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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1938
Page
7
Late notice lists items including a banquet range, book case, iron beds, heaters, chairs, mattresses, commode, jars and other goods. B. E. Flory owner terms cash Meyers and Son auctioneers I. C. Flory clerk Lone Star Ladies' Aid to serve lunch.
Musical note about common ranking of Bach Beethoven and Brahms as the top three classical composers in music history.
Public sale held six miles east of Lawrence on the old highway includes mules cattle implements and miscellaneous farm items. Auction slated for Tuesday February 8 1938 starting at 10 o'clock with cash terms. George Rothberger owner Col Jack Blagg auctioneer.
Chicago market notes show wheat futures up and down with May and July contracts quoted. Soybeans rye and corn futures listed with varying gains while oats and barley show limited movement. Prices for lard and bellies provided for March through September delivery.
Kansas City shows hay prices across grades with No. 1 extra leafy at 25.00 and up, No. 2 extra leafy 23.00 24.50, and prairie No. 1 11.50 12.00. Chicago market reports describe potato prices firm with Colorado Red McClures steady, and Idaho Russel Burbanks U S No 1 at 1.32 to 1.34 per cwt. Local market notes give grain and butterfat values and poultry and egg quotes.
Wheat prices eased from an early gain, closing fractionally lower as light trading dampened the upturn. Weekly futures volume was 89.8 million bushels, with open interest at 20.872 million in wheat and 49.443 million in corn. In Kansas City, hogs sold steady with some gains, cattle and calves mixed, and sheep weaker for the week. cash grain in Kansas City showed mixed quotes for No 2 dark hard and No 2 hard wheat futures, futures activity quiet overall.
New York notes a slow stock market recovery with favored issues recovering one to three points from recent losses. Short covering helps extend Friday's rally as offerings are absorbed and steels, coppers, aircrafts, and chemicals contribute to the quiet strength.
A set of quiz answers lists responses to questions including names Jesse Jones and Sir Galahad, a note on atmospheric pressure with altitude, and items on rhetoric, Vincente Blasco Ibanez, Murray, a Confederate spy, The Merchant of Venice, and Montevideo.
A Wall Street mood shifts as government notes prompt talks of naval builds in Tokyo and armament anxieties in Germany. Transfers reach 450,000 shares while selective issues like American Telephone regain strength and major names such as U S Steel, Chrysler, GM, Sears, and GE show gains amid thin trading.
The C P A lodge plans an initiation for new members and refreshments at its annual meeting Thursday evening. Residents and guests, including Mr and Mrs J M Harrison and Miss Bernice Wiggins, attended various community gatherings this week, with Philanthropic clubs and Farm Bureau activities noted.
The Interior Department approves a tagging plan for Indian art to certify that items are made with Indian produced materials by Indian workers on traditional implements. Officials say the tags will eliminate undesirable products as trade in Indian goods runs into hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
Buick Used Car Mart lists several 1935 Buick 40 coupes and sedans with prices from 515 to 535 dollars. Also offered are a 1924 Studebaker Commander, 1935 Oldsmobile 6 trunk sedan, and older makes including 1931 Chevrolet, 1930 Plymouth, and 1882 Pontiac with varying condition notes.
In Dayton Ohio a small group of craftsmen practice metal spinning an art form rather than mass production. Joseph Nagel with 19 years of experience shapes aluminum noses for disguisibles Akron and Macon using a screwdriver like tool to mold spinning discs over wooden forms. He creates conical and spherical pieces including coffee urns ashtrays airplane engine cowls and decorative items.
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