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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1964
Page
6
The Board of Commissioners of Lawrence invites bids at City Hall until 3 p.m. on Tuesday February 18 1964 for one automobile and two tractors. Bid forms and specifications available from Purchasing Agent Mike Jones. H C Fisher City Clerk.
Classifieds show Gill Agency listings for 3 bed 1 story rancher near Sunset Hill, 2 car garage, central air and terms. also numerous rentals and sale items including TVs, appliances, and mobile homes. Public sale planned, plus tax and income services ads. Depth includes pets, jobs, and local business services.
Multiple ads list services from shoe factory direct sales to tax returns and sewing repairs. Businesses include Knapp Shoes, King, Fuller Brush, Chaney Associates insurance, White Sewing Center repairs, The Band Box clothing store, D and G Auto Service, Lawrence Surplus tarpaulins, and various rental and equipment offerings with contact numbers. The dense page reflects a midcentury local classifieds collage.
Classifieds offer full time income in Lawrence with Rawleigh dealers earning $2.50+ per hour and a guaranteed $100 weekly start. Positions include married man route work and a Chalmers tractor operator. Also openings for agent, district manager, and a Ford mechanic at Beedles Motor Co with confidential replies.
Multiple job notices appear for female sales and public relations roles, live in light house work, staff nurses at a neurological institute, office secretaries, a companion for a lady, and a baby sitter. Applicants are directed to box numbers and local telephone lines for immediate responses. several listings specify part time or full time, per hour wages, or salaries.
Brief notices from a local newspaper listing a skilled seamstress seeking all sewing work with a phone number and address. Also a secretary job seeker in Lawr with typing speed claims and civil service rating. Includes a user requesting bookkeeping work and a few home business inquiries with box addresses and phone numbers.
Employment notices seek motel manager staff in Las Vegas Nevada at American Motels Inc and piano teacher openings in Ohio. Also offer part time income of up to 100 dollars weekly in Lawrence with flexible hours and a product sales role in Jefferson County. Box A-23 advertising also calls for new dealers for McNess Products in Lawrence and North Douglas County.
Multiple listings advertise affordable down payments and monthly plans for 3 and 4 bedroom ranchers near KU and downtown. Figures include $9 750 to $15 500 prices, GI offers, and monthly payments around $80 to $124 with taxes and insurance.
Real estate ad lists multiple properties in Lawrence area including a 4 bedroom West Hills ranchstyle and a brick colonial with 3 bedrooms up plus study. Features include central air, fireplaces, tiled entry, wood cabinets, dishwashers, detached garage, and fenced yards. Prices range from 21 500 to 85 000 with various financing options and agent contact numbers.
The United States secured six medals in Innsbruck led by silver and bronze in women's skiing and a gold in speed skating. American skiers Terry McDermott Billy Kidd Scott Allen and Jimmy Heuga earned standout scores as Russians dominated golds while the host city faced security hassles and snow shortages.
Stuart lands a 7500 raise to 40000 with Boston after 1963 season home run and RBI totals. Yaztra, Yastrzemski, also signs for 27500 following a .321 batting year. Bob Friend signs with Pirates to boost pitching depth in 1964. Other players including Wally Moon, Ken McBride, Phil Regan, and Earl Francis ink deals.
Official notice from Lawrence Journal World announces an annual meeting February 12 1964 at 1 30 pm at the 4 H Fairgrounds Building 1. Items include a supervisor election to replace Leslie Demeritt and a report on district activities and finances with eligibility rules for land occupiers to vote.
Auction held at 1305 Vermont with start at 1 p m listing furniture and household items including dinette set mahogany tables Philco radio and Motorola TV plus antiques and bedding. Terms cash not responsible for accidents RB Jacques owner Mike Murphree auctioneer.
A public auction on February 15 1964 at 10 30 a.m. will sell 228 head of livestock plus farm machinery and supplies at the Rudy Frick farm one mile north of Spring Hill Kansas on Hiway 169 then 11 miles west on Ocheltree road. The catalog lists registered and commercial cattle sheep hogs feed and equipment including multiple John Deere tractors and a New Holland baler with details on ages and quantities. Lunch by the Morning Grange and a note of no liability for accidents accompany the sale details.
Location four miles north and one mile east then north from Overbrook on Wednesday February 12 at 1 30 p m. The sale features a 1954 Dodge Royal two door power steering and radio heater and 1962 M I combine with 14 ft header plus 1963 M and corn head and 1963 Dempster four row cultivator three point and a 1962 four row plaster with large furrow openers three point a 1963 John Deere 114 ft field cultivator 1962 New Holland baler with bale thrower PTO 1957 Massey Harris 3 14 pull type plow and Massey Harris 6 1 t one way plus Eze Flo 10 ft spreader Ferguson 2 14 plow three point all in extra good condition Pie and coffee served by Busy Bee Club Terms Cash nothing removed until settled Herbert Glenn owner Ernest Arnold auctioneer First National Bank clerk
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