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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1941
Page
6
An advertisement from Logan-Moore Lumber Co urges homeowners to insulate to save coal, promising warmth with insulation offerings. It lists contact at 627 Mass. St. and phone 113.
Notice from Lawrence National Bank of Lawrence Kansas announces its annual stockholders meeting to elect directors. The meeting will be held at the bank office in Lawrence between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday January 13 1942. Cashier W Gee Kuhne signs the notice.
Market snapshot from New York and Chicago shows mixed stocks with tax selling. Wheat futures ease while corn and soybeans fluctuate. cattle and hogs trade unevenly in Kansas City with steady to weak notes amid post holiday activity.
The market shows veal prices at 13.50 to city butchers while sheep trade remains firm. No lambs sold early, yearlings up 25, best fed lambs around 12.50, fed yearlings 10.25 to 10.40, ewes at 5.85 for 131 pound.
Kansas City markets show hogs and cattle steady with lambs firm and yearlings rising. Wheat and corn futures move narrowly with mixed cash quotes for No 2 and No 1 grades. Chicago closes mixed as wheat and corn hold modest gains while soybeans lag. Hay and potatoes print varied results. eggs and poultry price shifts noted. Wall Street ends with scattered weak stocks and tax offering headwinds.
Word puzzle listing many clues with cross references including sea eagle mimics and beach terms, plus a long vertical set ranging from hope to symbol for cerium. The page combines a standard crossword style grid with labeled across and down hints for readers.
The long-standing $9 annual dividend remains uncertain due to higher operating costs and taxes. Investors note buyers pulled back after Christmas, softening market activity and limiting price increases. Cotton futures slipped 40 to 50 cents per bale in late trading. Names include boro Tenn and individuals Charles Shrimplin Holcomb and Betty Ruth Childs Oskaloosa.
Two separate crashes yesterday left four people with minor injuries in Oklahoma and Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Iles Route 3 DeSoto suffered cuts and bruises when their car on highway 10 collided with Constance Altergott of Kansas City who also endured bruises. Mrs. Iles remained in Memorial hospital. Fern Sunderland of Vinita treated locally for minor cuts after a collision at Hird's corner on highway 24 40. L Sunderland drove west and Arch D. Nadeau of Kansas City drove east when Nadeau skidded and crossed the center line after hitting a soft shoulder.
Two couples wed on Christmas Day by Probate Judge Frank R. Gray. The pairs are Thomas Howard Holcom Lawrence and Betty Jeanne Tanner Kansas City Missouri, and Leslie R. Gibler Lawrence and Mae J. Young Baldwin. Licenses issued to Earl M. Weinberg Irene Ruephausen Leavenworth, E A Monte Lindwall Des Moines Iowa, and Zada L Wilson. Lawrence Joe D Van Sickle Marylee Crouse Murfreesboro
Senator La Follette charges the joint economy committee's proposed 1 1381 075 000 reduction in non defense spending is hasty and unwarranted. He warns abolition of the civilian conservation corps and related programs would undermine social support for low income groups.
The usual Monday evening session is omitted. The sewing room will be open Monday Tuesday and Friday from 9 30 to 12 noon and from 2 to 4 pm. The production committee thanks volunteers for a rush order of 300 units.
Christmastime effort by Lawrence volunteers finishes 1386 warm children’s nightgowns and ships them to England. Cutting committees started two weeks ago as 91 gowns remain to complete the quota within a day or two. The latest shipment includes 18 toddlers’ packs 42 girls’ skirts 136 nightgowns five women’s sweaters 10 children’s sweaters five crocheted shawls five beanies five mittens and five men’s socks.
Sunday school attendance was 63 as Rev. Ira Brammel preached at 11 in Lone Star. The Ladies' Aid held an all day meeting and made a Salvation Army comfort. Many local residents hosted and visited relatives from Lawrence, Kansas City, California, and Cheyenne. A Christmas program featured two cakewalk winners and a church basement plate supper.
The Sunflower club met for a covered dish luncheon with Mrs. Morris Ewing and guests Mrs. M. B. Wells and son George. Several locals share holiday visits with relatives in Idaho and Kansas while community activities include a church wood sawing and a basket dinner.
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