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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1939
Page
7
Multiple bank and building loan notices for Lawrence Kansasholders to elect directors. Dates include January 8 1940 January 9 1940 and January 22 1940. Officials listed include Geo W Kuhne S A Wood and Pearl Emick.
Market notes say wheat futures gain over a cent, rye climbs to a season high, and corn up about two cents as short covering grows. Soybeans rise four cents with snow in the southwest seen as a factor for continued precipitation. Livestock in Kansas City shows varied moves with hogs steady to weak and cattle easing.
Estimated livestock receipts for tomorrow include cattle 2590, calves 4106, hogs 2000. Kansas City cash grain reports show wheat around 1.00, corn values near 56 to 60, and oats and other grains with varied bids. Chicago futures and potato markets noted, with rye and barley listed and commodity prices given. Local Kansas City produce and poultry prices are included, alongside government bond closing figures for New York.
The market showed mixed to lower levels with few gains in aircrafts and utilities. Steel, motors lagged, while grain and cotton futures supported a slight upturn in sentiment. Trading thin as many investors extended Christmas holidays, with a 700000 share transfer count and several big names trading in mixed fashion. Cotton prices rose modestly, and bonds saw selective gains.
Clearfield the Lawrenz family visited Lyndon with Fred returning home Sunday. Mrs. Lawrenz and sons stayed through New Year. Friends visited Gardner area homes while touring John Finley’s soon to be moved-into house. Several locals traveled to Edgerton and Topeka for meals and shopping. Kansas City ill news. extensive social calls and Christmas plans noted around Clearfield, Ottawa and Lawrence with church officers elected for next year.
Horizontal puzzle clues list multiple definitions including a famous band leader, depots, rulers and items. The grid references cover varied terms from peruses to wing and inlet to kiln with numerous cross clues across horizontal and vertical entries.
The Gardner high school boys, guided by the vocational agriculture teacher, begin a post eradication contest from December 4 to December 22 with 30 participants. Teams pick sides and losers treat the winner, scoring mouse tails sparrow heads rat tails crow heads and hawk heads for points. Lucky BrecelSenia appears as a local competitor. Mrs Emma Breithaupt reports the death of her brother A J Redding in Pasadena California on December 9 at 66.
Many Valley Grove residents spent Christmas with relatives in nearby towns including McLouth Topeka Lawrence and Perry. Families visited friends in Barnes Herschell Kincaid and Skeets households while local clubs held meetings and planned New Year events. A Jefferson County Farm Bureau annual meeting drew 100 members with remarks on agriculture progress and a soil conservation vote fell short of the majority.
Overbrook Livestock Sale notice with timing and contact. Listen to WIBW at 6 30 period Wednesday morning for late announcement. Jim Wilson is auctioneer and Clyde W Coffman is manager.
Finnish Christmas centers on kinkku roast pork with a 10 pound leg marinated in salt water then boiled and roasted with mustard sugar and bread crumbs served with a turnip casserole and fruit desserts. Also noted are Arctic berry desserts and prunes. The article cites other tidbits from history and science including a legal plea and penguin flight loss.
A compact listing decodes terms: octazonal eight sided moat ditch revilement abuse schism division trave crossbeam tympanum kettle drum ubiquitous omnipresent font spring ramping whale drinking.
Winter ready, dark blue 1937 Terraplane Deluxe Brougham with heater and near new tires. Also a 1937 Chevrolet Master Deluxe 4-Door Sedan with trunk and heater and a 1937 Dodge Coach Deluxe trunk model with heater and white sidewall tires from Hunsinger Motor Co. Phone 12 920-22 Mass. St.
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