cattle including Jersey and Shorthorn cows with calving dates, several horses and hogs, farm implements, household items, and scrap iron. Event at 11 o clock Thursday December 14, located 4 miles west of Baldwin Junction or 2 miles east of Worden on Highway 50N. Lunch to be served by Worden church ladies. terms cash.
A fragmented list notes livestock and poultry components. Items include horses described as gray and 1400 weight, Jersey cows aged 4 and 9 with fresh months, a Ted cow aged 3 with March fresh, two yearling heifers, two spotted Poland-China pigs, two dozen Plymouth Rock hens, ear corn in crib, and 16 shocks of fodder.
On a 30 acre farm near Lecompton the sale lists corn in field 56 shocks of fodder loose clover and timothy hay several cords of poles wood farm equipment tools a Majestic radio Simmons stove beds furniture and kitchen items. Terms cash. Auction by Victory Club with Mrs Frank A Miller owner H D Thomas auctioneer and George F Balnmater clerk. Also farm for sale. Phone 61 Lecompton.
Pleasant Grove residents share Thanksgiving visits across towns including Topeka and Kansas City. Carl Daniels and Irene Daniels join relatives, while Mr and Mrs Kuester and Sharon visit parents near Sibley. Rose Messer joins in Kansas City with her daughter.
Lawrence residents and neighbors report weekend and weekday social visits. Marie Reed and family from Lawrence spent Tuesday evening with sister and father. Harold Anderson of De Soto visited his in law. Canary and Reetz families hosted relatives in Lawrence and Worden. Ruth Reifschneider of Eudora stayed with Gretta Reetz. A San Francisco linked visit and hospital transport are noted for Wil Hunter.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Christman of Linwood join Mr. and Mrs. Cadwell and daughter from Kansas City to share Thanksgiving with Clara Abbott’s family. Fall Leaf school event Friday evening drew a good crowd with pie and coffee served. next program set for December 29. August Vitt from St Paul visited relatives in the area. several families hosted supper and weekend gatherings.
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